Iran & proxies position to attack Israel; Jerusalem set to respond in force TV7 Israel News 02.08.24

Intro Shalom and good evening, this is TV7 Israel  News broadcast to you from Jerusalem;  And in today’s top stories;  Tension continue to run high throughout the  region, as the Islamic Republic of Iran and   its proxies are positioning themselves to  launch a multi-front attack against Israel.  The United States send additional military  assets to the Middle East in support of Israel.  Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan  Nasrallah proclaims that the war with   Israel has evolved into “an open battle on  all fronts and it has entered a new phase." Prime Minister Netanyahu visits Home Front Command Tension continue to run high throughout the  region, as the Islamic Republic of Iran and   its proxies are making preparations to launch a  multi-front attack against Israel. Israeli Prime   Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a visit to  the Home Front Command’s headquarters, highlighted   Israel’s preparedness – while further stressing  that the IDF will respond with force to any attack   against Israeli territory. I am now finishing  a visit to IDF Home Front Command. General,   I am impressed by the important work that has been  done up until now. Of course, we are prepared for   what may come. Israel is in a state of very high  readiness for any scenario – on both defense and   offense. We will exact a very high price for any  act of aggression against us from any quarter   whatsoever. After we eliminated Hezbollah  chief-of-staff Mohsin on Tuesday, today came   the final verification on the elimination of Hamas  chief-of-staff Muhammad Deif. Deif was responsible   for the terrible massacre of October 7 as well  as for many murderous terrorist attacks against   the citizens of Israel. He was Israel's most  wanted fugitive for many years. His elimination   underscores a simple principle which we have set:  Whoever harms us, we will harm them. Alongside   Jerusalems National Security Council releases travel alert Israel’s preparedness to confront any threat  to its sovereignty and territorial integrity;   Jerusalem’s National Security Council released  a travel alert to all Israelis traveling abroad,   urging them to “exercise increased precaution.”  It further stressed that “It is possible that...”   Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas, “will retaliate against  Israeli/Jewish targets abroad, such as embassies,   synagogues, Jewish community centres, etc.” In  addition, “there is mounting concern that the   escalation will increase motivation among Global  Jihad organizations and lone wolf terrorists to   attack Israelis in various countries around  the world.” Consequently, we recommend that   those planning foreign travel seriously reconsider  the necessity of traveling to countries for which   the travel alerts have been issued with moderate  and high threat levels, including South Africa,   Nigeria, the Philippines, Turkey, the United  Arab Emirates, Bahrain, India and Russia,   among others. Separately, the National Security  Council urged Israelis and Jewish Communities to   exercise caution in the Netherlands, the Untied  Kingdom Sweden, Germany, France and Spain. For   the full advisory list, please visit Israel’s  National Security Council’s Website. Meanwhile;   Biden holds phone conversation with Netanyahu U.S. President Joe Biden held a phone conversation  with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during   the course of which they discussed placing more  American military equipment in the region in order   to help Israel defend itself against UAVs and  ballistic threats. The White House announced that   the president had reiterated the U.S.’ commitment  to Israel’s security against the threats that it   faces, while reiterating the importance of the  efforts to prevent an escalation in the region.   Following the phone-call, while standing on the  tarmac at the U.S. Joint Military Base Andrews,   President Biden voiced concern over the  latest developments in the Middle East,   and emphasized his hope that the proposed hostage  release deal would be finally accepted by Hamas.   I’m very concerned about it. I had a very  direct meeting with the (Israeli) Prime   Minister (Benjamin Netanyahu) today and very  directly he got it. We have the basis for a   ceasefire. They should move on and they should  move on it now. Asked whether the targeted-killing   of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh essentially killed  the deal; President Biden ascertained that it was   not helpful. It has not helped, That’s all I'm  going to say right now. Thank you. Meanwhile in   Hezbollah funeral for Fuk Beirut, yesterday; A funeral was held for the top  militant commander of Hezbollah Fuad Shukr, also   known as Sayyed Muchsen. Death to America! Death  to America! Death to America! This martyrdom…we,   as the axis of resistance in the region, gain  strength with the martyrdom of the leadership.   We say from this position, that the response  will be earth-shattering, that the response   will shake Israel, and Israel's security, as it  did during the ‘Al Aqsa Flood.’ The response now   will be much stronger, God willing, and Israel is  in demise, in demise, in demise and Jerusalem is   going to remain the capital of Palestine and the  people of Palestine. We consider, God willing,   this battle to be a prelude to salvation and  to the demise of the cancer that is Israel.   