Day: July 30, 2024

Explosions at Iraq’s PMF security agency base south of Baghdad kill one member, sources say

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Saudi TV channel Al-Hadath reported that Israel intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Iraq to Eilat near the time of the explosions. By REUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFFJULY 30, 2024 23:15Updated: JULY 31, 2024 01:07 https://trinitymedia.ai/player/trinity-player.php?language=en&pageURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jpost.com%2Fbreaking-news%2Farticle-812620&unitId=2900003088&userId=a6891305-3a80-42c0-a0e7-fa277fabb1c1&isLegacyBrowser=false&isPartitioningSupport=1&version=20240729_d9b1c4b4e389e89c58ca0ce87732d8e97203a069&useBunnyCDN=0&themeId=140&unitType=tts-player Blasts inside a base used by Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), an official state security agency containing several Iran-aligned armed groups, south of Baghdad on Tuesday killed three members and wounded four others, police and medical sources told Reuters on Tuesday. The initial death toll was one, but two people who were critically injured in the blasts later died, hospital sources said. The blasts came after multiple rockets were launched at Iraq’s …

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IDF strikes Beirut: Hezbollah commander responsible for Majdal Shams strike confirmed killed

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The city has been on edge for days ahead of an anticipated Israeli attack in retaliation in Majdal Shams, where Israel and the United States have blamed Hezbollah for the attack. By GADI ZAIG, REUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, DARCIE GRUNBLATTJULY 30, 2024 19:50Updated: JULY 31, 2024 01:08 https://trinitymedia.ai/player/trinity-player.php?language=en&pageURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jpost.com%2Fbreaking-news%2Farticle-812577&unitId=2900003088&userId=a6891305-3a80-42c0-a0e7-fa277fabb1c1&isLegacyBrowser=false&isPartitioningSupport=1&version=20240729_d9b1c4b4e389e89c58ca0ce87732d8e97203a069&useBunnyCDN=0&themeId=140&unitType=tts-player Israeli Air Force fighter jets killed Hezbollah’s most senior military commander and the head of its Strategic Unit, Fuad Shukr ‘Sayyid Muhsan’, in the area of Beirut Tuesday afternoon. Shukr is a Hezbollah commander who was responsible for the strike on Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights a few days earlier, which killed 12 Israeli Druze youth. The Hezbollah official had …

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Iranian President Sworn in With Chants of ‘Death to America, Israel’

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by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, speaks during his swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Tehran, Iran, July 30, 2024. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Iran‘s new president Masoud Pezeshkian was sworn in on Tuesday, after winning an election earlier this month by promising to improve ties with the world and ease restrictions on social freedoms at home. “We will pursue constructive and effective interaction with the world based on dignity, wisdom, and expediency,” Pezeshkian, an allegedly relative moderate, told a parliament session attended by foreign dignitaries and broadcast live on state …

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Gallant on elimination of Hezbollah commander: His hands are covered in the blood of many Israelis

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Jul 31, 2024, 12:46 AM (GMT+3) Defense Minister Yoav Gallant commented on the elimination of Hezbollah’s most senior military commander. “In a deadly, precise and professional operation, the IDF forces eliminated the Hezbollah Chief of Staff tonight. Sayyid Muhsan’s hands are covered in the blood of many Israelis, tonight we proved that this blood is not in vain and that there is no place we will hesitate to go, in order to exact a heavy price for harming Israel,” said Gallant. “My gratitude and deep appreciation to the IDF. Your ability gives us confidence and pride, thanks to you we …

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US racing to keep Israel from hitting Beirut, key sites in response to Hezbollah strike

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Lebanon’s deputy parliament speaker says if Israel avoids major sites it could avert all-out war, as country braces for reprisal for deadly rocket attack that killed 12 By REUTERS and TOI STAFFToday, 8:59 am Smoke billows from a site targeted by the Israeli military in the southern Lebanese border village of Kafr Kila on July 29, 2024. (Rabih DAHER / AFP) The United States is leading a diplomatic dash to deter Israel from striking Lebanon’s capital Beirut or major civil infrastructure in response to a deadly rocket attack on the Golan Heights, five people with knowledge of the drive said. Washington is racing …

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Secret deal between Iran and Armenia threatens Jewish communities

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Armenian Jews worry about consequences of arms deal between Armenia and Iran, local rabbi says. Israel National News   Jul 30, 2024, 9:24 AM (GMT+3) IranArmenia The destroyed synagogue in Yerevan, ArmeniaCourtesy of the photographer The secret arms deal between Tehran and Armenia, which was revealed by the London-based Persian-language opposition TV Iran international brings fear to the Jewish communities on the Caucasus, as its consequences threaten not just Azerbaijan and Israel. The huge half-billion-dollars deal includes not only supplying Armenia with the same suicide drones, Russia uses in Ukraine and Hezbollah uses against Israel, cruise missiles, and an air defense systems. It …

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Iranian President-elect: Israeli attack in Lebanon will have severe consequences

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Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian speaks to French President, says Israeli attack on Lebanon “could backfire and have severe consequences for the Zionists themselves.” Elad Benari   Jul 30, 2024, 6:54 AM (GMT+3) LebanonIranEmmanuel MacronMajdal Shams Rocket Strike Masoud PezeshkianReuters/Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian warned on Monday that any possible Israeli attack on Lebanon “could backfire and have severe consequences for the Zionists themselves,” CNN reported. According to the report, Pezeshkian’s comment came during a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, ahead of Pezeshkian’s swearing in ceremony before the Iranian parliament on Tuesday. Macron and Pezeshkian also discussed “various issues and topics, …

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