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TEHRAN news: On Sunday (Apr 14) Iran urged a msg to Israel not to retaliate militarily, b4 to do so, is no right, ok, an unprecedented attack overnight, which Tehran presented  to UN as a justified response to a strike that destroyed its consulate building in Damascus earlier this month. Rolleyes


"The matter can be deemed concluded, settle"

Iran's mission to United Nations (UN) said in a post on X just a few hours after the start of the operation late on Saturday...

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TEHRAN news: On Sunday (Apr 14) Iran urged a msg to Israel not to retaliate militarily, b4 to do so, is no right, ok, an unprecedented attack overnight, which Tehran presented  to UN as a justified response to a strike that destroyed its consulate building in Damascus earlier this month. Rolleyes


"The matter can be deemed concluded, settle"

Iran's mission to United Nations (UN) said in a post on X just a few hours after the start of the operation late on Saturday...

This is a real matter to all, to earth.

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TEHRAN news: On Sunday (Apr 14) Iran urged a msg to Israel not to retaliate militarily, b4 to do so, is no right, ok, an unprecedented attack overnight, which Tehran presented  to UN as a justified response to a strike that destroyed its consulate building in Damascus earlier this month. Rolleyes

"The matter can be deemed concluded, settle"

Iran's mission to United Nations (UN) said in a post on X just a few hours after the start of the operation late on Saturday...

How Israel & allied defenses intercepted more than 300 Iranian missiles & drones.

Almost all ballistic missiles & drones Iran launched at Israel in unprecedented attack late Saturday were intercepted & failed to meet their mark, to Israeli & American officials said, highlighting formidable, & multi-layered missile defense deployed by the two allied partners.

Most of the more than 300 Iranian munitions, the majority believed to have been launched from inside of Iran’s territory on a 5-hour attack, were intercepted b4 got to Israel, more than 1,100 miles (1,770 kilometers) from their launch points.

Israel’s said Sunday a “99%” of projectiles fired by Iran were intercepted by Israel & partners, only “a small number” of ballistic missiles reach Israel.

In total, around 170 drones, more than 30 cruise missiles & more than 120 ballistic missiles were launched at Israel by Iran overnight Sat & military said. In a call Sunday, US President Joe Biden told Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu a constituted a win for Israel as nothing of “value” was hit, a senior US administration official told CNN.

US officials said more than 70 drones and three ballistic missiles were intercepted by US Navy ships and military aircraft, without giving details of exactly what defenses were used to bring down the projectiles.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/14/middl...index.html

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How Israel & allied defenses intercepted more than 300 Iranian missiles & drones.

Almost all ballistic missiles & drones Iran launched at Israel in unprecedented attack late Saturday were intercepted & failed to meet their mark, to Israeli & American officials said, highlighting formidable, & multi-layered missile defense deployed by the two allied partners.

Most of the more than 300 Iranian munitions, the majority believed to have been launched from inside of Iran’s territory on a 5-hour attack, were intercepted b4 got to Israel, more than 1,100 miles (1,770 kilometers) from their launch points.

Israel’s said Sunday a “99%” of projectiles fired by Iran were intercepted by Israel & partners, only “a small number” of ballistic missiles reach Israel.

In total, around 170 drones, more than 30 cruise missiles & more than 120 ballistic missiles were launched at Israel by Iran overnight Sat & military said. In a call Sunday, US President Joe Biden told Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu a constituted a win for Israel as nothing of “value” was hit, a senior US administration official told CNN.

US officials said more than 70 drones and three ballistic missiles were intercepted by US Navy ships and military aircraft, without giving details of exactly what defenses were used to bring down the projectiles.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/14/middl...index.html

Iran just witnessed Power of Israel Even the U.S.A. didn't Expect This.
https://youtu.be/MPoqIjDiwNE?si=-ZoojDlIzYKP96DE

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Israeli tanks pushed back into some areas of the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday which they had left weeks ago, while warplanes conducted air strikes on Rafah, the Palestinians’ last refuge in the south of the territory, killing and wounding several people, medics and residents said.

Reuters reports that residents said there had been an internet outage in the areas of Beit Hanoun and Jabalia in northern Gaza. Tanks advanced into Beit Hanoun and surrounded some schools where displaced families have taken refuge, said the residents and media outlets of the militant Palestinian group Hamas.

“Occupation soldiers ordered all families inside the schools and the nearby houses where the tanks had advanced to evacuate. The soldiers detained many men,” one resident of northern Gaza told Reuters via a chat app.

