Bombings continue on Lebanon. On the night of Thursday October 3 to Friday October 4, the Israeli army carried out a new round of strikes on the south of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold. The official Lebanese news agency ANI reported “more than ten consecutive strikes”. It was one of the most violent raids since Israel intensified its bombing campaign on the country on September 23. Follow our live stream.
Nearly 2,000 dead in Lebanon. According to official figures, nearly 2,000 people have been killed in Lebanon since the start of violence on the border between Hezbollah and the Israeli army, including more than a thousand since September 23. The Lebanese government estimates the number of displaced people at around 1.2 million. 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.
Tensions with Iran. The now open war between Israel and Hezbollah is accompanied by an escalation between Israel and Iran. The Islamist Republic launched 200 missiles into Israeli territory on Tuesday, leading to threats of reprisals between the two countries and new fears of a conflagration in the Middle East. Iran said it was responding to the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, killed at the end of September.
An expected speech. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is due to deliver a sermon that could set the tone for Iran’s plans at 9 a.m. (French time) during the weekly major prayer. This rare speech must come three days before the first anniversary of the unprecedented attack by Hamas on Israeli soil.