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Large explosions have rocked the south of Beirut

A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ correspondent described seeing a huge orange ball of flame rising into the sky.

The city's southern suburbs are a Hezbollah bastion. A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ correspondent described seeing a huge orange ball of flame rising into the sky, saying there's speculation a weapons storage site or petrol station may have been struck.

Also on the programme: Tunisians are set to head to the polls in the first round of presidential elections; and last ditch efforts continue to try to save one of the very last French manufacturers of the accordion.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss all this and more are Noga Tarnopolsky, an Israel and Palestine reporter, and Amjad Iraqi, a senior editor at 972 magazine and an associate fellow at Chatham House.

(Photo: Smoke and flames rise over Beirut's southern suburbs after a strike, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon on October 6, 2024. Credit: REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

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