supporters of the iranian government take to the streets to celebrate the attack. this is the scene live in tel aviv — it was the first time iran had ever launched a direct military assault on israel. iranians retaliatory action comes after israel's strike on its consulate in syria two weeks ago. prime minister netanyahu convenes a war council as the us reaffirms its commitment to israel's security. jordan joins commitment to israel's security. jordanjoins israel, uk and france in that it saying intercepted flying objects over its airspace. hello i'm lewis vaughanjones.

we will have the latest developments for you. we be live injerusalem a few moments. firstly we will take a look at the latest. have a listen and at this. air raid sirens that is the sound of sirens over jerusalem. the explosions there as 300, around 300 drones and missiles launched towards israel. israel says that 99% of them were taken out. let's look at the skies overjordan. israel's allies helped, the us, uk and france helped shoot down objects of the sky. the skies over damascus, syria. let's take a look at how israel defends itself. this is the

iron dome in operation, you can see the missiles intercepted in the sky. the update from israel, no significant damage done, no deaths but a young girl was injured by falling they breed and is being treated in hospital. let's take a look at the reaction in iran. these were scenes on the streets after it was announced that iran had taken this action. iran says this is in retaliation for israel's believed attack on its consulate two weeks ago. looking at the map to give you ago. looking at the map to give you a idea of the geography and scale of the escalation. there is iran and israel, you can see the distance between them. this is the first time

that iran has directly attacked israel in this way. live pictures of flight radar, this tells you, each yellow dot is a live feed of where an aeroplane is. you can see in the middle of the screen that big gap, the distance between iran and israel. it gives you an idea that planes are clearing that airspace between the two countries. more on the reaction from iran. in the past hour or so we've had a statement from the chief of staff of the iranian armed forces warning against retalation from israel. take a listen. translation: from our point of view, this operation is over _ and there is no intention to continue the operation. but if the zionist regime takes any action against the islamic republic, whether on our soil or places belonging to us in syria or elsewhere, our next operation

will be much larger. my my colleague has been standing by, let's head live tojerusalem. here let's head live to jerusalem. here injerusalem. _ let's head live to jerusalem. here in jerusalem, we _ let's head live to jerusalem. here in jerusalem, we are _ let's head live to jerusalem. here in jerusalem, we are waiting - let's head live tojerusalem. flee: injerusalem, we are waiting for israel's war cabinet to meet. they will assess the strike, the support they received from allies and critically, the question that is on everyone's mind is what will be israel's response after this unprecedented attack, directly on israeli soil from unprecedented attack, directly on israeli soilfrom iran. we heard from the israeli defence forces that around 300 drones and missiles, including ballistic missiles were fired against israel in the early hours of the morning. we heard from the israeli ministry that 99% of them were shut down, we know that them were shut down, we know that

the us and jordan were involved in those interceptions. we know that britain and france were part of this coalition of allies which responded to this iranians assault. let's speak to israel defence forces spokesperson lieutenant colonel peter lerner. update us on the damage caused by this swarm of missiles and drones lunged against israel. it is this swarm of missiles and drones lunged against israel.— lunged against israel. it is great to be here _ lunged against israel. it is great to be here with _ lunged against israel. it is great to be here with you _ lunged against israel. it is great to be here with you this - lunged against israel. it is great i to be here with you this afternoon. i would _ to be here with you this afternoon. i would say, — to be here with you this afternoon. i would say, first of all, what was shown _ i would say, first of all, what was shown in— i would say, first of all, what was shown in the early hours of the morning — shown in the early hours of the morning was a unity of decent nations— morning was a unity of decent nations that came together against the diabolical intentions of iran. that— the diabolical intentions of iran. that resulted in a good outcome because — that resulted in a good outcome because we were able to fend off 99% of the _ because we were able to fend off 99% of the rockets, missiles and explosive drones that were headed our wax _ explosive drones that were headed our way. together we were able to save many— our way. together we were able to save many lives in the early hours of this_

save many lives in the early hours of this morning. i am sure you experienced it from jerusalem, the explosions — experienced it from jerusalem, the explosions overhead, both from those ballistic _ explosions overhead, both from those ballistic missiles. i'm happy to say that none — ballistic missiles. i'm happy to say that none of the explosive drones that none of the explosive drones that were — that none of the explosive drones that were headed here were able to penetrate _ that were headed here were able to penetrate the airspace. the same goes _ penetrate the airspace. the same goes for— penetrate the airspace. the same goes for the 13 cruise missiles that were _ goes for the 13 cruise missiles that were fired, — goes for the 13 cruise missiles that were fired, they did not make it into israeli _ were fired, they did not make it into israeli airspace. the missiles were _ into israeli airspace. the missiles were able — into israeli airspace. the missiles were able to hit an air base in the south _ were able to hit an air base in the south of— were able to hit an air base in the south of israel which caused minimal damage _ south of israel which caused minimal damage. the airbase remained operational throughout. and there is the sad _ operational throughout. and there is the sad story of the seven—year—old -irl, the sad story of the seven—year—old girl, baby— the sad story of the seven—year—old girl, baby girl basically, that was injured _ girl, baby girl basically, that was injured and is currently fighting for her— injured and is currently fighting for her life in hospital. we hope she will— for her life in hospital. we hope she will come out of that. the preparations are defensive in nature, — preparations are defensive in nature, preparing for what else iran can deal _

