And what would you do with a spare 25 Billion Euros . Thats the question facing the irish Government Today as it delivers its budget following a huge Tax Windfall from Tech Firms. Live from london, this is business today. Im lukwesa burak. We start in the us where in the last 30 minutes tens of thousands of East And Gulf Coast Port workers have started striking for the first time in nearly 50 years. This comes after the international longshoremen s association and the us Maritime Alliance were unable to reach an agreement on the terms of their contract. The strikes will halt trade in a wide range of goods and disrupt the Countrys Economy just as we enter the final weeks before the president ial election. Our North America Business correspondent Ritika Gupt the two major sticking points between international longshoreman s association and the us Maritime Alliance are wages and automation for the workers are unhappy with the current contract which spanned the pandemic and dockworkers st
Of more than 20 towns in Southern Lebanon to evacuate immediately. In response, hezbollah has launched a Missile Attack on central israel. These pictures caught the moment when Air Raid sirens sounded across Tel Aviv. This map shows the border, with Southern Lebanon marked in red. Lebanons Prime Minister said his country was facing one of the most dangerous phases in its history. Here is idf spokesperson, Rear Admiral daniel hagari, speaking about Israels Operation in lebanon. It was confirmed that about two oclock local time here in the morning. If the state of lebanon and the World Cant Push hezbollah away from our border, we have no choice but to do it ourselves. I want to make it clear, our war is with hezbollah, not with the people of lebanon. We do not want to harm lebanese siblings. We are taking measures to prevent it. We will not let the 7th Of October happen again on any one of our borders. We will continue doing whatever necessary so that israeli families can return to their
Cbs News Correspondent Aviv Chris Livesay is in Tel Aviv and sent this report. The israeli military confirms that its begun, quote, limited, localised and targeted raids against his brother in the Border Area of Southern Lebanon. But as we saw at a staging ground, its building up For much more. There were more than 100 israeli tanks, Armoured Fighting Vehicles and bulldozers in the clearest sign yet that israel is mobilising For a full blown ground offensive. But on the other side of the border with lebanon, just a few miles away, Tens Of Thousands of his Brother Soldiers are waiting. In fact, israel said intense clashes erupted this morning. His brother is known to have a vast neTwork of tunnels and a reputation For Guerrilla Warfare and suicide bombers. For its part, israels Elite 98th Division has been prepping in the darkness to enter mountainous and treacherous terrain across the border, where explosions were heard throughout the night. Their mission is to stop hezbollah s onslaug