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00:00Israeli strikes across Lebanon killed at least 27 people on Wednesday as the IDF ramps up

00:06attacks in the country.

00:11Former One Direction member Liam Payne was found dead after he fell from a balcony in

00:17Argentina.

00:21Italian Minister Matteo Salvini is on trial for refusing to let rescued migrants disembark

00:26in Italy in 2019.

00:36Israeli strikes across Lebanon killed at least 27 people on Wednesday, according to Lebanon's

00:41health ministry.

00:43In the southern city of Nabatia, at least 16 people were killed, including the city's

00:48mayor.

00:49Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister accused Israel of intentionally targeting a municipal

00:54council meeting there to discuss relief efforts.

00:58Israel has ramped up its attacks on the country amid growing international criticism that

01:02it is targeting UN peacekeepers in the region.

01:06UNIFIL again said that Israel deliberately targeted its positions in an attack on its

01:11watchtower.

01:12Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation in northern Gaza remains dire as Israel's siege of the

01:18Jabalia refugee camp enters its 13th day.

01:22The top UN humanitarian official is accusing Israel of blocking the delivery of desperately

01:27needed aid to Gaza, saying there's barely any food left in the north.

01:31During the first two weeks of October, just one out of 54 coordinated movements to the

01:40north via the al-Rashid checkpoint was facilitated by Israeli authorities, while another four

01:50were impeded but eventually accomplished.

01:55Following warnings from the U.S., Israel let in a limited amount of aid on Wednesday, but

01:59the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations called the progress insufficient.

02:08Former One Direction member Liam Payne was found dead after he fell from a balcony in

02:13Argentina.

02:15Fans were quick to gather outside of the hotel in Buenos Aires to hold an impromptu vigil.

02:33Police rushed to the hotel on Wednesday evening after receiving a phone call from the hotel

02:38manager.

02:39He warned them of a guest who may have been under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

02:46Payne had previously been vocal about his battle with alcoholism and posted a video

02:50in July last year saying he had been sober for six months after receiving treatment.

02:56The 31-year-old was one of the five members of One Direction who formed during the British

03:01singing competition The X Factor in 2010 after they had all auditioned individually.

03:08The band rose to fame and became one of the most iconic boy bands of their era before

03:13disbanding in 2016.

03:20NATO's chief has remained non-committal about Ukraine joining the alliance despite Zelensky's

03:25newly announced victory plan hinging on becoming a member before the war ends.

03:32Ukrainian President Zelensky said his victory plan could bring peace to the country by next

03:36year but the first in his five-point plan might be the one most likely to make western

03:41allies balk.

03:44New NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte was non-committal about Ukraine's membership.

03:49We are in close contact with allies, with Ukraine to see how we can take next steps,

03:57how to do that in a way which is also successful, which is fruitful etc.

04:04Obviously these are talks I cannot give you all the insights about, that's impossible

04:10in a press conference like this but the victory plan of course we very much are debating with

04:17them.

04:18NATO's collective security guarantee is a political commitment by all member countries

04:23to come to the aid of any member that might be under attack.

04:28Many in the alliance refuse to allow Ukraine in while fighting continues for fear of being

04:33dragged into a wider war with Russia.

04:40There is still a long way to go before the final sentence but this week's hearing will

04:45be crucial in the open arms trial involving League leader Matteo Salvini.

04:50After Italian prosecutors requested a six-year prison sentence, his lawyer Giulia Bongiorno

04:56will present her closing argument explaining why the former interior minister is innocent.

05:02A few days ago, Patriots for Europe's far-right leaders rallied in support of Salvini in Puntida.

05:08His supporters have collected signatures in his defence and a group of League party members

05:13plans to take to the streets in Palermo on Friday to show their support.

05:18We spoke to one of them.

