Greece/ The country is hit by fires again
Hundreds of firefighters in Greece are once again facing fire situations. For the third day in a row, a large fire has challenged firefighters and volunteers, and has destroyed a large forest area. As a result, 2 people died. Italy and Croatia have offered their help, sending planes to extinguish the fire.
More than 400 firefighters and 20 aircraft battled the blaze in the Peloponnese region. Authorities eventually managed to extinguish the massive fire, which spread, leaving several small fires behind.
Lebanon/ Israel carries out new attacks
Israel has carried out a series of new attacks in Beirut, Lebanon, thus attacking "terrorist targets". According to the Israeli military, several evacuation orders were issued to relocate people living on the outskirts of Beirut during the morning of October 2. It has not yet been announced if there were any casualties.
The Israel Defense Forces launched a ground operation in Beirut and beyond to identify and attack Hezbollah targets. On the other hand, Hezbollah is also said to be preparing to launch a massive attack for revenge.
Israel/Iran hits the country with missiles: Netanyahu reacts
Iran fired 180 ballistic missiles at Israel. According to Homeland Security officials, most of them were intercepted by the Israeli Air Force, in cooperation with the US Air Force Central Command. There have been several threats from both Israel and Iran not to start a war.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Iran's attack failed, but the country will pay for the mistake it made. “The regime in Iran does not understand our determination to defend ourselves and our determination to retaliate against our enemies. We will stick to the rule we have decided: Whoever attacks us, we will attack him", he said.
Mark Rutte is placed at the head of NATO
Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutten took up his post as NATO leader on October 1, 2024. He has taken office at a difficult and challenging time, as the war in Ukraine has entered a new phase, and will to hold elections in the USA. Both of these events have an impact on NATO's situation.
A ceremony was held in Brussels, where Jens Stoltenberg will hand over the baton to Mark Rutte. Stoltenberg has been in charge of NATO for almost 10 years. He has gone through a decade filled with extraordinary events, with great impact on the world, referring to the pandemic, IS and the launch of the long war between Russia and Ukraine, which began in February 2022.
