Our maIn sTory. The IsraelI PrIme MInIster, BenjamIn Netanyahu, says Iran wIll pay a terrIble prIce for launchIng a barrage of mIssIles Towards sItes across Israel. Tehran saId It had concluded Its mIlItary actIon, but warned of further attacks If Israel retalIated. Around 180 mIssIles were fIred across large parts of Israel, IncludIng Jerusalem And Tel avIv. Most were Intercepted. Its been confIrmed that brItIsh troops were Involved In supportIng Israel. In a statement Last NIght, prIme MInIster KeIr Starmer warned that the MIddle East Is now On The BrInk. Well be speakIng To our correspondents across the regIon throughout the mornIng, and gaugIng polItIcal reactIon, as well, but fIrst wIth the latest from jerusalem, Jon DonnIson reports. AIrraId sIren. Israel was warned It was comIng. But thIs was Irans revenge. Almost 200 ballIstIc mIssIles raInIng In across the country. ExplosIons. 0k, guys, we got To get off the roof. These are comIng down rIght next To us here. As people ran for
WIll be made. FaIrly InstructIve our brIef statement of the WhIte House In the last hour or so. When he was pushed on that questIon, The AmerIcan sayIng that there wIll be severe consequences for Iran for a dIrect MIlItary Attack on Israel. He was pushed on that poInt. SaId that they would now be dIscussIng wIth theIr IsraelI allIes what those consequences would be end that there would be, he saId, severe consequences. So we pretty much know where The AmerIcans are at In terms of what they were warnIng of before all of thIs. I was among a number of reporters just I was among a number of reportersjust now I was among a number of reporters just now pressIng the State Department spokesperson, Matthew MIller on all of thIs. HIs posItIon was that they saId theyd always trIed To use a combInatIon of Deterrence And DIplomacy To prevent thIs far wIder escalatIon In the regIon, To prevent the war In Gaza EngulfIng the wIder MIddle East. Now when I put It To hIm wIth The AmerIcans not be usIng b
Few mInutes but for now, thank you for beIng wIth us. Jd vance and tIm walz, both us veterans of course, It wIll take place agaInst thIs MIlItary Backdrop where the us Is very much Involved. The MIlItary Backdrop where the us Is very much Involved. Is very much Involved. The us wIll be choosIng Is very much Involved. The us wIll be choosIng theIr Is very much Involved. The us wIll be choosIng theIr new. WIll be choosIng theIr new Commander In ChIef In the next four orfIve weeks. For Commander In ChIef In the next four or fIve weeks. For next presIdent of UnIted States. That sense of a polItIcal vacuum whIch Is partly whIle were seeIng thIs escalatIon In the MIddle East. My Colleague CaItrIona Perry Is In the us word that debate wIll be happenIng. What are you pIckIng up happenIng. What are you pIckIng up wIth concern at the top of the us PolItIcal EstablIshment rIght now because ObvIouslyjoe BIden Is crItIcIsed In some quarters for not doIng more to calm these tensIons whIch just seeme
In lebanon, israeL Attacked more than 120 targets on sunday. At least 50 people are reported to have been killed in a series of attacks in the east of the country, including in the Bekaa Valley. With the latest, heres chi chi izundu. Panic in the centre of beirut. This shows the apparent aftermath of an Air Strike on a Building Close to a major Transportation Hub in the lebanese capital. Transportation hub in the lebanese capital. Israel has been targeting lebanese capital. Israel has been targeting hezbollah i lebanese capital. Israel has i been targeting hezbollah sites on the outskirts of beirut but this is thought to be the first time an attack has been carried out within the City Limits in the past year. The lebanese Prime Minister says the continuing Air Strikes may have forced as many as i continuing Air Strikes may have forced as many asi million people from their homes. This weekend has seen a major escalation with more than 50 killed in lebanon. Hezbollah rockets fired into n
Ground invasion. On lebanon, Israels Defense Minister said they were ready to use forces from air, Sea And Land to achieve its objectives against hezbollah to ensure people whod evacuated their homes in northern israel were safe to return. Use the quote that it would start soon in the few minutes. Hezbollah s Deputy Leader has insisted that the group is ready if israel decides to invade lebanon. In a defiant speech, he said the battle against israel will continue. In a separate development, lebanons Prime Minister said hes ready to deploy the Countrys Army to defend the Border Area if needed. Joining me now is our correspondentjon donnison, whos injerusalem, and anna foster, whos in beirut. And Tom Bateman in washington. First of all, all the indicators point to this Ground Incursion, this Ground Invasion starting pretty soon. Starting pretty soon. Yeah, thats right. Starting pretty soon. Yeah, thats right. The starting pretty soon. Yeah, thats right. The defence i thats right. The Def