Is cnn Breaking News hello, and welcome. Im Becky Anderson in Tel Aviv in israel. It is 9 00 a. M. Here and in lebanon, york were looking at live pictures out of beirut, or a thick haze is hanging over the city after overnight israeli airstrikes. And we are now learning more about what israel says is a limited Ground Operation to in lebanon the Israeli Military says it conducted quote, targeted raids at the israeli lebanese Border Israel says its troops include paratroopers commanders, and members of the armed corps and they emphasize there will be he quote, no long Term Occupation of Southern Lebanon. The lebanese State Media says the attacks on southern Lebanon Cause severe damage on hezbollah says it has targeted parts of Northern Israel during the early morning hours following the Israeli Military incursion the u. S. Says israel informed as of now number of operations including the Ground Incursion and a national Security Council Spokesperson tells cnn that the mission can be a ris
Or, after the business of the exploding pagers and the continuing targeted bombings, is he hoping to continue humiliating hezbollah and showing it up as powerless? but suppose hezbollah hangs on and keeps firing missiles at israel, to the point where mr netanyahu feels he s got to take that extra step of putting israeli boots on lebanese soil? i spoke to nafiseh kohnavad, a middle east correspondent of bbc world service, at her flat in beirut. Nafiseh originally worked as a journalist in iran, but was forced to leave after asking too many hard questions of iran s political leaders. At the moment that i m talking to you, israeli air strikes have intensified significantly. For the first time, when hassan nasrallah, the leader of hezbollah, was giving a speech, he clearly mentioned that now this is a new phase, and that the group was expecting that israeli forces may enter southern lebanon by land. Before that, erm, all words were around that both sides don t want all out war. Now, you re
Bombings, is he hoping to continue humiliating hezbollah and showing it up as powerless? but suppose hezbollah hangs on and keeps firing missiles at israel, to the point where mr netanyahu feels he s got to take that extra step of putting israeli boots on lebanese soil? i spoke to nafiseh kohnavad, a middle east correspondent of bbc world service, at her flat in beirut. Nafiseh originally worked as a journalist in iran, but was forced to leave after asking too many hard questions of iran s political leaders. At the moment that i m talking to you, israeli air strikes have intensified significantly. For the first time, when hassan nasrallah, the leader of hezbollah, was giving a speech, he clearly mentioned that now this is a new phase, and that the group was expecting that israeli forces may enter southern lebanon by land. Before that, erm, all words were around that both sides don t want all out war. Now, you re in beirut, of course, and i can hear, in the background, children playing.
In beirut this morning which has seen further attacks overnight. These were the strikes on the Southern Suburbs of beirut, where israel said it was targeting hezbollah weapons depots. Earlier the Israeli Defense Forces said it was targeting what it says is hezbollah S Headquarters in the capital. The groups leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was reportedly the target of the explosions. At least six people were killed in the attack and more than 90 injured according to lebanese officals. Simonjones has the latest. Explosions. New strikes overnight on Southern Beirut. Israels military said it was targeting buildings storing hezbollah weapons underneath them. Hezbollah denied they were arms depots. Explosions. Earlier a series of massive explosions. It is not that i could hear was the hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. It is unclear whether he was any of the buildings that were hit. Iran which backs hezbollah has called the attacks a dangerous game changing escalation. In the aftermath of the Bart