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IDF strikes Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr, one killed in rocket barrage in North

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 Damaged vehicles are seen after an IDF strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon July 30, 2024.  (photo credit: REUTERS TV via REUTERS)
Damaged vehicles are seen after an IDF strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon July 30, 2024.
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Lebanon's FM says country was promised limited response to Hezbollah's Majdal Shams strike

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Lebanon's foreign minister reportedly claimed that international officials promised Israel would only attack in a limited way, Kan reported on Tuesday morning.

The officials allegedly also promised that the attacks would not be in the area of ​​Beirut and the Rafik al-Hariri airport.

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Syrian media claims Israeli missiles hit southern Syria - report

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Syrian media, cited by Ynet, reported late on Monday night and early on Tuesday morning that missiles from Israel were being launched at the southern rural area of Daraa.

A later report claimed that Israel was attacking the areas of Tel Jaiba and Tel Umm Khoran.

Israel has not confirmed the reports.

This is a developing story.

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‘Anyone over Trump’: Gazans lend support to Kamala Harris, fear pro-Israel Trump presidency 

Kamala Harris’s notable absence from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s congressional address last week was interpreted by some in both Gaza and the West as a political statement.

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 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Vice President, and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, in Washington, last week. Some have described Harris as seeking a clean slate for the US relationship with Israel, the writers say. (photo credit: Nathan Howard/Reuters)
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Vice President, and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, in Washington, last week. Some have described Harris as seeking a clean slate for the US relationship with Israel, the writers say.
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Gazans are hoping Kamala Harris becomes the next president of the United States due to fears of what another 4 years with Donald Trump in the position could mean for Palestinian statehood and humanitarian aid to the enclave, according to interviews published on Saturday by Al-Monitor. 

Harris’s notable absence from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s congressional address last week was interpreted by some in both Gaza and the West as a political statement.

When meeting with Netanyahu, Harris had strongly advocated for an end to the war - declaring in a televised statement “We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the suffering, and I will not be silent.”

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IDF denies troops diverted from Gaza to Beit Lid after rioters invade army base

Three battalions will be diverted to the base, instead of performing their duties in Gaza.

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 Demonstrates protest against the detention of Israeli reserve soldiers suspected of assaulting a Hamas terrorist, at the Sde Teiman military base near Beersheba, July 29, 2024. (photo credit: DUDU GREENSPAN/FLASH90)
Demonstrates protest against the detention of Israeli reserve soldiers suspected of assaulting a Hamas terrorist, at the Sde Teiman military base near Beersheba, July 29, 2024.
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The IDF denied reports that two battalions from the Nahal brigade and a battalion in the 401st brigade were informed that they would be transferred to the Beit Lid army base instead of the Gaza Strip in the coming days, army radio Kan early on Tuesday morning.

The reports of a transfer came after rioters invaded the base. 

The break-in on the base and the attempts to break into the military courts were defined as serious incidents. As a result of these incidents, several companies from the Israel Defense Forces were deployed in the first phase, and in the second phase, battalions will arrive to protect the Beit Lid base from disturbances.

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Israel-Hamas war: What you need to know


  • Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza
  • Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
  • 115 hostages remain in Gaza
  • 48 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says