HEADLINES:
* US military reinforcements to the Middle East: “deterrence” messages to Iran and “reassurance” to Israel*
* Israeli army announces killing of two more soldiers in southern Gaza Strip*
* Occupation military official: Hezbollah member arrested during “Batroun operation” in northern Lebanon*
* Roya correspondent: An apartment in the southern suburb of Beirut was targeted by a drone*
* Lebanese sources: Occupation forces kidnapped a person during a landing operation in northern Lebanon*
* Hamas insists on not dividing the negotiations… “Israel may return to war”…
ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-11-03)
Amid growing threats and instability in the Middle East, the US military intends to send new military reinforcements to the region.
A Pentagon statement confirmed that this decision is consistent with the commitment to protect American citizens and forces in the Middle East, defend Israel, and mitigate escalation through deterrence and diplomacy.
"Deterring Iran" is Washington’s goal in sending military reinforcements to the Middle East, according to what former US Assistant Secretary of State Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield confirmed to Alhurra TV.
The Pentagon statement indicated that the United States will take all necessary measures to defend the American people if Iran or its partners or agents exploit the current situation to target American individuals or interests in the region.
The United States pledged to help defend Israel against any attack and protect American forces in the Middle East.
ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-11-02)
The website quoted an informed American official as saying that the Americans informed the Iranians that they would not be able to restrain Israel and would not guarantee that the Israeli response would be as controlled and targeted as before.
In turn, the Israeli official stated that the American message was conveyed to Tehran via Switzerland.
On October 26, the Israeli army attacked military targets in Iranian territory in response to an Iranian missile attack on Israel on the first of the same month.
Official media in Tehran quoted Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as saying on Saturday that the United States and Israel "will undoubtedly receive a crushing response" for what they are doing against Iran.
The New York Times quoted three Iranian officials, familiar with Tehran’s military planning, as saying that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ordered the Supreme National Security Council on Monday to prepare to attack Israel.
ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-11-02)
The source added that "Fatah and Hamas movements showed more flexibility and positivity towards establishing a community support committee to manage the affairs of the Gaza Strip."
The source confirmed that "Egypt is continuing its efforts with the Palestinian and Israeli sides to reach a truce in the Gaza Strip and allow more humanitarian aid to enter the Strip."
The Egyptian security source indicated that "Hamas is insisting on not dividing the negotiations for fear of handing over the prisoners and then the Israeli side returning to fire.
This step comes within the framework of Egyptian mediation efforts between the Palestinians and the Israelis to reach a ceasefire and allow more humanitarian aid to enter the Strip.
But all efforts to reach an agreement have failed.
ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-11-03)
An Israeli military official reported that the Israeli naval commandos arrested a senior Hezbollah member in the coastal city of Batroun in northern Lebanon and transferred him for investigation.
Roya’s correspondent reported that sources said that the occupation forces launched a naval landing operation on the coast of Batroun in northern Lebanon.
The sources explained that the occupation forces kidnapped a Lebanese citizen from there.
Amid speculation that the kidnapped person is one of the Hezbollah officials, no comment has been issued by the security forces or official Lebanese authorities until the time of writing these lines.
For her part, the deputy spokesperson for UNIFIL, Candice Ardel, confirmed in a comment on the kidnapping that UNIFIL forces have nothing to do with facilitating any kidnapping or any violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty.
ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-11-02)
Roya correspondent reported that the Israeli occupation targeted, on Saturday, an apartment in the southern suburb of Beirut, near "Gallery Semaan", with a drone. The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced the martyrdom of one person and the injury of 15 others in the occupation’s aggression on the southern suburb of Beirut. The ministry confirmed that six of the injured required hospitalization.
ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-11-02)
The kidnapped person is likely to be a Hezbollah official. Roya’s correspondent quoted sources as saying that a naval landing operation was carried out by the Israeli occupation forces on the Batroun coast in northern Lebanon.
A Lebanese security source told Roya that the kidnapping took place at dawn on Friday in the Batroun area.
For her part, UNIFIL Deputy Spokesperson Candice Ardel confirmed in a comment on the kidnapping that UNIFIL forces have nothing to do with facilitating any kidnapping or any violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty.
Lebanese Minister of Public Works Ali Hamieh said that the kidnapped person is a sea captain of civilian and commercial ships and is studying at a civilian institute, noting that the security services are conducting the necessary investigations.
The American website Axios reported that the Israeli Navy captured a senior member of Hezbollah’s naval force in the Batroun operation in northern Lebanon.
ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-11-03)
Hamas is committed to not dividing the negotiations; Fearing the prisoners would be handed over and then the Israeli side would return to fire. Fatah and Hamas movements held new discussions in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, regarding the issue of forming a special committee to manage the Gaza Strip.
