And columnist for Msnbc Julio Ricardo Varela and Pr Adviser and former ministerial aide leon emirali. First, the latest headlines irans Supreme Leader has said that tehran and its allies will not back down in their confrontation with israel. He told a large crowd that irans Missile Attack on israel earlier in the week was the minimum punishment for what he called israels crimes. Lebanons State News Agency says four hospitals in the south are out of service as israel continues its offensive against hezbollah. Another hospital, in beirut, has scaled back its services after sustaining damage from a nearby israeli strike. An investigation by the Royal Navy has found that women in the Submarine Service were subjected to misogyny, bullying and unacceptable behaviour. The inquiry took place after allegations of widespread sexual Assault And Harassment made by a female former navy officer. A metropolitan Police Officer has been charged over the death of an 81 year old woman who was killed in a collision with a motorcycle that was part of an escort for the duchess of edinburgh. Helen holland died in may last year after she sustained severe internal injuries in the incident. We start with the crisis in the middle east. Lebanons State News Agency says four hospitals in the south are out of action as israel continues its offensive against hezbollah. There have been a number of explosions throughout the day in beirut and elsewhere in lebanon. The Health Ministry says that more than 37 people have been killed in israeli Ground And Air attacks in the past 2a hours, including 11 hezbollah affiliated paramedics. Meanwhile, irans Supreme Leader, ayatollah khamenei, has made a rare public appeareance. Hes defended his countrys Missile Attack on israel earlier this week as a minimum punishment. He was leading commemorations for the hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by israel last week. Iran, which backs hezbollah, iran, which backs hezbollah, fired nearly 200 ballistic fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles into israel on Tuesday Missiles into israel on Tuesday Night in retaliation. Night in retaliation. Israel has promised israel has promised to hit back. To hit back. President biden has said israel President Biden has said israel should look for other should look for other alternatives rather alternatives rather than hitting iranian oilfacilities. Than hitting iranian oilfacilities. Another development another development is that the us military is that the us military hearing have attacked 15 houthi have attacked 15 Houthi Targets in yemen. Targets in yemen. Houthi rebels, like hezbollah houthi rebels, like hezbollah and hamas, are backed by iran. And hamas, are backed by iran. Just on uk plans to evacuate just on uk plans to evacuate civilians from lebanon, we are civilians from lebanon, we are hearing from the Foreign Office in london that more than 250 british nationals have now left lebanon on flights chartered by the uk government. There are plans for another fly the uk government. There are plans for anotherfly on the uk government. There are plans for another fly on sunday to leave beirut, but apart from that, no more scheduled evacuation flights. Anna foster is in beirut. Focus on the would really focus on the military infrastructure that hezbollah had put in around that border area, things like tunnels for example, things that weaponry that they had their ready to fire into israel and threaten people who were living in the north of israel because israel has now said that one of its war aims is to actually return around 60,000 people to their homes in the north of israel and thats what they have lots of operation into lebanon. But what we are also seeing at the same time is this increasing Evacuation Orders in the south of the country, and each day over the last few days we are seeing more towns and villages told to evacuate. But they are actually keeping North Camas was becoming a bigger and bigger area and actually what we are seeing now is above the river, that landmark that should mark the top of the Buffer Zone in Southern Lebanon above which or below which hezbollah basically were not supposed to be and that was what was set out in you and resolution 1701, we are siebel told to evacuate by the idf even further north of that position, quite a long way north actually into Southern Lebanon. So it does continue to sort of raise questions about what exactly israel wants to achieve and plans to achieve. We have seen those Air Strikes continuing across the south the continuing across the south the continuing here in Beirut Today as well. There was one on a target very close to the Airport Road which always raises concerns here because the airport is truly the only way in and out of the country. One close to a hospital is 0ne close to a hospital is well. I want to tell you one briefing that when youre talking at start about hospitals being out of action, the civil defence here lebanon has released a List Today of paramedic that it says have been killed in israeli Air Strikes in the idf but in a Statement A little earlier saying that they are monitoring hezbollah members using Rescue Vehicles essentially ambulances to transport in their words terrorists and Weapons Systems was a blessing will be thinking appropriate measures against every vehicle proven to be used by armed exhibitors for their terrorist purposes but that is raising concerns here lebanon that these attacks might now be focused toward people working in