Israel-Iran war highlights: Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut

Israel-Iran war highlights: The tensions in the Middle East are rising following Iran's missile attack on Israel for targeting Iran-backed militant groups.

Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after a strike, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, October 5, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh(REUTERS)

Israel Iran war highlights: - Iran's Supreme leader Khamenei addressed a large crowd at the Tehran Grand Mosque after Friday prayers to commemorate the memory of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah after the latter died in an Israeli strike this week. ...Read More

 

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• Oct 05, 2024 04:17 am IST

  Israel-Iran war live updates: Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut

  Israel-Iran war live updates: Israel launched another wave of airstrikes on Friday, targeting suburban Beirut and blocking the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria, impacting tens of thousands fleeing the bombardment aimed at the Hezbollah militant group.

  The overnight attacks in the southern suburbs of Beirut created towering clouds of smoke and flames visible from afar, shaking buildings several kilometers away. Strikes in the Dahiyeh neighborhood forced residents to seek shelter amid debris-strewn streets, where at least one building was destroyed, and cars were left in ruins.

  The Israeli military reported that it focused on Hezbollah's central intelligence headquarters around midnight. While it did not specify any targets or confirm casualties, the military claimed to have killed 100 Hezbollah fighters within the past 24 hours.

• Oct 05, 2024 02:26 am IST

  Israel-Iran war live updates: Israel strikes Hezbollah intelligence HQ in Lebanon; Iran vows to stand firm

  Israel-Iran war live updates: Israel announced that it targeted the intelligence headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut overnight and was evaluating the damage on Friday. This strike follows a series of attacks on senior members of the group, which Iran's Supreme Leader condemned as counterproductive.

  In light of the Iranian ballistic missile attack on Tuesday, which was a response to Israeli military actions in Lebanon, Israel is considering its options for retaliation.

  Oil prices have surged due to concerns over potential attacks on Iran's oil facilities as Israel aims to push back Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and eliminate their Hamas counterparts in Gaza.

  The airstrike on Beirut is part of a broader offensive that has displaced over 1.2 million Lebanese people and reportedly aimed at the potential successor to Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the Iran-backed Hezbollah leader killed by Israel a week earlier.

  (Reuters)

