the israelis say they've discovered large hezbollah tunnels, heavily equipped tunnels, in the south of lebanon, and of course dozens of rockets are still being fired into israel by hezbollah from lebanon. the un accuses israel of acting with total disregard for civilian life in gaza. tonight, we have a special report on the renewed assault on northern gaza. and we will speak to a former general in the lebanese army about the war in his country. also on the programme — britain is open for business. the prime minister tells global investors this is "a great moment" to back the uk — are they persuaded? and 50 years after a polish firefighter was shot in the back attempting to escape east berlin, his stasi killer is jailed for murder. welcome to the programme. for eight consecutive days, the israelis have been pounding northern gaza, with road blocks in place to prevent hamas fighters heading south, and food trucks from coming north. there have been few supplies allowed in since the 1st of october. there have been daily attacks on the schools that are currently used as shelters in the jaba

. >> the israelis say they have discovered large hezbollah tunnels heavily equipped in t south of lebanonens of rockets are still being fired into israel by hezbollah from lebanon. ♪ >> the u.n. accuses israel of acting with total disregard for civilian life in gaza. we have a special report on the renewed assault on northern gaza and we will speak to a former general in the lebanese army about the were in his country also on the program, britain is open for business. the prime minister tells global esters this is a great moment to back u.k. are they persuaded? 50 years after a polish firefighter was shot in the back attempting to escape east berlin, his killer is jailed for murder. very good evening. welcome to the program. for eight consecutive days the israelis have been pounding within gaza with roadblocks in place to vent hamas fighters heading south and food trucks from coming north. there have been few supplies allowed in some the beginning of october. there been daily attacks on the schools currently used as shelter in the refugee camp. the hamas run health ministry says 62 people

the israelis said they've discovered large hezbollah tunnels, heavily equipped in the south of lebanon dozens of rockets are still being fired into israel by hezbollah from lebanon. so, no end in sight in the world theatre between hezbollah and israel and no end in sight of a peace agreement in gaza. it still remains unclear how israel will respond to that attack. the washington post reported that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu told the might and administration he is willing to strike military targets. i asked general marks worked up about this and he israel has continued attacking various points in lebanon in the village of aitou, a christian village in the northeast. the israelis said they've discovered large hezbollah tunnels, heavily equipped in the south of lebanon and dozens of rockets are still being fired into israel by hezbollah from lebanon. so, no end in sight in the world theatre between hezbollah and israel and no end in sight of a peace agreement in gaza. it still remains unclear how israel will respond to that attack. the washington post reported that israeli

village of a christian village in northern lebanon, the israelis said they discovered large hezbollah tunnelsn the south of lebanon and of course, dozens of rockets are still being fired into israel by hezbollah from lebanon. no end in sight in the war theatre in southern lebanon between hezbollah and no and inside and no peace agreement either. for more on this i am joined by andrew thomas a lecturer in international relations at deakin university in melbourne. i want to get your thoughts on gaza but your reaction to what we have seen in lebanon on of late. what is your overriding thought when you see how the conflict is developing there? i think it's clear and emblematic of the connection between both gaza and lebanon on the wider regional conflict that appears to be developing, there does not seem to be a clear strategic objective from the israeli side. it's not entirely clear what they want to achieve or what they wish to achieve in southern lebanon on, it's not even entirely clear what they want to achieve within gaza. this lack of strategic direction is not only contributing to chaos on

having lived next door to the hezbollah leader and hezbollah tunnels for years, israel is changing itsraid like the 7th of october can occur. and for that, we need to get with our boots here to find this bunker. otherwise, it will stay here and hezbollah will come back here. you've lived with that threat for years, and hezbollah did notjoin the cross—border attack, and you've assassinated nasrallah. is the ground offensive necessary? for years, we've been calling the world, un, unifil, europe, to make sure that this area will get clean. and it didn't happen. so, we need to act. we paid the price. we had a wake—up call on the 7th of october. we will not pay this price again. outside, a huge explosion from israeli forces nearby. troops watching for signs of hezbollah fighters. this war is drawing in israel's allies. today, a us missile defence system arrived, along with dozens of american troops to help defend against iranian missiles. israel's insistence on a limited, targeted ground invasion is part of a multi—front war. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. some breaking news from reu

lebanon at the christian village in northern lebanon, the israelis said they discovered large hezbollah tunnelssouth of lebanon and of course, dozens of rockets are still being fired into israel by hezbollah from lebanon. so no end in sight in the war theatre in southern lebanon on between hezbollah and israel and no end in sight no imminent peace agreement either for gaza. i peace agreement either for gaza. . r' �* peace agreement either for gaza. ~ ., gaza. i asked andrew thomas from deakin _ gaza. i asked andrew thomas from deakin university- gaza. i asked andrew thomas from deakin university on - gaza. i asked andrew thomas from deakin university on his| from deakin university on his reflections for israeli stripes in lebanon on. it reflections for israeli stripes in lebanon on.— reflections for israeli stripes in lebanon on. it is emblematic from the connection _ in lebanon on. it is emblematic from the connection between i from the connection between gaza and lebanon on and the wider regional conflict developing there does not seem to be a clear strategic objective from the israeli side,

