Israel orders attacks in Beirut suburbs
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Israel has ordered attacks against Hezbollah in the southern suburbs of Beirut - prompting many residents to evacuate the Lebanese capital. Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said the military would strike what he called 'terrorist targets' in the area, in response to attacks on Israeli civilians and other violations of a US-brokered ceasefire. Also, Iran and the US launch renewed attacks in the Gulf, putting the ceasefire under strain. Moscow criticises France after it seizes a suspected Russian oil tanker in the Atlantic. And, are social media influencers and content creators becoming too intrusive?
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| 0:37.0 | stories. Lebanese residents flee |
| 0:39.3 | Beirut as Benjamin Netanyahu orders Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in suburbs of the capital. |
| 0:46.1 | Iran and the US launch renewed attacks in the Gulf, putting the ceasefire under strain. |
| 0:52.0 | France seizes a suspected Russian oil tanker in the Atlantic, prompting |
| 0:56.8 | condemnation from the Kremlin. Also in this podcast, some kind of intervention that can |
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| 1:24.7 | There's been no let-up in the Israeli offensive in Lebanon, where officially there's been a ceasefire for weeks. |
| 1:32.2 | In practice, for millions in the country or people in Israeli border towns, it's been clear for some time that there isn't one. |
| 1:39.7 | On Monday morning, the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said he'd ordered attacks against Hezbollah targets in the capital, Beirut. |
| 1:50.7 | Together with the Ministry of Defense, I instructed the IDF to attack targets in Beirut. |
| 1:55.1 | There will be no situation where Hezbollah attacks our cities and civilians. |
| 1:59.8 | We continue to deepen our activity on the ground in southern Lebanon, eliminating Hezbollah attacks our cities and civilians. We continue to deepen our activity on the ground in southern Lebanon, |
| 2:03.4 | eliminating Hezbollah strongholds. |
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