Oct 05, 2024 01:51 am IST
Israel-Iran war live updates: Hamas armed wing confirms death of commander in Israeli strike on West Bank
Israel-Iran war live updates: Hamas' armed wing has confirmed the death of its commander, Zahi Yaser Oufi, in an Israeli airstrike in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, Reuters reported
Oct 05, 2024 01:47 am IST
Israel-Iran war live updates: UK schedules charters a flight to evacuate citizens from Lebanon on Sunday
Israel-Iran war live updates: The British government announced that it has arranged a charter flight to depart from Lebanon on Sunday to assist citizens wishing to exit the country, Reuters reported.
"There are no more scheduled flights, although we will continue to keep this under review," stated Britain's foreign ministry in a Friday announcement, noting that over 250 British nationals have already departed Lebanon on government-chartered flights.
Oct 05, 2024 01:03 am IST
Israel-Iran war live updates: 'Unsure if Israel's ceasefire resistance aims to impact 2024 US election,' says Biden
Israel-Iran war live updates: President Joe Biden expressed frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, stating he was unsure if Netanyahu was delaying a peace deal to influence the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
"No administration has supported Israel more than mine—none," Biden emphasized. "Bibi should keep that in mind. Whether he's trying to influence the election, I don't know, but I'm not counting on it."
Biden made these remarks during a rare appearance in the White House press briefing room, responding to comments by Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who had voiced concerns on CNN that Netanyahu's hesitation toward a peace deal might be influenced by U.S. political factors.
Oct 04, 2024 11:57 pm IST
Israel-Iran war live updates: US military strikes Houthi targets in Yemen
Israel-Iran war live updates: The US military has conducted several strikes against targets linked to Iran-aligned Houthi fighters in Yemen, according to a US official who spoke to Reuters on Friday under the condition of anonymity. The official provided no further details, and U.S. Central Command was unavailable for comment.
Since November, the Houthis have launched nearly 100 attacks on ships passing through the Red Sea, claiming these actions are in support of Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza. They have reportedly sunk two ships, seized another, and killed at least four sailors.
Oct 04, 2024 11:28 pm IST
Israel-Iran war live updates: UN condemns Israel's air strike on West Bank camp which killed 18
Israel-Iran war live updates: The United Nations has condemned what it termed an "unlawful airstrike" by Israel on a refugee camp in the West Bank, AFP reported.
According to the Palestinian health ministry, the strike, which took place on Thursday, resulted in the deaths of 18 people. The Israeli military described the raid, carried out in Tulkarem, as the deadliest in over 20 years, claiming that at least seven militants were killed, including a Hamas leader and an Islamic Jihad member who were allegedly planning an attack. The UN Human Rights Office criticized the airstrike, labeling it part of a troubling trend of excessive force by Israeli security forces that has led to significant harm to Palestinians.
Oct 04, 2024 09:46 pm IST
Israel-Iran war live updates: Plane carrying Polish citizens from Lebanon lands in Poland
Israel-Iran war live updates: According to Poland's foreign ministry, a plane carrying several Polish nationals and citizens of other countries, has landed in Polish capital of Warsaw.
Oct 04, 2024 09:14 pm IST
Israel-Iran war live updates: Israeli soldiers killed in ‘drone strike from the east’
Israel-Iran war live updates: The Israeli army on Friday said a drone launched ‘from the east’ killed two of its soldiers. According to a public broadcaster, the strike originated from Iraq and hit a base in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.
Oct 04, 2024 08:29 pm IST
Israel-Iran war live updates: ‘Important that conflict…,’ says India
Israel-Iran war live updates: During a press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "We issued a statement a few days back expressing deep concern - we said that the violence and the situation is of deep concern for us. We had reiterated a call for restraint by all concerned and also the protection of civilians. It is important, in our opinion, that this conflict doesn't take a wider regional dimension and we urge that all issues be addressed through dialogue and diplomacy."
Oct 04, 2024 08:06 pm IST
Israel-Iran war live updates: Will Israel reshape Middle East by attacking Iran?
The Islamic Republic of Iran fired some 200 ballistic missiles into Israel on October 1 as a retaliation for the targeted killing of Islamist Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, IRGC’s operations deputy General Abbas Nilforoushan and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh by Israel. Dig deeper
Oct 04, 2024 07:11 pm IST
Israel-Iran war live updates: Beirut hospital among three hit by Israeli bombardment
Israel-Iran war live updates: Three Lebanese hospitals, including Sainte Therese Hospital in capital Beirut, have been damaged due to bombarding by Israel. The two other hospitals are in southern Lebanon.
The hospitals have suspended operations following the bombings.
Oct 04, 2024 06:47 pm IST
Israel-Iran war live updates: IDF says it has killed around 250 Hezbollah fighters in ground operation
Israel-Iran war live updates: According to the Israeli military, it has killed around 250 Hezbollah fighters, including several battalion and company commanders, since the start of its ground operation in Lebanon earlier this week.
