The israelis carried out these strikes overnight in lebanon, in the southern part of the country, where those cross border conflicts has been happening over the past months with hezbollah, but also further north in the bekaa. According to the the air force. And that is less common for the israelis to strike there. So i think that was probably a message that they are preparing for, for, for a larger operation. And certainly that is what the israeli officials are saying. The language that theyre using is very tough. The Defence Minister has said, will ensure that hezbollah pays a heavy price for this loss. The Finance Minister is is calling for the the the the leader of hezbollah to pay with his head the the Foreign Ministers saying an All Out War is approaching. So the rhetoric is pretty steep. Theres going to be a Security Cabinet Meeting later today when the Prime Minister returns from the United States to talk about what the next step will be. But i think everyone is expecting that t
There was heavy rain but it didnt dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd. There were surprise performances throughout. A pink feathered Lady Gaga and the french malian Singer Aya Nakamura performed alongside teams of dancers high kicking the cancan or perching perilously on poles. The Olympic Flame, which had been carried by a host of global Sports Superstars including rafael nadal, Serena Williams and zinedine zidane, was used to light a huge cauldron on a hot Air Balloon that rose high into the paris sky. The culmination of the show included an emotional return of canadian icon Celine Dion her first live performance for four years. She sang on a spectacularly illuminated Eiffel Tower for the first time since revealing a serious health condition. For rights reasons, we cant show any of celine s performance or the Opening Ceremony, but my Colleague Maryam Moshiri watched in paris. What a culmination, what an end to what has been at times a difficult day for the organisers of the Paris Olym