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BBC OS: 2023/10/20 16:06 GMT: Tensions grow at Lebanon border

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Tensions grow at Lebanon border

2023/10/20 16:06 GMT

2023/10/20 16:06 GMT: Tensions grow at Lebanon border

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Tensions have been high along the Lebanese border with Israel

Tensions have been high along the Lebanese border with Israel.

For days, tensions have been high along the Lebanese border with Israel, with frequent exchanges of fire between heavily armed militants in Lebanon and the Israeli army. We hear a message from a listener in Beirut and hear the latest from our correspondent there, Hugo Bachega.

The Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, has confirmed he'll join several world leaders at a summit in Cairo on Saturday aimed at achieving a ceasefire in Gaza. Our security correspondent Frank Gardner explains what could be next in the search for diplomatic relations between the countries.

Ghanian authorities say flooding after heavy rains has forced almost 26,000 people from their homes. We hear voice messages from those affected, and our reporter in the Ghanaian capital Accra, Thomas Naadi, gives the latest debrief.

We speak to two Afghan refugees in Pakistan after the government there ordered all unauthorised asylum seekers to leave the country by November.

Presenter: James Reynolds

(An Israeli tank seen in position near Israel's border with Lebanon in northern Israel, October 19, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner)

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