Theres been a big change and escalation, if that seems even possible right now in the israeli war to take out has block. Part of the planned attack was possibly taking out Hassan Nasrallah, the Mastermind And Head of has block. All of this comes at a time where Tel Aviv is on very high alert. Because if they did get this guy hes not just any other leader. Hes a very, very different type of leader from which ramifications for widening war have picked up considerably. Welcome everybody. Im Neil Cavuto and this is your world. Right now were looking at the extent of these attacks. No confirmation that Hassan Nasrallah himself has been among those killed. But we do know that theres sort of a call to bunker and safety not only in Tel Aviv but throughout israel and fears this war has just escalated beyond what anyone thought. An advisor to irans leader says with the possible assassination of this leader as in the case of other resistance leaders, others will simile take their place. We are learning as well that irans leaders are also talking about israel crossing a redline with this attack and the situation is becoming serious. As if there is any Understatement Or Overstatement needed there. Senior israeli officials are saying that if nasrallah has been killed it will be different than killing other has below leaders. It would be a Game Changer to put it mildly. Lets get the latest from Trey Yingst right now in Israel On this fastmoving story. What can you tell us . Afternoon. Fox news learned earlier today the target of those israeli strikes in the lebanese capital of beirut was indeed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of hezbollah. It is still unclear if he was even there were killed in the strikes but this is a significant development the largest strike against the lebanese capital, and the Hespeler Neighbourhood a stronghold in lebanon since the war began in since has will got involved on October Eighth. Tonight weve been watching here from the city of haifa, israel,s thirdlargest city that sits about 17 miles from the border with lebanon. As hezbollah rockets are launched over the border and Israels Missile Defence system the Iron Dome picking up those rockets and intercepting them in multiple locations across the skyline. We are waiting to see what a possible response could look like to the strike. Israeli officials we are told our meeting currently. Israels version of the pentagon in Tel Aviv. As we do learn more about the situation thats unfolding in realtime. The United Kingdom is urging british nationals to immediately evacuate lebanon. Lebanese media is reporting local troops have been dispatched to the u. S. Embassy near beirut to ensure there are not demonstrations or protests outside. Its a very volatile situation and right now were still not sure who was killed in the strike but we seen some of the Aftermath Video in this residential area, and initial reports indicate hundreds of people have been killed in the strike. We cannot independently confirm those numbers but again this is a civilian area where according to reports there was a Hespeler Bunker where Hezbollah Leadership was reported the hiding when he strikes took place. We are also learning and this is going from the pentagon that it had no warning of this were involvement in this israeli attack that might have taken out this has been a leader and others. And that does follow a pattern where we are not given a Heads Up. In fact deliver a so. Absolutely. Theres a timing that israeli officials using so they can operate even if the biden administration is not happy with the offensive action they are taking. And when you think about the tiktok of today, this morning israels prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was speaking before the u. N. General assembly 24 months later israeli Air Strikes were hammering has Blood Positions in Southern Lebanon and shortly after that the strikes were reported in Albanys Capital of beirut. Theres a lot of Moving Parts here. We know according to our reporting that on a daily basis u. S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin is speaking with his counterpart here in israel. They are getting basically on the same page about whats taking place. Theres american assets in the region and also u. S. Marines staged just in case american citizens have to be evacuated from lebanon, if this War Unravels further. Were also getting information just as we are speaking now. According to the Israeli Military this is coming right now, 65 rockets were fired towards northern israel as part of this last barrage. One of those rockets slammed into the city of savard that sits near the Sea Of Galilee on the eastern side of israel. We saw images from the house that was hit by one of these has below rockets completely destroyed and on fire. Rescue crews currently at the scene. What we know as the situation is rapidly unraveling. Israels prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quickly decided he would return from the u. N. General assembly a day early. Is currently headed back to israel and the region waits to see what comes next. Neil Antony Blinken the Secretary Of State said we have made clear the way forward is the policy not conflict. Seems a little late. I wonder if you could help me out. You mentioned about those and western individuals in the region have been told to seek cover. We are learning as well the british nationals are being urged to just leave lebanon outright. It would surprise me a good many of them are still there. All of this the elevator by the potential assassination of Hassan Nasrallah. No indication that has happened but if it had, why is this the Game Changer . Its been colleges that. This is a Game Changer for many reasons but namely given the position that Hassan Nasrallah had as a Check Secretary General of hezbollah. Hes a man in charge of this organization since 1992. He joined in The 80s following the first Lebanon War and switched from the mall party. Paramilitary group in lebanon to fight