Panicked crowds flee as Israel bombs branches of bank in Lebanon

Sara Netanyahu responds to drone attack on holiday home

The drone attack on Benjamin Netanyahu's home was an attack on all of Israel, the prime minister's wife has said.

The Israeli government said one of the prime minister’s homes was targeted on Saturday by three drones, two of which were intercepted, and that neither Mr Netanyahu nor his wife Sara were home at the time.

"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the concern and messages that warm the heart from the country and the world," said Mrs Netanyahu, as reported by Israeli media.

She said the attempts to kill her husband were "an injury to all of us, to the people of Israel, to the values ​​and the way of our people".

"I wish all of us quiet days and security for all of us," she added.

US working on formula to end conflict in Lebanon for good, says envoy

US envoy Amos Hochstein has given a news conference in Beirut following talks with Lebanese officials.

He says a resolution to the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel is possible, but the situation has escalated "out of control, as we feared it could".

The US administration wants to ensure this is the last conflict in Lebanon for generations, he added.

He says both Lebanon and Israel committing to UN resolution 1701 is not enough and that the US is working to devise a formula to end the conflict once and for all.

For context: UN resolution 1701 ended the last conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006. 

It calls for southern Lebanon to be free of any troops or weapons other than those of the Lebanese state.

Israeli troops find SUV-mounted rocket launcher in Lebanon

Images released by Israel's military show an SUV-mounted rocket launcher found during operations in southern Lebanon.

According to the Israel Defence Forces, soldiers located the rocket launcher mounted on the back of a Suzuki Jimny close to a residential house.

The IDF said its troops also located and demolished a nearby weapons depot. 

It said the cache had "dozens of long and short-range missiles" plus ammunition, machine guns, and explosive devices.

US seemingly in dark about Israeli attack on Iran

US defence secretary Lloyd Austin says it's "hard to say" what Israel's strike against Iran will look like.

Tehran launched a ballistic missile attack on Israel on 1 October, in response to the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh on Iranian soil in July.

Israel has made it clear it will respond. 

"It's hard to say exactly what [Israel's strike against Iran] will look like," Mr Austin said today.

"At the end of the day, that's an Israeli decision, and whether or not the Israelis believe it's proportional and how the Iranians perceive it. I mean, those may be two different things.

"We're going to do – continue to do – everything we can... to dial down the tensions and hopefully get both parties to begin to de-escalate. So, we'll see what happens," he added.

US special envoy arrives in Beirut

US envoy Amos Hochstein is in Beirut today for talks with the speaker of the Lebanese parliament, Nabih Berri.

The pair have held talks several times over the past year and discussed negotiations for a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel.

Mr Hochstein is also due to meet with Lebanon's caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, today.

IDF says airstrikes targeted Hezbollah launchers aimed at Israel

Earlier, we reported on a rocket barrage fired from Lebanon into Israel (see 8.30 post).

The Israeli military has since shared an update saying it has destroyed 15 short-range Hezbollah rocket launchers used in this morning's attacks.

The Israel Defence Forces attached a video which it says shows launchers being destroyed by its forces.

It added further strikes were carried out targeting military buildings used by Hezbollah in "several areas" of southern Lebanon.

Israeli airstrikes target Hezbollah finances

As we've been reporting today, Israel has targeted dozens of facilities across Lebanon that it says are used by Hezbollah "to finance its terrorist activities".

It says the al Qard al Hassan financial institution "directly funds Hezbollah's terror activities, including the purchase of weapons and payments to operatives in Hezbollah's military wing".

The institution, sanctioned by both the US and Saudi Arabia, is also used by ordinary Lebanese and has more than 30 branches in the country.

Hezbollah will continue to pay 'heavy price' in Lebanon, says Israeli minister

Israel's foreign minister has expressed his thoughts on the overnight airstrikes in Lebanon which "targeted Hezbollah's financial infrastructure".

According to Lebanese state media, at least 16 airstrikes were recorded across the country against branches of al Qard al Hassan, which Israel says is used by Hezbollah to finance its military operations.

"Hezbollah has paid and will continue to pay a heavy price for its attacks on northern Israel and its rocket fire," Israel Katz said on X.

"We will keep striking the Iranian proxy until it collapses."

Israel says 114 aid trucks entered Gaza yesterday

Israel says 114 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza yesterday.

The Israeli body overseeing the delivery of humanitarian aid, COGAT, said trucks arrived at the Kerem Shalom crossing, in the south of the enclave, and the Erez crossing in the north.

It added that approximately 600 further trucks were waiting for collection at Kerem Shalom.

The lack of humanitarian aid into Gaza has been a point of international tension, with the US requesting Israel take significant steps to address the issue or risk losing some of its military support.

Yesterday, Washington noted an increase of aid reaching Gaza following an "unacceptable slowdown" at the start of October.

A spokesperson for America's national security council said the number of aid trucks entering the enclave "must further increase over the coming week".

Iran says it has warned nuclear watchdog over Israeli threats

Iran says it has warned the UN's nuclear watchdog over Israeli threats against its nuclear sites.

The world is waiting for Israel's response to an Iranian missile attack on the country at the start of the month.

At the time, Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran had made a "big mistake" and would "pay for it".

Israel's former prime minister, Naftali Bennett, said earlier this month that the country had a "one-time window of opportunity" to damage Iran's nuclear programme.

The US has already told Israel it would not support targeting Iran's nuclear facilities.

Iran said its attack was a response to the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July. Israel did not claim the bombing but has been blamed.

Morning rocket barrage fired at Israel from Lebanon, says IDF

Israel's military says it noted the launch of approximately 25 rockets fired into the country from Lebanon earlier this morning.

The IDF said the rocket barrage came at around 8.20am local time (6.20am UK time) following sirens in the Galilee region of northern Israel.

"Some rockets were intercepted and fallen projectiles were identified," it said in a statement.

No injuries were reported in the immediate aftermath of the attack.

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