31 July 2024 - Israel Special Weapons News

The Chief of the General Staff at an Exercise in the North Israel Defense Forces 31 Jul 2024
Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari- July 31, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 31 Jul 2024
Israel sends message with Hamas chief killing, analysts say; Iran vows revenge VOA 31 Jul 2024 -- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed "harsh punishment" and revenge against Israel over the assassination Wednesday of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was in Tehran for the inauguration of the Islamic Republic's new president.
Statement by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 31 Jul 2024 -- "In the attack yesterday, we eliminated Nasrallah's deputy. Mohsin was directly responsible for the massacre of our dear boys and girls in Majdal Shams. He was responsible for the murder of many other Israeli citizens. He was responsible for the unceasing assault against our citizens in the northern communities over nine months of war."

July 30: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 31 Jul 2024
Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Tehran Air Strike; Khamenei Vows Revenge RFE/RL 31 Jul 2024 -- Iran said Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the Palestinian extremist group Hamas, was killed on July 31 in Tehran in a raid that it accused Israel of carrying out and which has sparked fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East.
Who Was Slain Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh? RFE/RL 31 Jul 2024 -- Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader of the designated Palestinian terrorist group Hamas who was killed in Tehran on July 31, was a controversial figure whose death could escalate tensions in the Middle East and derail negotiations to end Israel's war in the Gaza Strip.
Profile: Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas leader who pushed Zionist entity to brink of extinction Press TV 31 Jul 2024
Iran's IRGC Says Hamas Political Chief Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Raid RFE/RL 31 Jul 2024 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the Palestinian extremist group Hamas, designated a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union, was killed in Tehran in a raid it accused Israel of carrying out.
Hamas leader Haniyeh killed in Iran VOA 31 Jul 2024 -- Hamas said Wednesday an Israeli attack killed its leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran where Haniyeh had traveled to attend the swearing-in of Iran's new president.
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Tehran Press TV 31 Jul 2024 -- Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political bureau of the resistance Palestinian movement Hamas, has been killed in an attack in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
Hamas chief, Ismail Haniyeh, killed in Tehran IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- Ismail Haniyeh, the political bureau chief of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, and one of his bodyguards were killed in their residence in the Iranian capital early on Wednesday.
Hamas Politburo Chief Killed in Tehran Sputnik 31 Jul 2024 -- Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed in the Iranian capital of Tehran, the Palestinian militant group said in a statement on Wednesday.
Hamas vows revenge after political leader Haniyeh assassinated in Tehran Press TV 31 Jul 2024 -- The Gaza-based Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has pledged to take revenge after its political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran.

Security Council debates 'serious and dangerous escalation' in the Middle East UN News 31 Jul 2024 -- The UN's top political affairs official reiterated the urgent need for de-escalation in the Middle East, appealing in the Security Council on Wednesday for "swift and effective diplomatic action", as ambassadors met in an emergency meeting on the latest flare-up in hostilities.
Israeli military in spotlight over 'incommunicado' detention of Palestinians UN News 31 Jul 2024 -- A new UN report published Wednesday into alleged abuses carried out against thousands of Palestinians detained by the Israeli authorities since war erupted in Gaza last October has documented a range of serious violations that may amount to torture.
UN appeals for 'maximum restraint' following Israeli strikes in Beirut UN News 31 Jul 2024 -- The United Nations has voiced grave concern over Israeli strikes in the densely populated southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital, Beirut, on Tuesday, which resulted in scores of civilian casualties.
Middle East: Beirut and Tehran attacks 'represent a dangerous escalation', Guterres warns UN News 31 Jul 2024 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the international community to prevent escalation in the Middle East, following an Israeli strike on Lebanon's capital and the reported killing of a top Hamas leader in Iran.
UNRWA Situation Report #125 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (All information from 25-29 July 2024, valid as of 29 July 2024 at 22:30) UNRWA 31 Jul 2024
Briefing Security Council In Wake of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh's Killing in Tehran, Under-Secretary-General Calls for Regional De-escalation UN Security Council 31 Jul 2024
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Situation in the Middle East UN Secretary-General 31 Jul 2024
UN Security Council meets over Middle East escalations VOA 31 Jul 2024 -- Iran and Israel each appealed to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to strongly condemn the other for recent deadly attacks. The council called for calm in a region it fears is sliding toward a wider war.
UN chief regrets actions that prevent ceasefire in Gaza IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has regretted actions that undermine peace efforts in Gaza and destabilize the West Asia region, including recent Israeli attacks in Lebanon and Iran that lead to the assassination two senior resistance leaders.
WHO warns Gaza polio infections among children 'only a matter of time' Press TV 31 Jul 2024 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that children in the besieged Gaza Strip will soon be infected by polio if preventative measures are not quickly taken.

