era holding the powerful to account as we examined the us as role in the on l g 0. the the un security council needs to discuss these, well, his full a conflict and the one goes on the talk, somebody the, this is all just to rely from dell also coming up. these really army chief hints of a possible ground defense of against is blocks of the strikes kill 650 people over 3 days across different on the fires of ballistic missile was tennessee. then what

it says was, it's deepest strike. yes. against israel more if he can come on days. ready. fire across the cause of pregnant woman for children are among 20 killed the the you in security council in new york is holding a session on the israel. his will a conflict in his opening speech. the you in secrecy, general antonio terrace, called for association of facilities. and to prevent liber non from turning into a 2nd gauze on all sides, let's say you want to clear advice, stop the killing and destruction going down the sorry can steps step back from the beginning and know loud water must be avoid the that bulk costs it would surely be an all out, get us little feet as the people of level, as well as the people of israel and the people of the world cannot afford lebanon

to become another garza and i think well, israel's closest ally, the us says it's working on diplomatic efforts to de escalate the situation and living on. here's what the washington's deputy ambassador to the you will not to say. even as we work to avert abroad of war, we have been clear, the israel has the right to defend itself against his blows. attacks. to include the eskimo, a tory ballistic missile lodge, the targeted tel aviv last night in addition to the rock and fire every day since october 8, no member of this council would tolerate a terrace group conducting rocket and ballistic missile attacks on its territory. and all parties must comply with international humanitarian law and take all reasonable steps to minimize harm to civilians, especially those intensely populated areas. all right, my count has been following the events for us and joins us now from the united

nations. like we heard not long ago from the so could you general saying that liber non is at the brink. what if we had so far from this emergency meeting to what we've had that from the secretary general. and he basically outlined how critical the situation is monday. he says, what's the flight the stay in a generation in lebanon? the outlined exactly how serious it is and how important it is for the council to come to some form of consensus to bring an end to a pause in this ongoing conflict. we also heard, as you heard the from united states making clear, it's still continues to support israel as a right to defend itself as it puts it. the one notable point though, in what was said, is that the us is working on a proposal with other parties designed to bring this conflict to an end. we may

hear more about that in the our head. but we also heard from the us that basically hezbollah is to blame for this ongoing conflicts because of its attacks on israel. but the russian deputy ambassador early on made clear of the timeline of events that has led to the crisis and 11 on making very clear that it all began with israel's hole in gaza. what we had feared it has come a bound. he said an escalation of the violence that's coming out of israel's operations and gaza. it's war and gaza, now involving the white a region. and this is exactly what is happening in lebanon. so once again, putting a causal link between israel's will in gaza and what is happening in living on at the moment. a very important point we'll be hearing from most because as this meeting goes on, but as i said, the intention of this meeting, they will be no resolution. they will be no vote of any kind. but what the

intention is, is to get a consensus among members of a way or ways in which to bring this conflict to a close, or at least to bring it to a last thing. pause. this is a month for this meeting at to highlight it as well. how critical the situation is 11 on how critical the situation is on both sides of the blue line. and mike, we are hearing the very public statements that you've outlined that have taken place in the last 45 minutes to an hour. but there are also a number of sideline meetings happening, including with the lebanese prime minister. have you heard anything from those meetings and the diplomatic efforts that are being made to de escalate the situation as well? nothing tangible has been made public. we do know these discussions happening going on. in fact, they've been going on the entire session of united nations general assembly. they

have been ongoing context between interested parties. what is key here as well is some of those who will be speaking to the security council, not members of the security council, but have been allowed to present the case, will present their opinions among them, all of the interested parties in this complex, such as iran such as syria now to be very important to see what the position is. we heard from the new or rainy and president during his speech, the general assembly that iran has no interest in right. regionalizing the conflict and creating a boss to config, making very clear that iran once no involvement in this ongoing conflict. and once no part of it, now, this is an important position that was taken. what's going to be we'll hear from the survey and i invested as well. all these interested parties are important in terms of creating a mixes in which agreement can be reached in which pressure can be brought to bear

on israel in particular to hold its operations. once again, pressure being brought to bear on his will add to halt its operations. we have a situation of hezbollah, say it is responding to is really a text israel saying it is responding to a text by his but something needs to cut across these entrenched positions and interested parties like serial, like live and on like the united states and friends can play a critical role in terms of forging some kind of general agreement among them for the states in order to bring this conflict to an end or at least create a last thing. pause, right my can a new york. thank you very much for keeping us updated. we'll continue this conversation with rom inquiry. he's a distinguished fellow at the american university of ed routes and he's joining us from boston around me. thanks very much for joining us. as mike indicate today, what's very important is coming to some sort of agreement, despite the meeting,

