US calls for restraint as Israel attacks southern Lebanon
The bombing started hours after a much-anticipated speech by the Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah
Israel intensifies its bombing against Hezbollah positions in the south of the country. We hear from Amin Salam, Lebanon's minister of economy and Lebanese resident Sara Rammal, forced to to leave her village in south Lebanon on the border with Israel.
The humanitarian situation in Haiti continues to deteriorate, with almost five million Haitians facing famine. We'll hear from William O鈥橬eill, the UN Independent Expert on the Human Rights Situation in Haiti.
Also in the programme, if you wondered about life in space, 主播大秀's Georgina Rannard has been speaking to three former astronauts Nicole Stott, Chris Hadfield and Helen Sharman.
[Photo:Smoke rises after an Israeli shelling hit the Khiyam town near the Lebanese-Israeli border in southern Lebanon, 19 September 2024. Credit: EPA]
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