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Mystery of why thousands of fish have died in Lebanese lake

At least 40 tonnes of dead carp have floated to the surface of a lake in southern Lebanon.

Locals have blamed polluted water for the deaths, but authorities say they haven’t ruled out disease.

8 May 2021

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BBC Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega at scene of destroyed building in Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut strike 'so powerful it was felt across the city'

Adam Kassak (on the left) and Ali Baydoun smile at the camera with their arms crossed in front of their chests

Beirut: Meet the TikTokers filming destroyed homes

The BBC's Orla Guerin is taken on a tour of Al Sahel Hospital in Beirut

BBC tours hospital Israel says sits above millions in Hezbollah gold

Paddleboarder in the sea

'We can reassure them that the water is good'

Nick Eardley from BBC Verify

BBC Verify examines air strike patterns in Beirut

A composite image showing a strike and Nick Eardley talking to camera

BBC Verify examines footage revealing scale of damage in Lebanon

Explosion in Beirut, Lebanon

Powerful explosion rocks Beirut overnight

Hugo Bachega in Beirut

'Bags of sweets amid rubble of flattened Beirut building'

Explosion in Beirut

Moment huge explosion shakes Beirut

The BBC's Nick Beake amidst rubble in northern Israel

Watch: BBC reporter in the midst of rocket fire into Israel

Lucy Williamson taking cover

BBC crew run for cover after gunfire heard across Lebanon-Israel border

Huge explosion seen over Beirut skyline

Moment giant explosions seen near Beirut airport

Explosion over Beirut skyline

Large explosion in Beirut as IDF says it conducted 'precise' strike

Hugo Bachega in Beirut

Watch: BBC reporter at scene of Israeli strike on Beirut

A missle launch viewed from a plane

Watch: View from above as Iran fires missiles towards Israel

Explosion in Beirut skyline

Watch: Israel carries out further air strikes on Beirut

Many rockets, fired from Iran, are seen over Jerusalem from Hebron, West Bank on October 01, 2024.

Video shows Iran's missile attack on Israel

Missile hits mall in Tel Aviv

Missile strikes near Tel Aviv shopping mall

Large explosion at night time from a distance

Watch: Explosions seen on Israel-Lebanon border

Flats in Beirut after an air strike

At the scene of Israeli strike in the heart of Beirut

Damaged building in Iran

Strikes on Tehran another big escalation - Jeremy Bowen

Israel has launched air strikes on Iran, with blasts heard in the capital Tehran.

Projectiles in sky over Tehran

Projectiles seen in sky over Tehran

Israel says it has conducted "precise strikes on military targets" in Iran.

Daniel Hagari

Watch: Israeli military announces strikes in Iran

Rear Adm Daniel Hagari says the strikes are in response to Iran "relentlessly attacking" Israel.

Dust tornado

Dust tornado and lightning captured on camera in UAE

Drivers near the city of Sharjah stopped their cars to watch the spiralling spectacle.

Yahya Sinwar

BBC Verify analyses footage of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's killing

The BBC's analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at footage said to show Yahya Sinwar's final moments.

A person sitting in an armchair outlined in red in IDF video

IDF drone footage 'shows Sinwar in final moments'

Drone footage released by the Israeli military on Thursday is said to show Sinwar in the moments before he was killed.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu says focus on hostages after Sinwar death

Sinwar, who topped Israel's most-wanted list, was a key figure believed to have been behind the 7 October attacks.

BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner, in the BBC newsroom

What the death of Yahya Sinwar means for the Middle East

The Israel Defense Forces say it has killed the Hamas leader, the man seen as responsible for 7 October.

Hammoud and Khalid

‘I say bye to my kids, in case we don’t wake up’ – two Gazans film a year under attack by Israel

Over the past year, Aya and Khalid have been filming their lives for a BBC documentary.

BBC Verify analyses footage from Gaza strikes

The BBC's Nick Eardley examines what we know about the latest Israeli strikes on Gaza.

A woman sitting in a garden

How do young Palestinians and Israelis see their future?

Jeremy Bowen speaks to young Palestinians and Israelis about the ongoing war and how they see the future.

The BBC's Rushdi Abualouf

‘Daily challenge to get stories out of Gaza’ - BBC's Rushdi Abualouf

The BBC's Rushdi Abualouf sheds light on the challenges of reporting the war from inside and outside of Gaza.

Two people hug at an event remembering victims of Hamas's 7 October attack on Israel

Israel remembers victims of 7 October attack a year on

Events have taken place across Israel to commemorate the victims of Hamas's attack.

Hadas Kalderon

Israeli hostage family's fight 'not over' one year on

On the one-year anniversary of the 7 October Hamas attacks in Israel, survivor Hadas Kalderon speaks to the BBC.

Khalil al Hayya

Watch: Jeremy Bowen presses Hamas deputy leader on 7 October attacks

One of the most senior leaders of Hamas - a group designated a terrorist organisation by the UK and others - speaks to the BBC's Jeremy Bowen.

Video showing missiles fired over Israel

Video shows Iranian missiles fired over Israel

Video filmed from Dabouq shows the barrage of missiles which were launched on 1 October.

BBC correspondent Sally Nabil

'A scene of chaos' - BBC reporter outside building hit by Israeli strike

An Israeli air strike targeted a building in Bachoura in central Beirut, killing at least six people.

Nawal Al-Maghafi

Watch: Analysing where Iran's missiles struck in Israel

BBC Verify analysed three locations that were hit by Iranian missiles.

Explosion in Yemen

Huge fireball seen as Israel strikes Yemen port

Footage appears to show Israeli strike on the Yemeni port of Hudaydah.

BBC reporter Merlyn Thomas in front of footage of bombed buildings

Analysing videos showing strikes that killed Nasrallah

How the BBC worked out the facts about blasts in Lebanon's capital from clues in social media footage.