nature, preparing for what else iran can deal. we have had rockets fired this morning from lebanon on from hezbollah. — this morning from lebanon on from hezbollah, iran hasn't stopped from the last— hezbollah, iran hasn't stopped from the last six— hezbollah, iran hasn't stopped from the last six months, they have been attacking _ the last six months, they have been attacking us on all sides and last night _ attacking us on all sides and last night they— attacking us on all sides and last night they launched from their own territory~ _ night they launched from their own territory. its night they launched from their own territo . �* , , ., night they launched from their own territo . a ~ ., , ., territory. as you know, this was a retaliatory — territory. as you know, this was a retaliatory strike, _ territory. as you know, this was a retaliatory strike, you _ territory. as you know, this was a retaliatory strike, you didn't - territory. as you know, this was a retaliatory strike, you didn't say l retaliatory strike, you didn't say it but it is widely understood to be your attack, april one on the uranium consular annex on diplomatic property in the capital, damascus. also killed some senior iranian revolutionary guards. iran said it had to hit back at that. but iran and your allies are saying let us draw a line under this. i know that the decision is yet to be taken, can you let us know what the thinking is here in israel? the you let us know what the thinking is here in israel?— here in israel? the thinking is clear, here in israel? the thinking is clear. lran — here in israel? the thinking is clear, iran has _ here in israel? the thinking is

clear, iran has been - here in israel? the thinking is clear, iran has been behind i here in israel? the thinking is - clear, iran has been behind attacks over the _ clear, iran has been behind attacks over the last six months, hamas wouldn't — over the last six months, hamas wouldn't have the capability to build _ wouldn't have the capability to build the army that invaded israel were _ build the army that invaded israel were it _ build the army that invaded israel were it not — build the army that invaded israel were it not for the immense financial, _ were it not for the immense financial, in—kind and instruction of $100 — financial, in—kind and instruction of $100 million a year. hezbollah has been — of $100 million a year. hezbollah has been at war with us since the 8th of— has been at war with us since the 8th of october, firing over 3000 rockets, — 8th of october, firing over 3000 rockets, they will also not be able to do _ rockets, they will also not be able to do so _ rockets, they will also not be able to do so without the huge financial support, _ to do so without the huge financial support, the training that they go through— support, the training that they go through by iran and the instructions they receive. and the situation in yemen— they receive. and the situation in yemen is— they receive. and the situation in yemen is the same. they are all using _ yemen is the same. they are all using iranians weaponry and knowledge, they are all extensively funded _ knowledge, they are all extensively funded by iran. iranjust came to the forefront of this war in their attack— the forefront of this war in their attack last— the forefront of this war in their attack last night, they have been there _ attack last night, they have been there through the course of this war and beforehand. there have been

preparing — and beforehand. there have been preparing hamas to do the invasion on the _ preparing hamas to do the invasion on the 7th — preparing hamas to do the invasion on the 7th of october. while there are fingers— on the 7th of october. while there are fingers being pointed, we have to be _ are fingers being pointed, we have to be clear— are fingers being pointed, we have to be clear minded and open eyed regarding — to be clear minded and open eyed regarding the level of iran's involvement. it didn't begin on april— involvement. it didn't begin on april one. _ involvement. it didn't begin on april one, it has been going on for many— april one, it has been going on for many years. — april one, it has been going on for many years, building these forces, building _ many years, building these forces, building a — many years, building these forces, building a ring of fire around israel— building a ring of fire around israel that we can't accept. therefore, we embarked to defend ourselves — therefore, we embarked to defend ourselves with decent nations, we have _ ourselves with decent nations, we have a _ ourselves with decent nations, we have a very— ourselves with decent nations, we have a very high level of success of interception. we are prepared to continue — interception. we are prepared to continue to defend israel against uranium — continue to defend israel against uranium hostility. you mentioned there have _ uranium hostility. you mentioned there have been _ uranium hostility. you mentioned there have been decades - uranium hostility. you mentioned there have been decades of- uranium hostility. you mentioned l there have been decades of shadow was conducted by iran's proxies, also decades of israeli covert operations targeting iranians assets, that has intensified since

the gaza war erupted six months ago. this particular moment which has such peril, which was a tit—for—tat after april one, and now a retaliatory strike overnight. israel will not be ready to say, as the americans are saying, let us draw a line under this. we americans are saying, let us draw a line under this.— line under this. we will wait for the government's _ line under this. we will wait for the government's decision, - line under this. we will wait forj the government's decision, the line under this. we will wait for - the government's decision, the idf will be _ the government's decision, the idf will be prepared to implement any instruction the government gives us. that is— instruction the government gives us. that is how— instruction the government gives us. that is how it— instruction the government gives us. that is how it works in israel. we will be _ that is how it works in israel. we will be prepared to conduct whatever instructions we receive based on what _ instructions we receive based on what we — instructions we receive based on what we are trying to achieve. i think— what we are trying to achieve. i think what— what we are trying to achieve. i think what we are all trying to achieve, — think what we are all trying to achieve, this is precisely why the coalition— achieve, this is precisely why the coalition came together, is safety and security for all decent people in this— and security for all decent people in this region. iran is behind everything bad, they do it intentionally and with a way that is intended _ intentionally and with a way that is intended to create instability. in order— intended to create instability. in order to — intended to create instability. in order to shake up the region. not for the _ order to shake up the region. not

