Hamas has named Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar as its new leader following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. Meanwhile, the United States says a ceasefire deal is in its final stages and must not be delayed by further escalations.
After his appointment in 2017, Mr Sinwar told Palestinians he would fight for their liberation.
In 2015, the U-S State Department designated Mr Sinwar a global terrorist, prohibiting its citizens from engaging in transactions with him.More recently, International Criminal Court prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant against Sinwar on charges of war crimes, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Arabic then vo: “No one can ask, whether in Lebanon or outside Lebanon, to treat the aggression that happened last Tuesday as an ordinary aggression in the context of the battle that has been going on for ten months. So our response is coming, God willing. Our response will be strong, and effective. Between us and them , there are only the days, nights and the field.”
"We are looking on this Iranian network that plot a deadly explosive inside Israel, and we will act against the Iranian terror wherever it is. We will not expect, we will not, we will not get an Iranian explosive device here and not do anything. We will act determinedly against the Iranian terror wherever it is."
"The World Health Organisation reports that mass displacement in Gaza is having a grave impact on public health, with overcrowding, a lack of proper shelter, and poor water, sanitation and hygiene conditions increasing the dangers of communicable diseases. WHO says overcrowding is also raising the risk of mass casualties in attacks on heavily populated areas.
But despite Mr Blinken's placement of responsibility almost solely on the shoulders of Hamas' new chief, some experts say Israel's assassination of his predecessor signalled their own desire to delay a ceasefire deal.
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