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syria, it is very tense _ iraq and syria, it is very tense as— iraq and syria, it is very tense as military personnel and the pentagon has been talking about— the pentagon has been talking about how to further secure or move — about how to further secure or move the _ about how to further secure or move the troops out of harms way _ move the troops out of harms way and — move the troops out of harms way and tonight certainly isn't to make — way and tonight certainly isn't to make that conversation any easier — to make that conversation any easier. . ., ' easier. christina ruffini, thank you _ let's get the latest from our north america correspondent will vernon. will, it's early morning where you are. what are you hearing in relation to these reported explosions in iran? it is late here, it is midnight. what we know so far, mark, is that two us officials have confirmed to the bbc�*s partner in the us, cbs news, that an israeli missile hit iran. that's about the extent of it so far. we don't have any more details, we don't know the scale of the scope of this response, but we have
syria, it is very tense _ iraq and syria, it is very tense as— iraq and syria, it is very tense as military personnel and the pentagon has been talking about— the pentagon has been talking about how to further secure or move — about how to further secure or move the _ about how to further secure or move the troops out of harms way _ move the troops out of harms way and — move the troops out of harms way and tonight certainly isn't to make — way and tonight certainly isn't to make that...
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. _ syrian nuclear reactor in syria, there was no commentary from _ syria, there was no commentary from israeli officials. syrian officials _ from israeli officials. syrian officials essentially denied it happened. there was no further exchange — happened. there was no further exchange of fires between the two _ exchange of fires between the two this _ exchange of fires between the two. this is in keeping with some — two. this is in keeping with some patterns in the region, i would — some patterns in the region, i would say _ some patterns in the region, i would say-— some patterns in the region, i would sa . ~ ., ., ., would say. again, a reminder of the breaking _ would say. again, a reminder of the breaking news-2 _ would say. again, a reminder of the breaking news-2 us - the breaking news—2 us officials coming cbs news, our us partner, and israeli missile has hit iran. reports from within iran say they have been explosions heard in the centre of the country. we also know that several flights has been suspended within iran and we are also getting reports now, this is from t
. _ syrian nuclear reactor in syria, there was no commentary from _ syria, there was no commentary from israeli officials. syrian officials _ from israeli officials. syrian officials essentially denied it happened. there was no further exchange — happened. there was no further exchange of fires between the two _ exchange of fires between the two this _ exchange of fires between the two. this is in keeping with some — two. this is in keeping with some patterns in the region, i would — some...
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is right in syria - because the embassy compound that israel attacked was in damascus in syria. and they're able to address the council as well and on this topic as well, it is very interesting to jeremy's topic as well, it is very interesting tojeremy�*s point topic as well, it is very interesting to jeremy's point that you are speaking about a bit earlier. this really has brought the focus away from what is happening in gaza to what is happening, i'm sorry. switzerland is speaking and after thatis switzerland is speaking and after that is the russian federation and then china. our team at bbc our team at the bbc verify hub has been looking at all the images and videos that have come out overnight. our verify reporter merlyn thomas has more. for the first time, iran has carried out direct attacks against israel. are launched against israel and many were intercepted and destroyed and ballistic missiles are launched against israel and many were intercepted and destroyed but one was reportedly injured by shrapnel. several videos showcase near the mosque injerusalem and this next
is right in syria - because the embassy compound that israel attacked was in damascus in syria. and they're able to address the council as well and on this topic as well, it is very interesting to jeremy's topic as well, it is very interesting tojeremy�*s point topic as well, it is very interesting to jeremy's point that you are speaking about a bit earlier. this really has brought the focus away from what is happening in gaza to what is happening, i'm sorry. switzerland is speaking and after...
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i that strike, that apparent strike on syria?— that strike, that apparent strike on syria? i think they were likely _ strike on syria? i think they were likely aware _ strike on syria? i think they were likely aware of - strike on syria? i think they were likely aware of the - strike on syria? i think they| were likely aware of the risk of iranian retaliation but they probably calculated again at that iran would not want to necessarily have a direct wall with israel and therefore perhaps escalation dominance, as we say, was on israel's side rather than iran's but it is a risky move and now we will see if in fact the calculation was correct. ~ ., , ., ., correct. with regards to a timeline. _ correct. with regards to a timeline, any _ correct. with regards to a timeline, any thoughts i correct. with regards to a| timeline, any thoughts on correct. with regards to a - timeline, any thoughts on we could potentially see something from iran? ., ., ., , ., , .,~ from iran? innovators a mistake to think in _ from iran? innovators a mistake to think in terms _ from iran? innovators
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iran vowed to retaliate after an apparent israeli air strike on its consulate in syria killed at least 13 people — including a senior military commander. that attack was condemned by the un's secretary general, who said diplomatic and consular premises are off limits under international law. now, nearly two weeks later, american officials are telling cbs news that an iranian strike on israel could come at any moment. as concerns mount, here's what the us president had to say. reporter: mr president, what is your message to iran in this moment? don't. we are devoted to the defence of israel. we will support israel, we will help defend israel and iran will not succeed. thank you very much. our state department correspondent, tom bateman, has this analysis. well, i think there's two things going on here. because what we've had is the very public messaging from the white house right up to president biden himself, which has been around the fear of or the concern of the credible threat of an attack by the iranians onto israeli soil. and what has been said to be an ironclad commitment by th
iran vowed to retaliate after an apparent israeli air strike on its consulate in syria killed at least 13 people — including a senior military commander. that attack was condemned by the un's secretary general, who said diplomatic and consular premises are off limits under international law. now, nearly two weeks later, american officials are telling cbs news that an iranian strike on israel could come at any moment. as concerns mount, here's what the us president had to say. reporter: mr...
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this is syria, the skies over damascus. going back to israel, the iron toma, a phrase you may well have heard, the air defence system, intercepted missiles from the ground to take down those drones and missiles. as for the damage done in israel, no casualties but damage to a military base and one young girl hit by debris and receiving treatment. these are the scenes on the streets of iran, in tehran. it is seen as a retaliation because it is widely believed israel hit the iranian consulate in damascus two weeks ago. this is an unprecedented attack, iran attacking from its oil to israel, and the geographer of the region, the scale and the distance between the two countries giving an indication of the stakes here. we are keeping across the region and we take a live picture from tel aviv, which you can show you now. we also have live pictures ofjerusalem too. and we are keeping an eye on the border between israel and lebanon as well. joining me now is bbc persian reporter, baran abbasi. talk us through, what was the calculatio
this is syria, the skies over damascus. going back to israel, the iron toma, a phrase you may well have heard, the air defence system, intercepted missiles from the ground to take down those drones and missiles. as for the damage done in israel, no casualties but damage to a military base and one young girl hit by debris and receiving treatment. these are the scenes on the streets of iran, in tehran. it is seen as a retaliation because it is widely believed israel hit the iranian consulate in...
