Reminder, if one was needed, that the Israel Gaza War now in its i93rd day is a crisis which with wide ranging repercussions across the region. Most of all on the israeli northern border with southern lebanon. Israel says it has killed a Senior Commander with lebanons hezbollah malacia. A commander with a senior position in southern lebanon. There was also the exchange of fire between israel and hezbollah fighters. Israel says they launched to attack drones into northern israel. Injuring lightly three israelis. This development on the lebanon front comes as the israel Foreign Minister launched a diplomatic offensive today. Sending messages to more than 30 countries, urging them to impose more sanctions against iran. In particular, on irans missile programme. He also called for irans revolutionary guard corps, the irg c to be designated as a terrorist organisation. Iran as well has been on the phone talking to Foreign Ministers in the region and beyond also speaking to the un Secretary
However, its worth noting that there is no mention of an Israeli Military response, even though israeli officials have promised to retaliate against iran, after it launched a wave of missiles against israeli targets late on saturday. Only a handful of more than 300 missiles and drones got through the israeli air defences. Iran says it was responding to an air strike at the start of this month on the iranian consulate in the syrian capital, damascus which it blamed on israel, although israel has not acknowledged being behind it. Iran is calling for restraint, saying it doesnt want this to escalate into a wider war. We are going to look at the peril in this moment butjust to remind you that this tension takes place in the midst of the ongoing israel gaza war, is the i93rd day of war. Today there are reports of fighting in the gaza strip and particularly in the north east. There are also reports that more aid is now getting into gaza from the north. We are getting reports on the ground an