The essentials for October 5 at noon
- Hachem Safieddine “unattainable”according to a Lebanese security source
Israeli shelling in Beirut’s southern suburbs since Friday is preventing rescuers from searching for the site of the Israeli strike in which Hachem Safieddine may have been killed, three Lebanese security sources told Reuters on Saturday. According to several news channels, the latter did not survive the Israeli bombing during the night from Thursday to Friday. The Israeli channel N12 and the Saudi news channels Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath claim that he was murdered. For the Israeli channel N13, “There is cautious optimism about the success of its elimination”. Hezbollah has not provided any information in this regard.
- Leader of Hamas military wing killed in Israeli raid in northern Lebanon
Said Atallah, one of the leaders of the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, was killed on the night of Friday to Saturday in an Israeli raid against the Beddawi Palestinian refugee camp, in Tripoli, northern Lebanon. , reported media affiliated with the Palestinian movement, reported on Saturday. Israel had no immediate comment on the operation.
- Evacuation of foreigners in Lebanon
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday asked his compatriots to leave Lebanon. Canada announced Monday that it had reserved 800 seats on commercial flights to evacuate its citizens, who number about 45,000 (including many with dual nationality) in the country. The Canadian military has also planned emergency resources in Cyprus if commercial flights are disrupted. In a press release sent to Agence France-Presse, China announced on Saturday that it had evacuated 215 of its citizens from Lebanon.
- Israeli army announces bombing of Hezbollah fighters at mosque
- UNIFIL says “hold your positions” despite a request from Israel to move some of them
The United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) deployed along the Israel-Lebanon border announced on Saturday “hold your positions”despite a request from the Israeli army to “move a little” of them.
- According to the New York TimesUS intelligence services believe that Yahya Sinouar is alive and betting on a regional war.
According to the New York TimesUS intelligence services believe that Hamas leader Yahya Sinouar is still alive and continues to lead Hamas. Its attitude has hardened in recent weeks, U.S. officials say, and U.S. negotiators now believe Hamas has no intention of reaching a deal with Israel. According to them, it would count on Israel getting bogged down in a regional war, thereby reducing the activity of the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip.