UN report: Israel secretly detains, mistreats thousands of Palestinians VOA 31 Jul 2024 -- Thousands of Palestinians have been arbitrarily and secretly detained, subjected to torture and mistreatment by Israeli authorities since the October 7 attack by Hamas that touched off the war in Gaza, according to a report published Wednesday by the U.N. Human Rights Office.

Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 31 Jul 2024

Stunned by Hamas Leader's Killing In Tehran, Iran And Allies Weigh Response RFE/RL 31 Jul 2024 -- The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the EU- and U.S.-designated Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in Tehran has sent shock waves across the region, once against raising the specter of all-out war between Iran and its archfoe, Israel.
Haniyeh Killing to Spoil Prospects of Peace Talks as Hardliners Push for 'Strong Response' Sputnik 31 Jul 2024 -- The assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, as well as Israel's strike on a senior Hezbollah official, will have a detrimental effect on the ceasefire negotiations in the Gaza Strip, experts told Sputnik.
Iran: Israel's targeted terrorist operation shows regime's rebellious nature IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- An Iranian envoy has stressed that the systematic terrorist operations by the Israeli regime show the rebellious nature of the regime.
US an 'accomplice' in Israeli assassination of Haniyeh: Iran IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, labeling the United States as "an accomplice" to the Israeli regime in committing this "heinous act of terrorism."
Envoy: Iran to exercise right to self-defense after Israeli aggression IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- Iran's Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saied Iravani has said that his country will not hesitate to exercise its inherent right to self-defense following Israel's act of aggression and terrorist attack that led to the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh on Iranian soil.
Israel will undoubtedly pay heavy price for Haniyeh assassination: Iranian diplomat IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- Secretary of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Abbas Araghchi says the Israeli regime will pay a heavy price for the assassination on Iranian soil of senior Palestinian resistance leader Ismail Haniyeh.
'Response to Haniyeh assassination to instill deep regret in perpetrator' IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations says the country's response to the assassination on its soil of senior Palestinian resistance leader Ismail Haniyeh will be a special one and will cause the perpetrator to deeply regret its act.
Acting FM reiterates Iran's right to respond to Haniyeh assassination IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has reiterated that the country is entitled to the right to respond to the Israeli regime's assassination of senior Palestinian resistance leader Ismail Haniyeh on Iranian soil.
Israel to soon see result of its cowardly action: Iran president IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued a message on the martyrdom of the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas' head of politburo Ismail Haniyeh, saying that the Zionist regime of Israel will soon see the result of its cowardly assassination of Haniyeh in Iran's capital Tehran.
IRGC issues second statement on Haniyeh's assassination in Tehran IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has issued a second statement on the martyrdom of Palestinian resistance group Hamas' head of politburo Ismail Haniyeh in an assassination in Tehran.
Iranian officials condemn Haniyeh's assassination IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- Iranian officials and entities have slammed the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the political bureau chief of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, in Tehran.
Haniyeh assassination to cement bonds between Iran, Palestine: Pezeshkian IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, reacting to the Hamas chief's assassination in Tehran, has emphasized that Haniyeh's assassination will cement bonds between Iran and Palestine.
Iran sees as a duty to avenge Haniyeh's assassination: Supreme Leader IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said that the Islamic Republic of Iran views it as a duty to take vengeance for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on its soil.
Iran says Haniyeh's blood will not go in vain IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- The spokesman of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has commented on the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the political bureau chief of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, saying his blood will not go in vain.
Iran: Israel's assassination of Hamas leader act of 'state, organized terrorism' Press TV 31 Jul 2024 -- The Foreign Ministry once again vehemently condemns the Israeli regime's earlier assassination of Palestinian resistance movement Hamas' Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital Tehran.
Iranian advisor among victims of Israeli assassination op. against Hezbollah cmdr. Press TV 31 Jul 2024 -- An Iranian military advisor has been named among the victims of a recent Israeli assassination operation against Lebanon's capital Beirut that claimed the life of a senior commander of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.
Iran's UN ambassador urges Security Council action on Haniyeh assassination Press TV 31 Jul 2024 -- Iran has called upon the United Nations Security Council to take immediate and decisive action against recent Israeli attacks in Tehran and Beirut, saying the regime must be held accountable and face sanctions to prevent further violations.
Iran's attorney general orders swift probe into Haniyeh's assassination Press TV 31 Jul 2024 -- Iran's attorney general has ordered a swift investigation into the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in cooperation with the military, law enforcement and security forces to "arrest, prosecute and punish the perpetrators."
Iran, resistance front to avenge blood of Hamas leader: Parliament speaker Press TV 31 Jul 2024 -- Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says the Islamic Republic and the resistance front will avenge the blood of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.
IRGC warns Israel of 'harsh, painful' response over Haniyeh's killing Press TV 31 Jul 2024 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned Israel of a harsh and stinging response from the forces of the Axis of Resistance, particularly Iran, in retaliation for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
Leader vows to avenge blood of 'dear guest' Haniyeh, warns Israel of 'harsh punishment' Press TV 31 Jul 2024 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned the Israeli regime of a "harsh response" for the the assassination of Hamas's Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh, saying it is the Islamic Republic's duty to avenge the blood of the Palestinian resistance leader.
President Pezeshkian: Path of resistance, support of oppressed will be followed stronger than ever Press TV 31 Jul 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, will further consolidate the bond between the two nations, noting that the path of resistance will continue stronger than ever.
Condemnations pour in over terrorist Zionist attack on Lebanon IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- A Israeli airstrike on a civilian area on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital has sparked regional condemnations, with calls growing for the United Nations to censure the Israeli move and restrain the regime from its "terroristic acts."
Iran demands UNSC condemn Israeli attack on Lebanon IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations has condemned the Israeli regime's "aggressive and cowardly terrorist attack" against civilians and civilian infrastructure in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
Iran condemns blatant violation of Lebanon's sovereignty Press TV 31 Jul 2024 -- Iran has also strongly condemned the Beirut attack by Israel as a blatant violation of Lebanon's sovereignty.

