these find the region and bring about a piece in the region. but then interestingly, even, even today, uh, during the course of a media conference when us president joe biden was asked about what was going on in lebanon and his response to what was happening. he made the point uh, we are continuing to trying to do and as we have from the beginning to make sure that the people in northern israel as well as southern 11 on able to go back to that homes. i thought that was really interesting way to frame his response, given everything that's happening 11 on the fact that he was echoing, israel's will go right. that it's made a point in the last couple of days to add to it's to it's will goals, right? returning people back home to northern israel, why would it, why would he put it like that if he's trying to de escalate the situation in the middle east? why it doesn't make a lot of sense. in fact, what israel said the other day that they're going to escalate and therefore,

or they're through that effort, that escalation effort bring people back home to their homes in the north. that actually makes no sense. more war is more is more likely to lead to more displacement not is really to have already been displaced, returning home. and so it's really difficult to make sense of that. just like it's difficult to make sense of, of the us talking about a cease fire. but then vetoing ceasefire resolutions or calling on parties to restrain themselves and follow the law. but then funding is real to the tune of tens of billions of, of dollars. so there's contradictory messaging, and i think the lesson here is that we have to take everything that the us and other states say with, with a grain of salt. okay, good to talk to you mohammed last rate media studies professor at the guidelines. truthful graduate studies thing again. so it is just on a 20 g m t that is 11 pm in beverage. we are continuing to monitor that emergency

mistake of the united nations security council members have been discussing the escalating tensions between us. roland has paula we had earlier from the un high commissioner to human rossville, could tech, who said that the simultaneous targeting of thousands of people without knowledge of who was in possession of talkative devices, the location of the surroundings will violate international human rights. no. now algeria cold for this sneezing, following the deadly device. last in 11 on, on tuesday and wednesday, my company was clean for this person meeting in light of the anatomy escalation in live on, on september 17, and 18. this closet event resulted in dozens of this. i'm pausing off injuries

following the remote declination of small communication devices across the country. the perpetrator. these with no, we strongly condemn these is are these attack okay, we'll return to the nice nations security council meeting. but now let's look at all breaking news as the lebanese capital b roots where israel michelle's have hits and killed at least 14 people as well as wounding 66 others. the strikes hit, a crowded residential area in the city southern suburbs to swing 2. buildings is where the medicine says it targets it and killed one of his bull as most senior commanders and for him, a q as one of though, has not confirmed his desk to send you bar. is that the scene of the attack in

beverage, the other heavy security and we managed to make our way to the location where these really air strikes took place. now the building behind me is where israel carry out its attack. according to security sources who have poles out 0, there was a high level meeting of a high ranking members of it has the laws of each special operations unit taking place in the 9 story building behind me. earlier on friday. when israel carried out it strikes out according to the security official, at least for bunker busters were used in the air strikes. and that targeted the foundation of the building. as the strike managed to hit all the way down to 2 stories below the ground level. so the 1st thing we noticed when we got here was the heavy fence and smell of smoke in this neighborhood, da, here is one of the most densely populated neighborhoods and all of 11 on this is

home to roughly about 700000 people. and it is a handful of strong points and a strong hold rather as this attack is seen as yet another example of israel, russia, and indiscriminate attack against the civilian population. because this is heavily populated area with civilians as this is not going to deter hezbollah, we're still waiting to hear from the or organization they have yet to issue statements that have something to throw a headset in the last 24 hours prior to this fact that there is nothing is wrong can do that will deter, has will off from continue on as fast to supporting the policy new, causing the policy new people and continued to engage with israel in the, across the border attacks. and they've been ongoing over the past 11 months. in southern lebanon, but now this attack, yes. again,

