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The single deadliest attack in nearly two decades took place on 29 September, when an Israeli airstrike destroyed an apartment block in the quiet village of Ein El Delb, killing 73 people. Israel says the building was a terrorist command centre and they were targeting a senior Hezbollah leader.
The single deadliest attack in nearly two decades took place on 29 September, when an Israeli airstrike destroyed an apartment block in the quiet village of Ein El Delb, killing 73 people. Israel says the building was a terrorist command centre and they were targeting a senior Hezbollah leader.
But a BBC Eye investigation has found that most of the victims were in fact civilians, many of them children. Ashraf lost his mother and sister in the apartment block.
But a BBC Eye investigation has found that most of the victims were in fact civilians, many of them children. Ashraf lost his mother and sister in the apartment block.
Our senior international investigations correspondent, Nawal Al-Maghafi, told me what they'd found out.
Our senior international investigations correspondent, Nawal Al-Maghafi, told me what they'd found out.
Nawal al-Meghafi. Meanwhile, 300 kilometres to the south in the occupied West Bank, hundreds of residents are fleeing the city of Jenin in the face of continuing Israeli army operations. Jenin's Palestinian governor says the Israeli military has ordered people to evacuate the refugee camp in Jenin, although Israel disputes this.
Nawal al-Meghafi. Meanwhile, 300 kilometres to the south in the occupied West Bank, hundreds of residents are fleeing the city of Jenin in the face of continuing Israeli army operations. Jenin's Palestinian governor says the Israeli military has ordered people to evacuate the refugee camp in Jenin, although Israel disputes this.
Asil Badoun is the spokesperson for medical aid for Palestinians in the West Bank.
Asil Badoun is the spokesperson for medical aid for Palestinians in the West Bank.
The tension in Jenin comes against the backdrop of a fragile ceasefire in Gaza, with Hamas expected to provide the names of four more hostages to be released tomorrow as part of the agreement that halted the violence there. Our correspondent in Jerusalem, Yolande Nell, told me more about the situation in Jenin.
The tension in Jenin comes against the backdrop of a fragile ceasefire in Gaza, with Hamas expected to provide the names of four more hostages to be released tomorrow as part of the agreement that halted the violence there. Our correspondent in Jerusalem, Yolande Nell, told me more about the situation in Jenin.
Well, we are just a week into that ceasefire that you've been talking about, and we understand hostage names, four more, are set to be announced by Hamas. What do we know about that?
Well, we are just a week into that ceasefire that you've been talking about, and we understand hostage names, four more, are set to be announced by Hamas. What do we know about that?
Yolanda Nell in Jerusalem. This weekend, Belarus goes to the polls. Five names will feature on the ballot, but it's widely expected that Alexander Lukashenko, who's ruled the country for three decades and is firmly backed by Vladimir Putin, will be re-elected.
Yolanda Nell in Jerusalem. This weekend, Belarus goes to the polls. Five names will feature on the ballot, but it's widely expected that Alexander Lukashenko, who's ruled the country for three decades and is firmly backed by Vladimir Putin, will be re-elected.
The exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is calling the election a scam that's been carefully orchestrated by the government to hold on to power. Our Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports.
The exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is calling the election a scam that's been carefully orchestrated by the government to hold on to power. Our Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford reports.
Sarah Rainsford. A court in Pakistan has ordered a popular social media personality to publish a video every month on animal rights as a punishment for unlawfully keeping a pet lion cub. Raja Bhatt is one of the most followed social media influencers in the country. Our South Asia regional editor Anbarasan Etherajan has more.
Sarah Rainsford. A court in Pakistan has ordered a popular social media personality to publish a video every month on animal rights as a punishment for unlawfully keeping a pet lion cub. Raja Bhatt is one of the most followed social media influencers in the country. Our South Asia regional editor Anbarasan Etherajan has more.