And claim morgue than 600 the us Homeland Security lives. The us Homeland Security chief has warned that the death if. S that. Toll could rise beyond that. A Bbc Investigation has found signs that modern slavery victims were being forced to work as a Mcdonalds Branch and factory supplying Bread Products to major supermarkets and were missed for years. Good evening. The good evening. Welcome to the programme. Good evening, israeli Special Forces have been carrying out small, targeted raids into Southern Lebanon, gathering intelligence and probing, ahead of an expected ground incursion. Israeli tanks are now gathering at the countrys northern Border. Israeli invasion. Much of the fighting is expected to take place along the israeli lebanese Border, though there is concern in washington that the war could expand geographically towards the Litani River and last longer than a short term campaign. We are waiting for news from that Security Cabinet Meeting injerusalem which got under way a couple of hours ago. We are hearing that israeli tangs crossed the board after the Lebanese Army withdrew from several positions on the Border. We are looking to confirm that for you. John what are you hearing from your Sources Injerusalem . Your sources in jerusalem 7 well, your Sources Injerusalem . Well, look, if it is not already under way it is certainly imminent. We got that from the Defence Minister earlier in the day when he was visiting troops up on the Border, and he said the next phase of Israels Operation could start as soon as today, well, there is only an hour left in of the day here in jerusalem, so that would be round about now, look, i think the main thing is that we dont know the scale moving reinforcements to the Border, they have been training up Border, they have been training up there, and they are going to face stiff resistance likely, of course the leadership of hezbollah has been absolutely decimated in recent days, But, hezbollah still maintains Tens Of Thousands of well trained heavily armed fighters and they too have been preparing for a israeli invasion, for years. We have heard israeli invasion, for years. We have heard frustration from some within the Israeli Defense Forces, about the way that the government has run the operation in gaza, and whether they were serious about trying to find a way out of it, how will the, the israeli forces feel about a new operation on a third front really, if you consider what is going 0 none the West Bank as well, in lebanon. Will there be support for that operation more than there is perhaps in gaza, where would the sentiment be, do you think tonight . Think tonight . Well, i think there are think tonight . Well, i think there are two think tonight . Well, i think there are two Things Thinktonight . Well, ithinkj there are two things really, you are absolutely right, there has been disagreement between the military, and the political leadership over strategy in gaza, there there are certain figures within the military and indeed within the government, who feel that prime Minister Netanyahu should have been pursuing a Hostage And Ceasefire release deal, rather than continuing military operations, there are divisions within the israeli public about the strategy in gaza, But there arent the same divisions certainly from the public with regards to what is happening on the northern Border, the country is more united in the belief that something has to be done about hezbollah, and the news of the death of their leader a few days ago, hassan nasrallah, was widely welcomed, i think, across the country. The military, i think, you know, obviously there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers who serve in the israeli military, some are reservists and some will have done maybe two or three tours of duty in gaza in the past year so there will be a certain element of fatigue, the military has seen such successes against hezbollah in the past few days they feel they have the momentum and now is the time to push forward. Thank you very much for that. We will continue to stay in touch with you as we wait for any news, let me show you some pictures we have had in in the last half hour, filmed by the News Agency, they have a camera pointed across the Border into Southern Lebanon and any second now, there you go, you will see a couple of flashes and then, there is a delay of about ten seconds or so. And you will hear the thud. Pretty clear to All Of Us But now that Israels Strategy has changed. It has been replaced by a relentless bombing campaign, that will continue to a point where the group will be forced to sue for peace and on israels terms, this was prime Minister Netanyahu speaking a few hours ago, what he said was as dressed to the iranian people. Every day you sigh a regime makes fiery speeches about defending lebanon, defending gaza, yet every day, that regime plunges our Region deeper into darkness and deeper into war. Every day, their puppets are eliminated, ask nasrallah. There is nowhere in the middle East Israel can not reach. There is nowhere we will not go to protect our people and protect our country. With every passing moment, the regime is bringing you, the Noble Persian people, closer to the abyss. With me is lyse doucet, Scott Galloway and ali vaez. Ali if i can start with you. There are many different emments to this, the regime as we know is not universally popular, far from it, what calculation do you think the regime are now considering, in how they respond and what will be feeding into that . Respond and what will be feeding into that . Well, the re. Ime feeding into that . Well, the Regime Options feeding into that . Well, the Regime Options really feeding into that . Well, the Regime Options really range| Regime Options really range from unattractive to unpalatable, they have no good options in front of them. If they do nothing, it is really undermines their entire Alliance System which basically boils down to All For One And one for none. Meaning that iran would never do anything serious to protect its allies in the Region. However, if it does something, if it takes action, direct action, it would provide israel with a reason to attack iran directly and iran is much more weaker nan a week ago. The first line of defence is now on its knees, and so, the options really dont look attractive But at the same time, there appears to be a real discussion, a rethink within the iranian leadership, that, that restrain they have demonstrated, especially since the since the killing, has been interpreted a as sign of Weakness And Israel has no reason to stop pushing the envelope further unless the iranians do something to try and kill the momentum on the israeli side. Israeli side. What about the Eo Le Israeli side. What about the peeple living israeli side. What about the people living in israeli side. What about the people living in iran, israeli side. What about the people living in iran, who. People living in iran, Who Loathe The Regime and the sanctions they live under what do they want, and, and is the position we have seen in iran over the past year, is that part of the calculation for the regime . If israel was to start Hitting Targets in tehran, might that be destabilised and weakened by that . 