Israel Iran War Live Updates: 8 Israeli soldiers killed in ‘close-range’ clashes with Hezbollah in Lebanon

Israel Iran War Live Updates: Meanwhile, Israel's military chief has said that Tel Aviv will respond to Iran's missile attack and its forces can strike anywhere in the Middle East.

Iran Attack Israel Live: The Israeli military confirmed that eight of its soldiers, including an army team commander, were killed since it launched ground operations in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. Israel’s military earlier said it is engaged in “close-range” operations in southern Lebanon and dismantled Hezbollah’s infrastructure through precision-guided munitions. This comes at a time when the conflict between Israel and Iran escalated following Tehran firing a barrage of missiles at Tel Aviv on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Israel’s military chief has said that Tel Aviv will respond to Iran’s missile attack and its forces can strike anywhere in the Middle East.

What’s the current situation? Israel will launch a “significant retaliation” against Iran’s missile attack within days, and the response may include targeting oil production facilities in Iran, news agency Reuters reported, citing Axios. The report quoted Israeli officials as saying that the response would be much more substantial than the limited strike Israel conducted in response to the Iranian missile attack in April.

Background: Iran fired at least 200 ballistic missiles into Israel on Tuesday, leaving the country to fight on three fronts simultaneously. While many of the rockets were intercepted by Israel’s air defence system, some landed in central and southern Israel, according to the Israeli military. Residents scrambled into bomb shelters as air raid sirens blared and the orange glow of missiles streaked across the night sky. Israel promised retaliation for the attack, which it said caused only a few injuries. However, one Palestinian man was killed by falling shrapnel in the occupied West Bank.

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20:49 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel Iran War Live Updates: Israel strikes residential building in Damascus suburb, says reports

Israel carried out a strike targeting a residential building in the Mezzah suburb area in the western part of the Syrian capital Damascus resulting in injuries, Syrian state media reported on Wednesday, as quoted by Reuters.

20:29 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel Iran War Live Updates: Biden to join G7 call on Mideast crisis on Wednesday, says US official

US President Joe Biden will join a call with Group of Seven (G7) leaders on Wednesday to discuss the crisis in the Middle East, a US official said.

"The president is going to join a call this morning with G7 counterparts to discuss the Middle East following Iran's attacks on Israel yesterday," the official said, as quoted by news agency Reuters.

20:21 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel Iran War Live Updates: At least 7 soldiers killed in southern Lebanon combat, Israeli military says

The Israeli military has confirmed the deaths of seven soldiers during the latest combat operations in southern Lebanon on Wednesday.

20:15 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel Iran War Live Updates: Italy to host G7 leaders' call on Middle East Crisis

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will host a Group of Seven (G7) leaders' call on Wednesday to discuss the Middle East crisis. She expressed "deep concern" to her cabinet about the latest developments, including Iran's missile attack against Israel and increasing instability in Lebanon.

20:05 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel Iran War Live Updates: UN Secretary General Guterres calls for an end to tit-for-tat violence in Middle East

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned Iran's missile attack on Israel, telling the Security Council the "deadly cycle of tit-for-tat violence must stop," news agency Reuters reported.

"Time is running out," he told the council.

The 15-member council met after Israel killed the leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah and began a ground assault against the Iran-backed militant group and Iran attacked Israel in a strike that raised fears of a wider war in the Middle East.

(With inputs from Reuters)

19:43 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel Iran War Live Updates: Fighter jets played a part in 'preventing further escalation' in Middle East, says UK govt

Britain’s Ministry of Defence on Wednesday said that two of its fighter jets and an air-to-air refueling tanker played a part on October 1 in attempts to prevent further escalation in the Middle East conflict, though the jets did not engage any targets.

"Two Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets and a Voyager air-to-air refuelling tanker played their part in attempts in attempts to prevent further escalation in the Middle East, demonstrating the UK's unwavering commitment to Israel's security," Britain's Ministry of Defence said on X.

"Due to the nature of this attack, they did not engage any targets, but they played an important part in wider deterrence and efforts to prevent further escalation," the post said.

18:30 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel Iran War Live Updates: Israel PM Netanyahu meets security chiefs at Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with security leaders at Kirya in Tel Aviv, according to a statement from his office on Wednesday.

(Photo: X/ @IsraeliPM)

18:21 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel Iran War Live Updates: Blasts near Israeli embassy in Copenhagen likely caused by hand grenades, Danish police says

Two blasts near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen on Wednesday were likely caused by hand grenades, a Danish police spokesperson told a press conference, news agency Reuters reported.

Earlier, they had detained three people for questioning for the blasts which took place early morning. There were no injuries in the explosions, which happened at around 3:20 a.m. local time, and no damage to the building itself, the Israeli embassy said in a statement.

