Hello and welcome to todays verified. We start in florida, bracing itself for what could be the worst storm in 100 years. There are huge Traffic Jams across the state as more than 5 Million people respond to Evacuation Orders ahead of Hurricane Milton. We will be live on the ground in just a moment but i can show you first are the pictures from space. It gives you an idea of the size of this monster storm, officials think it could still double in size before making landfall. This is the live Tracking Shot from the national hurricane center. The category four storm is due to make landfall tonight. It is only brushed past mexico, causing flooding. On the florida peninsula, relative calm but they expect wind speeds of up to 160 mph and 3 4 Metre Storm surges. The pictures from tallahassee, where in the next few minutes we expect to get the latest briefing from the florida governor Ron Desantis and other emergency officials. We will carry that live when it starts. We can start this hour by
Rockets fired from lebanon. In New York the Security Countil expressed its Alarm And Frustation at where things are headed. The Secretary General once again calling for restraint. We must never lose sight of this growing conflict is taking a toll on civilians. And we cannot look away from systematic violations of international humanitarian law. These deadly cycle of tit for Tat Violence must stop. Time is running out and i thank you. The israeli Defence Forces said 182 missiles were fired by iran. The military has acknowledged that airbases were hit the damage was largely to office buildings and maintenance areas within the Bases Nothing we are told that would unduly affect the Air Forces operations. In fact overnight, they were flying more missions over beirut overnight and today residents in twenty villages in Southern Lebanon were told to move out by the israeli forces. Heres our middle East Correspondent Lucy williamson. Israels Air Force was defending other targets when irans miss
The Israeli Army says its targeted 120 military sites belonging to hezbollah. Lebanese officials warn that more than A Million people face being forced from their homes. The body of the hezbollah leader, hassan nasrallah, is reported to have been recovered from the site of fridays israeli Air Strike in beirut. According to israel, more than 20 members of the iranian backed group were killed alongside him. And hezbollah has also confirmed that two other seniorfigures have been killed in airstrikes. We will start this hour with more on those strikes in yemen. Here is our Correspondentjon Donnison. Israels military Reach And Power is long and strong. This is not lebanon or gaza, but almost 2000 kilometres away in yemen. The target, one of the countrys biggest ports and two Power Stations controlled by iranians backed who thieves. Houthis. The Operation Backed by israels defence minister. Translation we by israels defence minister. Translation translation we have no interest in translation
The body of the hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, Is reported to have been recovered from the sIte of frIdays IsraelI aIrstrIke IN BeIrut. AccordIng to Israel, more than 20 members of the IranIaN Backed group were kIlled alongsIde hIm. And hezbollah has also confIrmed that two other senIorfIgures have been kIlled In aIrstrIkes. Israels Defence MInIster praIsed the IsraelI attacks on houthI targets In yemen. TranslatIon we see | the Attack Today 2,000 kIlometres away In hodeIdah and Its surroundIngs, and the achIevements as they are reflected are very ImpressIve, and the meanIng Is very clear those who try to attack us or harm the cItIzens of Israel wIll pay a very heavy prIce. Our SecurIty Correspondent frank GardnerjoIns Me now. Just talk us through what we know about these attacks agaIn. So, the houthIs are a rebel group, backed by Iran. They took over most of the populated parts of yemeN Back In 2014 15 and InherIted an arsenal of long range mIssIles, and wIth IranIan help, they h
Behind irans evil axis. He and his men were the architects of the plan to destroy israel. He was not only operated by iran, many times he operated iran. This is why earlier this week i arrived at the conclusion that the hard blow that israel had landed hezbollah over the last few days would not be enough. Nasrallah must be killed in Orderfor Israel to nasrallah must be killed in order for israel to achieve the goals we have defined, enabling the reSidents of Northern Israel to return safely to their homes and affecting the long Term Change in the balance of powers in this region, because as long as nasrallah was alive, he would have quickly rehabilitated hezbollah s capabilities. This is why i have given the Order And Nasrallah is no longer with us. His death brings us closer to enabling our people to go back to their homes in the north and brings us closer to returning our hostages in the south. Hezbollah will no longer be able to come to their rescue, the chances of rescuing hostages