This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Jackie Leonard and in the early hours of Thursday, the 22nd of August,

these are our main stories.

Hezbollah is reported to have fired more than 100 rockets from Lebanon into Israel in a

single day as hopes fade that US ceasefire efforts will succeed. A study has found that Brazil has lost a third of its natural

areas since records began. And for the first time Ukraine has confirmed it's

been using American rocket systems during its offensive across the Russian border.

Also in this podcast,

coming to a games console near you soon we'll hear about the huge

Gamescom event in Germany showcasing the next big thing in the gaming

industry.

Hopes for a Gaza ceasefire and with it a calming of Middle East tensions are fading. Wednesdaynesdays saw a heavy exchange of fire across the border

between the Israeli military and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian movement, Fata, is accusing Israel of trying to ignite a

regional war with the killing in Lebanon of one of its senior officials

Khalil al-Makda. Israel has claimed he worked with Iran's revolutionary guards and was smuggling weapons and funds into the occupied West Bank.

David Menzer is a spokesman for the Israeli government.

The IDF this morning released a... is a spokesman for the Israeli government.

The IDF this morning released a precise breakdown of exactly who this man was,

working in partnership with the Iranians Islamic Revolutionary Guard, trying to push deadly arms into the Dudair

Samaria. Working with Hezbollah, we've produced a comprehensive list of his crimes and why we targeted him and why we successfully targeted him.

Our correspondent in Beirut is Hugo Bachega.

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