for the good of the people, only for their own _ for the good of the people, only for their own leaders benefit. the for the good of the people, only for their own leaders benefit.— their own leaders benefit. the gaza war has been _ their own leaders benefit. the gaza war has been pushed _ their own leaders benefit. the gaza war has been pushed from - their own leaders benefit. the gaza war has been pushed from the - war has been pushed from the forefront of the news, there was a statement earlier by the mossad spy chief saying that the ceasefire talks were stalled. iran and its allies see the current escalation as part of the tension over the gaza war. can you update us on how those talks are proceeding. i war. can you update us on how those talks are proceeding.— talks are proceeding. i don't talk on behalf of _ talks are proceeding. i don't talk on behalf of the _ talks are proceeding. i don't talk on behalf of the prime _ talks are proceeding. i don't talk| on behalf of the prime minister's office _ on behalf of the prime minister's office but— on behalf of the prime minister's office but i will address the announcements, it was because hamas had turned _ announcements, it was because hamas had turned down the agreement on the table _ had turned down the agreement on the table there _ had turned down the agreement on the table. there are two ways to bring home _ table. there are two ways to bring home hundred and 33 hostages still held by— home hundred and 33 hostages still held by hamas, negotiation or military— held by hamas, negotiation or military force. if the negotiations aren't— military force. if the negotiations aren't working, there will be a pursuit— aren't working, there will be a pursuit of— aren't working, there will be a pursuit of hamas where ever they are hiding _ pursuit of hamas where ever they are hiding and _ pursuit of hamas where ever they are hiding and we will continue to

conduct — hiding and we will continue to conduct our operations against the terrorist _ conduct our operations against the terrorist organisation because they have abused the power of government that they— have abused the power of government that they have accumulated over the last 17 _ that they have accumulated over the last 17 years to build a terrorist army. — last 17 years to build a terrorist army. not _ last 17 years to build a terrorist army, not for the good of the people of gaza _ army, not for the good of the people of gaza but— army, not for the good of the people of gaza but at the detriment of what they actually need. and today, they are holding 133 israelis hostage but they are _ are holding 133 israelis hostage but they are also holding the people of gaza hostage by turning down the deal _ gaza hostage by turning down the deal we — gaza hostage by turning down the deal. we are preparing ourselves, we have talked _ deal. we are preparing ourselves, we have talked extensively about the operations that need to be conducted in the _ operations that need to be conducted in the area _ operations that need to be conducted in the area of rafah, we continue to conduct _ in the area of rafah, we continue to conduct operations throughout, in the central, and the gaza strip, where _ the central, and the gaza strip, where we — the central, and the gaza strip, where we continue to pursue dismantling their capabilities, engage — dismantling their capabilities, engage them in the tunnels and chase hamas— engage them in the tunnels and chase hamas from their hiding places. we are determined to change the security— are determined to change the security reality for the people of israel _ security reality for the people of israel. hamas cannot be allowed to have those —

israel. hamas cannot be allowed to have those powers of government because _ have those powers of government because we have seen that they can't because we have seen that they can't be trusted _ because we have seen that they can't be trusted. we have seen that they will build _ be trusted. we have seen that they will build a — be trusted. we have seen that they will build a terrorist army and they have promised that they will come into our— have promised that they will come into our houses again and again to butcher, _ into our houses again and again to butcher, maim, murderand abduct. thank— butcher, maim, murderand abduct. thank you— butcher, maim, murderand abduct. thank you for— butcher, maim, murderand abduct. thank you forjoining us. and reminding us about the horrors of the war. the six month long war grinds on, israel is still saying it has to carry out the last of its military operations on the ground, in the southern city of rafah where more than 1 million in the southern city of rafah where more thani million palestinians have taken refuge, pushed from other places throughout the last six months. all eyes now are on this new confrontation between iran and israel. and as was said, that is a critical decision that will be taken by the war cabinet and they will be meeting shortly. in the midst of

calls from across the region and across the world for restraint at this time. handing you back to the studio in london for more news. thank you for that. extraordinary _ more news. thank you for that. extraordinary interview, - more news. thank you for that. extraordinary interview, that i more news. thank you for that. l extraordinary interview, that was the first time that we have had the chance to put those questions to representatives of the idf, the israeli defence forces. he said that iran is behind everything bad, and also, iran has been there during the course of the war. pointing to iran's role with hamas and hezbollah. we will get more reaction on that interview later, i want to let you know our live feeds for you. here are pictures ofjerusalem where

wejust saw, we here are pictures ofjerusalem where we just saw, we can see the live feed of also tel aviv, a calmer situation. the extraordinary events overnight, we have a live feed of the israel lebanon border too. let's take a look now at some of the major international reaction. president biden rushed to the situation room in washington to keep across the developments. the white house published a photo from the situation room on x. you can see the president surrounded by some of his top security officials. defense secretary lloyd austin, secretary of state antony blinken, among others. and president biden has spoken over the phone with israeli pm benjamin netanyahu — to say he condemns the attacks in the strongest possible terms. in a statement president biden said "i ve just spoken "with prime minister netanyahu to reaffirm america s "ironclad commitment to the security of israel. "i told him that israel demonstrated a remarkable capacity "to defend against and defeat even unprecedented attacks 7 sending "a clear message to its foes

that they cannot effectively threaten the security of israel." he went on to say... "i will convene my fellow g7 leaders to coordinate a united diplomatic "response to iran s brazen attack." let's speak to our security correspondent gordon corera. how do you think the events overnight have changed or recalibrated the security calculations? it recalibrated the security calculations?— recalibrated the security calculations? , . , calculations? it is a very delicate and difficult _ calculations? it is a very delicate and difficult moment _ calculations? it is a very delicate and difficult moment in - calculations? it is a very delicate and difficult moment in many - calculations? it is a very delicate l and difficult moment in many ways because we have seen this attempt by iran to carry out a large—scale attack which it has called a success, despite the fact that israel says it shot down 99% of the missiles and drones. clearly, iran wants to feel like it has taken action and can now put a lid on this and stop it. but israel feels that this unprecedented move of attacking israel directly does require some

