Jessica dean in washington, alongside my colleague Jim Sciutto in Tel Aviv. And welcome to our viewers in the u. S. Us. And around the world. Were going to begin with Breaking News as tensions in the Middle East threatened to boil over. Israel today, turning its firepower on targets in houthi controlled parts of yemen. The idf saying it atactic Power Station and a seaport. The iranbacked group is behind a recent Rocket Attacks on israel and us warship ships in the region. And this all comes as hezbollah confirmed, another of its senior leaders was killed in fridays massive israeli strike on beirut that killed the Groups Leader lets send it over now to jim in Tel Aviv jim walk us through whats happening and what these attacks on the houthi targets tell us listen, you could reliably call this a multifront War Today more than its been even in recent weeks and months. Israel says it has struck dozens of hezbollah targets near the, near a Village South of beirut. This in addition to those attacks, weve seen in yemen by israel, seated cnns Jeremy Diamond is its in haifa in Northern Israel. Ben wedeman is in beirut. Ben. Youve been witness to so many strikes over these last several days, including that strike that killed nasrallah On Friday. Tell us about these most recent strikes and what we know about the likely targets been fewer Strikes Today than weve seen over the last few days, but what we heard from his butler was they acknowledged the deaths of two of their senior commanders, one, ali ali karki, who was responsible for the southern front. He was killed in that Strike Strike at 6 00 p. M. On friday that also killed Hassan Nasrallah. The hezbollah also came out and acknowledged in another one of their commanders was killed by the name of name of Nobilo Coke who was responsible for preventative security. Also, a somebody very close two, Hassan Nasrallah. So at this point, it does appear that there are very few, if any, of his butlers senior leaders, at least on the military side who are actually still alive, although his hezbollah insist that they do have those who can take their place. But clearly the organization is in Disarray And Chaos given the blows that theyve received going back to tuesday before last as far as the strikes throughout lebanon are concerned, what weve seen is strikes in the south strikes in the beqaa valley. The Death Toll at this point is hovering around 80, but as usual, thats a preliminary number because in many cases, buildings are utterly demolished and Rescue Workers really have to dig through them to find if anybody is alive. But definitely to find the dead. Now, in addition to this, lebanese Security Source tells cnn that the body of Hassan Nasrallah has been uncovered, apparently, his corpse was in one piece despite the obvious violence of those multiple blasts that killed him theres no clear idea at this point if or where or when theres going to be a funeral for him ive attended several hezbollah funerals over the last two weeks, but in this case, given that the place where hezbollah has its strongest presence is southern suburbs of beirut mature right behind me. It might not be advisable to hold any sort of large gathering considered considering the frequency of israeli strikes. And finally, the french Foreign Minister has arrived here in beirut. Obviously the french and the americans are spearheading this attempt to some sort of calm things down so far, diplomatic efforts seemed to be falling on deaf ears. Certainly, where you are and here of course, given the state of his hezbollah, its questionable how they could even decide upon something at this point, given the state the organization is in jim well, its a good point and who would represent hezbollah in such talks, particularly as weve seen, Israeli Military Action expand as well that another challenge, Ben Wedeman in beirut Jeremy Diamond, as i mentioned, is in Northern Israel and jeremy, we still havent seen certainly a massive or sizes hezbollah retaliation for nasrallahs killing. But we are, as i understand it, seeing more rockets launched from Southern Lebanon, youve been following this for a long time. How does this compare to the pace of attacks from Southern Lebanon into Northern Israel in recent weeks or even recent months . You know, jim, it really isnt all that significant. I mean, we have seen several dozen rockets fired from Southern Lebanon into northern Israel Today, the majority of which we should say were intercepted, some of which fell in open areas but its certainly is nothing like the kind of overwhelming palliation that is really officials have long expected in the event of this kind of escalation in this conflict between Israel And Hezbollah. And that speaks of course, to the extent to which the israeli military has severely degraded hezbollahs capabilities over the course of the last couple of weeks, as well as the extent to which that organization it is really in disarray following the killing of so many of its senior leaders, including of course, On Friday night, its leader Hassan Nasrallah now that doesnt mean that Hezbollah Wont have the ability to regroup at some point. It doesnt mean that its arsenal of hundreds of thousands of rockets and missiles has been totally destroyed. But it does mean that at least for the time being, we arent seeing the kind of overwhelming retaliation that you might expect in a moment, like this. And the israeli military is certainly trying to take advantage of this moment of Chaos And Dysfunction within hezbollah by continuing to carry out multiple airstrikes in Southern Lebanon as well as in the southern suburbs of beirut The Roots of the known as the dahiyeh, where we have seen israeli strikes have gone after weapons depots, rocket launchers. But of course we are also seeing multiple casualties, including civilians being killed in some of these strikes as well. Tonight, we