Fifty to sixty years ago Imam al-Sadr (founder  of the Amal Movement) said Israel is absolute   evil and hopefully this evil will go away very  soon. Addressing those in attendance from an   Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah undisclosed bunker, Hezbollah Secretary General  Hassan Nasrallah initially sought to delegitimize   Israel’s reasoning for the targeted-killing  of Fuad Shukr, claiming that Hezbollah was not   responsible for the rocket that murdered twelve  Children in the Druze Golan Heights Community of   Majdal Shams. This is the biggest falsification  and deception taking place these days. In the   Majdal al-Shams incident, a missile fell in the  town. We categorically denied our responsibility   for this incident. And we have the courage to  assume responsibility if we had bombed any place,   even if it was a mistake. Because some people  have said that maybe (Hezbollah) was wrong. If   we were wrong, we would admit it and apologize.  To Nasrallah’s dismay, a UNIFIL investigation   has reportedly found Hezbollah responsible for  launching the rocket. Irrespective of the truth,   since Hezbollah launched an unprovoked war against  Israel on October 8th of 2023 and has launched   thousands of rockets since, The Hezbollah leader  insisted that Israel crossed all red lines against   Iran and its regional proxies. There is a battle  in Gaza, there is a battle in southern Lebanon,   there is an open battle in Yemen and even in Iraq  because all of this is happening at the same time.   Al Hudaydah is being bombed in Yemen, and Jof  al-Sakhr was being bombed yesterday or the day   before yesterday in Iraq, and Commander  Ismail Haniyeh is being killed in Tehran,   and Commander Fuad Shukr is being killed in  Dahiyeh (neighborhood). These are no longer   fronts, this is an open battle on all fronts and  it has entered a new phase. Despite claiming an   all-out-war, Nasrallah has left an open door for  de-escalation. Regardless of who you have killed,   regardless of what you have destroyed, or  declared war here and there, and went to   the furthest limits, and crossed all the red  lines, regardless of what we do, there will be   no solution but to stop the aggression on Gaza.  It is important to note that while Israel, whose   US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken ceasefire arrangement was endorsed by UN Security  Council Resolution 2735, stands at the ready   to enter into the arrangement – despite painful  concessions; The leadership of the Islamist Hamas   in Gaza continues to reject it. Nevertheless,  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken remains   steadfast in his efforts to realize a deal. From  day one, since October 7th, the horrific attack on   Israel and on its men, women and children, one  of the things that we have been focused on is   trying to ensure that the conflict that emerged in  Gaza doesn’t spread, doesn’t go to other places,   doesn’t escalate. And we are going to continue  to do that as well. Now again, the best way to   bring the temperature down everywhere, and to put  us on a better path, is through a ceasefire in   Gaza. That will have, I think, important effects  on other areas where you could see conflict,   whether it’s in the north of Israel and Lebanon,  whether it’s Iran, whether it’s in the Red Sea   with the Houthis. So that’s why the focus on the  ceasefire needs to remain and for us it will very   much remain on that. Asked whether the targeted  killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has brought   about an end to diplomacy, Washington’s  top diplomat said the following. First,   this is something that we were not aware of, or  involved in. It’s very hard to speculate, and I’ve   learned over many years, never to speculate on  the impact one event may have on something else.   So I can’t tell you what this means. I can tell  you that the imperative of getting a ceasefire,   the importance that that has for everyone remains,  and we will continue to labor that for as long as   it takes to get there. Meanwhile in Berlin; The  German Foreign Ministry has once against called   German Foreign Ministry on all its citizens to leave Lebanon while they  can, while calling upon all parties in the Middle   East to exercise restraint. We call on all actors  to use maximum restraint. The logic of reciprocal   retaliatory acts is the wrong path and what’s most  important now is to keep a cool head and to react   with a cool head because the very tense situation  in the Middle East must not further escalate,   in the interest of the people there. That is  one reason why we intensively continue with   our efforts to deescalate the situation. We  continue to be concerned and we continue to   call on all Germans who are still in Lebanon to  immediately leave the country. We have all seen   how the situation can literally worsen overnight.  We don’t know for how long airports will remain   open. What I can tell you is that the number of  Germans who have registered with the ELEFAND list,   our so called crisis provision list, has risen  since Monday from about 1,300 people to 1,800.   This shows what we had assumed, that there  are a lot of Germans in Lebanon who did not   register and it also shows that the extent of  the seriousness of the situation was understood. Thank you for watching TV7 Israel News. It  is important to highlight that TV7 Israel   is a donation based non-profit ministry  – with all of our productions available   free of charge. Therefore, we would deeply  appreciate it if you would consider making   a donation. You can do so by visiting our  website – www.tv7israelnews.com. Separately,   I’d like to encourage you: pray for the peace of  Jerusalem and Salvation of Israel. I’m Jonathan   Hessen, wishing you a Shabbat Shalom ve Batuah  (A peaceful and safe Saturday), and God willing,   we will see you during our upcoming TV7 Israel  Updates – until then – Shalom from Jerusalem.