The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of five Israelis taken back to Gaza as hostages during Hamas’s attack on southern Israel on 7 October. The bodies of kindergarten teacher Maya Goren as well as the soldiers Sergeant Major Ravid Aryeh Katz, Master Sergeant Oren Goldin, Staff Sergeant Tomer Ahimas and Sergeant Kiril Brodski were found in a Hamas tunnel in the southern city of Khan Younis on Wednesday.

Israeli military recovers five hostages' bodies in Gaza

NBC News

Israel's military on Thursday confirmed the death of Mohammed Deif, the leader of Hamas' military wing — the third high-profile Hamas or Iran-linked figure it says it has killed in recent weeks. As head of the Qassam Brigades, Deif was believed to have been one of the masterminds of...

Hamas military leader Mohammad Deif, an architect of the Oct. 7 attack, is confirmed killed by Israel

WashingtonExaminer

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian naval destroyer has sunk while it was being repaired in a port near the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported Sunday. State-run IRNA news agency reported that the Sahand destroyer, being repaired at a wharf lost its balance due to water infiltration into the tanks. The agency added that due […]

Iran’s naval destroyer has sunk, state media says

Mediaite

The New York Times reported on Wednesday that the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has ordered a direct strike on Israel following the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. The Times reported, according to three sources, “Mr. Khamenei gave the order at an emergency meeting of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on Wednesday […]
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Iranian Leader Orders Direct Strike On Israel Following Hamas Chief’s Killing, Per Report

Axios

The Biden administration is convinced Iran is going to attack Israel in retaliation for the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this week and is preparing to counter it, three U.S. officials told Axios. Why it matters: U.S. officials say they expect any Iranian retaliation to...

U.S. prepares to counter Iranian attack on Israel within days, U.S. officials say

The Kremlin on Friday said that at least three Russians freed in a landmark prisoner exchange were undercover Russian agents, a rare public admission into the work of Moscow's top-secret security services. Moscow said Vadim Krasikov -- who was serving life in prison in Germany for the 2019 brazen murder of a former Chechen separatist commander in broad daylight in a Berlin park -- was an elite operative with Russia's FSB security agency. Krasikov was one of the central figures in Thursday's historic multi-country exchange, with Putin having publicly lobbied for his release in a bid to get the deal over the line in the face of hesitation from Berlin. The Kremlin almost never reveals details about its sprawling intelligence agencies, but it confirmed Friday that at least two others freed in the deal were also long-term undercover agents stationed in the European Union. Russian President Vladimir Putin has portrayed them as returning heroes, personally thanking them for their service to the "Motherland" and promising to shower them with state awards. For in-depth analysis on the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, FRANCE 24's Mark Owen is joined by Melinda Haring, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center.

Putin's ominous message: 'We can kill people in broad daylight in EU, we'll take care of our people'

The Independent

 At the graduation ceremony of New York University Abu Dhabi this May, a student wearing the traditional Palestinian black-and-white keffiyeh scarf shouted “Free Palestine!” as he crossed the stage to receive his diploma, witnesses say. Days later, he reportedly was deported from the United Arab Emirates. The incident at the graduation comes as the UAE tries to balance its diplomatic recognition of Israel with the ongoing Israel-Hamas war that's devastated the Gaza Strip. While offering aid to the Palestinians, there have been none of the mass demonstrations that swept the Arab world here in the UAE, a federation of...

University student who yelled ‘Free Palestine’ reportedly deported as UAE weighs Israel-Hamas war

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

The Forward

TEL AVIV—The biggest mistake the Israeli government made after Oct. 7, chef Erez Komarovsky told me, was telling residents of the country’s north to evacuate. “The north became a no-man’s-land,” Komarovsky, who evacuated to Tel Aviv but still regularly visits his home in the north, said over lunch, “and they allowed Hezbollah to bombard it.”...

‘They allowed Hezbollah to bombard it’: With Israel’s north on the brink of war, a chef commits to the land he loves

The IDF now says they killed Mohammed Deif, Hamas’ military chief in Gaza, in a July airstrike. The IDF released video of the strike in Khan Yunis, Gaza. At least 90 Palestinians were reportedly killed in the strike that hit a displacement camp, CNN reported at the time.

IDF says video shows strike that killed Hamas leader

The Biden administration warned Israel if it hits Hezbollah targets in Beirut in response to a deadly strike on the Golan Heights on Saturday "the situation would likely spiral out of control," according to one Israeli official and one U.S. official. Why it matters: The Israeli security cabinet convened on...

U.S. warned Israel against targeting Hezbollah in Beirut after deadly strike

A deadly attack on the Israeli occupied Golan Heights has heightened fears of full-on fighting.

What is Hezbollah in Lebanon and will it go to war with Israel?

Straight Arrow News SANcom

Iran’s supreme leader has issued an order for Iran to strike Israel directly, in retaliation for the killing of a Hamas leader in Tehran.

Iran’s supreme leader issues order for Iran to strike Israel: Report

Reuters

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday declared Friday, Aug 2, a day of national mourning over the killing of the head of Hamas' political bureau Ismail Haniyeh.

Turkey's Erdogan declares Aug 2 day of national mourning over killing of Hamas chief

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

The Israeli military said Fuad Shukr was "eliminated" but local security sources say he was not in the building that was hit.

Israel claims it killed senior Hezbollah commander in strike on Beirut

The Associated Press

BEIRUT (AP) — The Hezbollah commander who the Israeli military says it killed in an airstrike Tuesday had been blamed by Israel for a deadly weekend rocket attack and was accused by the U.S. of orchestrating the 1983 bombing in Beirut that killed 241 American servicemen. A statement from...

Hezbollah military commander claimed killed by Israel was blamed by the US for 1983 Marine bombing

Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas and a leading figure in the Palestinian resistance movement, was killed on Wednesday in Tehran in a strike Hamas and Iran blamed on Israel. Israel has not claimed responsibility for Haniyeh’s assassination, although Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that Israel had dealt...

Iran's regime ‘will not commit suicide’ to avenge death of Hamas chief Haniyeh

Warning: This livestream may contain scenes that some viewers find distressing.Watch a view of the southern suburbs of Beirut on Wednesday, 31 July, after an Israeli air strike targeted a senior Hezbollah commander.The Israeli military said the strike was retaliation for a cross-border rocket attack three days before that killed 12 children and teenagers.A loud blast was heard and a plume of smoke could be seen rising above the southern suburbs - a stronghold of the Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah - at around 7:40pm local time on Tuesday.A senior Lebanese security source said a senior Hezbollah commander had been...

Watch view of Lebanon capital Beirut as Israel launches air strike

The Guardian

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said retaliation for Ismail Haniyeh assassination in Tehran would come ‘at an appropriate time, place and manner’

Middle East crisis live: Iran vows ‘severe’ revenge against Israel as US deploys jets and warships to region

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Haniyeh assassination 'shows Israel had access to Iranian territory' to execute targeted airstrike

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital Wednesday, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock...

Haniyeh assassination 'shows Israel had access to Iranian territory' to execute targeted airstrike

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