At least 29 civilians were killed in northern Israel amid fighting with Hezbollah, according to the Israeli prime minister's office. Abu Tai'ma was a soccer player for the Khan Yunis-Tokyo Union for about a year before he was killed, his friend, 19-year-old Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Muzain, told ABC News.

France, US have backed the UN's call for strengthening Lebanon's army.United Nations Security Council, along wit the US and France, has said it is key to provide peace on the country's border with Israel.

Israel stepped up air strikes on Lebanon and said a senior Hezbollah commander in the south of the country had been killed, the latest escalation of its conflict with the Iran-backed militant group. Bloomberg News' Dana Khraiche discusses with Joumanna Bercetche on & Africa.

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Following the latest missile attack against Israel, Iran has raised its rhetoric, warning of painful counterattacks if the conflict escalates. In a televised speech on October 1, Commander Hossein Salami declared that Iran is prepared to strike back if Israel takes any military action in response to the attack.