Hello and welcome to our viewers in the United States and Around The World. This is cnn is continuing breaking News Coverage. If iran strike on israel im Christiane Amanpour in london alone inside my colleague, Alex Marquardt in washington. Now this morning, israel remains on high alert after iran launched and unprecedented fivehour attack on israel the idf says more than 300 missiles and drones were fired. The majority were fired from iran some were launched from iraq in yemen, they say only a few were able to pierce israels defenses hitting an airbase in southern part of the country causing minor damage. And there are no reports of injuries suffered directly from the strikes israel is now saying that the us, britain, as well as france also acted during these iranian strikes. Us forces intercepting more than 71 Attack Drones and based three Ballistic Missiles thats according to two us officials who are familiar with matter. The attack was in response to an israeli strike last week on what iran says was its Consulate Building In Damascus that was on april 1, this morning, tehran is saying that the matter has concluded and warns the us and israel against future attacks. But as we speak now, israels forces do remain on high alert President Biden has spoken with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister reassuring him that washington still has a strong commitment to israel. But our mj lee has learned the president also told netanyahu, us will not take part in any offensive operation against iran cnns covering the story around the globe. Cnns kevin liptak and kylie atwood, a standing by in washington. But we begin with Jeremy Diamond in northern israel. So jeremy europe there its the border with Lebanon Hezbollah says the did fire was not clear whether its in relation to the iran strike. What are you hearing up there well, listen, we saw a significant barrage of rockets being fired from Southern Lebanon into northern israel late last night or early this morning, i should say, this followed a fivehour long attack that iran leveled. Again israel more than 300 drones and missiles that were fired by iran, 99 of which were intercepted by israeli as well as some american air defense assets, according to the Israeli Military that included 170 drones, 30 plus cruise missiles and 120 since he Ballistic Missiles only some of those Ballistic Missiles, according to the Israeli Military, actually made it to their target with several of those Ballistic Missiles hitting the nevatim, airbase in southern israel, causing with the Israeli Military described as light damage of following that barrage, hezbollah fired at least 55 ive rockets directed at northern israel and the Golan HeightsIranian Military chief of staff. Now saying that this re military response by iran has been concluded. But theres no question that both israel and iran are on high alert. And the question now is how will israel . Oh respond to this attack by iran as well as its proxy forces. Already weve seen overnight that israel retaliated for those latest strikes striking deep inside lebanon in Northern Lebanon, which is rarer than the typical israeli response that we see israels work cabinet convenes overnight to discuss potential responses so far they have yet to publicly say what that response will look like. We know that in recent days before these this attack happens, israel effectively said that an iranian attack on israeli soil would result in a commensurate response suggesting a response on iranian soil itself that much remains unclear at this hour, but certainly this is a significant inflection point. And while the wave of iranian drones and missiles has now concluded, much more still remains to be seen. Christiane alex jeremy, just a quick question. It appears that the targets were a military base. That is, according at least to a fragmentary compensate commentary that weve already had from israeli officials. Now, you been up there and youve obviously been covering this since the heightened tensions since october 7 one of the areas of great concern Cern For America Is Israel potentially getting into a war with hezbollah . Lets leave iran aside for a moment. And i covered the 2006 for which they didnt win. It was at best fought to a draw. What are you hearing about that . Well whats so interesting christiane is over the course of the last six months, we thought that if there were to be a moment that could potentially escalate this war between israel and hamas and is kind of slow simmering conflict between israel and iranian proxy forces. That if there were to be something that would result in this going in to a fullblown regional war, that it would be that that conflict between israel and hezbollah and yet what were actually seeing is that this major escalation has actually come directly between israel and iran resulting from israels strike on a console or facility in damascus that killed a senior level iranian commander and then a rons largescale attack against israel overnight. Now, one thing thats unclear is the extent to which has below was acting in coordination with iran. Obviously, they closely coordinate their Military Operations in general, but overnight as hezbollah appears to have launched dozens of rockets at northern israel and the Golan Heights. They claimed that their attacks were in support of the Palestinian People framing it in that vein, rather than as part of this largescale attack with iran. So look israel in these latest strikes early this morning in Northern Lebanon those are rare. It has happened before, however, so it remains to be seen to what extent this could escalate further from here. Jeremy diamond. Thank you. And in a matter of hours, President Biden will meet with g7 leaders virtually to coordinate a diplomatic response. Alec, President Biden has already spoken with his Israeli Company part Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu and Cnns Kevin Liptak joins us now from washington, kevin. Okay. What can we