the, the, this is the, the we news wally from or less. israel sends its troops into 11 on for the 1st time and 18 years. these really military reports, intense lighting between its forces and hezbollah, militants, and 11 on this as explosions are heard in tel aviv also coming out or changing the guard long time nato leader again stolen birth. hans the reins, the former dodge prime minister, margaret m. as the alliance of the biggest set of challenges in the cold war, responding is in roughly for the hands and it's called those are adjusted by can do national length and in the punishing alleged crimes find destroying the property.

but those who had their homes and livelihoods destroyed, call it a weapon for the muslim minority. the welcome to the program on the call for lease is really troops have entered southern lebanon as its anticipate of ground defense of gets under way is really scary. now what im calls targeted ground rate against has blocked and says intends finding is taking place. the army says it's trying to dismantle the militant groups attack infrastructure. so it's residents can return to their homes and the north. there are reports of heavy fighting near the latania river close to the border. sirens are sounding in central israel, including in the city of tel aviv after projectiles were launched from 11 on. let's

go right over to the region and get more from our correspondent, emily, or dean and jerusalem and journalist, stella minna in. very rude. welcome to both of you. let's start with you, emily. what more do we know about the is really land incursion into southern lebanon? at this point, the movie knows that this incursion is accompanied and being supported by is rarely air force and artillery and some areas around the border through lebanon. israel have been cordoned off. that's been closed, declared military zones. entry is ultimately forbidden. now is really officials are set to have told us counterparts, but this operation will be smaller than its previous wall level with hispaniola in 2006. but it would essentially focus on dismantling militant infrastructure and um, and weapons to pose along the border. i'm and it is ro, essentially have said that it does not want to re, um, re occupy lebanon. but that's it. it's goal is essentially to create

a safety, again for its citizens, and israel, and the north. i'm to remove upfront from the southern, from southern lebanon warnings of also have been issued to, to citizens in the south of loveland, on to evacuate the area. of course, we have to remember that this operation has been in the works for quite a while. now. we saw over the last 2 weeks, that's thousands. tens of thousands of soldiers is where the soldiers were moved from garza to the northern border with lebanon. we also sold tanks and on vehicles being lined up at the border. we also so trips maneuver and practicing maneuvers and the idea is chief of stuff house. we have the, the also recently told sold is in the know stopped. they should prepare themselves for possible ground invasion. i'm speaking some military experts um they will. so basically, if i'm saying much of this operation, illinois has been, and i've been planned for, for, for years, really still a minute is in the root,

still it, and how is this being received in lebanon? and how is it? has the full are likely to react as well the um the message and it arrived here. um last night people were hearing about this um in the, in the late evening and panic broke out. many people do remember the last, the invasion and occupation of israel and 11 on and this brought back really bad memories for them along side with the stars of the ground operation. israel also continued very heavy strikes in 11 on, for example, that carried out a strike in the refugee camp near the town side. but it also stroke the thousands of perks of a root around midnight. it called upon the residents and the sound,

the suburbs of ebay route to leave the area. and the shortly afterwards, the boom button and started and the noise of the explosion was something we could hear it here in the city centre of a route. and of course, this increased the see it by the people that this ground operation will now escalate and something bigger during was still a minute and very rude. and emily guarding in jerusalem, very speaking to you both. thank you so much. well, israel says that it is conducting a quote, limited localized and targeted to ground rates. but what does that mean in practical terms about this question too? how does jack of student love the senior director of the counter extremism project? a good morning. so israel really has 4 stages. officials sources for stated warnings. one is of course to push back his fall on the,

on the lead time, the river, which is what the resolution, 17 or one of 2006 up. this is good to counsel for united nations 3 months say can we continue to weaken his leadership but destroyed his ability to strike with long range weapons but also made as well. and then for most concerning the prevent there's resupply, which means cutting the resupply line between is paula and iran. so what i see right now is a round beginning of the ground offensive into the southern. they've been them to make sure that is spell. that infrastructure is cleared out and as always, with limited and targeted military operations, it's very tricky to keep them limited and targeting is, of course has still fighters on the ground and obviously, and the conventional direct confrontation. they cannot really resend the i, i get but of course, as soon as i get rid of operations can do a lot of hunters ring. so you're saying that it's hard to keep these kinds of operations limited localized and targeted. where do you see this going then could

we save ideas troops and very rude possibly as well? i wouldn't go that far. i do hope that it's not going that far. obviously they want to 1st focus on the area between these really border. i'm the time the river, but the question will be when do you know that you have clear out all of these follow up or they do have tunnels. they do have gary less cells and they to have. it just isn't as dry capabilities in the south. so that's where the problem lies. when do you know that you are successful? and hezbollah has been somewhat debilitated in recent weeks. much of their leadership has been taken out in a recent is really strikes. how ready are they at this point in time for their rec, confrontation with the ideas on the ground? the 1st of all, i think we would have to, to distinguish between the political, social economic force of this paul are,

