Pager and Walkie-Talkie Explosions in Lebanon

Newscast

BBC

Politics, News

4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Today, we discuss what’s going on with exploding pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon.

James Cook is joined by International Editor, Jeremy Bowen, and Security Correspondent, Frank Gardner, to discuss how the devices exploded, why Israel seems to have infiltrated Hezbollah’s communications network, and what this could mean for escalating tensions in the region.

Plus, Chris joins James to discuss how a row has broken out in government over Keir Starmer’s top aide, Sue Gray, being paid more than the Prime Minister.

You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by James Cook. It was made by Miranda Slade with Anna Harris, Reeta Jobanputra, and Kris Jalowiecki. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.
0:05.0	So first it was Pagers exploding in Lebanon, and now we're hearing it's walkie talkies.
0:10.0	It looks like Israel has infiltrated the communications network of its enemy Hezbollah.
0:16.0	So we'll bring you what we know about the explosions and we'll also explain what they might mean for the Middle East and the world.
0:22.7	We'll do that with Jeremy Bowen and Frank Gardner.
0:25.3	And then we're going to hear from Chris Mason
0:27.4	about his latest scoop, which is about how the Prime Minister's chief of staff
0:31.6	is paid more than Kirst Starmer and all that is coming up on
0:35.7	this episode of Newscast.
0:37.6	Newscast.
0:38.6	Newscast from the BBC.
0:40.6	The exit poll is predicting a labor landslide.
0:44.4	We did it!
0:45.2	And before you know it, you have a bright future behind you.
0:48.4	I really don't know what he said at the end of their sentence.
0:50.5	Joe, you did such a great job.
0:52.2	You answered every question.
0:54.4	Take me down to Downey Street.
0:56.3	Let's go have a tour.
0:58.0	Blimey.
0:59.0	It's coming up to 4 o'clock in the afternoon here in the UK, six o'clock in Lebanon and within the past half an hour or so
1:06.2	we've been hearing reports of new explosions there. The details really are only just coming in. There are live pictures in the last few minutes which show plumes of smoke rising above the capital Beirut.
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