Live: UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting after Iran request
· France 2428/10/2024 - 10:32
Kremlin says Russia is doing all it can to try to de-escalate Middle East tensions
The Kremlin said on Monday that Russia was doing everything it could to try to facilitate attempts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the comments when asked about the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Iran.
Peskov said Moscow was in touch with all sides of the conflict.
28/10/2024 - 08:56
Iran foreign ministry vows to 'respond firmly' to Israeli strikes
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that Tehran would "respond firmly and effectively" to Israeli strikes on military sites over the weekend.
"We are using all available means to respond firmly and effectively to the aggression of the Zionist regime," Baghaei told a regular news conference.
28/10/2024 - 08:16
Lebanon says five dead in Israeli strike on southern city of Tyre
Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli strike on Monday in the centre of the southern city of Tyre killed at least five people and wounded 10 others, adding the toll was provisional.
An "Israeli enemy strike this morning on a building" in the centre of the coastal city "led to a provisional toll of five dead and 10 wounded", a health ministry statement said, adding that "work is ongoing to remove the rubble".
28/10/2024 - 07:50
Iraq lodges UN complaint over Israel using its airspace to attack Iran
Iraq has condemned Israel's use of its airspace to attack neighbouring Iran in a protest letter sent to United Nations chief Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council, Baghdad said Monday.
A statement from government spokesman Bassim Alawadi said the letter condemns "the Zionist entity's blatant violation of Iraq's airspace and sovereignty by using Iraqi airspace to carry out an attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran on October 26".
28/10/2024 - 07:38
Iran Guards chief warns Israel of 'bitter consequences' after attack
The top commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards has warned Israel it would face "bitter consequences" after its attack on Iranian military sites, local media said on Monday.
Guards chief Hossein Salami, quoted by Tasnim news agency, said Israel had "failed to achieve its ominous goals" with its air raids on Saturday, calling it a sign of "miscalculation and helplessness" and warning that "its bitter consequences will be unimaginable" for Israel as it battles Tehran-aligned militants in Gaza and Lebanon.
28/10/2024 - 07:13
- UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting Monday following Israel's retaliation on Iran
- Lebanon says five dead in Israeli strike on southern city of Tyre
- Iraq lodges UN complaint over Israel using its airspace to attack Iran
28/10/2024 - 05:24
UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting Monday following Israel's retaliation on Iran
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday at Iran's request following Israel's deadly missile strikes in retaliation for an October 1 attack by Tehran.
The Swiss presidency of the UNSC said Sunday that the meeting would take place following the request by Iran, supported by Algeria, China and Russia.
28/10/2024 - 05:23
Welcome to our live blog, where we bring you the latest news on the war in the Middle East. To read about yesterday's key developments, click here.
Yesterday's key developments:
- Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday that Tehran was not looking for war with Israel but will respond “appropriately” to Israel’s strikes on Iranian military sites.
- Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday he had "received indications" of an attack before Israel's strikes the day before.
- Egypt’s president announced Sunday his country has proposed a two-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas during which four hostages held in Gaza would be freed.
- The Lebanese health ministry said that at least 21 people were killed on Sunday in Israeli strikes on three different areas in southern Lebanon.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP, and Reuters)