Around the world. This is a Special Edition of the Situation Room Wolf blitzer im Kasie Hunt in the new Yorks Spin Room for Tonights Vice President ial debate. And wolf, most of the missiles were intercepted, but there were of course, a few hits in central and Southern Israel this is new video of an iranian missile striking an israeli airbase. This is a base that iran tried to hit back in april theres only moments ago, kasie, i spoke to former israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and he told me this is the Moment Israel needs to take out or runs nuclear facilities all this is coming as israel is continuing to target hezbollah targets in lebanon just moments ago, he Israeli Military issuing new Evacuation Orders for Southern Beirut this is a very densely populated area where hezbollah holds a lot of Sway Jeremy Diamond is standing by his germany yes. From gadara in israel, jeremy, what have you learned so far about the damage on the ground caused by these iranian Ballistic Missile strikes wolf, it was a terrifying night in israel as we saw some 180 Ballistic Missiles fired by iran towards central and Southern Israel. Im on the grounds of an Elementary School here in central israel. And you can see behind me the damage that was wrought as a missile drunk. This area, right besides the school, those are second and Third Grade Classrooms that you can see there where the walls have been broken down, the windows, shattered as well. The Israeli Military says they cannot yet confirm whether this was indeed and iranian missile. But we saw officials here putting together the pieces of the shrapnel to see if they can identify the specific type of missile that was used here. But it did indeed come as iran fired hundred and 80 Ballistic Missiles at israel, we saw video of the impacts happening not only on areas, civilian areas like this, but also some of the Air Bases in israel, the nevatim airbase, for example, cnn has geolocated several videos now showing multiple explosions, multiple impacts by those Ballistic Missiles at that airbase. Weve also seen impacts closer to Tel Aviv near an Intelligence Base that the Israeli Military has just north of that city. And so now wolf, this is certainly a very tense moment in the region the Israeli Military vows that there will be consequences for this attack when israel carries out that retaliation is not clear yet, but certainly wolf, this is the latest Escalatory Step in a region that is already very close to boiling over, certainly is as we mentioned, jeremy, the Israeli Military has issued due Evacuation Orders theres in lebanon tonight. What can you tell us about that right. Wolf. Nearly every night over the last week or so we have seen the Israeli Military issuing new Evacuation Orders for parts of Southern Beirut and this is, these are areas where these really military says there are going to strike hezbollah targets. These really military very much trying to take advantage of this moments where they feel like hezbollah is in disarray. Their operational capabilities have been significantly dismantled over the course of the last couple of weeks. And so they are striking targets. Theyre of course the impact on On Civilians In Beirut and in lebanon has been vast as weve seen, about 1 Million lebanese civilians have been displaced. The Israeli Military also appears to be expanding its Ground Operation in Southern Lebanon yesterday, Last Night, we were very close to the border as we saw israeli troops crossing into Southern Lebanon tonight, the Israeli Military issuing a new war declaring a Zone Close to the lebanese border, a closed Military Zone that was the exact step they took yesterday before going in to lebanon. Well, our Jeremy Diamond and gadara, israel for us, jeremy, thank you very much. Stay safe over there. I want to check in right now with Oren Liebermann hes over at the pentagon for us oren. What do we know . First of all about when the united states learned this attack was coming. And was there any Advance Warning from the iranian side . Well, for us was issuing warnings fairly early this morning around 9 00 local time here. So early Afternoon And Israel that an attack from iran could be imminent. Now the u. S. Has been watching for this attack for weeks ever since the killing of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran Iran was poised and postured to respond to essentially had the forces in place that they needed to to carry out that response. And irans leaders very much promised to retaliate against israel for that killing into iran. And yet they waited, yet after the killing of hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and several others in beirut, iran decided to act. The u. S. Warning coming earlier this morning and the u. S. Also making clear that they would do what they could do, assist israel and its defense. We saw that play out as well with Us Navy destroyers in the eastern mediterranean Sea Firing about a dozen interceptors to shoot down iranian Ballistic Missiles. The u. S. And israel working very much in coordination here. The israeli Air Force also working with us Air Force Central Command in the Middle East. There this was a coordinated response as israel and the u. S were hoping to create here. Now some iranian officials have claimed there was a headsup given to the u. S. The u. S. Has flatly rejected that, saying, no advanced warning was given and its worth pointing out why thats so significant. Because in the April 13 barrage that we saw, there was quite a bit of headsup given by iran as a sort of message that they werent trying to carry out a massive response. It was more just a message that they were standing up for themselves. This the u. S. Says the number of Ballistic Missiles fired at the targets. This shows iran was very much trying to do damage all right, Oren Liebermann at the pentagon. Thank you very much. Lets discuss whats going on joining me now, the former israeli ambassador to the united states, michael oren, ambassador. Thanks very much for joining us. I want to play for you a little bit of my conversation i had in the last hour with the former israeli Prime Minister, a man, you know, Naftali Bennett. Listen to this this is a once in a 50 Year Opportunity. What israel needs to do immediately we need to take out irans nuclear program. We need to attack the Rons Energy facilities and we need to attack the regime itself, right away because iran made a fatal mistake of shooting 200 Ballistic Missiles at the state of israel thats what oren you agree with that assessment is, right . His right. Israel has no choice but to respond. This goes the attack by Iran Tonight goes to the very heart of why israel exists. Israel exists to defend the land and the people of israel created three years after the holocaust. So that, that wouldnt happen again, the Holiday Warden Captain again Israel Cannot afford it. Would really, deeply impact our identity as that Jewish State not to react and to react in the way that Naftali Bennett, he said, striking at the nuclear facilities and those knew who is sending is its phil as these threaten our national