Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated by a “short range projectile” fired on his residence in Tehran, in an operation that Iran blames on Israel, the Revolutionary Guards, the ideological army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, announced on Saturday, August 3. “According to the investigations and investigations, this terrorist operation was carried out by firing a short-range projectile with a warhead of approximately seven kilograms from outside the guests’ accommodation, [provoquant] a loud explosion”they said. Israel was “supported by the United States” in this operation, added the Guardians and “will certainly receive the response to this crime at the appropriate time, place and manner”. Follow our live.
Iran plans Hezbollah ‘depth’ retaliation against Israel Following the Israeli air raid on a building in Beirut, which killed six people including Hezbollah military leader Fouad Chokr, Iran is expecting a response from the Lebanese Islamist movement. “We expect Hezbollah to choose more targets and [frappera Israël dans la] depth”Iranian representatives to the United Nations said on Saturday.
The US embassy calls on its nationals to leave Lebanon. “We encourage those who wish to leave Lebanon to book any available ticket, even if that flight does not depart immediately or follow the route of their choice.”the embassy assured in a statement. In addition, French airlines Transavia and Air France have decided to extend the suspension of their flights until August 6.
The United States strengthens its military presence. The Minister of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered “a change in the American military posture intended (…) to boost support for the defense of Israel and ensure that the United States is prepared for various eventualities,” tthey that “the possibility of regional escalation by Iran and its partners”a Pentagon spokeswoman said in a statement. Warships and fighter jets will be deployed to the Middle East.
Nine dead in two Israeli strikes in the occupied West Bank. All the victims were in a vehicle at the time of the attack, the Palestinian news agency Wafa said. The Israeli army announced that it had targeted two “terrorist cells” as part of a counter-terrorism operation in Tulkarem.