According to an X post by the Danish police, two people were apprehended on a train at Copenhagen's main railway station while the third person was detained elsewhere in the Danish capital.

(With inputs from Reuters)

17:48 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel Iran War Live Updates: Lebanese army says soldier injured in Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon

A Lebanese soldier was injured on Wednesday in an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese army.

The soldier was hurt as a Lebanese army unit worked to open a road at the entrance to the southern Lebanese town of Kawkaba, the army said, news agency Reuters reported.

17:45 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel Iran War Live Updates: Israeli military confirms death of team commander in Lebanon

The Israeli military reported its first combat death since it launched ground operations in southern Lebanon, confirming that an army team commander was killed on Wednesday.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), in a statement, said Captain Eitan Yitzhak Oster, 22, who was killed inside Lebanon, was a team commander in the Egoz unit, an elite commando unit specialising in guerrilla warfare, according to a BBC report.

17:32 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel Iran War Live Updates: Iran's president warns Israel of a severe response if it continues "its crimes"

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that Israel would face a harsh reaction if it did not stop what he called "its crimes."

He was speaking a day after Iran fired waves of ballistic missiles at Israel, and Israel stepped up its war with Tehran's proxy Hezbollah by sending troops over the border into Lebanon. "If the Zionist regime (Israel) does not stop its crimes, it will face harsher reactions," Pezeshkian said as he left for a scheduled trip to Qatar, news agency Reuters reported, quoting state media.

16:46 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel Iran War Live Updates: Gaza's health ministry says at least 51 killed in Israeli strikes on southern Gaza

Moving away from southern Lebanon, Palestinian medical officials said on Wednesday that at least 51 people, including women and children, were killed and 82 people were injured in southern Gaza overnight in Israeli strikes, as the military launched ground operations in the heavily affected city of Khan Younis.

Israel has continued to strike what it says are militant targets across Gaza nearly a year after Hamas’ October 7 attack ignited the war there, and even as attention has shifted to Lebanon and Iran.

(With inputs from AP)

16:20 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel Iran War Live Updates: Hezbollah says it has enough ammunition to push back Israel

The head of Hezbollah's media office, Mohammad Afif said they are "only in the first round" following clashes with Israeli troops in southern Lebanon, asserting that the group has sufficient fighters, weapons, and ammunition to counter Israel.

16:00 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel Iran War Live Updates: Khameini says MidEast crisis will end if US and certain European countries stop their 'villainy'

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday that the root of the Israel-Iran conflict and the Middle East crisis lies in the presence of the US and certain European countries that "claim to advocate for peace in the region."

In an X post, Khameini said, "If the villainy of the US and certain European countries is removed from this region, undoubtedly these conflicts and wars will be completely eliminated. Then the countries in the region can live together in peace, health, and prosperity."

He added, "The root of the problem in our region, these conflicts and wars, is the presence of those who claim to advocate peace in the region. That is, the United States and some European countries."

15:44 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel Iran War Live Updates: UN Secretary General Guterres from entering country, says Israel's Foreign Minister

Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that he was barring UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres from entering the country for his failure to "unequivocally condemn" Iran's massive missile attack on Israel on Tuesday, news agency Reuters reported.

15:38 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel Iran War Live Updates: Hezbollah clashes with Israeli forces along Lebanon border

Hezbollah said that it is clashing with Israeli forces in the border town of Maroun El Ras, located about 1 km from Israel.

14:18 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel-Iran War Live: Israeli military issues evacuation warnings for residents of 24 villages in southern Lebanon

On Wednesday, the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for residents of 24 villages in southern Lebanon.

This alert follows the initiation of "limited ground operations" near the border aimed at combating the Hezbollah militant group.

The affected villages are located within a UN-declared buffer zone established after the last war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006.

13:45 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel-Iran War Live: India calls for restraint by all sides, says conflict must not take a wider regional dimension

In its first reaction to fresh escalation of tensions in West Asia, India on Wednesday called for restraint by all sides and said the conflict must not take a wider regional dimension.

"We are deeply concerned at the escalation of the security situation in West Asia and reiterate our call for restraint by all concerned and protection of civilians," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.

"It is important that the conflict doesn't take a wider regional dimension and we urge that all issues be addressed through dialogue and diplomacy," it said in a statement

13:09 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel-Iran War Live: As conflict with Israel escalates, Indians in Iran asked to stay ‘vigilant’

At a time when the conflict between Israel and Iran escalated following Tehran firing a barrage of missiles at Tel Aviv, Indians in the region have been asked to stay “vigilant” and “in touch with the embassy”. The Ministry of External Affairs Wednesday put out an advisory asking “Indian nationals to avoid all non-essential travel to Iran”.

