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Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israeli strikes in Lebanon continue as countries begin to evacuate citizens from the region.
Israel Iran conflict live updates: Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Israel Iran conflict live updates: Blasts were heard in the southern suburbs of Beirut following three evacuation warnings issued by Israel early on Saturday morning. The Israeli offensive on Lebanon continues after strikes on Friday damaged the Masnaa Border Crossing, preventing Lebanese refugees from fleeing to Syria. The Hezbollah also shelled Israeli forces on Friday during a ground incursion in Lebanon as they continue to make headway into the country. The IDF claimed 250 Hezbollah operatives had been killed since they began their ground operations earlier this week.…Read More
The Israeli military also claimed that the Hezbollah launched 100 rockets into Israel on Friday.
A The Salah Ghandour Hospital in the city of Bint Jbeil was also bombed by Israel on Friday, with several members injured, highlighting the medical crisis in Lebanon, where many primary health care centres have been damaged by strikes or shut down.
The World Health Organization on Friday said 28 health workers in Lebanon had been killed in 24 hours.
On Thursday night the Israeli military launched 10 consecutive strikes, targeting Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters and key commander Hashem Safieddine.
Later, on Friday, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei addressed a Friday prayer service with Sfaieddine’s brother in tow, to commemorate the slain Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah who was killed in an Israeli strike in Beirut.
The Iranian leader called for Muslim nations to unite against Israeli attacks and doubled down on the October 7 attacks by Hamas in Israel being legitimate. He also justified the Iranian missile attacks on Israel earlier this week, stating that the country had the right to defend themselves.
Around 1,400 Lebanese, including Hezbollah fighters and civilians, have been killed and some 1.2 million driven from their homes since Israel escalated its strikes this week.
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Israel Iran conflict live updates: Hamas confirms death of leader and his family in Israeli strike, vows vengeance
Israel Iran conflict live updates: Hamas has confirmed that Saeed Atallah, a leader of al-Qassam brigades, was killed along with his wife and two daughters in an Israeli strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Saturday.
“We pledge to our people to avenge the pure blood that was shed and to confirm that our upcoming series of responses will be in actions before words,” Hamas said in a statement.
Israel Iran conflict live updates: Iran’s foreign minister arrives in Syria
Israel Iran conflict live updates: Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araqchi has arrived in Damascus to discuss regional developments and bilateral relations with Syria, an Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Saturday.
Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israeli forces use Palestinian as shield in attack on refugee camp in West Bank
Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israeli forces have used a Palestinian as a human shield during an attack on the al-Ein refugee camp, near Nablus city in the West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports.
Palestinian resistance groups have also fired back at Israeli forces after they stormed the city of Nablus and Burqa.
Israel Iran conflict live updates: UN reports shelling on schools kills 20 people in 2 days in Gaza
Israel Iran conflict live updates: A UN agency reported that three schools sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza have been attacked in the past two days, killing more than 20 people.
UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Friday that the UNRWA, stresses that “schools are not a target and cannot be used for any military purposes by anyone.”
87 per cent of Gaza’s school buildings have been directly hit or damaged, out of which a third are built by the UNRWA.
Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israeli forces shell hospital in Lebanon, claim rescue vehicles used by militants
Israel Iran conflict live updates: The Salah Ghandour Hospital in the town of Bint Jbeil was bombed by Israeli forces on Friday and “resulted in nine members of the medical and nursing staff being injured, most of them seriously,” while most of the medical staff were evacuated.
Earlier on Friday, the Israel military in a statement alleged that rescue vehicles were being used by Hezbollah to transport militants and weapons.
Medical services in Lebanon are facing a crisis due to several primary health care centres being destroyed or shut down.
Israel Iran conflict live updates: South Korea evacuates 97 citizens and Lebanese family members from Lebanon
Israel Iran conflict live updates: A South Korean military transport aircraft is evacuating 97 citizens and family members from Lebanon and will return to South Korea on Saturday afternoon, the country’s foreign ministry said.
South Korean diplomats stationed in Lebanon remained in the country.
Israel Iran conflict live updates: Biden reminds Israel that no one has helped them more than him
Israel Iran conflict live updates: US president Joe Biden when asked about whether Netanyahu was biding time till the US elections, stated that, “Whether he’s trying to influence the election, I don’t know, but I’m not counting on that.”
However, he did remind Netanyahu that he had been the most supportive ally to the country, over the last year.
Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israel strikes Palestinian refugee camp
Israel Iran conflict live updates: The Beddawi camp, where Palestinian refugees reside was attacked by Israel on Saturday.
The strike, also led to the death of a Hamas chief and three members of his family.
Israel Iran conflict live updates: Hamas leader and his family killed in strike on north Lebanon
Israel Iran conflict live updates: Saeed Atallah, a leader of Hamas’ armed wing al-Qassam brigades, was killed along with three members of his family in an Israeli strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Saturday.
Israel Iran conflict live updates: US to give $157 million for humanitarian aid to Lebanon
Israel Iran conflict live updates: In a statement on X, the US decided to give $157 million in humanitarian aid in response to Lebanon crisis.
Lebanon has faced more than a 1,000 days in a week due to incessant Israeli strikes.
Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israeli strikes cut off Masnaa Border Crossing
Israel Iran conflict live updates: An Israeli strike cut off the Masnaa Border Crossing which allowed those seeking refuge in Syria from Lebanon to pass.
Israel said it targeted the crossing because it was being used by Hezbollah to transport military equipment across the border. It said fighter jets had struck a tunnel used to smuggle weapons from Iran and other proxies into Lebanon.
Israel Iran conflict live updates: Iran ‘supreme leader khamenei says allies will not back down from fight with Israel
Israel Iran conflict live updates: Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei addressed crowds during a Friday prayer service at Tehran Grand Mosque and said allies around the region would keep fighting Israel,
Khamenei also defended the Hamas’ “logical and legal” actions and hailed its “fierce defence” against Israeli forces.
Israel Iran conflict live updates: Hezbollah says cross-border fight with Israel continues
Israel Iran conflict live updates: Hezbollah said, early on Saturday, that it was engaged in ongoing clashes with Israeli troops on the Lebanon border.
“Israeli enemy soldiers renewed an attempt to advance towards the vicinity of the municipality in the village of Adaysseh”, they said in a statement.
Earlier the Hezbollah had pushed back Israeli troops and forced a retreat. They also targeted Israeli soldiers in the Yarun region of Lebanon with rockets.
Israel Iran conflict live updates: Trump advises Israel to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities
Israel Iran conflict live updates: During a campaign event in North Carolina on Friday, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said that Israel should strike Iran’s nuclear facilities.
After being posed a question on the possibility of Israel targeting Iran’s nuclear program, which President Biden had been asked before, Trump said, “When they asked him that question, the answer should have been, hit the nuclear first, and worry about the rest later.”
Israel Iran conflic live updates: Blasts were heard and smoke was seen billowing in the southern suburbs of Beirut after the Israeli military gave three evacuation warnings, early on Saturday.
The first alert on Saturday called on residents specifically present in a building in the Burj al-Barajneh neighborhood. The second alert mentioned those present in a building in Choueifat district.
The third alert mentioned buildings in the areas of Burj al-Barajneh and Haret Hreik.
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