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“Israel will not accept shooting into its territory,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned. Lebanon must rein in the terrorists shooting rockets at Israel, regardless of who they are, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said at the start of Sunday’s cabinet meeting. “The State of Lebanon and the Lebanese Army must take …
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10 August
Nasrallah: Clashes with Israel ‘very dangerous’
The recent events have been some of the most serious clashes between Israel and Hezbollah since the Second Lebanon War. Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah warned on Saturday night that recent clashes with Israel are a “very dangerous development” which has not happened since the Second Lebanon War, a day after …
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10 August
The IDF doesn’t scare Hezbollah anymore – analysis
“We are not seeking a war but we are ready for it and we do not fear it,” Nasrallah threatened. As Hezbollah fired its largest rocket salvo toward Israel in 15 years last week, it became clear that the border with Lebanon has turned into another front where days, if …
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10 August
Can A China-Russia-Pakistan-Turkey-Iran Arrangement Counter The Quad? – Analysis
On July 28, the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, who was on a two-day visit to India, emphasised that the Quad is not a military alliance, but an arrangement to spearhead regional cooperation and security while maintaining international rules and values. In a similar vein, the Indian External Affairs …
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10 August
US And Britain Ask Citizens To Leave Afghanistan
Both the United States and Britain issued advisories Saturday to their citizens, urging them to leave Afghanistan immediately using commercial flight options. “Given the security conditions and reduced staffing, the Embassy’s ability to assist U.S. citizens in Afghanistan is extremely limited even within Kabul,” a statement issued by the U.S. …
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10 August
Taliban Capture First Afghan Provincial Capital
The city of Zaranj in Afghanistan’s Nimroz province has reportedly fallen to the Taliban, making it the first provincial capital the insurgents have captured as they step up offensives. “I can confirm… the city of Zaranj, provincial capital of Nimroz, has fallen to the Taliban,” Roh Gul Khairzad, the deputy …
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10 August
Fanatics In Iran And Israel Goad Each Other Toward War – OpEd
In an incident the likes of which we’ve rarely seen before, Hezbollah personnel — fresh from launching rocket attacks into Israel — were intercepted at the weekend by enraged Druze villagers and taken into custody. Humiliatingly for Hezbollah, images of its top-secret rocket launcher — impounded in the back of …
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10 August
Drone Fragments From Israeli-Linked Tanker Attack Point To Iran: US Military Report
Drone fragments recovered from the attack on an Israeli-linked oil tanker off the coast of Oman show Iran was behind the incident, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing a US military report. Photographs of drone parts and analysis of the proximity of the strikes to Iran, and the …
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10 August
Countering China And North Korea’s Mad Dash For Missiles – Analysis
China and North Korea have accumulated a significant arsenal of ballistic missiles. China is estimated to possess as many as 1500 short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) and 450 medium-range ballistic missiles. These missiles could target the United States and allied military bases in a Taiwan Strait confrontation. North Korea has close …
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10 August
Ethnic Exclaves Other Than Qarabagh Add To Problems Of Delimiting Armenian-Azerbaijani Border – OpEd
In most discussions of the Qarabagh dispute, few pay much attention to Armenian exclaves in Azerbaijani territory and Azerbaijani exclaves in Armenian territory, but the status of those will have to be addressed for any delimitation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border to take place, Geydar Isayev says. The Baku journalist says …
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