israeli officials saying these tunnels contained hezbollah command centers and a large number of weapons. cnn's jomana karadsheh is in lebanon. cnn's nic robertson is in tel aviv nic let's start first with you. and these tunnels, these hezbollah tunnels, the idf says that it has discovered what more are you learning yeah, the idf hasn't taken any journalists down there, but they have taken their own cameras to they filmed tunnels that the spokesman sabra, about 250 meters to about 300 meters long. >> they showed in a tunnel they're stuck of military equipment. they showed sort of soldiers equipment bags that they said these were to be used for some kind of influence portray for military purpose. what the idf has said about the rationale for their operations along the lebanese border is they said for some time that they believed if hezbollah was preparing to strike across the border into lebanon. and this seems to be the images that they would use. our are using to back that up. and what were also seen on the the idf video, separate videos the

a limited targeted ground incursion into lebanon the army says to destroy hezbollah tunnels and allownorthern residents to return home. four more reserve divisions were called up today. you can see the evidence of israel's ground incursion here a few miles from of the border. yesterday, there were dozens of tax lined up in these fields. now, almost the entire fighting force is gone and several more armored vehicles are preparing to move. a military official briefed journalists today special forces had been operating just inside lebanon for the past 11 months destroying tunnels. >> they showed us the weapons they found. with hezbollah weekend, i asked a spokesman about the appetite to push the group further north. >> we are acting with a plan to carry out operations in the limited targeted way close to the israeli border between israel and lebanon making sure we remove these immediate threats. >> i asked if that plan could change. >> we have many plans on the table. at the moment we are focusing on removing the immediate threats from close to the israeli border. >> in border towns, emp

the israelis said they've discovered a large hezbollah tunnels in the south of lebanon and dozens of e still being fired into israel by hezbollah. so, no end into israel by hezbollah. so, no end in sight in the world theatre between hezbollah and israel and no end in sight of a peace agreement in gaza. meanwhile, more than two weeks since iran's latest missile barrage in israel, it still remains unclear how israel will respond to that attack. but the washington post is reporting that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu told the biden administration he is willing to strike military targets rather than oil or nuclear facilities. this all comes as israel continues its operation against hamas in gaza's north. the united nations is condemning what is happening in the strip, saying tens of thousands of people are effectively cut off with no access to food or other necessities. the hamas—run health ministry claims at least 60 people have been killed by israeli forces in the last two days, with attacks on the al—aqsa hospital compound and the nuseirat camp — where a number of children a

a limited and targeted incursion, it says, to destroy hezbollah tunnels.er four brigades were called out today, and villages in the south of lebanon told to leave their homes and move north. also today, the first israeli casualties. airlifted out of the combat zone. eight killed and others injured in a confrontation with hezbollah fighters, the bbc understands. the risks of old conflicts weighed against the risks of playing by new rules. lucy williamson, bbc news, israel. christian: let's bring you right up to date. just before we came on air w spoke to our correspondent who is on that northern border. >> this has been the second full day of israel's invasion into south lebanon and the first time the israelite troops have come face-to-face with the hezbollah fighters. we got reports very early in the day that hezbollah were claiming they had ambushed some of those israeli troops with reports of some casualties. it was not until later in the day that the israeli defense forces confirmed eight of their soldiers had in fact been killed. they were all in their

a limited and targeted incursion, it says, to destroy hezbollah tunnels.her four brigades were called up today and villages in the south of lebanon told to leave their homes and move north. also today, the first israeli casualties airlifted out of the combat zone. eight killed and others injured. men from israel's elite commando and infantry brigades. the youngest of them 21 years old. two days into this war, israel is facing the risks of old conflicts weighed against the risks of playing by new rules. lucy williamson, bbc news, israel. despite the unprecedented scale of that attack iran launched on israel, is president said in the last few hours his country is not looking for war but pledged a stronger response if israel tries to retaliate for the attack. lyse doucet reports. iran's most powerful missiles, sending their starkest message last night to israel. if you hit us or our allies, we will hit you. the order given by commanders and clerics. in the name of god, he declares, in revenge for the martell�*s blood. and today, a message from the president w

