Hello. Israel has been carrying out widespread attacks on Southern Lebanon with fighter jets, as the us warns the risk of an escalation in fighting between Israel And Hezbollah |s acute a nd real these are the latest pictures weve received, showing explosions lighting up the Night Sky in Southern Lebanon. Saturday has seen cross Border Fire between israel and the iranian backed lebanese group, hezbollah throughout the day. And those attacks have continued into the night. The Israeli Army says its using dozens of fighterjets and striking extensively after it learnt that hezbollah was preparing to launch a large Scale Launch against israel. Lebanons Health Ministry now says 37 people, including women and children, were killed in fridays israeli attack on beirut. Rescue workers have been searching through the rubble of a high Rise Building that was targeted in the attack. Hezbollah has confirmed two of its senior commanders were killed in the strike. The Cross Border attacks follow the P
Also tonight, the us State Department is urging american citizens to leave the country, with fears growing of an all out war. Meanwhile, the Death Toll from Israels Strike on a densely populated area of Southern Beirut On Friday has risen to 37. Hezbollah says 16 of its members were killed in the attack including senior miiitary commander ibrahim aqil. He was wanted by the us government for years and was designated a global terrorist for his involvement in the 1983 bombing of the us embassy In Beirut. Fridays bombing also killed civilians, including three children, with more feared trapped in the rubble. Our middle East Correspondent Orla guerin reports from the scene In Beirut. Israel is believed to have been behind the attack. It has not denied responsibility but has not ta ken credit, either. A Beirut Suburb turned into a battlefield. They are standing on the ruins of a seven Storey Building in the Hezbollah Stronghold of dahieh. Israel says this was a precision strike. It doesnt l
An alert to this. Hundreds of Pagers Exploding across lebanon. Targeting members of the iranian backed hezbollah regimes. The region remains on the brink of allout war. Im John Roberts in washington. If you had that on your bingo card, youre the big winner today. Welcome. Jacqui good to be with you. Im Jacqui Heinrich in for sandra smith. This is america reports. Hezbollah members were carrying the booby trapped pagers, thousands of people are said to be injured as a result of these explosions. Irans ambassador to lebanon among them. John all of this instigated by the brutal October 7 attack on israel from hamas. Jacqui Nate Foy is live in Tel Aviv. Has israel said anything about these explosions . So far they havent, jacqui. Hezbollah has put out two different statements. They say they hold israel fully accountable for injuring fighters and civilians. According to lebanons health minister, eight people have been killed and 2,700 injured after you mention it, pagers carried by hezbolla