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the iranian retaliatory action comes after israel's strike on its consulate in syria two weeks ago. killed some of its most senior revolutionary guards operating in the region. and live from london, i'm maryam moshiri. president biden reaffirms the us's "ironclad" commitment to israel's security, as more britishjets are sent to the region. israel, jordan and iraq reopen their airspaces after closing it late on saturday. and this is the scene live in tel aviv — it was the first time iran had ever launched a direct military assault on israel. welcome to jerusalem welcome tojerusalem as a new chapter is being written in the turbulent history of the middle east. after decades of shadow wars and covert operations, iran and israel, long—time archenemies, are now in direct confrontation. in the early hours of the morning here, iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles over israeli territory. israel, backed by its allies, said almost all of the projectiles were shot down. it says the attack was foiled. this morning israel is still on high alert and the israeli army says it is weighi
the iranian retaliatory action comes after israel's strike on its consulate in syria two weeks ago. killed some of its most senior revolutionary guards operating in the region. and live from london, i'm maryam moshiri. president biden reaffirms the us's "ironclad" commitment to israel's security, as more britishjets are sent to the region. israel, jordan and iraq reopen their airspaces after closing it late on saturday. and this is the scene live in tel aviv — it was the first time...
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clearly heading north—west into syria, heading directly west acrossjordan, but into syria, heading directly west across jordan, but as yet into syria, heading directly west acrossjordan, but as yet no report of a possible track southwards to saudi arabia. what do you make of that multipronged approach? it’s that multipronged approach? it's ve that multipronged approach? it�*s very interesting to watch the movement of the root of these missiles and these drones. i have to say that it looks like it is primarily focused at israeli military targets rather than some civilian population centres within the centre of israel. rather more to the centre of israel. rather more to the areas of northern israel or eastern israel and not areas where it is heavily populated. this is very interesting. to see, first of all, the number which is really more than expected. we see a movement in terms of growing numbers of systems being used by iran. this multipronged approach is certainly made to make israel aware that iran has capabilities, that it is willing to use it, that it is not shying away from a dire
clearly heading north—west into syria, heading directly west acrossjordan, but into syria, heading directly west across jordan, but as yet into syria, heading directly west acrossjordan, but as yet no report of a possible track southwards to saudi arabia. what do you make of that multipronged approach? it’s that multipronged approach? it's ve that multipronged approach? it�*s very interesting to watch the movement of the root of these missiles and these drones. i have to say that it looks...
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these pictures are from syria, the skies above damascus. heading back to israel, it used its iron dome defences, they intercept missiles fired from the ground up into the sky to take out missiles and drones. as to the damage done to israel, the idf says there were no deaths, a military base suffered minor damage and a young girl was injured and in hospital. in iran, these were some pictures coming out of iran. these are government supporters celebrating the attack. iran sees this as a response, retaliation to what is widely believed to be israel's attack on a consulate in damascus. let's look at the geography to show the significance, you have iran on the right and you can see the distance between israel and iran. this is the first time that iran has directly attacked israel from its soil. let's take a quick look at the situation in the airspace in that region of the map. this is the live flight radar. the yellow dots are aeroplanes, that gap in the middle, there are a few flights which they went a few hours ago, that big space in the middl
these pictures are from syria, the skies above damascus. heading back to israel, it used its iron dome defences, they intercept missiles fired from the ground up into the sky to take out missiles and drones. as to the damage done to israel, the idf says there were no deaths, a military base suffered minor damage and a young girl was injured and in hospital. in iran, these were some pictures coming out of iran. these are government supporters celebrating the attack. iran sees this as a response,...
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in terms of a likely tracking of that drone, iran, iraq, syria? what would it do? would we expect if it went via jordan and violate that airspace, would jordan shoot on whatever the possible drone is? would they fire on that? ., ., , , on that? one would indeed hope they would, in concert _ on that? one would indeed hope they would, in concert with _ on that? one would indeed hope they would, in concert with the _ on that? one would indeed hope they would, in concert with the united - would, in concert with the united states or with us provided us defences in that country, that they would and could indeed intercept that. the important thing about drones is even though they fly low and slow, this is where quantity has and slow, this is where quantity has a quality of its own, just because there is a direct route, as you mentioned, from iran into iraq and then syria to israel, or from mentioned, from iran into iraq and then syria to israel, orfrom iran to iraq, jordan into israel, whatever kind of north and western corridor you wish to call that, the drones may not a
in terms of a likely tracking of that drone, iran, iraq, syria? what would it do? would we expect if it went via jordan and violate that airspace, would jordan shoot on whatever the possible drone is? would they fire on that? ., ., , , on that? one would indeed hope they would, in concert _ on that? one would indeed hope they would, in concert with _ on that? one would indeed hope they would, in concert with the _ on that? one would indeed hope they would, in concert with the united - would, in...
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they have done this before, in syria, for example, they have attacked targets in syria previously so this is not different from what israel has done before, regarding iranian targets in the middle east.— regarding iranian targets in the middle east. ., ,, , l, , l regarding iranian targets in the middle east. ., ,, , l l, middle east. thank you very much for “oinini us. in the past hour, president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen has called for de—escalation. all sides should refrain from escalation in that region. we have seen the massive attack with drones and missiles, about 300, by iran on israel. it is absolutely necessary that the region stays stable and that the region stays stable and that all sides refrain from further action. ., l l, that all sides refrain from further action. ., , , l, ,, l, l, action. now we can speak to our middle east _ action. now we can speak to our middle east correspondent - action. now we can speak to our i middle east correspondent yolande knell. give us an idea of what the reaction has been in israel to all of this? ~ , l, l
they have done this before, in syria, for example, they have attacked targets in syria previously so this is not different from what israel has done before, regarding iranian targets in the middle east.— regarding iranian targets in the middle east. ., ,, , l, , l regarding iranian targets in the middle east. ., ,, , l l, middle east. thank you very much for “oinini us. in the past hour, president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen has called for de—escalation. all sides...
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similarly, this video is from the skies over damascus in syria. you can see objects being hit in the sky. and again, in the skies over iraq. more drones and missiles being intercepted as they travelled towards israel. you can see the wide front of attack or being pushed back against by israel and its allies. so here's what we know so far. iran has attacked israel with around 200 drones and missiles. there were significant explosions in the sky over israel, caused by interceptions from the iron dome. us presidentjoe biden has spoken with prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and condemned the attacks by iran. he says the us shot down some iranian drones that were headed towards israel. uk coalition forces were also involved in defensive operations. israel's defence forces say one girl has been injured so far and that light damage was caused to a military base, we do not have details of which base. the idf�*s spokesman says the 10—year—old girl who was injured by shrapnel from falling has warned israel and the us that any idf response would be m
similarly, this video is from the skies over damascus in syria. you can see objects being hit in the sky. and again, in the skies over iraq. more drones and missiles being intercepted as they travelled towards israel. you can see the wide front of attack or being pushed back against by israel and its allies. so here's what we know so far. iran has attacked israel with around 200 drones and missiles. there were significant explosions in the sky over israel, caused by interceptions from the iron...