tunnels. they showed us the weapons they'd found. with hezbollaher north. we are acting with a plan to carry out operations in a limited, targeted way, close by to the israeli border between israel and lebanon, making sure we remove these immediate threats. i asked if that plan could change? we have many plans on the table. at the moment, we are focussing on removing the immediate threats from close by to the israeli border. in border towns like kiryat shmona, emptied a year ago by fears of a hamas—style attack, there is strong support for israel's ground invasion. translation: i'm certain that this ground manoeuvre will bring - the residents back safely. i think it is very, very needed and that is the answer, it is exactly what we wanted, may be a bit too late, but better late than never. a day into israel's invasion, its forces have so far met little resistance on the ground, but hezbollah remains a powerful enemy with an even more powerful backer. the risks of this incursion have not yet fully emerged but in the year since the hamas attacks, isr

these soldiers into lebanon this week — a limited and targeted incursion, it says, to destroy hezbollah tunnelsr four brigades were called up today and villagers in the south of lebanon told to leave their homes and move north. also today, the first israeli casualties airlifted out of the combat zone — eight killed and others injured, men from israel's elite commando and infantry brigades, the youngest of them 21 years old. two days into this war, israel is facing the risks of old conflicts weighed against the risks of playing by new rules. lucy williamson, bbc news, israel. after iran launched around 180 missiles on israel on tuesday, the country �*s president insisted today they were not looking for war but he pledged a stronger response if israel retaliates for the attack our cheap international correspondent has more. —— cheap international correspondent. iran's most powerful missiles, sending their starkest message last night to israel — "if you hit us or our allies, we'll hit you." the order given by commanders and clerics. "in the name of god," he declares, "in revenge for the martyrs�*

a limited and targeted incursion, it says, to destroy hezbollah tunnels.er four brigades were called up today and villages in the south of lebanon told to leave their homes and move north. also today, the first israeli casualties, airlifted out of the combat zone. eight killed and others injured in a confrontation with hezbollah fighters, the bbc understands. the risks of old conflicts, weighed against the risks of playing by new rules. lucy williamson, bbc news, israel. 0ur correspondent nick beake, who's in northern israel, has the latest. this is right in the north of israel, the lebanese border, just a way behind us. just as we were getting ready to speak to you, i was listening for what you said. that point, we saw the iron done kick into light. basically, that means they send a lot of offensive missiles —— dome. they were right overhead and you can see the pictures that we managed to take as we and everyone else here had to go to safety. there was no two ways about it, but you can see the efforts that they are using in so many places in this country,

the israelis say they've discovered large hezbollah tunnels, heavily equipped tunnels, in the south ofrael by hezbollah from lebanon. the un accuses israel of acting with total disregard for civilian life in gaza. tonight, we have a special report on the renewed assault on northern gaza. and we will speak to a former general in the lebanese army about the war in his country. also on the programme — britain is open for business. the prime minister tells global investors this is "a great moment" to back the uk — are they persuaded? and 50 years after a polish firefighter was shot in the back attempting to escape east berlin, his stasi killer is jailed for murder.

these soldiers into lebanon this week — a limited and targeted incursion, it says, to destroy hezbollah tunnels brigades were called up today and villages in the south of lebanon told to leave their homes and move north. also today, the first israeli casualties, airlifted out of the combat zone. eight killed and others injured in a confrontation with hezbollah fighters, the bbc understands. the risks of old conflicts, weighed against the risks of playing by new rules. lucy williamson, bbc news, israel. 0ur corresponent nick beake sent us this update from northern israel a short while ago. it will make this is been the second full day of israel's invasion into southern lebanon invasion into southern lebanon in the first time that the israeli troops have come face—to—face with the fighters of hezbollah. hezbollah has been claiming the ambush some of the israeli troops to some reports of casualties. it wasn't until later in the day that the israel defense force confirmed that it of their soldiers had in fact been killed and they were all in their early 20s and we also heard that several soldiers w

special forces have destroyed hezbollah tunnels and seized weapons as well.y his country is facing one of its most dangerous phases and also talking a lot about the i million people who have been displaced within lebanon. 0f displaced within lebanon. of course many people are trying to leave the country. the uk is one of those countries that is calling on their citizens to leave lebanon. let's speak now to our reporter who is outside heathrow airport with several flights to bring back british citizens have landed a short time ago. have you managed to speak to anyone on any of those flights? i speak to anyone on any of those fliuhts? . ., , ~ speak to anyone on any of those fliuhts? . . , ~' , flights? i have. last week up to 6000 british _ flights? i have. last week up to 6000 british nationals - flights? i have. last week up i to 6000 british nationals were living in lebanon and they were all urged to leave but that was proving very difficult because a number of commercial airlines were cancelling flights and also there were fears of actually getting to the

