Residents in Iran's capital city voice anger over Israel's strikes

Residents in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Saturday voiced anger over Israel's overnight air strikes that killed at least four soldiers and further stoked fears of a full-scale war in the Middle East.

Saturday's Israeli attack came in response to Iran's missile strike on October 1, itself a retaliation for the killing of Iran-backed militant leaders and a Revolutionary Guards commander.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said early on Saturday that Israel had completed what it called retaliatory "precise and targeted" airstrikes on military targets in Iran earlier in the day.

"I don't think they've achieved their ultimate goal with such actions. Although they claimed they had achieved their planned goals, they haven't actually accomplished what they intended. Iran must respond. Israel must be held accountable for the blood it has shed, and it should not go unanswered," said a Tehran resident.

"It was around 02:30 when we noticed some noises, and after following the news, we found out that Israel had attacked our country. However, Israel is a small country, and we have previously attacked each other, but they do not pose a real threat to our country," said another resident.

The latest tit-for-tat move came against a backdrop of the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. The conflict has expanded to include Lebanon's Hezbollah military group.

Residents in Iran's capital city voice anger over Israel's strikes

Residents in Iran's capital city voice anger over Israel's strikes

Residents in Iran's capital city voice anger over Israel's strikes

Residents in Iran's capital city voice anger over Israel's strikes

Residents in Iran's capital city voice anger over Israel's strikes

The Montreux Jazz Festival China opened on the shore of Jinji Lake in Suzhou on Friday, providing an audio-visual feast to jazz fans that flocked there and bridging the cultural exchange between the East and the West.

This is the third time for the event to be held in China, with this edition themed "When West Meets East".

Upward of 100 Chinese and foreign musicians staged more than 20 performances during the three-day event, covering various music styles such as jazz, rock, electronic music, and pop, creating a cultural feast for the audience.

"It's great to discover a small part of China, because in three days -- I won't see a lot, but I really like to see how Chinese people are enjoying music. Yesterday evening during the concert of 'Earth, Wind and Fire', everyone was dancing. It was really lively , and really nice to enjoy this music together. Through music, we can understand each other. Sometimes it's very difficult to understand each other through the languages, and also sometimes with cultural gap. But through music we gather everyone around the emotions and the pleasure to share this kind of moment. This is why we promote the cultural exchange, in Montreux in Switzerland and also here, of course, in Suzhou. So we are very happy, and we hope to, maybe, welcome emerging musicians from China in Montreux," said Viviane Rychner Raouf, secretary general of Montreux Jazz Artists Foundation.

The concert "Earth, Wind and Fire Experience" mentioned by Raouf was given by Al McKay, one of the world's best Rhythm and Blues groups, and it provided a swing party to spectators.

Swiss music promoter Claude Nobs, who died in 2013, founded the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1967 and built it into an international festival and event platform for music lovers.

Since its creation, the festival under its slogan "Where Legends Are Born" has seen many iconic live music performances.

World-renowned music festival held in Suzhou