- Tens of thousands of people flee southern Lebanon with little idea where to find safety as intense Israeli bombardment across Lebanon kills at least 569 people, including 50 children, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.
- Foreign ministers of Egypt, Iraq and Jordan condemned Israel’s “aggression” against Lebanon, warning that it is “pushing the region towards all-out war”.
- Qatar’s emir says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, as several world leaders condemn Israeli aggression in their UN General Assembly addresses.
- At least 41,495 people have been killed and 96,006 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza. In Israel, the number of those killed in the Hamas-led attacks on October 7 was at least 1,139, while more than 200 people were taken captive.
- Photos: Israel-Hezbollah cross-border attacks
Israel’s Iron Dome defence system intercepts rockets fired from Lebanon [Avi Ohayon/Reuters]
Smoke rises from Israeli air strikes in the southern village of Soujod, seen from Marjayoun, south Lebanon [Hussein Malla/AP]
Lebanese soldiers inspect the area near a damaged building after Israeli raids in Jiyeh, south Lebanon [EPA]
- Smoke billows over southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Tyre, Lebanon [Aziz Taher/Reuters]
- Norway investigates possible link into Lebanon pager explosionsNorway has begun a preliminary investigation into reports that a Norwegian-owned company was linked to the pagers that exploded in Lebanon last week.“[Norway’s security police, PST] has initiated a preliminary investigation to determine whether there are reasons for starting a [full] investigation on the basis of allegations in the media that a Norwegian-owned company may have been involved in the dissemination of pagers to Hezbollah,” PST lawyer Haris Hrenovica told Reuters news agency.Bulgarian authorities began investigating Sofia-based company Norta Global last week. The company was founded in 2022 by Norwegian citizen Rinson Jose.Jose has been working in the sales department of DN Media Group since 2020, according to the company and Jose’s LinkedIn profile. He left for a conference in Boston, US on September 17, but his employer told Reuters they have not been able to reach him since he last contacted his colleagues by email on September 18.The pager explosions in Lebanon killed 39 people, wounded thousands and are widely believed to have been carried out by Israel, which has neither confirmed nor denied its involvement.Taiwan, Hungary and Bulgaria are also investigating possible links in the supply chain.
- Four killed, 7 wounded in Israeli strike on JounThe Health Ministry says at least four people were killed and seven wounded in an Israeli attack on Joun village in the mountainous Chouf area of southern Lebanon.
- ran’s Khamenei says ‘Palestinian resistance, Hezbollah will prevail’Killing important members of Hezbollah will not bring the Lebanese group to its knees, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said.“For the upcoming elections, the US administration is willing to see Israel winning the war. It is publicly supporting Israel. At the same time this administration needs votes from the Muslim community,” he said.“Israel is flooded with weapons and funds from all directions, while the resistance fighters do not posses one tenth of that. However, victory will be for those fighting for the cause of God. The Palestinian resistance will prevail. Hezbollah will prevail.”
Israel attacks Lebanon live: Hezbollah, Israel trade new attacks
