Middle East & North Africa

Tehran, IRNA- Multiple rockets have been launched from Lebanon towards the Israeli occupied territories on the third day of the largest retaliatory attack in decades by the Gaza-based resistance movement Hamas on the Israeli regime.

Israeli media reported on Monday that about a dozen rockets were fired from Lebanon towards occupied al-Jalil and Jabal al-Shaykh.

It was not immediately known who was responsible for the rocket attack but some Israeli media sources blamed Palestinian resistance groups in southern Lebanon.

9 October 2023; MEMO: The new Israeli shekel (NIS) fell close to an eight-year low against the US dollar on Monday in the aftermath of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood led by the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement against the occupation state on Saturday. In trading today, the shekel was down more than 3 per cent against the dollar at 3.9581.

9 October 2023; MEMO: Israeli attacks have destroyed seven mosques in the Gaza Strip since Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports.

Israeli warplanes attacked the Al Abbas Mosque in central Gaza with many rockets.

The attacks have now led to the destruction of seven mosques, with the most recent being the Al-Abbas Mosque.

Israel had previously hit the Al-Susi, Al-Yarmouk, Al-Amin Muhammad, Ahmed Yassin, Al-Habib Mohammad, and Al-Garbi mosques in Gaza.

10 October 2023; MEMO: Egyptian trucks carrying vital aid and fuel to the besieged and bombarded Gaza Strip have been forced to retreat after Israel warned Cairo that the trucks would be bombed if they entered the enclave, Sinai for Human Rights said on X.

10 October 2023; MEMO: A senior Egyptian official warned against pushing defenceless Palestinians towards the Egyptian border and fueling calls by some parties for a mass exodus to escape from Israel’s heavy military bombardment.

10 October 2023; MEMO: Supply cuts by Israel could leave the Gaza power plant without fuel within days and cause a severe shortage of drinking water for 610,000 people, the UN humanitarian agency warned on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reports.

10 October 2023; MEMO: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said, Tuesday, that critical infrastructure must not be targeted following Israel’s supply cut announcement in Gaza, Anadolu Agency reports.

11 October 2023; MEMO: Lebanon’s Hezbollah today released a video documenting the moment an Israeli personnel carrier was targeted near the town of Salha on the border with Israel.

The video shows the personnel carrier being targeted with two guided missiles, which led to its burning and being destroyed. The group did not reveal whether there were soldiers inside, though reports appear to show no one was hurt in the attack.

CAIRO, October 10. /TASS/: The Palestinian movement Hamas has informed all interested parties that it does not plan to engage in talks about the fate of its Israeli hostages as long as fighting continues, Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh said.

"We have informed all parties that the cases of our Israeli captives will not be opened until fighting ends," he noted, as cited by the Al Hadath TV channel.

Haniyeh added that "it will only be possible to resolve the issue of captive Israelis on Hamas’ terms."

TEHRAN, Oct 10 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Nasser Kanaani, yesterday warned, any “foolish” move against the country will receive a “crushing response” from Tehran.

He made the remarks at a weekly press conference in the Iranian capital, Tehran, in response to U.S. Senator, Lindsey Graham’s anti-Iran accusations and remarks on the social platform X.