Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
02 August 2024 - Israel Special Weapons News
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- Israel Defense Forces Responds to Hezbollah Shelling With Airstrikes, Artillery Fire Sputnik 02 Aug 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck positions of Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah in southern Lebanon in response to Hezbollah shelling, the IDF said in a statement on Telegram.
- Aug 1: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 02 Aug 2024
- Mourners gather at funeral for Hamas leader in Qatar VOA 02 Aug 2024 -- Mourners gathered in Qatar's capital, Doha, Friday for the funeral of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed Wednesday in Tehran in an attack blamed on Israel that has raised regional tensions and the threat of a wider Middle East conflict.
- Hamas leader Haniyeh laid to rest in Qatar amid calls for revenge against Israel Press TV 02 Aug 2024 -- Ismail Haniyeh, the martyred politburo chief of the Hamas resistance movement, has been laid to rest in the Qatari capital Doha in a ceremony attended by high-ranking officials from across the region.
- UNRWA Situation Report #126 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. All information from 30 July- 1 August 2024, is valid as of 1 August 2024 at 22:30 (local time) UNRWA 02 Aug 2024
- Gaza: 'Frightening increase' in Hepatitis A cases UN News 02 Aug 2024 -- UN agencies warned on Friday of the high risk of the further spread of infectious diseases in Gaza, amid chronic water scarcity and no way to adequately manage waste and sewage.
- UN envoy urges action to address 'growing risk of a serious escalation' in the Middle East UN News 02 Aug 2024 -- The top UN envoy in the Middle East called on Friday for urgent action to address the "growing risk" of regional escalation following recent deadly attacks in Lebanon, the Syrian Golan Heights and Iran linked to the war in Gaza.
- Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Statement on Force Posture in the Middle East DoD 02 Aug 2024 --The Department of Defense continues to take steps to mitigate the possibility of regional escalation by Iran or Iran's partners and proxies. Since the horrific Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, the Secretary of Defense has reiterated that the United States will protect our personnel and interests in the region, including our ironclad commitment to the defense of Israel.
- Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press Briefing DoD 02 Aug 2027
- US Sends Warships to Middle East as Embassy in Israel Issues Security Alert Sputnik 02 Aug 2024 -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered additional ships to head to the Middle East amid fears of an Iranian retaliatory strike on Israel Friday, with the US embassy in Jerusalem issuing a security alert for US citizens.
- Biden Says Netanyahu Should Not Count on US Anymore if He Continues Escalating - Reports Sputnik 02 Aug 2024 -- President Joe Biden has warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week that he should not expect the United States to keep bailing him out if he continues to escalate tensions in the region, Axios reported on Friday, citing US officials.
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 02 Aug 2024
- U.S. Will Send More Defensive Military Capabilities to Middle East DoD News 02 Aug 2024 -- More defensive military capabilities will deploy to the Middle East to bolster force protection for U.S. troops in the region and to defend Israel, said Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh today.
- US military sending reinforcement to the Middle East VOA 02 Aug 2024 -- U.S. warships and fighter jets are headed to the Middle East and nearby areas to bolster American defenses in support of Israel, as both countries brace for a possible military strike by Iran.
- US pledges Israel will not stand alone if Iran attacks VOA 02 Aug 2024 -- The United States is preparing to move troops and military capabilities to help defend Israel from a retaliatory strike by Iran.
- Haniyeh assassination carried out with US green light: Iran intelligence minister IRNA 02 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Minister of Intelligence Esmaeil Khatib has said that the Zionist regime's assassination of Hamas top leader Ismail Haniyeh has happened with the US green light.
- Rogue regime of Israel will soon harvest wrath of justice-seeking nations: Iran spox IRNA 02 Aug 2024 -- The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran has said that the Zionist regime of Israel's continuation of war crimes and genocide in Palestine and the development of terrorism in the region and the world have been sowing the seeds of anger and hatred in the hearts of the Palestinian nations, and the people of the region and the world.
- IRGC chief to Hezbollah leader: 'Sacred rage, harsh revenge' await enemies of Muslims Press TV 02 Aug 2024 -- The chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has strongly warned the Israeli regime of consequences of the assassination of a senior Hezbollah figure.
- Iran vows revenge for Haniyeh's death as 'Middle East teetering on brink of broader conflict' Global Times 02 Aug 2024 -- The situation in the Middle East is again teetering on the brink of what experts described as an "escalating and volatile conflict," as Iran vowed "harsh punishment" for Israel, which it says was responsible for assassinating Hamas' political leader, Ismail Haniyeh.
- Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question regarding the EU's policy of double standards when assessing the events in the Middle East and Ukraine Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Aug 2024
- UK Foreign and Defence Secretaries push for peace and stability in the Middle East UK FCDO 02 Aug 2024 -- David Lammy and John Healey visited Israel to push for an immediate ceasefire and drive de-escalation in the Middle East, after their joint visits to the region this week.
- Special Adviser report on Israel's response to the IDF strikes against World Central Kitchen Australia DFAT 02 Aug 2024 -- Australia is pressing Israel to reform its coordination with humanitarian organisations to protect civilians and aid workers, following Special Adviser Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin's report on the deaths of Zomi Frankcom and her World Central Kitchen colleagues.
- Zionist regime's assassination of resistance leaders will not weaken resistance: Statement IRNA 02 Aug 2024 -- Hamas and Islamic Jihad, in a joint statement, have stressed that the assassination of resistance leaders by the Zionist regime will not be able to undermine the resistance move.
- Israeli assassinations won't weaken resistance: Hamas, Islamic Jihad Press TV 02 Aug 2024 -- The Gaza-based Palestinian resistance groups of Hamas and Islamic Jihad have emphasized that assassinations by Israel will not weaken their resilience against the occupying regime.
- Israel sustains deadly aggression on Lebanon, Hezbollah responds with dozens of rockets Press TV 02 Aug 2024 -- The Israeli regime sustains its deadly aggression against southern Lebanon after its recent assassination of a senior Hezbollah commander, prompting the Lebanese resistance movement to respond with dozens of retaliatory rockets.
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