North of beirut, where again, an israeli strike this morning has targeted, we are told, a senior Hezbollah Commander in the north of the country. We had seen pictures of members of the north Lebanese Red Cross searching through the rubble for survivors from the early morning attack. We saw this morning attack. We saw this morning in the early hourS People in Tel Aviv waking up to the news that hezbollah had targeted israels biggest most populous city with a Ballistic Missile. It is the first time that one of those really scaled up that one of those really scaled up weapons has been used in this conflict. It has clearly been used to send a message by hezbollah that even after several days of fierce israeli strikes, hezbollah wants to show it still has the capacity to strike back inside israel. Just want to show you this footage from the event earlier in the day. You can clearly see and hear the sound of the Air Raid sirens in this footage, which shows the missile just after it was intercepted by israeli Air Defence systems. They say they detected it as it crossed over lebanon. Hezbollah say they were targeting the headquarters outside of Tel Aviv, israels international security service. They hold them responsible for several senior Hezbollah Commanders, including yesterday its Missile Commander the heavy Cross Border Fire continued again overnight, defying calls from World Leaders for an immediate De Escalation to the situation. The lebanese government has called on the us for their help in trying to end this wave of israeli assaults because it is the deadliest, but lebanon has seen since the end of the Civil War in 1990, since monday more than 517 people, some of the Women And Children, have been killed in those new strikes. Also we see still continuing Hezbollah Rocket attacks into the north of israel. The area that the israeli government has said it wants to return itS People too. They added that to their war aims last week. As we continue to follow this story for you on bbc news, were bringing you all of the latest updates and in the last few minutes, the uk Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has been speaking out about the situation here in lebanon. He has already urged thousands, perhaps more uk expat citizens still in lebanon to leave the country while they still can because there are still can because there are still a limited number of civilian flights running. Many of them are fully booked. It only seems to be the lebanese national carrier which is still flying into and out of the airport in beirut and that is causing concern that it is going to be difficult to get any british expat cell and the British Government is now preparing for a possible Military Operation to take people out of the country who need to leave. This is what Sir Keir Starmer had to say in the last few minutes. In Keir Starmer had to say in the last few minutes. Last few minutes. In relation to lebanon. Last few minutes. In relation to lebanon, i last few minutes. In relation to lebanon, i am last few minutes. In relation to lebanon, i am very last few minutes. In relation i to lebanon, i am very worried about the escalation, and and calling for all parties to step back from the brink to De Escalate. We need a ceasefire so this can be sorted out diplomatically. I have a very important message for british nationals in lebanon, which is, the time to leave is now. The Contingency Plans are being ramped up but dont wait for those. There are still commercial flights. For those. There are still commercialflights. Its very commercial flights. Its very important commercialflights. Its very important that they hear my message, which is to leave and to leave immediately. That is a message that the British Government has been passing to people here for several weeks now and i think the hope is that anyone remaining in lebanon who wants to leave will heed it. I spoke a little earlier to our middle East Correspondent yolande kneu East Correspondent Yolande Knell specifically about the Ballistic Missile has vilified what Tel Aviv this morning and how it was being in israel. Residents in Tel Aviv were being in israel. Residents in Tel Aviv were Sent Being in israel. Residents in Tel Aviv were sent crashing | being in israel. Residents in i Tel Aviv were sent crashing to their Bomb Shelters as these Rocket Warning sirens went off. We had it confirmed by the Israeli Military that this was the first time that hezbollah had ever attacked the israeli city of Tel Aviv using one of these longer range rockets. What happened very quickly afterwards, the Israeli Military gave us a briefing, saying this was a heavy warhead that had been used and they said that, actually, in their view, this rocket was targeting civilian areas while hezbollah had been talking about aiming at the headquarters there. We then saw israels military responding, saying it was hitting first of all the Launch Site for this rocket, pointing out that it was quite deep Inside Lebanon and then there was another wave of israeli Air Strikes in the south and in the east of the country as well. We have also had by rogers of rockets being fired into northern israel this morning and that has left people they are very much on edge. The Israeli Military told us that something like 1. 