Further, Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani said the military was still assessing the damage caused by airstrikes in southern Beirut on Thursday night, which he said targeted Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters.
Oct 04, 2024 06:15 pm IST
Israel-Iran war live updates: Iran's foreign minister warns there will be ‘harsh retaliation’ if Israel attacks
Israel-Iran war live updates: “If the Israeli entity takes any step or measure against us, our retaliation will be stronger than the previous one,” Abbas Araghchi was quoted as saying after a meeting with Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker, Nabih Berri.
Oct 04, 2024 05:47 pm IST
Israel-Iran war live updates: ‘If Israel attacks Iran, we will…’ warns Iranian commander
Israel-Iran war live updates: Ali Fadavi, the deputy commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, has warned if attacked by Israel, Iran will hit its arch-foe's energy and gas installations.
"If the occupiers (Sisrael) make such a mistake, we will target all their energy sources, installations and all refineries and gas fields," Fadavi said.
Oct 04, 2024 05:08 pm IST
Israel-Iran war live updates: For the first time in two months, sirens heard in southern Israel, IDF says
Israel-Iran war live updates: Amid conflict with Hezbollah and Iran, the Israeli military said for the first time in nearly two months, sirens were sounding in southern Israel, near the Gaza strip.
"Almost a year after Oct. 7, Hamas is still threatening our civilians with their terrorism and we will continue operating against them," the IDF wrote in a post on X.
Oct 04, 2024 04:37 pm IST
Israel-Iran war live updates: Israeli jets hit Hezbollah targets near Lebanon-Syria border
Israel-Iran war live updates: "Infrastructure sites adjacent to the Masnaa border crossing between Syria and Lebanon were struck last night," according to a statement by the Israeli military.
Oct 04, 2024 04:20 pm IST
Israel-Iran war live updates: UK PM Keir Starmer says ‘doing everything’ to help de-escalate tensions
Israel-Iran war live update: "I am concerned that we do everything we can to de-escalate the situation," Starmer told a press conference in Liverpool, northwest England.
Oct 04, 2024 03:53 pm IST
Israel-Iran war live updates: Israeli troops shelled by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
Israel-Iran war live updates: Hezbollah fighters have targeted ‘enemy troops’ with artillery in the Maroun al-Ras plain, the Iran-backed militant group said.
Oct 04, 2024 03:03 pm IST
Israel-Iran war live updates: IDF carries out raids in southern Lebanon
Israel-Iran war live updates: “During precise intelligence-based raids, IDF troops discovered rocket launcher munitions, anti-tank missiles and rockets inside a residential home. Additionally, dozens of weapons—aimed at Israeli territory—were left behind in buildings and civilian homes, including anti-tank missiles, firearms, observation posts and an explosive device buried by the enemy in the area,” Israeli military says.
Oct 04, 2024 02:34 pm IST
Israel Iran war live updates: ‘Logical and legal,’ says Khamenei on attack by Hamas on Israel
Israel Iran war live updates: Days before the first anniversary of Oct 7 attacks by Hamas on Israel, Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei says attacks were ‘logical and legal.’
Oct 04, 2024 02:24 pm IST
Israel Iran war live updates: ‘We will foil all our enemies’ says Khamenei after prayer service
Israel Iran war live updates: Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei addressed a large crowd at the Tehran Grand Mosque and stated that Iran would foil all its enemies, in the wake of war-like conditions with Israel.
Oct 04, 2024 02:22 pm IST
Israel Iran war live updates: Khamenei says missile attack in Israel ‘legitimate’
Israel Iran war live updates: Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei said that the missile attack in Israel was ‘legal’ and ‘legitimate’.
He also stated that, “Every nation, every country has the right to defend its home and its interests.”
He said that Muslims in Palestine and Lebanon were being attacked, so Iran answered with missiles.
Oct 04, 2024 02:19 pm IST
Israel Iran war live updates: Khamenei calls Muslim nations to unite against Israeli aggression | Watch
Israel Iran war live updates: Addressing a large crowd at the Tehran Grand Mosque on Friday, Iran's Supreme Leader stated that all enemies will be defeated if Muslims unite, as divine support will follow.
He emphasized that, despite differing methods, the enemy of the Islamic nation is singular and that the arrogant sow division and discord among Muslims.
He also said, "Every nation, every country has the right to defend its home and its interests.”
Oct 04, 2024 02:05 pm IST
Israel Iran war live updates: Iran's Supreme Leader recites the Quran at Nasrallah's commemoration ceremony |Watch
Israel Iran war live updates: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei recited the Quran upon arriving at the commemoration ceremony for slain Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.
Oct 04, 2024 01:58 pm IST
Israel Iran war live updates: Prayer service in Tehran begins, Hashem Saffiedine's brother also present
Israel Iran war live updates: Friday prayer service at the Tehran Grand Mosque have begun with Abdullah Safieddine, Hezbollah's representative in Iran and the brother of Hashem Safieddine whom #Israel targeted last night, sitting next to Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei.
Khamenei is set to make an important announcement soon after the prayers.
Oct 04, 2024 01:52 pm IST
Israel Iran war live updates: Khamenei arrives at Friday prayer service with bodyguards | Watch
