In their use of social media. We start in the Middle East, where israel says Air Defence systems have intercepted a Hezbollah Missile in Tel Aviv. This is the live shot from the city, where warning sirens have been sounding in the last few hours. Hezbollah says it launched a rocket targeting the Mossad Headquarters, in what seems to be the first time hezbollah has targeted Tel Aviv. Hezbollah says mossad hq, which is the israeli institute for intelligence and special operations, is responsible for the assassination of senior hezbollah leaders and for blowing up pagers and wireless devices. Tel aviv is more than 200 kilometres away from the lebanon border. The israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, has delayed his departure for the un general let me show you these pictures, this was taken on someone s phone, out of their window. It shows the missile, just after it was intercepted by israeli Air Defence systems. Israeli military said they intercepted it after it was detected crossing from lebanon. It comes as Israel And Hezbollah continued to exchange heavy Cross Border Fire overnight, defying calls from World Leaders for an immediate De Escalation. The lebanese government has called on the us for help to end a wave of israeli assaults, the deadliest bombardment the country has seen in decades. Health authorities there say 569 people, including many children, have been killed since monday. Hezbollah continues to launch rockets in the other direction, the purple dots on this Map Show where those rockets landed. Israels Air Strikes within lebanon are marked here in red. Our Middle East correspondent, yolande knell, joins us live from jerusalem. What reaction have you had where you are, to this strike which was targeting Tel Aviv . I mean it is Real Ray Will Reaction from Tel Aviv where people were sent into a panic, they had to rush to their Bomb Shelters as these Rocket Warnings sirens went off and it is known that hezbollah does have these longer range rockets but up to now it hadnt used them to target the centre of them to target the centre of the country, so this is being seen as an escalation, at the same time it was a single rocket that was fired and hezbollah would know very well that israel does have this sophisticated multi layered Air Defence system, so this rocket was intercepted without causing any casualties without causing any casualties without causing any damage, we have had a briefing from the Israeli Military that has confirmed this was the furthest that a rocket fired by hezbollah has ever penetrated inside israel. But at the same time they are saying this was a heavy warhead and it could have gone even further into israeli territory, they are denying this would have hit Mossad Headquarters saying it was a civilian area that came under attack, and they are also saying it was fired from quite deep inside lebanon, not close to the border and they say they have already hit the launch site. 0k, thank you very much. Let us take you back to the scene live in Tel Aviv. The live scene in beirut, apologies, pictures there of beirut, and of course this all comes as we have seen israeli strikes targeting the city in the last few days, the lebanese Health Ministry saying more than 560 people, including 50 children, have been killed in those israeli strikes, and of course this morning we are also reporting that missile which was sent by hezbollah towards Tel Aviv, intercepted by israeli Air Defences. Well let us go straight to beirut. You can see the shot there. Lets speak to michel douaihy. He is a member of the Lebanese Parliament for the change movement. Welcome to Bbc News. What is an incredibly busy time for you, i am sure. We have been hearing that the lebanese government is calling on the us to do more to try and De Escalate, what exactly is the government asking the us to do in specific terms . I asking the us to do in specific terms . ~ ,. terms . I think the government is, First Of Terms . I think the government is, first of all terms . I think the government is, first of all thank terms . I think the government is, first of all thank you terms . I think the government is, first of all thank you for is, first of all thank you for having me. The government is in a delicate place because this government we have today is not neural in the sense it is pro hezbollah, what we need to do immediately, is to have a ceasefire and that is immediate, because obviously this war cannot continue like that. That. People are dying, the atrocities are unbelievable and we need, we need to stop this war, we need to have a ceasefire immediately and because we need that and this is the most important thing, we need the implementation of the i701. Need the implementation of the 1701. There is a uns are lawing losing because it calls for all parties to ceasefire and to implement it. Most important thing for us, as the Member Of Parliament today, is to elect a president because we need to go back to the institution, we dont, today, lebanon is going through a war, obviously, but at the same time we dont have the president , we have a Caretaker Government that has taken the vote of confidence from the previous government, so we are in a big massive constitutional mess, so we need to get back that line back on track, in the sense electing a president , forming a new government, that will negotiate a ceasefire and implement the 1701 and this war, this is an urgent thing, the most important thing we have to do now. w important thing we have to do now. a , important thing we have to do now.. now. Can i pick up on something ou said now. Can i pick up on something you said in now. Can i pick up on something you said in that now. Can i pick up on something you said in that first now. 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The wider opposition, we have asked the speaker of the house so we the lebanese are represented in parliament, we together we design a way out from this war. We need the backing of the people to end this war, not the government cannot do it alone, hezbollah obviously cannot do it alone, we need to go back to the institution this is the right calling, the absolute right calling, the absolute right move to go back to the institution, if you cannot elect a president we have to go back to parliament. This is only legitimate institution we have to back the government to end the war, we need a ceasefire asap. Lebanon cannot afford to have this war any more. I afford to have this war any more.. ,.. more. I want to come in and ask one more more. I want to come in and ask one more question more. I want to come in and ask one more question because more. I want to come in and ask one more question because we. One more question because we dont have too much longer with you. 