Beit Hanoun, home to 60,000 people, was one of the first areas targeted by Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza last October. Many families who had returned to Beit Hanoun and Jabalia in recent weeks after Israeli forces withdrew, began moving out again on Tuesday because of the new raid, some residents said.

Palestinian health officials said in one strike, Israel killed four people and wounded several others in Rafah, where over half of Gaza’s 2.3 million people are sheltering and bracing for a planned Israeli ground offensive into the city, which borders Egypt.

The Israeli military said its forces continued to operate in the central Gaza Strip and that they had killed several gunmen who attempted to attack them. “Furthermore, over the past day, IDF fighter jets and aircraft destroyed a missile launcher along with dozens of terrorist infrastructure, terror tunnels, and military compounds where armed Hamas terrorists were located,” it added.

In Al-Nusseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, residents said Israeli planes had bombed and destroyed four multi-storey residential buildings on Tuesday.

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Israeli tanks pushed back into some areas of the northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday which they had left weeks ago, as warplanes strikes on Rafah, the Palestinians’ last refuge in south of the territory,  residents said there had been an internet outage in the areas of Beit Hanoun & Jabalia in northern Gaza. Tanks advanced into Beit Hanoun and surrounded some schools where displaced families have taken refuge, the residents & media outlets of the militant Palestinian group Hamas.
In Al-Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza Strip, residents said Israeli planes bombed & destroyed four multi-storey residential buildings on Tuesday
& occupation soldiers ordered all families inside the schools & nearby houses where tanks had advanced to evacuate. Soldiers detained many men,” one resident of northern Gaza told Reuters via a chat app. Beit Hanoun, home to 60,000 people, was one of first areas targeted by Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza last October. Many families who had returned to Beit Hanoun and Jabalia in recent weeks after Israeli forces withdrew, began moving out again on Tuesday because of the new raid, some residents said.

Palestinian health officials said in 1 strike, Israel killed 4 people & wounded several others in Rafah, where over half of Gaza’s 2.3 million people are sheltering, bracing for a planned Israeli ground offensive into the city, which borders Egypt.

Israeli military said forces continued to operate in central Gaza that they had killed several gunmen who attempted to attack them. “Furthermore, over past day, IDF fighter jets destroyed a missile launcher along with dozens of terrorist infrastructure, terror tunnels, and military compounds where armed Hamas terrorists were located.”

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Israel weighs response to Iran attack. Netanyahu says Israel will make its "own decisions" on responding to Iran.

Washington will impose new sanctions on Tehran after Iran's unprecedented barrage of aerial strikes on Israel over the weekend, most of which were intercepted.

Israel’s war cabinet has ended a fifth meeting to discuss its response to the attack. It's still unclear how Israel will respond, but the US expects Israel’s reaction will be limited in scope, sources told 

CNN.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned that the "slightest" attack by Israel on Iran will be "dealt with fiercely and severely."

Meanwhile, the UN human rights chief is urging governments to do everything they can to stop the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as nearly 1.7 million displaced people remain "living in appalling conditions and under constant threat."
https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news...index.html

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Netanyahu spoke after meeting with the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom and Germany today and speaking to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday.

“I thank our friends for their support for the defense of Israel… They also have all kinds of suggestions and advice, I appreciate it, but I want to make it clear: We will make our own decisions, and the state of Israel will do everything necessary to defend itself,” Netanyahu said.

On Gaza: Netanyahu also said that the govt will approve a plan for rehabilitation of settlements surrounding Gaza at a cost of some $5 billion.

“We will invest in housing, infrastructure, education, employment, medicine and more. The Hamas terrorists wanted to uproot us — we will uproot them and take root,” Netanyahu said.

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How Israel & allied defenses intercepted more than 300 Iranian missiles & drones.

Almost all ballistic missiles & drones Iran launched at Israel in unprecedented attack late Saturday were intercepted & failed to meet their mark, to Israeli & American officials said, highlighting formidable, & multi-layered missile defense deployed by the two allied partners.

Most of the more than 300 Iranian munitions, the majority believed to have been launched from inside of Iran’s territory on a 5-hour attack, were intercepted b4 got to Israel, more than 1,100 miles (1,770 kilometers) from their launch points.

Israel’s said Sunday a “99%” of projectiles fired by Iran were intercepted by Israel & partners, only “a small number” of ballistic missiles reach Israel.

In total, around 170 drones, more than 30 cruise missiles & more than 120 ballistic missiles were launched at Israel by Iran overnight Sat & military said. In a call Sunday, US President Joe Biden told Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu a constituted a win for Israel as nothing of “value” was hit, a senior US administration official told CNN.

