A few days later Assassination of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh Fears of a full-blown war between Israel and Iran are growing after the number of people killed in the Israeli attack in Iran rose, as Iran and Tehran-backed groups vowed revenge. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Saturday vowed “harsh” revenge for Haniyeh’s killing and blamed Israel’s “terrorist Zionist regime” for his death.
The possibility of an Israel-Lebanon war has also increased as tensions have escalated following the incident. Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr killed by IsraelRecently, 12 children and teenagers were killed in an alleged massacre. Hezbollah rocket attack on football field The situation in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights had already deteriorated.
India, America, Britain, France, Poland and other countries have agreed to this. issued a warning to its citizens In the wake of these latest developments, tensions have escalated in Israel and the Middle East. Israel and its allies have reportedly begun strengthening their military arsenal in the region.
Middle East on the brink of war – latest developments
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Saturday released further details about Haniya’s killing, vowing “harsh revenge”. Their statement said retaliation against Israel’s “terrorist Zionist regime” would be “harsh and at the appropriate time, place and manner”.
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The Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that Haniyeh had been Hit by a “short-range projectile” The shots were fired from the place where he was staying. “This action was carried out by the Zionist regime and supported by the US,” the statement said.
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Tehran said it expected Lebanon’s Hezbollah to strike even deeper inside Israel and not limit its response to military targets. Iran’s mission to the United Nations indicated that the killing of Hezbollah’s Shukr had changed the scenario. “We expect … Hezbollah to choose more targets and strike deeper in its response. Second, that it will not limit its response to military targets,” the mission said. “They may still do so.”
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The Pentagon has announced that the US will send additional warships and fighter jets to the Middle East and also keep an aircraft carrier in the region to defend Israel from potential attacks by Iran and its allies, and also to protect American troops.
“Austin ordered adjustments to the U.S. military posture aimed at improving the security of U.S. forces, enhancing support for the defense of Israel, and ensuring the United States is prepared to respond to a variety of contingencies,” the Pentagon said in a statement.
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Israel has already stepped up attacks in Lebanon. Lebanese security sources told AFP that a Hezbollah member was killed in an “Israeli drone” attack in southern Lebanon on Saturday. In addition, Israel attacked a convoy of trucks entering Lebanon from Syria on Friday night.
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Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden has urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take advantage of the opportunity for a ceasefire with Hamas. Biden said Haniyeh’s killing “did not help” efforts to negotiate an end to the war.
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Netanyahu says his goal is to destroy Hamas, but Israeli forces advanced further into Gaza and the West Bank on Saturday. At least 15 Palestinians were killed in an airstrike on a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City on Saturday. This was followed by two attacks in the West Bank that killed nine people, including a local Hamas commander.
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At the same time, ceasefire talks are ongoing in Egypt. An Israeli delegation led by Mossad chief David Barnea arrived in Cairo on Saturday. The talks are expected to focus on the humanitarian corridor and the Rafah crossing point on the Egyptian border.
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The United States and the United Kingdom on Saturday advised their citizens to leave Lebanon on “any available tickets.” Meanwhile, Sweden said on Saturday it was closing its embassy in Beirut and urged its citizens to leave the country “while they can.”
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The death toll inside Gaza has approached 40,000. At least 39,550 Palestinians have been killed in the nearly 10 months since Hamas launched a brutal assault on Israel on October 7.
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