Battle Lines Drawn: Gaza and Lebanon Erupt in Chaos

According to the Iranian military, the Israeli fighter jets did not enter the airspace of the Islamic Republic during the attack. Instead, the Israeli air force fired long-range air-launched missiles from the Iraqi border area at targets in Iran. Radar stations were hit, according to a statement from the General Staff distributed by state media. The damage was “limited and minor”. This information could not be independently verified initially.

The Islamic Republic of Iran reserves the right to respond appropriately at an appropriate time, the General Staff of the Armed Forces said. In the statement, the Iranian military also stressed the need for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon “to stop the killing of vulnerable and oppressed people.”

Since the killing of Hamas leader Jihia al-Sinwar in the Gaza Strip in mid-October, negotiators in the region have had a little more hope of resuming ceasefire talks. The head of Israel’s foreign secret service Mossad, David Barnea, is traveling to the Qatari capital Doha today. Israel is demanding the release of the approximately 100 hostages still being held in Gaza, many of whom are no longer alive.

According to Israeli media reports, an official from Barnea’s negotiating team is said to have told relatives of those who were kidnapped that a hostage deal would require an end to the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip – something that is not predictable at this point of time In addition, the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, has not given his own negotiating delegation a sufficient mandate to lead today’s negotiations in Doha to a significant result.

At a rally in Tel Aviv, speakers suddenly attacked Netanyahu and accused him of stalling the indirect talks. “Who do you want to blame now that Sinwar is dead? The hostages quoted the Times of Israel criticizing the Hamas hostage brother.