Welcome back. Before we get into our other stories, let me give you a summary of some of our main lines in the middle east. As Cross Border attacks between Hezbollah And Israel continue, lets bring you some live pictures from the border between Israel And Lebanon. Lebanons Prime Minister has cancelled his trip to the Un General Assembly according to reports in the last half hour. Thats after israeli attacks, including the Pager And Walkie talkie explosions. He made the announcement in a statement a short time aGo. The Un General Assembly is due to start on september 28th. We also heard earlier from the us national security adviserjake sullivan, who said he was worried about escalation between Israel And Lebanon but when he was asked about the Isralie Strik Targeting hezbollah commanders, he said, its a Good outcome when people are brought tojustice. A reminder that hezbollah are designated a Terorrist Organisation by the us and other western nations. Human rights chief Volker T Rk has
Starmer s chief of staff received a cOntroversial Pay Rise after the electiOn. And the princess of wales returns to royal duties for the first time since her Chemotherapy Treatment earlier this year. Hello. Welcome to todays verified live. The United NatiOns says the timed explosiOn of pagers, used by his brother in lebanOn marks an extremely cOncerning escalatiOn in tensiOns in the Middle East. Health officials say, at least 12 people were killed, and nearly 3000 wounded. Hezbollah, a proscribed Terrorist OrganisatiOn by the us and Uk Governements blamed israel for the attacks, and promised to retaliate. Jordan accused israel of pushing the whole regiOn, to the brink of war. So far, Israel Hasnt commented. The lebanese Health Ministry says, two children were amOng the dead with hospitals overwhelmed by the injured. Security sources say Israels Mossad had placed explosives inside 5000 pagers, which were brought into lebanOn mOnths ago and which detOnated when a coded message was sent