Lebanon says the number of people killed in a presumed Israeli airstrike in northern Lebanon has risen to twenty-one. The strike hit Aitou, a Christian-majority village in the mountains near Tripoli. We hear from the Lebanese Red Cross. Also in the programme: a former Stasi officer sentenced for murder; and NASA's Europa Clipper mission successfully blasts off. (Picture: Lebanese army soldier stands near destroyed vehicles at a site damaged by an Israeli air strike in the Christian-majority region of Aitou in north Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry said, October 14, 2024. Credit: Reuters)
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Hello, and welcome to Newshour from the BBC World Service.
Coming to you live from London.
I'm Asde Mushirie.
Coming up on the program, well discuss the launch of a NASA spacecraft on the hunt for signs of life.
And well hear from our correspondent on the frontline in eastern Ukraine as Russia makes advances on a crucial transport hub.
But first, we start with the latest on the war in the Middle east and a rare israeli strike in the north of Lebanon.
The Lebanese Red Cross says at least 21 people have been killed in the village of Aitu.
It's known as a maronite christian village with several churches and about 1000 residents.
Israel is yet to comment.
George Katane is the secretary general, the lebanese red Cross.
I asked him to update us on what is known about the attack.
There's 21 casualties, dead bodies.