World reacts to Hamas leader's assassination IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- Countries from across the world have condemned the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the political bureau chief of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, in Tehran.
Press release on the killing of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Jul 2024
Russia Strongly Condemns Assassination of Hamas Politburo Chief Haniyeh Sputnik 31 Jul 2024 -- Russia strongly condemns the assassination of Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh, Russian Foreign Ministry deputy spokesman Andrey Nastasin said on Wednesday.
No: 153, 31 July 2024, Regarding the Assassination of Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Jul 2024
Regional de-escalation a priority as Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary travel to the Middle East UK FCDO 31 Jul 2024 -- The Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary have travelled to the Middle East to call for an end to conflict in Gaza and de-escalation in the wider region.
The UK is deeply concerned by the escalation of tensions in the Middle East: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 31 Jul 2024 -- Statement by UK Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
Qatar, Egypt: Assassinations jeopardize efforts to secure ceasefire in Gaza Press TV 31 Jul 2024 -- Qatar and Egypt have warned that political assassinations like the one that killed Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, will jeopardize efforts to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
China condemns assassination of Hamas political chief Haniyeh Global Times 31 Jul 2024 -- Hamas' political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, was targeted and killed in an Israeli strike early Wednesday while visiting Iran, according to a statement released by Hamas on the same day.

Hamas, Hezbollah face dilemmas in hitting back at Israel after assassinations of key leaders VOA 31 Jul 2024 -- A former Israeli national security adviser tells VOA that Iranian proxy groups Hamas and Hezbollah face dilemmas in considering retaliations against Israel for the assassinations of two of their senior members in strikes on Beirut and Tehran over several hours beginning Tuesday.

Hamas military wing vows harsh response to Haniyeh assassination IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- The Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas has condoled the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the political bureau chief of the Palestinian resistance movement, and vowed strong response to the Israeli criminal act.
Hamas expresses condolences over martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas expressed its condolences on the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the movement's Political Bureau, to the great Palestinian nation, the Islamic and Arab Ummah, and all the freedom-loving people of the world.
Top Hamas official: Israel will pay heavy price for assassinating Haniyeh Press TV 31 Jul 2024 -- Khalil al-Hayya, deputy chief of the Hamas political bureau in the Gaza Strip, says the Zionist regime will pay a heavy price for the crime of assassinating Ismail Haniyeh.
Haniyeh's son vows Palestinians 'will fight until freedom is achieved' Press TV 31 Jul 2024 -- A son of Ismail Haniyeh, the late head of the political bureau of the Hamas resistance movement who was assassinated in a strike in the Iranian capital Tehran, has vowed the Palestinians "will fight until freedom is achieved."

Haniyeh's assassination will strengthen fighters' determination: Hezbollah IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh's assassination will strengthen its fighters' determination to confront the Zionist enemy.
Hezbollah issues first statement on Israeli attack on Beirut IRNA 31 Jul 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has issued a first statement about an Israeli attack in southern Beirut that targeted a senior commander of the group.
Hezbollah confirms martyrdom of Fuad Shukr in Israeli airstrike in Beirut Press TV 31 Jul 2024 -- Hezbollah has officially confirmed the martyrdom of one of its top commanders in an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut neighborhood on July 30.
Hezbollah: Killing of Haniyeh strengthens resistance front's resolve Press TV 31 Jul 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says the assassination of the head of the political bureau of Hamas resistance movement, Ismail Haniyeh, will only strengthen the resistance front's resolve.

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31 July 2024 - Israel Special Weapons News