Netanyahu cuts short U.S. visit and will return immediately to Israel
NEW YORK (AP) — Netanyahu cuts short U.S. visit and will return immediately to Israel.
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EuronewsIsraeli defence minister warns attack on Iran would be 'lethal'
Israel has vowed to retaliate to a missile strike from Iran on its territory last week, despite the US urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to exercise caution in a call between the two leaders on Wednesday.View on euronews
- The Independent
Ukraine-Russia latest: Putin faced ‘bloodiest month’ of war in September as Zelensky pitches victory plan
Putin casualties reach more than 600,000 in Ukraine since the war began in 2022, says US
- Reuters
Iranian president says Israel, backed by West, is 'killing innocent people'
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that Israel should "stop killing innocent people", and that its actions in the Middle East were backed by the United States and the European Union. Pezeshkian was speaking to a Russian state TV reporter on the sidelines of an international meeting in Turkmenistan. Israel in recent weeks has sharply escalated its assault on Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, including by killing its top leaders, sending ground troops into southern Lebanon and bombing the capital Beirut.
- Reuters
Ukraine's military says it struck airfield in Russia's North Caucasus
The Ukrainian military said on Thursday it had struck an ammunition depot overnight at an airfield in Russia's Adygeya region in the North Caucasus, about 450 km (280 miles) from the frontline in eastern Ukraine. Some 57 Russian combat and training aircraft and helicopters, including Su-34s, Su-35s and Mi-8s, were stationed at Khanskaya airfield during the drone attack, a source in Ukraine’s state security service (SBU) told Reuters. "Russia is using this airfield in Krasnodar Krai ... for refueling and missile and bomb attacks on the units of the Defence Forces and Ukrainian settlements," the source said.
- Reuters
Russia demands Israel refrain from attacking UN peacekeepers in Lebanon after shooting incident
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday it was "outraged" by what it said was an Israeli military attack on U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon and demanded that Israel refrain from any "hostile actions" against them. A U.N. source said that Israeli forces had fired at an observation post belonging to the UNIFIL peacekeeping force at its main base at Naqoura in southern Lebanon on Friday, wounding two people.
- NewsWire
‘Slaughter’: Minister’s Middle East plea
A senior Labor minister has made a striking claim about Israel’s actions in Gaza, saying his community is asking for the killing to stop.
- The Independent
Attack on miners leaves 20 dead ahead of SCO summit in Pakistan
Nearly 40 gunmen fired at miners for half an hour before ‘escaping into the night’, police say
- CNN
Biden held ‘direct,’ 30-minute call with Netanyahu, White House says
President Joe Biden held a “direct,” 30-minute phone call with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, their first conversation in almost two months and a chance to confer over Israel’s planned response to an Iranian ballistic missile attack.
- Euronews
Italian PM Meloni calls Israel's attack on UNIFIL bases in Lebanon 'unacceptable'
The Italian government formally protested against the Israeli authorities for an attack on the headquarters and two Italian bases of the UN peace mission in southern Lebanon. Defence Minister Crosetto called it "possible war crimes".View on euronews
- BBC
Israel attacks on UN in breach of international law - Harris
Taoiseach Simon Harris has described Israel’s attack on peacekeepers a breach of international law.
- Sky News
Israel accused of 'extermination' in Gaza by UN inquiry
A UN inquiry has accused Israel of carrying out a concerted policy to destroy Gaza's healthcare system in actions that amount to war crimes and "extermination". Navi Pillay, a former UN high commissioner for human rights who is chairing the inquiry, said Israel has carried out "relentless and deliberate attacks on medical personnel and facilities" in the past year.
- Euronews
Tehran's missile count significantly depleted after strike on Israel, reports claim
Israeli media outlet Kan 11 claimed Iran used about a third of its advanced ballistic missiles in last week's huge and unprecedented attack on Israel.View on euronews
- Australian Associated Press
Restaurateur apologises for offensive anti-Israel sign
A remorseful restaurateur says his Jewish friends know he is not anti-Semitic despite displaying a Nazi symbol at a pro-Palestinian protest.
- Reuters
Dutch state sued over alleged failure to stop Israel's violations of international law
Palestinian and Dutch organisations on Thursday filed a legal complaint against the state of the Netherlands over its alleged failure to prevent Israel from committing possible genocide in Gaza and other violations of international law. The case argues that the Netherlands has a legal obligation to do everything in its power to stop alleged violations of international law and the 1948 Genocide Convention by Israel.
- PA Media: UK News
Firing on peacekeepers ‘can never be tolerated’, says Irish premier
Simon Harris urged that any firing at United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) positions ceases.
- Storyful
Strike on School Kills at Least 28, Palestinian Red Crescent Says
At least 28 people were killed, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, in a reported Israeli strike on a school being used as a shelter in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on Thursday, October 10.Footage from Ayman Al Gedi shows people being carried out of the school.In addition to the fatalities, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported 54 injuries.The Israel Defense Forces had not commented. Credit: Ayman Al Gedi via Storyful
- Evening Standard
Lebanon says 22 killed and 117 wounded in fresh Israeli strikes on central Beirut
The air raid is the deadliest in over a year of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah
- The Independent
Israel strike on Gaza school kills 28, injures 54, including children
The UN today said Israel’s destruction of the Gaza health system amounts to the crime against humanity of “extermination”
- The Hill
UN: Israeli military fired on peacekeepers in southern Lebanon
The United Nations on Thursday accused the Israeli military of firing on peacekeeper missions in southern Lebanon as Israel conducts a cross-border operation inside the country. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said in a statement on the social platform X that Israeli soldiers inside the country have clashed with the Lebanese militant…
- BBC
Hospitals move patients as Israeli tanks encircle Jabalia camp
The Israeli military is carrying out its third ground offensive in the area since the Gaza war began.