3 million israelis are now under these sort of military orders, told to listen out for the different restrictions that are being imposed on public gatherings, staying close to Bomb Shelters and also with children seeing their School Lessons, and also with children seeing theirSchool Lessons, in and also with children seeing their School Lessons, in Person School lessons cancelled. nd School Lessons cancelled. And Ou School lessons cancelled. And you mentioned School Lessons cancelled. And you mentioned in School Lessons cancelled. And you mentioned in the School Lessons cancelled. And you mentioned in the headlines that Benjamin Netanyahu is delaying his trip to the Un General Assembly in New York. What has he said about that . There says a statement that waS Put out by his office. Originally, we had expected him to be going to New York for the week, really taking advantage of the opportunity to meet World Leaders. So it is a sign of this escalation that he is now planning, we are told, to go tomorrow to make his address on friday and then come back again quite quickly. Of course, at the Un General Assembly, it has been a big topic for World Leaders, what is happening in thiS Part of the world. There are concerns that this could be leading to a wider war in the middle east. That is Yolande Knell, our middle East Correspondent in jerusalem. Just some details coming in from the lebanese health ministry, just reading the update they have released on the Death Toll this morning. It really gives you an idea of the scale and the scope of those strikes that israel is carrying out on day three, as we have seen, of this escalation. They say several people in the east of valley have been killed and in Southern Lebanon four have died in strikes. They say four more in strikes. They say four more in central lebanon, three killed in ain oana. These are all places in the south of the country where hezbollah in lebanon have a strong Hold And Thatis lebanon have a strong hold and that is why israel say they are targeting these particular areas. They say they are targeting Hezbollah Infrastructure there. We have also seen in the north of beirut, in a town called al maaysra, that three people have died. That means the Death Toll is gradually getting higher and higher Day By day. When we look at what is happening across in the us at The Moment, of course, the Un General Assembly, The Moment, of course, the un generalassembly, much general assembly, much discussion happening generalassembly, much discussion happening about the situation here in the middle east. President biden has been urging De Escalation and the secretary of state, antony blinken, who has spent a lot of time in this region in the last 11 months or so, working on Hostage Release deals, Ceasefire Talks, De Escalation, he has been speaking to our partner Cbs News and says there was a lot of diplomatic work going on behind the scenes to try and make sure that the situation, this new situation between israel and lebanon, doesnt continue to get worse. We have seen since the horrific attacks on october seven, real periods of escalation and the risk of something turning into a full blown war, including in lebanon, between israel and hezbollah. Through diplomacy we have managed to avert that. In the days right after october seven and again now. We are trying to De Escalate, avoid a full Scale War but israel has a legitimate problem here. Starting on october the 8th, hezbollah in the north, from Southern Lebanon started Lobbing Rockets and missiles into northern israel foster people had to flee their homes, about 70,000, and israel wants about 70,000, and israel wants a secure environment so people can return home. The best way to get that is through diplomacy, an agreement to pull back forces, allow people to return home in northern israel. We want to get people back home. The best way to do that is not war but diplomacy. Hezbollah went to their weapon systems, hezbollah began firing into israel after october the 7th, into israel after october the 7th. In into israel after october the 7th, in ally shipped with hamas and the 7th, in ally shipped with hamas and the people in gaza. Where do Ceasefire Talks stand . That is the do Ceasefire Talks stand . That is the key do Ceasefire Talks stand . That is the key to making them pull back is the key to making them pull back and is the key to making them pull back and stop. Back and stop. That would be one of the back and stop. That would be one of the keys, back and stop. That would be one of the keys, an back and stop. That would be one of the keys, an Ideal Back and stop. That would be | one of the keys, an ideal key, because it would end the horrific situation in gaza, horrific situation in gaza, horrific for the hostages, horrific for the hostages, horrific for the hostages, horrific for so many men, Women And Children who have been caught in this crossfire of hamas making. We have been working on the Ceasefire Deal for a while. We have an agreement, a piece of Paper With15 agreement, a piece of paper with 15 paragraphs, 12 are agreed. The problem we have right now is hamas has been engaging on it for the last couple of weeks. Its leader has been talking about an endless war of attrition. Now, if he really cares about the palestinian people, he would bring this agreement over the finish line. D0 bring this agreement over the finish line. Finish line. Do you believe the israeli prime finish line. Do you believe the israeli Prime Minister finish line. Do you believe the i israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu truly israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu truly once israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu truly once a netanyahu truly once a ceasefire . Netanyahu truly once a ceasefire . If netanyahu truly once a ceasefire . Netanyahu truly once a ceasefire . . ~ ceasefire . If were talking about gaza, ceasefire . If were talking about gaza, i ceasefire . If were talking about gaza, i think ceasefire . If were talking about gaza, i think hard i about gaza, i think hard decisions remain to be made by israel but the problem right now, in terms of bringing this across the finish line, is hamas, its refusal to engage in a meaningful way. We have been out theirs