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Hugo Bachega

London

Correspondent at BBC

BBC Middle East correspondent

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  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Hugo Bachega

    Hezbollah at crossroads after blows from war weaken groupHugo BachegaReporting fromSouthern LebanonReutersKfar Kila is one of the border towns in Lebanon that were almost completely destroyed by the Israeli military during last year's warLast year, on 17 September, at around 15:30, a pager which a nurse called Adam was given at the start of his shift at a hospital in Lebanon received a message.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Hugo Bachega

    Israel warns Lebanon of severe response after rocket fireHugo BachegaBBC Middle East correspondentJaroslav LukivReutersIDF soldiers guard in the norther Israeli town of Metula, on the border with Lebanon. File photoIsrael has warned it will "respond severely" after rockets were fired from Lebanon - the first since a bilateral ceasefire deal came into effect in November.

  • 2 months ago | bbc.co.uk | Hugo Bachega

    On 26 January, thousands of displaced Lebanese, who had been living across the country, tried to return to their homes in southern Lebanon. They travelled in convoys, played revolutionary songs and waved, proudly, the yellow Hezbollah flag. Many found out that, aer more than a year of war, there were no homes to return to. They mourned what had been lost and, in the rubble of destroyed buildings, put up posters remembering the group's late leader, Hassan Nasrallah.

  • Jun 5, 2024 | bbc.com | Hugo Bachega

    Israeli nationalists march through Jerusalem's Old CityHugo Bachega,BBC Middle East correspondentReutersCrowds gathered outside the Damascus Gate before marching through the Muslim QuarterTens of thousands of Israelis, many from nationalist groups, have taken part in the annual Jerusalem Day flag march to mark the capture of the east of the city in the 1967 war.

  • Apr 14, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Hugo Bachega

    Israel is weighing possible responses to Iran's attack with hundreds of drones and missiles, amid growing calls for restraint to avert a wider war. Israel and its allies shot down nearly all projectiles fired in the first ever direct Iranian attack on Israel. The US has said it will not take part in any Israeli response, to avoid an escalation in regional hostilities. Centrist Israeli minister Benny Gantz said the country would "exact the price" from Iran when timing is right.

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Hugo Bachega
Hugo Bachega @hugobachega
9 Apr 25

RT @BBCWorld: Chemical burns, assaults, electric shocks - Gazans tell BBC of torture in Israeli detention https://t.co/Hh3BMBHYN9

Hugo Bachega
Hugo Bachega @hugobachega
7 Apr 25

Hezbollah is under pressure to disarm but any discussions are likely to be long and difficult. Pushing the group too hard, too quickly, could result in even more violence in Lebanon where many still remember the 1997-1990 civil war. My @BBCWorld report. https://t.co/qBG9bqYjob

Hugo Bachega
Hugo Bachega @hugobachega
5 Apr 25

I’m back on @BBCRadio4 From Our Own Correspondent this weekend, reflecting on what might be next for Hezbollah. The group, battered by the war with Israel, is under pressure to disarm. But can it change? https://t.co/k7Qn87iNlJ