Israel continues to strike Hezbollah, Hamas and Houthi targets
Newshour
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🗓️ 30 September 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Israel continues to strike Hezbollah, Hamas and Houthi targets, as speculation about an Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon grows. We hear live from the Middle East, where Hezbollah's deputy leader has made a defiant speech after the killing of Hassan Nasrallah.
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(IMAGE: Smoke billows over Khiam, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the Lebanese border with Israel, September 30, 2024 / CREDIT: Reuters/Karamallah Daher)
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to News Hour live from the BBC World Service in London. |
| 0:08.2 | I'm Rebecca Keesby. |
| 0:10.3 | Our top story today, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, there have been several developments over the past few hours. |
| 0:16.5 | It's a moving story with several strands alongside more Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah, Hamas and Houthi. Along into Southern Lebanon may be imminent so how likely is that could it just be posturing |
| 0:36.2 | by the Israeli Ministry of Defence and if a land assault were to happen into Lebanon what is the next |
| 0:42.4 | phase of this war? |
| 0:43.4 | Well earlier today Hezbollah's surviving deputy leader Naim Kossam |
| 0:47.4 | defiantly insisted that Hezbollah forces were ready for any Israeli ground |
| 0:52.4 | invasion. |
| 0:53.2 | He acknowledged that the assassination of Hassan Nisrala and other commanders was a big blow, |
| 0:58.3 | but he said Hezbollah would regroup. |
| 1:00.4 | The Islamic resistance. group. |
| 1:04.0 | The Islamic resistance will continue to confront the Israeli enemy in solidarity with Gaza and Palestine in defense of Lebanon and its people. |
| 1:12.0 | In defense of Lebanon and its people and in response to the |
| 1:18.4 | assassinations of leaders and the killing of civilians. |
| 1:24.0 | We recognize that the battle may be long, |
| 1:28.0 | but all options are available to us. |
| 1:31.0 | Should the Israelis decide to launch a ground invasion, the resistance forces are ready to engage |
| 1:36.7 | with it. |
| 1:37.7 | Well, earlier today the Israeli Defence Minister Yravgoland met troops in northern Israel and told them everything |
| 1:45.4 | that needs to be done will be done and that Israel will use all the forces |
| 1:50.4 | from the air, sea and land. |
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