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_ earlier this month on officials in syria but — earlier this month on officials in syria. but he would approach an attack _ syria. but he would approach an attack with caution.— attack with caution. good to get our attack with caution. good to get your assessment _ attack with caution. good to get your assessment from - attack with caution. good to get. your assessment from washington. thank you very much forjoining us. how does it look from tehran? let's speak to dr seyed mohammed, a political analyst and professor at tehran university. this unprecedented strike that caused a very limited damage, has been described as a failure. how has it been viewed in tehran? brute been described as a failure. how has it been viewed in tehran?— it been viewed in tehran? we have been hearing _ it been viewed in tehran? we have been hearing the _ it been viewed in tehran? we have been hearing the bbc— it been viewed in tehran? we have been hearing the bbc repeat - it been viewed in tehran? we have been hearing the bbc repeat there| it been viewed in tehran? we have l been hearing t
_ earlier this month on officials in syria but — earlier this month on officials in syria. but he would approach an attack _ syria. but he would approach an attack with caution.— attack with caution. good to get our attack with caution. good to get your assessment _ attack with caution. good to get your assessment from - attack with caution. good to get. your assessment from washington. thank you very much forjoining us. how does it look from tehran? let's speak to dr seyed mohammed, a...
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similarly, this video is from the skies over damascus in syria. you can see objects being hit in the sky. and again, in the skies over iraq. more drones and missiles being intercepted as they travelled towards israel. we have had a few lines coming out to us in the last few minutes from various quarters. the russian foreign ministry has expressed extreme concern over another dangerous escalation, in its words, in the middle east on sunday. it has called for restraint after the iranian attacks on israel. we have also been hearing from the former russian president who said that a war between israel and iran would worsen joe that a war between israel and iran would worsenjoe biden �*s prospect of being re—elected as us president. he said this, "america does not want a big war in the middle east. the killings in gaza wasn�*t biden �*s prospects in the elections and war between israel and iran would introduce additional uncertainty". we have also had some news from the israeli war cabinet, or at least we are hearing that the israeli war cabinet
similarly, this video is from the skies over damascus in syria. you can see objects being hit in the sky. and again, in the skies over iraq. more drones and missiles being intercepted as they travelled towards israel. we have had a few lines coming out to us in the last few minutes from various quarters. the russian foreign ministry has expressed extreme concern over another dangerous escalation, in its words, in the middle east on sunday. it has called for restraint after the iranian attacks...
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syria? there's been diplomatic distance unfortunately - syria? there's been diplomatic| distance unfortunately between the biden administration and the biden administration and the israeli over the war in gaza. it is down to strategic and political and messaging advantage for the islamic republic of iran. but i would see that to be bridged quite closely. we have had strong rhetoric from the president, the deployment of more naval vessels heading to the mediterranean and the highest ranking us military official in the region in israeljust recently. all of this frontload is the deterrent for iranians knowing that if you do this, it will be costly. the question is do the iran think that one up the americans by talk about what was reported the other day that if americans intervene, their position in iraq and syria would be under attack and if the americans were to be held to account in some other way. held to account in some other wa . �* , held to account in some other wa . �* y , ., held to account in some other wa . �* y ., �* way. briefly
syria? there's been diplomatic distance unfortunately - syria? there's been diplomatic| distance unfortunately between the biden administration and the biden administration and the israeli over the war in gaza. it is down to strategic and political and messaging advantage for the islamic republic of iran. but i would see that to be bridged quite closely. we have had strong rhetoric from the president, the deployment of more naval vessels heading to the mediterranean and the highest ranking us...
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_ against our diplomatic premises in syria in— against our diplomatic premises in syria. in this chamber numbers of the council— syria. in this chamber numbers of the council including the us and french— the council including the us and french have chosen once again to turn a _ french have chosen once again to turn a blind — french have chosen once again to turn a blind eye to the reality and overlook— turn a blind eye to the reality and overlook the root causes contributing to the current situation. in hypocritical behaviour, the three countries falsely— behaviour, the three countries falsely claimed and accused iran, not considering their own failures to uphold — not considering their own failures to uphold the international commitment to peace and security in the region _ commitment to peace and security in the region. they made unsuccessful attempts— the region. they made unsuccessful attempts and to use lives, manipulate and spread disinformation and engage in a destructive blame game _ and engage in a destructive blame game. although why they deliberat
_ against our diplomatic premises in syria in— against our diplomatic premises in syria. in this chamber numbers of the council— syria. in this chamber numbers of the council including the us and french— the council including the us and french have chosen once again to turn a _ french have chosen once again to turn a blind — french have chosen once again to turn a blind eye to the reality and overlook— turn a blind eye to the reality and overlook the root causes contributing to the...
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israeli jets have been raiding deeper into lebanon and syria. in iran tonight, protesters went out onto the streets of tehran, chanting, "death to israel!" the iranian regime believes its security depends on deterring its enemies. the raid on damascus showed that it's not doing that. the question now is what the iranians will do to show that they are not deterred by israel. a response might not be immediate or straightforward and is likely to be calibrated to reflect iran's reluctance to get involved in an all—out war. jeremy bowen, bbc news in northern israel. let's speak to amin saikal, professor of middle eastern, central asian and islamic studies at the australian national university. hello to you again. iran says it will respond decisively to what has happened. what do you think will happen next? figs think will happen next? as jerem think will happen next? sis jeremy said think will happen next? is jeremy said iran will not respond immediately because iran does not want a direct conflict with israel which would also bring the united sta
israeli jets have been raiding deeper into lebanon and syria. in iran tonight, protesters went out onto the streets of tehran, chanting, "death to israel!" the iranian regime believes its security depends on deterring its enemies. the raid on damascus showed that it's not doing that. the question now is what the iranians will do to show that they are not deterred by israel. a response might not be immediate or straightforward and is likely to be calibrated to reflect iran's reluctance...
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also syria and damascus, two similar scenes there. we have a look now at the iron dome, heading back to israel, the defence mechanism covering much of israel. intercepted missiles were fired from the ground there leaving trails of towards those drones and missiles. the assessment of the damage from israel is very limited, no deaths, some infrastructure and military bases hit and a young girl has been hit and treated. these pictures are from iran, some government supporters celebrating there. we don't have any wider context for those pictures. around saying that this is a retaliatory strike for what is widely believed to be an attack by israel on the consulate in damascus two weeks ago. this is a map of the region so you get an idea of the scale of what has happened and what is at stake. this is the very first time a direct attack on israel from iranian soil has happened. with me arejeremy bowen, our international editor, and our security correspondent, frank gardner. we will pick through exactly what this means. jeremy, tell us where
also syria and damascus, two similar scenes there. we have a look now at the iron dome, heading back to israel, the defence mechanism covering much of israel. intercepted missiles were fired from the ground there leaving trails of towards those drones and missiles. the assessment of the damage from israel is very limited, no deaths, some infrastructure and military bases hit and a young girl has been hit and treated. these pictures are from iran, some government supporters celebrating there. we...
