Iran warns Gulf states against aiding Jewish state, Israel reportedly strikes Damascus
Netanyahu confirms Safieddine killed • IDF reviews returning North residents home • IDF kills Hezbollah official in Beirut
Tehran warns Gulf states: Aiding Israel against Iran will provoke response
An Iranian official told Reuters that "Iran made it clear that any action by a Persian Gulf country against Tehran" would be responded to accordingly.
Tehran has told Gulf states it would be "unacceptable" if they allowed their airspace to be used against Iran, and any such move would draw a response, a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday, amid concerns about possible Israeli retaliation for last week's Iranian missile attack.
The official was speaking as Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi headed to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states for talks.
The comments also followed discussions between Iran and Gulf Arab capitals last week on the sidelines of an Asia conference in Qatar, when Gulf states sought to reassure Iran of their neutrality in any conflict between Tehran and Israel.
Go to the full article >>Israel targets Damascus building frequented by IRGC, Hezbollah officials - report
The attack reportedly took place during a meeting between senior Iranian and Hezbollah officials.
Israel targeted a building in the Mazzeh Al Qadimeh neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday evening, a correspondent for the Syrian state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported.
The Iranian embassy is located in the Mazzeh Al Qadimeh neighborhood.
"Israeli aggression targeted a residential building in the Mazzeh neighborhood in Damascus," the correspondent claimed, adding that initial reports had come in indicating the casualties had occurred due to the event.
Go to the full article >>IAF strikes Hezbollah underground headquarters, kills 50 terrorists
Some 100 jets struck Hezbollah's Natzer, Bader, and Aziz units, along with its Radwan forces.
Israel Air Force (IAF) jets struck on Monday various Hezbollah underground headquarters on its southern front, eliminating terrorists who were planning to attack Israel's northern communities, IDF Spokesperson R.-Adm. Daniel Hagari said on Tuesday.
Using precise intelligence from the Intelligence Directorate, in conjunction with the Northern Command and Operations Directorate, 100 jets struck Hezbollah's Natzer, Bader, and Aziz units, along with its Radwan forces.
Go to the full article >>Israel has not notified the US of its plan to attack Iran - NBC
Israel has not notified the US of its plan to attack Iran in retaliation to the Islamic Republic's ballistic missile attack earlier in October, NBC reported, citing two US officials.
Go to the full article >>Hezbollah backs ceasefire attempts as Israel continues to target its leadership
“After the issue of a ceasefire takes shape, and once diplomacy can achieve it, all of the other details can be discussed and decisions can be taken," Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem said.
Hezbollah said it supported efforts to secure a ceasefire with Israel as the IDF continued to target its top leadership, and the two armies sharply increased their bombardments.
“After the issue of a ceasefire takes shape, and once diplomacy can achieve it, all of the other details can be discussed, and decisions can be taken," Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem said. "If the enemy (Israel) continues its war, then the battlefield will decide.”
Qassem mentioned, in particular, the efforts of the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, to restore calm.
Go to the full article >>UN chief warns Netanyahu that blocking UNRWA would be 'catastrophe'
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday he has written to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warning him that draft Israeli legislation to prevent the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) from working in the Palestinian territories would be a "catastrophe."
"Such a measure would suffocate efforts to ease human suffering and tensions in Gaza, and indeed, the entire Occupied Palestinian Territory. It would be a catastrophe in what is already an unmitigated disaster," he told reporters.
In July, the Israeli parliament gave preliminary approval to a bill that declares UNRWA a terrorist organization and proposes to sever relations with the body. Israeli leaders have accused UNRWA of collaborating with Hamas militants in Gaza.
Go to the full article >>France, Qatar deliver urgent aid to Lebanon, foreign minister says
"If we don't do anything, then Lebanon tomorrow could resemble what Syria has become," Jean-Noel Barrot told lawmakers in parliament.
France and Qatar delivered urgent humanitarian aid to Lebanon on Tuesday, France's foreign minister said, as Paris pushes for broader humanitarian efforts and a ceasefire in the country.
"If we don't do anything, then Lebanon tomorrow could resemble what Syria has become," Jean-Noel Barrot told lawmakers in parliament. "(That is), a hub of instability for smuggling, terrorism and a point of departure for a large migration of civilians seeking refuge in Europe."
Go to the full article >>Netanyahu confirms Israel killed Hezbollah's Hashem Safieddine
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed in a video on Tuesday Israel had killed the replacement of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Hashem Safieddine.
Go to the full article >>Two rockets cross into Gaza border communities area from Gaza Strip
Two rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip at Sderot and towards several Gaza border communities, the military said on Tuesday evening, adding that they were both intercepted.
Later, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror organization, the Al-Quds Brigades, claimed responsibility for firing rockets on Israeli territory.
"We bombed 'Sderot' and the settlements of the Gaza envelope with a barrage of rockets," the group wrote.
Go to the full article >>IDF troops raise Israeli flag in Maroun El Ras, southern Lebanon
IDF troops raised the Israeli flag in Maroun El Ras in southern Lebanon, KAN News reported on Tuesday.
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Israel-Hamas War: What you need to know
- Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza
- Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
- 101 hostages remain in Gaza
- 48 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says