Middle East

We spoke to Israeli Air Force Brigadier General Relik Shafir, who was one of the pilots who struck at Iraqi nuclear facilities in 1981.

There were loud explosions in the centre of the Lebanese capital Beirut after missiles were heard flying over the city – reports claim Israel was targeting a leading Hezbollah official.

In Gaza at least 28 Palestinians have been killed and dozens of others injured after an Israeli strike on a school being used as a shelter, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.

We speak to our Foreign Affairs Correspondent Secunder Kermani.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, says many of the strikes on Lebanon have violated international humanitarian law.

In Beirut, air strikes and huge explosions lit up the skyline through the night, and again in the last hour, as Israel targeted the southern suburbs.

We spoke to Gavin Kelleher from the Norwegian Refugee Council.

Israel is a country braced for more war. Iran has already grounded overnight flights from all its airports. It follows an intense night in both Gaza and Beirut, as Israel stepped up its offensives against the Iran-backed groups Hamas and Hezbollah.

In the UK, tens of thousands of protesters have marched through central London, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the violence in Lebanon.

We spoke to the shadow Security Minister Tom Tugendhat, one of the four remaining Conservative leadership contenders.

We spoke to Miri Eisin, who’s a retired colonel from the Israel Defence Forces.

We speak to our Foreign Affairs Correspondent Secunder Kermani, who’s just returned to Beirut from Tyre in southern Lebanon.

Israel has expanded its bombardment of Lebanon, striking new areas as it targets members of both Hezbollah and Hamas.

We spoke to the Foreign Office Minister responsible for the Middle East and North Africa, Conservative MP James Cleverly. We started by asking whether the reported foreign aid cuts to Syria would be reconsidered.

The Lebanese president has rejected calls for an international investigation into the port explosion which has killed at least 154 and left thousands more injured.