combat experience are far ahead of what they were in 2006. so even if we're assuming that there and kind of cont, entire command architecture is destroyed and the cut tom's are completely compromised, which they're not even assuming that were true. they have thousands of these anti tank teams and uh, amber squads to combat is really ground forces and they're going to be popping up through tunnel systems and they have the home field advantage. so it can get very messy very quickly. and if they, if i'm off, was able to inflict massive armored casualties and engine tools, well as what it's going to do that exponentially a better. we've heard the pentagon say that they've put to us troops on pre pad to deploy order. what, what does that entail, and is there a possibility that we could see us troops engaged on the ground in webinar? so we have, over the past couple weeks heard of united states troop deployments,

we've been active due to combat unit. as i mentioned last time, a 100 and 1st airborne replace a 1010 mountain division, both active duty combat units in the region. but that was rotational. it was scheduled have been planned for a long time. now they said there's a standby ready to deploy order. there are a few american units that can deploy rapidly of airborne divisions, ranger regiment, which was a boat which i was in, and you're not gonna see any active duty orders yet. division size elements which would be used to like fight a war can control entire battle space to take a long time to deploy. if you have to move thousands and thousands of men, weapons and equipment across the atlantic ocean into the mediterranean basin. and that will take time, so yes, they can put ready to point orders, but how significant of a force are they willing to commit? we won't be able to determine that for well, at least not tonight, greg still okay, thank you so much for talking to us. very good to hear your insight and expertise on this greg stoker joining us today from austin in texas. just gone past uh half

past midnight, 3 30 am in 11 on and we're getting breaking news out of 711 on. and it's been is really yes. tried targeting a densely populated palestinian refugee count betsy, i'm in headway can are these are the latest pictures we're getting from there. the voices, news agency said that the striking a building inside the camp let's spring and how the hash and they were from on this . how do you, what are you hearing about this strike on the on i didn't headway compa densely populated, a refugee camp in the suburbs of veiled well indeed, just a few minutes ago we had of this strike on iron and treadaway in the solve solve the fight in southern lebanon on and of course, this is one of the more success. it's not the most populated, palestinian refugee time. now what we're hearing is that any is really strike

targeted one of the palestinian figures there. until the moment. we don't have confirmation of the name, but there are casualties. and of course, given the fact it's fact, it's the dense it's populated very populated at the odd expectations are going to be high to a lot of casualties that and for now a rescue teams are trying to recover bodies from under the rubber. and we will be covering this story, the more developments we know about what's happening the and whether this palestinian figure was killed or not. and this attack, right. so i didn't had to wait talk to us about the significance of this particular refuge account. it's. it's been the scene of, of fighting in the past between policy infections. it's inside on, as you say. and as this is happening, we've also seen these really strikes on the southern suburbs out of a boat. the,

the more i mean the fighting seems to be happening on several fronts as well. i know the headway has its own resemblance, its seen by palestinians as the capital of the refugees, because most of the refugees when they left fathers, finally 1948. most of them came to this area and it started getting big guy and began now with all sorts of the syrian crisis. many syrians got into this face and of course, with this number of the city and the there are several factions inside this, a refugee camp. and of course, as you said, they've been several incidents. the several and uh, 5 things. the bottles there. but now this is different, this is that is really strikes me on the refuge account fog and things. why don't we call the city and figures that, but the fact is that also that within the 1st thing is that the situation does,

or it's on the order these dire. i'm at this, this refugee camp is located on the n for in south, south 11 on it's just to the south of fi, then. and a given the fact that all the palestinians have the relatives have people that they are connected to. and of course, all those i've seen in factions that, as i said, does very the very big possibility. we hear of high casualties at least for now, we're seeing pictures of a several injuries. and that people being at dr said. and it's, it's, it's very not the, not all the allies inside the, the, the refugee camp would make it very difficult for rescue teams to get inside and try to save people fall. and especially in the middle of the night as this has just happened a short while ago in a densely populated refugee camp in 711 on a policy me and the policy and refugee come on in headway. i ali,

