— Some of the fighters in the video were so close to the Israelis, that the flag of their outpost could be seen

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— 🇮🇷 Statement by the Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Khamenei, on the martyrdom of Hashem Safi Al-Din:

'In the name of God, the most Merciful, the most Benevolent:

Dear youth of the Resistance Front, His Excellency Sayyed Hashem Safi Al-Din, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, joined the ranks of the martyrs of the resistance and another bright star illuminated the sky of Jihad on the way to the Holiest of Holies. He was one of the most prominent personalities in Hezbollah and an unwavering friend and companion of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.

Hezbollah, with the tact and courage of leaders like him, was able to protect Lebanon from the danger of disintegration and to neutralize the threat of the usurping Zionist regime, whose brutal and cruel army is even attacking the capital Beirut. His bravery and sacrifice combined with the other commanders and the Mujahideen were the backbone of Nasrallah, who neutralized the Israeli threat of usurping and occupying Lebanon below the Litani River, Tyre and other cities in that region and its annexation to Israel. While preserving the territorial integrity of that country, he brought it to the field, and made the aggressor and criminal Zionist regime fail.

Today, leaders like Nasrallah and Safi Al-Din are no longer present in this epic, but their spirit and leadership is present in the field which defends Lebanon and its defenseless people. Even today, Hezbollah is the strongest protector of Lebanon and the only shield against the greed of the Zionist regime, which has long aimed at the division of Lebanon. The enemy tries to deny the selfless role that Hezbollah plays for Lebanon. Anyone who loves Lebanon should not let these false statements be heard from their throats.

Hezbollah is alive and growing, and is playing its historical role. As always, the Islamic Republic will help the Mujahideen of Al-Quds and those resisting the criminal occupying Zionist usurpers of Palestine, God willing.

I congratulate and offer my condolences on the martyrdom of our beloved Sayyed Hashem Safi Al-Din to his dear family, relatives and comrades in all the axes of resistance. And peace be upon the righteous servants of Allah.'

– Imam Sayyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei

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— 🇺🇸/🇸🇦 NEW: U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of 'BGM-71 TOW' anti-tank missiles to Saudi Arabia for an estimated cost of $440 million.

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— 🇾🇪/🇮🇱/🇷🇺 NEW: The Wall Street Journal, citing European defense officials claims that the Houthis in Yemen have begun using Russian satellite data as they expand their strikes on ships in the Red Sea.

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— 🇮🇱/🇮🇷 NEW: Iranian officials, including two members of the IRGC, said that if Israel inflicted major harm, the responses under consideration include a barrage of up to 1,000 ballistic missiles, escalated attacks by Iranian-backed resistance groups in the region, and disrupting the flow of global energy supplies and shipping moving through the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz – New York Times

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: Assassination of the Imam of Kazeroon city

At noon today, after performing the Friday prayer, someone shot at the Friday imam of Kazeroon, Hojjat al-Islam Sabahi. In this incident, the Imam of Kazeroon was injured and taken to the hospital, after which he died. The attacker killed himself.

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He is the second Imam of Kazeroon to be assassinated, first one being martyr Khorsand.

— ❗️🇮🇱/🇵🇸 NEW: Hebrew media confirms 3 Israeli soldiers were killed in a Merkava tank that was targeted by Hamas in Gaza

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— 🇮🇱/🇱🇧 NEW: Rockets in Shomera hit a gathering of Israeli army soldiers who were taking shelter

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— 🇮🇱 NEW: Telegram has banned 4 large Israeli channels, accused of 'breaking military censorship', at the request of the Israeli government

One channel had over 450,000 subscribers, another had 250,000 subs and the other two each had over 100,00 subscribers.

If the war is going as planned, why are they shutting down pro-Israeli channels? Most of these channels even pro-Netanyahu.

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— 🇮🇱 NEW: More than 130 Israeli reservists have signed an open letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stating that they refuse to serve in the IDF unless a deal is signed to end the war and bring back the 101 hostages still in Gaza.

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One week since the leaks, I'm still alive, and the FBI is not at my door yet.

Allah is powerful bros.