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
We start in the middle east, where israel has launched fresh air strikes in southern lebanon, in what Security Sources there say, is some of the most intense bombing since the start of the Gaza War in october. These are the latest pictures of israeli strikes on the Southern Lebanese Border Village of rihan. The Israeli Military says its warplanes struck hundreds of hezbollah sites, including a weapons storage facility. It all comes after the leader of hezbollah a prescribed Terrorist Organisation by some western governments gave his first public reaction to the wave of attacks across lebanon. At least 37 people have been killed and thousands injured by Exploding Pagers and walkie talkies. Hassan nasrallah described the attacks as a massacre and said it could be called a declaration of war. Daniel de simone reports. With this weeks deadly explosions in lebanon, the conflict between Israel And Hezbollah has entered a dangerous new stage. Hezbollah s leader gave his first response to th
The number of identified russian fighters killed on the frontline in ukraine has hit 70,000 thats according to bbc research. While official statistics may be hard to come by, an investigation by Bbc Russia and the independent russian media outlet, mediazona, has been collating data and identifying dead russian soldiers since the beginning of the war with ukraine. Our analysis reveals volunteers are increasingly older men with lower incomes and are not surviving long in battle. 0lga Ivshina reports. The faces of russian fighters killed in ukraine are changed. Now, more and more men in their 40s, 50s and even 60s are volunteering for the frontline. 62 year old Rinat Khusniyarov was one of them. Before he volunteered, he had two jobs. Fighting for russia, he earned seven times what he did before. Russian authorities have repeatedly increased sign up bonuses to attract men like rinat. He died in february this year. We dont know where exactly, but thousands of kilometres away from his home
And in a rare interview, Sir Alex Ferguson talks about helping with dementia through music, and reflects on his life after football. And coming up on Bbc News. Can anyone stop chelsea getting their sixth womens super League Title in a row as they begin the defence of their crown this evening . Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. Lawyers say theyre representing 37 women who were raped or sexually assaulted by the late owner of harrods, mohamed Al Fayed. Theyve also revealed that more have come forward after the allegations were made public in a Bbc Documentary yesterday. The legal team is now calling on the department stores new owners to help the survivors getjustice, after they say staff members working for mr Al Fayed helped to enable and cover up his crimes. Our reporter frances read has the latest. The billionaire, infamous in british society, now alleged to be a serial sexual predator. The accusations made by multiple women giving extremely distressing accounts of
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