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We have to go back to parliament to back this government although we dont like it, because we need the priority now is to stop the war and have a ceasefire, this is why we have asked the speaker of the house for a session so we can give this Government Sort of a Road Map to end the war through negotiation. We need all the international community, the regional players to help Lebanon Avoid and stop this war. ic this is the this war. Ok. This is the crucial this war. Ok. This is the crucial thing. This war. Ok. This is the crucial thing. The this war. Ok. This is the crucial thing. The mostl crucial thing. The most important thing, this is the message today, right. To save the country. Message today, right. To save the country the country. Thank you very much. The country. Thank you very much sorry the country. Thank you very much. Sorry to the country. Thank you very much. Sorry to stop the country. Thank you very much. Sorry to stop you the country. Thank you very i much. Sorry to stop you there, we ran out of time. Appreciate you sharing your thoughts from your perspective there in beirut. Let us stay in beirut. Lets speak to our Middle East correspondent, hugo bachega, who is in beirut. Just listening to that interview, where is the lebanese governments thinking and posturing at the moment. We know they are asking for more american help. American help. They are in a very difficult american help. They are in a very difficult position, very difficult position, because hezbollah is this powerful militia but also political movement, supported ijy political movement, supported by iran, that acts as a state within the state but it has representation in parliament, it is part of the government, and the government has very little say over what hezbollah does, and we are seeing now that a lot of people who oppose hezbollah, who are critics of hezbollah, who are critics of hezbollah, they have been saying that these attacks by hezbollah are dragging lebanon into a conflict that is not in the countrys interest, and, so this is obviously a very difficult position for the government, and dont forget the lebanon has been struggling for years, from an economic crisis, from the explosion of the port here in beirut, in 2020, a political crisis as well, there hasnt been a president for almost two years because of these political divisions sop obviously very difficult situation for the lebanese authorities, and we are seeing now that they are urging the united states to get involved and to try to De Escalate the situation here, i think it was very interesting that the lebanese Foreign Minister in new york, he urged the biden administration to urge the biden administration to umea the biden administration to urge a De Escalation in these hostility, saying that washington has the key for the countrys survival. 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They say despite the attacks that this campaign against israel is going to continue, unless there is a ceasefire in gaza, so very difficult situation for the lebanese government because they are sort of caught in the middle between Israel And Hezbollah but at the same time it is very difficult to see how hezbollah is going to back away from this, because they tied themselves to the situation in gaza, and i think we are not seeing any possibility of any kind of dealfor a ceasefire in gaza. Kind of deal for a ceasefire in gaza. ~ ,. kind of deal for a ceasefire in gaza. ~ ,. kind of deal for a ceasefire in gaza. ~ ,. Gaza. 0k, thank you very much for bringing gaza. 0k, thank you very much for bringing un gaza. 0k, thank you very much for bringing up the gaza. 0k, thank you very much for bringing up the latest gaza. 0k, thank you very much for bringing up the latest from | for bringing up the latest from beirut. We will stay with developments and hugo throughout the morning here on Bbc News. Breaking news coming the into us just now, and that is that the Israeli Military says that it is currently conducting extensive strikes in the south of lebanon and the becca area, so this morning of course we heard those sirens ringing out across Tel Aviv and central israel as hezbollah fired a missile, we understand from lebanon, towards the israeli city, that missile intercepted by Israel Defence systems, and now we are hearing that the Israeli Military is saying it is currently conducting extensive strikes in lebanon. It does sound like the activity is continuing on despite all those call, including from the Un General Assembly for tensions to De Escalate. Around the world and across the uk. This is Bbc News. Inst Bbc News. A reminder of news we are getting in from the Middle East. We hearing from the Israeli Military it is currently conducting extensive strikes in the south of lebanon, and the becca area, thatis lebanon, and the becca area, that is coming in from the Reuters News Agency and all of that following the news that we told you this morning, of sirens ringing out across Tel Aviv, as hezbollah fired a missile towards the city as well earlier today. That missionle was intercepted by Israel Defence systems there. And we have also just heard from the pope, who says escalation in lebanon is unacceptable. We will bring you more on those developments and more on those developments and more details when we get them from the Israeli Military about the strikes that are currently being conducted in the Southern Lebanon area. Well, the british Prime Minister has warned british nationals who are still in lebanon that now is the time to leave, that is of course as violence between israel and british military person whole hezbollah escalates. Speaking are alree between and violence between Israel And Hezbollah escalates. Speaking on his way to new york, sir on his way to new york, Sir Keir Starmer said the uk Keir Starmer said the Uk Government is ramping up government is ramping up Emergency Contingency plans by Emergency Contingency plans by sending round 700 british sending round 700 british Military Personnel to Sire Pus Military personnel to Sire Pus as part of a possible as part of a possible evacuation. They willjoin 500 evacuation. They willjoin 500 british military person whole british military person whole are already there. Are already there. Tobias ellwood is a Defence Analyst and former conservative mp. He says plans must be made for a potential evacuation of british nationals from lebanon as the conflict threatens to escalate. Current trajectory, the Middle East is sliding towards war, a combination of factors are contributing to this perfect storm of instability, with no single stakeholder in control of events. You have israel has used its superior military might in gaza, but is still absent to the long Term Strategy to secure a ceasefire, hezbollah, the most potent heavily armed non State Actor in the world has ratcheted up its attacks from Southern Lebanon in support of hamas, this week, is paralysed, behind hezbollah and hamas sits iran, and of course behind iran now sits russia, who would veto any sensible Un Resolution calling for restraint. So the prospects of further escalation are high, with huge consequences for the region. Quite rightly, that is why the Uk Government has instructed all britons to leave, and tasked military assets, including marines, to the region, ready to help evacuate the 10,000 britons that are known to be there, conscious to avoid the Kay Cross we saw in kabul in august 2021. Cyprus as part of a possible evacuation. They willjoin 500 british military person whole are a