Good morning. A fairly cloudy start with rain across the North And East but later it will brighten up in the Far North of the Country And North of the far south with a few showers but it will turn Colder for us all. All the details shortly. Its Wednesday 9th october. Millions of americans have been urged to evacuate parts of florida Ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton. It strengthened again overnight to become a category 5 Storm the highest rating and is expected to make landfall in the next 2a hours. Forecasters say milton has the potential to be One of the most destructive hurricanes ever recorded in the Region And President Joe Biden has described the situation in florida as a matter of Life And Death. Our reporter Steve Knibbs has more. Siren. An Evacuation Siren on the streets of Redington Shores in florida. Debris is still piled up after Storm Helene two weeks ago, and now people are being told they have to leave again. Mandatory Evacuation Orders are in place for nearly Six
Countrys year long Military Campaign as a Sacred Mission which will continue so long as its existence is threatened. Benjamin netanyahu said the operations in gaza, lebanon and elsewhere in the region must not be stopped as he put it prematurely. His remarks came in a televised address at The End of commemorations marking the first anniversary of the deadly attacks by hamas. This morning and through the night, Rocket Warnings have continued to sound in northern israel. Israels military says Suhail Hussein husseini the target of its latest Air Strikes on beirut oversaw logistics and Weapons Transfers with iran. Hezbollah has not confirmed hes been killed. Lets Ta Ke lets take you live to the region, these are the latest pictures we have coming in at Bbc London of the skyline over beirut. More strikes in recent hours. Our Correspondentjoe Inwood has the latest. Beirut plunged into darkness by this spreading war. Huge swathes of the city illuminated only by the explosions of incoming miss
Fields, a short drive from where we are, the first area to come in the hamas assault, where thousands of israelis and people from Around The World had gathered for the Nova Music Festival. They dance the night away but thenit they dance the night away but then it turned into a slaughter. 350 were murdered and 44 were taken hostage. This morning, at the vigil, they played the last track of music at 6. 29 because that is when the music stopped and the slaughter started. This morning, again, they played the music again to honour the dead and the missing. Music. Meanwhile injerusalem, crowds gathered before dawn, many holding aloft pictures of the hostages seized by hamas. They demanded that the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, ensure the return of those still being held. Across the region, the war intensifies. There were powerful explosions in Southern Beirut as israel carried out fresh strikes overnight with increasing fears of a wider regional conflict in the middle east. This is the
To remember the events exactly a year ago. These are my pictures here of people across israel remembering those who were killed in the Hamas Attacks and those taken hostage. There have been several events already in israel, more plant later and more planned right around the world. Here in the uk to foreign Secretary David Lammy has been visiting the South Tottenham Synagogue to commemorate victims of the attacks. ,. , commemorate victims of the attacks. ,. Attacks. Today i am here with the jewish attacks. Today i am here with the Jewish Community attacks. Today i am here with the Jewish Community at attacks. Today i am here with the Jewish Community at the | the Jewish Community at the synagogue here in South Tottenham. It is a day of deep reflection and pain, thinking about October The 7th, the worst attack on the Jewish Community worst attack on theJewish Community since worst attack on the Jewish Community since the holocaust, and of course thinking about the many hostages that are
City Of Haifa. Several people were injured. Will vernon has the latest. One year on since the Middle East was set ablaze, beirut burns again. Explosions pierce the night sky. Israel had issued new Evacuation Orders shortly before launching Air Strikes on the city. The Israeli Military released this footage, saying it had targeted hezbollah Weapons Storage and command centres hidden beneath residential buildings, which hezbollah denies. The strikes on beirut are intensifying. The lebanese government says more than moo people have been killed so far. Over the border in israel, hezbollahs response. The city Of Haifa was attacked by five rockets. Ten people were injured by shrapnel. Hezbollah claimed it had targeted a Military Base in the area. Earlier on sunday, an Evacuation Flight for british nationals left beirut. The Uk Government says no more are planned. Those On Board described the terrifying ordeal of their escape. Oh, its been devastating. Its like a nightmare, nightmare. Its lik