Israel Iran conflict live updates: Israeli strike kills 18 in mosque in Gaza
Israel Iran conflict live updates: 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 18 people and wounded 20 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.
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.”
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