a limited and targeted incursion, it says, to destroy hezbollah tunnels.illages in the south of lebanon told to leave their homes and move north. also today, the first israeli casualties, airlifted out of the combat zone. eight killed and others injured in a confrontation with hezbollah fighters, the bbc understands. the risks of old conflicts, weighed against the risks of playing by new rules. lucy williamson, bbc news, israel. as we've heard, iran launched around 180 missiles towards israel last night, so how successful were they in striking their targets? 0ur security correspondent, gordon corera, has been analysing the data. this, iran says, is the moment it launched its attack. a salvo of missiles heading into the skies and across the middle east. it says it used faster ballistic missiles and more compared to the attack it carried out in april. afterjust 12 minutes or so, these are some of the missiles arriving over israel. many were shot down by israel's air defence systems, but not all. so what did iran hit? it said it was going after military bases

these soldiers into lebanon this week — a limited and targeted incursion, it says, to destroy hezbollah tunnelsher four brigades were called up today and villagers in the south of lebanon told to leave their homes and move north. also today, the first israeli casualties airlifted out of the combat zone — eight killed and others injured, men from israel's elite commando and infantry brigades, the youngest of them 21 years old. two days into this war, israel is facing the risks of old conflicts weighed against the risks of playing by new rules. lucy williamson, bbc news, israel. more than 1,000 people have been killed in lebanon in the past two weeks by israeli bombardments, according to lebanese officials, including 45 on wednesday. here are some live pictures of beirut. southern beirut has been hit particularly hard, with israel launching strikes in dense areas and ordering evacuations. just over an hour ago, israel said it launched what it called a "precise" strike. witnesses reported seeing massive explosions across the city. the images there dark, but we are monitoring them. 0ur corresponden

these soldiers into lebanon this week — a limited and targeted incursion, it says, to destroy hezbollah tunnelsdes were called up today and villagers in the south of lebanon told to leave their homes and move north. also today, the first israeli casualties airlifted out of the combat zone — eight killed and others injured, men from israel's elite commando and infantry brigades, the youngest of them 21 years old. two days into this war, israel is facing the risks of old conflicts weighed against the risks of playing by new rules. lucy williamson, bbc news, israel. let's speak to mark schwartz — former us security co—ordinator for israel and the palestinian authority. he's now an analyst with the rand corporation. mark, good to talk to you. good to see yom _ mark, good to talk to you. good to see you. first, _ mark, good to talk to you. good to see you. first, your- to see you. first, your reaction _ to see you. first, your reaction to _ to see you. first, your reaction to president i to see you. first, your. reaction to president joe to see you. first, your- reaction to president joe biden react

the israelis say they've discovered large hezbollah tunnels, heavily equipped tunnels, in the south of lebanon, and of course dozens of rockets are still being fired into israel by hezbollah from lebanon. joining me tonight are justin crump, a defence, intelligence and security expert with 20 years�* service with the british military and anders slund, a swedish economist, who's also a chairman of the international advisory council at the center for social and economic research. first, the latest headlines. a jury at the old bailey has heard a recording of a phone call to police made by the father of a ten—year—old girl who was found dead in surrey, where he confessed to killing his daughter. urfan sharif — and two other adults — deny murdering sara sharif last year. a public inquiry has begun into the poisoning with novichok of a british woman in salisbury in 2018. the death of dawn sturgess was blamed on two russian agents who used the nerve agent to try to murder former spy sergei skripal and his daughter. dawn sturgess was inadvertently exposed to the novichok when it was found in a

village of a christian village in northern lebanon, the israelis said they discovered large hezbollah tunnelsily equipped tunnels in the south of lebanon and of course, dozens of rockets are still being fired into israel by hezbollah from lebanon. sono inside in the war theatre in southern lebanon between hezbollah and no and inside and no peace agreement either. it has been two weeks since iran is unprecedented ms selvaraj in israel and it still remains unclear how israel will respond to that attack. the washington post that benjamin netanyahu told the biden administration that he is willing to strike military targets rather than oil or nuclear facilities. targets rather than oil or nuclearfacilities. i asked lieutenant about the report, he served as us security co—ordinator for israel and palestinian authority and he gave ms thoughts. fine palestinian authority and he gave ms thoughts. one that's ositive gave ms thoughts. one that's positive and _ gave ms thoughts. one that's positive and think _ gave ms thoughts. one that's positive and think that - gave ms thoughts. one that's positive and

the gaza tunnels are very intertined in a small amount of space. hezbollah has tunnels but much less of a tunneling organization. they have a lot more land and own them. you won't see the extensive network in lebanon that you will see in hamas, in gaza. >> bill: i saw it in person 2006. the israeli version of their marines. the units they are in concrete bunkers during the day and then they can cross the border at nighttime, carry out missions and come back in the evening. i assume -- the following morning at dawn. i assume that's part of the operation now, would you agree? >> those are the guerilla aide teams. eliminate inextra truck tour. israeli goal is so people can move back to the north. hezbollah has been bombing israeli towns. a tit-for-tat. it keeps happening. israel will take this opportunity with a weekened hezbollah to take the southern part of lebanon and secure it. >> bill: this is 18 years removed. in 2006 the israelis didn't have a lot of success in that operation in southern lebanon. how long would it take to be successful this time? what is

