New strikes by the New Strikes by the Israeli Military, the israeli air force, on southern areas of lebanon. And in particular a large escalation this morning where hezbollah has lodged a Ballistic Missile towards Tel Aviv, the most populous area in israel. Its the first time they have lodged a weapon of this scale towards Tel Aviv. Hezbollah says the attack was directed at the headquarters of Israeli Intelligence Agency mossad. They blame them for assassinating senior hezbollah commanders. Let me show this piece of footage. You can clearly hear the Air Raid sirens in this footage which shows the missile just after it was intercepted by israeli Air Defence systems. The Israeli Military says it detected the Missile Crossing from lebanon. Hezbollah said it fired at mossad holding them responsible for the assassination of senior hezbollah leaders and for blowing up pagers and wireless devices last week. Hezbollah confirmed its commander was killed in a raid in beirut, just a couple of kilometres from where i am speaking to you from now. This comes amid increasing Cross Border exchanges of fire that have been happening now for the third day, defying calls from World Leaders for immediate De Escalation in this situation. As far as the lebanese government is concerned they have called on the us for help to end that wave of israeli assaults. This is the deadliest bombardment the country has seen in decades. Health authorities say that 569 people, including many children, have been killed since monday. It was the deadliest day since the end of the Civil War here in Lebanon Backin the Civil War here in lebanon back in 1990. After hezbollah� s latest Attack Israel conducted more of these extensive strikes across lebanon, including the town in a predominant christian area just north of the border. Ten people have been killed there this morning and 29 have been injured. There are there this morning and 29 have been injured. There a residents about 630 local time residents of Tel Aviv and other parts of Central Israel was sent rushing to their Bomb Shelters as these Rocket Warning sirens went off. We had it confirmed by the Israeli Military that this was the first time hezbollah had ever attacked the israeli city of Tel Aviv using one of these longer range rockets. What happened very quickly afterwards, the military gave a briefing, saying this was a heavy warhead that had been used and they said that actually, in their view, this rocket was targeting civilian areas while hezbollah had been talking about aiming at the Mossad Headquarters there. We then saw israels military responding, saying it was setting, first of all the Launch Site for this rocket, pointing out that it was quite deep inside lebanon and then there was another wave of israeli Air Strikes on the south and in the east of the country as well. We have also had these barrages of rockets being fired into northern israel by hezbollah in the course of the morning. And that has really let people there very much on edge. The Israeli Military told us that something like 1. 3 million israelis are now under the military orders, told to listen out for the different restrictions that are being imposed on public gatherings, staying close to Bomb Shelters and also with children, seeing their school lessons, in Person School lessons, in Person School lessons cancelled. Lessons, inPerson School lessons cancelled. Lessons, inPerson School lessons cancelled. And you mentioned lessons cancelled. And you mentioned there lessons cancelled. And you mentioned there in lessons cancelled. And you mentioned there in the mentioned there in the headlines that benjamin netanyahu, the israeli Prime Minister, is delaying his trip to the Un General Assembly in New York. What has he said about that . About that . This was a statement about that . This was a statement that about that . This was a statement that was. About that . This was a | statement that was put about that . This was a statement that was put out by his office. 0riginally we had expected him to be going to New York for the week, really taking advantage of the opportunity to meet World Leaders. It is a sign of this escalation that he is now planning, we are told, to go tomorrow to make his address on friday and then come back again quite quickly. 0f Friday and then come back again quite quickly. Of course that the Un General Assembly it has been a big topic for World Leaders what is happening in this part of the world. Their concerns are that this could be leading to a wider war in the Middle East. We have had the us president Joe Biden talking about how diplomacy could still be used to calm things down between Israel And Hezbollah. But with all these latest developments the un Security Council is due to meet later to discuss what is happening. find discuss what is happening. And of course at discuss what is happening. And of course at the discuss what is happening. And of course at the moment, as she was saying there, we are Hearing Conversations going on, calls for De Escalation, but the rhetoric that is coming both from Israel And Hezbollah in lebanon at the moment, that is not matching what were hearing the international community . Hearing the international community . Hearing the international communi . � community . Indeed. And when we have as different community . Indeed. And when we have as different israeli have as different israeli officials how long this operation might last they have not wanted to be drawn on that, saying they will do whatever it takes to get displaced israeli citizens, some 60,000 people, back to their homes in the very north of the country, close to the border with lebanon. They have really been told to evacuate the areas where they live in 11 months of conflict, which have gone on in parallel to the war in gaza. There have been some comments from israeli officials that it could be that what is happening now puts pressure on hezbollah. Their hope is that this would force hezbollah to accept a diplomatic solution but that seems unlikely. Hezbollah has been saying repeatedly that really it will not stop its latest attacks on israel. What we have seen over the past nearly one year, unless there is a ceasefire in gaza. 0f is a ceasefire in gaza. Of course fighting against israel, that goes to the very core of what hezbollah is all about, what hezbollah is all about, what it was founded for in the nineteen eighties. What it was founded for in the nineteen eighties. Thank you, our middle nineteen eighties. Thank you, our Middle East nineteen eighties. Thank you, | our middle East Correspondent joining us from jerusalem. I just want to show you pictures of one israeli strike that has happened this morning. Notable because this is north of beirut. We talk about what has been happening here in lebanon the majority of those israeli strikes are in the south of the country and also in east. We have seen targeted strikes here in the southern suburbs of beirut when israel has been focusing on hezbollah commanders. But what we are seeing this morning as the striker one of