Israel has launched renewed airstrikes on southern Beirut while signaling a widening of its border ground offensive. Meanwhile, the WHO said dozens of health workers in Lebanon have died in the past day.
Israel carries out fresh strikes in south Beirut, with explosions near city’s international airport Israel was targeting Hashem Safieddine, the rumored successor to Hassan Nasrallah, US outlets Axios and New York Times report US ‘discussing’ possible Israeli strikes on Iran oil sites WHO says 28 health workers killed in Lebanon in the past day, urges cease-fire Israel carries out deadliest air raid in West Bank since 2000
Here’s the latest in regards to the Israel-Lebanon escalation, Gaza and the wider Middle East region for Friday, October 4:
Israeli strikes hit close to Beirut’s international airport
At least one Israeli strike early on Friday hit outside the perimeter of Beirut’s international airport, Reuters news agency reported, citing a source in the Lebanese Ministry of Transport and Public Works.
The extent of the damage was not immediately clear.
Israel also launched renewed strikes on Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh, a stronghold of the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, near midnight on Thursday.
The air raids targeted Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine, rumored successor to assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, report Axios and the New York Times.
Safieddine’s fate was not clear, he said.
Israel’s military has not yet commented on whether it targeted Safieddine.
sri/wd (Reuters, AP, AFP, dpa)
