A ballistic Missile Attack imminently. All precautions and alerts in place. An israeli Army Spokesman says the country is on a high State Of Alert and that an iranian attack would have repercussions. Let would have repercussions. Me show you the live pictures let me show you the live pictures from beirut, you can see the smokes from some of the latest strikes and that is after the overnight start of the Ground Invasion of Southern Lebanon by israel. We have seen the Build Up of troops and overnight they crossed the border. The strikes continue in Southern Lebanon and also in beirut. Let me show you the live pictures from the Border Areas of Southern Lebanon. You can see the Mist And Smoke from some of those strikes with 25 villages, the residence they being ordered by israel to evacuate immediately. Those are some of the live pictures coming into us. I was talking about what The Americans have told the israelis about an imminent potential threat from iran. Lets hear some of the latest
Attack. This is coming from the white House Official. A direct Military Attack from iran against israel would carry severe consequences for iran. Also in the last couple of minutes, an Israeli Military Spokesman has said we have not yet identified an aerial threat from iran and he goes on to say that at aerial defence systems are fully prepared. With just repeating what we are hearing from the white house, the united states has Indications Iran is preparing to imminently launch ballistic Missile Attack against israel. Of course it all follows the start of Israel Plasma Ground invasion of Southern Lebanon which happened overnight. Lets get up to date. We will speak to our correspondent in washington in just a moment or two. Joining me now are our Correspondents Jon Donnison injerusalem, Tom Bateman in Washington And Anna foster In Beirut. Everyone clearly there is a high alert. Everyone clearly there is a high Alert Everyone clearly there is a hiuhalert. , ~. , high alert. Absolutely. W
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
This is the scene live in beirut this morning the Israel Defense forces say they have carried out dozens more Air Strikes on hezbollah targets overnight, killing another senior commander, nabil anuk. President biden said the hezbollah Leaders Death was a Measure Ofjustice, as he reiterated calls for both sides to accept the terms of a 21 Day Ceasefire. With the latest, heres simonjones. Distant explosions. The israeli bombardment of lebanon continues by night. Explosions. And by day, but the Big Question is what will israel, hezbollah and the militant groups back in iran do next . The israeli prime minister described the killing of Hezbollahs Leader on friday as a historic turning point, but said his work is not done. Translation the state of israel eliminated the Master Murderer Hassan Nasrallah. We settled accounts with the one responsible for the murder of countless israelis and many citizens of other countries. Nasrallah was not another terrorist, he was the terrorist. Hassan nasra
Welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. Im Paula Newton, the head right here on cnn newsroom. Israel ramps up its strikes against suspected ahead hezbollah targets, forcing thousands to flee their homes millions of people in the southern united states are waiting for their power to be restored in the aftermath of deadly Hurricane Helene and the race for the White House focuses on the border as us Vice President Kamala Harris makes her first visit there as a nominee. With Paula Newton a. M. In lebanon and its capital is reeling from the worst round of israeli strikes in nearly 20 years. And some of its residents no longer have a place to call home. Cnn crews at the scene, say the city was pounded continuously overnight strikes are still underway northeast of their now because of that, some hospitals and parts of Southern Beirut will now be evacuated thats where the idf said it struck residential buildings, that House Hezbollah Weapons Caches On Friday.