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Netanyahu addresses response to Iran attack, potential French arms embargo

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Israeli security forces at the site where a missile fired from Lebanon hit a garage in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, October 4, 2024. (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)
Israeli security forces at the site where a missile fired from Lebanon hit a garage in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, October 4, 2024.
(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)

With a new year, comes a regional war for Israel - analysis

Israel is expected to attack Iran relatively soon and with a power that it has never done before following Tehran’s October 1 direct assault on the Jewish state.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB
 Anti-missile system fires interception missiles as missiles fired from Iran, as seen in the West Bank on October 1, 2024 (photo credit: WISAM HASHLAMOUN/FLASH90)
Anti-missile system fires interception missiles as missiles fired from Iran, as seen in the West Bank on October 1, 2024
(photo credit: WISAM HASHLAMOUN/FLASH90)

The regional war that many wanted to avoid has arrived. Some hope that it will be a smaller version of a regional war, but there is no question that going into the new Jewish year, the war in Gaza is no longer the main front.

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WATCH - 'Shame on them!': PM Netanyahu slams Macron’s call for arms embargo on Israel

Netanyahu rebukes Western leaders for advocating an arms embargo on Israel, accusing them of undermining Israel’s defense while Iran continues to arm its proxies across the Middle East.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Emmanuel Macron over a backdrop of Gaza (Illustrative.) (photo credit: Bertrand Guay/Reuters, Canva, REUTERS/Nir Elias/Pool)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Emmanuel Macron over a backdrop of Gaza (Illustrative.)
(photo credit: Bertrand Guay/Reuters, Canva, REUTERS/Nir Elias/Pool)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized French President Emmanuel Macron over his suggestion of an arms embargo amid the Gaza war in a special press release in English.

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IDF soldier seriously injured in southern Lebanon

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A soldier from the 36th "Ga'ash" Division was seriously injured on Friday in combat in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced on Saturday.

The soldier was evacuated to receive medical treatment at a hospital, and his family has been notified.

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Hezbollah rockets crash into buildings, houses in Karmiel, Deir al-Assad during Shabbat

In two videos and an image published to N12, the inside of a building and a house can be seen with a gaping hole in the roof, where a rocket crashed through in the earlier barrage. 

By DARCIE GRUNBLATT
 People stand next to a damaged apartment building following a rocket attack from Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in Karmiel, northern Israel, October 5, 2024.  (photo credit: REUTERS/JIM URQUHART)
People stand next to a damaged apartment building following a rocket attack from Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in Karmiel, northern Israel, October 5, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/JIM URQUHART)

Following red alert sirens activated in Karmiel and the surrounding areas on Saturday afternoon, damage was reported in Karmiel and in Deir al-Assad, according to the IDF.

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France's Macron says sales of arms used in Gaza should be halted

"I believe that today, the priority is to return to a political solution and to stop delivering weapons to carry out the fighting in Gaza," Macron said.

By REUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 French President Emmanuel Macron against the backdrop of weapons (Illustrative.) (photo credit: Canva, REUTERS/SARAH MEYSSONNIER, YVES HERMAN/REUTERS)
French President Emmanuel Macron against the backdrop of weapons (Illustrative.)
(photo credit: Canva, REUTERS/SARAH MEYSSONNIER, YVES HERMAN/REUTERS)

Shipments of arms used in the conflict in Gaza should be stopped as part of a broader effort to find a political solution, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday.

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Israel Air Force strikes Hezbollah command centers in Beirut

The IAF also struck Hezbollah weapon storage facilities, command centers, and additional terrorist infrastructure in the area of Beirut overnight on Saturday.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Strike on a Hezbollah command center in the area of Beirut (IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The Israeli air force conducted strikes on additional Hezbollah command centers and terrorist infrastructure in the area of Beirut, the IDF reported Saturday afternoon. 

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IDF prepares 'significant' retaliatory strike to Iran's missile barrage

There is a broad recommendation within the IDF to respond to the Iranian attack while minimizing risks and maximizing opportunities.

By AMIR BOHBOT
 The remains of a ballistic missile fired from Iran which landed in Israel, October 1, 2024 (photo credit: VIA MAARIV ONLINE)
The remains of a ballistic missile fired from Iran which landed in Israel, October 1, 2024
(photo credit: VIA MAARIV ONLINE)

IDF prepares a "significant" retaliatory on Iran while simultaneous fighting continues in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and beyond.

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Israel assassinates two Hamas terrorists in Lebanon as Hezbollah rockets damage homes in North

The Israel Air Force struck Hezbollah terrorists operating within a command center that was located inside a mosque.

By MAYA GUR ARIEH, DARCIE GRUNBLATT
The IDF's Commando Brigade operates in southern Lebanon. October 5, 2024. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

Israeli Air Force fighter jets on Saturday morning killed Muhammad Hussein Ali al-Mahmoud, who served as the operational arm of the Hamas terrorist organization in Lebanon, the IDF announced later in the day.

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WATCH: IDF footage of the activity of the Golani Brigade in southern Lebanon

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF footage of the activity of the Golani Brigade in southern Lebanon. October 5, 2024. (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

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Iranian amb. to Lebanon: My hand is undergoing treatment

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 breaking news (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
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(photo credit: JPOST STAFF)

Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Mojtaba Amani said that his eye was uninjured and his hand was undergoing treatment, the Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese news outlet Al-Mayadeen reported on Saturday.

The ambassador's statement comes after he was wounded last month when his pager exploded along with other Hezbollah pagers across Lebanon.

The New York Times reported that Amani had lost an eye in the incident.

Al-Mayadeen added that the Iranian diplomat said Israel had blown up pagers in Lebanon in cooperation with some European countries that regularly raise the issue of human rights.

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