Missiles, drones, et cetera. There has been a lowgrade conflict up theyre going back really to october 7. But the idf is saying they detected planning for a more extensive attack and that is what has led to these, what they call Preemptive Strikes inside lebanon tonight that the video youre seeing there on our screen from moments ago, thats from Northern Israel. What youre seeing there are israeli air defenses going up into the air and im told by the idf to take out incoming fire from hezbollah. Another measure of the level of alert in this country right now, the idf has confirmed that the israeli Chief Of Staff and the higher command, they are in the military headquarters here in tel aviv right now. And have been there all night this is something wolf that that folks are in. Israel. Certainly my contacts in the u. S. Have been on alert for for some time. And that is at least a potential escalation by hezbollah of fire into israel in retaliation for israeli strikes inside lebanon that
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Together, guys cnns five things with kate baldwin Streaming Weekdays on cnn. Com and max this is cnn Breaking News hello and welcome. Im ivan watson. We begin with Breaking News from The Middle East. Has bola is claiming success in what it calls the first phase of its retaliatory strikes its on israel. The militant group says it has fired some 300 rockets in recent hours as israels air defenses worked to shoot them down. Earlier, israel said it struck hezbollah militants in lebanon as they were preparing to launch their attacks. Israel says its strikes are continuing, has bulah was responding to the recent killing of its top Military Commander near beirut. Israel is accusing the group of endangering lebanese civilians from right next to the homes of lebanese civilians in the south of lebanon. We can see that hezbollah is preparing to launch an extensive attack on israel. While endangering the lebanese civilians we warned the civilians located in the areas where hezbollah is operating t
Hours have been quote, a complete success this is what played out in Northern Israel after the group said it fired more than 300 rockets from lebanon. Israel says the group fired 200 rockets. Still his wallet called that the first phase of its retaliation for the recent killing of its top Military Commander. But earlier, israel said it hit his bulla positions just as they were preparing to launch their strikes. Israel also says hes operations are continuing, ended accused the group of endangering lebanese civilians from right next to the homes of lebanese civilians in the south of lebanon. We can see that hezbollah is preparing to launch an extensive attack on israel well endangering the lebanese civilians. We warn the civilians located in the areas where hezbollah is operating to move out of harms way immediately for their own safety, israel will not tolerate hezbollahs attacks on our civilians we are operating in selfdefense from hezbollah in any other enemy that joints in now cnn re
Sir, dont think the poll what did you do welcome, to the program. This is cnn breaking News Coverage of israel strikes in lebanon, im ivan watson in hong kong, beginning with Breaking News from The Middle East. Thats where hezbollah militants now say theyve completed their retaliatory strikes on israel for the day this is what played out in Northern Israel after the group fired at least 200 rockets from lebanon, hezbollah called that the first phase of its retaliation for the recent killing of its top military three commander. And called the strikes a complete success. But earlier, israel said it hit hezbollah positions just as they were preparing to launch their strikes, the idf says more than 100 fighter jets took part in the operation, Destroying Thousands of hezbollahs Prime Minister benjn netanyahu said, this about those strikes if not book was in well, which will his ballot this morning we detected hezbollah is preparation to attack israel together with the Minister Of Defense an