are also witnessing these really military for the first time im carrying out the second ever strikes in yemen. We saw that they carried out strikes in the Yemeni Port of Hudaydah A Houthi Stronghold where the really military says that they struck Power Plants and a ports used for Import Oil and weapons into yemen. The houthis, of course, in recent weeks have fired three missiles towards israel, including one this past week that was targeted at Tel Aviv. And so these strikes, according to the israeli military, were in retaliation for those attacks by the houthis, jim i listen to pace of the strikes has been remarkable by israeli forces in recent days, certainly in lebanon, but also now as were seeing in yemen, Jeremy Diamond, Ben Wedeman, thanks very much to both lets get some more analysis. Military analysis on todays developments. Lieutenant general ben hodges, former commander of Us Army forces in europe. Thanks so much for taking the time this afternoon. Thank you, Jim Question at this point is about next steps. It could clearly from the air, israel has been able to kill not just the leader of hezbollah, but several layers of leadership as well as strike many thousands. And im not but exaggerating the hers, you know, many thousands of hezbollah operatives with that Pager Attack is a Ground Component of this, a necessary next step militarily, if youre israel to push their objective seems to be to push hezbollah forces for their further back from the northern and israeli border i dont know that its necessary, but of course this will depend on what is the strategic objective of the israeli government it would seem to me that israel has over the last few weeks and the way you described it theyve escalated and then obliterated hezbollah leadership and much of the midlevel management. And they are in a position now where they can deescalate if they want to i think its impressive the way that they have. I mean, this is not haphazard. What theyre doing, theyre hitting targets that they have put together on a list over the past many months and of course, you can imagine the maintenance was required to have so many aircraft ready to go to maintain the pace that you alluded to this this is a very well planned operation and i think they can deescalate if that suits their objective israel effectively defanged hezbollah here, or at least significantly depleted it as a threat from israels north well, there will always be a threat. I mean, this, this is a war and its, its not something thats going to end anytime soon just because we want the killing to stop the israelis, of course, are going to do whats necessary to protect themselves and the thousands of israeli citizens that had to be evacuated from the north of israel we dont know how much is left. I think a few months ago, the estimate was that the hezbollah had about 100 150,000 different types of missiles and rockets and so, you know how many they have left . Certainly it will be very difficult to organize any sort of cohesive response by hezbollah, given that nobody trusts anybody right now, nobody trusts their Communications Equipment and they most likely are trying to scatter to avoid being hit yeah. I mean, its not clear who would issue the order four retaliatory strike. And how has below would effectively communicate that to commanders on the ground, to Missile Launch sites it et cetera. I want to ask you about iran now, because of course, iran has tremendous influence, might even take control over hezbollah hello, iran has given public signals that its going to leave the retaliation to hezbollah. Do you read Irans Position here and by the way, this wouldnt be entirely new because weve seen iran hold back previously, for instance, after the killing of Ismail Haniyeh inside tehran, do you see iran . Again deliberately holding back to avoid a war . It doesnt seem to walk with israel jim, i think youre right. Thats the last thing that iran wants is a war with israel. They, theyve got to be right now assuming that they have been penetrated also. And so i imagine in that they are also miss trusting or checking their own communications and they can see now that israel is has a full up. The machine is working, the planning, the targeting, maintenance of aircraft is a big deal. Its not a headline thing, but this is really impressive the way do they managed to keep their systems going and i think that iran absolutely does not want to be on the Receiving End of any of this. It is a by the way, this sends a message to all the other proxies that iran is not going to come help you out it also sends you mentioned the intelligence required for israel to carry out these decapitation strikes. But also that Pager Attack tremendous intelligence penetration, which seems based on the more reporting that comes out to be both the technological issue, all the ways that it can track people, people via communications, Intercepts Video feeds, et cetera, even the use of artificial intelligence, as well as it seems Human Intelligence sources, or are you are you impressed by the level of that penetration . Yeah, i think all the intelligence professionals that are listening to your program now and who have been watching this can recognize that this has been a classic fusion of all the different types of intelligence, signals intelligence, human and Human Intelligence imagery. All the different things and then of course, the patients and the professionalism with which the masad did this to build up to our to identify a pattern of life. Once you get a mark on somebody and then you follow that Person And Kind of who they interact with and you start building up the networks and then of course, the technology that allows you to identify changes to the villages, to the, to the road networks that would then q you to look more closely and thats how they were able to identify so many houses that were being used for ammunition or Weapons Storage yeah. And using Computers Intelligence to notice those differences yet mean all the Distance Intel is calm when you think back to, for instance, there was Osama Bin laden Lightning Strike when you might have had humanize trying to discern those differences. And now increasingly you have computerized doing so general ben hodges, thanks so much for joining thank you for the privilege it still ahead this hour, the latest on the recovery from the remnants of Hurricane Helene will take you to North Carolina where Rescue Efforts still underway. 