The essentials of October 6 at midday
- New Israeli bombardment on the southern suburbs of Beirut
According to the Lebanese National Information Agency, an Israeli raid targeted a building located between Laylaki and Mreijeh on Sunday morning. Images from the Lebanese channel Al-Jadeed show clouds of smoke rising from a district of the capital. At least twenty-three people were killed and ninety-three others injured in Israeli bombings in Lebanon yesterday, the Lebanese health ministry said in a message on X.
- Lebanese PM calls for ‘pressure on Israel’ for ceasefire
Najib Mikati, the Lebanese Prime Minister, issued a statement in which he thanked Emmanuel Macron for his “his support for Lebanon and his solidarity with the Lebanese people in the face of the trials which are hitting them. His announcement yesterday of the holding of an international conference in support of Lebanon this month in France is the best proof of this support.”
- Israeli army asks residents of twenty-five towns in southern Lebanon to evacuate
In a message, Avichay Adraee, the Arabic-language spokesperson for the Israeli army, ordered residents of twenty-five communities to evacuate their homes and immediately move north of the Awali River. “Be careful, you are not allowed to go south. Any movement south puts your lives in danger. We will tell you the appropriate and safe time to return home. »
- Back to school in Lebanon postponed to November 4
Abbas Halabi, Lebanon’s education minister, held a press conference on Sunday and announced that 1.25 million children from kindergarten to high school would return to school on November 4, due to the war between Israel and the Hezbollah.
- Iran has prepared its response in the event of an Israeli strike
Tehran has already prepared its response plan in the event that Israel carries out an attack on Iranian territory, the Tasnim agency said on Sunday, citing a military source. “The draft necessary response to possible action by the Zionists is completely ready, and if Israel acts, the Iranian counterattack will be implemented”according to the Tasnim agency.
- Iranian oil minister visits key energy site after Israeli threats
Mohsen Paknejad, Iran’s oil minister, visited ” Kharg Island to tour oil industry facilities and meet employees »reported the ministry’s organ, Shana. Located in the western Arabian Gulf, Kharg Island is home to Iran’s largest crude oil export terminal. He visited the port city of Assalouyeh on Saturday, an important petrochemical center in the country also located in the Gulf, citing “a normal business trip”according to state television.
- At least twenty-six dead after Israeli strikes on Gaza mosque and school
At least twenty-six people died in the central Gaza Strip due to Israeli strikes on a mosque and a school hosting displaced people, the Gaza Strip’s health ministry announced on Sunday. The Israeli army, for its part, assured that it had struck “Hamas terrorists who operated in a command and control center located in a structure that previously served as a mosque”without giving a precise assessment.
- Israeli army says ‘surrounding’ Jabaliya in northern Gaza Strip
The Israeli army said on Sunday “encircle” the Jabaliya area, in the north of the Gaza Strip, where she believes that Palestinian Hamas is rebuilding its capabilities despite months of fighting and airstrikes. “The troops of the 401e and the 460e brigade have managed to encircle the area and are currently continuing their operations in the sector”wrote the army in a press release.
- The “Washington Post” reveals the underside of the operation of pagers and walkie-talkies
The American daily provides details on the booby-trapped pagers and walkie-talkies used by members of Hezbollah which exploded on September 17 and 18, causing dozens of deaths and thousands of injuries. In 2015, Mossad booby-trapped walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah. These devices gave Israel full access to the movement’s communications. In 2022, the Mossad begins to develop a new plan to strike the movement.
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