what to remember from Wednesday, October 9

The Israeli Defense Minister notably affirmed that Israel’s attack against Iran will be “deadly, precise and surprising”.

The conflict in the Middle East continues. While the day was marked by new Israeli bombings in Gaza and Lebanon, the Minister of Defense affirmed that the response ofIsrael to the Iranian missile attack would be “deadly, precise and surprising”. Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Joe Biden for the first time in seven weeks. Here’s what to remember from the day.

Israel threatens Iran with ‘deadly’ attack

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has warned that his country’s response to the recent Iranian missile attack will be “deadly, precise and surprising”. “Those who attempt to harm the State of Israel will pay the price”he also said in a press release published on social networks.

On October 1, Iran launched 200 missiles toward Israel, saying it was acting in retaliation for the assassinations of Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and one of their commanders.

Benjamin Netanyahu and Joe Biden spoke on the phone

The US president and Vice President, White House nominee Kamala Harris, had a phone call with the Israeli prime minister, the White House said. The American president and the Israeli leader had not spoken for seven weeks. Joe Biden asked Benjamin Netanyahu to “minimize the impact on civilians as much as possible” in Lebanon, particularly in Beirut, while “affirming Israel’s right to protect its citizens from Hezbollah”according to a report of their telephone conversation that day.

The United States has also warned Israel against any offensive in Lebanon which “would look like” to what happened in the Gaza Strip, in response to statements by Benjamin Netanyahu.

Five rescue workers killed in Israeli strike on southern Lebanon

Lebanese Civil Defense reports that five of its rescuers were killed in an Israeli strike on one of its barracks in the south of the country, where the Israeli army is increasing ground incursions and air raids. Searches continued Wednesday evening in the rubble after the strike in the town of Dardeghaya, about twenty kilometers north of the border with Israel, according to the Ministry of Health.

The UN, for its part, was alarmed by the situation Lebanon, which has 600,000 displaced people. While the Security Council met on Wednesday on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and is due to meet again on Thursday regarding Lebanon, the UN special coordinator for this country, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, noted to the press that “Lebanon was facing a conflict and a humanitarian crisis of catastrophic proportions”.

At least 400,000 people trapped in northern Gaza Strip

“At least 400,000 people are trapped in the northern Gaza Strip”according to UNRWA. In a press release on X, Philippe Lazzarini, the director of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, also warns “hunger” Who “spreads and gets worse again” in the Palestinian enclave. “Recent evacuation orders from Israeli authorities are forcing people to flee again and again, especially from the Jabalya camp”he also said.