it won't result in a resolution, but they're looking for agreement. is that likely to perhaps the fascinating thing here for me, those then this a sudden a desire to find a run, a middle ground, to stop the fighting happened the day the, the butler force has started to use some of that along the range more sophisticated missiles end up telling me that this is a, this is as dramatic, i'm traumatic for these rallies as the october 7 attack, almost not as many people were killed. but the fact that there a capital city, our major city, they say, drove some of their capital. some of the most of the world doesn't recognize that, but they're major city, the center of their economy and, and technology and everything else has been hit by a messiah from lebanon, fired by a non states. armed movement is incredibly important. and obviously it is

a shake and everybody up to the point that they're gone to the security council, where most of the time they heard are the same mumbo jumbo that we hear from western leaders and western representatives. the same, a very noble word from the un secretary general, but she has no power and the same criticisms of israel that we've heard throughout the few days of the general assembly. so this is really a very important moment and i think you're gonna see some movement towards the police. it temporary pause and the fighting. because it's scanned the daylights out of everybody and they see the, the dangers to civilians. all over the region are now much more serious than ever. nobody was of pushing for a big cease fire when, when you yeah, my name is on palestinians, on lebanese and syrians were being killed, but suddenly one, the major city of israel is attacked and the bottle are forced to show that they

can penetrate israel's defenses. this is a really significant so i think yes, they will probably reach some kind of agreement. um, how about this? what would be a permanent one? this conflict will only be resolved and tell us 911 and other places as the fundamental problem. i'm a conflict between israel and palestine on the countries as result and that's much, much more difficult work that will take a long time for me. but for me, yes, i mean, most importantly, does this mean that is or would reassess potentially a ground defense of and i think it ever would welcome that, but there to hypocritical to say it there. you know that what the, what israel has been doing for a 100 years is killing palestinians. i'm driving them out of palestine so that they can expand their build and expand or the jewish states. and they've achieved that. and the other thing that has been doing is using military force

a excessive military force to the point that the one on the world says is there's now a genocidal using military forces. this man a method of engaging with its power neighbors. um, with iran a to some, to some level, they know that a ground invasion or flipping them wouldn't be really, really costly. and his butler has welcome to knowing that it can handle it much more easily than i can handle his real superior air for a capability some and satellite capabilities. so i think it would cost israel to reconsider or might cause israel to simply go up to the border, maybe go in for a kilometer to do a symbolic act and then have to call for a cease fire. but you can be pretty sure that his bottle is locked and i go for that and, and keep in mind. but what we've also seen in the last few days or rockets. there's

a various capabilities being fired at a israel, a from e m m. and from iraq's, you have some direct, you forces that are part of the excess of resistance. and then the meanwhile, the wrong hand for an investor is after you was saying, we would like to have good relations with the world. and in other words, telling the hypocritical lesson powers and others that you need to have an agreement they get. who is it wrong? that is fair to everybody. and you need to have a similar fair agreement in palestine and israel that is fair to both sides. um, so it's going to be really fascinating to watch how the, what doors on israel walk back. this situation, which i think is gonna start happening very quickly. right. and what comes out of this emergency meeting? probably call me thank you very much for outlining potential scenarios. for us, a new insights is always good to speak with you around me. corey distinguished

a fellow at the american university of a root on the ground is really is drives across live in on of killed, at least 81 people on wednesday and wounded more than 200. at least 650 people have been killed across the living on since monday. when israel intensified it's bombardment. he was presidential biden's, wound that an all out war in the middle east as possible. is really prime minister venue minutes. and y'all was on that israel will not stop it's operations until people in northern israel can safely return to their homes. israel's ami chief says they're preparing for a possible ground invasion of living on the machine. we will continue. we're not stopping. we keep striking and hitting them everywhere, but the goal is very clear to safely retain the residence of the north. to achieve that, we are preparing the process of a maneuver which means your military boots or into enemy territory into villages

that has the law as far paid as large military outposts with underground infrastructure staging points and launch pads into out here at drake. and to carry out the tax on his riley civilians moving it over to hundreds and thousands of people of fled from their homes and southern labor not to escape israel's attacks. the wednesday is the middle east. cons for another displacement crisis. more than 300 schools across live and on of open their doors to those, forced to flee their homes, then a quarter report from the route the last day 3 of as well sustained air assault on up and on. a campaign its army says is about destroying as well as military capability. the area of operations is expanding. strikes are no longer confined to the south and east. they are reaching other areas where hezbollah has a presence. for the 1st time targeting positions in mount lebanon, north of b route, and 20 kilometers south of the capital,