the Health Sector as well. And you are reflecting their on the nature of Israels Ground Offensive into south lebanon, and i suppose we talked about this before when it began but the history of Israeli Military action in lebanon is not a particularly happy one. Their troops got bogged down there on their previous incursions there in 1982 and 2006. Their previous incursions there in 1982 and 2006. Yeah, youre riaht, in 1982 and 2006. Yeah, youre right. And in1982 and 2006. Yeah, youre right. And i in 1982 and 2006. Yeah, youre right, and i think in 1982 and 2006. Yeah, youre right, and | think 2006 in 1982 and 2006. Yeah, youre right, and i think 2006 really. Right, and i think 2006 really looms quite large in the memory here. On both sides, it is interesting here at Abc News in the last week i interviewed somebody who was israels Prime Minister at the time of the 2006 war and i minister at the time of the 2006 warand i put minister at the time of the 2006 war and i put to him that Evenin 2006 war and i put to him that even in israel, that was not viewed very well. It lost a lot of support, soldiers were killed and people really look back and they dont regard that as a successful operation at all. So it was a calculated choice that israel made to do that, and as you rightly say, when they start to get into that area of Southern Lebanon, the your graffiti is very much against them and when you look at the mountains and those elevated positions that hezbollah operatives have to be able to attack, israel i think virtually feels like its on the front foot at the moment given that operation that they did not claim responsibility for, but that i think is when we acknowledge that they were behind those Exploding Pagers And Walkie Talkies that really caused disarray among hezbollah post of the fact that we could go today they manage to kill the leader of hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, who have been in hiding for years. The organisation thought he was pretty sick but israel killed him in an Air Strike not far from here it all in the southern suburbs. So israel feels that this is perhaps a moment for them to be able to go further in terms of actually degrading hezbollah and it seemed like an opportunity that they want to take. But as yOu Say, they will be mindful of history and the difficulties that they have faced in previous wars with lebanon. Good to talk to you as ever, thank you so much the latest there from beirut. We can bring our panel now, julio and leon. Leon, lets start with you. I was talking to gideon leavy, the journals from israel a while ago, he was just saying so israel scored victories against Hamas Hezbollah but where does it all land . Whats The Big Picture . Whats the big endgame for Benjamin Netanyahu and the israeli government . I think this is the Big Question that think this is the Big Question that needs to be answered and there that needs to be answered and there is that needs to be answered and there is not a clear answer unfortunately will certainly look unfortunately will certainly look back at what happened October The 7th, the devastating 1200 or so lives lost, devastating 1200 or so lives lost, and devastating 1200 or so lives lost, and since then we have seen lost, and since then we have seen nearly 40,000 lives lost in the seen nearly 40,000 lives lost in the Conflict Sense and i just in the Conflict Sense and i just think this is escalating beyond just think this is escalating beyond where anyone thought it would beyond where anyone thought it would be beyond where anyone thought it would be almost a year now from october would be almost a year now from October The 7th. And i think for israel. October the 7th. And i think for israel, they are looking how for israel, they are looking now at for israel, they are looking now at whats going to happen with the now at whats going to happen with the us election because i think with the us election because i think that will impact where this ends and what happens next and there this ends and what happens next and there is also the domestic political and there is also the domestic political situation in israel. Netanyahu was not a popular prime netanyahu was not a popular Prime Minister prior to this conflict Prime Minister prior to this conflict escalating, and i think conflict escalating, and i think hes using this potentially as an opportunity to shore potentially as an opportunity to shore up his own domestic political to shore up his own domestic political base. So lots of unanswered questions as to what is the unanswered questions as to what is the end unanswered questions as to what is the end point, but itjust seems is the end point, but itjust seems as is the end point, but itjust seems as though any diplomatic resolution is off the cards for how resolution is off the cards for how It Resolution is off the cards for how it is resolution is off the cards for now. It is does not seem likely that now. It is does not seem likely that these now. It is does not seem likely that these parties are going to et that these parties are going to get round a table to discuss putting get round a table to discuss putting an end to this tragic loss putting an end to this tragic loss of putting an end to this tragic loss of Life. Putting an end to this tragic loss of Life. And, julio, what is the View Loss of Life. And, julio, what is the view of loss of Life. And, julio, what is the view of the loss of Life. 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