US officials said more than 70 drones and three ballistic missiles were intercepted by US Navy ships and military aircraft, without giving details of exactly what defenses were used to bring down the projectiles.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/14/middl...index.html

$14b US aid package for Israel crafted with eye to ‘multi-front war,’ not just Gaza

Most of the funds in hotly debated bill would go to Ukraine, though it also proposes spending billions to bolster Israeli air defenses, ammo stockpiles and weapons systems

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$14b US aid package for Israel crafted with eye to ‘multi-front war,’ not just Gaza

Most of the funds in hotly debated bill would go to Ukraine, though it also proposes spending billions to bolster Israeli air defenses, ammo stockpiles and weapons systems

Most of the funds in hotly debated by the house.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...republican

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U.S. Navy warships used missile interceptor for first time in combat over weekend defending Israel from an unprecedented Iranian attack.

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said American forces fired Standard Missile 3, or SM-3, to engage Iranian ballistic missiles. They fired as part of the massive barrage, Iran 300 missiles and drones launched from Tehran and its proxies.

"We've been firing SM-2s & firing SM-6s just over the weekend, SM-3s, is actually counter ballistic missile that's come from Iran," Del Toro said at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on Tuesday.

US previously said two destroyers, USS Arleigh Burke & USS Carney, operating in the eastern Mediterranean Sea had engaged & destroyed at least 4-ranian ballistic missiles, although they was not immediately know how two warships shot down the threats. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said.
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-warsh...les-2024-4

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Johnson won’t change rules over removing him from speakership after hardliners revolt, as hardliners reacted after with a fury to a proposed change to House rules.

It set off another round of fury amid conservative lawmakers who are unhappy with the speaker over his proposed package of bills to send aid to Israel among it other priorities this coming Sat.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/18/polit...index.html

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U.S. Navy warships used missile interceptor for first time in combat over weekend defending Israel from an unprecedented Iranian attack.

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said American forces fired Standard Missile 3, or SM-3, to engage Iranian ballistic missiles. They fired as part of the massive barrage, Iran 300 missiles and drones launched from Tehran and its proxies.

"We've been firing SM-2s & firing SM-6s just over the weekend, SM-3s, is actually counter ballistic missile that's come from Iran," Del Toro said at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on Tuesday.

US previously said two destroyers, USS Arleigh Burke & USS Carney, operating in the eastern Mediterranean Sea had engaged & destroyed at least 4-ranian ballistic missiles, although they was not immediately know how two warships shot down the threats. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said.
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-warsh...les-2024-4

Defences activated in Iran after explosions reported near Isfahan

Dubai-based carriers Emirates and FlyDubai divert around western Iran early on Friday after Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reports explosions in central city of Isfahan
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguar...ns-isfahan

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Iran fires at apparent Israeli attack drones near Isfahan air base and nuclear site, apparent Israeli drone attack on a major air base early near central city of Isfahan activated Iranian air defenses early Friday, strike came days Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on Israel.

No Iranian official directly acknowledged the possibility that Israel had attacked, and the Israeli military did not respond to a request for comment. However, regional tensions have been high since the Saturday assault on Israel amid its war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip and its own strikes targeting Iran in Syria.

Speaking G7 meeting in Capri, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said U.S. received “last-minute” info from Israel about attack on Isfahan. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken did not dispute that, but said: “We were not involved in any offensive operations.”

Explosions near major Iranian airbase

Iran fired air defense batteries Friday morning after reports of explosions near a major airbase at city of Isfahan as tensions remain high after Iran’s unprecedented missile drone attack.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-m...4377a24ddb

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Iran Israel conflict news on video...
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, repeated threat to strike on Israel over bombing that killed 12 people, including Gen Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior figure in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Damascus.
https://youtu.be/TUiZs2GiIjU?si=Aj3mk5Fg01Q3CKGN

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Israel’s war on Gaza live: Children buried after air strikes on Rafah. Israeli forces continue to raid Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank’s Tulkarem for a second day, killing at least five people, including a teenager, and causing “worst destruction in decades. Israeli forces have detained 30 Palestinians throughout the occupied West Bank in the last two days of raids, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society.

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US military strategy in Mideast tested as Iran-Israel warfare comes out of shadows. Experts say Washington may need to revisit regional deployment levels as reliance on surge troops may not be sufficient; say US intel key to success in downing Iran's missiles, drones.

U S. forces that we would want to support Israel if there was a direct war between them and Iran,” said Michael Mulroy, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East under the Trump administration.

Though Tehran has indicated no plans to retaliate for an apparent Israeli strike on Friday, the tit-for-tat attacks have raised fears of an unpredictable regional war. United States has sought to prevent.

