An Israeli army raid in central Beirut left six people dead during the night from Wednesday to Thursday. The nature of Israel’s response has not yet been defined, while the United States favors a “proportionate” response.
08:05 – The first French repatriates have arrived in Paris
This Thursday, early in the morning, fifty French nationals left Beirut and landed at Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport. They were able to benefit from places reserved by the French embassy in Lebanon due to their “vulnerable” status, and take a flight from Middle East Airlines, specifies BFMTV. “In total, 200 places have been reserved by the embassy to repatriate fragile, elderly, sick people who need to be cared for. Pregnant women and young children are also affected,” specifies the media.
08:01 – Israeli strike kills 6 in Beirut
An Israeli raid was carried out during the night from Wednesday to Thursday, targeting for the second time in central Beirut, a center of the Islamic Health Committee (CSI) of Hezbollah. The toll is heavy: six dead and seven injured in this Bachoura district according to information from the Ministry of Health.
02/10/24 – 23:42 – The toll of Lebanese victims revised upwards
END OF LIVE – The Lebanese Ministry of Health delivered a new assessment at the end of the evening after the Israeli strikes which targeted the country this Wednesday. According to the authorities, 46 people died and 85 others were injured.
02/10/24 – 23:24 – New Israeli strikes on Beirut, without evacuation notice from the Hebrew state before
Stronghold of Hezbollah, the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital have once again been targeted by Israel. Three Israeli strikes are reported this evening, by AFP, echoed by several media including The World. This is the third series of raids in less than 24 hours carried out by the Hebrew state against the stronghold of Hezbollah. On
02/10/24 – 23:15 – “We must very clearly call on Israel to its responsibilities in terms of respecting international law”
In the columns of Pointthe Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, estimated Wednesday evening that “Israel’s security is not negotiable”, before adding that “we must also very clearly call Israel to its responsibilities in terms of respect for the law international and protection of civilian populations. He then re-indicated the position of Paris, which “calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon and will continue to put the military resources at its disposal, in particular the 700 French soldiers who serve in South Lebanon under a UN mandate, at the service de-escalation efforts and compliance with United Nations resolutions.
02/10/24 – 22:37 – Hassan Nasrallah’s son-in-law killed in Syria
Five days after the death of Hassan Nasrallah, an NGO reported Wednesday evening that the son-in-law of the former leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Jaafar Kassir, was killed in Damascus in an Israeli strike.
02/10/24 – 22:17 – The Gulf Cooperation Council reaffirms its support for Lebanon
While an extraordinary ministerial meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council was held this evening in Qatar, at which the Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhane, was notably expected, Reuters relays this evening that support for Lebanon has been reaffirmed on this occasion and that a call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza was once again launched.
02/10/24 – 9:46 p.m. – “It’s false!” : Lebanon denounces Israel’s “barbaric aggressions”
From New York, where the UN Security Council met, Lebanon strongly attacked the Jewish state. “When Israel claims that these are targeted and surgical military operations, it is false!” launched the Lebanese representative who denounced “11 months of barbaric aggressions” carried out by Israel and deplored “damage imposed on immense civilian infrastructures”.
02/10/24 – 9:19 p.m. – “Jordan will not be anyone’s battlefield”
Neighboring the Jewish state, Jordan has been on alert since the resurgence of tensions in the Middle East. The day after the Iranian attack on Israel, the head of Jordanian diplomacy spoke by telephone with his British counterpart, reports a Jordanian press release. On this occasion, Ayman Safadi warned that “Jordan will not be anyone’s battlefield” and that the country “will face with all its capabilities any threat to its security, its stability and the security of its citizens”, specifying that the kingdom had “clearly informed Iran and Israel”.