existence, their existential threat. Rest of the state of israel, if they just write your bomb, well there are decision away from doing that right now. They violated all their international agreements. They now have enough enriched uranium for four or five bombs. And they have a Delivery System thats ready to go. Its the same system they used to send satellites into and this is a region gim in tehran that has declared its raison detre, its dna is to destroy us. So we have every Right And Obligation to defend ourselves against iran and against the iranian nuclear clear project. In addition to other targets as a tally, bennett mentioned, irans, energy cycles. Its Oil Facilities on the surface first in golf and iranian leaders and weve shown that we have been able to reach Enemy Leaders wherever they are hiding, even if theyre hiding very much underground, just to be precise, ambassador, what youre saying is russia retaliate by a knocking out completely destroying with airpower, i assume around nuclear facilities which are used potentially to develop a bomb all of the energy facilities, the main source of the iranian economy right now, all the Oil Facilities, for example, and go ahead and assassinate iranian leaders all of that is on the table. All that has to be on the table. Ban is responsible for 99. 9 of all the violence been sweeping over the Middle East and not just now it is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, including in syria. To this date, iran has not paid a single price for any of us know what his exact at any price from israel and from iran. And this will never stop until someone proves to the iranians that this type of attack that occurred tonight and texts throughout the Middle East will cost them a prohibited the iranian president said, late today that this latest attack by iran against israel, in his words, is only a portion of iranian power. How seriously do you take that . And what happens if israel does retaliate by launching those strikes that you support . We have to prepare ourselves for any possibility. Its not just iran the proiranian militias in syria and iraq. Its hezbollah Know Paula has been dealt a very serious blow by israel, but his mother had between 150, 150, 170,000 rockets and some of those rocks are still raining on Northern Israel as were speaking right now, if the houthi rebels in the south, israel is fighting an existential war while for her life is a diplomatic solution. Now off the table, i asked you as a former diplomat, but its about Him Solution is always on the table, but im strongly of the belief that the chances of successful diplomacy will be dependent on iran understanding that, Firing Rockets at israel is not an option. Hezbollah Firing Rockets on Northern Israel is not an option. There cannot be deescalation. Im strongly at this belief. There cannot be dls. Lets collation unless there is first escalation, unless the iranians have internalized that Firing Rockets at israel, Firing Rockets many, many times in american bases in iraq, syria, and jordan wounding and killing american service people that will not go unanswered, will not go unpunished and punished in a very painful way. Thats where michael oren, former israeli ambassador to the united states. Thanks very much thank for joining us. This situation clearly developing our breaking News Coverage of irans attack, israel will continue in just a moment. 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Thank you both very much for being here christiane how much does israels recent successes in killing the leadership of irans proxy group, Hezbollah Play into their decision to launch this Attack Today well, according to the iranians exclusively, they issued a statement, as in fact, the missiles were still flying, saying that they had taken this action in retaliation for the attack that killed Hassan Nasrallah, the head of hezbollah, their proxies in lebanon but also by the way, it delayed you know, retaliation for the killing, the assassination on iranian territory in the summer of Ismail Haniyeh, who is the political leader of hamas. And along with those attacks and assassinations came the deaths of Iranian Revolutionary Guard members as well. So they say that theyre taking revenge for their own people as well. But interestingly, just before the attacks last week in New York, i spoke to the iranian Vice President who said that we have exercised a huge amount of restraint that we believe we are being dragged into a war that we are being entrapped in and we do not want to war. But if they continue, theres going to be, were going to have to do something and thats the dilemma here that clearly has explained, has manifest itself. Tonight. So colonel leighton, Israel Hasnt said what their response is going to be only that they will respond quote, at the place and time that we decide. I mean, what do you think the likely options are in terms of a response if youve been listening to this program, Naftali Bennett, former Prime Minister, had some pretty tough words for out for wolf in what he says they should do and in taking the opportunity to strike iranian nuclear sites and the former israeli ambassador to the u. S. Agreed with him yeah, that was very concerning to hear that kasie, i think that the israeli certainly have that as an option, but i think it would be unwise for them to go that far more realistic. The state can sensible option in this particular case would be to do something more on the economic side or i scale down level on the military side. And this would be for example, attacking an airfield are several airfields in iran are doing something like that. The best option of course is to do none of the the above. But that is i think where the israelis are doing. Theyre going to try to do something that sends a message to iran. If Cooler Heads prevail, theyre going to go into a mode where they go after perhaps some discrete set of targets to send a message that this is their mind unacceptable behavior then go from there. But the israelis do have the capability to conduct long distance aerial operations against iran. I not necessarily completely on the nuclear side going after a nuclear facility, but they certainly have the capability to attack an airfield or a government in installation if they chose to christiane according to the video that we geolocated here at cnn, at least one iranian missile appears to have hit less than a kilometer from mossad headquarters. What does that say to you . That iran appears to be targeting israeli intelligence . Facilities, despite how close they are to Tel Aviv well, it says that actually israeli intelligence and american intelligence was correct. They had identified potentially three israeli Air Bases around Tel Aviv and an intelligence headquarters. Clearly, youre saying the mossad headquarters, iran on itself confirmed in its statement that it had targeted what it called three Military Bases that it said was responsible for its words, the genocide against gaza. And indeed against them. And in lebanon, thats how they turned it, that this is now ended according to them on if the israelis de