— 🇮🇷 NEW: Interim-President Mohammad Mokhber officially transfers the Presidency, and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei inaugurates the new President, Masoud Pezeshkian

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We wish good luck to the new President and pray for his success.

— 🇮🇱/🇱🇧 BREAKING: Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant and IDF Chief-of-Staff Herzi Halevi have approved operational plans for military action in Lebanon

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— 🇮🇱/🇱🇧 The IDF top brass has unanimously approved operational plans against Lebanon

In attendance were the following:

– IDF Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevi
– Chiefs of the Northern Command
– Chief of Intelligence Directorate
– Chief of the Operations Directorate
– Chief of the Air Force
– Other high ranking Generals

Now the IDF awaits the green light from the Israeli political echelon, with the War Cabinet set to convene at 16:00 pm Jerusalem time.

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— 🇮🇱 NEW: Ashdod port authority is preparing for the port to function as a replacement to Haifa port in case of a large scale war with Hezbollah

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— 🇮🇱/🇱🇧 Israeli armor being sent North

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— 🇮🇱/🇱🇧 BREAKING: An Israeli attack on Lebanon is imminent, and expected within the next 48 hours – Western Intelligence

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— 🇪🇬/🇫🇷 NEW: Al-Azhar Islamic University in Cairo, one of the most prestigious Islamic institutes in the world, has issued a letter condemning France for its Olympics opening ceremony, considering it 'an insult to Jesus Christ and Christianity'

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— 🇮🇷/🇫🇷 NEW: The Islamic Republic of Iran has summoned the French ambassador for the offensive representation of Jesus Christ during the Olympics opening ceremony

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⚡️A rare video of the joint operation of the Iranian and Russian air forces in Syria. Iranian F14 fighters escort Russian Tupolev 22 and 95 bombers

— 🇮🇷/🇫🇷 Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance: 'The insulting representation of Jesus Christ in Paris yesterday was completely offensive and crossed all red lines. France, a country with a major history of Christianity, must be ashamed of itself, and I implore our Christians all over the world to speak out against this – we resolutely condemn it'

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇱🇧 NEW: The United States, in a White House statement, has effectively given Israel the Green Light for a strike against Lebanon, confirming that 'Hezbollah was behind the attack on Majd al-Shams' and that Israel has the right to self defence

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— 🇪🇬/🇯🇴 NEW: Egypt and Jordan have issued statements asking Israel to calm down and reduce tensions

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I have lost contact with nearly all Hezbollah-related contacts. Total radio silence.

Standard in these types of situations. But very telling.

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇱🇧 BREAKING: Biden's senior adviser, Amos Hochstein, told the Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant in a call on Saturday that the U.S. is concerned about a possible IDF strike on Beirut in response to Hezbollah's attack, because it could get the situation to 'spiral out of control', per Israeli Officials – Walla News

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🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Israeli outlet Yedioth: "Tel Aviv's response will lead to several days of fighting without escalating into a wider war"

Famous last words