on behalf of has blood. Hes developed and participated in many of the broader attacks against american forces, against the israelis, since the late 90s. And as we have seen in the past year thousands of rockets raining down on israeli cities. Notches here in the north but the central part of this country and some cases. American officials as we speak are calling for diplomatic efforts to prevail. I see the comments coming in right now from your Secretary Of State Antony Blinken and hes issuing a warning to other iranian proxies across the region saying to anyone using this moment to target american personnel or interests, the united states will take of measure to defend its people. This is something of note because the americans are concerned the iranians could respond to the strikes and beirut that reportedly took out top leadership from has blood. And retargeting the leader of the organization. They are worried iran could respond to the proxies as they did last night. Sirens were sounding across israels secondlargest city of Tel Aviv. Preparation of 300,000 heading to bomb shelters as a Ballistic Missile was fired from yemen by irans other proxy the who these theres a lot of Moving Parts. Israel has been faced with seven front war since he October Seventh Massacred. The iranians still have not responded to the killing of another Proxy Leader the leader of hamas who is In Tehran for the inauguration of the new president of our own. So from the iranian perspective they have a lot of open tabs in the Middle East. Theyve been warning of attacks against israel for the past several months. Israeli officials have Air Defence systems on highlight across this country and are staging troops along the border with lebanon. Understanding the cabin at any moment could order a Ground Invasion into Southern Lebanon. Neil we are told that what might have precipitated this israeli attack on these has Blood Positions was the Tel Aviv attack and you pointed out that was unusual in and of itself. Not the least of which because thats where Israels Version of the pentagon is. Israels version of the pentagon is in the heart of Tel Aviv. And traditionally it has been a source of threats for these proxy groups. They say things like an Eye For An eye. Hassan nasrallah you might remember when he was making one of his lengthy speeches from an underground bunker in lebanon said if the Israelis Target Beirut we will target Tel Aviv. Eye for an eye. Thats been the equation not just for past year but even years prior as it relates to iranian proxies in places like gaza with hamas and islamic jihad. The thing to note is over the weekend the israelis conducted what can be described as preemptive strikes but this is clear offensive action against hezbollah. Notches Southern Lebanon but also deeper into lebanese territory. And another has Blood Stronghold. Theyre taking out the Rocket And Missile launching positions that the Israeli Military says often were hidden in civilian areas. This is significant because according to defence officials brief Fox News as recently as last year, the belief among israeli and american officials as hezbollah before October Eighth had around 150,000 rockets and missiles. Many of them pushes during guided. They had components smuggled in by the iranians through syria into Southern Lebanon and attached to the missiles and they can target cities like Tel Aviv. They can target Population Centres like the city where we are standing right now but this is an active situation. When we hear calls for diplomacy from your secretary of State Anthony Lincoln or Lloyd Austin have to remember what the situation the ground looks like. We woke up this morning to siren sounding process major Population Centre as the Iron Dome was intercepting rockets overhead. Less than 24 hours ago sirens were sounding Tel Aviv. This is a country bracing for a broader regional war in the coming hours and days will be critical to understand what exactly is going to happen. Neil even before he formally departed United Nations to get back home to address this Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed to continue the war and defying all of our ceasefire plans we are shoving that he would have nothing to do with it and not have it and now the question becomes how big does this get . Fee israelis had known with pager and related attacks that they orchestrated, that already up the ante and got even a wrap of United Nations. They know this will again if they have taken this guy out, this only trigger yet another response. Already widening way beyond hezbollah to who the rebels and the like that have already made navigating the seas in and around the area next to impossible. So this puts everyone in tenterhooks. Yeah, theres a huge disconnect right now on the ground between international efforts to reach a ceasefire and the Military Activity as Reary Israelis and the actions being taken by hezbollah not just from Southern Lebanon but deeper into the country. Remember israel over the past week has taken out the majority of the leadership from hezbollahs forces. These are the elite fighters at the organization has that according to israeli officials were training to conduct a massacre similar to the October Seventh Massacre where they would cross the border from Southern Lebanon into northern Israel And Target communities some of which of already been evacuated. But as we look at these Double Medicare efforts lets look back 48 hours ago. He had the as americans and the french coming up with statements saying that a ceasefire was coming into effect in a matter of hours. 