President. Hello and welcome to the news. The Health Ministry of lebanon says an intense Israeli Bombardment has killed at least 180 people. It comes amid speculation that israeli troops could mount a Ground Invasion of Southern Lebanon to create a Buffer Zone so that civilians who have been evacuated from israel can return. There is heavy traffic on the streets of beirut as people rush to leave the area and we can show you live pictures of Southern Lebanon, because from early this morning there have been so many huge explosions as the israelis have ramped up their operations. The most ferocious bombardment yet since October The 7th of last year. With the idf saying that by lunchtime they had launched over 300 strikes and we have seen many more since then. The Prime Minister of israel has been speaking, talking about pre empting any actions of hezbollah. As you can see from that. As well as 182 people killed, more than 700 people have been wounded today. Lets get the latest from our Mi
Correspondent with decades of experience reporting from conflict zones around the world. Lets get to it. It has been an extraordinary day so far where you are. Just give me a sense of the mood over the last few hours. I of the mood over the last few hours. , ~. , hours. I dont know if the cuests hours. I dont know if the guests can hours. I dont know if the guests can hear hours. I dont know if the guests can hear the hours. I dont know if the guests can hear the ambulances around me. Its a terrible day in the country and we feel it in the country and we feel it in beirut. Hundreds of Air Strikes that took place in Southern Lebanon pushing hundreds of thousands of civilians out of their homes. The latest figures the Ministry Of Health have given is that over 120, 182 people have been killed including women and children and paramedics and more than 700 injured. These figures are likely to arise in the coming hours as the Rescue Operation is still ongoing and hospitals are running to re