a building was destroyed along the main highway. the strikes are causing widespread destruction and casualties already in there are hundreds are mounting. strikes are now getting closer to the country's biggest city outside as well as stronghold and bade with southern suburbs where commanders have already been killed for weeks. we have been speculating if and when border confrontations will spirals into war. it's week to of a new phase in hostilities. it may not be all out war, like in 2006, when israel laid siege to 11 on bombing the airport blockading seaports. leveling parts of bay with southern suburbs, as well as targeting regions outside as well as influence. but for the people of lebanon, this is very much for hundreds of thousands are believed to be on the move in seems similar to the last major war between as well, and has beloved in 2006,

the ambulances, racing in all directions, while in various abundance of taking the day before yesterday strikes started getting closer and is rarely plains were in the sky. for sure, we were scared bit by bit it reach the fields outside the village and inside it of course we could not stay everyone a scared. we carried ourselves packed our clothes and left the hezbollah to is hitting deeper inside israel targeting areas that have still not been evacuated. it has promised, as well as military actions will achieve it, stated war goal of returning tens of thousands of people to their homes in northern israel for the 1st time and 11 months of fighting has below launched a long range weapon towards tennessee. it was seen as a significant escalation and the message that its capabilities have not been destroyed. hezbollah has committed itself to keep fighting until the war on garza ends. and that the whole a over the 30,

the most than settlers to their homes, which cannot be done without going into this are scalable diplomacy has not been successful. neither will of, as a, and it won't be successful with women. and as i can see, lebanese officials say this is an unprecedented attack by as well. and they are disappointed with the position of the by the end of the ministration. it is not strong, and it is not promising is what the foreign minister here said. there doesn't appear to be a window for diplomacy, at least not yet. that includes their elders either. they don't. oh, i just go to be rude today. all of a mazda and standing by 1st oliver of what we've just heard. how does and thousands of people have seen the cells, bring us up to date with what's happening and they route, how is it impacting people there? right, well right now the situation in bay route is quite tense. as you said,

hundreds of thousands of people have moved up here. and in bainbridge itself, i've been speaking to people who are very worried about the situation. they've been thinking about moving out to bayard, up to mountain level known. but then we had that strike on the car. so when district today, the mount lebanon, send that i re thinking that funds, and in fact, people have been talking to me about moving up to the north towards tripoli, the new, the city in the north of left alone. and this comes off to, as you mentioned, the influx of people coming from the south and the international organization of migration is that the 90000 people have been displaced over the last few days from the south bringing the total number of displays. things complex to 200000 and you know, the situation here and very, very tense and every night we can hear these very drones flying or is ahead a no either they're reduced reports. that is really ministry is saying that it is, there's plans for possible ground, defensive 11 on and i think situation is

a 10th and a lot of people are watching this un general assembly very closely because i think the next 24 hours can be very important. for 11. all right, oliver, we'll leave it there for the moment. thanks very much. that's all of the most in, in the root. it is really media reporting that 2 people were injured in a drone strike on the city of. and that is those most 7 most city, these lumnick resistance, it was a group of on the groups allies with iran is claimed responsibility. these pictures show the moment the attack and took place and smoke rising into the lead report suggest and industrial trash storage building was hit just bringing home the salute his life was from amman and jordan because there's only governments bandages from reporting in israel and the we've heard is really troops being told to prepare for possible ground invasion of 7 living on lives. that happens. is it part of

a wider range of options? because we also have opinion that perhaps israel may, we assess perhaps agreement might be reached at the you in a whole lot of unconfirmed reports about exactly what's next when it comes to a diplomatic settlement. but it's important to remember some of the conversations about defense and security officials have been having over the last several weeks when your gal of the country's defense minister spoke to the us, secretary of defense, lloyd austin. he said that the time for a diplomatic settlement with his butler had expired and that israel is pursuing a more military type of procedure here with a lot of force. the united states says that he does understand israel de escalation through escalation policy. but of course, this is something that is causing widespread concern. these really military has said that quote, the boots of is really soldiers will be in enemy territory indicating that perhaps

the ground defensive is looming. something that's also causing a lot of concerns. but nonetheless, these really prime minister said that all options are on the table. this is something that's been repeated from all of the is really officials who have been in a litany of meetings on wednesday, threw out the day. there have been meetings from the morning to the evening and up until the prime minister benjamin netanyahu is actually departing for the un general assembly. around 3 am local time. so it's still unclear exactly what a diplomatic settlement would look like, or if that's an option. but in terms of securing the northern border, israel says that they are going to change the balance of power in the north. i'm so thanks very much for keeping us updated that's. i'm the so who in amman, jordan, because of to 0, has been banned from reporting in israel. a mr. lambda knowledge is 0. moscow says this forces have captured more territory and east and ukraine will have the latest on the fighting between ukraine and russia.

