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Israel Iran conflict highlights: IDF chief says Hamas military wing ‘defeated’

Israel Iran conflict highlights: Five Israeli strikes also hit south Beirut today, with four of them being described as “very violent” by Lebanese media
Israel Iran conflict live updates: People react as they attend an event with members of the UK Jewish community in Hyde Park, central London on October 6, 2024, to mark the one-year anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas in Israel.
Israel Iran conflict live updates: People react as they attend an event with members of the UK Jewish community in Hyde Park, central London on October 6, 2024, to mark the one-year anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas in Israel.

Israel Iran conflict highlights: Five strikes were launched into south Beirut by Israel on October 6, Sunday, reported Lebanese media, with four strikes being described as “very violent”. “Israeli enemy warplanes carried out four very violent strikes on (Beirut's) southern suburbs, and one strike on the Chweifat area, with ambulances rushing to the site”, said Lebanon's National News Agency....Read More

Air travel at Lebanon's only airport in Beirut, which is close to the targeted areas, is still ongoing.

Earlier, on Saturday night, the Israeli army issued a fresh call for residents to evacuate from Beirut's southern suburbs, as it continued to target Hezbollah operatives in the Lebanese capital.

"For your safety and that of your family members, you must immediately evacuate the designated buildings and those adjacent to them and move away from them at least 500 meters," said spokesperson Avichay Adraee referring to areas in the Burj el-Barajneh, Haret Hreik and Chweifat al-Amrussiya neighbourhoods.

Israeli strikes, early on Sunday, also killed at least 24 people and wounded 93 others in a mosque in Gaza, reported Reuters.

The strike on the mosque occurred as Israel nears the one year anniversary of the October 7 attack carried out by Hamas.

The Israeli military issued a statement about the strike in Gaza, saying that it "conducted a precise strike on Hamas terrorists who were operating within a command and control center embedded in a structure that previously served as the 'Shuhada al-Aqsa' Mosque in the area of Deir al Balah."

Israel's attacks on Gaza have killed close to 42,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's health ministry and have killed more than 2,000 people in Lebanon over a year of aggressive warfare.

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Oct 6, 2024 11:00 PM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: France committed to Israel's security, Macron tells Netanyahu

Israel Iran conflict live updates: French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed Sunday his country's "unwavering commitment" to Israel's security in a phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while insisting on a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, the presidency said.

"On the eve of the first anniversary of the Hamas terrorist offensive against Israel, he expressed the solidarity of the French people with the Israeli people," the French presidency said.

Macron had also voiced "his conviction that the time for a ceasefire has now come".

Oct 6, 2024 9:04 PM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Netanyahu dials Macron

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told French President Emmanuel Macron that imposing an arms embargo on Israel would strengthen Iran's regional alliances, further empowering its axis of influence.

Oct 6, 2024 8:42 PM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Thousands in London for October 7 memorial

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Thousands gathered in London on Sunday at a memorial for the victims of last year's October 7 Hamas attack against Israel, as the ensuing war in Gaza enters its second year.

Attendees waved Israeli flags and "bring them home" placards with the faces of hostages still held by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip at the commemoration in Hyde Park in central London.

The event was organised by the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the Jewish Leadership Council and other groups in collaboration with the Israeli embassy in London.

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Oct 6, 2024 7:49 PM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: 40 percent of Lebanese pupils displaced by Israeli bombardment, says ministry official

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Nearly half of Lebanon's 1.25 million school pupils have become displaced, a top education ministry official said Sunday, as Israel's intensifying strikes on Hezbollah strongholds forced more than one million people to flee.

"There are 1.25 million pupils in Lebanese schools," Director General of Education Imad Achkar said, and "40 percent of them of them have been displaced" by Israeli bombardment.

