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7:06 PM EDT -- Alert: Russia just detected 4 IDF F-35 fighter aircraft inbound over the Persian Gulf headed towards Iran!! Iran air defenses on full alert!! Iranian Foreign Minister cancels visit to Damascus and returns to Tehran.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard attacked Israel with more over 200 ballistic missiles on October 1, 2024, targeting vital military and strategic sites. | According to Suleiman Maswadeh, Channel 11's political reporter, Israel's reaction to Iran would be tightly coordinated with the US. "This situation has a high potential for escalation, so it must be managed carefully to avoid surprising Israel's allies in Washington," he cited Israeli officials as saying. ● Maswadeh continued, saying that the incident is the subject of serious talks between the United States and Israel. Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden in the next few days. ● Yaron Avraham, the political reporter for Channel 12, went on to say that the expected Israeli reaction is "harsh and fully coordinated with the U.S., likely to be executed within days." He cited officials in the Israeli cabinet who said, "This response is necessary and will exact a heavy toll on Iran's regime."

■ Iran to destroy all Israel gas fields, power plants at once if Tel Aviv makes mistake: Deputy IRGC chief (PressTV)
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A number of the victims were transported to the few semi-operational hospitals, while others are still stuck under the rubble as Israeli occupation forces continue to block their path. | On the one year mark of the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation committed three massacres against Palestinians and their families, murdering 23 and injuring 66 more. ● A number of the victims were transported to the few semi-operational hospitals, while others are still stuck under the rubble as Israeli occupation forces continue to block their path and obstruct all rescue efforts. ● For 365 days, the Israeli occupation has been massacring Palestinian civilians and wreaking havoc in Gaza, raising the death toll to 41,825 civilians killed, and 96,910 more injured.

■ People join rallies across world to condemn Israeli genocide (PressTV)
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■ American Healthcare Workers Who Volunteered in Gaza Say Over 118,000 Have Been Killed (Antiwar.com)
■ Live: Israel issues evacuation orders for displaced families in central Gaza (MEE)
■ Three massacres during 24 hours in Gaza strip leaving 23 martyrs (SANA)

Ukraine could end up sacrificing land in order to end the conflict with Russia, the former NATO chief has said | Ukraine may have to recognize the loss of some of its territory to Russia in order to achieve peace and security guarantees, Jens Stoltenberg said in his first long interview after stepping down as NATO secretary-general. ● Stoltenberg ended his ten-year tenure as the chief of the US-led alliance on October 1. In a conversation with the Financial Times published on Friday, he said that Kiev may be forced to rethink seeing the restoration of the 1991 borders as a prerequisite for any peace deal.

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Israel's 364th-day genocidal war on Gaza has killed 41,788 Palestinians, based on conservative estimates. Separately, Israel's bombardment across Lebanon since October 2023 has killed 2,011 people and uprooted 1.2 million people. | 1736 GMT –– The death toll in Lebanon has surpassed 2,000 after nearly a year of cross-border fighting with Israel, according to a government statement. Lebanese Minister of Environment and coordinator of the Government Emergency Committee Nasser Yassin said the overall number of deaths since October 7 has now risen to 2,011 with 9,535 wounded.

This unprecedented event is yet another example of how far Israel is willing to go to undermine global mediation efforts. | While much of the world's focus remains on the broader regional conflict, this unprecedented political move by Israel has received relatively little attention, underscoring the deepening rift between the Israeli government and the UN at a critical moment. ● On October 2, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz barred Guterres from entering Israel. This ministry said this was in direct response to the Portuguese diplomat's reaction following Iran's missile strike on Tel Aviv, in which he allegedly failed to explicitly name Iran or strongly condemn its actions. [...] However, the situation has sparked significant international attention and condemnation. More global leaders have been criticising Israel's behaviour and siding with Guterres. France for example declared the decision as an "unjustified, serious and counterproductive" move. Similarly, Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa lamented this action and asked the Israeli government to reconsider it.

■ Security Council backs UN chief after Israeli rebuke (RT.com)