urged the israeli prime minister to halt a pre emptive strike against his brother forces in lebanon, days after hamas militants, launched the october seven assault on southern israel, warning that such an attack could spark a wider regional war. this was the view across the israel lebanon border earlier today, where we ve seen a thick plume of black smoke in the sky as hostilities continue in that border area. let s start this hour by hearing from israel s prime minister. translation: last night, - i talked again with president biden. i do appreciate us steadfast position at the security council a position which backs our war effort. yesterday, i told president biden that we will fight until total victory, as long as it takes. the us understands this. i saw false reports that claimed the united states has prevented us from operational activities in the region. this is not true. israel is a sovereign country. our war decisions are based on our operational considerations