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On its official Telegram channel, the IDF said:
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IDF troops continue their limited, localised, targeted ground raids against the Hezbollah terrorist organisation in southern Lebanon. Over the past day, the troops eliminated dozens of terrorists and the IAF [Israel’s air force] It struck more than 160 Hezbollah terrorist targets, including launch pads and terrorist infrastructure facilities across Lebanon.
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Additionally, troops discovered a Hezbollah terrorist compound and dozens of weapons, including AK-47s and shoulder-launched missiles, inside a residence in southern Lebanon.
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The Lebanese government says more than 2,500 people have been killed and more than 12,000 injured since Israel stepped up airstrikes on the country. More than 1.2 million people in Lebanon have been forced to flee their homes.
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Tens of thousands of Israelis have also been forced to flee in northern Israel after a year of near-continuous rocket attacks by Hezbollah and other anti-Israel groups from positions in southern Lebanon.
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Hello and welcome to the Guardians continuing coverage of the crisis in the Middle East.
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US defence secretary Lloyd Austin told his Israeli counterpart on Wednesday that Washington had “deep concerns” about strikes against the Lebanese armed forces while urging Israel to take steps to ensure the safety of the Lebanese army and the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, the Pentagon said.
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Hours after the call, three Lebanese soldiers were killed, including an officer, in an Israeli strike during the evacuation of wounded people on the outskirts of the village of Yater in southern Lebanon, the army said in a statement.
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The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon also says its troops have come under Israeli attack several times. Israel has disputed accounts of those incidents.
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Austin also told Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant that Washington welcomed the movement of humanitarian assistance through the Erez crossing into northern Gaza and urged Israel take steps to address the dire situation there, the Pentagon’s summary of the call said.
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More on that in a moment, first here’s a summary of the day’s other main news:
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Israeli strikes pounded Beirut’s southern suburbs on Wednesday night, levelling several buildings and destroying the offices of a Lebanese broadcaster. Lebanese state media reported 17 Israeli raids with six buildings levelled, marking one of the most violent nights in the area since the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah escalated a month ago. The country’s health ministry said one person was killed and five others, including a child, were wounded. Al-Mayadeen said an Israeli strike targeted an office it had vacated there.
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Hezbollah said it struck a military manufacturing firm in the Tel Aviv suburbs with rockets, claiming the hit was accurate. Around the time of Hezbollah’s claim, air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and neighbouring cities. There was no immediate indication of any defence facility having been hit around Tel Aviv and no casualties reported according to the IDF.
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Israeli forces have killed 2,574 people and wounded 12,001 others since its attacks across Lebanon, the country’s health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. At least 28 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon in the last 24 hours, it said.
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Israeli strikes across Gaza killed 42 people on Wednesday as Israeli forces intensified a siege of northern parts of the Palestinian territory. The health ministry said at least 650 people had been killed since the new Israeli offensive began in the north of Gaza. Gaza’s civil emergency service said all its operations in northern Gaza were suspended after Israeli forces detained five staff members and bombed its only fire truck.
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The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) said one of its staff members was killed when an Unrwa vehicle was hit in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Gaza’s civil emergency service said three of its rescuers were wounded in northern Gaza in what it said was a “targeted strike” that aimed to force them out of Jabalia.
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Israel carried out airstrikes on Wednesday in Tyre, one of the largest cities in southern Lebanon, which had become a refuge over the past year for thousands of families displaced by fighting further south. Videos showed large plumes of smoke billowing between residential buildings in the centre of the city.
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The Israeli defence minister, Yoav Gallant, said planned airstrikes on Iran will make the world understand Israel’s military might. The Middle East has been braced for more than three weeks for a threatened Israeli response to Iran’s 1 October missile attack, which was in turn a reprisal for Israel’s killing of the Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah. Gallant visited aircrews at Hatzerim airbase on Wednesday and made clear that Israel still intended to strike back.
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The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said his country is tracking “very, very, very carefully” efforts by Israel to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza. He accused Israel of previously having fallen back on promises of sustained deliveries. Blinken said Israel’s success against Hamas had come at “great cost” to Palestinian civilians.
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The Israel Defense Forces accused six Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza of “military affiliation” to Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reacted with scepticism, saying that “Israel has repeatedly made similar unproven claims without producing credible evidence”.
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Lebanese Member of Parliament Bilal Abdullah He said that France is the only country that supports Lebanon in the current escalating situation in the Middle East.
Lebanese state news media quoted him as criticizing what he called “the international community's double standards regarding Israel's invasion of Lebanon,” saying:
While international health and human rights organizations turn a blind eye to the crisis, France remains the only country standing by Lebanon and providing aid to support the Lebanese army and the Lebanese army, despite constant appeals from the Lebanese side. It is a country of [to] Reduce the impact of war.
Israeli military reports sirens blaring Dovevu And then Marchia in northern Israel.