“Those currently residing in Iran are requested to remain vigilant and stay in contact with the Indian Embassy in Tehran,” the statement added.

12:26 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel-Iran War Live: Will not hesitate to expand operations against Israel, Houthis declare

The Houthis in Yemen declared that they would not hesitate to expand their operations against Israel. They asserted that the ongoing support from the U.S. and UK for Israel puts their interests 'under fire'. In their statement, they also claimed to have targeted military posts deep within Israel using "Quds 5" rockets.

12:18 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel-Iran War Live: Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise

AIR ALGERIE

The Algerian airline suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice.

AIR INDIA

The Indian flag carrier suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice.

CATHAY PACIFIC

Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until March 27, 2025.

DELTA AIR LINES

The U.S. carrier paused flights between New York and Tel Aviv through Dec. 31.

EMIRATES

UAE's state-owned airline cancelled flights between Dubai and Beirut until Oct. 8.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS

Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways said it was re-routing a number of its flights on Oct. 2 in response to airspace restrictions in parts of the Middle East.

FLYDUBAI

The Emirati airline on Sept. 30 cancelled Dubai-Beirut flights until Oct. 7. It also cancelled flights to Jordan, Iraq, Israel and Iran on Oct. 2-3 due to the temporary closure of a number of air spaces.

IRAN AIR

The Iranian airline cancelled all flights to Beirut until further notice, a company spokesman told local media on Sept. 28.

IRAQI AIRWAYS

The Iraqi national carrier suspended flights to and from Beirut until further notice, Iraq's transportation ministry said on Sept. 27.

QATAR AIRWAYS

The Qatari airline temporarily suspended flights to and from Beirut until further notice.

UNITED AIRLINES

The Chicago-based airline suspended flights to Tel Aviv for the foreseeable future due to security reasons.

12:17 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel-Iran War Live: European Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise

Concerns over a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected air space.

Below are some of the European airlines that have adjusted services to and from the region-

AEGEAN AIRLINES

The Greek airline cancelled flights to and from Beirut until Oct. 31 and to and from Tel Aviv until Oct. 6.

AIR EUROPA

The Spanish airline cancelled flights to Tel Aviv until Oct. 2.

AIR FRANCE-KLM

Air France on Sept. 30 suspended Paris-Tel Aviv and Paris-Beirut flights until Oct. 8.

KLM has suspended all flights to Tel Aviv until the end of this year at least, the carrier said on Oct. 1. It had previously cancelled all flights to Tel Aviv until Oct. 26. The Franco-Dutch group's low-cost unit Transavia cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until March 31, 2025, and flights to Amman and Beirut until Nov. 3.

BULGARIA AIR

The Bulgarian carrier cancelled flights to and from Israel until Oct. 15.

EASYJET

The UK budget airline stopped flying to and from Tel Aviv in April and will resume flights on March 30, 2025, a spokesperson said.

IAG

IAG-owned British Airways cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv through Oct. 7, the airline said in an e-mailed comment.

Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling cancelled operations to Tel Aviv until Jan. 12, 2025, while flights to Amman were cancelled until further notice.

ITA AIRWAYS

Italy's ITA Airways extended the suspension of Tel Aviv flights through Oct. 31.

LOT

The Polish flag carrier suspended flights to Lebanon until further notice, it said in an emailed comment on Sept. 20.

LUFTHANSA GROUP

The German airline group suspended flights to Tel Aviv until Oct. 31 while flights to Tehran have been suspended until Oct. 26 (inclusive). Flights to Beirut will be suspended until Nov. 30.

It said it will avoid Iranian, Iraqi and Jordanian airspace up to and including Oct. 2 amid an escalation of an armed conflict in the Middle East, suspending flights to and from Amman and Erbil.

SunExpress, a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, suspended flights to Beirut through Dec. 17.

PEGASUS

The Turkish airline cancelled flights to Beirut until Oct. 7, a company spokesperson said.

RYANAIR

Europe's biggest budget airline cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv until Oct. 26, citing "operational restrictions."

SUNDAIR

The German airline cancelled Berlin-Beirut and Bremen-Beirut flights until Oct.

12:08 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel-Iran War Live: France sends military resources to Middle East, convenes UN Security Council

On Wednesday, France announced that it would send more military resources to the Middle East to address the Iranian threat.

It has also called a United Nations Security Council meeting for later today, following Iran's launch of missiles at Israel.

"Committed to Israel's security, France today mobilised its military resources in the Middle East to counter the Iranian threat," the French presidency said in a statement overnight after an emergency security cabinet meeting to discuss the regional escalation.

