[sirens] dana growing threats of a wider war in the Middle East after Yesterdays Barrage of ballistic missiles from iran that has left israel vowing retaliation. When it comes well wait to see. Welcome to a new hour of americas newsroom, im dana perino. Good morning. Bill thats what we call a quick turn around from Last Night. Good morning. Im bill hemmer. Good morning at home. The Middle East moving closer to a longfeared regional war the day after iran launched a massive Missile Attack against israel. First time it has ever been this intense. Israels Prime Minister saying iran made a big mistake and it will pay for it. The Uss Cole. Senator Tom Cotton saying israeli retaliation against iran could affect the Balance Of Power in the Middle East. Israel has a chance to inflict massive retaliatory damage on iran and remake the map of the Middle East. Thats good not only for israel but good for us and our interests and our citizens in the region and all our arab allies. They didnt say a s
Syrian State Media says that three people have been killed by israeli strikes on the capital damascus. Israel is yet to comment on those reports. Meanwhile, the Uk Government has chartered a flight to take british nationals out of lebanon its scheduled to leave beirut on wednesday. Lets speak to our middle East Correspondent Hugo bachega, who is in beirut. It isa it is a fast Moving Morning but bring us up to date on the latest where you are. We bring us uptodate on the latest where you are. We still dont have latest where you are. We still dont have a latest where you are. We still dont have a clear latest where you are. We still dont have a clear Picture Latest where you are. We still dont have a clear picture of l dont have a clear picture of the extent of this israeli incursion. The israeli military has been describing it as a targeted localised limited incursion so far. We had some details from a senior israeli Security Official, saying that these are local raids, very limited in
ISrael SayS they are now carrying out limited, localiSed and targeted raidS acroSS the border. The aim, it SayS, iS to deStroy hezbollah infraStructure So that tenS of thouSandS of iSraeliS living in Border TownS can return home Safely. Hezbollah turned lebaneSe villageS next to iSraeli villageS into military baSeS, all ready for an attack on iSrael. Hezbollah had prepared to uSe thoSe villageS aS Staging GroundS for an October 7th Style InvaSion into iSraeli homeS. But iSrael iS continuing itS Air StrikeS elSewhere too. Smoke riSing over beirut S Southern SuburbS thiS morning after the military ordered reSidentS to leave three buildingS. And it hit here, in the largeSt paleStinian Refugee Camp in lebanon, prompting new warningS about a humanitarian criSiS. AS iSrael warnS people in more than 20 townS to evacuate, many lebaneSe are reacting furiouSly. TranSlation if they want to invade, let them invade nabatieh, tyre, Sidon every houSe there haS Someone, a gun, a knife, a fork, meaning
Israel urged its citizens to head to safety and move into shelters. The idf said it would do what it could to protect people. The difference between this attack and the one that israel was subjected to by iran in april is the type of missiles that are being fired and the length of time it is taking them to reach israel. In april, it took several hours, because drones and Cruise Missiles were fired first and that gave Allied Forces from the us and the uk the chance to get their planes in the sky and shoot them down. Tonight it happened more quickly and we have seen the dramatic pictures of Iron Dome interceptions and people rushing for cover in Tel Aviv and just liam. Jerusalem. Lets speak now to Tom Bateman, whos in washington for us this evening. This was launched very quickly . To this was launched very quickly . Trr give you an idea of the sense of urgency here, we had been expecting a briefing from officials in the next few minutes, that has been delayed. The secretary of state, an
WIll be made. FaIrly InstructIve our brIef statement of the WhIte House In the last hour or so. When he was pushed on that questIon, The AmerIcan sayIng that there wIll be severe consequences for Iran for a dIrect MIlItary Attack on Israel. He was pushed on that poInt. SaId that they would now be dIscussIng wIth theIr IsraelI allIes what those consequences would be end that there would be, he saId, severe consequences. So we pretty much know where The AmerIcans are at In terms of what they were warnIng of before all of thIs. I was among a number of reporters just I was among a number of reportersjust now I was among a number of reporters just now pressIng the State Department spokesperson, Matthew MIller on all of thIs. HIs posItIon was that they saId theyd always trIed To use a combInatIon of Deterrence And DIplomacy To prevent thIs far wIder escalatIon In the regIon, To prevent the war In Gaza EngulfIng the wIder MIddle East. Now when I put It To hIm wIth The AmerIcans not be usIng b