(haipo) - Headlines and reports from the media in the Arab world from the last two days - Sunday and Monday 4-5/8/24.
Following the fear of an outbreak of an all-out war due to the continuation of Israel's policy of assassinations, among others the recent assassinations of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political bureau of Hamas in the heart of Tehran, as well as the assassination of Fouad Shokar, a senior member of Hezbollah Elanhar.
Al Arabiya (Saudi network):
Iran and Hezbollah may respond today (5/8/24) and diplomatic efforts are being made to prevent escalation.
The G7 countries are calling for restraint and de-escalation in the Middle East region, and say that the recent events "threaten to fan the flames of a wider conflict in the region".
Elanhar (Lebanese channel):
The southern front in Lebanon has not calmed down since the early hours of dawn, as Hezbollah resumed its activity early, after two of its members fell in an Israeli attack.
Axios, the American news website: Lincoln informed the G7 countries that Hezbollah and Iran would launch an attack on Monday.
The region continues to wait for Iran's "zero hour" and the possible response to Israel today, Monday 5/8/24, according to the assessment of American Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, but the Hebrew media started talking about a "preemptive strike" against Iran.
Almanar (Lebanese channel):
Iranian President Massoud Pazkhian to the Jordanian Foreign Minister: The murder of Haniyeh by the Zionists was a serious mistake that will not remain unanswered.
The Islamic resistance in Lebanon attacked the "Ayelet Hashar" base with a barrage of anti-aircraft missiles.
Headlines from Sunday 4/8/24 • Hezbollah's response may include civilian and military targets
After Washington and London. France calls on its citizens to leave Lebanon and Iran.
The Jordanian foreign minister is on a rare visit to Iran in light of rising tensions. Minister al-Safadi's visit to Iran follows ongoing diplomatic contacts by the United States and its partners, including France, Britain, Italy and Egypt, to prevent escalation.
According to sources in the know, Khaled Mashal, who served as the chairman of the political bureau of Hamas before the Niyya, will be temporarily appointed as the head of the bureau, until new elections.
Elanhar (Lebanese channel):
The fear of an outbreak of a large-scale regional war in the Middle East is increasing, following the promise by Iran and its allies to respond to the murder of the head of the political bureau of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, which was carried out by Israel, as well as the assassination of the senior military leader of Hezbollah, Fouad Shukar in the southern suburbs of Beirut, and in light of a call Western countries for their citizens to leave Lebanon and Washington to strengthen its military presence in the region.
In anticipation of a response: "Hezbollah" bombed Beit Hillel for the first time with the finger of the Galilee.
Biden in response to the possibility that Iran will go back on its threats: "I don't know, I hope so."
Revolutionary Guards: Haniyeh was killed by a short-range bullet.
Sweden closes its embassy in Lebanon and suspends further flights to Beirut.
Iranian UN delegation to CBS: Hezbollah's response may include civilian and military targets inside Israel.
Al-Quds (Palestinian newspaper):
"Expectation and anxiety paralyze life in Israel."
Al-Hadath (Saudi newspaper):
Arab countries and the West call on their citizens to leave Lebanon immediately.
Israel is "deceiving" Washington regarding peace in the Gaza Strip.
Iran and Hezbollah's response could leave Israel without cell phones for days.
The fear of a flare-up in the region increases with the strengthening of the United States' military presence.
The Jordanian foreign minister is on a rare visit to Iran following the rising tensions.
The seventh day (Egyptian newspaper):
Adviser to the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards: the reaction to the murder of Haniyeh will be surprising.
Warn that any response will include missiles on Hezbollah and Hamas sponsoring Qatar. Why shouldn't the Doha airport be a sea of cancellations and airspace closures?! Iran and its metastases are a proxy for Qatar.