that is why israel going through painstaking work on human source, intelligence have hezbollah tunnelss familiar, it is similar to hamas where hezbollah fits himself underneath infrastructure and apartments in lebanon. so israel to send in ground forces to eliminate those threats. it is intelligence-driven work but the story of the campaign's extraordinary intelligence and military success for israel. >> john: we will see where it goes from your, dan hoffman, thank you. >> sandra: dance, thank you. this is your last chance to go out they'll make it out as hurricane milton hit the coast. joining us live with the top of the update on the top of the hour with the storm's path. i'm having trouble getting around but i want to live in my home. i can do it with the help of a barber, personal shopper, an exercise buddy. life's good. when you have a plan. ♪ elmer>> if you're looking for a nutritional supplement that really makes a difference look at immuno 150. jerry>> my life and my health have changed since i began taking immuno 150. the pain and inflammation in my joints is gone. elizabeth>>

these soldiers into lebanon this week — a limited and targeted incursion, it says, to destroy hezbollah tunnelsother four brigades were called up today and villagers in the south of lebanon told to leave their homes and move north. also today, the first israeli casualties airlifted out of the combat zone — eight killed and others injured, men from israel's elite commando and infantry brigades, the youngest of them 21 years old. two days into this war, israel is facing the risks of old conflicts weighed against the risks of playing by new rules. lucy williamson, bbc news, israel. more than 1,000 people have been killed in lebanon in the past two weeks by israeli bombardments, according to lebanese officials, including 45 on wednesday. southern beirut has been hit particularly hard, with israel launching strikes in dense areas and ordering evacuations. these are live images of beirut, where just over an hour ago, israel said it launched what it called a "precise" strike. witnesses reported seeing massive explosions across the city. 0ur correspondent sally nabil has been with a number of media cre

the israeli defense forces spokesperson announced israel uncovered hezbollah tunnels in southern lebanon. >> one of the buildings that our troops raided, we found proof of this. this is a map that hezbollah planned to give its terrorists at the time of a wide-scale invasion of israel. it was to cover out a massacre in israel's north. >> joining me from jerusalem is nbc's erin mclaughlin. also with is monica alba. monica, what are you hearing from the white house? the state department ordered all u.s. government employees and their families to shelter in place and that this is supposed by in response to the killing of nasrallah on friday in a massive air strike by israel as well as previous fronts to hezbollah attacks, the pager attack, none of that had been retaliated against. >> reporter: that's exactly why the biden administration officials had been bracing for some kind of a response and retaliation from iran. there was a question about the timing. there was nothing that indicated in the last 24 hours that it was going to be happening necessarily immediately. but we knew iran could be

hezbollah is a very strong presence. it has built infra structure that includes underground tunnels, bunkers, and the group still has thousands attacks of the last few weeks has remained defiant, and has said its fighters are ready to confront any israeli invasion. you mentioned _ confront any israeli invasion. you mentioned the _ confront any israeli invasion. you mentioned the evacuation orders that have been going out constantly over the last few days. where are people going? b. the last few days. where are people auoin ? �* ., the last few days. where are people hoin ? �* ., ., the last few days. where are people uaoin?�* ., ., the last few days. where are people uaoin?~ ., ., , the last few days. where are people uuoin? ., ., , ., going? a lot of those people are auoin to going? a lot of those people are going to shelters. _ going? a lot of those people are going to shelters. this _ going? a lot of those people are going to shelters. this is - going? a lot of those people arej going to shelters. this is putting going? a lot of those people are l going to shelters. this is putting a lot of pressure on the authorities will

israeli military found hezbollah tunnels from the weapons cache under a residential. she took us to the home of her family, who are no longer there, this is where my fiancée died, she says, and her son was wounded. she lists the names of her dead neighbors. they are just ordinary people, she says. south lebanon bombed from the air, these videos provided by the israeli military show strike after strike. another video from independent sources shows the use of white phosphorus, a chemical banned under international law. as for the missiles themselves and the destruction they can cause, it all depends on what kind of warhead they have, they could be chemical or biological, they could be carrying a significant amount of explosives, and it also matters how far these missiles have traveled if you want they flew a longer distance, they will have less explosives. in the south of tel aviv , rockets hit a school, leaving a large crater, no one was injured. in gaza, palestinians cheered as rockets flew towards israel. the only person killed was reportedly a west bank palestinian,

