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Hezbollah retaliation 

The Hezbollah resistance movement continues to pound Israel’s military sites and settlements inside the occupied territories in retaliation for the regime’s aggression against Lebanon.The group said one of its latest operations targeted Krayot settlement, north of Haifa, with a rocket barrage. It also attacked the Meron Air Surveillance Base three times with large rocket salvos. Israeli forces positioned on the southwestern and eastern suburbs of Maroun Al-Ras were targeted by the movement’s rockets. Hezbollah’s rockets also hit several Israeli settlements deep inside the occupied territories. The movement also launched aerial attacks on a number of targets, using squadrons of drones to attack several Israeli settlements. The occupied city of Safed was hit with a large rocket salvo. Hezbollah says its operations are in support of Palestinians in Gaza, and in defense of Lebanon and its people.

Israel UNRWA ban backlash 

Condemnations are pouring in following Israel’s decision to cut ties with the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. Hamas condemned the regime’s move, saying Israel is trying to eliminate the Palestinians' cause and their right to return home. It called on the international community to oppose Israel’s decision and help strengthen UNRWA amid the Gaza genocide. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad also slammed the decision, saying it directly targets the rights of Palestinian refugees and disrupts delivery of basic humanitarian services to them. It urged the Security Council to take a firm stance and expel Israel from the General Assembly. Gaza Government Media Office also called for the expulsion of Israel from international and UN institutions over its war crimes. UNRWA has warned that the move will lead to the collapse of humanitarian work in Gaza. More than six million Palestinians across Gaza, the occupied West Bank, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria are dependent on UNRWA for their livelihood, as well as education and health services.

Iran space program 

Iran has launched two new domestically-made satellites into orbit in cooperation with Russia, using a Soyuz launch vehicle. The Iranian satellites, called Kowsar and Hudhud, were launched into the 500-kilometer orbit of the Earth. Iran's ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, had said earlier that both satellites were manufactured by young Iranian experts at Omid Faza company, which is a knowledge-based company, with support from the Iranian Vice Presidency for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy. Jalali noted that the Iranian Space Agency and the country’s embassy in Moscow also helped with the project. He expressed hope that the satellite launch will be a first step for the Iranian private sector to get involved in the country’s satellite projects. Both satellites were launched in early hours of Tuesday morning.

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