hezbollah� S Northern Commanders who they were looking for and notable because it has happened north of beirut and again a lot of the attacks and a lot of the rhetoric around them geography, and particularly the message that sense, when people who are in more northern parts of lebanon, being further away from israel, feel they are further away. We have seen people fleeing the south to get further away from those strikes. But again thatjust adds another dimension to the fighting that we are seeing at the moment. Joining me now from beirut is their spokesperson, andrea tenenti. Thank you Forjoining Us here on bbc news. Just give us your assessment first of all of what we have seen in the last few days and what you have seen there. In days and what you have seen there. , there. In the last few days we have seen there. In the last few days we have seen one there. In the last few days we have seen one of there. In the last few days we have seen one of the there. In the last few days we have seen one of the most. Have seen one of the most devastating bombings, shellings, especially in the south of lebanon, but not only in the south of lebanon, and the whole country, even in beirut. So this has been devastating and something unprecedented. This has been the heaviest days we have seen since october last year but also since 2006. In 2006 a bit over 1000 people were killed in just a few days. Now we reach 600 people killed injust a few days. 1800 injured, children being killed, and women, so the proportion is really devastating. The situation is very concerning but were still working to try de escalate tension but it is very unpredictable, very difficult. We are still fully deployed in the south of lebanon but there is now a real need for a political and diplomatic solution. Political and diplomatic solution. What are your peacekeepers solution. What are your peacekeepers able solution. What are your peacekeepers able to i solution. What are your peacekeepers able to actually do on the ground at the moment . Is it more humanitarian work they are engaged in while these they are engaged in while these attacks Carry On . Attacks Carry On . Attacks Carry On . These days it is important attacks Carry On . These days it is important also attacks Carry On . These days it attacks Carry On . These days it is important attacks Carry On . 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So we are still still open. So we are still trying to de escalate and trying to de escalate and mitigate the risk for a wider mitigate the risk for a wider conflict but reminding the Part Conflict but reminding the part is that the wider conflict is that the wider conflict would have a in while these would have a catastrophic effect, not only for lebanon for the entire reason. No one can afford it and it is important to put a lot of pressure, especially in the state of the general assembly in New York, with diplomacy from All Around The World to try to meet and try to of parties, to open the windows of opportunities for them to implement a resolution. It is not up to you to fill to prevent a resolution but it is p prevent a resolution but it is up to the party. Lets. In 2006 this is one of the quietest periods in history and we were trying to move forward also discussing our issues. There is no border between Lebanon And Israel. There never has been and we were trying to move forward there to mark the line with the parties to try to get more land. With the parties to try to get more land more land. Thank you for oininr more land. Thank you for joining us. More land. Thank you for joining us. I more land. Thank you for joining us, i am more land. Thank you for joining us, i am so more land. Thank you for joining us, i am so sorry| more land. Thank you for| joining us, i am so sorry i have to stop you there. We need to say goodbye to viewers who have been watching us on bbc news, on bbc two. Stay with us. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Youre live with bbc news. I am Anna Foster here in beirut where we are bringing you continuing coverage from both Lebanon And Israel on the latest escalation between the two countries, which is causing serious concern, notjust here in the Middle East, but Around The World as well. Well speak to Frank Gardner very soon about whether or not these attacks by israel deeper into lebanon are having any impact on hezbollah� s ability to strike targets in israel. We will speak to him very soon on the programme. Ijust want will speak to him very soon on the programme. I just want to give you an idea of the difficulties that are being experienced by people, particularly in hospitals here in lebanon, which already had been struggling before this escalation began. Dr hassan wazni, a Director And Doctor at nabatieh governmental University Hospital in southern lebanon. Thank you Forjoining Us. Tell us what you have been seeing on the kind of injuries you have been treating over the last few days. Been treating over the last few Da S. , ~ been treating over the last few Da S. ,. , been treating over the last few Da S. , � days. Thank you. At the university days. Thank you. At the University Hospital days. Thank you. At the University Hospital in i days. Thank you. At the | University Hospital in the south. The situation is dire. Hundreds and hundreds of injuries. Just minutes before you call we heard 30 metres in front of the hospital. Inaudible more than 300 injuries, more than 30 people died. Six patients and six injured in the Burn Unit, we have a Burn Unit here. We transferred many of them also to other hospitals in beirut and we say may be hospital or safer areas. Now all lebanon is not safe. The escalation is getting more and more. Inaudible we have more injuries from all ages. Women, children and also elderly patients. The ages. Women, children and also elderly patients. Elderly patients. The situation is caettin elderly patients. The situation is getting more elderly patients. The situation is getting more critical. Elderly patients. The situation is getting more critical. You. Is getting more critical. You can say a child without family, they died, or you can say a woman. Now we have many cases like this but we cant talk everything about them because it is sensitive or they are in very sensitive condition. We have transferred many of them. Have transferred many of them have transferred many of them. ,. , them. May i ask you, i am sorry to them. May i ask you, i am sorry to interrupt. Them. May i ask you, i am sorry to interrupt. May them. May i ask you, i am sorry to interrupt. May i them. May i ask you, i am sorry to interrupt. May i askj sorry to interrupt. May i ask you about, because the lebanese Health Minister has talked about really the difficulties that hospitals are having, being able to cope with the number of patients. For how long do you think the Health System here in lebanon can cope with these large attacks continue . In with these large attacks continue . With these large attacks continue . , continue . In generalthe health s stem continue . In gene