On wednesday. Israel and iran have each wanted the other against further attacks after iran launched a massive ballistic missile attack on israel on tuesday. Meanwhile the israeli military confirmed it has been engaged in what it describes as close range combat with hezbollah inside southern lebanon. Where aid israeli soldiers died in combat. It is the first report of the israeli military casualties since israeli forces started their campaign in lebanon. With the details lucy williamson s has report. Israel s air force was defending other targets when iran s missiles came. . . . . Slipping through defences to hit several air bases, like this one at nevatim. Another narrowly missing an intelligence base in tel aviv. The crater it left filled with visions of what if. The us said this attack had twice the scope of iran s last bombardment in april. Not all the targets hit were military. 0ne landed in this residential suburb of tel aviv neighbours rushing through repairs before thejewish
The israeli military has been engaged in close contact inside lebanon where eight soldiers have died encumbered. The first report of the israeli military casualties since the campaign started in lebanon. Israel s air force was defending other targets when iran s missiles came. . . . . Slipping through defences to hit several air bases, like this one at nevatim. Another narrowly missing an intelligence base in tel aviv. The crater it left filled with visions of what if. The us said this attack had twice the scope of iran s last bombardment in april. Not all the targets hit were military. 0ne landed in this residential suburb of tel aviv neighbours rushing through repairs before thejewish new year tonight. Temporary solutions to the problems of a regional war. 83 year old schmulik s home, one of more than a hundred houses damaged here. Everybody was scared because the blast, it was an enormous blast. And when we get out of the shelter, we saw something not from this world. All the hous
That around 180 missiles were launched towards israel around 5. 30 pm local time on tuesday. They were fired across huge swathes of israel, including its largest city Tel Aviv, and the capitaljerusalem. And, these pictures from iranian State Media show the ballistic missiles being launched from Military Sites. Tehran said the attacks were in retaliation for the killings of senior militant leaders, including the hezbollah chief hassan nasrallah. Well, israel have responded by continuing its aerial assault of beirut s southern suburbs. These are live pictures of the lebanese capital. The idf said it had targeted a number of hezbollah sites as it orders 25 lebanese villages to evacuate. Both the us and uk were involved in helping to protect israel from yesterdays Missile Attack. Our Correspondentjon Donnison had to seek shelter when the missiles were fired. Hes injerusalem and sent this report. Sirens blare. Israel was warned it was coming. But this was irans revenge almost 200 ballistic
And fired some 180 ballistic Cruise Missiles at israel last night. Revenge, it says, the strikes on lebanon. And israels killing of leaders of armed groups it supports. Translation iii armed groups it supports. Translation armed groups it supports. Translation if they remove their evil from Translation If they remove their evil from this Translation If they remove their evil from this region, their evil from this region, without a doubt these conflicts, these walls, these clashes will disappear completely. Clashes will disappear completely. Clashes will disappear comletel. ~ , completely. While most missiles were brought completely. While most missiles were brought down completely. While most missiles were brought down by completely. While most missiles were brought down by israels i were brought down by israels sophisticated air defence system, the entire population was told to stay in bomb shelters. AfterWards, inspecting the damage, many agreed with the Prime Minister that iran must
Iran said the attack was in retaliation for israeli aggression in gaza and lebanon. This morning, iranian backed hezbollah fighters continued to launch rockets into the north of israel. Translation i would like to send my sincere condolences to the fallen in lebanon. Were in the fallen in lebanon. Were in the middle of the top floor of the middle of the top floor of the evil axis of iran which seeks to wipe us out. This will not happen because we will stand together and with gods help we will win together. We will return our hostages in the south, return our resident in the north. We will guarantee the north. We will guarantee the eternity of israel. And in the past half an hour, president biden commented on the iranian attack. I called a meeting of the g7 today. Were working on a joint statement that All Of Us agree on from japan, france, germany etc and what were doing in that regard is making it clear theres things that have to be done. And obviously iran has gone way off port were