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in israel, for some time, it has been attacking targets in syria but that was partly to stop supply chains that were supplying his brother and this was an escalation and from iran and's point of view, the response today tonight and into tomorrow morning is in direct response to that and by trying to draw a line under that, the hope is this escalates further but a, we cannot trust them and be, we do not know whether the missiles that have been launched will cause damage and finally, we still don't know what the proxies are going to do. so, hezbollah who is the most armed of the region, with data up any of the fire is being exchanged because of october seven on a daily basis, if any of that escalates, we still do not know how this is going to turn out? the dynamics of what we have seen on the first of the alleged israeli attack on the nation on the annex there in damascus and six syrian civilians were also killed in that attack and do you think that is something the sponsor appeared to see, is that something that israel was cognizant of when it went ahead allegedly without attack do you thin
in israel, for some time, it has been attacking targets in syria but that was partly to stop supply chains that were supplying his brother and this was an escalation and from iran and's point of view, the response today tonight and into tomorrow morning is in direct response to that and by trying to draw a line under that, the hope is this escalates further but a, we cannot trust them and be, we do not know whether the missiles that have been launched will cause damage and finally, we still...
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_ syria. what if your message to iran in this moment? don't. _ syria. what if your message to iran welcome to the programme. we start with breaking news out of australia, sydney. we have live pictures coming into work. this is an area around the westfield shopping centre where multiple
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have been active in the region and the us has reported shooting down a number of drones in southern syria near thejordanian border, the uk is that the british royal air force will intercept any airborne attacks within range of our existing missions as required. here is what we know about the situation in israel at the moment. air sirens have been found in multiple locations in israel and that's confirmed to us by our correspondence on the ground. therapeutic explosions over jerusalem according to witnesses on the ground and is really media say that they are from aerial interceptions. —— is a reality. the us embassy in jerusalem say all the family must shelter in place until further notice. president biden meanwhile has published a photo from the situation and you can look at it. it was published on x and you can see the president surrounded by some of his top security officials, defence secretary lloyd austin, secretary lloyd austin, secretary of state antony blinken, among others and the caption saying on the tweet, posted on x, quote, ijust met with a national security team for an u
have been active in the region and the us has reported shooting down a number of drones in southern syria near thejordanian border, the uk is that the british royal air force will intercept any airborne attacks within range of our existing missions as required. here is what we know about the situation in israel at the moment. air sirens have been found in multiple locations in israel and that's confirmed to us by our correspondence on the ground. therapeutic explosions over jerusalem according...
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iran's supreme leader vowed retribution after an apparent israeli air strike on its consulate in syria killed at least 13 people, including a senior military commander. that attack, on the first of april, was condemned by the un's secretary general, who said diplomatic and consular premises are off limits under international law. now, nearly two weeks later, american officials are telling cbs news an iranian strike on israel could come at any moment. as concerns mount, here's what the us president had to say. reporter: mr president, what is your message to iran in this moment? don't. we are devoted to the defence of israel. we will support israel, we will help defend israel and iran will not succeed. thank you very much. so why is the us putting out such strong warnings about a possible attack? and how are those warnings being felt in israel? our diplomatic correspondent james landale has this analysis, from jerusalem president biden has said that he expects an attack against israel from iran sooner rather than later, and unnamed us officials are saying that attack could involve hundre
iran's supreme leader vowed retribution after an apparent israeli air strike on its consulate in syria killed at least 13 people, including a senior military commander. that attack, on the first of april, was condemned by the un's secretary general, who said diplomatic and consular premises are off limits under international law. now, nearly two weeks later, american officials are telling cbs news an iranian strike on israel could come at any moment. as concerns mount, here's what the us...
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also over syria, over damascus. the damage donein syria, over damascus. the damage done in israel, israel says they were no deaths, there was a small damage to a military base and a young girl was hit by falling debris and is receiving hospital treatment. this picture shows the iron dome, interceptor missiles launched from the ground across israel, to accept missiles and drones. these pictures were formed in iran over night, some government supporters, supporting the strike action. it is seen in iran as retaliation of the attack, widely believed to be by israel, on a iranians consulate two weeks ago in syria. take a look at the geography and scale of why this is significant, iran and the distance to israel. this is the first time ever that iran has launched an attack from its soil, directly at israel. just want to bring you these breaking lines that we have had in the last few minutes. france recommends its nationals temporarily leave iran, yemen's armed houthis movement says that the attack on israel was a legitimate act in response to a suspected israel
also over syria, over damascus. the damage donein syria, over damascus. the damage done in israel, israel says they were no deaths, there was a small damage to a military base and a young girl was hit by falling debris and is receiving hospital treatment. this picture shows the iron dome, interceptor missiles launched from the ground across israel, to accept missiles and drones. these pictures were formed in iran over night, some government supporters, supporting the strike action. it is seen...
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amid fears of an attack by iran after an israeli strike on the iranian consulate in syria. the inquiry into the post office it scandal will shortly hear from adam crozier who became the royal mail chief executive in 2003. a warning that a catastrophic hunger crisis in sudan is even worse than feared, according to doctors. we'll bring you rare footage from the country's darfur region. sir keir starmer says a labour government would aim to increase defence spending to 2.5% of gdp, matching goals set by uk chancellor jeremy hunt. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. we start the programme in the middle east where american diplomats and their families in israel have been told not to travel outside of tel aviv, jerusalem and beersheeva. the us embassy said it had made the order "out of an abundance of caution", due to fears about a possible attack by iran. earlier the israeli defence minister, yoav gallant, has told his us counterpart that israel will respond appropriately if it is directly attacked by iran. washington continues to try to dissuade iran from launching a retaliatory st
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so how are they— from iraq, syria and yemen. so how are they stopped? both united states and israel_ are they stopped? both united states and israel were warned and prepared. the us— and israel were warned and prepared. the us has— and israel were warned and prepared. the us has a — and israel were warned and prepared. the us has a carrier strike group in that regioh — the us has a carrier strike group in that region. their aircraft and destroyers have already taken down houthi _ destroyers have already taken down houthi drones and missiles. according to the prime minister, raf typhoons— according to the prime minister, raf typhoons flying from cyprus were also involved. the typhoons flying from cyprus were also involved.— also involved. the raf sent additional _ also involved. the raf sent additional plans _ also involved. the raf sent additional plans to - also involved. the raf sent additional plans to the - also involved. the raf sent i additional plans to the region also involved. the raf sent - additional plans to the region as part of
so how are they— from iraq, syria and yemen. so how are they stopped? both united states and israel_ are they stopped? both united states and israel were warned and prepared. the us— and israel were warned and prepared. the us has— and israel were warned and prepared. the us has a — and israel were warned and prepared. the us has a carrier strike group in that regioh — the us has a carrier strike group in that region. their aircraft and destroyers have already taken down houthi _...