kind of response. if that is the question now, the attention will be on display sea and the war council. and what kind of response it needs to carry out. do you have had statements of support, you have a lot of diplomacy coming of the g7 potentially having a virtual meeting, un security council meeting. all of that will be to urge restraint. because the question is does israel feel it needs to hit backin does israel feel it needs to hit back in a significant way and what are the implications of that. i think it is a very uncertain moment in terms of what happens next with a few different scenarios.— few different scenarios. thank you for that. let's _ few different scenarios. thank you for that. let's take _ few different scenarios. thank you for that. let's take a _ few different scenarios. thank you for that. let's take a look - few different scenarios. thank you for that. let's take a look again i few different scenarios. thank you for that. let's take a look again at | for that. let's take a look again at events overnight. we will run through what happened when and where.

air raid sirens these are the skies abovejerusalem, the sirens warning about missiles flying overhead. you can see the explosions in the sky. some 300 drones and missiles fired at israel. israel says that 99% of them were shot down and taken out. let's take you to the skies abovejordan, the missiles were also taken down not just over the israeli airspace but also in neighbouring countries, this isjordan. israel's allies helped, the us, uk and france shooting down objects from that airspace above countries like syria. damascus, you can see the object in the sky. going back to israel, one of the way it defends itself is the iron dome which you can see the streaks in the

sky, missiles fired from the ground to take out missiles and drones flying overhead. let's get the reaction from iran. music plays people celebrating in the streets, they view this as retaliation for a specific strike, widely believed to be carried out by israel on iranians consulate in syria a few weeks ago. let's take you to the map to show you why the stakes are so high. there is iran, the first time it has launched an attack from its oil on israel, you can see the distance and the geography make this a particularly delicate and complex time. a couple of lines coming in, one saying that iran is summoning

the french, british and german envoys over their reaction of the attack on israel. that has come in the last few minutes from the afp news agency, iran summoning the french, british, german envoys in reaction to the attack. we have heard from reuters news agency that jordan's prime minister has been saying that the escalation in the region would lead to dangerous path, he stresses the need to reduce escalation. that is a message echoed by many across the world. we are going to head to london. my colleague is standing by it. bring us up to date. colleague is standing by it. bring us up to date-— colleague is standing by it. bring us up to date. prime minister rishi sunak is condemning _ us up to date. prime minister rishi sunak is condemning the _ us up to date. prime minister rishi sunak is condemning the attack. us up to date. prime minister rishi| sunak is condemning the attack and says it is proof that iran is intent

on sowing chaos in its own back yard. we do know that in terms of the uk response, it did deploy rafjets as well as air refuelling tankers to the region. we had that confirmed by the ministry of defence, we have already had an operation in place, which was there to respond to the islamic state group which was also redeployed to help israel defend itself in the iraq, syria region. the big message coming out of the uk is that it is presenting a united front with israel's allies and it is urging restraint. again, you were talking about those comments, diplomacy coming out and that is the big message because every single decision has the key consideration of tensions could escalate based on israel's response. the uk as well as other allies will have in mind what

the major generalfrom other allies will have in mind what the major general from iran said which was that should there be any further action, which was that should there be any furtheraction, iran's which was that should there be any further action, iran's action will be larger than anything we have seen before. and if allies were to back israel's response there will be consequences as well. they took a basis from the us as a specific example. the big message from rishi sunak is that they want to prevent further bloodshed in the region. as you pointed out, this was an attack which largely was intercepted. thank ou for that which largely was intercepted. thank you for that update _ which largely was intercepted. thank you for that update from _ which largely was intercepted. thank you for that update from the - which largely was intercepted. thank you for that update from the uk. crossing to jerusalem, you for that update from the uk. crossing tojerusalem, my colleague is there. can we quickly reflect on the interview you did with the idf, following the first time, our opportunity to question them about events overnight and what happens next. a couple of lines with relation to iran. quote, iran is

behind everything bad, and also iran has been there since the course of this war. referring notjust to the events overnight. what did you take from that interview? it events overnight. what did you take from that interview?— from that interview? it very much reiterates what _ from that interview? it very much reiterates what israel's _ from that interview? it very much reiterates what israel's concerns l reiterates what israel's concerns about the islamic republic have been for the last decades, since the 1979 islamic revolution. israel describes iran as the worlds biggest state sponsor of terrorism, it sees iran's hands behind the actions of its proxies and armed non—state actors whether it is hezbollah in lebanon, the militias in iraq and syria and the militias in iraq and syria and the rebels in yemen. iran has made its opposition to what it calls the zionist regime, that is how it describes israel, it is a key tenant in its revolutionary doctrine, so there have been shadow wars and

covert operations for many decades, and this is the first direct confrontation. both of them hurled rhetoric, accusations against each other. there have been a war of words leading up to that attack in the early hours of the morning, we have had more today. the rest of the world is watching with alarm, urging maximum restraint, hoping that this retaliatory strike by iran doesn't provoke an israeli reaction because the region would be on a far more dangerous spiral. even if israel doesn't retaliate, it doesn't remove the fact that this is the deepest, most dangerous fault line in the region. the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, for many years has spoken about iran as the biggest danger for israel. 0n at least one occasion, i heard from his aide that he was pulled back from the brink of