highlights how for perry is the situation in of how dangerous good things are and how quickly things good escalate to the point of no return. darcy jabari. alba 00. okay. thats bringing home to salute. uh, she's live for us from the tool damian. capital oman of that is because he's ready to govern his band out of there from reporting inside israel. so clearly an escalating situation today. i want to get the perspective from israel. what are you hearing from the various leaders about a, you know, what is going on on the border with the 11 on uh, we've had some comments i believe from the as rarely prime minister benjamin netanyahu in the last hour or so. he's issued a short statement saying, our goal is to clear our actions speak for themselves. what should we read into? what do you have to say as well,

benjamin that's in yahoo statement essentially reiterates what he said just a couple of days ago when he released another short interest statement saying that the goal is clear. israel will return those evaluated as really so northern israel, and that is exactly what they will do. this has been the only thing we've been hearing from these really prime minister. there's been no sort of longer statement with any sort of evaluation or strategic plans for what's next. but rather we've been hearing more from the defense and security brass like your beloved countries, defense minister, who said that israel strategy now moving forward has changed. and that there is a new phase in this war and not assassinating the leaders of like abraham. obviously in the boss you suburb of bait who is not a red line for israel and anonymous officials who were quoted by is really army radio or in the security sector. have said the previously they do, it was in fact the red line for them. but now that is simply no longer the case, but a time for a diplomatic settlement which has been

a lot to end. the conflict relating to the cross border fire is no longer that israel will perhaps have to engage in some sort of larger conflict in order to then reach a diplomatic settlement. but let's also talk about what we heard from me is really army chief of staff. heard see how levy he said that anywhere where there are enemies of israel, they will be found and they will be assassinated. and when we heard from you is really army spokes person. daniel how gary, he said that there was a meeting of several of his bullet commanders around 20 of them. security sources have now confirmed that to us just so you know that they were gathering in an under ground area of the building. and that is when they were targeted, these really military says they carry this precise and targeted attack based on intelligence. the army also said that it came out the was planning a, quote, october 7th style attack in northern israel. of course, there was no information to back this up these real,

the military generally says they have intelligence about things, but do not provide the proof for us after they have said those remarks. but in any case, the is really security apparatus. and the defense structure within his role is certainly shifting when it comes to how they're dealing with the issue in the north. so how do we think that these recent attacks all positive israel's plan to secure the north as you've been saying, as that is, seems to be that prior to now retaining those ready residents to that area. it seems to be that number one, top goal now. well that's right, it is seeming like that is the main priority. now, benjamin, as in yahoo, outlined of force goal of the war previously, there were 3 goals, all relating to the war on gaza. now there's a forceful and it's related to the north. and when we're hearing from is really officials throughout the last week, there hasn't really been much ongoing saying that they're still committed to the other goals and that they do want to release the captives in gaza. but that the

focus is shifting that the tides are turning to the north. there has been mobilization of troops to the north. there have been different sort of measures that these really security apparatus has taken in order to combat this threat in the north. but what exactly they plan to do next is unknown. it's worth mentioning previous remarks. and rhetoric from is really officials like you'll have gone on the defense minister who's that he's not afraid to bomb 11 on back to the stone age . but he's not afraid to turn bay, do it into a 2nd, garza and it's also worth mentioning, but the is really prime minister has been under so much pressure from those residents in the north. for moses really as has been evacuated and from the families of is really captives who say if a war breaks out, the chances for a deal are finished. okay, thank you for that. honda civic that for us in amman, less return now to the united nations security council. they have the course convenience, an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in 11 on we can hear now from the

russian a member. let's have a listen. the, the devastating bombardment, air strikes and brutal ground cleansing have for nearly a year become a grim at daily reality for the middle east. despite the protests of the international community, the of horn practice of targeted liquidations is expanding. it would seem, and that in this call during a violence, there is no longer any act which we all would not condemn. we do not condemn time and time again. in this chamber, however, were transpired in lebanon. n 0 was past week brings the escalation in lebanon and syria, into a new high technology dimension. and this is a very dangerous turn. as a result of the appalling publications with the speed of designations of to a handheld communications devices and present days. 37 people died including 2

