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Anxious wait, i think, To see how israel respo another nine shooting attack. Another nine others were injured, some seriously. Please heavy attack near railway station. Israeli media say the two assailants who were seen getting off a Commuter Train where shot dead by a passer by and a security guard. Well, in the last few minutes, the White House national Security Adviser gave this update. National Security Adviser gave this update this update. Today, iran launched this update. Today, iran launched nearly this update. Today, iran launched nearly 200 this update. Today, iran launched nearly 200 ballistic missiles Towards targets in israel. The United States Military coordinated closely with the Israeli Defense Forces To help defend israel against this attack. Us naval destroyers joint israeli Air Defence units and Tors'>Firing IntercepTors To shoot down inbound missiles. President biden and Vice President harris moniTored the attack and the response from the white House Situation Room joined in person and remotely by their national security team. We are still working with the idf and the authorities in israel To assess the impact of the attack. Lets seak the impact of the attack. Lets S Eak To the impact of the attack. Lets speak To our the impact of the attack. Lets speak To our correspondent in Northern Israel for us. Tell us what has happened where you are in the last couple of hours. We are riaht in the last couple of hours. We are right in in the last couple of hours. We are right in the north of The Country. Are right in the north of The Country, and just over my Shoulder country, and just over my Shoulder is the lebanese Shoulder'>Hordeh Shoulder is the lebanese border. That explains why Tonight border. That explains why Tonight every now and then, you can still Tonight every now and then, you can still hear explosions. We assume can still hear explosions. We assume that this outgoing israeli assume that this outgoing israeli fire. At about a couple of hours israeli fire. At about a couple of hours ago, things changed because of hours ago, things changed because we saw overhead missiles heading Towards central missiles heading Towards central israel. The distinctive orange central israel. The distinctive Orange Glow of those missiles. At that Orange Glow of those missiles. At that point, we saw that someone continuing To make their someone continuing To make theirjourney. Others were being theirjourney. Others were being shot down. And we saw the israeli being shot down. And we saw the israeli defence come inTo operation and some of the Missiles Operation and some of the missiles being taken out and failing missiles being taken out and falling To the ground. Very shortly falling To the ground. Very shortly afterwards, there was a siren shortly afterwards, there was a Siren For shortly afterwards, there was a Siren For this particular area not Siren For this particular area noiiusi Siren For this particular area not just a Siren For this particular Area Notjust a Threat Siren for this particular area not just a threat of falling debris, not just a threat of falling debris, but there were missiles coming debris, but there were missiles coming Towards this particular place. Coming Towards this particular place. So coming Towards this particular place, so at that point, everyone here went To the nearest everyone here went To the nearest shelter. Of course that was a nearest shelter. Of course that was a scene across israel, because was a scene across israel, because so many parts of The Country because so many parts of The Country had this alert as the iranian country had this alert as the iranian as country had this alert as the iranian as the attack came. Thats iranian as the attack came. Thats a iranian as the attack came. Thats a snapshot, relieve what we saw thats a snapshot, relieve what we saw. But as i say, replicated and lots of different parts of israel. D different parts of israel. Li everyone is waiting To see now what the response will be from israel. They said there will be consequences. Of course, it is not yet clear what that means. Just give us a flavour of some of the statements that have been emerging. Been emerging. That is something been emerging. That is something thats been emerging. That is something thats being | been emerging. That is something thats being said, and really we have seen, havent and really we have seen, havent we come at a sort of Cycle Havent we come at a sort of cycle that havent we come at a sort of cycle that we get inTo where one Side Cycle that we get inTo where one side says there will be a response, warns the other not To make response, warns the other not To make it response, warns the other not To make it and then sure enough. To make it and then sure enough, action is taken. And i think enough, action is taken. And i think that enough, action is taken. And i think that is in the mind of people think that is in the mind of people we are sharing a Bomb Shelter people we are sharing a Bomb Shelter with earlier this evening. People have been broadly evening. People have been broadly supportive of the intensification of israeli Attacks On Hezbollah of the past Attacks On Hezbollah of the past two weeks or so. The operation thats happening over there. Operation thats happening over there. Not operation thats happening over there, notjust on The Border but going there, notjust on The Border but going across The Border as we have but going across The Border as we have seen in the past 24 hours we have seen in the past 24 hours. The Israeli Defense Forces hours. The Israeli Defense Forces launching these raids going forces launching these raids going inTo lebanese terriTory which going inTo lebanese terriTory which will drive hezbollah fighters out and ultimately lead fighters out and ultimately lead To fighters out and ultimately lead To lots of people on the Border Lead To lots of people on The Border any more certainly for the last border any more certainly for the last year or so because