ordering a direct attack on iran. so there is a lot of history in this moment and a lot of peril. thank you for that. moment and a lot of peril. thank you for that- plenty _ moment and a lot of peril. thank you for that. plenty more _ moment and a lot of peril. thank you for that. plenty more coming - moment and a lot of peril. thank you for that. plenty more coming up i for that. plenty more coming up later. ijust want for that. plenty more coming up later. i just want to remind for that. plenty more coming up later. ijust want to remind you of what the iranians have said about the attack overnight, they said that from their point of view the attack is over and there is no intention to continue the operation but if the zionist regime takes any action against the islamic republic, on our soil or on places belonging to us, our next operation will be much larger. more reaction coming, this is bbc news. it will be a lovely day for many of us, we have had sunshine this morning for most parts of the uk and we keep some dry weather and sunny spells, especially towards southern

and eastern areas. that is the scene in gloucestershire with those blue skies, it will feel colder today compared to yesterday. the warmer weather we had in the southeast with 21 degrees in essex, that will disappear because we have this cold air mass right across the uk. temperatures down on yesterday in the south—east, good sunshine, here in the afternoon, possible as or two showers in north wales and northern england, more substantial rain in northern ireland and into scotland, that could be heavy and thundery through the afternoon. blustery winds to go without. temps just across scotland and northern ireland 10-12 , across scotland and northern ireland 10—12 , notably cooler compared to yesterday in england and wales, around 13 celsius. through tonight, this rain will sink into the south—east, through the night it could be quite heavy and thundery for one or two of us. there will be a lot of shows through the night, temperatures down to 4—7 celsius.

monday starting on a chilly note, for many we will see a bit of sunshine, this weather front brings rain that spreads south and east, the low pressure in the north, brings a north—westerly wind. some rain start off with, it will be pretty heavy moving, it will be replaced by sunny spells, scattered showers, frequent towards the north—west where it will be windy. though showers could be wintry with snow over the high ground. maximum temperatures on monday around ten or 12 degrees. as we going to the rest of the week, high pressure is building out into the atlantic, that keeps those weather systems at bay, we have one weather system coming over the top of that ringing some cloud and a bit of rain on tuesday toward scotland. it could be a little wintry over the high ground, some rain around the eastern areas of england but for most of us looking like a lightly dry day,

again there will be sunny spells throughout the afternoon. once again does temperatures below the average for the time of year, about ten or 12 celsius. goodbye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: air raid sirens.

iran strikes at israel with an unprecedented attack, but the hundreds of drones and missiles are taken out of the sky. this is the scene live in tel aviv. it was the first time iran had ever launched a direct military assault on israel. supporters of the iranian government take to the streets of tehran to celebrate the attack. the iranian retaliatory action comes after israel's strike on its consulate in syria two weeks ago prime minister netanyahu convenes his war cabinet as the us reaffirms its ironclad commitment to israel�* security. jordanjoins israel, us, uk and france, saying it intercepted some flying objects while they were passing over its airspace. in other news — a man who killed six people in a sydney shopping centre before being shot dead is identified by australian police.

hello, welcome to the programme. there is growing international reaction right around the world to the events in israel overnight. we will first take a look at exactly what happened. air raid sirens. the super sirens blaring out over jerusalem, these are the skies above jerusalem, these are the skies above jerusalem and the explosions you can see is around drones with missiles fired at israel overnight. israel says 99% of them were taken out. it wasn'tjust says 99% of them were taken out. it wasn't just over the says 99% of them were taken out. it wasn'tjust over the skies of israel, this isjordan and israel's allies, they helped shoot things down from the sky too. this is syria, the skies over damascus.

going back to israel, the iron toma, a phrase you may well have heard, the air defence system, intercepted missiles from the ground to take down those drones and missiles. as for the damage done in israel, no casualties but damage to a military base and one young girl hit by debris and receiving treatment. these are the scenes on the streets of iran, in tehran. it is seen as a retaliation because it is widely believed israel hit the iranian consulate in damascus two weeks ago. this is an unprecedented attack, iran attacking from its oil to israel, and the geographer of the region, the scale and the distance

between the two countries giving an indication of the stakes here. we are keeping across the region and we take a live picture from tel aviv, which you can show you now. we also have live pictures ofjerusalem too. and we are keeping an eye on the border between israel and lebanon as well. joining me now is bbc persian reporter, baran abbasi. talk us through, what was the calculation here behind iran's actions? . , ., actions? iran believed a red line had been crossed _ actions? iran believed a red line had been crossed when - actions? iran believed a red line had been crossed when israel. had been crossed when israel attacked its consulate in damascus. over the years, iran and israel have

beenin over the years, iran and israel have been in a proxying war across the region and it seems that iran had been reluctant to engage directly with israel but with this attack on the consulate, it seems that has come under pressure from its proxies in the region to flex its muscles and show some kind of force. but it was as the chief of the iranian revolution has said that only those assets who were directly involved in the attack in damascus were targeted and iran does not want to pursue this. it believes this operation is over. it went better than expected and achieved all its goals. but if israel decides to retaliate, then iran will respond with a bigger operation. iran is also threatened

