Warning a war would have "existential repercussions" for Israel, Hezbollah leader says Lebanon's maritime wealth is "our country's only hope to save itself from economic collapse."
The development comes a day after the International Atomic Energy Agency's board of governors censured Tehran for failing to provide “credible information” over man-made nuclear material found at three undeclared sites in the country.
The move, announced Thursday ahead of a possible visit by President Joe Biden to Israel and the West Bank, means Palestinians will deal directly with the State Department in Washington rather than go through the US Embassy in Israel first.
Ahead of an IAEA Board of Governors vote to censure Tehran for failing to explain traces of uranium at its nuclear sites, Iran said it would "shut down" two IAEA cameras at an unspecified enrichment plant.
Palestinians say UNRWA's move to delegate services to other UN bodies like the WHO and UNICEF is aimed at breaking up the agency and ending the Palestinian "right of return."
The 87-year-old leader suffers from heart problems and overcame prostate cancer over 10 years ago. The line of succession at the PA in the event of Abbas' death in office remains unclear, which could plunge the Palestinian leadership into chaos.
Arab media reports that after strike on Iranian weapons depot, Israeli aircraft dropped warning leaflets in Arabic to members of Syrian President Bashar Assad's armed forces.
Earlier on Wednesday, Iran turned off two surveillance cameras of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog that monitored one of its atomic sites, state television reported Wednesday.
Mahmoud Al-Habbash said the duty of Palestinians was to “defend” not only themselves Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa mosque, but nothing less than "Islam, the Koran and the entire Islamic nation" from Israel.
According to media reports, the target was a facility linked to Iran's efforts to assist Hezbollah in developing precision-guided missiles. Syrian and Russian air forces hold joint maneuvers over Damascus on the heels of the attack, simulating "facing hostile warplanes and drones."
