What the papers say – October 2

Rachel Vickers-Price, PA

1 October 2024 at 7:24 pm·2-min read

All eyes are on the Middle East for Wednesday’s papers in the wake of Israel’s military operation in Lebanon in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Iran has launched a retaliatory assault, with the Metro, the i, the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mirror focusing on the Middle Eastern conflict.

Wednesday’s METRO: “Iran’s New Blitz At Israel” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/QSSdxi82DR
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Wednesday’s i: “Iran missile attack on Israel sparks fears of new war” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/CApXuUOpfp
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Wednesday’s Daily TELEGRAPH: “Iran attacks Israel” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Z880U72xQO
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Wednesday’s Daily MIRROR: “Revenge From Above” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/xF2qE0GvYp
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The Guardian, the Daily Mail, and the Financial Times also look to Iran’s response, as Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel late on Tuesday.

Wednesday’s GUARDIAN: “Israel vows to retaliate after Iran launches missile attack” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/qQwnSYKBmB
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Wednesday’s Daily MAIL: “The Iron Dome holds firm against Iran’s 200-missile blitz… now Israel vows vengeance” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/9o6z6TAk5A
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Wednesday’s FINANCIAL Times: “Iran fires missile barrage against Israel” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/O05R1LMJ5z
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The Daily Express leads on the US threatening Iran after its assault on Israel.

Wednesday’s Daily EXPRESS: “U.S. Threatens ‘Severe’ Response As Iran Attacks Israel” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Vep0sY9OiM
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The Independent and The Times keeps its headline simple, summing up global reaction to conflict between Iran and Israel.

Wednesday’s TIMES: “Middle East erupts” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/5s0jKGuYWN
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Lastly, the Daily Star opts for a different lead, instead focusing on the horse that lead Queen Elizabeth’s funeral and its recent OBE.

Wednesday’s Daily STAR: “Queen’s funeral horsey gets an OBE” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/6IK6jkegON
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) October 1, 2024