Oct 6, 2024 7:45 PM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: UN refugee chief says humanitarian law violated in strikes on Lebanon

Israel Iran conflict live updates: The United Nations' refugee chief Filippo Grandi said on Sunday that many strikes on Lebanon had violated international humanitarian law, in apparent reference to Israel's bombardment of large parts of the country.

Oct 6, 2024 6:51 PM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Gaza rescuers say at least 17 killed in Israeli strikes in Jabaliya area

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Gaza's civil defence agency said on Sunday that Israeli air strikes in the Jabaliya area in the north of the territory killed at least 17 people, including nine children.

"There are 17 martyrs, including nine children, in Israeli air strikes in Jabaliya," civil defence agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP. Israeli forces have encircled Jabaliya in response to indications that Hamas was rebuilding there.

Oct 6, 2024 6:10 PM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israeli airstrikes hit medical and relief supplies

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israeli airstrikes hit three cars carrying medical and relief supplies in Homs, Syria, according to the state news agency.

Oct 6, 2024 5:59 PM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Netanyahu visits troops along Lebanon border

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited troops along the border with Lebanon on Sunday, his office said, nearly a week after the Israeli military launched ground operations against Hezbollah inside southern Lebanon.

Oct 6, 2024 5:40 PM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Shooting reported in Beersheba city

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israeli police reported on Sunday that several people were injured in a suspected shooting attack in the southern city of Beersheba. Authorities confirmed that the attacker had been "neutralised."

Oct 6, 2024 5:00 PM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Iran says ‘prepared response to any Israeli attack’

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Iran has finalized a response plan for any potential Israeli attack following its missile strikes on Israel last week, local media reported on Sunday.

"The necessary response to any action by the Zionists (Israel) has been fully prepared," the Tasnim news agency quoted an "informed source" from the armed forces as saying.

Oct 6, 2024 4:57 PM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israeli strikes batter Beirut in heaviest bombardment so far, witnesses say

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight and into Sunday, marking the heaviest bombardment of the Lebanese capital since Israel ramped up its offensive against Hezbollah last month.

Explosions lit up the night sky, with blasts heard across Beirut and flashes visible from kilometers away for nearly 30 minutes.

Witnesses and military analysts on local TV described it as the largest assault on Beirut since the escalation began.

Oct 6, 2024 4:05 PM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israel army says more troops deployed near Gaza ahead of October 7 anniversary

Israel Iran conflict live updates: The Israeli military announced Sunday that it has deployed additional troops to protect southern communities and areas along the Gaza border, ahead of the anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack.

The IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) said its Gaza Division has been reinforced with multiple platoons, with forces stationed to secure both the communities and the border region. According to a military statement, the soldiers are fully equipped and operating in coordination with local security forces to ensure the defense of the area.

Oct 6, 2024 4:02 PM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Iran oil minister visits key site after Israeli threats

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Iranian oil minister Mohsen Paknejad visited an oil facility on Kharg Island on Sunday, amid rising concerns over possible Israeli airstrikes on key infrastructure.

The visit follows an Israeli official's statement that the country is "preparing a response" after Iran fired a series of missiles at Israel earlier this week.

Oct 6, 2024 3:17 PM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: German chancellor urges ceasefire ahead of Gaza war anniversary

Israel Iran conflict live updates: German chancellor Olaf Scholz reiterated his call for a ceasefire on Sunday, ahead of the first anniversary of the Gaza conflict. He also expressed concern over the rise of anti-Semitism.

"Unfortunately, on this first anniversary of Hamas's terror attack on Israel, peace or reconciliation in the Middle East seems more distant than ever," Scholz said in a video message.

Oct 6, 2024 2:43 PM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Intense Israeli bombing rocks Beirut ahead of war anniversary

Israel Iran conflict live updates: A massive fireball lit up the sky and thick plumes of smoke rose over southern Beirut on Sunday as Israel launched intense air strikes on Hezbollah targets, marking a significant escalation almost a year after the Gaza conflict began.

