the, the business, the de leon use live cumberland has villa confirms the death of its meter and it is rarely air strikes. pass on, the stella was targeted in a bomb being in a root on friday. he is credited with turning the lebanese militia into a major fighting force during his more than 30 years of the health of the group. israel continues to carry out air strikes on what it describes as hezbollah targets across lab and on. smoke was seen rising over b route after several attacks on the south of the city is really military says it has hit more than a $140.00 targets and loving on it since friday night. and tens of thousands of lebanese citizens are seeking refuge abroad due to israel's ongoing attacks against

hezbollah. even more are displaced within the countries borders. we'll talk to a representative from the un refugee agency, the hi melissa chan, and thanks for joining us. we continue to lead with the breaking news this. our hezbollah has confirmed the death of its leader has done this rolla, and it is really air strike and be route. this is the moment israel's military struck, has below us underground headquarters in the city, late friday. the attack slackened several apartment blocks and a densely populated area in the south of b route. rescuers desperately searched for survivors is rarely officials reported. we estimated that 300 people may have been killed. hezbollah later confirmed the

death of the man who headed the iran back to militia group for more than 3 decades and bowed to continue fighting israel. stream. l. g a y is a journalist and be rude. he told us more about the aftermath of the hezbollah leaders, death wait, receive, at the time of the late silence, that his bullet finally confirmed to see that it see the house and most of all that is dead. the same statements. they were saying this spirit that this ideas really remain with us and they were the mountains from good site. this is to continue in his problem is to be of assistance to victory. so n a to know is no more staple for his folder. there is also a date set for his altogether quite his situation on the

streets of abel. how are lebanese responding to nestor, ellis, chilling understanding. of course, there must be a diversity of views out there, which, i mean, i was on the street when the, his, this was announced by his folder and that his supports us. i mean i sold him the very emotions they were starting to cry. some of them were sitting down in the streets and really, really seems of davis station. i'm on there the this, when you look at the political scene and of course it no more statements on this. well, this is paula allies, except as some of the christian allies of that he's one of us talking about the great loss. and also it says this a moses him to be live on in to stand by in this district needs. busy

eh, they can't take a primary, the same says just be the rather breaks they've been seeing it. danger is threatening us. then of course, you have also goals. who are you satisfied? school? we're thinking that these boys too much power is full, is too strong, is a states in the states, and that they are not saying this publicly. they're like really careful what they're saying. and just like a. ready half ago, there was a group of who's going to support a see a passing by which the multisite is shooting into the air. kind of saying like, you know, we're, you're careful. don't you think of all think about it in the direction. those who might be happy with this journalist kareem allegory in bay route. thank you so much for joining us. doing this reactions to the death of

hezbollah leader has on it now, sir, i'll continue to come in us present. joe biden said the killing was quoted, a measure of justice for his many victims and washington fully supported israel's right to defend itself. united nations secretary general antonia good ted is said he is quote, gravely concerned by the dramatic escalation of events and a route in the last 24 hours. while german foreign minister and elaina barrow box stated, quote, there is a risk of destabilizing the whole of love and on. and that is in no way in israel's security interest. let's go to alex, but tonka, he is a middle east analyst and around expert for the middle east institute in washington, dc. he follows the developments and reactions from the region very closely. thanks for joining us. how has the death of has bill of leading us rela, been received by iranians?

great to be with you, melissa, to say that there are shelf shocked into right. and i think would be an understatement. clearly get it, then you have something to fill out this individual that iran has cultivated for, for a very long time, especially going back to increasing this bill of back in 1982 that this individual was you just heard from kareem and bay road has been the headquarters of all for 30 years is no longer with us, but they haven't come out so far and promised anything specific other than asking for muslim solidarity. now you can read that the way you wish, but it certainly doesn't sound like you're right, is ready to fine. anything i didn't show up any moment. so yeah, i mean there, ron supreme liter, ayatollah ali. how many has said that the hezbollah cheese death will not go on avenged? so you just said that maybe there might not be a response soon, but what might a response look like?

i mean, obviously they have tools in their, in their toolbox, in terms of massages and drones and so forth. and we saw some of that back in april when they did attack is really in retaliation for these really strike on the range and consulate in damascus. but overall, listening to the common ab rainy and supreme leader, i think they clearly feel like, you know, any kind of a major reaction. kinetic action against israel might bring you me to that point that they had sought to avoid for so long, which is that region no more warm it israel open warm it israel from iran's point of view is o 5 in united states. the us will back is rail up the radians at least expect that to be the case. i don't think that's the reason why they're so reluctant. it's very important to remember. the run doesn't really say too much daylight between as well and united states. so when do you talk to talk what they can do there have to seriously think about, are they ready to fight the united states into clear or not?