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we in syria last week. will bring more to you as we get we will bring more to you as we get it. we will bring more to you as we get it. meanwhile: in israel. the country's military fired two senior officers on friday after reviewing monday's airstrike on an aid convoy in gaza that killed seven aid workers. the idf said the airstrikes came after a series of "grave mista kes". it also gave an account about how and why it carried out the attack including that the strike should not have happened and expressed its deep sorrow for the incident. it says those who approved the strike were convinced they were targeting hamas operatives. the strikes on the three vehicles were carried out in �*serious violation of standard operation procedure�* and that the brigade chief of staff, an officer
we in syria last week. will bring more to you as we get we will bring more to you as we get it. we will bring more to you as we get it. meanwhile: in israel. the country's military fired two senior officers on friday after reviewing monday's airstrike on an aid convoy in gaza that killed seven aid workers. the idf said the airstrikes came after a series of "grave mista kes". it also gave an account about how and why it carried out the attack including that the strike should not have...
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to attack israel — in retaliation for last week's deadly strike on an iranian diplomatic compound in syria. but the president said he expected an attack to come sooner rather than later, and his message to tehran was: "donitu_ simonjones reports. preparing for a possible iranian attack, israel's defence minister meets the command of us forces in the region with a warning of the potential threat from tehran is real and viable. irate potential threat from tehran is real and viable.— potential threat from tehran is real and viable. we are devoted to the defendant _ real and viable. we are devoted to the defendant of _ real and viable. we are devoted to the defendant of israel, - to the defendant of israel, will support is help defend israel and iran will not succeed, thank you very much. this is the reason for the escalating tensions and an extra at the start of a month on an iranian diplomat building in the syrian capital damascus. it killed a number of senior iranian generals. israel has not admitted it carried out the attack but it is widely considered to have been behind it. getting aro
to attack israel — in retaliation for last week's deadly strike on an iranian diplomatic compound in syria. but the president said he expected an attack to come sooner rather than later, and his message to tehran was: "donitu_ simonjones reports. preparing for a possible iranian attack, israel's defence minister meets the command of us forces in the region with a warning of the potential threat from tehran is real and viable. irate potential threat from tehran is real and viable.—...
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the un has condemned the strike, while syria calls it a "violation of international conventions." president biden says us support for israel is "ironclad". us secretary of defense lloyd austin spoke with his israeli counterpart on thursday to reiterate their commitment. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale is in jerusalem with this update. the target was precise, a carefully calibrated straight. but the fallout may be harder to control. iran's supreme leader says israel must be punished for its strike on the consulate in damascus that killed a top military general and six other people. israel has promised direct retaliation for any attack on its soil. it's worried enough to cancel leave for all combat units and call up its air—force reserves. translation: we have - established a simple principle. whoever harms us, we will harm them. we are prepared to meet all the security needs of the state of israel, both defensively and offensively. a warning for iran that's also being heard at home. we're always aware about something in the corner that maybe would come and surprise us,
the un has condemned the strike, while syria calls it a "violation of international conventions." president biden says us support for israel is "ironclad". us secretary of defense lloyd austin spoke with his israeli counterpart on thursday to reiterate their commitment. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale is in jerusalem with this update. the target was precise, a carefully calibrated straight. but the fallout may be harder to control. iran's supreme leader says...
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syria. what if your message to iran in this moment? _ syria. what if your message to iran in this moment? don't. _ syria. what if your message to iran welcome to the programme. we start with breaking news out of australia, sydney. we have live pictures coming into work. this is an area around the westfield shopping centre where multiple stabbings took place. a man entered the shopping centre with a knife, five people were killed, several others are in hospital right now with serious critical conditions. you can see from these live pictures, armed police presence still there. the area is still in lockdown. we don't know the motive for this attack but police saying, as things stand, they believed that he acted alone and they don't believe there is a continuing threat. as we just look at the various different, three different lives feeds we have on the scene right now. i will take you back a couple of hours to this afternoon when there was still daylight and we have these pictures of people basically being evacuated from the shopping centre. you c
syria. what if your message to iran in this moment? _ syria. what if your message to iran in this moment? don't. _ syria. what if your message to iran welcome to the programme. we start with breaking news out of australia, sydney. we have live pictures coming into work. this is an area around the westfield shopping centre where multiple stabbings took place. a man entered the shopping centre with a knife, five people were killed, several others are in hospital right now with serious critical...
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as iran vows to retaliate against israel for a deadly airstrike in syria, antony blinken and told the israeli defence minister that washington will offer support against any threat from tay rana or its proxies. despite recent tensions president biden also promised what he described as �*ironclad' support for israel again iran. 0ur north america correspondent will vernon sent this report. president biden warned that iran was threatening to attack israel and us officials fear this could happen any day now. there is a lot of concern here in washington about the increasingly belligerent rhetoric coming from officials in tehran. the iranians have vowed to retaliate over the airstrike on anna rainey and embassy building in damascus on april one. it is widely believed that the israelis carried out that airstrike although they have not publicly admitted to doing so. in his comments earlier, mr biden said that american support for israel is ironclad and he said that washington would do everything it could to protect the security of its ally in the middle east. that warning from mr biden was
as iran vows to retaliate against israel for a deadly airstrike in syria, antony blinken and told the israeli defence minister that washington will offer support against any threat from tay rana or its proxies. despite recent tensions president biden also promised what he described as �*ironclad' support for israel again iran. 0ur north america correspondent will vernon sent this report. president biden warned that iran was threatening to attack israel and us officials fear this could happen...
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you've also got militia groups in syria, in iraq, that are supported by iran. and then further down the south in yemen, you've got the houthis, more loosely allied with iran. they're slightly more their own organization. they do things off their own bat. but certainly the missiles, for example, that the houthis are using to strike western shipping in the red sea, those are iranian made missiles and they've been launched by people who've been trained by iran. so that's the sort of broad picture, and that's the broader war that we sometimes forget about when we're focused mostly on the humanitarian crisis in gaza. the next time you have to come and unroll the map in front of us. around the world, millions of people have to deal with type i diabetes — meaning they have to inject themselves with insulin every day to balance their sugar or glucose levels. well, in england, health authorities will shortly begin contacting ten of thousands of people who could benefit from a pump known as an artificial pancreas. experts say the technology will be a game—changing tr
you've also got militia groups in syria, in iraq, that are supported by iran. and then further down the south in yemen, you've got the houthis, more loosely allied with iran. they're slightly more their own organization. they do things off their own bat. but certainly the missiles, for example, that the houthis are using to strike western shipping in the red sea, those are iranian made missiles and they've been launched by people who've been trained by iran. so that's the sort of broad picture,...