for israel, it has to underground warfare because most of hezbollah�*s weapons are stored in underground tunnelsllah and israel, have prepared for this. israel said we learned the lessons from 2006 and we have prepared for the war. hezbollah have also prepared. they have been storing weapons, allotting weapons, getting capacities in terms of precision guided missiles. i have not choose them yet —— used them yet, they are still using rockets and we don't know if they will use them in the futures of the lesson to be learned is it's going to be bloodier and like in the past, you know, they started by saying it will be limited, israel said, but eventually the dynamics inaudible and they start getting entangled more and more in the fight and the terrain. the terrain favours a defender, not the attacker. although as i said israel has prepared for it, still, the terrain in south lebanon is difficult to navigate and it will favour hezbollah.— navigate and it will favour hezbollah. . ., ,, ., hezbollah. randa slim spoke to me earlier- _ hezbollah. randa slim spoke to me earlier. this _ hezbollah. randa s

significant part of the missile arsenal that hezbollah had been building for years, and these days our heroic soldiers are destroying a network of terrorist tunnels that hezbollah had secretly prepared near our border. although we have not yet completely eliminated the threat, we have clearly changed the course of the war and the balance of power, and our hand is not yet down. however. the main thing that israelis, who survived the iranian missile attack on tuesday evening, are thinking about today is the upcoming response of sahal against targets in the islamic republic. the israeli general staff reported that it is seriously preparing a significant response, according to analysts, this could be a selective or comprehensive strike against iran's economic, oil and gas, military or nuclear infrastructure, although there are problems with the latter, as experts from the financial times considered, for causing significant damage to the nuclear facilities of the islamic republic, a complex mid-air refueling will be required for 100 bombers, which will also have to fly through the airspace of arab neighbors not very friendly to... the standoff with ir

today, the israeli military released video showing israeli soldiers descending into hezbollah's vast tunneltem and revealing caches of weaponry and ammunition. the idf claims this aerial footage shows the destruction of an underground compound, fighting of an intensity not seen since the last israel-lebanon war in 2006, when israel launched a full ground invasion. this is iran's second direct attack on israel this year. how israel response to this latest barrage could determine the direction of the widening war and whether the u.s. gets dragged into it. norah? >> norah: chris livesay with that new reporting, thank you very much. president biden says the u.s. fully supports israel and is in active discussion with the jewish state on how to respond to the iranian attack. we get more now from cbs news senior white house correspondent weijia jiang. >> reporter: from the white house situation room, president biden and vice president harris monitored iran's attack on israel with their national security team. tonight, the president says iran failed its mission. >> the attack appears to have been d

significant part of the missile arsenal that hezbollah has been building for years, these days our heroic soldiers are destroying the network of terrorist tunnelslah has secretly prepared near our border, although we have not yet completely eliminated the threat, we have clearly changed the course of the war and the balance of power, our hand is not yet lowered. however , the main thing that the israelis are thinking about today, having survived the iranian missile attack on tuesday evening, is the upcoming response of sahal targets in the islamic republic. the israeli general staff announced that it was preparing a serious and significant response. according to analysts, this could be a selective or comprehensive strike on iran's economic, oil and gas, military or nuclear infrastructure. however, there are problems with the latter, as financial times experts believe. in order to cause significant damage to the islamic republic's nuclear facilities, complex mid-air refueling would be required for 100 bombers, which would also have to fly through the airspace space of arab neighbors who are not very friendly to israel. the critical confrontation

next few years, israel and has bull accuse each of the a continued violation is relative hezbollah, picking tunnels, a maintaining a presence that an israel was accused of continuously violating air space on october the 8th israel and said is going to in response to him, asked another function groups and causing into israel a day before as well. the responded immediately renewing border tax on israel. that would be ongoing in tit for tat exchanges from them. this is a dangerous moment for 11 on on the mid least, the 1st time since 2006 has full of sizes of bands with this rate. it's still just on lebanese soil spots. it's. this is the indians preparing the bronze. we've seen thousands of homes damaged or destroyed, and 1200000 people dislikes nor hans alcera they route. as we heard in laura's report, israel has followed through with its pledges to kill senior members and has been homeless. it has assassinated several people on lebanese soil in january, a drone strength on homeless offices and southern bay. ruth killed sally el rey, he was a founding member of the groups of military waiting. as in j

the israeli military released video showing israeli soldiers descending into hezbollah's vast tunnelm and revealing caches of weaponry and ammunition. the idf claims this aerial footage shows the destruction of an underground compound, fighting of an intensity not seen since the last israel-lebanon war in 2006 when israel launched a full ground invasion. this is iran's second direct attack on israel this year. how israel responds to this latest barrage could determine the direction of the widening war and whether the u.s. gets dragged into it. chris livesay, cbs news, tel aviv. >>> coming up next, as former president jimmy carter turns 100 years old, we hear from the agents protecting him for decades. [young boy narrator] what's your magic number? mine are 3, 6, and 12. take me home and love me for 3, 6, or 12 months. your choice. choose your own adventure. make me yours. show me your world for 3, 6, or 12 months. so, what are you waiting for? find your magic number and raise a future guide dog today. ♪ day 1: diagnosis day. the hardest day. the day you hear... i'm sorry...this is a

