A senior White House official and a Department of Defense official confirmed to NBC News that the U.S. has indications that Iran is preparing to launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel. Monica Alba reports on the military escalation amid Israel's invasion of southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah.
, White House and Defense Department officials say. Washington is actively supporting preparations to defend its ally, the White House official said, warning of "severe consequences for Iran."It follows weeks of escalating conflict with the Iran-backed militant group, which is reeling from the killing of its powerful leader. Both the U.S. and Israel warned Iran, which has vowed to respond to the expanding Israeli attacks on its proxies across the Middle East.
Israel likely sees a “golden opportunity” to deepen its assault on Hezbollah after killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and other top commanders, in addition to “exploding” part of the militant and political group’s communication system. Militia groups and Iranian proxies in the region could also play a role — including missile launches from the Houthis in Yemen, officials say.
In a post on X, she said that “at least 80 children have reportedly been killed” in the current conflict and over 1 million people displaced.The U.N. Relief and Works Agency says 2,332 people, including 640 children, are registered at its emergency shelters in Lebanon. Speaking from a shelter in the city of Saida in southern Lebanon, she said humanitarian workers had been warned by local officials to avoid making movements in the south amid Israel's incursion, leaving displaced civilians feeling trapped."Families are scared," she said, adding that hundreds of children were among those taking refuge in the makeshift shelters.
The latest indication of an Iranian attack suggests it could be more robust than its retaliatory strike in April where more than 100 missiles were fired toward Israel. She added that she “left in the middle of the night” for the village of Hassbaya, around 10 miles north, before moving on to Saida, Lebanon’s third largest city, around 40 miles east.
Administration officials have been anticipating a response from Iran to Israel’s killing of Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, and today’s invasion of southern Lebanon.The number of Israeli troops who crossed into southern Lebanon last night was in “the low hundreds,” an Israeli official said. The official said there were limits to what the small teams of special forces — usually between 20 and 40 commandos — were able to achieve in terms of destroying the threat from Hezbollah and that’s why larger forces were ultimately ordered to cross the border yesterday.The Russian Foreign Ministry has condemned Israel's"attack on Lebanon," and warns of further escalation of violence in the region.
“I am scared and terrified,” he told NBC News yesterday, adding that he worried constantly about a bomb, an explosion and the buzzing sound of a plane or drone overhead. At the same briefing, Cristhian Cortez of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said the situation in Lebanon had escalated into a humanitarian crisis.Swiss Air has extended its suspension of flights to Beirut and Tel Aviv, as Israel intensifies its offensive in Lebanon.
In a written statement to Reuters, Afif said Hezbollah had not engaged in “direct ground clashes” with Israeli troops, but that it would be ready to do so.Israeli troops in Lebanon remain close to the border with Israel and are yet to clash with any Hezbollah forces, an Israeli security official said this morning.
Video footage released by the IDF suggested that the forces crossing the border were primarily small units of commandos travelling on foot. Israel claims it is carrying out “limited, localized, targeted” operations in southern Lebanon, but Aoun told the BBC it is"definitely a country invading another country."
The spokesperson adds:"Of course, we know that mission creep can be a risk and we will keep discussing that with the Israelis. And ultimately, a diplomatic resolution is the only way to achieve lasting stability and security across the Israel-Lebanon border."Sirens sounded in Tel Aviv's Gush Dan area and across central Israel following"projectile launches that crossed from Lebanon," says the IDF.
"We felt that there was something serious taking place - and soon," he said in an interview this morning. Then, el Hajj said, he heard"very close clashes" near his village, with the sounds of fighting"surrounding us from all directions."Both el Hajj and Charbel, a 35-year-old who asked that his last name be withheld out of fear of professional repercussions, said all appeared to be quiet at around 10 a.m. local time .
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