Netanyahu addresses response to Iran attack, potential French arms embargo

Approximately five rockets were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory early on Saturday morning, the IDF said.

The IDF Aerial Defense Array intercepted some of the rockets, while the rest fell in open areas, the military added.

As a result, rocket sirens sounded in the area of Ha'Amakim in northern Israel. 

Following these alerts, Israel's emergency medical service, Magen David Adom, announced that MDA teams were on the way to sites of reported rocket and shrapnel crashes.

Walla later reported that the attack was estimated to have targeted the air force base in Ramat David.

No casualties were reported. 

This is a developing story. 

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi arrived in Damascus to discuss regional developments and bilateral relations with Syrian officials, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Saturday.

Israel has not yet pledged to the Biden administration that it would not target Iranian nuclear facilities in response to Tuesday's ballistic missile attack, a US State Department official told CNN on Friday. 

This official told CNN that it was difficult to assess when Israel would retaliate but estimated that a counter-strike would likely occur before or after October 7, the anniversary of Hamas's cross-border massacres in southern Israel, rather than on the day itself. 

Further, regarding whether Israel has confirmed to the US that Iran's nuclear sites are viable targets, the official told CNN that the Biden administration hopes to see "Some wisdom as well as strength...but as you guys know, no guarantees." 

Hamas al-Qassam Brigades leader Sayyed Attullah Ali was allegedly eliminated in a strike on Lebanon, according to Reuters and Hamas's official Telegram on Saturday morning.

"The Hamas movement mourns the leader of the al-Qassam Brigades, Sayyed Attullah Ali, and three of his family members as a result of the bombing of his home in the Palestinian refugee camp in Dawi in Tripoli in northern Lebanon," the terrorist organization claimed.

Reuters reported that three members of the terror leader's family were killed alongside him.

IDF Arabic Spokesman Avichay Adraee announced that residents of two southern Beirut neighborhoods would need to evacuate immediately on Friday.

Adraee announced that residents within 500m of a building in the Burj al-Barajneh neighborhood north of Beirut airport and residents within 500m of a building in the Choueifat Al-Umara neighborhood south of Beirut airport.

IDF jets struck a Hamas compound on Friday in the central Gaza Strip, according to an update on Friday.

The compound was built in what previously served as the "Ahmad al-Kurd" School, which has been transformed into a Hamas command and control center. 

The IDF called this further proof of Hamas's systematic abuse of civilian infrastructure, which violates international law.

Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, strongly criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for exacerbating the conflict and intentionally withholding aid from Gaza in an interview with Spanish radio on Friday.

Borrell shared his concerns with Onda Cero over the intensity of any Israeli response to the Iranian attack on Israel last Tuesday.

He emphasized that Israel is only able to achieve military superiority thanks to the support it receives from the West.

The British government said it has chartered a flight to leave Lebanon on Sunday to support its citizens looking to leave the country.

"There are no more scheduled flights, although we will continue to keep this under review," Britain's foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday, adding that more than 250 British nationals have left Lebanon on flights chartered by the government.

The US military said it carried out 15 strikes on Friday against targets linked to Iran-aligned Houthi fighters in Yemen, where residents reported blasts at military outposts and even an airport.

Central Command, which oversees US forces in the Middle East, said the targets were tied to Houthi offensive military capabilities but did not detail whether that included missile, drone, or radar capabilities.

In a post on X, Central Command said the strikes occurred at about 1400 GMT.

CENTCOM's announcement comes after Al Masirah TV, the main television news outlet run by the Houthi movement controlling much of Yemen, reported strikes in Sanaa and Hodeidah.

Strikes also targeted the south of Dhamar city and the southeast of al-Bayda province, the channel added.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted strikes on 15 Houthi targets in Iranian-backed Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen today at about 5 p.m. (Sanaa time). These targets included Houthi offensive military capabilities. These actions were taken to protect freedom of… pic.twitter.com/w8dC2lacpP

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) October 4, 2024