We start with breaking news tonight. Israeli forces are now entering lebanon they are carrying out what they call a limited Ground Operation. It is a major escalation, one that is renewing fears that iran could now be poised to step in the pentagon tonight, that to deploy additional us troops and fighter jets all the region in response. So far we know that the idf says its Targeting Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon. The announcement comes just hours after israeli raids and Artillery Fire was reported across the border, airstrikes also hitting inside of Beiruts City limits for the first time since october 7, mr. Short time ago. We saw a projectile over the Night Sky in tel aviv. Now its unclear where it came from. The Ground Operation falls or rapid escalation in fighting over the past couple of weeks along with massive setbacks for iran back hezbollah the groups communications took a hit after thousands of their pagers and walkietalkies exploded. Israel has also taken out several has flow
Welcome everyone. Im Michael Holmes. Appreciate your company coming up here on Cnn Newsroom, israels Widening War Airstrikes it. Lebanons capital as israeli attacks killed hundreds and displaced thousands across the country dozens dead over 1,000 missing many more without power food, or water. The u. S. Southeast is left reeling from the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene two years ago today, Vladimir Putin signed the Accession Treaties formalizing its illegal next question of ukrainian land. A look at Russias Campaign in Eastern Ukraine as the war shows, no signs of slowing atlanta Cnn Newsroom with Michael Holmes the Israeli Military has conducted Air Airstrikes in the city of beirut. The first inside the Capital City limits since the start of Israels War with hezbollah showing the damage from an attack me, beiruts cola bridge, a major intersection. Cnn has reached out to the Israeli Military for comment. This following an intense barrage of strikes in lebanon that began about a
All you watching us here in the United States, canada, and around the world. This is Cnn Newsroom. Im Kim Brunhuber Live In Atlanta im Becky Anderson in in israel for you, we are following the very latest developments, say here in The Middle East, following the israeli airstrike in lebanon that killed Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah. Will there are no signs of a letup in israels strikes on lebanon, despite new fears of a wider war in the region in recent hours, israel conducted new airstrikes in the South And East of the country, killing at least ten people according to lebanese state news agency, thats on the heels of a series of strikes that reportedly killed more than 1,000 others over the past week. But the u. S. Says, israel is also moving troops to the border with lebanon. Thats the border in the south of lebanon, of course, are possible sign of preparations for a limited cross border incursion. Israel says a Ground Operation is only one of the options. It is considering we nee
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Benjamin netanyahu saying the killing of nasrallah was quote necessary, and that israel will keep fighting we sit up accounts with these responsible for the murder of countless israelis and many citizens of other countries, including hundreds of americans in dozens of freshman, israel is on the move. We win. We are determined to continue to strike at our enemies return our residents to their homes and returned all of our hostages tonight, the u. S. State department is ordering nonemergency employees and their Family Members to leave lebanon at once. And we are covering every angle of this Breaking News. Ben wedeman is on the ground in the lebanese capital of beirut. Kevin liptack has more on the response from President Biden, the White House but lets start first with Nic Robertson, who is live in tel aviv. Nic talk about what could be next in this conflict for israel it does concern that tonight well it could launch a large salvo of its heavier, longerdistance ballistic missiles into t