The Israeli army carried out a new round of strikes on the south of Beirut, stronghold of the Shiite movement Hezbollah, in the night from Thursday to Friday, in one of the most violent raids since the start of its bombing campaign on the country. , September 23. 37 people lost their lives in 24 hours in Lebanon, according to the Ministry of Health. According to American media, Hachem Safieddine, potential successor to Hassan Nasrallah at the head of Hezbollah, was also targeted on Wednesday evening by Israeli attacks. In Iran, the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is due to lead a highly anticipated sermon this Friday, October 4, which could set the tone for his country’s plans against Israel.
Information to remember
⇒ Iran’s supreme leader to speak Friday morning
⇒ A new round of nighttime strikes on southern Beirut
⇒ Hachem Safieddine, expected future leader of Hezbollah, would have been targeted by Israel
07:46
The main road axis between Lebanon and Syria cut by strikes
The Lebanese news agency ANI reported that an Israeli raid on the border with Syria had cut off the main road linking the two countries this Friday morning, as tens of thousands of people have fled Lebanon in recent days, where Israel carries out intense bombings against the Hezbollah movement.
According to a figure provided on October 1, 2024, by the Lebanese Crisis Center, “176,080 Syrian citizens and 63,373 Lebanese citizens have fled to Syria since the start of the Israeli campaign. That is a total of 239,453 people,” cites the Orient-Le Jour.
07:25
Iran’s Supreme Leader to Speak Friday Morning
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is scheduled to lead the weekly prayer this Friday at 9 a.m. French time and deliver a sermon that could set the tone for Iran’s plans. The now open war between Israel and Hezbollah is in fact accompanied by an escalation between Tel Aviv and Tehran, leading to fears concerning a conflagration in the Middle East. This rare speech must come three days before the first anniversary of the unprecedented attack by Hamas on Israeli soil, on October 7.
07:15
“We can avoid” a “total war” in the Middle East, says Joe Biden
“We can avoid” a “total war” in the Middle East, declared American President Joe Biden overnight, questioned on the subject at a time when the international community fears a large-scale conflict in the region. “I don’t think there’s going to be an all-out war. I think we can avoid it. But there’s still a lot to do,” he told reporters. Earlier Thursday, he said he was “in discussions” with Israel about possible strikes against Iran’s oil installations.
07:00
New civilian casualties in Gaza
The Israeli offensive continues in parallel on the Gaza Strip, devastated and besieged for a year. On Thursday, seven people were killed by Israeli strikes in different sectors of this Palestinian territory, according to Civil Defense, which also reported five deaths in new strikes on Friday.
06:45
18 dead in West Bank in strike on refugee camp
In the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Authority announced Thursday evening the death of 18 people in an Israeli strike on the Tulkarem refugee camp. The Israeli army claimed to have “eliminated” a local Hamas leader, Zahi abd al-Razaq, alias Zahi Oufi. It was the deadliest strike in the West Bank since 2000, according to a source within the Palestinian security services. A witness, social worker Alaa Sroji, explained to AFP that an Israeli plane had “hit a cafeteria”. There are “children, young people whose bodies are torn to pieces,” he said.
Fatah, the movement of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, called for a “day of anger” on Friday in honor of the “heroic martyrs” of Tulkarem.
06:40
One of Hezbollah’s top leaders reportedly targeted by air attack
According to the American site Axios, which cites three unidentified Israeli officials, Hachem Safieddine, potential successor to Hassan Nasrallah at the head of Hezbollah, was targeted by Israeli attacks on Wednesday evening. The Israeli army, questioned by AFP, has not yet confirmed this information.
06:30
Around forty people killed in 24 hours in Lebanon
The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced on the night of Thursday to Friday the death of 37 people in 24 hours in various Israeli strikes.
06:20
New Israeli strikes on south Beirut overnight
The Israeli army carried out a new round of strikes on the south of Beirut, a stronghold of the Shiite Hezbollah movement, during the night from Thursday to Friday. Thursday evening, “Israel struck the southern suburbs (of Beirut) eleven times in a row,” said a source close to the movement, on condition of anonymity.
The official Lebanese news agency ANI reports “one of the most violent raids on the southern suburbs of Beirut since the start of the Israeli war against Lebanon.” According to AFP correspondents, the strikes triggered car alarms and shook buildings in a wide area. Images show giant balls of flame rising from the targeted site, with thick smoke and flares.