Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran..

 

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran..

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Hamas said its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli strike in the Iranian capital of Tehran, a major development that throws the region into an unpredictable and dangerous new phase.
  • Israel has neither confirmed nor denied being behind Haniyeh’s assassination. In remarks Wednesday, a defiant Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to keep fighting, saying his country is “ready for any scenario” and has delivered “crushing blows” to its enemies.
  • Haniyeh was the second figure of an Iran-backed group assassinated in the past day, following the killing by Israel of a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon.
  • Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed to avenge Haniyeh’s death.  “You killed our dear guest in our house and now have paved the way for your harsh punishment,” he said, referring to Israel. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US was “not aware of or involved in” the killing of Haniyeh.

  • Death toll from Israeli strike on southern Beirut rises to 6, state media says..

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  • An Israeli strike in southern Beirut on Tuesday has now killed at least six people, the Lebanese state news agency NNA reported on Wednesday. 

    The death toll includes at least two women and two children, according to previous health ministry statements. 

    Hezbollah earlier confirmed the death of senior commander Fu’ad Shukr. It is unclear if NNA’s reported death toll includes Shukr.

    Emergency responders are still working on lifting the rubble in the area that was hit, NNA added.

  • US State Department warns Americans not to travel to Lebanon..

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    The US State Department is now warning Americans not to travel to Lebanon “due to rising tensions” between Hezbollah and Israel, raising the travel advisory for the entire country to level 4.

    “Do Not Travel to Lebanon due to rising tensions between Hizballah and Israel,” the State Department said in an updated advisory Wednesday. “If you are in Lebanon, be prepared to shelter in place should the situation deteriorate.”

    “The U.S. Embassy strongly encourages U.S. citizens who are already in Southern Lebanon, near the borders with Syria, and/or in refugee settlements to depart,” it said. 

    The State Department had previously warned American against traveling to southern Lebanon, but the update to warning against travel to the entire country reflects the ratcheting up of tensions in the region.

    The updated advisory comes a day after an Israeli strike on a Hezbollah commander in Beirut.


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