Being launched from iran as yet and is at a high state of alert. The israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged israelis to heed safety instructions, and warned of testing days ahead. The us Embassy Injerusalem has directed staff and their families to shelter in place until further notice. Joining me now is our correspondent Jon Donnison whos Injerusalem And Anna foster whos in beirut. Overnight, the Ground Invasion started in Southern Lebanon with israelis watching that attack butjohn, first to you, what is the latest youre hearing about preparations with those threats in the message relayed from white House Officials there to officials there in the israeli government. There in the israeli covernment. ,. , , government. Israeli military is confirmed government. Israeli military is confirmed that government. Israeli military is confirmed that it government. Israeli military is confirmed that it received confirmed that it received intelligence from the united states that iran was preparing to launch missiles towards israel and as you say, it is not detected any missiles being launched yet but it says that its Air Defence systems are fully prepared and that Air Force Fighter jets fully prepared and that Air Force Fighterjets are Force Fighter jets are patrolling Force Fighterjets are patrolling the skies. Iran has been threatening to seek vengeance for the killing of the leader of the iranian backed Militia Group in lebanon who was killed on friday and it seems, if it comes to pass, this could be that response. In the past ten minutes, The Agency is citing similar western sources sing around is expected to attack israel with ballistic missiles that will reach israel within 12 minutes not the drones of Cruise Missiles that we usually see in that Attack Back in april. Back in a ril, that Attack Back in april. Back in april. Iran that Attack Back in april. Back in april, iran launched that Attack Back in april. E c< in april, iran launched around 300 drones and missiles towards israel and nearly all of them were shot down and i think there were some limited damage at that time but theres certainly no casualties. This would be different because as you say, ballistic missiles are capable of reaching israel much, much quicker. They would be guided missiles in the New York Times is reporting that the likely target would be irans intelligence headquarters like Tel Aviv. We have not been able to confirm that but certainly ballistic missiles are much greater threat. ~. , missiles are much greater threat. ~ ,. , missiles are much greater threat. ~. ,. , missiles are much greater threat. ~ ,. ,. ,. , threat. We will come to an a in a moment threat. We will come to an a in a moment and threat. We will come to an a in a moment and write threat. We will come to an a in a moment and write back threat. We will come to an a in a moment and write back from j a moment and write back from where Benjamin Netanyahu was addressing the Un General Assembly, he was quite clearly directing so many comments aimed at iran saying that if you strike us, we will strike you strike us, we will strike you and there is no where inside iran that we cannot reach. And they have known the potential threat was coming. Yes, youre absolutely right it was interesting about this is that this will now not be a Surprise Attack in any way and it may be that the us intelligence is picked up signs that this launch is imminent but it might also be Lake Iran has telegraphed it its going to respond to the death of Hassan Nasrallah in a way that is giving a warning to israel and so, it can be seen to be responding and sending a strong message that is not accepting what israel is doing well the same time, perhaps knowing that with some warning, israel might be able to neutralise the threat. ,. , threat. Putting that final oint to threat. Putting that final point to her threat. Putting that final point to her in threat. Putting that final point to her in a threat. Putting that final| point to her in a moment threat. Putting that final. Point to her in a moment or two. He let us had to be rude and anna, that, so much focus on what is coming out at the White House and any potential eminent threat from iran and talking about will be seen already and israel starting that Ground Invasion and just take us through it its been like in the last 2a hours. We like in the last 24 hours. We have seen like in the last 24 hours. We have seen continued air Strikes Year have seen continued air Strikes Year in have seen continued air Strikes Year in the have seen continued air Strikes Year in the beirut and the Ground Year in the beirut and the Ground Invasion which is started Ground Invasion which is started here in Southern Lebanon, we got the message about lebanon, we got the message about two oclock this morning and that about two oclock this morning and that an israel confirmed that and that an israel confirmed that its and that an israel confirmed that its troops were Inside Lebanon that its troops were Inside Lebanon was abuzz with the first lebanon was abuzz with the First Time since the war in 2006 First Time since the war in 2006 but later in the day, they said that 2006 but later in the day, they said that they had been conducting smaller scale incursions into tunnels but for some incursions into tunnels but for some months, presumably in preparation to Military Operations of the advancing of the last operations of the advancing of the last two Weeks or so and i think the last two Weeks or so and i think what the last two Weeks or so and i think what is interesting now is something that we have discussed several times on the programme in the last few days and the programme in the last few days and the kind of response that there and the kind of response that there will be to the killing here there will be to the killing here in there will be to the killing here in beirut of the leader of hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah. They hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah. They said it had degraded significantly than military capabilities and certainly managed to decimate the Organisations Leadership and Command Structure and more than a WeekCommand Structure and more than a Week ago Command Structure and more than a Week ago of Air Strikes, they have a Week ago of Air Strikes, they have managed to also destroy a lot of have managed to also destroy a lot of its have managed to also destroy a lot of its weapons and weapons launching lot of its weapons and weapons launching patterns and that is why we launching patterns and that is why we were talking about the wells why we were talking about the wells who may be involved