From the United Nations, where the Un Secretary general Antonio Guterres said violence in lebanon must stop now, he is gravely concerned by the dramatic escalation of events In Beirut in the last 2a hours, this cycle of violence must stop and all sites must step back from the brink of war. The people of lebanon, israel, and the wider region cannot afford an all out war. Have a Security Correspondent Frank Gardner reports on the latest escalation of conflict between israel and hezbollah. Heavy artillery fire. A devastating blow inflicted by israel, hitting the heart of hezbollah s Command Centre In Beirut. Within hours, the israeli military announced they had eliminated, as they put it, the groups leader. Hassan nasrallah had been Secretary General of hezbollah for 32 years, overseeing its growth into the worlds most heavily armed non state army. He was born in lebanon in 1960, growing up In Beirut s eastern bourj hammoud district. He took over the leadership in 1992 when his predecesso
Bleeding, they are Command Structure has been decapitated, communications have been set was sabotage, Weapons Domes have been blown up. Theyve really got a big arsenal below ground, which includes these long range missiles. There will be some of the ranks who are being for blood, being for revenge, theres a video thats on Social Media its been verified that appears to show the son of Hassan Nasrallah screaming for revenge. Apoplectic glee angry, and there will be many of those fighters in those Pager Attacks who will want revenge. Do they unleash this long Range Missile Arsenal and try to overwhelm israels defences in cities like Tel Aviv . They could do that but the response from israel would be catastrophic to lebanon. Israel has the united states at his back helping it, to protect for any further retaliation. Then when it comes to around, theyve hidden away their leader, Ali Ayatollah Khamenei in case he too gets assassinated, hezbollah was its Pet Project since the early 19805, its
States, canada, and all around the world. Im Kim Brunhuber. This is Cnn Newsroom, Israel And Hezbollah exchange more strikes after israel says it targeted Hezbollahs Leader in the lebanese capital of beirut, the latest on rising tension hes in the region. Kamala harris visits the border and outlines her immigration policy, how the democratic president ial nominee is trying to make gains on Donald Trump and whats left of. Hurricane helene is still causing problems for parts of the Southeastern Us level. Look at the wide ranging impacts of the monster storm atlanta. This is Cnn Newsroom with Kim Brunhuber in lebanon and its capital is reeling from the worst round of israeli strikes in nearly 20 years. While some of its residents no longer have a place to call Home Cnn crews at the Scene Say Beirut was pounded continuously overnight and strikes are still underway across eastern and southern lebanon. Were also hearing some hospitals in Southern Beirut will be evacuated. Thats where the idf
People have been killed people have been killed here in lebanon, and more here in lebanon, and more than 90,000 people displaced. Israel says its only Targeting Hezbollah military Infrastructure And Missile launch sites in the country. But many civilians are among the dead including at least 50 children. 0ur Chief International Correspondent 0rla Guerin reports now from southern lebanon. Sirens wail firefighters rushing from Air Strike to Air Strike. Carrying out the wounded. Not fighters here, but children. Israel says its Targeting Hezbollah sites, but its bombing many residential areas. How old are you . He asks. Three fingers are raised. Youre very brave, he says. A young generation threatened by a war that has already claimed at least 50 children. Like the members of this family, killed together in a strike in beirut. Ali, jalal, fatima and farah, all gone. And iman and talia nasser, victims of an israeli strike in the south, who will never grow up. But some have made it to safety
The Victory Plan that president Volodymyr Zelenskyy will present to the White House tomorrow, has been kept largely under wraps untilJoe Biden has seen it. But some elements of the plan have been briefed, including the need for more timely decisions from western allies. The us president is still lingering on his decision as to whether the longer Range Atacm missiles can be used on targets inside russia. Today at the general assembly in New York, zelenskyy was Exhorting The International Community not to forget ukraine or the dangers of a nuclear disaster that russia poses inside his country. Now, putin does seem to be Planning Attacks on our nuclear power plants and their infrastructure, on our nuclear power plants and infrastructure, aiming to disconnect the plants from the power grid. Any missile or drone strike, any critical incident in the Energy System could lead to a nuclear disaster. A day like that must never come. And moscow needs to understand this and this depends in part on