21 Day Pause in the fighting, in agreement that had been brokered with the help of the qataris who acted as a Middleman Throat not just this conflict but also the ongoing war between israel and hamas inside gaza. And as the israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on his plan heading to the united states he not only said that there would be no ceasefire. He said he had instructed the idf to ramp up their offensive activity against hezbollah and moments after that statement israeli Fighter Jets were in the skies over lebanon striking more rocket launching positions. So as we look forward to what comes next Cactus Strike Today in the lebanese capital of beirut targeting the neighbourhood of a has Blood Stronghold has largely been offlimits simply for Air Strikes. According to our reporting and we learned earlier today the target of those strikes was the leader of hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah The Man whos been in charge of this Iran Backed Military Organization since 1992. So even if hes not confirmed dead the escalation on the table here today is significant and it pairs with what we are learning out of tehran right now and that is that irans Supreme Leader the ayatollah and this reporting is a treatable to the new york times, he has called a meeting of his top leadership there to a compound his home to discuss the developments in the Middle East, understanding the strikes towards the lebanese Capital Beirut that were at least targeting the leader of his largest proxy in the region has below are a huge Step Up on the escalation matter. The coming hours and days will be significant. Air defence systems across this country remain on high alert. Notches the Iron Dome but close to your system but also David Sling the second system that was used in recent days in the arrow Missile Defence System thats capable of shooting down Ballistic Missiles. All of them on high Alert Today as israeli officials are meeting at Israels Version of the pentagon in the heart of Tel Aviv trying to determine what your defence will look like if iran or its other proxies across the region decide to respond to this massive strike in the lebanese capital of beirut. And as you said brilliantly, this is not just going after any Guy Or Group or any position. This is really going for something far more brand for the israelis and far more dangerous for those worried about an expanding war. I will let you get back to the final pouring. Unprecedented reporting. But as trey was pointing out i want to pass israel first confirmed that it hit hezbollahs main Command Centre in southern beirut. And that is where they suspect Hassan Nasrallah this has below leader was at the time of the attack. We know that a number were injured. Residents in the city reported hearing a series of powerful blasts that shook the city separately. Are hearing from hezbollahs tv the four buildings were destroyed. Footage though that was shown on Social Media in the region show one of the buildings at a been struck and that is having some people assuming that was the old Command Centre. It is no more. It has been demolished. Again we are told as well and a separate report from the Financial Times that was the most intense bombardment of the city so far and it comes as israel has stepped up its campaign against the militant group even against White House advised about not widening the war and aiming for a ceasefire. That seems very much for the time being and maybe for quite a while. Lets get to read from Lieutenant Colonel Bob mcginnis kind enough to join us on the phone. What you think of all of this . Masala no tears will be loss. Is in killing not only israelis but americans for a long time. So thats good news. What really perhaps i shouldnt be surprised the tactical intelligence by the idf Israeli Security Forces is so incredibly good, they can take out Hamas Leader In Tehran, and now they targeted probably the most difficult person in the Middle East to get at and thats Minister I. If, in fact, theyve done that, you know, weve got about 48 hours before the new leadership is enshrined and they are ready to go with more rockets towards Tel Aviv, and thats why i think the idea is going to continue its actions to try to liquidate the balance of the Hezbollah Leadership. Theyve got a bunch of them. Obviously the pages and other mechanisms. But if they can do that kind of chop off the head of the snake and its meant to be much easier going forward at least for the next couple of months. And i do not anticipate iran is going to respond with people on the ground yet. Because higher tc includes four switches in lebanon and syria. They just are not going to have the might and the organization to respond directly to israel. They could do something like they did in response to what happened in april and use Ballistic Missiles. Thats something that im sure there working with the israeli defence forces to coordinate and of course we have the Uss Truman and another Aircraft Carrier Unit heading in that direction to come to assistance as well is the marine Exhibition Area Force colonel you mentioned where we are in the region, quite busy. We seem to have quite a naval fleet in the region. The pentagon though has been saying it had no Warning Or Involvement in this latest israeli operation and that would follow a pattern where we seen whether these other raids were orchestrated by Israel On key figures and Apartment Buildings and the rest, that theyve never claimed responsibly for but its widely suspected they were behind, that you can run but you cant hide. And they even were leery of sharing any of that ahead of time with united states and with the White House. What do you make of that . I think the simple answer is they dont trust the biden administration. I will tell you i suspect, i dont know with certitude that we have people at our embassy that kind of have a finger on the pulse but perhaps theyre not feeding it up to the chain of command. The fact that we are so close to israel and they kept us In The Dark allegedly, that communicates volumes. And its not a good message. Not only for the israeli people but for us in this country. And it goes all the way back to the whole Deterrence Issue which weve been fighting ever since August 2021 with the debacle in afghanistan so thats my concern. Our allies need to trust us and if they dont trust us we will have the information we need upfront and as a direct result w