Welcome to bbc News Broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. The un has warned that the Middle East is on the Brink Of Imminent Catastrophe amid fears of an all out war as israel and the iran backed Group Hezbollah in lebanon carry out large Cross Border strikes. Israel said hezbollah launched more than A Hundred rockets from lebanon towards them. Hezbollah said the attacks were in response to the wave of explosions of pagers and Walkie Talkies thats widely believed to have been carried out by israel. In haifa, Hospital Patients have been moved to underground facilities, schools have been closed and gatherings restricted, as well as in other northern areas up to the lebanese border. Meanwhile, israel said it carried out more Air Strikes on targets in southern lebanon, Destroying Thousands of hezbollah s rocket launchers. The Un Chief Antonio Guterres said he fears the conflict between Israel And Hezbollah could Risk Lebanon becoming another gaza. Our international Editor
Ibrahim aqil is considered the most high profile member of the group to be killed in the current conflict, with the us having had a multimillion dollar bounty on his head. Well, israel says the targeted strikes killed around 10 hezbollah military commanders. The lebanese health ministry says 14 people were killed and more than 60 injured. In response to the attack, hezbollah has called the killing of mr aqil a crime and said israel will pay the price. From beirut, our senior international correspondent 0rla guerin reports on the attack. Explosion this footage captures the moment of the attack, in the heartland of hezbollah. Explosion the skyline looks like a city at war. Israel hit hard, without warning, in the densely populated residential district of dahiya. Calling this a precision strike, the target was the veteran hezbollah military leader ibrahim aqil. Israel said he had been eliminated, along with about ten commanders of an elite unit. At the time of the strike, aqil and the com
Which the opposition mr gonzalez s opposition colleague maria corina machado says he left the country because his life was in danger. Earlier, the european union s foreign affairs chiefjosep borrell, described it as a sad day for democracy in venezuela. In a statement, he said. . . Let s get the reaction of some residents of caracas. Translation: i feel. . . Hopelessness. What little hope we had went off with him. I think that his departure says a lot. I m very upset. But at the same time, i think he s safe where he is. We need to keep on fighting. And with faith, i m not losing hope. But this needs to end yesterday. Not tomorrow, but yesterday. Our reporter mimi swaby is monitoring the situation from our london newsroom. Shejoins me now she joins me now for shejoins me now for more on this. Maybe, good to speak to you. Where does this leave the opposition then now that their leader has gone into exile in spain? leader has gone into exile in sain?. , ,. , leader has gone into exile in
Schiller has the story. Great ormond street, which, as you said, is world famous for treating children, says it is looking at 721 patients, all children who had come into contact with yaserjabber while he worked there as a surgeon. Now he is reported to be an expert in limb reconstruction. Now, so far, of the 39 cases reviewed, more than half were found to have been harmed. 13 of those patients severely. Now, lawyers representing some of the families treated by Yaserjabber Say that children as young as four months old were subjected to unnecessary surgery and suffered life changing injuries, with one child having to undergo an amputation that could possibly have been avoided if different treatment had been followed. Now, the solicitors representing seven of the children says the claims are shocking. Have a listen to what shes had to say. Clients that we have been instructed to represent in claims against Mrjabber Have suffered a variety of orthopaedic injuries. Some of them have nerve