Drones become Hezbollah's primary weapon against Israel
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
The BBC reports from the Israel-Lebanon border, where fibre-optic drones have become Hezbollah's primary weapon of war. Also, Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered Israeli troops to take control of even more of the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, the UN has added Israel and Russia to its blacklist for sexual violence in conflict zones. A 21-year-old Austrian man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for planning a jihadist attack on a Taylor Swift concert. The people of Kenya are coming to terms with one of the worst school fires in the country's history. Jannik Sinner is out of the French Open in the biggest shock of the tennis tournament so far, but how much was Europe's heatwave to blame? And an underwater recording of bearded seals is named the sound of the year.
The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:06.0 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:11.1 | Hello, I'm Ankara Desai, and in the early hours of Friday, the 29th of May, these are our main stories. |
| 0:18.1 | As Israel intensifies attacks in Lebanon, we have a special report on how |
| 0:22.8 | Hezbollah is responding with a new drone threat of its own. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu |
| 0:29.6 | says he's ordered the military to further increase its occupation of the Gaza Strip, |
| 0:34.8 | contradicting the terms of the ceasefire deal. The United Nations has added |
| 0:39.2 | Israel and Russia to its blacklist on sexual violence in conflict. Also in this podcast, |
| 0:47.7 | an Austrian court has handed a 15-year jail sentence to a man who planned a jihadist attack |
| 0:53.8 | at a Taylor Swift concert. |
| 0:56.0 | And the heat wave across Europe affects the French Open. |
| 0:59.1 | You heard tennis player today saying he was dizzy. |
| 1:02.0 | That's one of the symptoms of heat stress or heat illness. |
| 1:06.1 | Janik Sena suffers a shocked defeat after feeling unwell on court. |
| 1:13.6 | We begin in Lebanon, where leaders there have sharply criticized deadly Israeli attacks |
| 1:19.6 | near UNESCO protected historic landmarks. |
| 1:23.4 | The Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said nothing could justify ongoing strikes on the Taya and Nabatia regions |
| 1:30.3 | and the destruction of their landmarks. |
| 1:33.5 | He said Israel orders for residents to evacuate swathes of southern Lebanon amounted to a collective punishment |
| 1:40.5 | condemned by all international norms and laws. |
| 1:44.9 | Israel has intensified attacks on Lebanon in recent days and has also hit the capital |
| 1:50.3 | Beirut, saying it's targeting Hezbollah. |
... |
Transcript will be available on the free plan in 17 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of BBC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.