that if the united states supports israel in any kind of retaliatory attack against iran, then iran will target us military bases in the region. target us military bases in the reuion. ,., , target us military bases in the reuion. , ., ., target us military bases in the reuion. _, , ., ., ., region. governments around the world now awaiting — region. governments around the world now awaiting the _ region. governments around the world now awaiting the response _ region. governments around the world now awaiting the response and - now awaiting the response and clearly there will be diplomatic efforts and persuasions going on right now. we are waiting for a g7 meeting to take place. can you give us an idea of the relative strength of iran? if what plays out as you were discussing, one potential outcome of a response from israel and then another response from iran, give us an idea of the relative military strength of iran. irah give us an idea of the relative military strength of iran. iran has strengthened _ military strength of iran. iran has strengthened itself _ military strength of iran. iran has strengthened itself military i military strength of iran. iran has strengthened itself military in i strengthened itself military in terms of its missiles and it does have missiles that can reach israel, as we saw last night. but it does not have the advanced technology

that israel possesses. it will be a very cautious against any kind of major attack by israel and its allies and it seems that's why it will make this warning this morning, saying we do not want any kind of attack. even this attack was more than expected, a lot of analysts expected some kind of attack by iranian proxies or a symbolic attack, which is sort of what happened, a lot of the drones and missiles were intercepted, the hours to reach israel and iran knew that they would be intercepted and not cause any major damage but theyjust wanted to retain credibility among their supporters.— wanted to retain credibility among their supporters. thank you so much for that. we are joined by behnam ben taleblu,

who is a senior fellow at the foundation for defense of democracies, a nonpartisan think—tank in washington dc, focusing on foreign policy. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme-— thank you for coming on the rouramme. ., ., , ,., programme. pleasure to be with you. what is your — programme. pleasure to be with you. what is your reaction _ programme. pleasure to be with you. what is your reaction to _ programme. pleasure to be with you. what is your reaction to what - what is your reaction to what happened overnight? this what is your reaction to what happened overnight?- what is your reaction to what happened overnight? what is your reaction to what ha ened overniuht? , , . . ~' happened overnight? this is a marked escalation by — happened overnight? this is a marked escalation by the _ happened overnight? this is a marked escalation by the islamic _ happened overnight? this is a marked escalation by the islamic republic i escalation by the islamic republic of iran, as has been said and continues to be said, this is a historic first. the islamic republic has never launched ballistic missiles from its own territory publicly, overtly, towards israel. another reason this is historic is that in all of the recent ballistic missile operations from iranian territory, they have been against undefended targets, american, alleged israeli, isis targets — this is the first time the islamic republic has gone up against a defender target and one that has an

exceptionally well integrated, layered system of air and missile defences like israel. so it's like going from zero to 100. while some describe this as largely symbolic, i tend to see it as a test of the functionality of some of iran's systems and as well as a test of how will israel's defences are working. and your assessment of the calculation here, as you mention, the expectation broadly was for a smaller response. what other kind of calculation is being made in tehran? iran is kind of at a fork in the road. they have one doctrine where they say that they can establish by responding in kind. they say this is to resume striking at the facility and you have seen when facing oil sanctions impeding oil shipping. but

since 2019, iranian officials have been talking about trying to find a way to establish overwhelming force. one line from the supreme leader was if you hit one, you receive ten. we have not seen that until right now. the desire from iran to use aerial threats like ballistic missiles and drones and fire them overtly at is really territory meant they had confidence in these systems and also were eerily confident that they could outlive any kinetic reprisal that may come. this is really the x factor, i think politics is what they were hoping for. as much of the threats of the past 1.5 weeks, they have pursed israel for the net any time since the advent of the gaza war work, time since the advent of the gaza warwork, i time since the advent of the gaza war work, i think iran is hoping this will be a restraining effect on

israel. so even the unsuccessful strike in a military sense could be successful politically. d0 strike in a military sense could be successful politically.— strike in a military sense could be successful politically. do you think that is what's _ successful politically. do you think that is what's going _ successful politically. do you think that is what's going to _ successful politically. do you think that is what's going to happen? i successful politically. do you think| that is what's going to happen? do you think the us will provide a brake on israel here?- you think the us will provide a brake on israel here? even before october the _ brake on israel here? even before october the 7th _ brake on israel here? even before october the 7th and _ brake on israel here? even before october the 7th and after, - brake on israel here? even before october the 7th and after, as i brake on israel here? even before| october the 7th and after, as much as this is really is and others were looking for deterrence, i think the main words were deflection and de—escalation and the desire for that grew in intensity as we came into 2024 and the election gets closer in november. i think that is something the islamic republic are counting on and something the biden adminstration princess hand on well. you have the official press release, the reporting exciting commentary allegedly attributed to president biden seeking to do exactly that and put a lid on it rather than have

those turn into a regional war. what has been reported thus far is consistent with the past and consistent with the past and consistent with the past and consistent with iran's threats that, if america does intervene, they would seek to target the us and play up would seek to target the us and play up this fear to stop the cycle of escalation. up this fear to stop the cycle of escalation-— we are going to a website that tracks aeroplanes live in the sky, and you can see they are in that area where they are not flying right now, a gap between iran and israel, largely the path of those drones and missiles overnight, and clearly flights and airlines are voting that a space right now. and to let you note, we have live feeds in different parts of the region. this is the library pictures from jerusalem, and we have this live

