Lebanese Foreign Minister doesn’t think Hezbollah carried out Golan Heights attack

Israel’s military have hit villages and towns in south and east Lebanon after accusing Hezbollah of being responsible for the football pitch attack that killed 12 young people on Saturday. Israel Defense Force spokesman Daniel Hagari, says Hezbollah is "lying and denying responsibility for the incident", following his visit to the scene of the attack. Children and young adults were amongst those dead from the rocket strike and dozens more were left injured. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, immediately vowed retaliation against Hezbollah, saying the group would "pay a heavy price". The Israeli Air Force has now confirmed it has hit "terror targets" overnight.

Also in the programme: We will be checking in on the 2024 Paris Olympics as the USA men's basketball team prepare to play their first game.

Joining presenter Krupa Padhy are Dr Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East programme at Chatham House and Dr Samir Puri, a British author, former diplomat, and visiting lecturer in War Studies at King's College London.

(Picture: Lebanese caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib speaks next to German foreign minister during a joint press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin, Germany, 15 December 2023. Photo by CLEMENS BILAN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (14259457d) )