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Israel hits the Lebanese capital as its troops reportedly fire at UN peacekeepers in the south of the country. We speak to a witness to the strikes in Beirut and a representative of UNWRA, the UN's organisation for Palestinian refugees. Also in the programme: we hear from one of the men accused of raping Giselle Pelicot in the rape case that has shocked France; and a new report on the world's plummeting wildlife populations. (Photo: People gather in front of a damaged building after an Israeli military strike at the Nuwayri area in Beirut, Lebanon, 10 October 2024. Credit: WAEL HAMZEH/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Hurricane Milton brought tornadoes, floods and storm surges to the state. And more than 3 million homes and businesses are without power, while Governor Ron DeSantis says more flooding is expected in coming days. Also on the programme: Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement; and we hear from pop icon Kylie Minogue as she's about to embark on her fifteenth world tour. (Picture: Marie Cook reacts to the damage to her home after a tornado formed by Hurricane Milton struck homes in its path in Wellington, Florida on October 9 2024. Credit: Bill Ingram/Palm Beach Post/USA Today Network via Reuters)

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees warns that food supplies in Gaza are diminishing. One quarter of Lebanon is now covered by evacuation orders, and around 1.2 million people are displaced as Israel attempts to cripple Hezbollah. It comes as US President Joe Biden holds his first phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu in months. We’ll hear from Naftali Bennett, Israel’s former Prime Minister, about Israel's options for its proposed retaliation against Iran. Also on the programme: We hear from a Florida resident choosing to stay put as what could be the biggest storm in a century approaches; and our science correspondent chats with Nobel Chemistry Laureate Sir Demis Hassabis about his prize. (Picture: Displaced Palestinians make their way as they flee areas in northern Gaza Strip following an Israeli evacuation order, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Jabalia, October 6, 2024. Credit: REUTERS/Hussam Al-Zaanin TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall on Wednesday night near Tampa Bay and evacuation orders are in place for millions of people in Florida. So how is climate change making hurricanes worse and how will the US pay for the damage? Also in the programme: more than one million people have been forced to flee their houses in Lebanon because of the war and there are concerns about tens of thousands of mostly-female, live-in domestic workers being abandoned by their employers; and a new report into the global second-hand clothes market says it can play a role in driving sustainable growth both in Europe and in Africa. (Photo: Florida prepares for landfall of hurricane Milton, Fort Myers, USA. Credit: Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said a fourth division had joined the eight-day-old ground operation seeking to dismantle Hezbollah targets and infrastructure. Meanwhile, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told officers that the successor of assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah "was probably also eliminated". He spoke hours after Nasrallah's former deputy, Naim Qassem, insisted the Iran-backed group had overcome the recent “painful blows” from Israel and that its capabilities were “fine”. We hear from former peace negotiators and to young Israelis and Palestinians about the chances of an end to the violence. Also on the programme: We hear from Florida, as what could be the biggest storm in a century approaches; and the mountaineer who almost died, stranded in the Indian Himalayas, on the moment danger struck. (Picture: Smoke rises following Israeli military strike on Khiam town, near Lebanese Israeli border, Lebanon Credit: STR/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

The deputy leader of Hezbollah, Naim Qassem has said he supports a call from Lebanon's parliament for a ceasefire with Israel. It's thought to be the first time Hezbollah has voiced such a view without tying it to a truce in Gaza. Israel's military says one of its latest air strikes on Beirut has killed another senior Hezbollah commander. Also in the programme: An update on hurricane Milton as it approaches Tampa, Florida; and we hear from the 2024 winner of the Nobel prize in Physics. (Picture: Planes appear to still be taking off and landing at Beirut's international airport. Credit: Reuters)

It's a day of ceremonies in Israel in memory of the nearly twelve hundred people killed and two-hundred-and-fifty taken hostage by Hamas in the attacks launched from Gaza exactly one year ago. The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, visited a monument for victims of the attacks in Jerusalem. The BBC's Jon Donnison tells us about fighting in Gaza amid the ceremonies. Also in the programme: After the Lebanese group Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel, the mayor of an affected city describes some of the damage caused; and two US scientists are awarded the Nobel prize in medicine for their work on genetics. (Photo: A woman reacts as people attend an alternative memorial ceremony organised by families of hostages held in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, 7th October 2024. Credit: Jim Urquhuat/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.

Beirut has suffered one of the heaviest waves of Israeli bombing so far in the hostilities with Hezbollah. More than thirty airstrikes hit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, with Israel issuing a new call for residents to evacuate the area. On the eve of the anniversary of the Hamas attacks, we ask if a peace deal is even imaginable. Also on the programme: We'll hear about Hollywood's struggles, despite the success of streaming; and we remember the night life of London in the 1980s. (Photo shows a a man walking among the rubble of a damaged site, in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs on 6 October 2024. Credit: Reuters)

The United Nations has warned that Lebanon is facing a terrible crisis because of the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. The head of the UN refugee agency said hundreds of thousands had been made homeless. Israel has meanwhile continued its airstrikes on the Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut. We speak to Lebanon's Economy Minister, Amin Salam, and Sharone Lifschitz, the daughter of one of the hostages still inside Gaza. And thousands of supporters of Donald Trump, have gathered in Butler, Pennsylvania, as the Republican presidential candidate prepares to address a rally at the site where he narrowly avoided an assassin's bullet in July. (Photo: An elderly Lebanese man walks in front of a building brought down by a recent Israeli air strike. Credit: Goktay Koraltan/BBC)