05:20We decided to accompany him because we believe that the trial is a political trial and therefore

05:27as a political party we want to show the Italians that the party supports our federal secretary

05:38Matteo Salvini and above all to make it clear how often the legislature instrumentalises

05:50some episodes for purely political purposes.

05:54The former interior minister has been charged with kidnapping for refusing to allow 147

05:59migrants rescued by the Spanish NGO Open Arms in 2019 to disembark in Lampedusa.

06:06Prosecutors argue that under the SAR convention anyone found in distress at sea must be assisted

06:12and provided with a place of safety.

06:15They also claim that the minister made the decision for his political advantage.

06:20We absolutely consider this an absolute provocation.

06:25We think that Matteo Salvini has exercised a power as a minister, as a minister of the

06:34interior, a political power, among other things, shared by the other political parties that

06:42were in government with him.

06:45Matteo Salvini says he doesn't regret his actions and that he did it to defend the country.

06:59If convicted, he could be barred from holding government office, but it could take time

07:03for that to come into effect as the league leader can decide to appeal the judge's decision.

07:09Giorgia Orlandi for Euronews in Rome.

07:15For a year, Serbian authorities have been systematically evacuating the areas around

07:22the northern border with Hungary, collecting migrants and transporting them to camps in

07:27the Serbian cities of Kikinda and Presevo.

07:31Hundreds of illegal immigrants used to live in the barns of the Karas farm along the border

07:36fence near the town of Horgos, leaving at night to get through the barbed wire fences.

07:41But today, discarded energy drink cans and animal remains are the only signs that this

07:46place was once full of life.

07:48The roof has collapsed, the nylon sheeting protecting the windows has been ripped off

07:52and you almost can't see the buildings through the weeds.

07:55Some of the locals, like Marta, are happy about the authorities' action.

07:59She says the area has become much safer.

08:11The

08:36change in Horgos is visible.

08:38The last time Euronews was there, almost everything was closed and people were hardly

08:42seen in public spaces, but now the shops are open and children are playing in the streets.

08:56Member states seem to be further tightening their migration policies.

08:59The subject is high on the agenda of the European Council.

09:05In a letter to capitals, Ursula von der Leyen proposed to speed up returns and open detention

09:10centers in third countries.

09:14The Commission President is thus in line with the request of 15 member states to transfer

09:19asylum seekers to safe third countries.

09:25Seventeen countries also called for an accelerated expulsion of foreign nationals whose asylum

09:30application is rejected.

09:34At the return hubs, there's a key question is whether the EU member states will find

09:39willing partners in order to establish those return hubs and more than that, also to figure

09:48out ways to get countries of origin and transit to comply in terms of readmission.

09:55In France, the new interior minister, who has made immigration his priority, wants to

09:59regularize undocumented migrants, but in small numbers and gradually.

10:05In Poland, Donald Tusk is considering temporarily and partially suspending the right of asylum

10:11to combat illegal immigration.

10:14Russia and Belarus are accused of orchestrating the influx of migrants using the Polish border

10:20to destabilize the EU as a hybrid attack.

10:25More so, please, migrants are weaponized in this way.

10:31On the other hand, fundamental EU values are at stake.

10:39This is extremely problematic.

10:40The right to asylum is a fundamental right that cannot be suspended, even in times of

10:45politically declared crisis.

10:48It is protected under EU law and international law, but also by the Polish constitution,

10:54which shows that this is not a migration issue alone, but it's a broader rule of law issue.

11:01While Hungary or Italy have been marginalized in the past for their hard-line migration

11:05policies, rest of the member states now also seem to be converging in this direction.

11:16Frankfurt's book fair opened on Wednesday, and this year it is setting its eyes on young

11:21adults.

11:23With the growing use of social media, the book industry is hoping to attract young adults

11:28back to real books.

11:30Trends on social media have more and more influencers presenting books, a good sign

11:35according to the fair's director.

11:38The German fair is the biggest book fair in the world and will run until 20 October, expecting

11:43more than 200,000 visitors.

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