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati called on the international community to pressure Israel for a ceasefire, as another strike hit the southern suburbs of the capital.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces remained on high alert ahead of Monday's anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack, which triggered the ongoing war.

Oct 6, 2024 2:02 PM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israel military prepared for attacks on anniversary of Oct 7 Hamas attack

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told a televised briefing on Sunday: "We are prepared with increased forces in anticipation for this day", when there could be “attacks on the home front”, referring to the one year anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.

Oct 6, 2024 1:34 PM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Sirens sound along Israel's coast

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Sirens sound along Israel's coast as the Israeli military claims that rockets have been launched by Lebanon, though many have been intercepted.

The military said that several "suspicious aerial targets" did not cross into Israeli airspace and were shot down

Oct 6, 2024 1:03 PM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Thousands march in Rome, Paris, Milan, Cape Town and more in solidarity with Palestine

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Thousands of protesters took to the streets demanding an end to Israeli strikes in Gaza and Lebanon in Rome, Paris, Milan and Cape Town on Saturday and Sunday.

About 40,000 pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through central London, while thousands gathered in Paris, Rome, Manila, Cape Town and New York City.

Demonstrations were also held near the White House in Washington, protesting against U.S. support for Israel in military campaigns in Gaza and Lebanon.

Oct 6, 2024 12:38 PM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israeli military encircles Jabaliya in Gaza after sources say Hamas was rebuilding

Israel Iran conflict live updates: The Israeli military said on Sunday that its troops had surrounded the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza in response to information that Hamas was rebuilding its operations.

"The troops of the 401st Brigade and the 460th Brigade have successfully encircled the area and are currently continuing to operate in the area," the IDF said in a statement.

The Israeli military claimed it had intelligence indicating the "presence of terrorists and terror infrastructure in the area of Jabaliya... as well as efforts by Hamas to rebuild its operational capabilities in the area".

"Prior to and during the operation, the IAF (air force) struck dozens of military targets in the area to assist IDF (army) ground troops," the military said, claiming that the targets struck were weapons storage facilities and militant infrastructure sites.

Oct 6, 2024 12:19 PM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israel on high alert as October 7 anniversary approaches

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israel has placed its forces on high alert ahead of the anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack. The country is currently in conflict with Iran and Lebanon, as it has been launching strikes into the latter country in an attempt to eradicate Iran-backed Hezbollah's operatives.

It claims to have eliminated 440 Hezbollah fighters and cleared 2,000 Hezbollah terror targets.

Meanwhile thousands have taken to the streets around the world to demand accountability from Israel and march in solidarity with Palestine.

Oct 6, 2024 11:50 AM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israeli military says 30 projectiles launched from Lebanon

Israel Iran conflict live updates: 30 projectiles had been launched from Lebanon into Israeli territory, the IDF confirmed, with some intercepted, on Sunday.

The Hezbollah said it successfully targeted a group of Israeli soldiers in northern Israel “with a large rocket salvo, hitting them accurately.” though the claim could not be independently confirmed.

Oct 6, 2024 11:29 AM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israeli military claims 440 Hezbollah fighters killed; no response from Hezbollah

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israeli military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said on Saturday that Israel had killed 440 Hezbollah fighters in its ground operations in southern Lebanon and destroyed 2,000 Hezbollah targets in total.

Further, Saudi news outlet Al-Hadath has claimed that Israel has confirmed the death of Hashem Saffiedine, presumed successor of late Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, by an Israeli strike on Hezbollah intelligence headquarters in Lebanon.

Hezbollah has not confirmed the Israeli death tolls of Hezbollah operatives or the assumed death of Saffiedine.

Oct 6, 2024 11:05 AM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Hezbollah claims it prevented Israeli troops from storming Lebanese border village

Israel Iran conflict live updates: The Hezbollah has claimed that their fighters pushed away Israeli troops that attempted to storm into a Lebanese border village early Sunday.

The news comes amidst increased ground incursions by the IDF into Lebanon and additional battalions being added by Israel.

