Good evening. Im Bret Baier from Fox News World headquarters in New York. A Big Show tonight, come up, Rescue Crews In North Carolina, continue to sort through the catastrophe and the damage in search of residents who may still be stranded in the aftermath of helene. Analysts warn the damaging economic impacts throughout the country of massive Port Strike happening right now across the East Coast and the gulf of mexico, well examine that and the Vice President ial nominees free press Go Head to head. Republican j. D. Vance, democrat Tim Walz will make their case for their campaigns on the national Debate Stage in just three hours. Can you see it here. But, first, breaking tonight, iran escalates aggression in the Middle East, targeting all parts of israel in the largest ballistic Missile Attack in history. Iranian Officials Tonight warned if israel retaliates, Tehrans Response will be even more crushing. And that if the u. S. Assists, american bases in the Middle East will become targe
Middle east very closely. The united states is committed to Israels Defense. We are watching developments, as i said, very carefully this morning. U. S. Officials tell Nbc News they expect this iranian response to involve more fire power. Israel is trying to push hezbollah forces north. The israeli defense Forces Spokesperson announced israel uncovered Hezbollah Tunnels in Southern Lebanon. One of the buildings that our troops raided, we found proof of this. This is a map that hezbollah planned to give its terrorists at the time of a widescale invasion of israel. It was to cover out a massacre in israels north. Joining me from jerusalem is nbcs Erin Mclaughlin. Also with is monica alba. Monica, what are you hearing from the White House . The State Department ordered all u. S. Government employees and their families to shelter in place and that this is supposed by in response to the killing of nasrallah on friday in a massive Air Strike by israel as well as previous fronts to hezbollah
Your people back into their homes, you dont escalate to deescalate. And obviously now, with the iranian retaliation, israelis are in their shelters as they go into the new years holiday weekend. Ben . Yeah. I think, you know, since October 7th, the Biden Administration has had a number of goals, one was to provide support to israel as it aims to go after hamas, but then also one of the principle goals of u. S. Diplomacy since October 7th had been avoiding deescalation into lebanon, precisely because i think there was an understanding that lebanon could be kind of the Trip Wire to this broader regional war that essentially, you know, it is one thing if there is a conflict In Gaza, that alone is destabilizing enough and is obviously brought a tremendous Human Toll and has grinded on for a full year. But the concern has always been that if israel launched a Ground Operation and significantly escalated things in lebanon that could draw iran into a conflict in a direct way as were seeing to
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Israeli Defence Minister Yoav gallant said the military is prepared to use forces from the air, Land And Sea to allow thousands of displaced israelis to return to their homes in the north. Mr gallant also said the next phase of the war against Lebanons Hezbollah will begin soon and that the killing of hezbollah S Leader was not the final step. Meanwhile, the Deputy Chief of hezbollah, naim qaissem, said the groups fighters are ready to confront an invasion. He acknowledged that Hassan Nasrallah s assassination was a big blow but said all fallen commanders would soon be replaced. We are hearing the British Government has chartered a flight for vulnerable british citizens. Presidentjoe biden maintained his call for an end to fighting. Weve also heard from the us department of defense. Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh spoke to the bbc about the conflict in the last hour. What doing along the Northern Border is conducting limited operations to dismantle Hezbollah Infrastructur