i think it's always important to remind off he was of, of lebanon and the fact that this has been home to so many refugees, some of the region, whether the palestinians or the syrian refugees in the last few years. have we seen that as we seen the conflict in syria and many of the people, the fee to lebanon for safety. and what's happening today is that many of these people are now returning to syria because they're no longer safe and 11 on as well. you know, 11 on has been the home for many of hundreds of thousands of, well, i've seen, you know, when the 1948 will happen. let's see that the closest board that was lab and they came to south to have been on the separate on refugee camp camps in south debit during the rush of the and the tire. and you have a boss that was attacked yesterday with a how about us commander will skills. today we're witnessing this attack on i ended headway, of course, and part of that with the palestinian refugees,

the more than 1000000 syrian refugees and 11 on this as adding to the pressure on lab and on as a government. and of course, now we have also about 1000000 liberties rescue and internally distaste. and that's trying to find say for area as well. given the fact the, the, the is ready area campaign is fog thing. almost everywhere, 11 on no. of course, we can say that the southern somebody southern i've been on and the default are kind of where the main pressure is. but we've seen several all that attacks yesterday. and they were just like this type in dicola area, which is just center. they would. and there is really strikes to play, several people were killed to the north. the close to survey is to, to be most also attacks happened as to what's the mountains and shoes. these are all areas where is really strikes have been taking place and not going follow their

laws. so another part of that with the is really invasion of south lab and on. and what is really saying the special for ation. it's conducting that this is just adding more and more. yeah, to the complexity of this situation. whereas there is no way out for many people are just anticipating what could come more. i add to that music. indeed, if you're just joining us on entre 0, we're covering a breaking you story in the last 2 minutes without correspond done corresponded daddy hush him. who is in a and bedroom to breaking you. story of a news really striking a promise to me and refugee camp in 711 on the side on this was on the i'm in hell away policy and camp, which is the largest refugee camp in 711 on any idea ali of who these relays might have been targeting in this strike, it was there are indications that

the palestinian figure that's was targeted a is the leader of the i'll accept the gates in in henry, he's a well known policy and figure his name is when they are locked up. this is what the news media is right now. circulating the reports that he survived the thought, of course with the way to confirm this from an independent source is on the ground . but when the brother was also asked to sedated just a couple of weeks ago and then it's really attacked on his call. and we for yesterday the attack and center they rode on a flight in the cool uh, this thing with for palestinian a figure is also from p f. i p the popular front door the liberation of satisfied where killed. so it's going in part of the between the fog you think of the physical loss? come on, does i need the saw?

you think off the palestinian figure is also resistance. we goes in and 11 on the kidding golf. the how mosque amanda yesterday, in the densely populated refugee camp that close to tie our bus refugee time. this gives us an indication how much is rad is active in the boonies skies. it's trying to target as much people as possible, and this is the, the end goal. so a lot of civilian skills is now the tool of living these kids since the beginning of this conflict on the 8th of october because this movement close to 2000. i don't 1700. yeah, so then. busy but it's way far then the one in 2006. yeah. when the war ended with around 1200 civilians killed. and the series of course, at that death to will continue to rise, especially when israel is targeting these densely populated civilian areas like the i am headway refugee camp. thank you. how do you wash him for the moments the from

bebbles? let's check in with has aside big now was in southern lebanon in the because of the i. so i tell us about what's been happening, where you are as well. so it has been talked in back off for a while now, but what we're hearing from says levin on is that the tons of? yeah, this a couple of kids have been hit by a kid reads really, artillery shells. now, these kinds of villages along the border has been getting hit since the start of this conflict back in october last year. but what we're seeing and what we're witnessing now is an increase the intensity of those strikes. now we understand that the is ready for us is being supported by uh, by the instructor taking say for these are 10 restricts taking place, try to soften the ground and target some of that his belie infrastructure. but what we also know is that his will a has been striking back in areas,