The Hezbollah fighters launched "artillery shells" at "Israeli enemy soldiers who attempted to infiltrate from Blida forcing (them) to retreat," they said in a statement.

Oct 6, 2024 10:48 AM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: 24 people killed in Israeli attack on mosque in Gaza; 93 wounded

Israel Iran conflict live updates: At least 24 people were killed and 93 others wounded when Israeli airstrikes targeted a mosque and a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza, early on Sunday morning.

The Israeli military said it conducted "precise strikes on Hamas terrorists" who were operating within command and control centers embedded in Ibn Rushd School and the Shuhada al-Aqsa Mosque in the area of Deir al Balah.

Oct 6, 2024 10:20 AM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: 2 Hamas officials killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon

Israel Iran conflict live updates: An Israeli strike on a refugee camp in north Lebanon killed Hamas official Saeed Atallah Ali and his family on Saturday.

Hamas later confirmed that another military wing member was killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley.

Oct 6, 2024 10:17 AM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: 40,000 people march at London's pro-Palestine protest

Israel Iran conflict live updates: As pro-Palestine protests erupt across the world in time for the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack, 40,000 people marched in London in solidarity with the Palestinian cause and denounced Israel.

Counter-protestors were also present waving Israeli flags at the demonstrators. There were 15 arrests on the side lines of the protests, according to police, though they did not specify which group they belonged to.

Oct 6, 2024 9:55 AM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Gaza mosque attack death toll increases to 21, large numbers reported wounded

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Gaza's civil defence agency announced on Sunday that the Israeli strike on a mosque-turned-shelter in central Deir al-Balah killed 21 people.

"The number of deaths rose to 21 and a large number of wounded as a result of the occupation (Israel) bombing of a mosque sheltering displaced people in front of the gate of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip," said agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal.

The Israeli military said in a statement that it had "conducted a precise strike on Hamas terrorists who were operating within a command and control centre" at the mosque.

Oct 6, 2024 9:40 AM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Activist and independent US presidential candidate Cornel West disavows Israel's "ethnic cleansing"

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Cornel West, a prominent activist and an independent candidate running in the US presidential election, showed up at a pro-Palestine protest on Saturday, and disavowed Israel's “ethnic cleansing.”

"I'm here to forever be in solidarity with people undergoing a vicious genocide," he told AFP. "Dealing with ethnic cleansing it's getting worse, it's been a whole year now. You know, we got to keep fighting."

Protests across the USA have demanded that the government halt its military and other aid to Israel.

Oct 6, 2024 9:23 AM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Pro-Palestine protestor attempts to set himself on fire in Washington

Israel Iran conflict live updates: During a pro-Palestine protest in Washington, a man attempted to set himself on fire, demanding an end to US military aid to Israel, reported AFP.

Thousands of protesters waved Palestinian and Lebanese flags, among others, with many holding up signs and chanting in unison to demonstrate solidarity with the Palestinian cause.

Almost two hours into the protest, a man attempted to light himself on fire and succeeded in setting his left arm ablaze. Bystanders and the police extinguished his arm with keffiyehs (palestinian scarves) and water.

He was screaming, “I'm a journalist and we neglect it, we spread the misinformation.”

Police said the man was being treated for “non-life threatening injuries.”

Oct 6, 2024 8:53 AM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: USA evacuates 145 citizens and their families out of Lebanon

Israel Iran conflict live updates: The US State Department said 145 citizens were transported out of Lebanon in two flights on Saturday.

Citizens and their families were warned by the US government to evacuate as soon as possible given the Israeli bombardment of Beirut and other regions to root out Hezbollah operatives.

Oct 6, 2024 8:28 AM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Death toll in Israeli hit on Gaza mosque increases to 18

Israel Iran conflict live updates: At least 18 people were confirmed to be killed and several other were wounded in an Israeli air strike on a Gaza mosque early on Sunday, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.