which is still largely intact and living on. so it's not leaking. it's great on the living in his political system or economy and the terrace military capabilities, the drivers military capabilities and the appraisal offence, i would argue, will have significant b, because not only is the communications dr. disrupted on these pages that uh no longer in operations and what you're talking about, what means that all of the pages under walkie talkies of baseball, commodity controlled struct drive, no longer reliable communication systems and land lines that can be resolved. cause that'd be prompting deception by israel. and the 2nd thing is it over the last month, really israel has taken out not only in the us around a most recently, but also the 2nd and 3rd layer of the combined structures. that means a organized large scale response is not at the moment operationally possible, and we've seen some rockets to what these rel, but not a raining are brokers as everyone fit. but that doesn't mean that is when i fight

as good and do a lot of damage to israeli troops. these really are meant to be called during your ground opens if, because that requires much less coordination, much less combined to control. and then a actual organized response would be marked. iran is, of course, has the last biggest back or what do you expect their next steps to be a in a very difficult position. they obviously do not want to have a regional confrontation with as well. last night, brian minister and they've done you all without a statement that could be interpreted as somewhat of a threat to that you made envisioning. addressing the reigning people directly and says, your freedom is gross of admitting things. um, but it's also clear that if there's a region confrontation, the us cannot stand up the side and we'll get drawn in. and that's where you ron wants to prevent box. if they do not react, if the letters pull up, be really degraded by israel and without any type of reaction,

um no brooks is in the region either going to trust them again. i'm jack, i'm sandra the senior, the counter extremism project. thank you so much, great insights as always. thank you so much. one of nato as long as serving top officials secretary general young stilton burke as handed over the reins, the former dutch prime minister mark router. and the ceremony anita headquarters in brussels sultan were handed over the gavel to new nato secretary general mark for the new chief said he can't wait to get started. the street assessor said he has the perfect background. after juggling the interest of for coalition governments in the netherlands, the change in leadership happens as the trans atlantic military alliance confront some of the biggest challenges since the cold war. in his new job, there will be no grace period for mark low to he takes over from you installed back

as nato secretary general at the time of great uncertainty for the military alliance. time props are very proud and it is, it also feels like a huge task and big shoes to fill from stilton bird hooting. so 14 years since prime and is still the netherlands. some people miss him here already says name could. is it an, a journalist who's cover attached politics? we're out with this town in office. she describes him as easy going chat, the end of every solution or into some people say he is the perfect guy for the nato because he doesn't really have very strong opinions of himself. he is someone who wants to, wants things done, but it doesn't matter. really matter how it's done, as that's prime and is too good to shape many of nato's decisions. he is considered a strong support of ukraine and his skills negotiator, winter again hungry threatens to block his nomination as need to achieve. he went out of his way to gain their full support even promising would pass the possibility

of opting out of military health for keith. it was a controversial move, but it's kept the alliance together. with bar code to nato allies have chosen a safe pair of hands. he's got a reputation as a truck, magic deal maker, and a track record of consensus building trades that will probably help him to take on the challenges the alliance is facing. it's not going to be a walk in the park. why not doing? jessica tells me. she's served 13 years as a spokesperson under to natal cheats. i'm those folk, russell son anne stoughton. back. this was on the 1st day when we were going to the press conference and we had what so we had worked on his 100 days plan. don't just confess. increasing defense spending across the alliance will be one of the most crucial issues. router will need to tackle it's not being easy for the

netherlands under his leadership to reach the nato benchmark of investing at least 2 percent of g d, p in defense. but of course, it's clear that with the current um, a very robust defense plans that nato has a nato allies will need to invest more than 2 percent in defense. and that's an area where a mockery that will need to show leadership. however, good to, as most challenging task might be to keep the u. s. a. board to need to. so donald trump the elected again, those men seem to get along boots or even the nickname the trump, with threats. but he also strongly opposed drums. protection is economic policy. so he can be both firm, but also have of a very good relationship with the american leaders, but leaving his home neighborhood in the hague will also mean that includes the best known for riding his bike to work. presumably has to be about some of his

personal freedoms off to old service because need to achieve as a highly visible job. with a lot of security us and our correspondent terry schultz is at nato headquarters. i asked her if this could be seen as the beginning of a new era for the alliance. many ways, of course, it's a new era because you're in stoughton. burke has been here so long that for many people he's the only secretary general. they've ever known. he's the 2nd largest, longest serving person to hold this job. and if you remember, 10 years ago when stilton burge took over russia had just staged is 1st invasion of ukraine taking over crimea and, and the don bass area. so it's been a very tumultuous decade and still some bird said himself that it's hard to leave the alliance, but that he knows he needs it in good hands. as secretary done, the new secretary general marquis de is very much like stilton burge, a very calm guy,

a skilled negotiator. and this is going to come in very handy with $32.00 countries to, to wrangle exactly. he is known as a master negotiator. so where do you think you're going to need this skill the most? that's right, his nickname is tesla and mark, and he is going to need that here at nato. and this, the thing about nato is that you need to come to consensus. all 32 countries need to agree for anything to be considered a nato decision. and so you don't take votes here, there's no putting your hands up or around the table, but he needs to get all 32 leaders. so $32.00, a master's depending on the level of the decision to agree, nobody can oppose it. otherwise, nato cannot come out with a common position. so this is very difficult, and there are very divergent views. think about the alliance ranges from, from turkey to hungary to the united states.