Hello, im mathew amroliwala. The israeli military says, its expanding its Ground Offensive against hezbollah by moving into a new zone, in south western lebanon. It says it now has some 15,000 soldiers deployed in the south of the country. Hezbollah has fired more than 100 rockets at northern israeli cities and while israel says it shot most of them down, there has been some damage in the Port City of haifa. Amid the fighting, the Deputy Leader of hezbollah has said he supports a call from lebanons parliament, for a ceasefire with israel. Its thought to be the first time hezbollah has called for a ceasefire without tying it to a truce in gaza. 0ur chief international Correspondent Lyse Doucet is in tel aviv. Clear Signs Today of an escalation in israeli military operations in southern lebanon, with forces moving away from the South East where they have been focusing their actions to the south west, giving evacuation Orders Yesterday for people to move out of that area. It said from the beginning it is targeting, only targeting has been a wide infrastructure, but as we have been hearing, there is growing concern, we have heard from the mayor of beirut, they are all worried about the israeli Air Strikes which israel say they are targeting but they are ending up hurting a lot of lebanese civilians. There are others who are also concerned about these escalating tensions and they include the Un Peacekeepers operating in southern lebanon. They maintain what is called the blue line, in informal boundary between lebanon and israel, some 10,000 forces from dozens of countries. We can go to beirut and speak to their chief spokesperson. Lets cross over to beirut and speak to andrea tenenti, chief of strategic communications at the united nations interim force in lebanon. Thank you forjoining us. We were looking at some Satellite Imagery in the last hour, and it looks like its really forces are coming ever closer to the positions of europe peacekeepers. How much of a concern is this . We peacekeepers. How much of a concern is this . Concern is this . We are highly concerned concern is this . We are highly concerned about concern is this . We are highly concerned about this concerned about this development, especially in the last few days with the movement of idf troops close to our positions, close to the blue line, to this nonexistent border between the two countries. The line that we have been monitoring for several years, and now the idf enter inside lebanese territories and we are concerned for our troops on the ground. They have informed us several days ago, they asked us to move from some of our positions along the line but we are remaining and staying. There was an agreement with the other trips from different countries, there are over 50 countries, there are over 50 countries and 10,000 troops, so we are maintaining our positions along the line. There were reports positions along the line. There were reports from positions along the line. There were reports from lebanon positions along the line. There i were reports from Lebanon Today saying its really forces try to infiltrate around one of your positions. Is really forces tried to infiltrate. Can you confirm if this is the case . I you confirm if this is the case . ,. ,. Case . I do not have the information. Case . I do not have the information. They case . I do not have the information. They have | case . I do not have the information. They have been very close to our positions and our bases, but there was no entry inside our bases but it is a concern because showing is ongoing, and it is the obligation of the parties to ensure the safety of our troops on the ground. Ensure the safety of our troops on the ground. There have been reorts on the ground. There have been reports that on the ground. There have been reports that israel on the ground. There have been reports that israel have on the ground. There have been reports that israel have asked. Reports that israel have asked some of the peacekeepers to leave, which has been refused. What is the State Of Play there . ,. , r what is the State Of Play there . ,. ,~ ,. , what is the State Of Play there . ,. ,. ,. There . They asked us to leave some of the there . They asked us to leave some of the positions there . They asked us to leave some of the positions along. There . They asked us to leave i some of the positions along the blue line. We have around 29 positions close to the blue line, but as i said, we are staying, we are not vacating our positions. The un like we fly there, and is flying there, it is important to keep a presence, although we are challenged at the moment in our monitoring capabilities, but it is important to be there, to try and the Conflict Situation and decrease the tension. Although the showing has been ongoing for the last couple of weeks on the specific area. Israeli officials, military and political, continued to insist they are only targeting Hass Infrastructure and military targets, you are there to keep an eye on the body. What is your information . An eye on the body. What is your information . When you have hundreds of your information . When you have hundreds of showings your information . When you have hundreds of showings on your information . When you have hundreds of showings on a your information . When