Israel and Hezbollah report clashes near their borders in southern Lebanon as air strikes hit Beirut. We hear from the Lebanese government about how it can keep its people safe Also in the programme: We speak to Sharone Lifschitz, whose parents were taken hostage on October 7th. Only her mother has since been released; and we visit a rave for deaf people. (Photo shows a plane flying as smoke rises over the city of Beirut following an Israeli airstrike in Dahieh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon on 5 October 2024. Credit: Wael Hamzeh/EPA)

Lebanon says four hospitals in the south are out of action, as Israel continues its offensive against Hezbollah. The UN says all nine hundred government shelters for the displaced are now full. We speak to Mouenes Kalakesh, the Director of south Lebanon's Marjayoun Governmental Hospital, one of the hospitals forced to close. Also in the programme: We'll hear from the widow of the man who died during the failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump in July; and the European Union slaps punitive tariffs on imported Chinese electric vehicles. (Photo: With rubble now strewn across the road, and access by vehicle restricted, Lebanese citizens are fleeing across the border to Syria on foot. Credit: REU)

Leading Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran’s Supreme Leader told a crowd of thousands that Iran’s allies must ‘fasten the seatbelt of resistance from Iran to Afghanistan’. Israel has continued to intensify its strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. Also on the programme: we speak to the widow of the man who was killed during July’s assassination attempt on Donald Trump; and Brazil is hit by its worst wildfires in two decades. (Picture: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during the Friday prayer ceremony in Tehran, Iran, 04 October 2024 Credit: IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER OFFICE/HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

More explosions tore through the Lebanese capital today as Israeli military says it hit Hezbollah targets in Beirut. Israel has also continued to warn people in southern Lebanon to leave their homes - including in the region of Nabatieh. It comes as the Israeli army says Hezbollah has fired 200 rockets into Israel today. One of the most senior leaders of Hamas - which is designated a terrorist organisation by the UK and other governments - has told the BBC that the current crisis they provoked in the Middle East, which has led to the deaths of thousands of people in the past year, is justified. The Deputy leader of Hamas, Khalil al Haya, said the October 7th attacks, which killed 1200 people, mostly Israeli civilians, were necessary to place the issue of Palestinian statehood back on the global agenda. He insisted without it, the cycle of violence in the Middle East would not end. Also in programme: we discuss the UK government's decision to give up sovereignty of the remote but strategic Chagos islands after 200 years of rule; and whether the hit US sitcom 'Cheers' is set for British remake 30 years on. (Photo: Beirut Bachoura neighbourhood Credit: Louisa Gouliamaki for Reuters)

The Israeli Defence Forces have struck targets in southern Lebanon and the capital, Beirut. Israel’s armed forces also ordered the evacuation of more than 20 villages in the south. Also on the programme: The UK agrees to surrender its control over the Chagos Islands, handing the archipelago to Mauritius; and the researchers sequencing the genomes of 100,000 new born to better understand genetic conditions. (Photo: An Israeli Air Force air strike on a southern Lebanese village, as seen from northern Israel, 3 October 2024. Credit: Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

President Biden has said the US does not support an attack by Israel on Iran's nuclear sites, while the UN secretary general has warned of the danger of a regional war across the Middle East. We speak to expert on why diplomacy is crucial at this stage. Also in the programme: Biden visits Hurricane Helene-ravaged areas; and the discovery of an unknown species of moth. (Image: Smoke rises following an Israeli military strike in southern Lebanon. Credit: STR/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

With reports of close combat between Israeli soldiers and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, we hear from both sides of the border. And how will Israel respond to Iran's barrage of missiles last night? We also get reaction from Tehran to Iran's decision to attack Israel directly; and we ask where this all leaves American influence in the region - is it now just a bystander? (IMAGE: Smoke billows amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre, southern Lebanon October 2, 2024 / CREDIT: REUTERS/Aziz Taher)

Explosions have been heard across Israel after Iran said it had launched dozens of ballistic missiles towards the country. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said it launched the missiles in retaliation for recent attacks that killed the leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas, as well as a senior Iranian commander. Also on the programme: reaction from Israel and an academic close to the Iranian government. (Image: A man holds children as people take cover during an air raid siren after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, amid cross-border hostilities in central Israel on 1 October 2024.Credit: Reuters/Ronen Zvulun)

Israel has told the residents of more than twenty locations in southern Lebanon to evacuate immediately. Its forces have been carrying out what it describes as limited, localised raids across the Lebanese border against Hezbollah. We hear from Peter Lerner of the IDF, Lebanese businessman and independent MP Neemat Frem, and Dina Esfandiary of the Crisis Group on how Iran may respond to Nasrallah's killing. Also in the programme: the BBC's Barbara Plett Usher reports from Sudan, where famine is spreading as the civil war goes on; and a look at water worries in Panama, one of the world's wettest countries. (IMAGE: Palestinian refugee camp has hit in Lebanon / CREDIT: EPA)