tons. and is there any positions in northern israel and the coming hours, days, and possibly weeks even longer? we will begin to see the extent of this uh, grounded and vision and watch and falls in terms of his blogs response. right. and what sort of military activity have we been able to see along that board prior to the ground invasion, being officially confirmed by israel. what sort of troop movements have you seen as well for a while, what was taking place was is really, is really ministry, mobilizing that brigades along the border and anticipation of that ground offensive . but what we also saw was uh his, with off continuing to fi rockets, is where you positions in northern israel then so fast since midnight. we understand his beloved guy, that 12 operations. but what's also interesting is his will have said that they've

used the new messiah, which is something that they've never used before. it's a type of ballistic missile and a game where it will unfold in terms of his blogs capability, his but as old as being strong in terms of a fighting on the ground. and so far what we've been told by his realize that they've displayed so 5 in this conflict since october last year, as only be the fraction of the weapons that they have and the capabilities that they have. and even though they've been continued to be hit by is a, is where these are the strikes targeting the rep and debt follows and launch sites . it still seems to be evident that his blood is still capable of firing rockets and massage at his ready positions. but we will see what happens when these raids cross that border attractive occupies so the net, but on pots of southern the brown and how his with off will take that fights 2 days, right? he's on the grant side to thank you very much for the moment aside. big with the

late to say from the 11 on israel border. they've been a number of developments in the last hour or so with the syrian state media now saying that at least 3 civilians have been killed and is really as track on the syrian capital, damascus, as we've been reporting in the last few minutes. it was also a news really attack on the iron in headway refugee camp in $711.00 on inside on they were reportedly targeting palestinian commander in that refugee complex, bringing him to son who's, who's in amman. jordan, because these are the government has bound, obviously are for my forcing and these raft, uh, a lot of things happening on many fronts hemmed up in syria and lebanon on the war . and guys, of course, continues, what is the, is really strategy here? what do they want this next phase of the war to look like as well? is there a says their strategy is to restore balance of power along their northern border,

but specifically to return those residents to those areas. those towns and settlements along the northern border where they've been largely evacuated since october the 8th. when the cross border fire began, but this is surely escalating into something else, we have the air strikes in syria that israel typically does not comment on their military activities and syrian territory. we have air strikes all across, loving on air strikes and gaza. these really army announcing that they have actually intercepted a drone just a few dozen kilometers off of the central coast of the mediterranean sea. no group cleaning responsibility for that just yet. but when it comes to this ground invasion into 11 on these really military has said that their goal is quite clear and that they want to destroy his bola. they want to destroy all of its military capabilities and the approval for this long awaited and much expected. in fact, operation came from these really governments, after the security cabinet, had given the approval to the military who was actually allocating resources to the

border for quite some time. in fact, satellite images had shown tanks and other military vehicles troops amassing near the border. but due to his really military censorship were not allowed to publish them. it's also worth mentioning that israel has had little to no military achievements in gaza award that is nearing a year now just next week on the cross border fire. also nearing a year. so israel says their strategy is to restore balance of power, but it's important to note that this is an army and a government with little to no military achievement nearly a year into both conflicts and the sound heart. thank you for the moment for that. i'm a son who's 5 there in i'm on this, i'm bringing you. you'll see bailey, who's a former justice minister of israel who initiated the also piece process. and he joins us from tel aviv, mr. bailey, and thank you so much for being up with us and for helping us understand what's happening on the ground here. can you tell us israel claims that this is

a limited ground operation. but from what we've been witnessing in these past few hours, whether it's uh, the, the, the pounding of area is on the left and on is around the border. the southern area is of beveled. in the last hour, the syrian capital damascus, with at least 3 civilians killed this. what is the end game place around here? what is the for, i really hold that a we have speaking about a lead me kids a ground, a variation. so we know that it's very difficult to control or do they need directions from the past the, even if a is the government day, is this your ceiling, say, wish to end it then quickly a and to achieve the main, a game to which is to a cause that is by uh, going back and to, to didn't know of the,