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to attack israel — in retaliation for last week's deadly strike on an iranian diplomatic compound in syria. labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, says she will resign if she's found to have committed a crime — she's being investigated by police as to whether she broke electoral law. hello i'm lewis vaughanjones. we start this hour with breaking news out of australia. police in sydney say they're responding to a critical incident at a major shopping centre. authorities were called to westfield bondi junction after reports of multiple people being stabbed. the new south wales ambulance service has told local media that seven people have been taken to hospital with stab wounds, including a nine—month—old baby. a man was also shot during the incident, there are reports police are searching for another man. these are the live pictures, we are expecting a police press conference to start any minute. we cannot show you those pictures, but it is in the early early evening there, things have moved on and the last couple of i was. police have released this statement, telling people to avoid t
to attack israel — in retaliation for last week's deadly strike on an iranian diplomatic compound in syria. labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, says she will resign if she's found to have committed a crime — she's being investigated by police as to whether she broke electoral law. hello i'm lewis vaughanjones. we start this hour with breaking news out of australia. police in sydney say they're responding to a critical incident at a major shopping centre. authorities were called to...
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iran says its actions were in response to a missile strike earlier this month in syria that killed several of its military commanders. will be live with our correspondence injerusalem, beirut will be live with our correspondence in jerusalem, beirut and will be live with our correspondence injerusalem, beirut and downing street. we'll bring you the latest from washington. over the next few hours, we'll guide you through all the developments. israel's war cabinet has been meeting. joe biden is due to have that urgent call with 6—7 leaders. we'll talk to military comanders about the events overnight and the likely response. we'll explore the diplomatic efforts going on, in many capitals. first, let's start with this report from hugo bachega. after days of threats, the attack. more than 300 iranian drones and missiles directed at israel. injerusalem at around 2am, the air—raid sirens went off. this was the view from my hotel as the israeli military shot down iranian objects in the sky. but the attack wasn't a surprise. for almost two weeks, iran telegraphed what it was planning to do. a r
iran says its actions were in response to a missile strike earlier this month in syria that killed several of its military commanders. will be live with our correspondence injerusalem, beirut will be live with our correspondence in jerusalem, beirut and will be live with our correspondence injerusalem, beirut and downing street. we'll bring you the latest from washington. over the next few hours, we'll guide you through all the developments. israel's war cabinet has been meeting. joe biden is...
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there are other groups in iran, syria, bahrain and yemen. the houthis yemeni group had announced they were firing drones and missiles at israel recently. you may remember the pictures from last november when the houthis expanded the role by attacking shipping in the southern red sea saying they were targeting vessels belonging to israelis or heading to israeli ports although some of the targeted ships have no known israeli links. there are warnings that catastrophic hunger crisis in sudan is even worse than feared. the medical charity doctors without borders has screened tens of thousands of children and women in a displaced peoples camp in north darfur state. it found a third were malnourished, double the threshold for a nutrition emergency. a year of war has had a devastating humanitarian impact across the country especially in the darfur region. the bbc has managed to get rare footage from there, our correspondent barbara plett usher now reports. viewers may find some images in this report distressing. crying. the youngest casualties of s
there are other groups in iran, syria, bahrain and yemen. the houthis yemeni group had announced they were firing drones and missiles at israel recently. you may remember the pictures from last november when the houthis expanded the role by attacking shipping in the southern red sea saying they were targeting vessels belonging to israelis or heading to israeli ports although some of the targeted ships have no known israeli links. there are warnings that catastrophic hunger crisis in sudan is...
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iran said it was responding to an israeli strike earlier this month on its consulate in syria's capital damascus, that killed several iranian military commanders. us officials say presidentjoe biden told israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, to think �*very carefully�* about his response — after israel vowed to exact a price from iran, at a time of its choosing. the un security council convened an emergency session on sunday to discuss the crisis. opening the meeting, the un's secretary—general, antonio guterres, told diplomats, it's vital to avoid any action that could lead to major military confrontations on multiple fronts in the middle east. adding, "civilians are already bearing the brunt and paying the highest price". but israel's ambassador rejected the call for the violence to stop saying "this attack crossed every red line and israel reserves the legal right to retaliate." he said it was vital to israel's future to respond to the attack. a nation of lions." but iran's ambassador defended his nation's actions — have a listen. we are never seeking to contribute t
iran said it was responding to an israeli strike earlier this month on its consulate in syria's capital damascus, that killed several iranian military commanders. us officials say presidentjoe biden told israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, to think �*very carefully�* about his response — after israel vowed to exact a price from iran, at a time of its choosing. the un security council convened an emergency session on sunday to discuss the crisis. opening the meeting, the un's...
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was in part a response to a deadly israeli airstrike that destroyed an iranian diplomatic compound in syria earlier this month. here's what we know about the situation in israel at the moment. israel's military says that it is not advising residents of the country to prepare to take shelter, revising on an earlier alert. air sirens have sounded in multiple locations in israel. there have been explosions overjerusalem according to witnesses on the ground. israeli media say they are from aerial interceptions. there were drones are fired towards from iran. israel's defence forces say one girl has been injured so far and that light damage was caused to a military base but we do not have details of which base. the idf�*s spokesman says the 10—year—old girl who was injured by schrapnel from falling debris is being treated by paramedics. let's take a look at the world's response to the attack: the united nations secretary general antonio guterres released a statement saying: "i strongly condemn the serious escalation represented "by the large—scale attack launched on israel "by the islamic
was in part a response to a deadly israeli airstrike that destroyed an iranian diplomatic compound in syria earlier this month. here's what we know about the situation in israel at the moment. israel's military says that it is not advising residents of the country to prepare to take shelter, revising on an earlier alert. air sirens have sounded in multiple locations in israel. there have been explosions overjerusalem according to witnesses on the ground. israeli media say they are from aerial...
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but the us says somewhere also launched from iraq, syria and yemen. . . , launched from iraq, syria and yemen. . ., , ., yemen. iran has demonstrated it has an appetite _ yemen. iran has demonstrated it has an appetite for _ yemen. iran has demonstrated it has an appetite for risk _ yemen. iran has demonstrated it has an appetite for risk but - yemen. iran has demonstrated it has an appetite for risk but it - has an appetite for risk but it does not have an appetite for others. it wanted to impose a cost on the other side without triggering a broader escalation and all—out confrontation. haw and all-out confrontation. how were they _ and all-out confrontation. how were they stopped? _ and all—out confrontation. how were they stopped? both israel and the united states were warned and prepared. american destroyers positioned in the eastern mediterranean shot down several ballistic missiles. raf typhoons flying from cyprus shot down a number of drones. as did usjets and fighters from jordan. israel itself has some of the most advanced air defences providing layers of protection. it's m
but the us says somewhere also launched from iraq, syria and yemen. . . , launched from iraq, syria and yemen. . ., , ., yemen. iran has demonstrated it has an appetite _ yemen. iran has demonstrated it has an appetite for _ yemen. iran has demonstrated it has an appetite for risk _ yemen. iran has demonstrated it has an appetite for risk but - yemen. iran has demonstrated it has an appetite for risk but it - has an appetite for risk but it does not have an appetite for others. it wanted to...