children, more than 4000 were wounded. those who carried out this barbaric crime spared nobody the detonations occurred in hospitals and markets on the streets in stores and pharmacies. it is clear that this is a coordinated, remotely guided operation for which no one has assumed responsibility. however, in the region, facts have been analyzed, thoughts have been connected, and the conclude relevant conclusions have been drawn. we regard what happened as a terrorist act, which poses a threat to international peace and security with unpredictable consequences for the entire middle east. we emphatically condemn this unprecedented attack on the friendly 11 on and its citizens, which is in egregious violation of its sovereignty and a major challenge to international law. we extend sincere condolences to the families of the dead and we wish a speedy recovery to those who were wounded. those behind this crime certainly are

aware that such attempts to draw 11 on into our original confrontation are fueling and already on file a tile situation in the region. clearly, the organizers of this unprecedented attack, unprecedented in terms of the malicious use of domestic communications device, is a, have deliberately been seeking to, from men to a large scale, military confrontation. they have striven to provoke. a new major middle east toward this is not the 1st such attempt. this is the continuation of a spate of political attacks and murders and assassinations. and living on syria in 11 uh and a ron. for a part of which the west jerusalem authorities have assumed responsibility. these include the largest increase in the past year bombardment by israel of south blabbing on which continued for 2 consecutive hours and was followed by another stripe on the south bay of route. as a result of which, according to the lebanese ministry of health,

8 people died and another $59.00 bird wounded the world. the entire world was flooded with images showing the horrific magnitude of the devastation from the is really airstrikes. we strongly condemn such actions by west jerusalem. we call on all parties to exercise maximum restraint to immediately cease fire and to comply with the resolution. the provisions of resolution, 1701 major for in the middle east is in nobody's interest. also noteworthy is a spiraling violence is clearly undermining the burden. administrative sions widely touted efforts both for cease fire in the gaza strip and for stabilisation of the situation on the blue line. 11 on the results of the pseudo diplomacy are dubious, at best instead of peace. there's an ongoing, we see ongoing bloodletting in the occupied palestinian territory. the murder of the head of the political bureau from us mister hunting,

for the main negotiator on the deal with israel. and now the 1st of are large scale terraced attack with the use of information communications technologies, which resulted in fatalities in the light of the policy declared by washington and allies to use i. c, t. for the attainment of offensive military political objectives. it is clear that specifically their actions have brought us to this threshold where we are liable to encounter, to where we, where we are a level 2 encountered terraced threat with the use of domestic appliances. so given that, according to incoming reports, we're talking about remote manipulation of electronic devices by the way, from a different jurisdictions. we view this as an exceedingly dangerous precedent. we repeatedly cautioned against such risks, including at specialized united emissions platforms, where the issue of international information security is discussed. having for

seeing the i c t can be used for destructive purposes. russia has already for a number of years. i've advanced the idea of establishment of a specific international legal regime to resolve or the to a truck to govern the digital landscape. and this will take into account to technical vulnerabilities including a limited cross border features and other hidden functions. unfortunately, the united states and ours consistent police objects to any such obligations in the sphere in order to maintain the freedom of movement, of the consequences of this, our parent in the terrorist attack and lab and on. if we were talking about the consequences for the information to look new positions landscape, these kinds of incidents to further force and the already growing mistrust by states of information communications devices manufactured in other countries. this in turn, further is the trend of so far. so ation of national infrastructures in this

scenario and the as a consequence result in the fragmentation of in terms of the information space undermining international standards and this areas of destruction of supply chains and the expansion of the digital divide between developed and developing countries with respect to a terrorist attack and 11 on the question of the origin of the electronic device is used for the explosions is fundamental. there is a need for a detailed account of the commercial structures involved regarding the safety of their products. let us recall that states pursuant to specialized key resolution to the general assembly stay, it's has the obligation to ensure a supply and chain integrity. mr. president, regardless of how of however, her risk 6. this instance of the use of i c t for tourist purposes may be the international community is not powerless. and the face of this threat recently, i trust, has initiative. a global entry,

