Was a brazen unacceptable attack by iran, israel, with the act of support of the United States and other partners effectively defeated this attack. Make no mistake. The United States is fully supportive of israel i want us as it were. Wilken party to be profamily in the fullest sense of the word, just because you have a mental health issue, does it mean youre violent . And i think what we end up doing is we start looking for Escape Mode sometimes it just as the gods joining us from around The World by maxwell its wednesday, october the second, 9 00 a. M. Here in London Becky Anderson in Tel Aviv, where the time is 11 00 a. M. The turmoil in the Middle East is intensifying from Irans Attack on israel. Two new idf strikes in lebanon. You are looking at live pictures out of beirut good morning plumes of smoke is still rising from the densely populated Southern Suburbs there where the israeli military went after hezbollah targets overnight claims to have hit back with a Rocket Strike on Israeli Military Barracks along The Border and other launches at israel. The fighting follows irans largest ever attack against israel. The commander in chief irans powerful islamic revolutionary Guard Corps says 200 missiles are fired and 90 of them he says, hit their targets. The idfs earlier estimate was 118, mostly Ballistic Missiles while the israeli Prime Minister says most were intercepted and the attack failed, and that echoed by jake sullivan, the national Security Advisor in the u. S. Who described the attack as defeated. Well, my colleague Jim Sciutto and his crew, and my team, were here in Tel Aviv as the rockets israel, jim was on air. Have a listen to what happened got to get off the roof. These are coming down right next to us here. Please do, jim please do theyre coming down one just about. We got to go inside jim, please take cover impact of the iranian Air Assaults is unclear, but we are hearing some homes in central israel were damaged by shock waves. Cnns Jeremy Diamond had this report earlier there was an enormous Crater Right near where were standing. You can see behind me the mounds of dirt that just popped up from this explosion damaging this vehicle behind me and it appears that what iran was targeting in this area is israels main intelligence, a military intelligence base, which is less than a kilometer away from here, but multiple rockets appearing to hit here. We actually have video of one of those missiles making impact in this very area where we are standing now showing the destructive power that these missiles could have earlier we were a Bit South of here in gedera, israel where we visited the damage of one of these missiles that one of these missiles apparently wrought on an elementary School Landing in the School Yard right next to second and third grade classroom, severely damaging. That school building. The israeli military is vowing tonight that they will exact serious consequences for these attacks by iran. Some 180 Ballistic Missiles fired several of them landing in central as well as in southern israel. The israeli military says they were able to intercept most of those missiles, but now its certainly a region even more on edge than it already was. As israel threatened its further Retaliation Biden says, the United States remains fully supportive of israel, but its still discussing and appropriate response to Irans Attack. Mr. Biden confirmed that the u. S. Is in constant contact with the israeli government, though he hasnt personally spoken with prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since august. He also spoke on how the attack last night was thwarted i attack appears to have been defeated and ineffective and this is testament to the israeli Military Capability and us military im also is also a testament to intensify planning between the United States and israel, not to anticipate and defend against brazen attack. We expected make no mistake. The United States is fully, fully, fully supportive of israel well, were also hearing from the front runners in the u. S president ial race, while Donald Trump decided to attack the current administration, Vice President harris made very clear her stance on Americas Relationship with israel. And interactions with iran. Have a listen my commitment to the security of israel is unwavering and let us be clear, we will never hesitate to take whatever action is necessary to defend us forces and interests against Iran And Iranbacked Terrorists and we will continue to work with our allies and partners to disrupt irans aggressive behavior and hold them accountable The World right now is spiraling out of control. Ive been talking about World War iii for a long time then i dont want to make predictions because the predictions are always come true and im going to make, but they are very close to global catastrophe. We have a nonexistent president and a nonexistent Vice President . Who should be in charge, but nobody knows whats going on well, meanwhile, across the region in parts there have been celebrations following the iranian Missile Strike on israel, just like these scenes of jubilation on the streets of Irans Capital crawling on tuesday evening. Cnns team in the lebanese capital, beirut could celebrate Corey Gunfire and fireworks as Word Spread of Irans Attack. Meanwhile, one ross, israels, or the War Front Video filmed by sending cruise in gaza, captured the sounds of cheering as iranian rockets flew overhead on route to israel. With me now from Tel Aviv is the idf international spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Peter lerner peter, its good to have you. We were here on this terrorist at 7 30 last night when the largest ever aerial attack on israel began. And it was ferocious. You will have witnessed the same scenes. The sirens were going off. It was a very, very frightening scene as the morning continues and the Damage Assessment goes on, there are certainly