Three Lebanese soldiers reported killed by Israeli shelling during IDF operation inside Israel LebanonAl Jazeera's Imran Khan described it as “a very serious incident for the Lebanese army”.
Reporter Hasbaya In southern Lebanon, he writes:
A total of 13 Lebanese soldiers have been killed since September 29. In these cases, the Lebanese army is not fighting Israelis. What they do is provide support services to civil defense and emergency services. They are trying to help civilians and are being attacked in that role.
Benjamin Netanyahu's government has banned Al Jazeera from operating in Israel.
Israel claims to have attacked 160 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon in the past day
The Israeli military claimed in an evening statement that it had “eliminated around 20 terrorists” and attacked “more than 160 Hezbollah terrorist targets” in Lebanon in the past day.
The IDF said on its official Telegram channel:
The Israel Defense Forces continues to carry out limited, localized and targeted ground raids against the terrorist group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. In the past one day, troops have eliminated dozens of terrorists and IAF [Israel’s air force] It struck more than 160 Hezbollah terrorist targets, including launch pads and terrorist infrastructure facilities across Lebanon.
Additionally, troops discovered a Hezbollah terrorist compound and dozens of weapons, including AK-47s and shoulder-launched missiles, inside a residence in southern Lebanon.
The Lebanese government says more than 2,500 people have been killed and more than 12,000 injured since Israel stepped up airstrikes on the country. More than 1.2 million people in Lebanon have been forced to flee their homes.
Tens of thousands of Israelis have also been forced to flee in northern Israel after a year of near-continuous rocket attacks by Hezbollah and other anti-Israel groups from positions in southern Lebanon.
Welcome and overview
Hello. Welcome to the Guardian, where we continue to cover the Middle East crisis.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told him Israeli responders on wednesday washington had “deep concerns” about strikes against lebanese army However, he called on Israel to take measures to ensure the safety of the Lebanese army and the Lebanese people. United Nations peacekeeping mission in LebanonPentagon said.
3 hours after the call Lebanese The army said in a statement that soldiers, including an officer, were killed in an Israeli attack while evacuating wounded people on the outskirts of the village of Etaa in southern Lebanon.
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon also says the country's military has come under several Israeli attacks. Israel disputes these accounts of events.
Austin also spoke to the Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant Washington is Eres intersection to the north Gaza He urged Israel to take steps to address the dire situation on the ground, according to a Pentagon summary of the call.
More on that later, but first here's a summary of the day's other major news.
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Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday night, collapsing several buildings and destroying the offices of a Lebanese broadcaster. Lebanese state media reported that six buildings were destroyed in 17 raids by Israeli forces, marking one of the region's most violent nights since the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah escalated a month ago. . The country's Ministry of Health announced that one person was killed and five others, including a child, were injured. Al-Mayadeen said Israeli airstrikes targeted offices from which Israel had evacuated.
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Hezbollah says it attacked a military manufacturing company outside Tel Aviv with rockets, claiming the attack was accurate. Around the time of Hezbollah's claims, air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and nearby cities. The IDF said there was no immediate indication that defenses around Tel Aviv had been attacked and no casualties were reported.
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Israeli forces have killed 2,574 people and wounded 12,001 since attacking across Lebanon. the country's Ministry of Health said in a statement on Wednesday. At least 28 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon in the past 24 hours.
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Israeli airstrikes killed 42 people across Gaza on Wednesday, as the Israeli military tightens its siege in the northern Palestinian territory. At least 650 people have been killed since a new Israeli offensive began in northern Gaza, the Health Ministry said. Gaza's civilian emergency service announced that all operations in northern Gaza had been suspended after Israeli forces detained five of its staff and bombed its only fire truck.
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The United Nations Palestine Refugee Agency (Unrwa) said on Wednesday that one of its staff members was killed when an Unrwa vehicle was hit in Deir al-Bara, in central Gaza. Gaza's private emergency service said three rescue workers were injured in northern Gaza, saying the attack was a “targeted attack” aimed at forcing people out of Jabalia.
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Israel launched an airstrike on Tire, one of southern Lebanon's largest cities, on Wednesday. Last year, it became a haven for thousands of families displaced by fighting further south. Video showed large plumes of smoke billowing between houses in the city centre.
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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said the planned airstrike against Iran would make the world understand Israel's military power. The Middle East has been on alert for more than three weeks over Israel's threatened response to the October 1 Iranian missile attack, which was in retaliation for Israel's killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Gallant visited crews at Hatzerim Air Base on Wednesday and made it clear that Israel still intends to fight back.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said his country was following Israel's efforts “very, very, very closely” to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza.. He accused Israel of betraying its promise of sustainable fertility in the past. Blinken said Israel's success against Hamas had come at a “huge cost” to Palestinian civilians.
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The Israel Defense Forces has accused six Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza of “military involvement” with Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reacted with skepticismstated that “Israel repeats similar unproven claims without providing any credible evidence.”