at this Point Wells who may be involved at this Point And Hezbollah being in iran this Point And Hezbollah being in iran backed and funded organisation. We talked about iran itself which is what we seem iran itself which is what we seem to iran itself which is what we seem to be seen coming to fruition seem to be seen coming to fruition now and also in yemen, or Backed Fruition now and also in yemen, or backed militias in syria and its time or backed militias in syria and its time to consider is the rens its time to consider is the rons to its time to consider is the rons to begin because Hezbollah Cannot make a response of its own . I think Things Response of its own . I think things will certainly become a little things will certainly become a little bit things will certainly become a little bit clearer in the next few hours, matthew. Let little bit clearer in the next few hours, matthew. Let me Ust Brina few hours, matthew. Let me ust bring some � few hours, matthew. Let me ust bring some the i few hours, matthew. Let me ust bring some the latest few hours, matthew. Let me ust bring some the latest lines, h bring some the latest lines, warning that All Out War must be avoided in Lebanon And Lebanon plus plus Sovereignty And Integrity must be respected in the last few moments, the peacekeepers of lebanon saying they have seen sporadic incursions by Israeli Military and they have not seen a full Scale Invasion which brings us to what i want to ask you next which was do you have any sense of where you are and how far israel has actually gonein how far israel has actually gone in to Southern Lebanon . That loops around very neatly to the that loops around very neatly to the lines are talking about particularly about the Un Peacekeepers and inns tend to Make Peacekeepers and inns tend to make existing in the Buffer Zone make existing in the Buffer Zone between the border in the River Zone between the border in the river here zone between the border in the river here in lebanon because of the river here in lebanon because of the End River here in lebanon because of The End of the war in 2006, the un of The End of the war in 2006, the un put a resolution in place. The un put a resolution in place, Resolution 1701 which was place, Resolution 1701 which was supposed to turn the Southern Lebanon into a Buffer AreaSouthern Lebanon into a Buffer Area to Southern Lebanon into a Buffer Area to make sure that hezbollah fighters and hezbollah fighters and hezbollah weapons were not close hezbollah weapons were not close to hezbollah weapons were not close to israel to do any damage but that did not have been damage but that did not have been in damage but that did not have been in the peacekeepers were there been in the peacekeepers were there to been in the peacekeepers were there to assist the lebanese armed there to assist the lebanese Armed Forces to try to keep that Armed Forces to try to keep that area Armed Forces to try to keep that area free of hezbollah essentially. So the question is, how essentially. So the question is, how far does israel want to id is, how far does israel want to go with is, how far does israel want to go with this, do they want to, and go with this, do they want to, and Theyve Used Words like limited and Theyve Used Words like limited in localised and targeted operationsjust Inside Lebanon targeted operationsjust Inside Lebanon to destroy the Tunnel Network Lebanon to destroy the Tunnel Network and the infrastructure that hezbollah built just network and the infrastructure that Hezbollah Builtjust on the side of the border into lebanon the side of the border into lebanon or do they want to go the whole lebanon or do they want to go the whole way into the write up the whole way into the write up the river the whole way into the write up the river and do they want to try to the river and do they want to try to clear out and secured a Buffer Try to clear out and secured a Buffer Zone and that in itself would Buffer Zone and that in itself would be a far bigger and far more would be a far bigger and far more than larger Military Operation in saying that hezbollah will fight back and uses hezbollah will fight back and uses people on the ground to push uses people on the ground to push back and civilians and that push back and civilians and that is push back and civilians and that is the operation that would that is the operation that would be hard to complete in such would be hard to complete in such a would be hard to complete in such a short amount of time. | such a short amount of time. I was listening to peter from the idea of speaking earlier and he was saying that the reason they launched this attack was to stop any sort of repeat the people spilling over the border and yet, israeli Prime Minister has consistently said day after day that they will allow those residents in Northern Israel who will return. How does this stop the rockets that causes those people to leave their homes . F those people to leave their homes . J ,. ,. , homes . Theyre perhaps wanting to Ut Homes . Theyre perhaps wanting to put that homes . Theyre perhaps wanting to put that much homes . Theyre perhaps wanting to put that much wider homes . Theyre perhaps wanting to put that much wider buffer to put that much wider Buffer Zone to put that much wider Buffer Zone in to put that much wider Buffer Zone in place because as you rightly zone in place because as you rightly send the days after the october rightly send the days after the October The 7th attacks, there are tens October The 7th attacks, there are tens of thousands of people in Northern Israel who fled their in Northern Israel who fled their homes because hezbollah on the their homes because hezbollah on the eighth started Firing Rockets on the eighth started Firing Rockets across the border and when rockets across the border and when the rockets across the border and when the idf, when israel said that hezbollah should not have been that hezbollah should not have been in that hezbollah should not have been in that area, that was an area been in that area, that was an area that been in that area, that was an area that after the war in 2006 Shouidve Area that after the war in 2006 shouldve been this Buffer Zone and the shouldve been this Buffer Zone and the problem now is that israei and the problem now is that israel and wanted to return it Civilians Israel and wanted to return It Civilians rightly to their homes civilians rightly to their homes and israel have carried out this homes and israel have carried out this operation that is displaced many of the Prime Minister displaced many of the Prime Minister say people not just displaced many of the Prime