Good evening. Israel has declared an area around its border with Lebanon A Closed Military Zone and has told the united states that its going to launch a limited Ground Operation against hezbollah. Earlier today, the Deputy Leader of the iranian backed Military Group said they were ready to face israeli soldiers. President biden has called for an immediate ceasefire, a view echoed again tonight in the uk by foreign Secretary David Lammy. Israeli tanks have been massing close to the lebanese border and israelS Top general has told troops to prepare to operate inside hezbollah strongholds. Tonight, well be looking at how challenging a Ground Offensive could be and how iran and the us may react. Our senior international Correspondent Orla Guerin will be reporting from here in beirut, but first tonight, lets join Lucy Williamson on the israeli side of the israel lebanon border. Tonight Israels Army has sealed off several areas towards the eastern end of the border, not farfrom where we are
The Israel Defense forces say they have carried out dozens more Air Strikes on hezbollah targets overnight killing another senior commander, nabil anuk. President biden said the hezbollah Leaders Death was a Measure Ofjustice, as he reiterated calls for both sides to accept the terms of a 21 day ceasefire. With the latest, heres simonjones. Distant explosions. The israeli bombardment of lebanon continues by night. Explosions. And by day, but the Big Question is what will israel, hezbollah and the militant groups back in iran do next . The israeli Prime Minister described the killing of hezbollah s leader On Friday as a historic turning point, but said his work is not done. Translation the state of israel eliminated the Master Murderer Hassan Nasrallah. We settled accounts with the one responsible for the murder of countless israelis and many citizens of other countries. Nasrallah was not another terrorist, he was the terrorist. Hassan nasrallah was the Beating Heart of hezbollah, Playi
Sovereignty, just as we do for any other nation. We need to withdraw russian occupiers, which will bring an end to the hostilities in ukraine and we must hold those responsible for War Crimes accountable. We need to prevent the destruction of nature because by the war and we must not allow a second or third phase of these russian invasions. And we need to make it clear the war is over this is the peace formula. What part of this could be unacceptable to anyone who upholds the Un Charter . If someone in the world seeks alternatives to any of these points or tries to ignore any of them, it likely means they themselves want to do a part of what putin is doing. The point hides the desire they are hiding. And when the chinese or brazilians tries to grow into a choir of voices, with someone in europe, with someone in africa saying something alternative to a just peace, the question arises what is the question arises what is the true interest . Everyone must understand, you will not boost you
DescrIbIng It as an open ended battle of reckonIng. NaIm qassem was speakIng durIng the funeral of a senIor Hezbollah Commander kIlled In frIdays IsraelI AIr StrIke on beIrut. That attack has been followed by a further escalatIon of Cross Border strIkes wIth three people kIlled In an IsraelI attack on Southern Lebanon. And Israel says hezbollah has fIred more than 150 rockets Into Its terrItory. In haIfa, 30 kIlometres from the lebanese border, HospItal PatIents have been moved to underground facIlItIes and resIdents have been told to restrIct gatherIngs and stay near shelters. We start wIth thIs report from our dIplomatIc correspondent, paul adams, from jerusalem. Northern Israel under attack thIs mornIng. Houses hIt far from the lebanese border. Hezbollah are seekIng revenge after days of devastatIng setbacks. Israels AIr Defences In actIon over the northern cIty of haIfa. Hezbollah rockets now reachIng deeper than ever Into Israel. EvIdence across the north that the IranIan backed g
Our main story this hour is the Israeli Military says it has killed around ten top hezbollah commanders in the lebanese capital, beirut. The most senior said to be the acting head of the groups elite unit. The lebanese Health Ministry says that nearly 60 people were injured in the strike on a high Rise Block of flats. It follows intensifying Cross Border clashes between israel and hezbollah. The Israeli Military say more than 100 rockets have been fired into northern israel. Hezbollah has said it has hit an israeli Intelligence Base and blames what it calls assassinations. Ive been getting the latest and talking to paula, a Member Of Parliament for the national Coalition Party in lebanon, thatis Coalition Party in lebanon, that is a liberal centrist party in lebanon. Lebanon is actually living party in lebanon. Lebanon is actually living its party in lebanon. Lebanon is actually living its worst actually living its worst nightmare when it comes to the economy, and now the Security Situ