feed out of tel aviv and also on the border between israel and lebanon too, so we are creeping across events right across the region. we let's speak to the economist s defence editor, shashankjoshi. we re were you surprised by what we saw overnight? were you surprised by what we saw overniuht? ., ~ ., , overnight? no, i think of this in line with expectations - overnight? no, i think of this in line with expectations of - overnight? no, i think of this in line with expectations of an i overnight? no, i think of this in i line with expectations of an iranian attack that was sufficiently dramatic in scale and novelty, the first direct strike on israel, to satisfy the need to restore deterrence for iran but also limited enough to avoid inflicting such serious harm that it may have provoked a larger conflict. notably, the most significant thing here is the most significant thing here is the length of time that iran waited before responding, allowing israel and its allies to muster a response, evacuate air bases, prepared the rater facilities. evacuate air bases, prepared the raterfacilities. i think evacuate air bases, prepared the rater facilities. i think iran would

have known most of these missiles would probably have been intercepted.— would probably have been intercepted. would probably have been interceted. ., ., ., intercepted. press's on fair on you because this _ intercepted. press's on fair on you because this is _ intercepted. press's on fair on you because this is happening - intercepted. press's on fair on you because this is happening right i intercepted. press's on fair on you i because this is happening right now, we arejust because this is happening right now, we are just hearing from iran, the foreign minister posting on social media, saying two things — one, tehran has no intention to prolong its defensive operations, two, tehran will not hesitate to defend its legitimate interests against any new aggression if necessary. so, tehran it will not hesitate to defend its legitimate interests against any new aggression if necessary. what should we make of that? �* , ., , necessary. what should we make of that? ,, that? there's a very consistent line cominu that? there's a very consistent line coming out — that? there's a very consistent line coming out of _ that? there's a very consistent line coming out of iranian _ that? there's a very consistent line coming out of iranian officials i coming out of iranian officials since the immediate aftermath of the strike which is, we consider this matter closed. you struck us, we are struck you, let's draw a line under this. they are sending that message because they know there is real

pressure on netanyahu to respond in some fashion in response to this attack, which would spark a new cycle of escalation. what they're trying to shape is that iranian strike. 0n the iranian perspective, the most the escalator re—israeli response would be business as usual. another is really... the most escalator a strike would be an israeli attack on iranian soil, particularly against iranian nuclear facilities. their afraid that, really concerned and trying to signal that from their perspective, they will conduct no further action if israel leaves it here but there is no guarantee that will happen. interesting. can i ask about the specific tactics used here? the drones are fired, plus the missiles, the missiles, the number, the location — what's your assessment? i

think there are about 331 projectiles fired. 0f think there are about 331 projectiles fired. of those, about a third were ballistic ballistic ballistic missiles fly in very different ways, they fly in parabolic arcs, unlike cruise missile or drones, which fly with flight trajectories within atmosphere, much more slowly. ballistic missiles are much more likely to penetrate air defences and get through and the much less warning time. but i think it's notable that only a third of these weapons were ballistic missiles, they were probably targeted at israeli military bases, including the base israel used to launch the air 35 planes that conduct of the original attack on the iranian consulate in lebanon. there was asymmetry today but hides a run really wanted to cause more damage, to overwhelm israeli defences, i think they would have used a much higher proportion of ballistic missiles and they didn't and i think that tells us something of note.

interesting. and your outlines the potential responses through the prism of iran and what they would make a it — what do you think is likely here? one of the discussions, what are the discussions the israeli war cabinet will be happening? initially, what can we get away with a with? what will the americans backed us with? some will be sent within the war cabinet, this is what an opportunity to finally hit the iranians hard in targets where we have been wanting to hit them for use. particular carrying a nuclear programme, which has been growing in size and sophistication ever since donald trump walked away from the obama—iran nuclear deal back in 2018. the balance of voices on the other hand will be saying we need to respond in some fashion because the iranians across the line but will risk losing american support that has been so vital in creating the

shield over us, in bringing these allies with us, like the uk, france and arab countries, so we need to make this a symbolic response but not one that risk rupturing our ties with the white house. my gut feeling is that a more pragmatic line is probably going to prevail in the hours and days ahead.- probably going to prevail in the hours and days ahead. great to speak to ou, hours and days ahead. great to speak to you. thank — hours and days ahead. great to speak to you. thank you- — our international editor jeremy bowen has been looking at the potential consequences of the iranian action and says thay it indicates an escalation in the situation in the middle east. i think a lot of it depends on what israel does itself, and they are getting a lot of signals from their allies, who helped them out enormously in the course of the night, the americans giving this very strong signal, ironclad security, essentially saying, we've got your back. the british were involved, thejordanians were involved, and the israelis themselves have extremely formidable air defence capabilities.

so, for iran, i think it will be a bit crushing to see they got almost nothing through that net. so, the question now is, will israel decide to hit back perhaps on iranian soil? that would be a further escalation. the messages i've been getting, i was speaking to a senior western diplomat who said, it's been a long night, ourjob now is to draw a line under this. in other words, started on april the 1st, this particular episode, with the israelis — and i mean, they haven't said they've done it but they've made clear they've done it — they attacked the diplomatic compound that iran has in damascus. they killed a senior general, another senior general and a number of others in doing that, and i think the iranians interpreted that as an attack on their own soil which they had to answer. they telegraphed quite clearly that they were going to do something, so israel was ready.