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Some people have lost everything a catastrophic situation across the southeast as people trying to pick up the pieces after helene carved a devastating path through five different states, that storm causing widespread flooding, killing at least 64 people. Search and rescue operations happening right now across western North Carolina as dozens of people remain unaccounted for their North Carolinas Department Transportation saying, all roads in the western part of that state should be considered closed and passable roads and communication disruptions making for an even more challenging situation for utility crews. More than 2 Million customers in the southeast remain without power right now access to clean water is also becoming an issue even as the rain and the winds have subsided, the challenge for people there increases people are desperate for help. And we are pushing to get it to them. A massive effort cnns Rafael Romo is live in asheville, North Carolina and raphael, i know thats one of the hardest Hits Areas there in North Carolina water you seeing and what are you hearing from people . Yeah. Jessica, im standing in the middle of a Debris Field and i wanted to show you this because it gives you a very clear idea of what the state of North Carolina, especially in the western side of the state, is facing. Look at what the floodwaters carried with them behind hi me. Its a metal power pole. You see furniture, you see all kinds of different trash that are piled up. And if you multiply this by dozens, perhaps hundreds of times, thats what the state is facing right now. Now, we heard earlier from Buncombe County officials who told well, those that there are ten confirmed fatalities here in this county, but Just A Little Bit later, North Carolina governor Roy Cooper said that the Death Toll across the state is 11 at this point. We dont know if thats including the ten that are reported here in Buncombe County the other thing came back caught our attention is that county officials said that they have received imagine this at thousand calls for missing people. The main problem here is that many of those people are probably doing okay, but theres a huge communications problem. A lot of Cell Phone towers are down. Theres no communication, theres no way to tell your Loved Ones that you are okay. And Thats Something that officials are working on right now also in the city of weaver, bill, both Water And Power completely out for the entire city and there were 15 water rescues today. Earlier we went to a neighborhood here in asheville where people are just getting together making an effort to start clearing away the debris. I spoke with one of those residents and this is what he told me i mean, its pretty scary you dont expect it we werent really prepared. I thought it was going to run for a while and thats about it and then power went out, started to flood almost got into our house its really, bad theres some good news to share with you, jessica, yesterday we were talking about 400 roads a in this part of the state that were impassible today, that figure is down to 280. Now, back to you still amazing. I know one official described it as biblical, just how severe the flooding and the damage is Rafael Romo. Thank you so much for that. And coming up as the world focuses on lebanon, were going to take a closer look at the situation in gaza where the United Nations says humanitarian efforts are quote, Hanging On By A Thread the conflicts impact on the war torn region thats next Saturday Syscall cnn is taking a break from Breaking News to air. Have i got news for you . Breaking news. Im getting a sandwich. We need to talk about what constitutes Breaking News. 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And this is cnn captioning brought to you by Meso Book Have Mesothelial not well send you a free book to answer questions you may have call now and well come to you 808 to 14000 Middle East shifts to the rapidly escalating situation along the israeli lebanese border, as well as israeli strikes now inside yemen, families in gaza are still living through the Fear And Terror of daily airstrikes cnn international Correspondent Paula hancocks has more on the dwindling hope there for an end to the war in gaza as conflict between Israel And Hezbollah in testify intensifies a warning for our viewers, the report youre about to see continue paines disturbing video another week of health in gaza, a mother and her four children were killed when their home in albarrage was hit by an israeli Air Strike their uncle, said it happened at 3am they were killed while they slept another strike at a school sheltering displaced in Nuseirat Camp killed a couple in their fiveyearold Child Israel said it was a precise strike targeting hamas operatives among staying nearby says, these are the remains of the missile. They were innocent and displaced, sleeping in this little room Drone Strike in albarrage killed two children and 20yearold twin men the father says they were sitting by the front door looking at their phones. They were born together and killed together. He says children playing in The Street were rushed into hospital we have asked the idf what the target of this strike was one little boy is treated on the Hospital