Eyewitnesses told Reuters that the number of casualties could rise as the mosque was being used to house displaced people.

The Israeli military said in a statement that it had “conducted a precise strike on Hamas terrorists who were operating within a command and control center embedded in a structure that previously served as the 'Shuhada al-Aqsa' Mosque in the area of Deir al Balah.”

Oct 6, 2024 8:12 AM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: UN Secretary General Guterres calls for end to "shocking violence and bloodshed"

Israel Iran conflict live updates: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for an immediate end to the "shocking violence and bloodshed" in Gaza and Lebanon in a statement issued on Saturday.

The UN chief has been banned from Israel currently after he asked Israel to cease fire during their continous deadly strikes in Lebanon in the last week.

"This is a day for the global community to repeat in the loudest voice our utter condemnation of the abhorrent acts of Hamas, including the taking of hostages," UN chief Antonio Guterres said in a message referring to the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

Oct 6, 2024 7:55 AM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: France criticises Israel and halts arms supply despite being Israel's “steadfast friend”

Israel Iran conflict live updates: French President Emmanuel Macron, on Saturday, called for a halt on arms supplied to Israel for use in Gaza. He also criticised Israeli PM Netanyahu's decision to begin ground incursions in Lebanon.

"I think that today, the priority is that we return to a political solution, that we stop delivering weapons to fight in Gaza," Macron told French broadcaster France Inter.

He added that the war was leading to “hatred” and an end to the violence was in service to Israel's security as well. Netanyahu did not take well to this and accused France of abandoning Israel's side and issuing an arms embargo as it fought evil.

Macron stated that though France remained a "steadfast friend of Israel", Netanyahu's reaction was “excessive”.

Oct 6, 2024 7:35 AM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: UAE launches $100 million national relief campaign for Lebanon

Israel Iran conflict live updates: The UAE has launched a national relief campaign to support Lebanon, in light of the loss of lives and damages incurred due to Israeli strikes in the region, under the name "UAE stands with Lebanon".

The country will be providing an urgent $100 million relief package to the people of Lebanon, in cooperation with the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The relief package, which was dispatched on Friday on an aircraft carries 40 tonnes of urgent medical aid to Lebanon.

The flight, which departed from Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai, is the first to arrive in Lebanon under this relief campaign.

Oct 6, 2024 7:16 AM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israeli military claims 250 meter terrorist tunnel dismantled in southern Lebanon

Israel Iran conflict live updates: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have claimed that they dismantled 250 meters of a terrorist tunnel in southern Lebanon on Saturday.

In a post on X they shared a video from inside the alleged tunnel, which comprised a kitchen and living area, combat bags prepared for a potential attack, and a refrigerator, among other things.

They claimed that the tunnel was designed by Hezbollah's Radwan Forces to invade Israel.

Oct 6, 2024 7:07 AM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israeli strikes kills five people in Gaza mosque

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israeli strikes, early on Sunday, killed at least five people and wounded 20 others in a mosque in Gaza, reported Reuters.

The Israeli military said in a statement that it had “conducted a precise strike on Hamas terrorists who were operating within a command and control center embedded in a structure that previously served as the 'Shuhada al-Aqsa' Mosque in the area of Deir al Balah.”

Almost 42,000 Palestinian people have been killed since the October 7 attacks, according to the Gaza health ministry.

Oct 6, 2024 6:14 AM IST

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Five “very violent” Israeli strikes rock southern Beirut on Sunday

Israel Iran conflict live updates: Five “very violent” air strikes by Israel were launched in the southern suburbs of Beirut in Lebanon, early on Sunday, reported Lebanese news agency NNA.

“Israeli enemy warplanes carried out four very violent strikes on (Beirut's) southern suburbs, and one strike on the Chweifat area, with ambulances rushing to the site”, said NNA.

Israeli had issued evacuation warnings the day before as they continued their mission to root out Hezbollah operatives.

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