Prime minister, najib mikati, as well as the un Security Coordinator for lebanon, as well as the un Security Coordinatorfor lebanon, have coordinator for lebanon, have launched coordinatorfor lebanon, have launched a 426 Million appeal to help civilians affected by the escalating conflict. Another development, now we are hearing that Air Raid sirens have been sounding across Central Israel as well. We can go through some of the main developments in this report from chi chi izundu. Explosion. A dangerous and pivotal moment in the Middle East. Escalation amid fresh missile strikes overnight. A Ground Offensive launched by israel into lebanon. In southern beirut, less than 30 minutes after israel told residents to leave three neighbourhoods, a huge blast was heard. Explosion. Then the confirmation came. Israel began its Ground Operation in Southern Lebanon. Military chiefs said limited, localised and targeted raids against hezbollah are being carried out something the idf says is based on
Harris are monitoring the attack in the white House Situation Room and receiving regular updates, that is according to the spokesperson for national security, and thus the person on x. Thats because Laughter Correspondentjon Donnison who is In Jerusalem for us. Jon donnison, bring us up to date on what is happening over the skies of jerusalem this evening. Looking back at the passover, jerusalem this evening. Looking back at the passover, exactly jerusalem this evening. Looking back at the passover, exactly almost jerusalem this evening. Looking back at the passover, exactly almost an i at the passover, exactly almost an hour ago when the sirens went off, we got alerts on our phones, though sirens and alerts going across israel, we rented a Safe Room here in our bbc office injerusalem, and as we were doing that, we heard the sound of loud explosions overhead, which sounded like missiles being intercepted by Israels Iron Dome Missile Defence shield, though sirens went on for about 30 mi
Good evening. In another serIous escalatIon in the Middle East, iran has launched Missile Attacks against israel on the very same day that israel began a Ground InvasIon against hezbollah in Southern Lebanon. A few hours ago, sirens sounded across the country and israelis were told to take refuge in bomb shelters, as explosIons lit up the night sky. Israel has said that this attack will have consequences, whilst the iranian government said that if israel retaliated, its response would be, in its words, crushing and ruinous. The Israeli Defense Forces say that around 180 missilies were launched towards israel this evening. Warning sirens sounded at around 5 30pm, and explosIons were soon heard. The missiles were fired across huge swathes of israel, including its largest city Tel Aviv, and the capitaljerusalem. Our correspondent Jon Donnison is there. You had to seek shelter there when the missiles were fired a few hours ago. That is right. Four and a half hours ago, us, like millIons of
The military is going to use military from the air, land and sea. The deputy chief of hezbollah said the group s fighters are ready to confront invasion, he acknowledged the assassination of leader must is assassination of leader must is a big blow but all following commanders would soon be replaced. Let s go right to be rude and anna foster who was standing by for us. Thank you forjoining us, we mention the reports of blasts in southern beirut, bring us up to date on what you ve been witnessing. That s right, the last few hours, there were three more airstrikes here in the southern suburbs of beirut in die here, we knew they were coming because once again, the idf and israel defense forces said they told them to live to evacuate told them to live to evacuate to a safe distance and again, we heard the strikes in the echo around the whole of the city, they are really loud when they happen and you can see the plumes of the smoke and the flames when it s dark like it is now rising up into