Middle East Experience

Hezbollah said it fired rockets at northern Israel, including at a military base near the city of Haifa on Saturday after the Israeli army reported a barrage of projectiles launched from Lebanon.A "large salvo" of advanced rockets hit a military base east of Haifa, said Hezbollah, which has vowed to intensify attacks on Israel weeks into an all-out war that erupted on September 23.The Iran-backed group also said it fired a rocket salvo on the northern town of Safed after the Israeli army reported 115 projectiles launched from Lebanon targeting the country on Saturday.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Hezbollah says fires rocket salvo at northern Israel

Awaiting Israel's promised retaliation for a missile attack earlier this month, Iran has balanced threats of a fierce response to any Israeli attack with diplomatic efforts to prevent escalation into all-out regional war.Iran launched 200 missiles at its arch-foe on October 1 in response to an Israeli strike that killed Iranian general Abbas Nilforoushan and Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut late last month.The missile barrage was also in retaliation for Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Tehran in July in an attack widely blamed on Israel.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Threats and diplomacy: Iran's dual strategy on Israel

During the operations, the IDF allowed civilians to safely evacuate from the area via organized routes, and hundreds of people left the area. 
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: 'Sinwar's barrier of fear is broken': Hundreds of civilians safely evacuate from Jabalya, Gaza

Prof. Amatzia Baram explains how a Hezbollah drone strike near Prime Minister Netanyahu’s residence highlights Iran’s growing influence in the conflict.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Iran's symbolic message behind drone attack on Netanyahu's home

According to reports, there is near consensus on keeping the name of the next leader secret both by Hamas leaders in Gaza and abroad. 
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Hamas to conceal name of Sinwar's successor over assassination fears

Two other IDF soldiers were wounded during combat in the northern Gaza Strip and the northern border.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: IDF announces fallen soldiers Ofir Berkovich, Elishai Young, killed in northern Gaza Strip

Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan thanked Germany's Olaf Scholz for his help in advancing a defence contract following talks in Istanbul on Saturday, although the pair remained starkly at odds over the Middle East crisis. The German chancellor arrived on Friday night for his first visit since March 2022 with tensions in the Middle East high on the agenda alongside migration and other bilateral issues.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Scholz, Erdogan progress on defence talks but clash on Mideast

Israel is already poised to retaliate against Iran for its ballistic missile attack on the Jewish state at the start of October.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israel will respond to attempted assassination of Netanyahu, diplomatic source says

Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region voted on Sunday to elect a new parliament for the oil-rich region, where voters express concern over economic struggles and disenchantment with the political elite.Iraqi Kurdistan presents itself as a relative oasis of stability in the turbulent Middle East, attracting foreign investors due to its close ties with the United States and Europe.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Oil-rich Iraqi Kurdistan votes, shadowed by economic struggles

Fighting raged on two fronts Sunday as Israel targeted what it said was a Hezbollah "command centre" in the Lebanese capital, while in Gaza rescuers reported 73 people killed in a single air strike.The strikes on Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Iran-backed group of attempting to assassinate him by targeting his residence.It also came as Israelis marked the week-long Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel escalates Beirut bombing, accused of killing 73 in Gaza strike