Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. The head of Israels Army has told troops to prepare for a possible Ground Invasion of lebanon, telling them their Military Boots will enter enemy territory. Israel has carried out hundreds more Air Strikes across Lebanon Today as hezbollah fired back across the border, targeting Tel Aviv with a ballistic missile For The First Time. The continued escalation comes as World Leaders are gathered at the United Nations in New York. President biden has warned that all out war in the Middle East is possible. Well be live in lebanon in a moment, but first, lets talk to our international editorjeremy bowen injerusalem, and our diplomatic corresponden, james landale, at the United Nations in New York. Jeremy, Israels Army chiefs telling troops they will go in and destroy the enemy there. How Big A Moment is this . It the enemy there. How Big A Moment is this . ,. ,. ,. , this . It is a big moment. He hasnt said when it this . It is a big moment. H
For israeli hostages. President joe biden had said a pause in fighting could begin as soon as monday. The talks will try to reach a Ceasefire Agreement that can be implemented before the start of ramadan, on the 10th of march. The draft framework would include a 40 day pause in all military operations. Reports suggest 400 Palestinian Prisoners which israel says are serving sentences for terror related crimes could be exchanged for forty female and elderly israeli hostages. Under the proposed ceasefire, hospitals in gaza would be repaired, while 500 aid trucks would enter gaza each day. But the israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, has vowed to go ahead with an assault on gazas southernmost city, rafah, regardless of any agreement. 0ur middle east correspondent Yolande Knell sent the latest from jerusalem. The scramble to survive. Hungry crowds gathering on the beachfront in gaza city after Hearing Aid Lorries were heading there, loaded with flour. Translation there is no food fo