expect from that meeting today . Yeah. And i think when the white house says that they will be coordinating a united diplomatic response, the emphasis is on the word diplomatic. Certainly President Biden, hoping to avoid a wider regional escalation, and he has made clear, including in his phone call with Prime Minister netanyahu that the us will not participate in any offensive operations against iran. I just want to read to you a little bit of the president Statement Last night he said, ive just spoken with Prime Minister netanyahu to reaffirm americas ironclad commitment to the security of israel. The president goes on to say, i told him that israel demonstrated a remarkable capacity to defend against an defeat, even unprecedented attacks, sending a clear message to its fos that they cannot effectively threaten the security of israel. And i think greeting between the lines of that statement and also in talking to american officials, the president s message here is take the win to netanyahu. You have been successful in intercepting these hundreds of missiles and drones launched towards israel they did not strike anything of significance. Most of them were shot down effectively saying that this was a success and the president certainly trying to avoid this conflict from exploding into a wider regional conflagration. That is something that he had been trying to do since the start of this conflict. Certainly now, tensions are at among their highest point. The president then in his talks with netanyahu, a trying to emphasize the importance of not letting this spiral out any further. And certainly today as President Biden returns to the Situation Room to discuss the conflict with the leaders of the g7. His message or will be on the diplomatic front to try and find ways to coordinate against iran without turning this in to a regional war. Now we know yesterday, President Biden returned are urgently from his beach house in rehoboth for these Crisis Meetings in the Situation Room. Hes able to watch in real time as this unfolded. Now certainly the focus its here at the white house is on how israel respond and what that response might look like. Christiane, indeed, kevin, thank you. And within the past few hours, irans army has sent another stark warning to the United States saying that if it cooperates with israel in any possible counter attack, us bases will be quote dealt with with us now is cnns kylie atwood in washington, dc yeah, thats right. What we learned overnight from us officials. Was that the us was heavily involved in the response the defense of israel alongside israel over the course of these five hours with us officials telling cnn that 70 drones and at least three Ballistic Missiles were intercepted by the us over the course of this attack. And we should also note that according to President Biden, that statement, there were not any us personnel or us facilities that were struck at all. And that is significant. It obviously contributes the defense that the us was able to put up the defense that israels able to put up to the us assessment that this was a largely unsuccessful attack by iran and of course, the us, us officials, President Biden himself, have reiterated that the us support for israel, us defense of israel the iron cloud. Of course, it is important to point out that in that phone call between Prime Minister netanyahu and President Biden, according to reporting from our colleague, mj lee, President Biden said very clearly that the us would not participate in offensive operations against iran. So the us is standing on its real side here, but also essentially saying were not going to go with you if you decide any counterattack is necessary here, the us is pushing in conversations with ally in the region as they have been doing over the course of the last a week or so to try and deescalate the situation, Secretary Of State put out in a Statement Last night, of course, condemning this attack by iran, but also saying that he would be in touch with his partners in the region and Around The World as a us is pushing not to escalate this conversation and its also worth noting that today all eyes will be on that diplomatic response as you guys were saying, the g7 will be meeting today . And well watch to see what the white house says out of that indeed, kylie, because Everybody Knows that while youre on maybe outgun by both israel and iran, a war with iran would be a massively serious prospect thanks so much now, as we said, hezbollah has taken the opportunity to launch rockets strikes on the idf and israel has written tolerated will take you live to beirut for details theres debris and this guy parents, has been sent via wish i couldve done something differently. You can just make it better for those that follow up Space Shuttle columbia, the final flight, to part fund nelly tonight at nine on seek with Fast Create Factory great visual solutions to perfect your process that sides make your statement when you purchase a pair of bomba psaki or underwear you also donate one to someone facing homelessness. One purchased equals one donated 100 million donations and counting visit bomba dot com and get 20 off your first order unnecessary . 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Now, israel has already retaliated in the hours since that has bulla strike, hitting hezbollah targets in Southern Lebanon and lebanon is where we find our Senior International correspondent, ben wedeman, who joins me now from beirut. So ben, in that statement about its support for the palestinian in people hezbollah appears to be making clear that its actions have to do with the war in gaza. And our independent of irans attack on israel yeah the beginning of that statement is really the standard statement that his butler puts out. Every time it launches strikes against israel. And we know that from speaking with sources very close to his butler. And we heard in his speech from hassan nasrallah, the secretary general of the hizballah