the mobilised reserves and their air defence units. the americans were there, the brits, others. so, the western side, israel's allies, are now hoping that's the end of this particular episode, but that's not so. for iran, it's very important to try and restore a sense of deterrence. that's what their network of allies — hezbollah, others, the houthis — that's what that is all about. and clearly, the fact the israelis were able to hit very senior officer and destroy a building in the diplomatic compound and think that they could get away with it, effectively, is something that shows their deterrence was not strong. so they're trying to restore that. a usually very reliable and well—informed israeli journalist tweeted that biden has effectively said to netanyahu, you've got a victory here,

you look stronger, take this, bank it — that's it. and note in his response when biden, in his statement, he said we will convene the g7 for a diplomatic response to this, not we will get our allies together to see what else we can do to iran. so i think what has not changed is that the americans do not want an escalation in the middle east. upping what they're doing to iran's most powerful ally, which is hezbollah in lebanon, but a red line has been crossed. for the first time since the islamic republic started back in �*79, after the revolution, the iranians have directly hit israeli soil. so, i've seen too noises coming

from israeli right—wingers saying, we can't let this stand, we have to respond, this is a tough neighbourhood, you can't show weakness. so, it's by no means certain that this is the end of it, that the line is going to be drawn under it. but i think that if the line is not drawn under it, then it really is a very dangerous moment. she she we will keep across the international reaction here, we expect a meeting of the g7 leaders called presidentjoe biden and we will get reaction from that. now, leaving the situation in the middle east for a moment, police in australia say the man who killed six people in a stabbing attack at a shopping centre in sydney on saturday was known to the authorities and had mental health issues. the 40—year—old, who was shot dead by police, has been identified asjoel cauchi. his family contacted police

after seeing footage of the attack on television. they've released a statement saying... prime minister anthony albanese was among those paying tribute to the five women and one man killed in the attack. 12 others were injured. among the fatalities was 38—year—old ashlee good, who was attempting to save her nine—month—old baby harriet. she handed the baby to strangers after they were both stabbed. police say the baby has undergone

surgery and herfamily say she's doing well. our sydney correspondent katy watson has more. people have been coming here throughout the day to leave flowers and pay their tributes to the victims. it's still very much an ongoing investigation, the shopping mall is still closed, its an active crime scene, and police teams are still working there. they are expected to be working there until the early hours of monday morning. more details have come out over the day — the name of the assailant, joel cauchi, 40—year—old man from queensland. in terms of motives, they are still very open—minded about exactly how and why this attack took place. authorities say that ideology wasn't identified as one of the reasons. mental health issues certainly might be playing a part in this. he was known to police. they are also exploring the line of inquiry of whether or not women were a target, given that five out of the six people who were killed were women. there have been more details,

of course, about the victims. ashlee good, was the mother of a nine—month—old little girl, she was killed in the attack and her daughter was also stabbed. she went to hospital, underwent surgery and the family say she is doing well. the one man who was killed in saturday's attack, he has been named as faraz tahir, a 30—year—old from pakistan, he fled persecution in pakistanjust a year ago, he was working as a security guard in the shopping centre. this is an investigation that is very much still continuing and will continue for the next weeks and months. we will return to the offence in israel overnight. we see the pictures of the attacks. we are getting continues international reaction. this from the pope, urging

a de—escalation. the pope making a pressing appeal against the spiral of violence after iran's israel attack. we have also heard from iran's foreign minister, saying a tehran that will not hesitate to defend its legitimate interests from any new aggression if necessary. iran also pointing out they consider this retaliation that they've taken has finished. this is bbc news. hello. it's going to be a lovely day for many of us. we have had lovely sunshine this morning for most parts of the uk and we will keep the dry weather and sunny spells, especially toward southern and eastern areas. this is the scene at the moment in gloucestershire.

but it will feel colder today compared to yesterday. the warmer weather we had in the south—east with 21.8 degrees in essex, that will disappear because we've got a cold air mass right across the uk, so temperatures really down on yesterday in the south—east. but some good sunshine into the afternoon. the possibility of one or two showers in north wales and northern england, more substantial rain across northern ireland and into scotland and that could be heavy and thundery throughout the afternoon with blustery winds. temperatures in scotland and northern ireland 10—12, notably cooler compared to yesterday across england and wales, 13—15. tonight, the rain across the north and west will gradually sink to the south—east. again, through the night it could be heavy and thundery for one or two of us and there will be a lot of showers through the night with temperatures down to 4—7. monday morning starting on a relatively chilly note, but for many we will see a bit

of sunshine before this weather front will bring rain spread south and east. low pressure to the north and a brisk north—westerly wind. there will be some sunshine to start off with, but this area of rain will be heavy moving south and east and it will be replaced by sunny spells and scattered showers. most frequent towards the north—west where it will be windy. showers could be wintry as well with some snow over higher ground. maximum temperatures on monday 10—12. into the rest of the week, high pressure is building out into the atlantic, and that keeps those rain—bearing weather systems largely at bay. we do have one weather system coming over the top of that, bringing some cloud and a bit of rain on tuesday towards scotland and northern ireland, and it could be wintry over higher ground. cloud and rain in eastern areas, but for most of us on tuesday, looking like a largely dry day. again some sunny spells throughout the afternoon but once again those temperatures are below average for the time of year — 10—12.

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live from london. this is bbc news. iran strikes at israel with an unprecedented attack, but the hundreds of drones and missiles are taken out of the sky.

iam in i am in jerusalem, iam injerusalem, all eyes i am injerusalem, all eyes on israel's response, the war cabinet will meet in one and a half hours. the iranian government is on the streets to celebrate the attack. this is the scene live in tel aviv — it was the first time iran had ever launched a direct military assault on israel. the iranian retaliatory action comes after israel's strike on it's consulate in syria two weeks ago. prime minister netanyahu convenes his war cabinet — as the us reaffirms its �*ironclad' commitment to israel�* security. jordanjoins israel, us, uk and france, saying it intercepted some "flying objects" while they were passing over its airspace.