of the every tiny retail. and it was always rarely still go back to the homes in the knowles. now the, this is a, all the, you can make a delegate. and a, if a, if he is, but then what we really need on the ground in, in these last 2 hours and the truth movements and so on. it doesn't seem like this is the only goal. what is i, i don't think that the government, the pulse anytime you know, aims to a oh to pilot. but no, god forbid that me. this is not the day. so it means that the i'll some targets which will put building it in. okay. in advance, a all say at bell entity, i'm not, i'm not, i don't know the details of the piece by piece of paper which are not the necessarily only in the south. and but the main if for today tail and tonight is day this out. and the day is, i mean the day it was really and i know my situation well for

a new or yeah, thousands and thousands molding them about the 90000. they is where is will out of whole new indian the meantime. yes, it, but it was also enough, know, have normal situation. you would, you would agree for the millions of residents of, of southern lebanon who was also subjected to these really attacks. right. and it was also in a normal situation for the millions of people in the gaza strip has been the subject of a daily is rarely bombing for the past year. is it not? as it is? wait, what is the situation is crazy. look, only a moment. the must have killed in a this out, the easel and the house, the one day, the 8, the full, the last the o. k. and i saw the declared without of the know, i mean, he was not, there was no a pro vocation that day. it is, but i is going to

a fight against these well as long as the a, the bad in god. so he's ongoing and we are in the news crisis situation will by citizens on both sides of paying a very high price. we must put an end to the end 11. know would be this is by the way, more than those of the of the a tiny a is a would use both of the resolution that you and the feeling is start. and is that in israel, that prominence, smith know, doesn't necessarily want to see an end to this. well, i don't like his policy. i don't think that he should be, the primary stove is right. but i don't, i don't think that he wants to have an endless symbol is what i cannot get full deep from any anger and a, this will must and and,

and so how long do you anticipate then this operation in, in the lab and on to go on for this ground, what they call the limited operation. what will decide the end of it? and i will the end to end it yesterday. i don't know how long really take and i hope that a he doing his by essentially decide and to the moving forces all the that would be an international until the engine. they expect specially the americans who wouldn't boastful such a decision is i don't think that it is a 100 reason the demand of is way and that it is going back down to a multiple. they knows and that these are easily to go back to the homes. but is israel prepared to have a conflict on 2 funds? we have the war and guys that continues as we heard these really on the statement. they're saying that this campaign of this operation 11 are,

will continue in parallel with the war in gaza. is there not a sense of fatigue in israel to be conducting these wars on several funds? well, i believe that today the main will always a live and on looking does that there is ongoing a exchange, a file that day. the main will is move good to dental. if you ask me about 5 pieces of fill, you all say, or full of calls. i mean people don't, they looked into the speak a to continually. but on the other hand, they want to do in the situation in which a, the boulders of sales is one of them. thank you, mr. banning for sharing the view from israel with us that you'll see. billing is a former justice minister of israel joining us there. from tennessee. thank you for your time. thank you for having me. well, let's find out the reaction now out of the united states, mike,

hannah is in washington dc for us. so mike, what's the word from the by the administration? 2 of the developments that have been unfolding in the belief these past few hours well, there has been no reaction to the actual beginning of what appears to be the is really ground invasion. earlier on in the day, president biden appeared to intimate that he had been given as some details or some information about the fact that a ground invasion, a ground operation was going to take place. he called again for a cease file. we also heard from the state department as saying that they believe that a ground operation was going to begin, which would be as they put a limited in scale at angle imitating what the israelis had been saying about this particular operation. but generally old comments from the, by the end of ministration, come along with that phrase. we defend israel's right to defend itself. they are

not going to be drawn into any diplomatic discussions as they posted. so the situation is, as they've been doing since the beginning of the gods of war is basically calling for minimization of civilian injury. i. but at the same time, doing little as you say, they've been repeating the same rhetoric as they've been doing during, during the guys of war. i mean, what does that suggest about the us influence and, and us leverage of ways route today as well. president biden has called for a seas find the cause of war for a matter of months. now he's called most recently with the number of european as well as era of allies for a sci fi in levon on a 21 days east by to allow space for wider negotiation. now, israel has brushed aside all of these calls, so very difficult to see whether the influence that the bite and ministration has