Floor next to the body of a deceased man no dignity allowed in Life Or Death for the residents of gaza dozens lost their lives last week, while thousands its of miles away at the united Nations Headquarters in new york. World leader. After World Leader called for the war in gaza to end us Led Proposal for a 21 Day Ceasefire on the israel, Lebanon Border is also intended to jolt a Gaza Ceasefire if it happens but its a big, if families of hostages still held in gaza worry the fighting between Israel And Hezbollah is overshadowing their cause residents of Gaza Fear theyre being forgotten by a world that has failed to end their suffering this man says, when the War On Beirut happened, we lost all hope. There is no focus on gaza. Its barely mentioned this woman adds, lebanon is full of our brothers and sisters we stand in solidarity with them, but at the same time, we do not want the world to forget us this man says, i dont Think Gaza is forgotten because of the war in lebanon, because the two are connected hopefully, therell be resolved together since Hezbollah Pagers started exploding in lebanon on two weeks ago, more than 360 palestinians have been killed in gaza, according to the ministry of Health Breakdown of militants versus civilians the hospitals filled with women and children tell its own Story Israel Shift in focus to its northern border, feels no different on the ground in gaza. Paula hancocks, cnn, Abu Dhabi people get caught in the middle will just ahead. 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Com saturday at 8 00 on Tnt President Ial Contenders are spread out across the Country Today as we close in on Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris is on the West Coast where shes Holding Fundraisers and a rally later today, former President Donald Trump is in the battleground, state of pennsylvania, where hes holding a rally right now in erie. And cnns jeff of zeleny is there for us. And jeff yesterday, the former president offered Wisconsin Voters a dark vision of the future. His words as he turned up the rhetoric and personal attacks on Kamala Harris. What are we expecting to hear from him today . Well, jessica, former President Donald Trump has just taken the stage. Its a short time ago here at 37 days until Election Day early voting is already underway. Here in pennsylvania. And its hard to think of one of these seven Battleground States as more important than pennsylvania because its the largest 19 electoral votes to the former president right now now hes talking about his opponent. He has not delivered quite as dark of rhetoric as he did yesterday in wisconsin when he questioned her Mental Health and mental deficiencies in his words, but he is also talking about a policy, talking about immigration. But he started his remarks here today, talking about the Hurricane Victims in georgia and North Carolina and other states that he potentially is going to travel to see them this week, potentially, but hes taught me about those victims, but he is talking about the importance of the election, but jessica, lets take a listen to what he said yesterday in wisconsin, it really sets the table for the closing months of this Campaign Kamala is mentally impaired. Joe biden became mentally impaired. Kamala he was born that way and if you think about it only a mentally disabled person could have allowed this to happen. Country anybody would know this . So that is some of the sharpest rhetoric that we have heard from the former president on his opponent. Again, he has not yet repeated that, but this speech is just getting underway here. But interestingly, some republican allies are essentially trying to distance some cells from that Senator Lindsey Graham earlier today On Cnn really urged the president to stick to policy and Vice President harriss record as opposed to talking about her personally. But jessica, this really gives you a sense of how bitter this dual paul has become. But dont forget when you hear the former president saying this and also rallies democrats as well every time he goes after Vice President harris, particularly in personal ways and making front of her name that rallies democrats as well. So it raises the question and here in the final month, is there anything that can move this razor thin race . Of course, said the Ground Game is essential part of his campaign we see people signing up voters here in the crowd. Theres a lot of activity going on but there is No Doubt for the next five weeks or so. This is going to be very divisive, very bitter, and you can hear the president or former President Pine just Sheriff Rally in this crowd in in pennsylvania. Just No Doubt about it, jeff and so many trump allies have said they just want him to talk about the policies for months now since harris gotten the race and end, he just has not really been able to do that. Right . Jeff zeleny for us in erie, pennsylvania, critical battleground state. Thanks so much. Two days from now, the two Vice President ial candidates will face off in the first and perhaps last debate before the election on tuesday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and ohio senator j. D. Vance will go headtohead on national television at the seams Cbs Studios in new york. Were joined now by allen schroeder, whos written several books on president ial debates, including the Book President ial debates, Risky Business on the campaign drill alan, thanks so much for being here with us yes. Thank you so this election now, just 37 days away as jeff mentioned, early voting is underway. States already. The question is, do Vice President ial Debates Matter to voters . I dont think the manner in terms of determining the outcome of the election by any means. But the manner in a couple of other ways. One is that they can generate enthusiasm for the candidates. They can help turn out the vote. They can be helpful in