Forces, herzi halevi, has said preparations are being made for a possible Ground Invasion of lebanon. Israel has been conducting extensive strikes across lebanon, hitting more than 100 targets. Lebanons Health Ministry says 51 people have been killed, and more than 200 wounded so far today. The us president Joe Biden has warned that an All Out War in the Middle East is possible but added that a diplomatic Solution Isnt out of reach. Earlier on wednesday, israel intercepted a ballistic missile fired by his brother towards Tel Aviv for the first time. You can hear the Air Raid sirens in this footage which shows the missile just after it was intercepted by israeli Air Defence systems. His brother said its target was israels intelligence agency, mossad. Its thought to be the first time a his Brother Rocket has reached Tel Aviv. More than 600 people including many women and children have been killed in lebanon this week. Tens of thousands of people have been fleeing their homes in southern lebanon, in the face of israels attacks. Of israels attacks. Lets get the latest from anna lets get the latest from Anna Foster in beirut. Of course, foster in beirut. Of course, the tensions escalated and the the tensions escalated and the efforts of diplomacy continue. Efforts of diplomacy continue. That is right. Just in the last that is right. Just in the last few hours, the picture as you few hours, the picture as you were saying there has changed were saying there has changed again with the head of israels again with the head of israels Armed Forces, lieutenant Armed Forces, Lieutenant General delivering an address ent,.. general delivering an address to troops on the northern to troops on the northern border, as you said. More border, as you said. 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For the possibility of your enta,. for the possibility of your enta,.. entry but also to continue struggling entry but also to continue struggling hezbollah. Entry but also to continue l struggling hezbollah. Today Hezbollah Targeting the city for the first time. A clear message to israel we can escalate too. Some of hezbollah s rockets got through today. Drivers had a narrow escape on this highway in israel. But the major Destruction And Loss of life is across the border. This was southern lebanon, israel hitting 60 sites it says were linked to hezbollah intelligence, some of them in front of us in the city of tyre. Well, theresjust been more incoming israeli fire, and there is smoke rising now. We cant tell exactly what has been hit, but that is a residential area with residential blocks. There was some outgoing fire from hezbollah a few hours ago, and this is now a familiar routine in southern lebanon. The Gathering Storm here this week means british nationals have been told to leave lebanon immediately. Isabella baker, a human rights student, will be on a Boat Tonight because she doesnt want family and friends back home to worry. But shes critical of the Uk Government. I100 think the Uk Government should be doing a lot more, and, of course, it has to worry about its citizens, i understand that. But i think there are priorities, and we wouldnt have to leave if it werent for the fact that israel is bombing this country. Tonight, these men are wondering if they could be the next to be bombed. They are the governments civil Defence Team here in the city of tyre, and theyjust had a call telling them to leave their headquarters. An israeli voice claimed there was a Hezbollah Target nearby. This Station Chief Fears History is repeating itself. My daughter was killed in the war in 2006 in an israeli strike on the centre, he tells me. I had brought her there for safety. My wife was badly maimed and is still suffering. I dont want to lose any of my men in the centre this time. They say they will now work from The Street to keep saving lives. 0rla guerin, bbc news, tyre. Israel defense forces has just released a statement, talking there about the number of attacks seen just in the last few days, the idf say they have targeted, they say, around 2000 what they call hezbollah Terrorist Targets in the south of lebanon. Now, all of that, of lebanon. Now, all of that, of course, is a very long way away. Look and feel of what we are s seeing at the un in New York, the Un General Assembly where where elites are talking about De Escalation, diplomatic efforts to try to cool things here in this region. We heard Joe Biden the us president talking about what he is doing to try and avert the prospect of All Out War. All out war is possible, think also theres the opportunity that still in play to have a settlement that can fundamentally change the whole region. There needs to be a two State Solution it needs to happen. Theres a way to do it and we have a possibility. I want to exaggerate it a possibility that we can deal with a Cease Fire in lebanon, that it can move into dealing with the west bank. We also have gaza to deal with. Its possible and im using every bit of energy i have with my team and from the defence department, you know it well, to get this done. There is a desire to see change in the region. President biden appearing on the view. Its President Biden appearing on the view. Its fair President Biden appearing on the view. Its fair to President Biden appearing on the view. Its fair to say the view. Its fair to Say Lebanon is a difficult country to get out of, People Cant go south into israel. Its difficult to Go West into syria. 