Seven people have reportedly been killed in strikes on Beirut, including one metres from Lebanon's parliament. Meanwhile, Joe Biden says he wouldn't support Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Tehran was able to demonstrate the credibility of its missile arsenal, even if many of the projectiles were thwarted. But the attack also highlighted the limits of the response capability of an army with no air force,

Smoke was seen in Beirut overnight on Tuesday, 1 October and into Wednesday as the Israeli military confirmed strikes on "Hezbollah targets" after Iran fired ballistic missiles at Israel. Israel renewed its bombardment early on Wednesday of the Lebanese city's southern suburbs,