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_ members across the region and in syria particular was about iran putting — syria particular was about iran putting down its red lines and saying — putting down its red lines and saying there is nothing enough and we're _ saying there is nothing enough and we're not _ saying there is nothing enough and we're not going allow israel to continuously integrate our capabilities and kill our personnel around _ capabilities and kill our personnel around the region. but again this is around the region. but again this is a dangerous— around the region. but again this is a dangerous inflection point, the international community is trying to impress— international community is trying to impress upon israel that a prolonged approach _ impress upon israel that a prolonged approach and may be a gradual response — approach and may be a gradual response to iran is better and that the priority— response to iran is better and that the priority right now should be to return _ the priority right now should be to return the — the priority right now should be to return the focus and to attend to
_ members across the region and in syria particular was about iran putting — syria particular was about iran putting down its red lines and saying — putting down its red lines and saying there is nothing enough and we're _ saying there is nothing enough and we're not _ saying there is nothing enough and we're not going allow israel to continuously integrate our capabilities and kill our personnel around _ capabilities and kill our personnel around the region. but again this is around the...
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and they were fired towards a us military base in north—eastern syria. two iraqi sources have been speaking to the reuters news agency, the attack targeting the military base would have been aimed at military forces and is the first since early february when the iranian—backed groups in iraq stopped their attacks against us troops, but always important to remember of course, also, that syria and iraq have been part of this latest trade—off of missile strikes between iran and israel. we are going to watch that little bit closer and as we get more details as to who was responsible for these five rockets, the exact reasoning behind the firing, we will bring those to you, but there is of course a lot going on in the middle east at the moment. let us return to the us aid. this us aid is actually part of a larger four—bill package worth a total of $95 billion for key american allies around the world, including taiwan. israel will receive $26 billion, of which $9.1 is for humanitarian needs. matthew savill is director of military service at rusi, that's t
and they were fired towards a us military base in north—eastern syria. two iraqi sources have been speaking to the reuters news agency, the attack targeting the military base would have been aimed at military forces and is the first since early february when the iranian—backed groups in iraq stopped their attacks against us troops, but always important to remember of course, also, that syria and iraq have been part of this latest trade—off of missile strikes between iran and israel. we...
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president biden wants a run not to attack israel after the attack on the diplomatic compound in syria. five women and one man have been killed in a knife attack at a busy sydney shopping centre. it happened at westfield bondijunction — located in the city's affulent eastern suburbs. the attack has left six people dead — with eight people in hospital, including a nine month old baby, who has undergone surgery. the attacker was shot dead by a senior police officer who had been in the area at the time. let's show you these pictures — taken as the incident was unfolding. as you can see — a member of the public, at the top of an escalator, and carrying a barrier, confront the attacker — who's seen on the left of screen. let's hear from some of the people who were there at the shopping centre. there was, i saw a woman lying on the floor in miss chanel. it is like the worst thing ever. like who does that to people? it is all a blur. we were coming in and we got told by a woman not to go in but we didn't believe her and we went in anyway. we were just looking, somebody was injured d
president biden wants a run not to attack israel after the attack on the diplomatic compound in syria. five women and one man have been killed in a knife attack at a busy sydney shopping centre. it happened at westfield bondijunction — located in the city's affulent eastern suburbs. the attack has left six people dead — with eight people in hospital, including a nine month old baby, who has undergone surgery. the attacker was shot dead by a senior police officer who had been in the area at...
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we also saw a suspected israeli strike on a consular building in syria earlier this month that killed several irani military officials. what do you make of these separate incidents now is this potentially part of a new strategy on behalf of israel? i think it is. i think part of what netanyahu is hoping for is that there is a very significant response that comes from the north, that comes from lebanese hezbollah, the iranians proxies to the north. if that happens here and it is anticipated in the next 24—72 hours, that will give netanyahu the opportunity to do what he has been trying to do since october ten which is to start a second front to this war, to go into the north. do you think israel wants to open up a second front in the war? that is absolutely right. he's been trying to do a second front here for months and i think this would give him an opportunity to do so. what about the threat of retaliation? the united states says that iran could retaliate in the next several days but how capable is iran of mounting any kind of capable or powerful response here? hezbollah is very ca
we also saw a suspected israeli strike on a consular building in syria earlier this month that killed several irani military officials. what do you make of these separate incidents now is this potentially part of a new strategy on behalf of israel? i think it is. i think part of what netanyahu is hoping for is that there is a very significant response that comes from the north, that comes from lebanese hezbollah, the iranians proxies to the north. if that happens here and it is anticipated in...
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i have been going into disaster areas in countries like area, ——syria ukraine, yemen. i have been in gaza multiple times before but what i saw injanuary is heartbreaking, destruction, systematic destruction of the healthcare system of hospitals, of clinics, huge displacement of the population. i was located in rafah but also al—nassr hospital in khan younis and i have seen tents everywhere, abouti million people are displaced in rafah which is the centre of the ngo's operations and many clinics we have are operating there. i've seen children come in mass casualty event after mass casualty event, children injured with severe injuries. one was 12 years old who had brain injury and abdominal injury after a missile hit a distribution centre near the hospital that led to 32 injuries coming to the hospital — half of them are children. i have seen doctors and nurses who are overwhelmed this year, more than 73,000 people have been injured so far and was of them have moderate to severe injuries. i have seen a lot of death among children. one in 100 children in gaza have bee
i have been going into disaster areas in countries like area, ——syria ukraine, yemen. i have been in gaza multiple times before but what i saw injanuary is heartbreaking, destruction, systematic destruction of the healthcare system of hospitals, of clinics, huge displacement of the population. i was located in rafah but also al—nassr hospital in khan younis and i have seen tents everywhere, abouti million people are displaced in rafah which is the centre of the ngo's operations and many...