competing claims as to the damage destruction, and casualties. So can you be very specific last night . What is the assessment by israel on the impact of this ferocious attack good morning, becky. Indeed, 180 Ballistic Missiles indiscriminately fired at israel from iran of course, there was some hints, but they were mostly i would say marginal and never had any impact on our ability to defend ourselves, did not limit our Air Force capabilities are aerial defense capabilities. As you you rightly saw, weve seen images circulating on Social Media, but its very hard to jump to conclusions. What we understand is the vast majority were defeated and intercepted or landed in open areas that had no impact except for the inconvenience of being afraid that those sirens sent 10 Million people into shelters. There was one person that was killed in this barrage of Ballistic Missile also, a palestinian in the area of jericho. But other than that, most of us are like yourself, like us, we took shelter and did the responsible thing and took cover in the anticipation that there could be wider damage. Of course, it goes the underlying messages, iran shaw, sorry let me let me press you because theyre are images and videos circulating of this attack. Iran said it was very specifically on military and security targets. Now, we know because our teams have been on the ground, there has been an impact, for example, in central israel, very close to a school that is not an area of military or security assets, but we also know that there were clear attacks are never tim, for example, which is the airbase, very strategic airbase in these of the country is reports that there was significant damage sustained there. Again, what can you tell us aside from the fact that your Air Capabilities are still operational, what was the extent of the damage there for example . So im not going to specific talk about specific locations, becky, precisely because i dont want to tip off around but what i can say is that the operational capability, the ability to continue as we have been throughout the course of this morning conducting Precision Strikes against hezbollah targets continues the aerial Defense System was effective on its multilayers different capabilities from the Iron Dome and davids Sling And Beyond and i think what is important, of course 180 Ballistic Missiles fired at israel with the intent to kill and cause death and destruction, failed what can you tell us about planning for an israeli response . He, Prime Minister here has said that he vows a response. Very specifically on iran also want to talk about and what is going on with Regard Hezbollah, the iran backed group in lebanon. But what can you tell us about what that response . On iran might look like . And when it will take place very, very specific questions as always, becky, i think we need to understand the primary focus currently is destroying hezbollahs capabilities on The Border with israel to restore Safety And Security and bring home the 60,000 i wasnt israelis that have been living out of home. If you want to ask what we can do Nic Robertson was on a flight to yemen when we conduct the strikes against the houthis just the two days ago. And i think that illustrates our ability to go long distances to exert destruction on our enemies that are all operating under the umbrella of iran. So it does make sense. I think that there is no distance. We wont go in order to make sure that iran has paid the consequences for its actions against us. I think the Prime Minister, the Defense Minister Chief of staff, the idf, chief well, staff of all spoken very, very clearly. Iran cant be allowed to get away with what they did and needs to be a very, very strong message that if you decide to launch an attack on israel, then theres a price, but its not only against israel because iran is involved in disruption everywhere they focused on israel for sure with empowering engaging and Funding And Training hezbollah and Funding And Training and Equipping Hamas In The South or the houthis which have would not have any firepower without iran but so with them operating as this puppet master, there is a huge shift and we will have to deal with that and lets talk very specifically about the houthis and the attack, the strike by israel on the Hodeidah Port because you brought that up and that was a strike on power facilities. There are you suggesting that that is an option on Oil And Power facilities as a target for an israeli response to this targets, potential targets that would inflict Pain And Pressure on the regime. I wont go into specifics. Obviously, it would be irresponsible for me to reveal any specific plans becky lets just say with this very, very clear message, iran, the regime in iran, they made a poor decision when they decided to launch such a hostile action against israel and the citizens and people of israel, 10 Million people in shelters took shelter yesterday. That cannot be acceptable anywhere Foreign Minister of iran has said that they are a country that was exercising restraint, called on by the arab and muslim world, Exercise Restraint while a ceasefire was organized, that has never materialized. And we see ourselves as far our way as ever from a ceasefire in gaza that is the that is the position that iran takes. And that has been the position of course, of hezbollah. They want to see a ceasefire in gaza. Tell me what is going on with Regard Hezbollah at this point, we have certainly seen, as i understand it, some 100 launches from hezbollah overnight. We are also getting reporting on an incident at some military barracks, as i understand it, on the lebanese israeli border, what can you tell us about what is happening there at this point are operations against hezbollah or with three Core Missions possible decapitating the organization, their leadership, those that want to aspire to be the leadership of the Organization Weve proven