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Iran carried out an unprecedented air attack against Israel overnight from Saturday to Sunday.
Israel estimated that it had “foiled” this attack by intercepting “99% of the shots” with the help of its allies, including the United States and France.
The Israeli army has warned that Tehran will “not emerge unscathed” from the attack launched against the Jewish state. For its part, Iran has warned that it will respond to “the slightest” Israeli response.
Hezbollah announced Tuesday evening the death of three of its members in Israeli strikes in Lebanon, from where the Iranian-backed movement launched attacks towards northern Israel.
The United States and the EU are considering expanding sanctions against Tehran.
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Security Council vote Thursday on Palestinian membership in the
UN
The UN Security Council must decide on Thursday on a request from the Palestinians to become a full member state of the United Nations, several diplomatic sources announced overnight.
At the beginning of April, the Palestinian Authority relaunched a procedure initiated in 2011, but which had failed due to opposition from the United States.
The Arab group issued a statement Tuesday evening affirming its “unfailing support” for the Palestinian request, but it once again appears destined to run into an American veto.
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Three Hezbollah fighters killed Tuesday evening
Israeli forces claimed responsibility Tuesday evening for the assassination of Muhammad Hossein Matzafa Shouri, “commander of the rocket and missile unit of the western sector of the Radwan unit of the terrorist organization Hezbollah.” “As part of his duties, he participated in the promotion and planning of rocket and missile launches towards the State of Israel from the Central and Western Sector area of Lebanon,” explained the IDF, which added that Mahmoud Ibrahim Fadlallah, "a member of the rocket and missile unit of the terrorist organization Hezbollah", was also killed in this air attack. Earlier, Hezbollah announced the death of senior leader Ismail Youssef Baz.
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At least 14 rockets fired from Lebanon towards northern Israel Tuesday evening
According to a count by the Israeli daily Haaretz, 14 rockets were fired towards northern Israel from southern Lebanon on Tuesday evening, without causing any casualties.
The Israeli army confirmed that several missiles were detected from Lebanese territory towards northern Israel, but that they did not cause any casualties.
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