governmental directory of point of contact was launched to prevent and resolve serious incidents and information landscape as well as a to reduce tensions and crises situations. this instrument was specifically designed in order to prevent the a, to prevent escalation in the digital landscape, which is liable to then spill over into the real world. we call upon all stakeholders, 1st and foremost, lebanon, to avail itself of this directory. we expect that the recipients, recipients of a possible requests from that route will immediately start it and will provide a response to lebanese colleagues. this is key to determine all of the circumstances behind what happened in lebanon. is mr. president, it is clear to all that the key to resolve in the current and to the key to to, to reversing the current unprecedented escalation in the middle east lies in ending

the bloodletting of the gaza strip, where the number of of dead had succeeded. 42000 people, the only resolution is a prompt establishment of a ceasefire. exchange of hostages, and prints and prisoners, and the organization of unimpeded humanitarian access to the strip. this is the only way to re last the process of peaceful resolution to the coasting question on the international legal basis of the heart of which lies the principle of 2 states for 2 peoples, which we steadfastly support for our part, we stand ready to cooperate with all who share the subject of thank you and i think that it presented to you for 1st time for the nation for their statement. i give the floor to the representative of shuttle. okay, uh so let's go straight to question salumi, who's out the united nations in new york? christian, we've just been watching the united nations security council, whole about emergency meeting to discuss the latest attacks a cyber attacks on,

on 11 on those terror attacks. we just had that from the russian investor to the u . n. uh, took us through some of the highlights we've had from a number of countries now. what stood out few as well. again, this is a meeting that was called by algeria in response to the attacks targeting communication devices across lab and on the, the, algerian and bassett, or spoke and called those attacks. a violation of lebanese sovereignty, international law and to security council resolutions. and that was backed up by the un human rights chief volker took, who gave his assessment of the situation and called this a new development and warfare. he said that he was appalled by the attack personally left 37 people dead. over the course of 2 days, nearly $3000.00 people injured, not just 11 on but also we're learning now that there were similar attacks in syria

. no one died there apparently, but several people were injured in syria as well. and the reason this is a concern from a human rights perspective is due to the indiscriminate nature of such attacks. obviously, even if you're targeting a militant, there is no way of knowing where the device is going to explode, who will be near that person. and so, because of that, even though this is considered a new warfare in a new landscape for, for this kind of work there, there is standing law that says booby traps, for example, are legal under international law. so volk or church saying that this does constitute a war crime and a threat to international peace and security as well. a point of concerned echoed by many speakers we've been hearing from today. and of course then we had from a, the robot would the deputy us envoy

a to the united nations. and i guess no surprise on how he had to phrase it and describe the situation in less than all over the course of the last few days. a token through exactly what he said. yeah, i thought it was interesting that he made a clear point early on in his remarks of saying, look, we had nothing to do with this. we didn't have anything to do with us. but then he went on to blame hamas and hezbollah for mos for starting the war in gaza by the events of october, 7th. his ball uh for its history of antagonizing is real. no talk of what's been happening in the occupied palestinian territories over recent years . but even robert wood is calling for de escalation. i think it's important to point out the rising tension and concern here at the united nations on the

international stage. this is the 4th meeting this week alone by the security council on the situation in the middle east and a major to day meeting in the general assembly as well in which a resolution was passed. the constant drum beats from un officials and diplomats even the united states, which has been resistant to use its full power to stop israel in its pursuit of this war is calling for de escalation and, and concerned expressing concern about this war. spreading beyond the borders of israel and the palestinian territories to not only lab and on as we side, but syria and other points in the middle east as well. okay, thank you for that christmas. leave me that at the united nations in new york. let's get more reaction from ronnie curry, a distinguished thought at the american university of a root, joining us now from boston and robbie, we were talking

