Its an Inflection Point and because of the truncated nature of this electiOn And just how wild this election has been they need an Inflection Point. Everyone kind of needs another chance, another bite at the apple before november 5. So i actually think theres going to be a lot of tune i think whatever happens Tomorrow Night could change some minds, but yes, typically a Vice President ial debate doesnt do much about an election. We will see what typical you know, think about this as normal and neither are neither other we did that make says he new Hour Cnn News central starts now begin with Breaking News, breaking moments ago sources tell cnn that israeli Special Forces have carried out raids in Inside Lebanon in recent days as fears grow of an all out regional war in the Middle East in comprehensible damage, hundreds of communities cut off far from freshwater and much needed supplies. As rescue Teams Race to get to those stranded residents. We now have new numbers as the Death Toll con
That hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah that Hassan Nasrallah has been killed . Has been killed . Well, it is a hue has been killed . Well, it is a huge victory has been killed . Well, it is a huge victory for has been killed . Well, it is a huge victory for israel, has been killed . Well, it is a huge victory for israel, there i huge victory for israel, there is No Doubt about it. They decided after a year of an attritional Border War with hezbollah, they decided a couple of weeks ago to give that up and push hard, to activate War Plans which they had been working on since The End of the last war with hezbollah in 2006, and they put them into action with devastating effect. A series of assassinations, those pager attacks, the activation of bombs in walkie talkies. Huge damage as well to whip insights, and now the assassination of the man, Hassan Nasrallah, who for more than 30 years has got himself to a position where he really was israels probably most prudent enemy. He presided over hezboll
They can safely seek shelter in they can safely seek shelter in the city. Official saying that nearly 800 people have now been killed in israeli attacks since monday. That monday is that number is expected to rise. The death of the Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah was first announced by the Israeli Military and was then confirmed on hezbollah s Tv Channel in Lebanon Al Manar heres the presenter announcing the news. Translation we congratulate his eminence the Secretary General of hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah. May god have mercy on him for receiving the highest divine honour. The honour of imam hussein, peace be upon him. In achieving the highest level of faith and pure worship. A martyr on the Path Ofjerusalem and palestine. In the coming hour well be assessing what impact the killing could have on the situation here and across the Middle East. But first, our security correspondent, frank gardner, reports on this latest escalation of the conflict between israel and hezbollah. Heavy art
I everyone. Good Morning And Welcome to cnn this morning, it is saturday, september 28th. Im Amara Walker alongside Danny Freeman we begin this morning with major breaking developments in the middle east. The Israeli Military claims it has killed the leader of hezbollah after carrying out targeted airstrikes In Beirut. Israel says Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Terrorist Organization in several commanders were killed in a strike on what it says was hezbollahs headquarters, though hezbollah has not yet commented the announcement comes after more than a day of airstrikes by Israel On Eastern and Southern Lebanon. The explosions flattened buildings in a densely Populated Area the idf says, those residential Buildings House has built a weapons caches. According to the Lebanons Health Ministry, at least six people were killed and dozens wounded in the strikes. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Lloyd austin says, israel did not notify the u. S. About the strikes until they were underway sour
You for joining us. Im Jim Sciutto live from Tel Aviv. We begin with Breaking News this morning, a claim just in the last hour by israel that it has killed hezbollahs leader, Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike in Southern Beirut. Yesterday, israel says nasrallah was killed but hezbollah has not yet commented and israeli official told cnn earlier that nasrallah was the target of the attack. And i was told in the last 24 hours that they had very high confidence. Nasrallah was on the site when the attack took place. This comes on the heels of israels largest strikes on beirut in nearly 20 years, Lebanons News Agency says israel also launched strikes in Southern Lebanon, as well as the eastern part of the country. This morning, hezbollah says it fired more rockets into Northern Israel in response we are also hearing that some hospitals in the southern part of beirut, an area targeted by israel yesterday, will now be evacuated. Im joined now by cnns Ben Wedeman, who is In Beirut and in ben, w