the knowledge, the present, re returning to the united nations and the way the emergency security council meeting is taking place in new york and that's listed in there. on the brink the precipice, the few min minutes to midnight. we took the risk of full scale regional role, but the truth is we already witnessing conflict a multiple front in gaza and the west bank in lebanon. and the red sea strikes in recent days have taken $550.00 lives and nothing in the depth of civilians, women and children, few and was killed. his for the rockets that have killed as riley's. i'll just the

latest in the cycle of pain, anguish, and loss. as the president is, we face the best. this council has a to t to speak with one voice. and we must say, the rockets must stop now. the strikes must stop. now. torques must stop. now, with an immediate cease fire on both sides. now it is time to pull back from the brink. mister president, to full brown, who is not in the interest of these riley or the lebanese people. and that is why within hours of last week strikes, i called for an immediate cease fire between lebanese, his belie, i'm, is right. since then we've worked closely with the united states and friends to formalize a wide uh,

demand for the seas. far out of political plan to implemented an out the way i'm in new york, a prime minister and i have been a g, a g 7. and the other part is to do the same off priority must be a political solution in line with resolution. 17 o, one is all due to to do all we can to accept maxim different magic pressure. so is riley and lebanese dependents can return to the homes. so lives can be site. so security can return to northern is route and self 11. so that daily life can begin to attend. now let me be clear. the united kingdom condemns his brother's attacks on his route over the last 11 months, which have driven more than 60000 people from their homes. there was no justification for these attacks. they have brought misery to ordinary people 11 in

this row and they have done nothing to end the conflict in gaza or secure palestinian statehood and the wrong nothing justifies supplying weapons to tyra groups. in defiance of this council, we call on to around to use his influence on uh, choose black to agree to a cease 5, mr. president, for the people of his route and for the people of lebanon. a brilliant, multicultural, and tolerant nation. taken cap to bind on militia, that puts itself before the lebanese people. we must come together to bring this conflict to an end in 2006, this council accidentally interest please. the security policies need to embody that same spar today by coming together at now to bring this

conflict to an end, to stop the cycle of destruction to stop the loss of yet more interesting lives. and to stop this conflict from exploding into full blood for an open, a popped piece. that is what we need. thank you very much. i think he's excellent. steam is telling me for fish take i know, give the floor to he's actually see. mr. mohammed, the chief buzz me, be caught the president of the construct ministers of lebanon to mr. president. say the ladies a what took the day a, an off, but i'm out and i need all me. i would like to expenses. i wouldn't need that just jason for offense as he just said before inviting and then there's a little bit of a security council going to be in this and forth in session and life of the

difficult situation and live in a, in the conference. it honestly was always been loyal, sent over. they've been on end of that have been using people for the us stood by our side and the non custodial circumstances from the best to being the efforts of finance is making today and collaboration with the united states in order to issue it's going to communicate that enjoys international support and which would and put an end to this school. there are 2 or i also thanks living. yeah, president of the security council for this month for sitting this invitation and then home. i think the secretary general for his briefing at the beginning of the session. i also think a julia presenting the advocate know, and the security council for the ongoing support. and i think all the members of this, oh gosh. and the counsel for the ongoing support to the sovereignty of live in on

it's doing a t and stability process. they'll put you on a teeth with bank one of the members of the council for supporting the resolution, extending the mandate of a unit fee for another unit upon the, the demand over that been almost mr. president. and while the 11 on we are facing of late in violation of our solver and t and over human rights as the practices of the is really an against our state. and they gave the new speed isn't, is violating, i would solve it and see by sending they were planes and drawings to our skies by getting our civilians, including us, women and children, the story and homes and for think families to flee. so holler should humanitarian conditions are the inverse. furthermore, they are spreading, fettered and few among the new citizens in full view of the wood, which is watching idly and aggressively the number of innocent civilian martyrs and

of the injured increasing hundreds of civilians lost their lives within a few days. of hospitals are over wet and unable to accept more into it's living on is today victim of and electronics side, but aggression and of a near and maritime ag edition that can turn into a good on aggression. and it can become an old out at each end of the war with an i hope to come back to my country. armed with your explicit stands for quoting, for the cessation of this aggression ad for the respect of the southern and t and safety of my country, we are witnessing today an unprecedented escalation, resorting to a new one towards especially electronics towards a to hard them might be but the aggressor is claiming that they are only targeting combatants and less than spots. i assure you that the hospitals of lebanon on our foot of civilian injured, the people, including the dozens of women and children,

go fast. what much like the above question begs to be asked, we can get into the social aggressions, won't be waged again against the other states, if no detouring measures. and besides, if sanctions are mistaken against the address of hol, can guide and see us or any other states, the safety of i would for the water or any other commodities entering our citizens . mister president, that these events could not be the associated to some long history of conflicts and violations against lab and on, for centuries, that is really aggressions. the ongoing is really aggressions against the news that authorities cost it with a belief in violation of our nation and silver t and of our rights as the member states of the united nations. the situation is not new, however, 11 on has known long periods of pensions and aggressions which students and i don't know if.