Israel Iran war live updates: Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei has arrived for a Friday prayer service, his first in five years, after the country has suffered losses due to conflict with Israel.
Oct 04, 2024 01:45 pm IST
Israel Iran war live updates: Thousands gather outside Tehran's Grand Mosque ahead of Khamenei's prayer service
Israel Iran war live updates: Thousands of people have gathered at Tehran’s Grand Mosque ahead of a Friday prayer service due to be led by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to state media outlet IRIB.
Oct 04, 2024 01:43 pm IST
Israel Iran war live updates: Britain pledges $13 million to Lebanon
Israel Iran war live updates: Britain said it would provide an additional 10 million pounds ($13 million) of humanitarian aid to Lebanon as the country struggles with mass displacement of people and the growing number of civilian casualties.
Oct 04, 2024 01:27 pm IST
Israel Iran war live updates: US deploys troops to Cyprus for evacuation contingency plan
Israel Iran war live updates: The United States has ordered dozens of troops deployed to Cyprus to help prepare for all possible scenarios to evacuate Americans from Lebanon.
It is working with airlines to add flights out of Lebanon, with more seats for Americans, the State Department said.
Oct 04, 2024 01:16 pm IST
Israel Iran war live updates: Brazil begins to fly out citizens from Lebanon
Israel Iran war live updates: Brazil has sent an Air Force Airbus A330 to fly out citizens seeking to leave. The plane will fly 220 people out of Beirut on Friday and do two flights a week.
Around 3,000 Brazilian nationals want to be repatriated.
Oct 04, 2024 01:04 pm IST
Israel Iran war live updates: Israeli military issues fresh evacuation warning on Friday
Israel Iran war live updates: The Israeli military on Friday told the residents of over 20 more southern towns in Lebanon to evacuate immediately, spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on X.
Oct 04, 2024 12:52 pm IST
Israel Iran war live updates: Candle march held in Hyderabad against killing of Hassan Nasrallah
Israel Iran war live updates: A candle march was organised on Thursday by the Anjuman-E-Masoomeen in Hyderabad against the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah by the Israeli military.
Iran's consul general in Hyderabad, Mahdi Shahrokhi also participated in the candle march along with various other Shia leaders.
Oct 04, 2024 12:40 pm IST
Israel Iran war live updates: Iran's foreign minister lands in Beirut and will meet PM Mikati
Israel Iran war live updates: Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araqchi landed in Beirut on Friday, according to Lebanese state media.
A Reuters live broadcast showed an Iranian-flagged plane landing at Beirut airport, just hours after air strikes hit outside the airport perimeter overnight.
Araqchi is set to meet Lebanon's prime minister Najib Mikati and speaker of parliament Nabih Berri.
Oct 04, 2024 12:27 pm IST
Israel Iran war live updates: Israeli strike hits Hezbollah-linked rescue workers in Beirut
Israel Iran war live updates: An Israeli strike hit Hezbollah-linked rescue workers in Beirut's southern suburbs, wounding three, a Lebanese security source told Reuters on Friday.
Oct 04, 2024 12:07 pm IST
Israel Iran war live updates: Israeli army rescues a Yazidi woman held captive in Gaza
Israel Iran war live updates: The Israeli army says it has rescued an Iraqi Yazidi woman who was being held captive in Gaza on Thursday.
The 21-year-old woman was freed in an Israeli-led rescue operation this week that was coordinated with the United States. She arrived back in Iraq on Wednesday.
Oct 04, 2024 11:41 am IST
Israel Iran war live updates: US Embassy offers loans to Americans needing aid to leave Lebanon
IsraelIran war live updates: The State Department says the U.S. Embassy in Beirut is prepared to provide emergency loans to Americans who wish to leave Lebanon.
Many citizens complained that the fares for tickets to even close destinations such as Cyprus had become unaffordable as commercial airline services in and out of Beirut dwindled.
The Lebanese flag carrier Middle East Airlines is the only commercial airline operating international flights currently.
Oct 04, 2024 11:12 am IST
Israel Iran war live updates: Israeli strike cuts off road for refugees from Lebanon to Syria
Israel Iran war live updates: An Israeli strike on Friday morning near Lebanon's Masnaa border crossing with Syria cut off a road used to flee Israeli bombardment, according to Lebanon transport minister Ali Hamieh.
Hamieh told Reuters that the strike hit inside Lebanese territory near the border crossing, creating a four-metre wide crater.
The IDF had accused the Hezbollah of using the border to smuggle weapons and has defended its right to do so in order to stop the militant group.
"The IDF will not allow the smuggling of these weapons and will not hesitate to act if forced to do so, as it has done throughout this war," IDF spokesman Avichay Adraee said on X.
Oct 04, 2024 10:51 am IST
Israel Iran war live updates: 1,100 people estimated to be killed in Lebanon strikes from Sept 16 to 29
Israel Iran war live updates: At least 1,100 people were estimated to have been killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon from September 16 to 29, based on Lebanese health ministry figures.
News site CNN says September has been the deadliest month since Hezbollah and Israel began exchanging fire nearly a year ago after Israel launched its war in Gaza in response to the October 7 attacks.
Oct 04, 2024 10:33 am IST
Israel Iran war live updates: 3,00,000 people flee from Lebanon to Syria amid Israeli air strikes
IsraelIran war live updates: Around 30,0,000 people have crossed the border from Lebanon to Syria since the escalation of Israeli bombings in Lebanon over the last month, according to Lebanese government statistics.
