The Walkie-Talkies exploded in a new attack on Hezbollah
Two weeks after the walkie-talkie blasts in Lebanon that killed at least 10 people, the country’s health ministry said that over 300 people had been injured and nine people had died in Wednesday’s explosions. The attacks could be the work of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, a Lebanese security official told Reuters. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said that it is an act of war.
Israel was confronted with an attack from Iran
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Iran is a “terror state” after the latter launched missiles and drones against the country. “We are devoted to the defense of Israel. The world is seeing this now more than ever,” Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said. Netanyahu made the statement after Iran said that seven members of its Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed in the attack.
First briefing: Gaza aid deal
After talking with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet, US President Joe Biden announced an agreement to allow Humanitarian aid from Egypt to Gaza. At most 20 trucks will enter Gaza in the coming days, and the UN will distribute the aid. Biden wants to get an update from Israeli military officials on their strategy and the pace of their operations.
In the first paragraph, Israel warns Gaza’s civilians to leave
The Iron Dome, an air defence system made by Israel, has acted as a “lifesaver” in the ongoing conflict with Hamas, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday. Over 5,400 rockets have been fired at Israel since Saturday, the Israeli military said. It added that the ‘Iron Dome’, designed to protect against short-range rockets, successfully neutralized most of them.