in recent weeks again, trying to. D0 out theirs in recent weeks again, trying to. Out theirs in recent weeks again, trying to. Do you put any blame again, trying to. Do you put any blame on again, trying to. Do you put any blame on the again, trying to. Do you put any blame on the israeli again, trying to. Do you putl any blame on the israeli Prime Minister . Any blame on the israeli Prime Minister . T any blame on the israeli Prime Minister . ~ any blame on the israeli Prime Minister . ~ , minister . I dont think this is a Question Minister . I dont think this is a question any minister . I dont think this is a question any more minister . I dont think this is a question any more about. Minister . I dont think this is i a question any more about the substance of the agreement because it is very close. It is a question of political will. That needs to be demonstrated by hamas, we havent seen at the last couple of weeks. Israel would have some hard decisions to make to bring this to a close but we have to see if hamas actually serious. Tiara if hamas actually serious. Two a. Encies if hamas actually serious. Two agencies found if hamas actually serious. Two agencies found israel if hamas actually serious. Two agencies found israel is agencies found israel is deliberately stopping humanitarian aid from getting two civilians and as you well know, the us government says that it has to restrict supplying weapons to a country that does this type of thing. Why have we not done so . So this is why have we not done so . sr this is actually pretty typical. We had a report to put out on the humanitarian situation in gaza. What israel was doing to try to make sure people got the assistance they needed. I had different assessments from different parts of the state department, from other agencies that were involved, like usa id. Myjob is to sort through them, which i did, draw some conclusions from that and we put out a report. We found israel needed to do a betterjob on the humanitarian assistance. We have seen improvement since then. Its still not sufficient. The Un Secretary General has been speaking in New York and said he didnt want to see lebanon become another gaza. The un has a Peacekeeping Force who are based on the south of lebanon and they help the Armed Forces maintain this Buffer Zone between hezbollah and israel. I have been talking to their spokesperson. The last few days, we have seen one of the most devastating bombing and shelling, especially in the south of lebanon, but not only in the south of lebanon, in the whole country. In beqaa and even beirut. This has been devastating, something unprecedented, especially in the last 11 months. It has been the last 11 months. It has been the heaviest days that we have seen since october last year, but also since 2006. If you think in 2006, 34 but also since 2006. If you think in 2006,31i days of war, a little bit over 1000 people were killed injust a view a little bit over 1000 people were killed in just a view days and now we have reached 600 people killed injust a and now we have reached 600 people killed in just a few days. 1800 injured. 50 children being killed, 98 women. So their proportion is really devastating. The situation is very concerning but we are still working to try and the tension that the situation is definitely very unpredictable, very difficult. We are still deployed, fully deployed in the south of lebanon that there is now a real need for political and diplomatic solutions. What are our and diplomatic solutions. What are your peacekeepers and diplomatic solutions. What are your peacekeepers able to actually do on the ground at The Moment . Is it more humanitarian work they are engaged in as these Attacks Carry on . At engaged in as these Attacks Carry on . Engaged in as these Attacks Car on . Carry On . Of course, in these da s, Carry On . Of course, in these days. It Carry On . Of course, in these days. It is Carry On . Of course, in these days, it is important Carry On . Of course, in these days, it is important also Carry On . Of course, in these days, it is important also to i days, it is important also to keepin days, it is important also to keep in mind the importance of Safety And Security of our troops, but also the civilian population, with the protection of civilians. But being out and monitoring the areas would not be beneficial. There is a lot of work being done now by the head of mission in communication with the parties, channel of communication is still open. So were still trying to De Escalate and mitigate the risk for a wider conflict but reminding the parties is a wider conflict would have catastrophic consequences Notjust Lebanon consequences not just lebanon and consequences notjust Lebanon And Israel but for the entire region. So no one can afford it and it is important to put a lot of pressure, especially in these days with the general assembly in New York, where all the diplomacy from all around the diplomacy from All Around The World is gathering to try and meet and try to find a solution. And there is a solution, the solution is the full implementation of resolution 17. 1, to stop the conflict in 2006 between hezbollah and israel. The resolution needs implementation, needs the commitment of the parties. Just one Breaking Line to bring you. The Israel Defense forces have just released a statement. They say they have completed so far today, they say they have completed so fartoday, it they say they have completed so far today, it is 4. 15 in lebanon, they say they have completed strikes on 60 targets belonging they say two hezbollahs intelligence directorate. Much more to come on this developing story for you. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. 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