tunnel system they are going into right now? >> good morning, thank you for having me. i think that hezbollah been busy overred last 17, 18 years. digging tunnels and preparing for this day. what exist on the other side of the blue line the border and israel is an intricate system of tunnels that hezbollah has dug which they intend to use in order to cross into israel attack israeli communities. that is one important infrastructure that israeli troops will be going in in order to dismantle so that the area will be safe for israeli civilians to return to once the military operations hopefully will come to a successful conclusion. >> brian: between the 3,000-plus leaders, hezbollah fighters, that were blown up with their pagers and walkie-talkies, between the leadership blown up between nasrallah's death, what is the level of disarray among the world's leading terrorist organization right now? 10 being total disarray, one being no big deal? >> i would put that at a 4, maybe a 5. we're talking about a serious terrorist organization of hardened war criminals. they fought and conducted lots of war

hezbollah fighters inside northern israel. and it's also important because the israelis, judge that has below would not be able to tunnel under that river. and therefore, it's an important barrier i want to get hezbollah and moved back some 20 miles. you're not going to accomplish that, which just a few raids here and there, that implies a longer term presence. not to find yet, but also, of course, forces going deeper and deeper into territory than they've described so far. >> is it clear, jim, what's next? not just for israel on the ground, but what's next in terms of how the u.s. is approaching all of this, because president biden has said he doesn't want to see an escalation. this appears to be an escalation. so where does it go yeah do you know how many times have we heard that president biden, secretary blinken saying they don't want to see an escalation and yet, this war expands and i think one can reasonably say israel, while striking targets that you could understand, they want to strike hezbollah leaders, et cetera. that israel has escalated the pager attack which struck thousands of hezbollah fighters that decapitati

the crimes is correct when he went to look, he discovered that there were no tunnels under the hospitals , because hezbollah's goal is to protect the safety of people's lives , they never go under the tunnels under the hospitals or the cases where the people live there, the subordinate schools, even after that. a few months after that , it was attacked again. these events, the trend we are seeing, made israel's security worse. israel's lack of strategic depth made it think that if this happens again in my country, i will suffer severe strategic damage, so it had to fight at home. if the enemy is fighting in the opposite country, if the war is in the country of israel, in the occupied territories. if it continues , that lack of strategy can cause more serious damage. the depth of the strategy is one of the important factors in the war debate, so he had to fight in other countries in the neighboring countries in order to prevent the attacks of the resistance forces . i'm sorry, but the point that was very important for israel is the strategic value of hezbollah forces in the continuation of the war process. the

hezbollah stronghold. they have spent almost 20 years creating an infrastructure there with underground tunnels and bunkersy that the israeli military, if they decide to expand this campaign in southern lebanon, they may face some kind of resistance from hezbollah. at the same time, we are getting reports of people trying to leave the south. the sign of this conflict, the impact on the population, and a population that has already recorded a million people displaced because of this conflict. ,., ., displaced because of this conflict. ., , ., conflict. hezbollah is an iranian-backed - conflict. hezbollah is an iranian-backed group i conflict. hezbollah is an i iranian-backed group and conflict. hezbollah is an - iranian-backed group and has iranian—backed group and has proxies in the region. what are the chances that they will get involved and supportive manner hezbollah?— hezbollah? this has been the concern here _ hezbollah? this has been the concern here that _ hezbollah? this has been the concern here that any - hezbollah? this has been the concern here that any kind i hezbollah? this has been the conce

the israel it has to do underground warfare of hezbollah�*s weapons are stored in underground tunnelsthey learn from the lessons of 2006 and have prepared for this war. hezbollah has also prepared for this war. they have been storing weapons and developing weapons, getting capacity in terms of precision guided missiles. they haven't used them yet, they still use the rocket but we don't know if they will use them in the future. the lesson to be learned is that it will be bloodier and, like in the past, parties start by saying it will be limited, like israel are saying but eventually the dynamics takeover and they start getting entangled more and more in the fight and the terrain. the terrain favours the defender it does not favour the attacker although as i said israel has prepared for it, still, the terrain in south lebanon is difficult to navigate and that will favour hezbollah. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello. the next couple of days will bring some big shower clouds. downpours with thunder and lightning possible but also some decent sunny spells all because of this l

