April, 2024

• 21 April

  Will Lebanon pay the price for Iran-Israel escalation?

  

  Fears Israel could retaliate by striking Hezbollah or an extended war would see militant group intervening at scale Israel has pledged to retaliate after Iran’s unprecedented air attack on Saturday, creating fears that Lebanon may pay the price for the escalation, depending on the scale and targets of Israel’s response. …

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• 21 April

  Analysis: Iran upends decades of shadow warfare in direct attack on Israel as tensions mount at home

  

  Iran’s direct attack on Israel over the weekend upended decades of its shadowy warfare by proxy, something Tehran has used to manage international repercussions for its actions. But with both economic and political tensions at home boiling, the country’s Shiite theocracy chose a new path as changes loom for the …

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• 21 April

  War, Weddings and Israeli Bombings in Gaza

  

  Amidst war and destruction there is marriage. It can only happen in Gaza. While Israeli warplanes continue to strike different parts of the enclave people are getting married! It seems no one cares. The Israelis have just been subject to a mass missile and drone attacks and are licking their …

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• 21 April

  Israel vows “response” to Iranian strikes, as Gaza genocide continues

  

  Forty-eight hours after Iran launched an airstrike on Israel, Israeli officials offered indications Monday that Israel is preparing military strikes on Iranian targets, as the US-provoked war in the Middle East continued to escalate. “This launch of so many missiles, cruise missiles, and UAVs into the territory of the State …

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• 21 April

  Spotlight on Terrorism: Hezbollah, Lebanon and Syria (April 8-15, 2024)

  

  This past week Hezbollah continued attacking Israel, mostly military targets in the north and the Golan Heights, and claimed responsibility for 38 attacks. The attacks close to the April 14, 2024, Iranian missile and drone attack on Israel mainly targeted Israeli air defense sites in the Golan Heights, apparently to …

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• 21 April

  Les installations nucléaires israéliennes touchées par des missiles iraniens

  

  Les détails récemment divulgués sur l’opération de représailles de l’Iran contre Israël ont mis en lumière l’ampleur des dégâts infligés aux installations nucléaires de Dimona, ainsi qu’aux bases militaires stratégiques de Navatim et Ramon dans le désert du Néguev. Dans son numéro du 18 avril, le journal israélien Maariv a …

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• 21 April

  Iran air defences shoot at flying objects as Israel reportedly retaliates

  

  Several US news outlets cited US government representatives as saying that Israel had carried out a military operation in Iran Iranian state media on Friday reported that several small flying objects had been shot at in the skies over the central province of Isfahan. Earlier on Friday, state news agency …

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• 21 April

  Russia’s Request For UNSC Sanctions Against Israel Is A Principled Soft Power Move

  

  The sole purpose is to reaffirm the primacy of international law as enshrined in the UN Charter after Israel refused to implement UNSC 2728. Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia made headlines across the world after saying the following at the Security Council on Thursday: “Unfortunately, Israel has …

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• 21 April

  Iran Attempts to Destabilize Jordan

  

  Latest Developments Iran has sought to leverage its militias and proxies, including Lebanese Hezbollah, to destabilize Jordan, reported the pan-Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat on April 16. There are “intensive Iranian efforts to target security in the kingdom over the last few months,” an unnamed Jordanian source said. The report accused …

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• 21 April

  Qatar Reevaluates Role as Hamas Mediator

  

  Latest Developments Doha is reevaluating its role as a mediator between Hamas and Israel, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on April 17. Al Thani claimed that Qatar “has seen the misuse of this mediation and its employment for narrow political …

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