you have hundreds of showings on a daily l hundreds of showings on a daily basis, from both sides, the possibility of hitting some of our compliance is higher than before, in fact some of our bases and positions have been hit in the proximity. No one got injured, but this is a concern because of the Security And Safety of our peacekeepers is paramount and should be an obligation for the parties to respect. The same as the possibility of opening a humanitarian corridor to assist the people in the south of lebanon. There are thousands of people in villages running out of food and water, it is important that humanitarian convoys can be given access in order to provide assistance to all these people left in the south of the country. South of the country. And heston. South of the country. And heston, concerns south of the country. And heston, concerns about L South of the country. And heston, concerns about their violations . Hezbollah. Heston, concerns about their violations . Hezbollah. There are violations violations . Hezbollah. There are violations for violations . Hezbollah. There are violations for both violations . Hezbollah. There are violations for both sides, i are violations for both sides, what we need to focus on and what we need to focus on and what international community needs to focus on now is to find political and diplomatic solutions to this conflict. 0ur Resolutions has been challenged, but it was the same resolution to stop the conflict in 2006. The resolution is still valid and we need commitment from the parties to implement the resolution that will bring more of the Lebanese Army to the south, to ensure no Weapons South of 11 on but there is need of commitment. We are able and we Cant Support the implementation, but implementation is with the two sides. And we Cant Support the implementation. Thank you forjoining us. Thats how it looks at this hour. Lets turn now to the us where the Gulf Coast is preparing for another potentially catastrophic storm as Hurricane Milton barrels towards florida. Evacuation orders have been issued for parts of the states west coast. In the last hour the White House has announced President Biden is postponing his trip to Germany And Angola to oversee preparations for a response to that storm. Preparations for a response to that storm. The mayor of tampa has warned residents to leave now telling them if you choose to stay, you will die. These Satellite Pictures show just how enormous milton has become over the past 2a hours. The storm is expected to make landfall late on Wednesday Night or early thursday morning. Its currently category four but could strengthen further in the coming hours. People living in the path of the storm have been boarding up their homes and businesses in some cases, in the middle of the Debris Left by Hurricane Helene, less than two weeks ago. Storm chaser to me about the monstrous from that is approaching. It monstrous from that is approaching. Monstrous from that is approaching. Monstrous from that is auroachinu. ,. ,. , approaching. It will be one of the destructive approaching. It will be one of the destructive hurricanes. Approaching. It will be one of the destructive hurricanes in| the destructive hurricanes in us history. This morning, we had 1. 9 million people with a hurricane warning, 3. 5 million people under a Storm Surge warning, so the Storm Surge is 1015 warning, so the Storm Surge is 10 15 feet in the Tampa Bay Area. It is possibly a cat for hurricane. Right now it is a category four. It will increase to cat five over the gulf stream, then it will increase. But it broke World Records yesterday, it was a very high category five, went 280 gusts, the category five Storm Surge has been generated. Those Monster Battering Waves and surge has already developed in the southern gulf. It is cutting north east, we can see it on the data, so no matter if it on the data, so no matter if it goes to a two or three, the large destructive waves is going to have catastrophic damage. In going to have catastrophic damaue. ,. , going to have catastrophic damage going to have catastrophic damaue. ,. ,. , damage. In terms of what is most dangerous, damage. In terms of what is most dangerous, is damage. In terms of what is most dangerous, is that damage. In terms of what is most dangerous, is that it i damage. In terms of what is i most dangerous, is that it the high wind speeds, or the Storm Surge . I know you have covered 58 different hurricanes to date. What is it like when it hits . , date. What is it like when it hits . ,. , hits . The most damage it is auoin to hits . The most damage it is going to cause hits . The most damage it is going to cause as hits . The most damage it is going to cause as the hits . The most damage it is going to cause as the Storm J going to cause as the Storm Surge. If it comes in, the current forecast, updated about two hours ago, this is the exact wording, 125, wins. Catastrophic failures of buildings and their headline is the city of tampa will be uninhabitable for months after the hurricane. Lets speak to jay recher, who is a local Radio Host in tampa, florida hes currently in miami. And were alsojoined by Lynn Morejon who is in clearwater in florida. Thank you forjoining us. In terms of your show, the amount of calls you have coming in, give