earlier, israel launching a ground operation inside southern lebanon, targeting hezbollah infrastructure, like the tunnels seen in these idf videos in villages close to the border. tonight, iran claiming their attack is retaliation for israel's decimation of hezbollah in lebanon, killing leader hassan nasrallah. and the destruction in gaza, as well as the assassination of hamas' political leader in tehran. president biden saying the u.s. fully supports israel. >> at my direction, the united states military actively supported the defense of israel, and we're still assessing the impact. but based on what we now know now, the attack appears to have been defeated and ineffective. >> david: let's bring in matt gutman tonight. israel this evening saying it will respond here. >> reporter: and just a short time ago, israel's prime minister netanyahu said that iran has made a big mistake, and will pay for it, but i'm told most likely, not tonight. after that last missile attack in april, israel targeted a single iranian radar installation. this time, israel's broadcasting a much more fierce response, with pressure

we know there is a whole hezbollah infrastructure, tunnels dug into the ground, along the border, and clearly be israel's priority. that is something they want to get rid of in order to secure the northern border of israel and those communities and the people have been evacuated. but also that why the buffer zone is very large, it goes all the way up to the lakhani river and thatis way up to the lakhani river and that is an area that was supposed to have been cleared of hezbollah fighters and cleared of weapons after the war in 2006 under un resolution 1701. that never really happened and even though there was a un peacekeeping force there that that is on was not relieved the buffer zone it was supposed to be. so some indications israel wants to try and clear that area of all hezbollah military infrastructure and fighters but that would be a much bigger operation than words like limited and targeted would suggest. i limited and targeted would su: est. ., ., limited and targeted would sunest. . ., , , limited and targeted would su~est. ., . , ,., suggest. i have a series of ruests sugg

hezbollah has spent years building a very solid infrastructure including with underground tunnels, sosupporting israel as it came under attack from iran. he said... prime minister sir keir starmer has condemned iran's attacks on israel — and offered prime minister benjamin netanyahu the uk's support. we stand with israel, and we recognise her right to self—defence in the face of this aggression. iran must stop these attacks. together with its proxies, like hezbollah, iran has menaced the middle east for far too long. chaos and destruction brought notjust to israel, but to the people they live amongst in lebanon and beyond. make no mistake — britain stands full square against such violence. we support israel's reasonable demand for the security of its people. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman has been monitoring the government's response, whilst covering the conservative party conference in birmingham. good morning to you. people are waking up this morning we'll be hearing the prime minister at�*s words and wondering if the situation intensifies in the middle east, what w

least advanced at some stage, they then stalled, here right away, which says that hezbollah managed to keep its combat tunnelsally intact, yes, its main armed formations and most importantly its commanders on the ground, who somehow, that means, organized, despite the death of a number of high-ranking leaders, finally, anyone who is involved in such an organization as hezbollah, hamas and i will not list further, must know the simple truth, you can destroy the leaders, but they will replace them with other more radical ones, their bench is very, very big, very big, look, ismail khaniev was liquidated, he said everyone was happy, jumping, hurray, who became, but i never dreamed of such a thing in my worst nightmare, no one, i don’t know, in israel the shabak is dealing with the palestinian problem, they should analyze and tell the prime minister, listen... the point is, yes, it’s better to let this one be, and in his place this one will come, and no one else but ibrahim hasan sinvar, this, but these are different things, these are completely different things, this is really a person who is deeply attached to m

rocket propelled grenades and antarctic missiles to fire into the city and close enough for hezbollah to build tunnels hezbollah fighters try to infiltrate the village. that attack they killed the deputy brigade commander. in april hezbollah videotaped as it launched a missile strike that hit a community center turned to military barracks, killing two israeli soldiers. >> the feeling is difficult for the residents. there is fear, anxiety. i evacuated to a hotel. correspondent: thousands of those displaced have landed in tel aviv hotels, and for these sister's home is 150 square-foot hotel room. they fled here last october after their little brother was born on october 2 and five days later the husband was called up to the military. >> it was very difficult especially in the beginning. it was after my cesarean section, and when my baby was when we cold we had to flee our home, and we arrived with a real sense of grief. it was hard, and life in tel aviv went on his normal, and it was strange to see that. correspondent: did you feel like you did not belong here? >> yes, at the very beginning we walked ar

fighters to use short range weapons like grenades, antitank missiles, and close enough for hezbollah to build tunnelsjust after october 7, hezbollah fighters tried to infiltrate the village. in that attack, forces killed an israeli deputy brigade commander before being repelled. in april, hezbollah videotaped as it launched a combined drone and missile strike that hit a community center-turned military barracks, killing two israeli soldiers. >> the feeling is very difficult for the residents. there is fear and anxiety. i evacuated the first day of the war to the hotel. i was evacuated to several hotels. nick: thousands of those displaced have landed in tel aviv hotels. home is a 150 square-foot hotel room. they fled here last october after their little brother was born october 5 and five days later is husband is called up to the military. >> it was very difficult, especially in the beginning. it was after my cesarean section and when my baby was one week old we had to flee our home. we arrived with a real sense of grief. it was hard life in tel aviv went on as normal and it was very strong to see tha