0nly difficult to Go West into syria. Only one commercial airport into the country and most airlines have stopped flying in and out of it. Were looking at a of internal displacement within lebanon and were starting to get a sense of scale that from the united nations today. Since monday the un estimates that 90,0000 people have been displaced. That number is in addition to the 111,696 people who were recorded as displaced since october 2023. And the need for aid is huge heres one medical charity we spoke to earlier that provides Healthcare Support to people living in crisis zones. The number of even medical workers and medical workers targeted. We saw a massive influx of people fleeing the south coming into lebanon, coming into beirut, sorry, some waiting in cars for more than 20 hours. We had to do a mapping of the shelters in beirut. The Influx Numbers are huge. We saw some schools that were housing more than 10,000 people and still coming in. So what weve been able to do as an immediate Response Yesterday is to deliver the immediate needs of the people, including blankets, pillows, clothing, towels and all the personal hygiene kits. That being said, there are a lot of needs that will continue to come in, and that includes supporting the ministry of health, to support the hospitals and providing them with medications and medical supplies to be able to caterfor the medical supplies to be able to cater for the mass medical supplies to be able to caterfor the mass injuries that theyve been receiving on a daily basis. Let me remind you that lebanon has been going through a series of crisis is, and this has taken a very immense toll on to Health Care system, which is really holding on by. And the only reason its been able to sustain itself is due to the fact that there has been some international Support By International Support By International stakeholders to provide the ministry in public hospitals with medications and medical supplies. Hospitals with medications and medicalsupplies. But hospitals with medications and medical supplies. But as of last weekend, during the deadly Pager And Walkie talkie attacks, the hospital received more than 3000 injuries within an hour. And that obviously really is not only straining the Public Health Resources but also the front liners. Lebanon is a small country and its already been going through a lot. So we have a lot of stressors to deal with at the moment. We are building up an Emergency Response Plan to support not only the ministry of health, but also the local shelters and providing the thing we possibly can to sustain the situation. Just a sense there sustain the situation. Just a sense there are sustain the situation. Just a sense there are some sustain the situation. Just a sense there are some of. Sustain the situation. Just a | sense there are some of the challenges that humanitarian organisations and people living here in lebanon are facing in this conflict, which, as we said there, really has increased since the 7th of october. Of course, dont forget, this is probably more accurate to say, the latest phase of a conflict that goes back for decades. And people here have seen war. They remember war in their lifetimes, be it in 2006, be at the Civil War that happened here in lebanon and only ended in 1990. And i think that really means tonight that those memories are coming back to the forefront of peoples mines and they are hoping that they dont see in the next few hours and days a repeat of some of those memories that they still hold, those difficult memories that people still have a conflict here. Studio we will come to you in a few hours, but for the moment, thank you very much. The israeli army says it intercepted a drone from the east towards the Port City and that a second one was identified following in the area. Two unmanned aerial vehicles, drones, approaching the area from the east, the fall of another was also identified. Let us bring you up to date with more news coming up. Still to come on the World Today zelensky S Warning to the un. The ukrainian president warns the world about putins plan for a serious escalation of the war at the general assembly. And Kashmir Heads to the polls, the regions first election in more than 10 years. Well explain why it matters in a short while around the world and across the uk. This is the World Today on bbc news. Here in the uk, the Prime Minister has urged all parties to pull back from the brink, to De Escalate and says there needs to be a ceasefire, after another day of Air Strikes between israel and his brother. Speaking in New York ahead of the un general assembley, Sir Keir Starmer once again told british nationals who are in still in lebanon dont wait, leave now. But he said he wasnt going to get into the details of Evacuation Plans after the deployment of 700 Uk troops to cyprus to prepare for british evacuees. Our political editor Chris Mason is in New York. The lofty urban heights of New York, the Prime Minister swapped his Party Conference for the ultimate conference of World Leaders the united nations general assembly. And uppermost in mind, lebanon. I call on the Security Council to seek political solutions that can break repeated cycles of violence, like that in the Middle East. The region is on the brink. And his message to Uk Citizens in lebanon. Leave now. Its very important the situation is escalating. We need the situation to De Escalate, but i say to british nationals, dont wait, leave now. Im very concerned about the increasing escalation, which is notjust day on day but almost hour on hour at the moment. Youre deploying hundreds of trips