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

I'm Jackie Leonard and at 13 hours GMT on Wednesday the 16th of October,

these are our main stories.

The authorities in Lebanon say at least six people

have been killed in the latest Israeli air strikes. Israel allows the first aid supplies for two

weeks to enter northern Gaza, following pressure from the United States and

after 18 months of civil war in Sudan our reporter Mohanad Hashim returns home to

find out what's been left of his childhood neighborhood.

Also in this podcast President Zelensky sets out the key points of his victory plan for Ukraine and

we are so happy to be here to visit these beautiful sculptures

and it's very modern and at the same time we can touch ancient a preview of the Grand Egyptian Museum housing the world's largest collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts.

We'll be getting the latest from the conflict in the Middle East shortly, but we start this podcast with another devastating war which has been receiving far less attention. This week marks 18 months since the

civil war erupted in Sudan, between the army and a powerful paramilitary group, the

rapid support forces, leading to what the United Nations

has called one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. It's estimated that as

many as 150,000 people have been killed and more than 10 million people displaced.

In some parts of the country there is famine.

The BBC's Mohanan Hashem was born and raised in the city of Omdaman. He has finally been able to go back there to search for his home, family and friends.

So I finally arrived in my neighborhood in Numburban.

Almorada Avenue is empty.

The destruction is everywhere.

Front of the houses are smashed.

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