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just bring you an update on the breaking news that we are getting out of syria. the explosion that has happened in damascus. it appears it has affected the uranian diplomatic commission in damascus, and irani in the state tv are now confirming, it is coming from it raining at state tv, they are confirming the name of the rush —— revolutionary guard commander who was killed, that is as they say, from irani and state tv. we were hearing earlier that five people were killed in the consulate building, and the iranian news agency is claiming that the blast was a result of an israeli air strike. iranian state media seen several diplomats were killed in a strike and wear hearing from iranian state to be confirming the name of that revolutionary guard commander killed was mohammed is a cutie. we would bring you the latest on that throughout the day. moving on to a baby gorilla hoping to find a new mother. take at this little bundle. she was born by c—section in texas in february but was sadly rejected by her mother a month so it zookeepers at fort worth zoo are on
just bring you an update on the breaking news that we are getting out of syria. the explosion that has happened in damascus. it appears it has affected the uranian diplomatic commission in damascus, and irani in the state tv are now confirming, it is coming from it raining at state tv, they are confirming the name of the rush —— revolutionary guard commander who was killed, that is as they say, from irani and state tv. we were hearing earlier that five people were killed in the consulate...
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he needs war, and if it is not in gaza, he is going to lebanon, syria, he is provoking in the west bank, this prime minister of israel lives now on aggression, lives on confrontation. and therefore, we are not hearing very promising news so far. the leveraged of the west of the world has not been exercised the leverage of the rest of the world has not been exercised despite all of the statements we have been hearing. and still, netanyahu is preparing for an invasion of rafah, he has declared it many times. you know the consequences and the untold stories and suffering that would be be caused if he does so. the plan is very clear: netanyahu and the israeli government want to push the palestinians out of gaza. they have already made gaza unlivable. the sheer level of destruction which has occurred in gaza is unmatched. it is unprecedented. therefore, netanyahu is manoeuvring by saying he is engaging in negotiations, he is outmanoeuvring his internal rivalries, outmanoeuvring his allies in the us and the uk and elsewhere, and he isjust waiting to bide time for that moment when he is capabl
he needs war, and if it is not in gaza, he is going to lebanon, syria, he is provoking in the west bank, this prime minister of israel lives now on aggression, lives on confrontation. and therefore, we are not hearing very promising news so far. the leveraged of the west of the world has not been exercised the leverage of the rest of the world has not been exercised despite all of the statements we have been hearing. and still, netanyahu is preparing for an invasion of rafah, he has declared it...
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similarly, this video is from the skies over damascus in syria. you can see objects being hit in the sky. and again, in the skies over iraq. more drones and missiles being intercepted as they travelled towards israel. the situation is on a knife edge with people struggling to predict what israel's next move is going to be. let's go straight to our middle east correspondent hugo bachega in jerusalem. it must have been a very difficult night for not only the idf but also for israel as a country because it's come under attack directly from iran for the first time ever.— for the first time ever. yes, say, it is nowjust _ for the first time ever. yes, say, it is nowjust after— for the first time ever. yes, say, it is nowjust after 11 _ for the first time ever. yes, say, it is nowjust after 11 o'clock - for the first time ever. yes, say, it is nowjust after 11 o'clock in i it is nowjust after 11 o'clock in the morning. it was a very long night for this country but it wasn't really a surprise. today's american officials and israeli officials have bee
similarly, this video is from the skies over damascus in syria. you can see objects being hit in the sky. and again, in the skies over iraq. more drones and missiles being intercepted as they travelled towards israel. the situation is on a knife edge with people struggling to predict what israel's next move is going to be. let's go straight to our middle east correspondent hugo bachega in jerusalem. it must have been a very difficult night for not only the idf but also for israel as a country...
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there were also reports of explosions in syria and iraq. very few images have come out so far showing any damage. our colleague merlyn thomas from bbc verify has more. israel launched strikes on iran according to us officials, following unprecedented attacks on israel a week ago during which it wants more than 300 drones and missiles. so why did iran attack israel? i was in retaliation for israel's targeting of the consulate in syria on the first of april in which iran says seven of its military officers were killed. as a long—running shadow war between these bitter rivals which is out in the open. we analyse footage from the letters attack sent to our colleagues which shows the succession of flashes in the sky said to be above isfahan. we think it is to be consider flashes match up perfectly. indicating they show the same event. isfahan, the location of the attack is significant because several of the nuclear facilities are based there. iran said nothing to see here, the official state news shows this footage in an attempt to confirm the
there were also reports of explosions in syria and iraq. very few images have come out so far showing any damage. our colleague merlyn thomas from bbc verify has more. israel launched strikes on iran according to us officials, following unprecedented attacks on israel a week ago during which it wants more than 300 drones and missiles. so why did iran attack israel? i was in retaliation for israel's targeting of the consulate in syria on the first of april in which iran says seven of its...
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what i have seen most likely position is that iran will probably use its proxies, either in iraq or syria or even in lebanon and yemen. because anything direct will bring iran and israel into direct conflict. they have to avoid that. thank you so much for your for the latest there. we'll be answering your questions about these fears of an iranian attack on israel and what it could mean for the wider region — coming up at 12:30 gmt — we'll bejoined by dr alam saleh, senior lecturer in politics and international relations on iran and the middle east at the australian national university and the bbc�*s security correspondent frank gardner. so get in touch with your questions using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions — or email yourquestions@bbc.co.uk let's bring in some breaking news on a story that we have been watching since the weekend and that is that police have charged a 25—year—old man with the murder of a woman who was stabbed to death as she pushed her baby in a pram in bradford at the weekend. a25—year—old appeared at bradford magistrates' court charged with her murder. h
what i have seen most likely position is that iran will probably use its proxies, either in iraq or syria or even in lebanon and yemen. because anything direct will bring iran and israel into direct conflict. they have to avoid that. thank you so much for your for the latest there. we'll be answering your questions about these fears of an iranian attack on israel and what it could mean for the wider region — coming up at 12:30 gmt — we'll bejoined by dr alam saleh, senior lecturer in...
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been threatening to retaliate for a deadly israeli air strike on an iranian diplomatic compound in syria two weeks ago. earlier, we heard from daniel hagari, spokesperson for the israel defence forces. iran has launched a direct attack from iranian so you looked towards the state of israel. we are closely monitoring iranian killer drones that are en route to israel send by iran. this is a severe and dangerous escalation and are defensive and offensive capabilities are the highest level of readiness at of this large—scale attack from iran. together, with our partners, the israel defense forces are operating at full force to defend the state of israel and the people of israel. this is a mission that we are determined and ready to fulfil. meanwhile, us president joe biden is meeting with national security officials and cabinet members. this is video of his motorcade saturday on its way to the white house, after he cancelled a weekend trip to his residence in delaware. mr biden will be in the situation room, along with secretary of defence lloyd austin, secretary of state antony blinken, a
been threatening to retaliate for a deadly israeli air strike on an iranian diplomatic compound in syria two weeks ago. earlier, we heard from daniel hagari, spokesperson for the israel defence forces. iran has launched a direct attack from iranian so you looked towards the state of israel. we are closely monitoring iranian killer drones that are en route to israel send by iran. this is a severe and dangerous escalation and are defensive and offensive capabilities are the highest level of...