This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Alex Ritzen and in the early hours of Saturday the 5th of October, these are our main stories.

From Lebanon to Northern Israel to Iran we report

on the conflict convulsing the Middle East as Israel prepares to attack its

arch enemy. The United Nations has said that at least 70 people are now known to have been

killed in a gang attack in Haiti. We hear from the widow of a Donald Trump supporter who died

protecting her and their children at the rally where the

Republican was shot. Also in this podcast. Their name, photos of them online,

home addresses, phone numbers, and a bunch of other personal

information, like what they do for work, just by looking at them on the street.

Are you ready for smart glasses?

As Iran braces itself for Israel's retaliation following Tuesday's missile attack, President Biden has said that he's trying to discourage

Israel from hitting oil facilities and that it's yet to decide how to respond.

Meanwhile, the war in Lebanon grinds on with Israel continuing its unrelenting offensive against Hezbollah

which with the support of Tehran has been firing rockets into northern Israel for the past year.

On Friday morning an Israeli air strike cut a key route with Syria.

The Masna crossing has been used by thousands of refugees who have been fleeing the bombing

by Israel, which has insisted

that it's attacking Hezbollah targets. From southern Lebanon our senior

international correspondent, Ola Gerin, sent this report.

An escape route from Lebanon, now passable just by foot.

Israel bombed the road overnight, claiming has been. foot. To those struggling across this border are Syrians escaping Lebanon's war to go home to their own.

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