Live: 15 killed in Israeli bombing of camp in central Gaza

US President Joe Biden said that if he were in Israel's shoes, he would consider alternatives to attacks on Iran's oil facilities, a day after saying that the US and Israel had discussed them as targets. 

Biden said he understands that Israel has not yet concluded how to respond to Iran's attack on Tuesday. 

He said the US was working with regional allies to "tamp this down". 

Hamas released a statement on Telegram praising the Islamic Resistance in Iraq for a drone attack on Thursday in the Golan Heights. 

“We salute our brothers in the Iraqi Islamic Resistance for their support of our Palestinian people in the face of the Zionist aggression, and we bless their qualitative operation that targeted the occupation forces in the Golan with drones, leaving dead and wounded,” Hamas said. 

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-supported militias, claimed responsibility for the attack that killed two Israeli soldiers. 

Israel's military has issued a statement calling on medical workers to "stay away from Hezbollah elements", as it makes a veiled threat to target first responders and ambulances. 

"Any vehicle proven to have an armed saboteur using it for terrorist purposes, regardless of its type, will be subject to appropriate measures to prevent its military use".

One social media user said the warning would send a chill through the medical workers' community. 

" New IDF warning seemingly saying that medical teams in Lebanon cannot respond to air strikes now," one user said on X. 

Israel's channel 12 is reporting that Israeli officials believe Hashem Safieddine was likely killed in a massive strike on southern Beirut on Thursday. 

Safieddine is the presumed successor to the assassinated Hezbollah chief, Hassan Nasrallah. 

There has been no official comment from Hezbollah or Israel. 

Some 180 rockets have been fired from Lebanon into northern Israel on Thursday, the military said. 

No injuries were reported, but they attacks have sparked fire. 

US Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with several Arab American leaders in Flint Michigan on Friday, according to Reuters. 

The meeting comes roughly one month before the US Presidential election. 

Harris will meet with members of the American Task Force For Lebanon, Muslim Advocacy group Emgage, and members of the Halal Hijazi which has lost dozens of family members in Gaza. 

The United Nations has slammed as "unlawful" an Israeli air strike on Tulkarm that killed at least 18 people on Thursday. 

“The strike is part of a highly concerning pattern of unlawful use of force by ISF (Israeli security forces) during military-like operations in the West Bank that have caused widespread harm to Palestinians and significant damage to buildings and infrastructure,” the United Nations Human Rights Office said. 

At least nine Palestinians were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza on Friday, including in the city of Khan Younis and Gaza City, according to the Palestinian news agency, Wafa.

The Palestinian Red Crescent brought five bodies and several injured people to Al-Shifa hospital after the strike in Gaza City. They pulled four bodies, including two women and a toddler, from a destroyed house in Khan Younis.

During Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in 2006, its generals realised they couldn’t fight Hezbollah on the ground. 

So they resorted to a campaign of psychological warfare: “The Dahiyeh Doctrine." 

If it inflicted enough damage on the Lebanese people, Israel believed they would rise up and overthrow their rulers.

But it didn’t work, and despite ultimately losing the war, Israel would continue to implement this strategy in every conflict, especially in Gaza.

And now that it’s invading Lebanon once again, it’s resorting to the same brutal tactics.

This week on The Big Picture, we examine why Israel lost the 2006 Lebanon War, and why it’s repeating the very same mistakes today.

Listen: Dahiyeh Doctrine: Why Israel lost the 2006 Lebanon War

US officials believe they can exploit the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Hezbollah's disarray to push for the election of a president in Lebanon, according to Axios. 

The report echoes the belief among some Lebanese opposition leaders who spoke to Middle East Eye that there is an opportunity to push for the election of a president after the post has been vacant since October 2022. 

Under Lebanon's de facto confessional system, the president of Lebanon must be a Christian. 

In September, 1.4 million Palestinians went without food in Gaza, 400,000 more than in August, according to the UN. 

"In the Gaza Strip, 1.4 million people did not receive food in September. They were 1 million in August," Unrwa said. 

The UN added that between 1-2 October, three Unrwa-run schools where people are sheltering were hit, with at least 21 people reportedly killed.

Around 86 percent of Unrwa schools in Gaza have been hit or damaged as of 6 September, the UN said. 

The US and UK have launched strikes across Yemen, including in the capital city of Sanaa, Dhamar city and Hodeidah airport, according to Houthi-controlled, Al Masirah TV. 

The US and UK have not confirmed the strikes yet. 

An Israeli military spokesperson said that its military has killed 250 Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon since the start of its ground operations this week.

Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani added that Israel is still assessing the impact of Israel's Thursday night strikes on southern Beirut, which he said targeted Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters.

Middle East Eye on Thursday reported that Iran-linked Iraqi political and armed forces had decided to distance themselves from Israel’s battles with Hezbollah and Iran, fearing a collapse of the already fragile Iraqi government and economy.

But despite attempts to keep the Iraqi paramilitaries away from regional battles, officials and armed factions commanders thought some groups may try to attack Israel anyway.

Two explosive-laden drones were launched from Iraq towards the Golan Heights, targeting an Israeli military base, the Israeli army said on Friday. The incident took place on Tuesday, and killed two soldiers and wounded 24 others, two of them critically. 

It is unclear whether it took place before or after the Iranian missile attack that hit Israel on Tuesday night. 

For more details on what Iraqi officials think about engagement with Israel, have a look at this report by Suadad al-Salhy in Baghdad:

Iraqi forces decide to keep out of Israel’s battles with Hezbollah and Iran

Israel's military radio said the drone attack that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded 24 others is the first by Iraqi groups to cause Israeli casualties since the beginning of the war a year ago. 

An Israeli army probe concluded that two explosive-laden drones were launched from Iraq in the attack on Tuesday, one was shot down by air defences and the second hit an army base in the northern Golan Heights.