The Telegraph
Hezbollah fleeing Israeli ground assault without putting up a fight
Hezbollah militants are fleeing southern Lebanon, offering limited resistance to the Israeli ground invasion.
CNN
4 Israeli soldiers killed, more than 60 people injured by Hezbollah drone in one of bloodiest attacks on Israel since Oct. 7
Four Israeli soldiers have been killed and more than 60 people injured in a Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in central-northern Israel, according to first responders and the Israeli military.
Evening Standard
UK among 40 nations ‘strongly’ condemning attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
Ireland, France and Sri Lanka are among the other co-signatories to the statement.
The Telegraph
I escaped from Beirut 40 years ago – today’s carnage is an echo of the same brutal conflict
Forty years ago I was evacuated from Beirut as Lebanon descended into one of the most brutal conflicts of the era. Then, as now, the Islamist militia Hezbollah was at the centre of the chaos.
France 24
Hezbollah claims drone attack near Haifa that wounded at least 60 Israelis
An Israeli volunteer rescue service on Sunday said more than 60 people were wounded south of Haifa, where Hezbollah earlier claimed a drone strike that targeted a military base. Hezbollah said it launched “a squadron of attack drones” at a military training camp in Binyamina, south of Haifa, in response to Israeli air strikes on Lebanon. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. This blog is no longer being updated. For more coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, please click here.Summary:
The Independent
At least 3 policemen killed in latest terror attack ahead of SCO summit in Pakistan
Attack claimed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan
The Independent
More than 60 people injured in drone strike on Israel, say rescue services
Hezbollah claim responsibility for what is one of bloodiest attacks on Israel in year of war
Reuters
Israeli tanks deepen their push into the northern Gaza Strip
CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli forces widened their raid into northern Gaza and tanks reached the north edge of Gaza City, pounding some districts of the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood and forcing many families to leave their homes, residents said. In the early hours of Monday, an Israeli air strike killed three people and wounded 40 others when it hit some tents of displaced Palestinians inside Al-Aqsa Hospital in the central Gaza Strip city of Deir Al-Balah, where a million people were sheltering, medics said. Footage circulated on social media, which Reuters couldn't immediately verify, showed several tents were set ablaze as some Palestinians tried helplessly to put out the fire.
CNN
What is UNIFIL, the peacekeeping force on the Israel-Lebanon border?
Over the past week, the UN has said that the Israeli military has fired on its peacekeepers, forcibly entered its base, stopped logistics and injured more than a dozen of its troops in southern Lebanon.
The Telegraph
Four Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone attack on IDF base
Four Israeli soldiers were killed and seven others were severely injured after Hezbollah struck a military base with a “swarm” of drones.
Associated Press
Israeli strike in northern Lebanon kills at least 21 people
An Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in northern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 21 people, according to the Lebanese Red Cross. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military and it was not clear what the target was. The strike hit a small apartment building in the village of Aito, which is part of the country's Christian heartland in the north and far from the Hezbollah militant group's main areas of influence in the south and east.
The Independent
New York-bound flight with 239 passengers diverted after multiple bomb threats
Air and rail travel disrupted in India during morning marked by multiple bomb threats
Euronews
Four Israeli soldiers killed and dozens injured in Hezbollah drone attack, IDF says
The strike, which is the deadliest by the militant group on Israeli territory since the IDF launched its ground operation into Lebanon, comes as the two sides exchange near-daily fire.View on euronews
Euronews
Thousands of protesters in Rome and Lisbon call for ceasefires in Gaza, Lebanon
Israel has been at war with the Gaza-based militant group Hamas since last October after it launched an attack on southern Israel that killed 1,200 people. More recently a new front has opened up in Lebanon where the IDF launched a ground operation on 30 September.View on euronews
Sky News
Relative of Afghan accused of US terror plot charged with France attack
An Afghan national has been charged in France with planning a terror attack just days after their relative was arrested in the US over a separate plot. The Afghan, 22, wanted to target a football match or shopping centre, according to the Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office in Paris. The unnamed person was arrested on 8 October along with two other people in Toulouse and Fronton, southwestern France.
France 24
🔴 Live: France, Germany, UK and Italy condemn Israeli attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
Israeli attacks on the United Nations' peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, are contrary to international humanitarian law and must stop at once, Italy, Britain, France and Germany said in a joint statement on Monday. Earlier, an Israeli strike on a village in northern Lebanon killed at least 21 people, local officials said, in one of the northernmost strikes since Israel began its offensive in late September. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments on the situation in t
Reuters
Israel steps up pressure in north Gaza amid fears of siege and displacement
CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli forces tightened their squeeze around Jabalia in northern Gaza on Monday, killing at least 10 people queuing for food, according to Palestinians medics, and instructing people to evacuate as they pushed in against Hamas fighters. Jabalia has been the focus of an Israeli offensive for around 10 days and the military has now encircled the camp and sent tanks into nearby Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun towns, with the declared aim of stamping out Hamas fighters who are trying to regroup there. Jabalia is home to one of eight historic refugee camps in the Gaza Strip.
AFP News
Netanyahu tells UN to move Lebanon peacekeepers out of 'harm's way'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the UN chief on Sunday to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon out of "harm's way", saying Hezbollah was using them as "human shields".Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemned the Israeli call on UNIFIL to abandon the south.
The Guardian
UN mission says Israeli tanks forcibly entered base in southern Lebanon
Unifil seeks explanation from IDF for ‘shocking violations’ while Netanyahu urges peacekeepers to withdraw
The Hill
Harris urges Israel to ramp up Gaza aid, citing UN food report
Vice President Harris on Sunday pushed for Israel to ramp up aid to Gaza, citing a World Food Programme (WFP) report. “The UN reports that no food has entered northern Gaza in nearly 2 weeks. Israel must urgently do more to facilitate the flow of aid to those in need,” Harris wrote in a post…

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