a little earlier before we head from robot would the un deputy invoice, united nations, and what do you think? united nations security council meetings like this achieve, especially when, when we see the us continue to demonstrate what they was on with the actions that the support for israel is unconditional. so that's one of the things that becomes clear. and it also shows us the way towards a better world. but there are rules that are like the rules of war and a monetary and protection stability engines or not rules to protect children. um, these rules have to be observed and a lot of people ignore them, not only ignore them, but you have situations where the united states, for instance, has been lobbying the international criminal court. not to indict nothing. yeah. who and, and the defense minister of their work against the rules in some cases and not to

be fair. everybody does this kind of a thing. most countries in the world will focus on what helps them and what purchase their photos. so it's emphasizes that the best way forward is to figure out how do we have some of the available rules, the available security council in general assembly resolutions that serve the rights of both people for the final analysis the we, we in the region of when of these rivers a lot from the terrible things that are happening that are in the genocide and the attachment level number cetera. but in this one, i'm a novice, as this is a war between 2 sides. unless both sides are filled up, the rights are going to be implemented. the war will continue the people with more power, like the, as rarely as now with the american supports. they will have this some advantage on the very short term and the long term as history tells us,

the powerful don't necessarily always impose the views. and we've seen powerful countries like the us, france and the united kingdom, historically. and the imperial colonial. there's gifts thrown out of countries that they dominated, even though they have superior power scanners to vietnam. india of south africa can wherever these powers were. and so this is a classic situation that the united states as supporting their state as quote, because is relaxed, the status bar, which controls all of our sign. it attracts people all over the middle east expels published in, in, or jails on the thousands. and the world can't really do anything about it. so this is really one of the dilemma is the united nations honest institutions represent

a despite the good things that can be done there. and some of the technical fields, for instance, the w h o is the only a vaccination and units of and gas. it was an amazing process, so the one that's great, thank you. but at the same time it's a symbol of the weaknesses, the n r a in balance world. so ronnie, of focusing on the situation and 11 on what is your sense of what is going to come next. i mean, today we saw the said attack by israel in the last 4 days on the center of love it on, on a routes. and it's interesting the in the last couple of hours we've had moved elements from the prime minister is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu. e, he issued a short statement saying our goal is to clear out actions speak for themselves. i mean, the concern has been that we about to see a wider escalation. it is, is that what's about to happen? is it going to break out into a much more significant more and we're definitely gonna see some more escalation as

well. uh um they run a 4 inch board and they can just sit back and see what happens and do nothing about it. the trick for them is to add to kelly in a way that is commensurate or equal to the attacks that israel hesitated. if they can do that, they will then get back to the situation that they've had over the last, the almost 24 years where the uh, the, the status quo o. s as of 2006 or 11 as real was maintain because they agreed on some rules of engagement. um, so if they can get back to an agreement on the rules of engagement that wouldn't solve anything that would just prevent the current tension from blowing up and to integrate or integrate or the wars. and remember that we've got here in this

situation because of what his real did and gather on the original master attack of uh, october 7, but the massive retaliation over a reaction by israel. what with the chinese and bass are so called, israel's obsession was militarism. i think use the word obsession, that they military power is what they always want to project and what they want to use. but we know was up in the or other states craft of diplomacy. an international racial and military power is very limited in its impact. and the longer term that's the collective will of entire populations that usually prevails . and there's, there's no doubt that the majority of palestinians live and he is on arabs. and israelis would like to have a negotiated resolution of the conflict. but they can't do it on their own. and the us, which has dominated the mediation for 3040 years,

is not an impartial mediators and supporting israel forward. therefore, there's a role for serious international mediators to play together, to push the parties towards some kind of negotiation that affirms the equal and simultaneous rights at the same time, the palestinians, these relays the lebanese, they must all, and the syrians were still of course, divide territory and israel's, and that they have to all be able to feel that they're going to have the right fully recognized and implemented that situation has never really happened. it did happen in the jordanian from egyptian negotiations with israel way back in the 19 nineties and the doors, my gosh, those piece agreements are okay help, but apologies rami, we're just going to return back to the un security council and.