over the last two weeks that we know how to reach them, how to take them out with vast means, with vast intelligence, with very definitive capabilities that are taking them out. I would say one by one, or when they congregate together like Hassan Nasrallah and his Jihad Council then we, than we operate its the leadership to begin with. I can very i would say theres the operations that are to take out. Their strategic assets. So what weve seen in the last few days is an increase on the pressure of their precision guided capabilities, their Coast To Coast To see missiles. There surface to surface missiles. All of the heavy warheads that they have, all of these tools of distraction that post serious, serious threat, including multi multiple Launch Rocket systems and the third component is what weve seen in the last few days, last few days is the Ground Operations against the Staging Grounds that that hezbollah have positioned on our book, we conduct a seventh of october like attack. We are currently engaging on those three different levels. The goal is to restore Safety And Security to the north. So the 60,000 people have been evacuated over the last year, can go home. That could have been cipd, press you. I do i did ask very specifically about the on The Border that were just getting news on. Has israel has the israeli military taking casualties from an attack from hezbollah on The Border . There have been exchanges there have been skirmishes across across the board at different locations since our Ground Operations began. In israel, when we have something to say, we festival say it to families. So i dont want to elaborate on any sort of incidents specifically at this time, were very forthcoming we have a responsibility to be transparent to the people, but we dont want to risk anymore operations that are being conducted at any time in the case of an event. So i dont want to neither confirm nor deny at this stage finally, israel has announced though that it is adding additional an additional division to its Lebanon Operation. This is of course, despite claims of it being limited and that will slightly confused. Perhaps some of our viewers. So is this at no longer limited what is the, what is the Goal Strategy for that additional division to the Lebanon Operation at this Point Becky let me walk you through what we revealed yesterday. We exposed a series of hundreds of Ground Force Special Forces Operations that would conduct conducted over several months. What we found and based on intelligence in these operations was an extensive network of Attack Infrastructure that hezbollah had prepositioned across the Border Area we dismantled some of it in these Special Forces Operations. And now the Ground Operations that we began yesterday and advancing, continuing to do today are to dismantle what we found and to seek out more of this infrastructure. You see what they had done over the course of the last 20 years, has created a network of bunkers of communications systems, of Staging Grounds that would give them the opportunity to do the sixth, 7 October from lebanon. What they have planned was what was realized by hamas just with one Caveat Hezbollah is ten times stronger than hamas. The amount of damage they could have inflicted if they hadnt realized their operation would have been ten times as much. And i think one most important thing is to say they had revealed already in 2015 their intentions to conquer the galilee and the type of operations that they had planned was exactly what we saw in 7 October. And so what we need to do and what were currently doing in the Ground Operations. And indeed, more forces have gone in because of the extent of the of the infrastructure that is across The Border from east to west. And so were focusing on different areas currently. And we will see continued activity in that area to make sure that there is no Staging Ground to launch offensives against the israeli people in the north. And that way after we get rid of that maybe then we will be in a situation where people can go home safely understand it, this could be days, weeks, or months at this point, yes or no . Literally yes or no, we dont we dont give specific dates. We need to see this. War is dynamic. To put a specific day, a due dates. I think it would be irresponsible for me. Were moving forward attending colonel peter lerner. Appreciate the time this morning. Thank you very much indeed, for joining us one former israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is calling on netanyahus government to take action against Irans Attacks by destroying tech runs, nuclear program. Heres what he said to our Wolf Blitzer this is a once in a 50 year opportunity. What israel needs to do immediately we need to take out irans nuclear program. We need to attack Irans Energy facilities and we need to attack the regime itself right away because iran made a fatal mistake of shooting 200 Ballistic Missiles at the state of israel enough is enough meanwhile, former us secretary of defense, William Cohen says that israel might capitalize on its response and fulfill one of its long longtime objectives. Why would expect that they would level a very serious attack in iran against a number of facilities possibly their oil industry, which conceivably, their nuclear facilities. This has been a prime objective of the israelis at some point in time to prevent iran from ever getting a nuclear weapon from iran seem to be getting closer to that possibility and i think the israelis are going to release things seriously about whether now it was a time to launch a Military Attack against the iranians paris. Behnam ben taleblu, a senior fellow at the foundation for defense of democracies. And you wrote just last month that iran has basically taken the win in the Middle East by threatening escalation, but not actually doing very much new road at the time. And i quote why preying on americas fear