"The head of state also reiterated France's demand that Hezbollah cease its terrorist actions against Israel and its population."

Last week, Paris and Washington tried to arrange a temporary ceasefire in Lebanon, just hours before Israel launched airstrikes that killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.

11:59 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel-Iran War Live: Israeli military says regular infantry, armoured units joining ground operation in Lebanon

The Israeli military said on Wednesday the 36th Division and additional forces are joining the ground operation in Lebanon.

11:27 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel-Iran War Live: Israeli air strike on school kills more than 30 Palestinians

More than 30 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school and institute that was housing displaced people in Gaza, according to official Palestinian radio Voice of Palestine.

11:18 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel-Iran War Live: What is happening in Lebanon?

Israel has resumed its bombardment of southern Beirut, targeting strongholds of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.

At least a dozen airstrikes have hit the area, causing large plumes of smoke to rise. Israel has also issued new evacuation orders, and the suburbs have largely emptied after days of heavy strikes.

Meanwhile, Hezbollah said it confronted Israeli forces infiltrating the Lebanese town of Adaisseh early on Wednesday and forced them to retreat.

10:40 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel-Iran War Live: Israel will launch a "significant retaliation" to Tuesday's missile, might target oil production facilities

A reporter at Axious news quoted Israeli officials saying that Israel will launch a "significant retaliation" to Tuesday's massive missile attack by Iran.

"Israeli officials say Israel will launch a "significant retaliation" to Tuesday's massive missile attack within days that could target oil production facilities inside Iran and other strategic sites," he wrote on X.

10:33 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel-Iran War Live: France's Macron condemns Iran's attacks on Israel

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned Iran's new attacks on Israel

He reiterated France's demand that Hezbollah cease its terrorist actions against Israel and its population

Macron also wished for Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity to be reinstated in strict compliance with United Nations Security Council resolutions, the French presidency statement said.

10:19 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel-Iran War Live: Assault was a response to Israeli killings of militant leaders and aggression in Lebanon,says Iran

According to a Reuters report, Iran said that its missile attack on Israel was over barring further provocation

Iran described the campaign as defensive and solely aimed at Israeli military facilities.

Iran's state news agency said three Israeli military bases had been targeted.

Tehran said its assault was a response to Israeli killings of militant leaders and aggression in Lebanon against Hezbollah and in Gaza.

Iran's General Staff of the Armed Forces said in a statement carried by state media that any Israeli response would be met with "vast destruction" of Israeli infrastructure. It also said it would target regional assets of any Israeli ally that got involved.

10:13 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel-Iran War Live: Israeli air strike on school kills at least 9 Palestinian

At least nine Palestinians were killed and 20 injured in an Israeli air strike on a school and institute housing displaced people in Gaza, Palestine news agency WFA said on Wednesday.

10:12 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel-Iran War Live: Confronted Israeli Defense Force in Lebanon town, forced it to retreat- says Hezbollah

Hezbollah said that it confronted Israeli Defense Force infiltrating the Lebanese town of Adaisseh and forced it to retreat. (Reuters report)

09:36 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel-Iran War Live: How the US has reacted to the escalation?

In Washington, US President Joe Biden stated that the United States is ready to help Israel defend itself against Iranian missile attacks.

He ordered the US military to assist the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in neutralising missiles and other airborne attacks from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to the White House National Security Council.

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan noted that U.S. military forces in the region helped Israel respond to the attack. He said the Biden administration is consulting with Israel on how to proceed. "This is a significant escalation by Iran, a significant event," Sullivan told reporters at the White House. "We have made clear that there will be consequences, severe consequences, for this attack, and we will work with Israel to make that the case."

09:34 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel-Iran War Live: 'Iran made a big mistake tonight – and it will pay for it', says Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu

On Tuesday, Iran launched a series of ballistic missiles at Israel in response to Israel’s actions against Hezbollah allies in Lebanon.

Israel reported that over 200 missiles were fired from Iran, prompting its air defenses to activate and intercept the attacks.

Israeli officials vowed to impose consequences for the assault. Major General Herzi Halevi stated, “We will choose when to collect the price and demonstrate our precise and surprising attack capabilities, as guided by political leadership.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu added, “Iran made a big mistake tonight—and it will pay for it.”

09:31 (IST) 2 Oct 2024
Israel-Iran War Live: Iran fires over 200 ballistic missiles at Israel

On Tuesday, Iran launched a series of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israel's actions against Hezbollah allies in Lebanon.

Alarms rang out across Israel, and explosions were heard in Jerusalem and the Jordan River valley. While no injuries were reported in Israel, one man was killed in the occupied West Bank, according to local authorities.

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