fundraising. And of course they have implications for the debaters careers. So, you know, vance has only 40yearsold. If he has a good debate, that will open the path for him in the future and this is going to be the first time we see these two candidates sharing a stage. We have seen some glimpses though you could say of how they might approach a debate while theyre out on the campaign trail, want to play a few clips. We can listen to that and i got to tell you, i cant wait to debate the guy that is this if hes willing to get off the couch and show up the way i see the debate is very simple. Its an opportunity where it for 90 minutes. Governor walz and i are going to debate the issues that matter to the american people. And what im going to try to show is very simple that the candidacy, the team of substance the team that actually has a record that were proud of, instead of running away from and the team that actually has a plan is the team of trumpvance allen. Those are clearly obviously two very different men with two very different visions, different styles what do you see as the risks and advantages to how each of them will be approaching this debate, what they bring to the debate will the risks in a way are kind of the same . They have to present themselves as a plausible substitute for the president if it should ever come to that and of course, fans has had such difficulty in his public appearances. He just seems to offend a new group every time he opens his mouth. So i think he has to be sort of careful in that regard. I think with walz, he has more experience as a debater. Hes run for office more times. So he has to hang on to that folksy appeal. They got him on the ticket in the first place and really make the case in both situations, they have to make the case against the top of the ticket, not just against Each Other and walz has has said that he, you know, i think hes our reporting indicates that hes fighting nerves ahead of the debate. I think there was reporting he told Kamala Harris and her team, im not a great debater how much of this is about setting expectations going into this yeah, i think we have to take some of these predebate remarks with a grain of salt because, you know, the ideal is to into the debate and be thought of as the underdog. And then when you do well, you out form the expectations. So i think theres a little bit of that going on here. And as i say, when you really count up the number of debates, each of them has done, walz is far more experienced on that debate stage. Then vance is and we also have seen the Vice President releasing ads mocking former president s refusal to debate her again before the election in november. What do you think about trumps decision not to do any more debates . I think its a bad decision, you know, cnn, his dangled September 23rd is a date for another harris trump debate. Harris has accepted trump has not and, you know, it would very weird and historically unprecedented to have the last debate of the cycle be between the Vice President ial candidates its never happened that way in the history of these things. And so i would hope that trump would want to seize that opportunity and its a great opportunity. Its 60, million people at one time to really plead that closing argument. Dont Leave It to the Vice President ial candidates. You mentioned at the sea and the proposed seated debate, october 23, which is what i think you meant would trump has said thats thats yeah, thats too late. But historically there is precedent for having me for having debates that close to the election there sure is in fact trump himself. Did a debate last time on october 22, which is only a day earlier. So i think that sounds to me like an excuse, more than a pretext, more than a reality and so i really hope he changes his mind and i find it hard to believe that he would want to walk away what are you from a potential audience that large just at a moment when the race is tied this thing could go either way on a debate could be the thing that makes the difference. That is such a tight race right now. Now, alan fodor, thanks so much for your insight into all this. We appreciate it. Thank you and be sure to watch tim Walz And J. D. Vance in their first and only facetoface debate, a cnn Special Event, the Vice President ial debate simulcast, hosted by cbs news, airs live tuesday at 9 00 p. M. Eastern here On Cnn this just into u. S. President biden on his way back to the White House, said an allout war in the Middle East must be avoided. Lets listen to what he said well be talking trial yes exact number on the ground in florida right now local ground . More report to federal government you came been relative to our embassies personnel were launched from not there yet working was that was President Biden just moments ago saying an allout war in the Middle East has to be avoided just yesterday, he had said, when asked if a Ground Incursion by the israelis into lebanon was inevitable, that he wanted but a Ceasefire Deal now, so that is what weve been hearing from President Biden, cnn, Washington Correspondent Sunlen Serfaty is at the White House. Sunlen, what more are you hearing it looks like certainly significant comments there from President Biden as he makes his way back to washington, he spent the weekend in rehoboth where he was kept apprised by his national Security Team on the rapidly evolving conflict. And notable there that he said, if All Out War was inevitable in his says it has to be a significant statement and this is the line that the White House and what House Aides have been really treading carefully. A certainly acknowledging that the death of the hezbollah leader, leader over the weekend was notable. A huge which blow for them. But while also temporarily in their responses in an ever return, wanting to push for deescalation, push for a ceasefire, push for a diplomatic