Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, promised that Iran would pay for the missile attack on Israel. Iran said the consequences of any retaliation would be “significant destruction.”
As the US expressed support for Israel, Iran’s military said American direct intervention against Tehran would provoke a “strong attack” by Iran on its “bases and interests” in the region. Reuters writes about this.
EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrell said the EU condemns Iran’s attack on Israel and calls for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East. He wrote about this on the social network X.
At the same time, oil prices jumped 5% on fears of a wider war between Israel and Iran. Today, the UN Security Council has scheduled a meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
An Israel Defense Forces spokesman confirmed that Iran launched 180 missiles at Israel. According to him, most of the missiles were shot down, the result of the Iranian attack is being clarified.
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan called the attack “ineffective.” Also, according to him, there were no deaths in Israel as a result of the shelling.
American destroyers shot down missiles that Iran launched at Israel, writes the Washington Post.
On the night of October 2, the IDF carried out new airstrikes on Beirut. The Israelis say they attacked weapons production sites and infrastructure. At the same time, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, over the past 24 hours, Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon killed 55 people and injured 156.
Ukraine evacuated 179 people from Lebanon.
Iran, Europe and the United States commented on the massive rocket attack on Israel.
Source: Racurs
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