Harris are monitoring the attack in the white House Situation Room and receiving regular updates, that is according to the spokesperson for national security, and thus the person on x. Thats because Laughter Correspondentjon Donnison who is In Jerusalem for us. Jon donnison, bring us up to date on what is happening over the skies of jerusalem this evening. Looking back at the passover, jerusalem this evening. Looking back at the passover, exactly jerusalem this evening. Looking back at the passover, exactly almost jerusalem this evening. Looking back at the passover, exactly almost an i at the passover, exactly almost an hour ago when the sirens went off, we got alerts on our phones, though sirens and alerts going across israel, we rented a Safe Room here in our bbc office injerusalem, and as we were doing that, we heard the sound of loud explosions overhead, which sounded like missiles being intercepted by Israels Iron Dome Missile Defence shield, though sirens went on for about 30 mi
Good evening. In another serIous escalatIon in the Middle East, iran has launched Missile Attacks against israel on the very same day that israel began a Ground InvasIon against hezbollah in Southern Lebanon. A few hours ago, sirens sounded across the country and israelis were told to take refuge in bomb shelters, as explosIons lit up the night sky. Israel has said that this attack will have consequences, whilst the iranian government said that if israel retaliated, its response would be, in its words, crushing and ruinous. The Israeli Defense Forces say that around 180 missilies were launched towards israel this evening. Warning sirens sounded at around 5 30pm, and explosIons were soon heard. The missiles were fired across huge swathes of israel, including its largest city Tel Aviv, and the capitaljerusalem. Our correspondent Jon Donnison is there. You had to seek shelter there when the missiles were fired a few hours ago. That is right. Four and a half hours ago, us, like millIons of
The u. S. Military intercepting missiles. Iran striking back for the killing of Hezbollahs Leader in beirut. President biden and Vice President harris in the Situation Room. Matt gutman standing by in israel, and Martha Raddatz is right here tonight. How concerned is the u. S. Now of a fullscale regional war . Of course, all of this affecting the race for the White House tonight. The consequential Vice President ial debate a short time from now. Governor tim Walz And Senator j. D. Vance, likely to face questions on the crisis in the Middle East, and, of course, the issues right here at home. Abc will carry the debate live, 9 00 p. M. Eastern. The economy tonight. And this crippling new strike. Union workers up and down the coast and the gulf, Tens Of Thousands of Dock Workers walking off the job. The strike now threatening the nations supply chain. Tonight, the Search Efforts growing more desperate by the hour, with the Death Toll from Hurricane Helene rising. More than 150 lives now l