00:00The EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has warned the Middle East is heading towards
00:07full-blown war. Speaking to reporters in New York following a UN Security Council session
00:13on Gaza, Borrell said he regretted that no power seemed able to stop Benjamin Netanyahu.
00:19Those comments come on the same day that the Israeli military announced it had hit Hezbollah's
00:24headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs. At least two people were killed and dozens
00:29were injured in the strikes. U.S. media claim that Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah
00:34was the target of the strikes, but this hasn't been confirmed by Israeli officials. Iran's
00:40embassy in Beirut condemned the strikes, saying they represent a serious escalation that changes
00:46the rules of the game. Hours earlier, Netanyahu vowed that Israel's campaign against Hezbollah
00:51would continue, dashing hopes for an internationally-backed ceasefire. Israel and Hezbollah have traded
00:58almost daily cross-border fire since the war in Gaza started in October last year.
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