Radio National Breakfast

As the middle east conflict intensifies, Israel has issued a mass evacuation warning for the southern suburbs of Beirut, with thousands of residents fleeing the region.

So what is Israel's endgame in this latest conflict?

• GUEST: Hillel Newman, Israeli Ambassador to Australia

The US and Israel have launched new strikes on Iran, as Tehran also continues to fire missiles and drones at an array of targets. The war has killed more than 1,000 people in Iran, more than 50 in Lebanon and around a dozen in Israel, according to officials in those countries.US President Donald Trump claims the joint mission has hit more than 2,000 targets, with Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth saying a torpedo from an American submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, outside Sri Lanka’s territorial waters.  

• GUEST: John Bolton, former national security advisor to US President Donald Trump and former US ambassador to the United Nations under George W Bush 

The next few weeks are shaping as crucial for the childcare and early education sector as key state and federal government reports, investigating safety and quality oversight, are finalised.

Parents have been rocked by horrific allegations within the sector but Australia is not alone in reckoning with issues of abuse and staff resourcing.

So what can we learn from overseas in strengthening our system?

• GUEST: Benjamin Perks, Head of Advocacy Child Development & Protection UNICEF 

The next few weeks are shaping as crucial for the childcare and early education sector as key state and federal government reports, investigating safety and quality oversight, are finalised.

Parents have been rocked by horrific allegations within the sector but Australia is not alone in reckoning with issues of abuse and staff resourcing.

So what can we learn from overseas in strengthening our system?

• GUEST: Benjamin Perks, senior leader for Child Development issues for the UN in New York 

Iran has launched a fresh wave of strikes across the Gulf states.  Safety alerts have been issued across several Emirati cities, as drones target key infrastructure, including airports. 

• GUEST: Laura Tingle, ABC Global Affairs Editor in Dubai

Iran's main humanitarian relief organisation, the Red Crescent Society, says more than a thousand people have been killed since the US-Israeli attacks began last weekend.

That includes at least 175 people, including children, who were killed by a strike on a girls' elementary school in the southern town of Minab.

The Israeli military launched a new wave of attacks on the capital Tehran on Wednesday, as Iran responded with more military strikes across the Gulf States. 

• Guest: Dr Saba Vasefi, Iranian-Australian human rights journalist
• Producer: Pip Cook

Attention returns to Italy this weekend as Australia's Paralympians get their chance on the slopes.

Of our 14 athletes, one towers over the rest - Australia's most decorated para-athlete, Michael Milton.

He announced a surprise return to competition in September - almost two decades after ending a career that saw him claim 11 Paralympic medals - six of them gold.

• GUEST: Michael Milton, Paralympian
• PRODUCER: Brooke Young 

Israel has issued a mass evacuation warning for all of Beirut’s southern suburbs as the fighting escalates with Lebanon’s Iran-allied Hezbollah militants.

UN peacekeepers have reported ground combat in southern Lebanon where Israeli troops have been crossing the border.

• GUEST: Rana Abouzeid, Lebanese-Australian journalist based in Beirut
• PRODUCER: Oscar Coleman, Eleni Psaltis

Emergency alarms are being heard across the United Arab Emirates as a fresh wave of Iranian strikes hit the Gulf states.Drones appear to be targeting Abu Dhabi's international airport with explosions reported in the area.Iran has targeted the Gulf states for days in retaliation for the Israeli and US strikes which killed Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. 

• Guest: Alex Vatanka, Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute
• Producer: Pip Cook

As the US talks about expanding its bombing campaign in Iran, and the regime continues to retaliate, is there a point where this war can stop or will it continue to escalate? 

We hear from a former Obama advisor about the cycle of escalation, and why he doesn't think the US topple the regime from the air alone. 

We also hear from former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton. 

Then, a story you wouldn't expect on the Breakfast Wrap - we dive into the Kyle and Jackie O saga, with the former host of Media Watch Paul Barry. 

Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.