Hezbollah is part of the political game here in lebanon. It is almost the only party that is, you know, armed and lebanon and also has representation in the parliament. But has engaged in fights and conflict with israel since it started in 19805 until this latest confrontation that we are living these days. Frank, a lot of people i think certainly after the attack we saw a couple of nights ago, that unprecedented attack in terms of Scale And Size that iran launched on israel. One question which people are asking is why did iran Attack Israel and will israel now Attack Iran . Ok, so this really goes back to april the 1st, when the israeli Air Force carried out an airstrike on Irans Consulate in damascus, killing a number of Iranian Revolutionary Guards officers, including allegedly the man who was coordinating the flow of arms from iran through syria to hezbollah in lebanon. And that was an attack on a diplomatic premise, the international outrage was pretty muted. Iran said it would re
If they Go Into Rafah, they havent gone in rafah yet, if they go to rafah, i am not supplying the weapons used to deal with rafah, to deal with that problem. We will continue to make sure israel is secure in terms of iron dome and their Military Response to attacks that came out in The Middle East recently. For more on that, our North America Correspondent Will Vernon sent this update from washington. President biden said america would continue to give israel the weapons it needs to defend else, but he said the us wouldnt supply heavy weapons, bombs, Artillery Shells that could be used in a major assault on the city of rafah. And mr biden said it is these us supplied weapons that have already killed civilians in gaza stop human Rights Groups say these munitions are responsible for the utter devastation in gaza. Now, earlier we heard from us officials who confirmed that one shipment of heavy bombs was delayed last week and that other shipments were under review, and that was a hugely si
As Israel Prepares for a Rafah Ground Operation Against U.S. Wishes, and While Israel and Hamas Are Inching Closer to a Cease-fire and Hostage Deal, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken Has to Tell Congress by Wednesday Whether He Accepts Israeli Assurances That It Isn't Violating International Law While Using U.S. Weapons