The tension did not decrease during the night of Tuesday October 1 to Wednesday October 2, after a massive attack materialized by more than 200 missiles fired from Iran towards Israel in the evening. The two belligerents respectively promise retaliation for Israel, and terrible consequences in the event of an attack in return for Iran. While Israel continued to bomb Lebanon during the night, notably targeting two Hezbollah buildings in the heart of the southern suburbs of Beirut, Emmanuel Macron promised at the end of a nighttime Defense Council a conference of support for Lebanese people soon, and asked their Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot to visit the Middle East again.
Information to remember
⇒ Israel again bombed the southern suburbs of Beirut during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday
⇒ France promises a support conference for Lebanon
⇒ Threats continue to arise between Israel and Iran
07:40
In Denmark, two “explosions” near the Israeli embassy
Danish police announced on Wednesday that they were investigating two “explosions” near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen. “No one was injured and we are conducting preliminary investigations at the scene. A possible link to the Israeli embassy, located in the area, is being investigated,” police said on X.
07:30
Hezbollah claims to have clashed with Israeli troops trying to “infiltrate” into Lebanon
Lebanese Hezbollah said this Wednesday morning that it had confronted Israeli soldiers who were trying to infiltrate Lebanon, adding that it had targeted Israeli troops on the other side of the border. Fighters from the pro-Iranian Islamist movement confronted “an infantry force of the Israeli enemy which was trying to infiltrate the village of Adaysseh”, Hezbollah said in a statement, adding that its fighters had also ” targeted Israeli forces at three separate points on the border with rockets and artillery.
07:20
Beirut bombed again in the night
The Israeli army announced on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday that it was striking Hezbollah targets in Beirut, after Israel called on X and Telegram for the civilian population to immediately evacuate two buildings, Hezbollah stronghold and their surroundings within a radius of 500 meters. Strikes were later confirmed in the area.
According to the Lebanese Health Ministry, 55 people were killed and 156 others injured by “strikes by the Israeli enemy” over the previous 24 hours. 1,873 people have been killed in Lebanon since Israel and Hezbollah began exchanging fire in October, according to Lebanon’s disaster management unit.
07:15
A conference in support of the Lebanese people
France “will very soon organize a conference in support of the Lebanese people and their institutions”, announced the presidency in a press release on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, indicating that Emmanuel Macron had asked the head of French diplomacy Jean-Noël Barrot to “visit the Middle East again”, to “start de-escalation and find lasting solutions […] particularly the situation in Lebanon and Gaza.
Emmanuel Macron announced that he condemned “with the greatest firmness the new attacks by Iran against Israel” and France “mobilized” on Tuesday “its military resources in the Middle East to counter the Iranian threat”, declared the Elysée in the outcome of a nighttime defense council. The French president also demanded that “Hezbollah cease its terrorist actions against Israel and its population”, recalling that France is “committed to the security of Israel”. He also asked the Israeli authorities to “end as quickly as possible” their “military operations”.
07:00
Iran will hit Israel’s ‘all infrastructure’ in case of attack
Iran warned overnight that it would strike Israel’s “all infrastructure” if it is attacked in response to its own missile launches on Tuesday. “If the Zionist regime, which has gone mad, is not controlled by its American and European supporters and wants to continue these crimes or act against our sovereignty and territorial integrity, the operation like that of this evening (Tuesday) will be repeated with greater intensity and all the regime’s infrastructure will be targeted,” Iran’s army chief of staff, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, told Iranian state television.
Earlier, Iran had already warned against any military intervention against its soil. “In case of direct intervention by the countries supporting the regime in the aggression and attack against Iran, their centers and interests in the region will also face a powerful attack” from Iran, announced the general staff of the Iranian armed forces.
Around 200 missiles were fired Tuesday evening by Iran, Israel’s sworn enemy and Hamas ally, towards Israeli territory “in response” to the deaths of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders. Part of it was intercepted, according to the Israeli army. The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas praised Iran’s “heroic” attack after the assassinations of its “martyrs”, while London, Berlin, Spain and the European Union strongly condemned the attack against Israel.
The Israeli army denounced a “serious and dangerous escalation” of this attack aimed at “killing thousands of civilians”, warning Iran of “consequences” and promising that its planes would strike again “with force ” in the coming hours in the Middle East.