will have any impact in terms of ad cutting the will. but at the same time, even d escalating it because the biden administration has also called repeatedly for a de escalation of the conflict. but what we are seeing now and 11 on in the last few days and the last few hours in particular is a mess of escalation of the conflict. so once again, the binding administrative sion appears almost a capable of cutting the missing yahoo government in any way, as indeed does the united nations, which is also being calling for cx 5. so israel is acting with a parent, international immunity cause it is not facing any sanction either from the united states or from the international community as a whole, right? a massive escalation, as you say, mike independent going as announced that he's going to be really going troops in the region to what end exactly, as well as a re deployment. but what it also is is an extension of the previous deployment.

they have being a forces in caea to, for a long period of time makes much, lee sent it around an aircraft carrier stripe force. now what has happened is that it was scheduled that, that strike force would move on it. and to be replaced by a nother stripe force, which has already left virginia about a week ago. but the pentagon has now announced that both stripe forces will stay in place of those forces already in c, a to will stay there even when what was scheduled to be the replacements arrive. so that is in essence, a doubling of the us forces in the region up to as many as $40000.00 men. in addition to this, as well, by didn't, has said that they will be a few 1000 us soldiers reserves sent into the caea to a to provide added security for the troops that are not beginning to mess that. okay, it is a mess of a troop presence within the region at present. thank you very much for that. my

cannot live for us there in washington dc. reminder of our main story on ologist here this evening. and israel says it's begun what it calls a limited ground defensive in $711.00 on we spoke to elijah magneer, military and security analysts was in brussels. he says, is there on the ground offensive? is a well planned one and is growing in scale paperless. and it is not what these relays all telling us from open source. we understand that these relays have to bed at least 18 brigade, so we talking about between 72100000 soldiers. and if we look at the composition of this trend, so pensacola is made off mainly to ms side units and the special forces. now these red believe that it had destroyed most of the messiahs, where the units will at least 50 to 60 to 70 percent. and now what is

a loss is to surround this special poll says that all the floyd 2 units in the south of the tiny river in one unit in the north of the dining room. the decision to go off the tree. and this will depend on the 1st engagement of these forces south of the band with that. but i don't think these readers are going to stop the testing the do you do this immediately? but 1st, they have to surround them because of where the mass in the groups and the bulk of the forces is in the mid term that, which is the closest area to the lead time, the river, where they can reach the and go down to the city toward the sea and this is where they can cut the road. i see they 2 units from the other unit that these on these know of the dining of the and spa beating with. ready us inside between that it'd

be nice voters and so the guy with it, i don't think this operation has anything to do with the sectors of these really these retiring data on the boulders was never done because the operation is much bigger than you know. mean it and yeah, we'll say, that sees the objective is to defeat test for law and to give seats as well that he needs to get rid of. or he special forces units, which means that depend on the reaction of the is really the of the headboard allies, special forces. and this is where the decision will be made. we've seen in 1982 for example. i a chart on with the piece of got the, there was, had the intention to reach on you signed in, but he saw the opportunity to push the forces to bear root and they'll provide most

of that. so the reaction of the special forces engagement of the special forces with these really special forces forces the or the other infantry and all the other force at the doctor bed. what is the time and the face of these really and how far they can go? and also how many kinds of d they going to suffer from it. there's not going to be that data. you're watching go to 0. and if you're just joining us on road, madison has just gone past 0, one g m t. all right, so that's 4 am in the southern 11 on where israel's ministry has begun, what it's calling unlimited ground offensive. at the same time, air strikes are still being launched within the past hour. the in off who would polish sending and company a side on has been hit. it's the largest palace, didn't even camp in lebanon. and the 1st time it's been attacked during this place . and this has been seen in the southern by the border with israel is any soups,

had fired flowers into the night sky. i made heavy shouting stairs are commonly used to signal troops on the ground. i am like.