of the last year or so because of the ongoing threat of hezbollah rockets the ongoing threat of hezbollah rockets. People as ive said have rockets. People as ive said have been broadly supportive of that, have been broadly supportive of that, but have been broadly supportive of that, but they are mindful about that, but they are mindful about what could come next. Israei. About what could come next. Israei. Of about what could come next. Israel, of course always says that israel, of course always says that there will be a strong response To any sort of attack on the response To any sort of attack on The Country, but people are very on The Country, but people are very aware on The Country, but people are very aware that they could be called very aware that they could be called very aware that they could be called caught in this escalation. Thats absolutely peoples minds. Even though this latest flatmate latest threat this latest flatmate latest threat may well have passed for now threat may well have passed for now. , threat may well have passed for now. , ~ ,. , Y Threat may well have passed for now. , ~ i. ,. Now. Thank you very much indeed now. Thank you very much indeed. Let now. Thank you very much indeed. Let me now. Thank you very much indeed. Let me take now. Thank you very much indeed. Let me take you i now. Thank you very much | indeed. Let me take you To now. Thank you very much indeed. Let me take you To the united states, because there is a State Department briefing. Lets listen in. This a State Department briefing. Lets listen in. Lets listen in. As the president lets listen in. As the president has lets listen in. As the president has made l lets listen in. As the president has made clear from our support for Israels Security is ironclad. They will continue To stand with the people of israel at this critical moment. At this time, we are not aware of any damage To us facilities, as you know, we issued an order earlier Today for our Personnel State Department personnel with israel and To shelter at their homes, full accountability for all of our personnel, not aware of any civilian casualties inside israel. There is one report of a palestinian who died in the west bank. No damage To any uf � s facility either. Damage To any uf s facility either. , either. Does the | administration. Either. Does the administration. Certainly they have administration. Certainly they have done administration. Certainly they have done things administration. Certainly they have done things To l administration. Certainly they have done things To expand they have done things To expand the conflict, but if you look at the actions that they have taken, they were bringing terrorists To justice. Terrorists who have launched Attacks on israeli civilians. If you look at what iran did Today, we have had warnings for some time about the threat posed by iran Farming And Funding Terrorist Groups across the middle east, and the Today'>Attack Todayjust the middle east, and the Today'>Attack Today just demonstrated the middle east, and the Today'>Attack Todayjust demonstrated danger of those actions. What you saw was iran launching a state on State Attack To defend the Terrorist Groups that has built, nurtured, so there is a difference between the actions. Ijust difference between the actions. I just wanted To difference between the actions. Ijust wanted To make sure. We have ijust wanted To make sure. We have certainly seen israel expand the nature of its Attacks against hezbollah, but its a very different type of attack than what we saw Today from a Tor'>State AcTor against another state. From a Tor'>State AcTor against another state. The situation there is. Another state. The situation there is. You another state. The situation there is, you know, another state. The situation | there is, you know, unstable and there is, you know, unstable and uncertain. We know you guys have and uncertain. We know you guys have been and uncertain. We know you guys have been asking. Can you give have been asking. Can you give us have been asking. Can you give usan have been asking. Can you give us an update on the numbers. To do anything. You numbers. To do anything. You are numbers. To do anything. You are right, as we often do in these situations, directed us citizens who are in lebanon To register with the State Department for information, especially for information with how To depart lebanon and providing them with ever information him again. Around 6000 American Citizens in lebanon who have registered with us for further information. It should be clear that not all of those American Citizens are seeking assistance with the department. Theyre looking for information from a they are looking for options. A number of American Citizens who have lived there for years and do not want To depart The Country. So in terms of the status on the ground, the airport is still open. Commercialflights are commercial flights are operating, although they are available at times with reduced capacity. We are working out the airlines To provide additionalflights the airlines To provide additional flights with more seats for American Citizens. Its something we hope To turn on in the next few days and we will be in Touch with American Citizens if and when we are able To expand that capability. How do you ensure. Irate able To expand that capability. How do you ensure. How do you ensure. We are workin how do you ensure. We are working with. How do you ensure. We are working with. I how do you ensure. We are working with. I cant how do you ensure. We are working with. I cant get working with. I cant get inTo the details but we are working with commercial carriers To ensure that capability. When we have further information, it is something we will communicate directly with American Citizens who will ask for information and i will be happy To talk about it here in the briefing room. ,. , room. The secretary in the national room. The secretary in the national security room. The secretary in the national Security Adviser l room. The secretary in the i nat