me a sense of it. It has been pretty give me a sense of it. It has been pretty wild give me a sense of it. It has been pretty wild the give me a sense of it. It has been pretty wild the last been pretty wild the last couple of days. We are a sports Radio Host but we have turned into a Storm Show to let everybody know this is not a storm to be taken lightly. We put together an Operation Storm Watch crew and had down to miami from tampa, and we will be live starting on wednesday from 5am and we will be on as long as it takes because we know this is a historic storm. We havent seen anything like this over 100 years. Rsum we havent seen anything like this over 100 years. Our people listenin this over 100 years. Our people listening to this over 100 years. Our people listening to the this over 100 years. Our people listening to the warnings . This over 100 years. Our people listening to the warnings . The | listening to the warnings . The mayor of tampa could not have been blunter. If you stay in those evacuation areas, you will die. , those evacuation areas, you will die. ,. , will die. That is quite an extraordinary will die. That is quite an extraordinary thing will die. That is quite an extraordinary thing to i will die. That is quite an i extraordinary thing to say. Yes, and there are people who are lifers in the Tampa Bay Area and they say we will write it out. To be honest with you, there is a lot of people heeding this warning, and major evacuations. We left last night going south, the majority were going south, the majority were going north. To get out of the state completely. It is a good sign there are a tonne of people, way more than usual Taking Thisterm seriously, looking at what thisterm has done or is going to do or could do. It is very troublesome and there are a lot of people taking it seriously so we are thankful for that. Taking it seriously so we are thankful for that. Thankfulfor that. Give me an idea of how thankfulfor that. Give me an idea of how the thankfulfor that. Give me an idea of how the preparations| idea of how the preparations you are making, and whether you are considering moving. I am not considering are considering moving. I am not considering moving, are considering moving. I am not considering moving, my. Not considering moving, my Parents not considering moving, my Parents-house'>Parents House which i am taking my kids Parents-house'>Parents House which i am taking my kids and animals to has hurricane my kids and animals to has hurricane impact window, reinforced roof and it hurricane generator, so we have taken hurricane generator, so we have taken all hurricane generator, so we have taken all the percussions can. We are taken all the percussions can. We are not in the Evacuation Zone we are not in the Evacuation Zone or we are not in the Evacuation Zone or a we are not in the Evacuation Zone or a flood zone. We are high zone or a flood zone. We are high and zone or a flood zone. We are high and dry as far as the county high and dry as far as the county goes. I have experience May County goes. I have experience may hurricanes from the florida keys, may hurricanes from the florida keys, which is where i am from originally, keys, which is where i am from originally, and we are high and dry as originally, and we are high and dry as far originally, and we are high and dry as far as the county goes. I dry as far as the county goes. I have dry as far as the county goes. I have experience may hurricanes from the florida keys, hurricanes from the florida keys, which is where i am from originally, keys, which is where i am from originally, and were just trying originally, and were just trying to do our best. We. I know trying to do our best. We. I know we trying to do our best. We. I know we could not have Water Or Food know we could not have Water Or Food coming in for several Weeks Food coming in for several weeks. ,. ,. ,. , weeks. How worried are you . You said ou weeks. How worried are you . You said you are weeks. How worried are you . You said you are a weeks. How worried are you . You said you are a veteran weeks. How worried are you . You said you are a veteran of said you are a veteran of hurricanes, but every single forecast suggests this one is going to be huge. I do realise that, my going to be huge. I do realise that, my grandParents going to be huge. I do realise that, my grandParents went i that, my grandParents went through that, my grandParents went through andrew with no shutters on their through andrew with no shutters on their house and barely survived on their house and barely survived. Since then every house survived. Since then every house my Parents have had, they have house my Parents have had, they have put house my Parents have had, they have put In House my Parents have had, they have put in extra money to reinforce have put in extra money to reinforce it and we have made sure reinforce it and we have made sure we reinforce it and we have made sure we are not in flood zones. My house sure we are not in flood zones. My house is Half Hurricane Impact my house is half Hurricane Impact Windows and hath not because impact windows and hath not because they are very expensive and the because they are very expensive and the government does not offer and the government does not offer enough opp