but if toronto doesn't respond with significant force, is there a danger that the regime would be viewed as weak? how much is that a calculus for them? no, i think that is already happened. they are weak. i mean, that's the image that the ride has in the region. certainly, i think an amount of proxy groups across them, at least from them and onto, to elsewhere, iraq and jim, in the end of the day, the regime really always wanted to create these proxy networks in the middle least not because it didn't intend to get itself involved in a regional war. exactly. the opposite has to be me. ready is sort of a mission here to have what they call forward defense. have you our partners out there due to fighting on your behalf. but the situation right right now is that iran has to boxes ask itself, are they ready to go to war on behalf of in our ally in this case as well. and i'm really frankly not sure if they are now with hezbollah and mosse, both severely diminished. does it run even have

a strategy as well? that's a big question, because they can choose to de escalate. they can choose to focus on the national interest, focus on their economy, focus, so things that very specifically would serve uranium interest such as a need to feed, deal, release or relief from sizes of support. these are the sort of things that you, any of these you could do, which i think would be applauded by the range of people. but again, that's a decision to really has to make someone like comedy to supreme. peter, who's been there for about 40 some years or about 40 years, he is very much still, i geologically committed to this fight against israel. so we have to wait and see. it's very hard to predict anything in the middle east, but do you believe this will turn into a prolonged war in the region? i can predict what will happen. i couldn't predict the killing the past and this religious a few days ago. but what i can tell you is, i think the ranges are hoping that this is not going to turn it to a regional or double sacrament. alex of atlanta middle east analyst and iran expert for the middle east institute in washington,

d. c. thank you so much for joining us. thank you, melissa. israel's conflict with hezbollah has sparked an exit of thousands of people out of lebanon on it. since last week's pager attack, large crowds had been gathering at border crossing points between 11 and syria trying to leave the country. you end estimates at least 90000 people have flooded their homes and loving on in the last few days. some of them are internally displaced, taking refuge from the is really bonding of southern lebanon. for more, let's go to rule. i mean, the 11 non regional spokesperson for the u. n. refugee agency in b route. welcome to the program. and tens of thousands have fled from loving onto syria in the last 72 hours. what kind of conditions? a wait people there.

a real i don't think i can hear you. oh, there we go. is very good. so i put the dollar estimates when over $40000.00 civilians and 11 east, across the border into syria, the actually the bombings a lot of them and they cross the board, the exhausted traumatized, and they need shelter. they need food, they need medical attention. many of them have reached the border of foot, even those who came with cars and the journey that took them to the board, the from southern lot of them or from other areas and 7 on it took hours because many other people would also the v. so more than 40000 of them across the board and now are in syria unit sounds on the other side we provide to provide the urgency needs along with the syrian at risk crescent. so we give the will to,

we get to, we give shelter, who, yeah, a temporary place where they can rest, but then they moved on and they are going to need a lot of support in order to survive what they have been and what they have come through but it's good to remember as well that most of the people who had flipped the buttons and have to feed their rooms and 11 on us do any of them only in the past 5 days. more than 118000 methods and syrian becky cheese and other refugees of have to see their bones leaving with nothing. trying to find a safe place to stay at the with the bombing. now it with these really bombing exp extending into new areas 11 of the areas that they can find or can deem a safe and head to our street. so they are all due every day. what can you tell us about the situation for those who are internally displaced inside 11, and this is

a government that has struggled domestically and as in many ways a barely been present in the 1st place. what is the situation inside loved or not? it's our new military dystrophy, it's seriously is because prior to this concept has been going through a series since the comic crisis people with many of the people in love and we're not able to secure enough food for their children. and the property has deepened a much lesser needs and refugees. and then the conflict escalated in the past 5 days. but it has been ongoing since october, which meant the wave of people who had been displaced had been precinct. but some of them have to just stay for now for 10 months, and it's very hard for them to be able to survive this. so they are running away from the bodies. they are trying to find a safe place as they expand to areas that are big bones. they have to move again.

the government has established these what we called mixers shelters in schools and colleges. but it's not enough, not everybody has access to these shelters. and the other thing to remember this also disrupt the life for other nothing's because now students and children cannot go to school because the schools now a hosting, internally displaced people. they need a lot of things that have been a terry and needs for this is for this population is right and he's willing to they need or they need food. they need health care and we are on the ground and helping we find things 11 needs help be pursuing the deputies. but obviously the most things that they need is that they need to be protected from the bombings. and that's why i think you're doing it c r and the rest of the u. n. a. keep on calling and stressing and a tv for the protection of seasons. they must got in there and they should be the price, but it was coughing. really. i mean spokes person for the you and refugee agency

and be route. thank you so much for joining us. and you are up to date. my name is melissa chan, stay tuned. and thanks for watching the the.