negotiations to continue ten, you, and to push towards an end to this conflict Thats Something we saw from bidens top national security advisor, john kirby. This morning on The Sunday shows acknowledging that the death of hezbollah leader, he called him a known terrorist, a guy with american blood and israeli blood on his hands. But we also saw kirby motor. What we saw from President Biden just a few minutes ago acknowledging and pushing for a ceasefire, pushing for deescalation of this conflict President Biden is heading back here to the White House, jessica, where he certainly will cap to be kept apprised of the rapidly evolving movements in the Middle East. Jessica, right, Sunlen Serfaty at the White House. Thank you so much for that reporting. Were going to take a break and well be right back you didnt ship back like this and want you shot like that this show was being highest rated oprah Winfrey Show of all time, all these years later were still talking about it opened really open the door for us to have discussions about way in a way that we had not before she added this confessional intimate aspects making television feel like a friend. Tv on the edge, moments that shaped our Culture Tonight at nine On Cnn had trouble losing weight and keeping saying, discover the power of weeks . Go to the fbi rigobi. 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If you fire missiles, drones, or rockets at israel, this is the price that youre going to pay. The first message was a few months ago, two months ago, the port of hodeidah. Obviously it wasnt understood. And the houthis and the iranian masters continue. And now israel sent, i think, a larger, a more powerful, more planes, more ordinance being dropped. The message, the gist of the message being the same that if you attack as well, there are consequences for the u. S has been of course, striking houthi positions as well as taking down who the drones and missiles directed at shipping in the red sea, as well as those directed towards israel is it your view . Is it israels Root View that the us has not sufficiently mitigated the threat from houthi missiles i think that centcom have done a tremendous work in taking care of incoming missiles and Us Navy has done tremendous work. I think lifesaving work shooting down incoming rockets, missiles, and drones. First of all, keeping themselves safe. And also helping in defending israel, which i think is tremendous and thats a decision that the u. S has to make. I think maybe the houthis perhaps are interpreting the gap between what has been said and declared and what eventually has been done as something that indicates what the real intentions of america are. And when you compare it to what israel has done, which is to, weve said pretty little, but actually struck them twice. Then perhaps theres a certain gap there that from the houthi perspective, i think should be should be narrowed are you communicating that israel intends to wipe out the houthis in yemen at this point . No, i dont think that is well, there has neither the intention nor the capability at this stage unlike what were seeing with hezbollah, where israel for the last 15 in 20 years has been collecting, analyzing, and defining intelligence and now have a very diverse Target Bank available that is not the situation with the houthis up until a year ago. There were hardly on the threat map. Know they are because they are threatening is as well and israel is adapting for that and striking targets that are easier to get. Now, the next stage i think will be Weapons Storage facilities, rocket launchers, the places where they launched their uavs or rockets front okay. Lets talk about next steps then inside lebanon, we have observed us, the u. S. Side, as well as observed some buildup of israeli forces on the Northern Israeli border is a Ground Incursion. The next likely steps by israel inside lebanon. I think i think so given the current situation on the ground, given the apparent disarray that hezbollah leadership is in and given the very urgent and real need for israeli civilians to be able to go back to their homes. And for those who missed out the last year of events, 70,000 israelis have been displaced and all over as well, and they cannot return to their homes and what israel needs to do is to create the conditions for that to happen. It either happens through a diplomatic deal, if hezbollah will agree to one and say, okay, we implement 17 noone, we go back, we wont be south of the litani problemsolve. And if that doesnt happen, then the other option would be think it will be necessary for the idf to go in and clear certain areas at a tactical distance from where the border is. So that israeli communities can be seen how soon . I dont think that theres any good reason to wait when your enemy is this organized, when hes down, that is the time that you strike. That is the time that take advantage. So my guess would be that this is not something that we will have to wait months for. Im not currently in the decisionmaking process, so i wouldnt know. But based on Military Logic and based on what i see hezbollah doing and their current capabilities, i would assess that. We will see The Sun will be watching closely. Lieutenant colonel jonathan conricus, thanks so much as always they with us, well be right back with more this is Pickleball Trade for Morgan Stanley, were ready for whatever gets served didnt get to will be chest and rather work on saving for Retirement College six, youd like to get schools. Is pregnant, burned right . She your passions we were made to put them in a package born with Grid Roses really is its something you build over time a 21 mr. Johnson for 89 years, Morgan Stanley has offered Clients Determination and forward thinking to create the future. Not only you can see row back in the winter go. 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