The Lebanese government is not a party to the war and has limited influence over Hezbollah.
Israeli army: Four Hamas members killed in Gaza Strip
Israel’s army says it has killed four Hamas members in the north of the Gaza Strip despite the ceasefire in force. Medical circles had previously reported nine deaths in Israeli attacks on apartments in the city of Gaza on Thursday night. According to the information, the four Palestinians now named by Israel and four relatives of one of the men are among the dead. His nine-year-old daughter was also injured.
According to the Israeli army, all four men were part of Hamas’ so-called “general security apparatus.” The Israeli military and the Israeli domestic secret service Shin Bet said in the evening that he protects high-ranking Hamas people and coordinates their meetings. The four helped the terrorist organization get back on its feet. Before the attacks, the army took steps to protect the civilian population and used precise ammunition, it said.
Hamas did not initially confirm that the four men killed were members of the Islamist organization. Officially, a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas has been in effect since October last year. Nevertheless, Israeli attacks and armed incidents continue to occur.
“Ultimate urgency”: Iran worries nuclear agency
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is demanding immediate access to more than a dozen nuclear facilities in Iran. Tehran has only allowed the inspection of a single nuclear facility in recent months, as IAEA chief Rafael Grossi noted in a report. Further reviews of the nuclear program are “indispensable,” said Grossi.
The IAEA is currently unable to check whether Iran has stopped its controversial uranium enrichment program and how much enriched uranium is currently available in the Islamic Republic, according to the non-public document from the IAEA in Vienna, which was available to the German Press Agency.
The whereabouts and condition of the uranium reserves are currently unclear. From the IAEA’s perspective, the lack of consistent knowledge of uranium stocks is a problem that must be solved “with the utmost urgency,” as Grossi wrote.