50. Might that be destabilised and weakened by that . So, look,ty the iranian weakened by that . So, look,ty the iranian people weakened by that . So, look,ty the iranian people want weakened by that . So, look,ty the iranian people want the the iranian people want the same thing as people everywhere else, they want a normal life, they want to live in peace and prosperity, and of course, the Islamic Republic has not been able to provide that to them, so that is precisely what prime Minister Netanyahu was trying to exploit in his speech today. However the regime feels still very very powerful at home, and it has formidable capacities in terms of suppression as we have seenin terms of suppression as we have seen in crackdowns against the upheavals we have seen in the country in the past few years. And of course, now that the regime is more vulnerable in the Region, it is probably going to be much more repressive at home, 0 in order not to signal to opponents at home, that it has lost its grip on power. And also, you know, prime Minister Netanyahu does necessarily have a lot of credibility within the iranian society, because obviously the iranians have witnessed what has happened in gaza over the past 11 months, and even what has happened in lebanon, with more than A Million people displaced just in the past few days. Displaced ust in the past few Da S. ,.. displaced ust in the past few das.. days. Lyse, there is a lot of tension days. Lyse, there is a lot of tension in days. Lyse, there is a lot of tension in lebanon days. Lyse, there is a lot of tension in lebanon tonight, days. Lyse, there is a lot of i tension in lebanon tonight, as i said at the top, a sense of foreboding perhaps of what is to come. We are just hearing from a News Agency that the israeli army has ordered people in three areas to evacuate. Dont you have to be a Military Expert to understand what might come here, there might be a Shock And Awe attack on South Beirut at the same time they go across the Border. For beirut at the same time they go across the Border. Across the Border. For so long we have talked across the Border. For so long we have talked about across the Border. For so long we have talked about red across the Border. For so long l we have talked about red lines, lines we have talked about red lines, lines where forces on all sides. Lines where forces on all sides, every side had their own red line. Sides, every side had their own red line, there are no red line, red line, there are no red line. We red line, there are no red line, we are seeing in the past weeks. Line, we are seeing in the past weeks. A line, we are seeing in the past weeks, a spiral by israel with Spectacular Success in which it has, Spectacular Success in which it has, it Spectacular Success in which it has, it is Spectacular Success in which it has, it is a Spectacular Success in which it has, it is a terrible expression decapitated the top leadership of hezbollah, it has been leadership of hezbollah, it has been inflicting significant damage on its assets, notjust in Southern Lebanon, which closest in Southern Lebanon, which closest to the Border with israei. Closest to the Border with israel, But as with we have been israel, But as with we have been seeing in recent days, more been seeing in recent days, more and been seeing in recent days, more and more assassination, this, more and more assassination, this, the more and more assassination, this, the assassination strategy, israel has carried out strategy, israel has carried out for strategy, israel has carried out for many months now, taking out for many months now, taking out not out for many months now, taking out Notjust Out for many months now, taking out notjust senior members of hezbollah, senior Revolutionary Guard hezbollah, senior Revolutionary Guard core, israel seems to have guard core, israel seems to have decided that now is the time have decided that now is the time to have decided that now is the time to carry out all of the ambitions it has had for so long. Ambitions it has had for so long. If ambitions it has had for so long. If it ambitions it has had for so long, if it means going into beirut. Long, if it means going into beirut, we saw it going outside of the beirut, we saw it going outside of the southern suburbs of beirut of the southern suburbs of beirut where it has been targeting. Hezbollah, the stronghold, thousand you are saying stronghold, thousand you are saying tonight that they are going saying tonight that they are going in saying tonight that they are going in other areas. And the united going in other areas. And the United Statesjust going in other areas. And the united states just continues, we heard from President Biden repeating his man from, he believes repeating his man from, he believes he wants this to stop, he wants believes he wants this to stop, he wants there to be a ceasefire. Let us see what cnines ceasefire. Let us see what comes out of that security cabinet, comes out of that security cabinet, But when it comes to lebanon. 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Df activity on the lebanese Border, we asked not to transmit reports about the activities of the force, due the security of orb force, due the security of orb force, stick to the official reports, do not spread irresponsible rumours, that may be in response to the fact that areas close to the Border are in lockdown and there are reports of tanks starting to move acomprise the Border. We are trying to confirm that. Professor galloway, for some time now, Binyamin Netanyahu has wanted to put the united states and iran on a Collision Course and that much must be clear to the biden administration, i want to play you a clip from Tom Cotton the Republican Senator who said this at the Weekend. Haifa Republican Senator who said this at the Weekend. Republican senator who said this at the Weekend. Now is not the time for this at the Weekend. Now is not the time for a this at the Weekend. Now is not the time for a ceasefire, this at the Weekend. 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