veteran war correspondent elijah magneer believes that israel was ill prepared for a confrontation with hamas, let alone the prospect of engaging hizbullah. in his analysis, israel approaches this situation with considerable apprehension as there is a looming concern that his based in lebanon may initiate a secondary conflict on the northern front. despite a heavy bombardment campaign of unprecedented intensity, israel has struggled to halt the rocket attacks by hamas or weaken the military capabilities of the resistance group. falling short of their initial objectives, israel has initiated sustained aerial bombardment campaign targeting the civilian population in gaza. this relentless assault has taken a devastating toll on the lives of palestinians with a tragic loss of thousands, primarily women and children, and leaving thousands more injured. amid israel's sustained bombardment of gaza, a deepening humanitarian crisis confronts the palestinian population, as desperately needed aid remains inaccessible to this besieged enclave. the situation within gaza's hospitals is growing. incre

all 7 of us 3 have a right to respond to respond to anything us now here is elijah magneer, a military and political unless with moving 35 years experience of covering the middle east. good to have you back on set with us logic. so the big question of course is how will as well retaliate, i'm willing to do it in a way that escalates the situation further. and you kind of retaliation or hate from is read is going to ask it a, this is exactly what you're 1. 1 is right to do because that allow is a iran to pass to pay into the war and support this allies because doubt is right. doesn't have the right to route 98 because the head 1st and you run has retaliated . now if he's right and one is to take the initiative to had iran because of the last from bob. and then this is what your on these going to do is retaliate to these really hit and then this is going to escalate. we know talking yet about the region of war, but we talking about a different measure of escalation and the west or exchange some what has net because it's always being that that's new all. who is the woman go in the region,

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

so that's bringing elijah magneer, he's a ministry and security. alice joins is here on set. so one of the things we've been speaking about today is the potential killing of say at hash and stuff you did, who could potentially be the successor to say this on us for our la ahead of has belong who was killed just last week. what do you, what, what is it, what is your assessment of how this could affect the group if it's confirmed? this was 1st about the confirmation. what's happened is that these really informed they've been, he's government saying that the teams to remove the debris and medic came, were not allowed to decide unless his belie announced the death of sasha and sophia team. and this is why the has belie the old, the organization is starting to free to allow the leak this information out and saying that he was the, and actually he was, that was to off his body. god. and because these really use 75 tons of explosive on the location is don't going to be very easy to remove all the degrees and find to him. and that's required several days and hezbollah normally, with

violate the, the needs as price and the and if in these water it's a very precarious situation. elijah magneer many thanks indeed for joining us, had to explain it. thank you. the syrian state media is reporting that 7 civilians, including women and children, has been killed in his way he strikes in the capital, damascus. the marseilles has a building in the masa area of the city, which is home to security, headquarters, and embassies. 11 of the people have been injured. the israel has the owners, the wave of as strikes on gauze and as the will and says a 2nd to get king at least 43 palestinians on tuesday. attacks on alvarez and down is that a refugee camps and central golf killed at least $25.00 people. most of them were women and children, emergency services, a many people are trapped on the level. there's where the forces are intensifying attacks on the northern half of the guns, a strip, the spices where the oldest of how the students to move south those into. finally, a refugee comes say the truck because of his really far had to could. ari has moved from darrow bala, in this situation,

yeah, thank you very much. eliza will hopefully chat that later on, elijah magneer, joining us here in dow. huh. oh so much more still to bring you on this news our we are a yeah, into israel's genocide and goes there and the conflict is now impacting millions in the region this hour. we continue our special coverage of the war that has killed more than $41000.00 palestinians. from the narrative to media was from propaganda to the changing face of journalism . i have never seen the lead media consensus change. so click finish nice of the codes the media or that just the uta me since its inception. in 1961, the quite fun has been supporting people's livelihoods. and over 100 countries, by funding projects in an array of sectors ranging from infrastructure to health and education. these initiatives ultimately help to radically poverty and promote sustainable development the the welcome back to the news. now i from the main stories now at least 37 medical facilities across 11 in our out of service of to heavy is riley pon pon. and this includes 9 supported by the united nations elsewhere

told me the us of the reporting to us from the iranian capital. tyrone that's bringing elijah magneer. he is a military and security. alice joins us here on sat, if israel attacks, minute treat target. so infrastructure or assassinate, one or more senior kalonde is, is that the point at which, which i to the home, the noise calculations shift into this being an unavoidable all out war? i don't think so because the messages from iran, from the 1st have to is right, an apron. and then in the last few days, they all know the messages of war. the messages of the tablets, the messages to is ready to stop attacking iran and stop attacking the run as a southern country. and that the dimensions you'll be around. that's once these radius to avoid dragging the time in the least into a wall, thinking that they can really start confronting iran at this stage. and i think that is the message from me right? then how would they respond if that was a, an attack on critical infrastructure, they will respond in the same way if these readings respond by assassinating commanders that will respond as they

no perspective elijah magneer joining us. we also following developments in gaza. why is there any forces of carried out a ways of as strikes targeting bridge and in the say, right, refugee comes. this is in central gaza. often they issued new evacuation orders for the region. 25 palestinians have been killed across the strip since saturday morning. 5 people were killed and on his riley strike on a house and the giovanni a refuge account. and then late on saturday evening, that means the t as drives hit different parts of northern gaza. the extent of the damage and the injuries is not yet 9, but to slice this information. we have also tag i was image reporting from darrell paula in central gaza. and since the hours of this morning, there has been of washington since the vacation of ariel and gland, the tax on very densely populated areas in the centre lands and has another part of guns. i'm a new evacuation owed as being passed to a residence in the valley of by town. one of the most of the brands up alongside in to a is a raj and a great truck. you do come into ce

stare from the lebanese capital they would want to bring in a larger magneer, use imagery and security. alice jones is here, onset elijah. i want to ask you about iran, but 1st just picking up on what we're hearing from dose in there. an escalation of bombing attacks across lebanon targeting a has bullet and peas. and also our infrastructure it has been on has, has shown itself to be a resilient, disciplined, adaptable, but what we see now is it showing that they are no alteration, leave disadvantage against israel. is there anything that can be done to, to repel attacks of, of this nature? hospitalized is a known state doctor doesn't have the same capability. it is right. and is there it is using indeed the superiority and the and this is why with the support of the united states and the bones that is receiving from the us from germany and all its all as it can continue and conduct the war with the ship a r t and using the carpet bone being in particular and the dia and it is not excluded. that is there a way to bring down one building off to another to make the bill extremely heavy on hezbollah and the reconstruction