Saying that 15 hezbollah fighters were killed in an Air Strike in the south. Meanwhile the war in gaza continues. Bbc examines a fatal Air Strike on a school in Gaza City which killed multiple children. And, prosecutors in the Election Interference Case against Donald Trump allege that the former president resorted to crimes to overturn the 2020 election result. Hello, im annita mcveigh. Welcome to Bbc News now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. The Uk Government says it has agreed a deal which gives mauritius full sovereignty over the Chagos Islands which are located in the Indian Ocean while allowing the uk and the us to retain operational control of their Diego Garcia joint Military Base there. Mauritius has claimed sovereignty over the islands, which are around 500km south of the maldives, since independence in 1968. The uk evicted its population of more than 1,000 people in the 1960s and 1970s, to make way for that Military Base. Under the terms of the agr
In retaliation for the barrage of missiles launched by tehran two days ago. On tuesday, iran fired 180 missiles across large parts of israel. It came in response to the israeli military s Ground Invasion of southern lebanon. The conflict has continued to escalate overnight. Lebanons Health Ministry says five people have been killed in a strike on a medicalfacility in beirut. The Israeil Military confirmed it had carried out a Precision Attack on a building said to be affiliated with the iran backed armed group hezbollah. Our Correspondent Peter bowes has the latest. More explosions ring out overnight in lebanon. The Israeli Army says it conducted a precise attack on bachoura in central beirut. The first raid in the heart of lebanons capital. Lebanese officials say at least five people were killed and 11 injured in this israeli strike on a medical facility, a building affiliated with hezbollah. Earlier, the lebanese Health Ministry confirmed at least 46 people have been killed in israel
Within a fortnight on whether or not and nojoy for the history making larne fc, as they lose in europe. On newsnight at 10. 30pm, well bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day, with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters, and of course look at what the papers are saying about tomorrows news. Good evening. Parliament will now vote for the first time in almost a decade on whether to change the law in england and wales, allowing the terminally ill the choice to medically end their own life. The Debate around assisted dying is obviously highly controversial, with mps last voting in 2015. Now the Labour Mp, kim leadbeater, wholl introduce a private Members Bill later this month, says the time for change is now. Vicki young has our top story. He could have had what i would call a good death, and open death, something that is far easier to come to terms with and live with. find to terms with and live with. And neil lost his to terms with and live with. And neil lost hi
For Hassan Nasrallah. He was the leaderfor more for Hassan Nasrallah. He was the leader for more than three decades. He was killed in the southern suburbs here in beirut on friday. The people you can see here behind me are people that have been here on the streets ever since. People that had left their homes from the sudden suburbs of beirut, there are lots and lots of people, notjust here in beirut but in the East And South of lebanon who have left their homes due to the ongoing violence. The Prime Minister has said that around 1 Million people, huge proportion, maybe one fifth of the population here in Lebanon Risk being displaced because of the ongoing violence. Hamas confirmed its leader in lebanon, Fateh Sherif Abu El Amin was killed alongside his family in a separate attack in the south of the country. Israel is vowing to expand its Military Operations here after targeting dozens of hezbollah targets overnight. These images show the aftermath of one of those attacks, which killed
In other developments, hezbollah s Deputy Chief says it is ready for an israeli Ground Offensive and will keep up the fight against israel. The group will choose a successor at the earliest opportunity after the assasination of the Groups Leader, Hassan Nasrallah, by israel on friday. These are the live pictures from the same area. You can see the smoke still rising. Well, we had been able to see some of the smoke rising over the city. A Planejust Landing there. But that is the scene there. But that is the scene there in beirut. There is some of the smoke after that wave of israeli strikes has been continuing. 0ur Correspondent in beirut, hugo bachega, has the latest from there. In beirut, eyes on tv to watch hezbollah s number two, naim qassem, who spoke for the first time since the assassination of the Groups Leader by its greatest enemy, israel. And he was defiant. Speaking from an undisclosed location, he said the killing of Hassan Nasrallah last week was a big blow. But he tried t