Months after October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists triggered a war in Gaza that ignited unrest in middle East, US has rushed thousands of US service members to a region had seen a steadily declining US presence over years. US strategy to rely on surge forces been tested again now that Iran Israel have broken the taboo of open military strikes against each other.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-militar...f-shadows/

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Iran Israel conflict news on video...
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, repeated threat to strike on Israel over bombing that killed 12 people, including Gen Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior figure in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Damascus.
https://youtu.be/TUiZs2GiIjU?si=Aj3mk5Fg01Q3CKGN

Iran Israel conflict news on video...
https://youtu.be/5BKPsE7Wtpg?si=43V2kgSXHU9cvw2n

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Iran expects delivery of the first Su-35 batch sometime next week

Iran is anticipating the arrival of the first batch of Russian Su-35 Flanker fighter jets, slated for delivery next week. This info has been reported by several Iranian media outlets, including the state-run News

BulgarianMilitary.com notes, Iran is set to acquire 24 Su-35 Flanker fighters in total.

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Israel is getting about US$23 plus billion from the bill which were just passed last Saturday (voted), that can help him, the US President, Joe Biden to again signing soon on the dot.

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Israel is getting about US$23 plus billion from the bill which were just passed last Saturday (voted), that can help him, the US President, Joe Biden to again signing soon on the dot.

Satellite images show tent compound construction in south Gaza ahead of possible Rafah op. Israel says it is not behind growing development of tents in Khan Younis, but preparations for the long-stalled invasion of Rafah seem to be underway.

At times, US have indicated they’d be prepared to accept IDF offensive in Rafah if Israel did manage to safely evacuate civilians there & care for their humanitarian needs. In his latest comments, Miller rejected notion US could support a major Rafah invasion.

Washington argued a large-scale military offensive in Rafah can put Palestinians sheltering at risk, wreak havoc on Gaza’s main humanitarian located in southern Gaza, further isolate Israel internationally without actually boosting security.

Instead, it's pushing for Israel to pursue more targeted ops against Hamas leaders in Rafah. 

Israel argues, it cannot defeat Hamas without launching major offensive in Rafah to dismantle terror group’s, who remaining battalions there, only launch invasion after it evacuates civilians in city, ensures they’ll be able to continue receiving humanitarian aid upon relocation coordinates with Egypt, who borders Rafah expressed significant alarm over a potential operation.

Last week, Israeli and US officials held a second virtual meeting about the potential IDF operation in Rafah.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.timesof...ah-op/amp/

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IDF says ‘central terrorist’ in Hezbollah’s air defense unit killed in Lebanon strike. Rocket, as drone fire at northern southern towns * Qatar says no justification to end Hamas presence in Doha while mediation ongoing * US: Hamas ‘moved the goal post’ in hostage talks.

While on Gaza. IDF says troops launched ‘surprise operation’ Sunday evening in central Gaza corridor. IDF’s Nahal Brigade launched new pinpoint ops against Hamas in central Gaza Strip corridor earlier this week, amid the Passover holiday. IDF says “surprise operation” began Sunday night is aimed at “deepening achievements” in the Netzarim corridor. The corridor, built around road south Gaza City, enables  IDF to carry out raids in northern & central Gaza allowing Israel to control access to north for Palestinians seeking to return after fleeing south.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e...aza-corridor/

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Since October 7, at least 380 people have been killed in Lebanon, mostly Hezbollah
Hezbollah says in Beirut: Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said fired a fresh barrage of rockets across border on Wednesday after a strike blamed on Israel killed two civilians. The group had already fired rockets at northern Israel late on Tuesday “in response” to civilian deaths.

Hezbollah has exchanged near-daily fire with sraeli army since its ally Hamas carried out an has stepped up its rocket fire on Israeli military bases in recent days fighters fired “dozens of Katyusha rockets” at border village in northern Israel “b'cos on Tuesday, rescue teams said Israeli strike house in southern village of Hanin killed a woman in her fifties and a girl from the same family.

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Middle East, Israeli forces: several Hezbollah targets hit in southern Lebanon. IDF, they attacked several positions of pro-Iranian Shiite party Hezbollah in Lebanon, "some launches coming from Lebanese territory were identified" and "in response, AirForce plane hit Tayr Harfa area, from which the launches have been launched”.

The IDF reported during  night, Israeli fighters "hit terrorist infrastructure (of Hezbollah) a military complex & observation post were also targeted by artillery.

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What to expect when loser is  proposing and not surrendering?