to nearby cyprus. Would you put troops into danger on the ground to help evacuate britons if that becomes necessary . Im not going to get into the details of Evacuation Plans, as you would expect. We put Contingency Pleasure measures in place. The international picture dominating here, but things back home follow a Prime Minister everywhere. Have you noticed how Keir Starmer likes to say, country first, party second . All the Doom And Gloom that weve heard from you guys in the last few months, that was talking the country down, wasnt it . That Wasnt Country first. I think if were going to have to take difficult decisions, and we are. Its important that we do the diagnosis, whats the state of the country . Whats the state of the economy . The bbc is reporting today about growing unease within the nhs about that language, talking about it as being broken, that might put off patients seeking help. Well, i say broken but not beaten. I do understand from the staff perspective, its really hard, but its really hard. Does it give you pause for thought, though, in the round that the language that you might have used, the net result of that sounds incredibly negative . It talks the country down. No, thats not right. We have to have an accurate diagnosis of what the problem is and then ourjob is to say, what are we going to do about it . Three months in, according to ipsos mori, you are the second least popular Prime Minister since the 1990s, beaten only by liz truss. Does that give you pause for thought . No. I will be judged at the next election on whether ive delivered higher living standards, so people are better off, better public services with the nhs functioning properly again. You know, popular decisions are not tough. Tough decisions are unpopular. There are people in your government who are deeply unhappy with your chief of staff, Sue Gray, there are people in your government who are deeply unhappy with your chief of staff, Sue Gray, sufficiently so that they were willing to leak me confidential information. I should be clear, there are other people who hugely rate her. I wonder how you are going to sort this. Are you going to get rid of them, those grumblers, or get rid of her . I dont believe that my staff should be the subject of Public Debate like this, and i acknowledge that briefings to you are not helpful to the government. My focus is on what we need to do as a government to change the country for the better. Shake hands. Next for the Prime Minister, diplomacy in front of the cameras, which looks and sounds like this. Plenty more handshakes and meetings in the next few days. Live now to the un in New York, general assembly. Live now to the un in New York, generalassembly. President mack on a speaking, he said the new french Foreign Minister is into lebanon at The End of the week as he calls for De Escalation. Translation Health Care, Climate Change and biodiversity. In each of these individual pillars, we need unity, we need also to do everything we can further divide between the north on the Cell Phone that is exactly the philosophy that have developed for the people and planet that more than 16 states have alreadyjoined. We need to ensure that. Already joined. We need to ensure that. Ensure that. Obviously talkinu ensure that. Obviously talking about ensure that. Obviously talking about climate. Ensure that. Obviously talking about Climate Change there in his address now. It is also been talking about events in the Middle East saying there cannot be, there must not be war in lebanon. Hes talking for an end to the israeli escalation as he put its in lebanon and the hezbollah and tensions in gaza that are simultaneous and saying that the new french Foreign Minister is going to head to lebanon at The End of this week. Theres been some reporting about france and the us trying to bring some diplomatic efforts for some sort of pause in events there, but cant confirm any details and whether that is making progress at the moment. President macron saying that the biggest risk now is escalation in lebanon. The Gaza War has gone on too long. He said israel has a right to defend itself, too many civilians have been killed withoutjustification. Without justification. President macron saying israel does have the right to defend itself against hamas but the war in gaza has lost for too long. With Everyones Attention with trying to focus on De Escalation in lebanon. Well, with the uk, the us and other governments calling for their nationals to leave lebanon right now. Earlier i spoke to anne bouji, shes a british national who is currently in lebanon. She is safe, but unsure whether she can leave with her lebanese husband, who is disabled and needs constant care. She told me about how the situation can be changing every hour in beirut and how she feels. Iam not i am not terribly worried. In our area, things i am not terribly worried. In ourarea, things are i am not terribly worried. In our area, things are ok at the moment, but as you know, its all going off all around us. Things are very tense. Can you ust tell things are very tense. Can you just tell me things are very tense. Can you just tell me what things are very tense. Can you just tell me what you things are very tense. Can you just tell me what you have just tell me what you have seen, what you are hearing from others in beirut . Others in beirut . From our perspective others in beirut . From our perspective in others in beirut . From our perspective in the others in beirut . 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