Information that hezbollah was going to launch an attack around 5 a. M. Local time. So they basically got in front of this minutes before it happened. Hezbollah then fired upwards of 320 rockets, according to hezbollah and drones, all mostly targeting northern israel. Now, Local Media Is Reporting hezbollah had plans to launch an estimated 6000 rockets and uavs, both towards central and northern israel. But israels Preemptive Strike obviously dampened that. So now the region must wait and see what will happen over the next 48 hours to see if hezbollah again, if this is just truly the first phase. But it will also be interesting to see what happens with the ongoing peace talks. As of right now, israel is sending a delegation to cairo, egypt to meet up with mediators from the u. S, qatar and egypt. So it will be curious to see just if this if this Peace Process moves forward, if they can at least get the first phase of the Cease Fire Agreement agreed to by both hamas and israel, we know
By after recording from chicago all week. That is all coming tomorrow night at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. For now, stay right where you are because its much more news coming up on msnbc. From World Headquarters in new york. Welcome everyone to alex wood reports. We begin with the breaking news in the middle east. Israel launching a wave of airstrikes in Southern Lebanon overnight what it said were preemptive strikes to by hezbollah. Israel is saying it eliminated the threat after learning that thousands of missiles and drones were ready to be launched into israel, including towards tel aviv. An israeli spokesman is saying that the death toll would have been in the thousands had the weapons been launched. Returning fire with hundreds of rockets and drones into israel. This is in retaliation for the assassination of a Top Commander last month. Israel is saying the strikes did little damage, both sides now signaling that there will be no immediate further escalation. The heaviest exchange of fir
Coast, 8 00 here in los angeles, and this is americas late news, fox news at night. And breaking, tonight he said if he were to play spoiler, he would get out of the race. And tonight that is just what rfk junior did. Suspending his campaign, throwing his support behind former president don donald trump and taking aim at a core theme of this weeks Democratic Convention. Dont you want a president who is going to protect americas freedoms . But first, know that the Vice President is officially her partys president ial nominee, focus is on seven key battleground states, including arizona where former President Trump today, took his message directly to sunbelt voters. Gone forever is the Old Democratic Party of fdr, jfk and thats right, even bill clinton. Kamala harris his Democrat Party is the party of Free Health Care for illegal aliens, communist style price controls, defunding the police. Jonathan our Business Correspondent is live in arizona as the former president tries to get the la
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