Israel open to civilian return to north Gaza in truce talks
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-eas...024-03-24/

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More F-35 and F-16 Fighters Are Headed to Russia's Doorstep...

Romania is bolstering its air force capabilities by replacing Soviet-era MiG-21s with advanced F-35 and F-16 fighters. In 2023, Romania committed to acquiring 32 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIs, with plans to add 16 more to form three full squadrons by the decade's end.

Summary: Romania is bolstering its air force capabilities by replacing Soviet-era MiG-21s with advanced F-35 and F-16 fighters. In 2023, Romania committed to acquiring 32 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIs, with plans to add 16 more to form three full squadrons by the decade's end.

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Israeli strikes in Rafah kill at least 5 as ship comes under attack in the Gulf of Aden.

The Latest | Aid trucks were seen in Rafah in southern Gaza on Wednesday, Palestinians rushed to receive any humanitarian supplies. Humanitarian supplies were later unloaded by aid workers. As in some Gaza are still struggling to receive basic food, aid and services. (AP Read More)

More than half of territory’s population of 2.3 million have sought refuge in Rafah, where Israel has conducted near-daily raids as it prepares for an offensive on the city. Israeli military has massed dozens of tanks and armored vehicles in the area what appears to be preparations for the fight of Rafah.

A ship traveling in the Gulf of Aden came under attack, the latest assault is carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Meanwhile, top Hamas political official told The Associated Press that Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years.

This Israel-Hamas war was sparked by the unprecedented Oct. 7 raid into southern Israel in which militants killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted around 250 hostages. Israel says militants are still holding around 100 hostages and the remains of more than 30 others.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-h...833b19f23d

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The Latest | Hezbollah ambushes Israeli convoy, killing civilian.

Israeli airstrikes on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, and a tank shelling in the central city of Deir al-Balah have killed at least nine Palestinians, hospital officials said Thursday. (AP)

Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group fired anti-tank missiles and artillery shells at an Israeli military convoy in a disputed area along the border, killing an Israeli civilian, the group and Israel’s military said Friday.

Hezbollah said that its fighters ambushed the convoy shortly before midnight 

Thursday, destroying two vehicles. The Israeli military said the ambush wounded an Israeli civilian doing infrastructure work, and that he later died of his wounds.

Low-intensity fighting along the Israel-Lebanon border has repeatedly threatened to boil over as Israel has targeted senior Hezbollah militants in recent months.

On the Israeli side, cross-border fighting has killed 10 civilians and 12 soldiers, while in Lebanon, more than 350 people have been killed, including 50 civilians and 271 Hezbollah members.

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While Hamas official says group would lay down its arms if there is a offer to independent Palestinian state is established...

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While Hamas official says group would lay down its arms if there is a offer to independent Palestinian state is established...

Some Hamas officials are signaling that the militant group could give up armed struggle against Israel if the Palestinians get an independent state in territories captured by Israel in the 1967 war.


The messaging suggests a softening of Hamas’ position as its fate hangs in the balance with Israel’s pummeling of the Gaza Strip, which Hamas ruled before the war. The Palestinian militant group has long called for the Jewish state to be destroyed.

Basem Naim, an Istanbul-based member of Hamas’ political bureau, told CNN on Thursday that the group would agree to disarm if an independent Palestinian state was established.

If an independent state with its capital in Jerusalem, while preserving the right of return for refugees, (is created) Al Qassam could be integrated into (a future) national army,” he said, referring to the group’s armed wing.

Hamas has traditionally rejected a two-state solution that would see a Palestinian state established alongside Israel and has instead advocated the creation of a Palestinian state in all of historic Palestine that today encompasses Israel, the occupied West Bank, occupied East Jerusalem and Gaza.

Mustafa Barghouti, President of the Palestinian National Initiative, said he wasn’t aware of Hamas offering to lay down its arms before, but said it would be a significant move if true.

“It’s significant in the sense that Palestinians are resisting occupation because there is an occupation,” he told CNN. “If the occupation is not there, they don’t need to resist it,” he said, referring to Israel’s military control of territories captured in 1967, where millions of Palestinians live.

Offer criticized as PR stunt
Efraim Inbar, president of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, said the demand for Palestinian refugees’ return to their ancestral homes in what is today Israel would be a non-starter as it would amount to “the destruction of the state of Israel” where Jews form a majority.

He characterized Hamas’ offer as a public relations stunt aimed at Western nations.

“They see there’s a lot of support in the Western world (for Palestinians) & they try to show they’re the good guys, & Israel are bad guys, Israel will say no, as US and European states may use this to ask Israel “to give them a chance,” but Israel is likely to take the gesture “with a grain of salt.”