The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah escalated, with the latter firing 320 projectiles during Yom Kippur. Emmanuel Macron called on Hezbollah to cease strikes against Israel immediately. A fifth UN peacekeeper was wounded in southern Lebanon. The Israeli army ordered residents of southern Lebanon not to return home. Domestically, budget discussions continued, with the rating agency Fitch maintaining France's AA- rating but with a negative outlook. The government faced internal disagreement over gas taxation, with the Budget Minister opposing an increase suggested by the Minister of Ecological Transition. The National Rally announced plans to present a counter-budget. In other news, protests against a high-speed rail project in Gironde turned violent, and two Afghan brothers were suspected of planning terrorist acts in France and the United States.