Being launched from iran as yet and is at a high state of alert. The israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged israelis to heed safety instructions, and warned of testing days ahead. The us Embassy Injerusalem has directed staff and their families to shelter in place until further notice. Joining me now is our correspondent Jon Donnison whos Injerusalem And Anna foster whos in beirut. Overnight, the Ground Invasion started in Southern Lebanon with israelis watching that attack butjohn, first to you, what is the latest youre hearing about preparations with those threats in the message relayed from white House Officials there to officials there in the israeli government. There in the israeli covernment.. , government. Israeli military is confirmed government. Israeli military is confirmed that government. Israeli military is confirmed that it government. Israeli military is confirmed that it received confirmed that it received intelligence from the united states that iran was p
Harris are monitoring the attack in the white House Situation Room and receiving regular updates, that is according to the spokesperson for national security, and thus the person on x. Thats because Laughter Correspondentjon Donnison who is In Jerusalem for us. Jon donnison, bring us up to date on what is happening over the skies of jerusalem this evening. Looking back at the passover, jerusalem this evening. Looking back at the passover, exactly jerusalem this evening. Looking back at the passover, exactly almost jerusalem this evening. Looking back at the passover, exactly almost an i at the passover, exactly almost an hour ago when the sirens went off, we got alerts on our phones, though sirens and alerts going across israel, we rented a Safe Room here in our bbc office injerusalem, and as we were doing that, we heard the sound of loud explosions overhead, which sounded like missiles being intercepted by Israels Iron Dome Missile Defence shield, though sirens went on for about 30 mi
Defences firing missiles at incoming missiles and it looks like, i did not see in the explosions above us In Jerusalem but there may have been because it is partly cloudy here and some of them, some of what was going on behind the clouds, it went on for about 20 minutes and probably more than that around half an hour above us and suddenly, it went quiet. And for the last a0 minutes or so, half an hour or for the last a0 minutes or so, halfan hour orso, for the last a0 minutes or so, half an hour or so, theres been nothing but the israeli military saying that they do not see any more threats over israeli skies of the moment and people coming out of their shelters. And saying that a lot of missiles were fired at israel and a lot of them were intercepted, they do not say how many but some of them, they say some may have gotten through but the ones that they did, did not leave any serious casualties, only two people in Tel Aviv with slight injuries. Beyond that, there have been no injuries
Past, iraq, afghanistan, we can go down that road, but the other route is available, the Arab States are here to help and protect you and secure your interests, take that routes, and it is now up to the western states, the us and germany and the uk to help make that happen to help bring israel from the brink, to tell Prime Minister netanyahu, more war is not the answer, let us try to go, you have the offer from the arabs, at this find a way to make it happen. It is imperative for the citizens in the region, whether it israelis are arabs, that we dont go down The Roots of more war. 50 that we dont go down The Roots of more war of more war. So good to talk to, thank of more war. So good to talk to. Thank you of more war. So good to talk to, thank you for of more war. So good to talk to, thank you for taking of more war. So good to talk to, thank you for taking the l to, thank you for taking the time to speak to me on the work today. Let us take your notes or pictures, and these pictures
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