Israel strikes Islamic Health Authority center in Beirut - 7 people killed

On the night of October 2-3 Israel struck the Islamic Health Authority center in Beirut. At least 7 people were killed and 11 were injured.

In total, over the past day, 46 people became victims of missile attacks on Lebanon, 85 were injured, the Ministry of Health of the Republic informs.

The Israeli side also suffered losses. For the first time, at least officially, it was announced that the IDF had suffered losses during a ground operation in the border areas of Lebanon. The Defense Army confirmed the death of 8 soldiers in the south of the Arab republic.

Against the backdrop of the aggravation of the situation in the Middle East, the Islamic Resistance of Iraq movement has increased its activity. The group reported a strike on a concentration of IDF soldiers in northern Israel.

In addition, Iraq said that in the event of a full-scale war in the Middle East region, the export of gas and oil from the countries located there will stop. This will disrupt Europe's energy supply. According to a senior official from Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units, "not a single drop of oil or gas will leave the Middle East if the war breaks out."

The situation will also worsen for the United States. The Biden administration has put the country in a vulnerable position by freeing up some of the reserves of the strategic petroleum reserve and limiting the possibility of a rapid increase in production in the shale sector.

The United States is also highly vulnerable to a potential shock to the oil market due to the conflict. The consequences are already manifesting. West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices rose by more than 2% the day before. And this is not the limit, experts warn, if Tel Aviv responds to Tehran's massive attack.