More than 1.2 million people have been displaced in Lebanon and as strikes intensify the number only increases.
Oct 04, 2024 10:18 am IST
Israel Iran war live updates: 18 killed in Palestine's West Bank in Israeli strike
Israel Iran war live updates: At least 18 people were killed in the West Bank refugee camp of Tulkarm, the Palestinian health ministry said late Thursday, following an Israeli air strike.
According to the Israeli army the strike killed a Hamas leader in Tulkarm -- Zahi Yaser Abd al-Razeq Oufi.
Oct 04, 2024 09:59 am IST
Israel Iran war live updates: US set to spend $1.2 billion to maintain defence supply to Israel
IsraelIran war live updates: New budget documents by the Pentagon reveal that the US government will spend about $1.2 billion to maintain ships deployed as part of operations in the Red Sea and to replenish stocks of missiles fired to repel attacks by Iran.
The US, one of the key allies of Israel, has been instrumental in shooting down drones and has protected Israel from any sanctions at the global level as well.
Oct 04, 2024 09:25 am IST
Israel Iran war live updates: Israel claims Thursday's strikes killed 15 Hezbollah members
IsraelIran war live updates: Israeli forces have claimed that their strikes in Beirut on Thursday managed to eliminate 15 members of the Hezbollah.
The Hezbollah has issued no comment on the matter.
Oct 04, 2024 08:37 am IST
Israel Iran war live updates: Iran's Khamenei to lead rare Friday sermon in public
Israel Iran war live updates: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei to lead a rare Friday sermon in Tehran today, a first after five years.
After the public prayer, there will also be a “commemoration ceremony” dedicated to the late Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah at 10:30 am.
Khamenei had declared public mourning in Iran for Nasrallah and on Wednesday said that the Hezbollah chief's death was "not a small matter".
Oct 04, 2024 08:15 am IST
Israel Iran war live updates: Hezbollah leader Anisi killed in strike on headquarters in Beirut
Israel Iran war live updates:Israeli forces confirmed the death of yet another Hezbollah leader, Mohammed Anisi, in a strike on the Hezbollah intelligence headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon.
Several key Hezbollah commanders have been killed in Israeli strikes in the region, after the death of their chief Hassan Nasrallah, earlier this week.
Oct 04, 2024 07:56 am IST
Israel Iran war live updates: Biden says ‘all-out war’ can be avoided
Israel Iran war live updates: U.S. President Joe Biden addressed reporters on Thursday and said that he believed an “all-out war” could be avoided.
He acknowledged that there was a lot to be done in order to stabilise the tensions growing in the Middle East but affirmed his support for Israel.
His comments come as Israel has amped up strikes in Lebanon to root out Hezbollah operatives.
Oct 04, 2024 07:38 am IST
Israel Iran war live updates: UN Security Council backs Secretary-General after Israel bans him from entering country
Israel Iran war live updates: The U.N. Security Council has pledged its support for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres after Israel banned the U.N. chief from entering the country.
In a statement on Thursday, the council “underscored that any decision not to engage with the U.N. secretary-general or the United Nations is counterproductive, especially in the context of escalating tensions In the Middle East.”
Oct 04, 2024 07:19 am IST
Israel Iran war live updates: WHO says 28 health workers killed in a day due to Lebanon strikes
Israel Iran war live updates: The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 28 health workers were killed in the past day in Lebanon.
Access to medical care has become an issue as three dozen health facilities closed in the south and five hospitals were either partly or fully evacuated in Beirut.
The Lebanese health minister Firas Abiad said Israeli strikes that hit nine hospitals and 45 health care centres violate international law and treaties.
"Who gave Israel the right to be the judge and the executioner at the same time?" he said.
The Lebanese Red Cross also added that an Israeli strike wounded four of its paramedics and killed a Lebanese army soldier as they were evacuating wounded people from the south.
Oct 04, 2024 07:03 am IST
Israel Iran war live updates: UN peacekeepers stay posted at Lebanon border despite Israel's evacuation request
Israel Iran war live updates: UN peacekeepers will stay posted at Lebanon's southern border despite Israel's evacuation request before it launched its ground operation against Hezbollah militants.
The U.N. force, known as UNIFIL, is “the only channel of communications between the parties,” an official told Associated Press. “The peacekeepers are also working with partners to do what they can to protect the population.”
UNIFIL was created to oversee the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon after Israel’s 1978 invasion and later expanded after country's following the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah.
Oct 04, 2024 06:49 am IST
Israel Iran war live updates: US politician urges Biden to speed up supply of arms to Israel
IsraelIran war live updates: The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives foreign affairs committee, Michael McCaul urged President Joe Biden on Thursday to speed up weapons shipments to Israel, including 2000-pound (907 kg) bombs that have been held up for months over human rights concerns.
"I urge you to act today to ensure all weapons shipments to Israel, including 2,000-pound bombs, are expedited to support our ally," he said in a letter sent to Biden.

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