Another day of back and forth throws that displace and kill people on BOTH sides….
And….Iran is NOT gonna get inself in a ALL OUT War either….
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New Israeli military evacuation orders in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, were followed by an explosion near Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital that “triggered panic” and prompted many people to flee the facility, the medical charity Doctors Without Borders saidearly Monday. The group, which supports the hospital, said it was considering suspending some services there while trying to maintain lifesaving treatment after the latest evacuation orders issued on Sunday. The Gazan Health Ministry said in a statement on Monday morning that the hospital was still functioning, with nearly 100 patients remaining there out of about 650. The Israeli military said on Monday that its forces were operating on the outskirts of Deir al-Balah and had killed dozens of militants.
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An Israeli airstrike on the Nur Shams refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank killed at least five Palestinians on Monday, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Israel’s military said on social media that it had attacked “an operations room” in the area but did not give additional details. The United Nations said last week that Israeli airstrikes on the West Bank had killed 128 Palestinians, including 26 children, since the war began in Gaza on Oct. 7.
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A crude-oil tanker burning in the Red Sea may lead to “environmental disaster,” Matthew Miller, the State Department spokesman, said in a statement on Monday. He added that the tanker threatened to “spill a million barrels of oil,” or about four times as much oil as that released in the Exxon Valdez disaster off Alaska in 1989, and that the United States was “gravely concerned.” The crew of the Greek-flagged ship targeted last week was rescued, but the ship has been aflame ever since. Mr. Miller called on the Yemen-based Houthis to stop the attacks. The militia group backed by Iran has been striking commercial ships in the Red Sea in allegiance with Hamas in Gaza. Mr. Miller said the attacks showed that the Houthis “are willing to destroy the fishing industry and regional ecosystems” that they rely on for their own livelihoods. On Monday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported that the authorities were investigating another episode off Yemen’s waters….
Punches …But NO ‘ALL OUT’ War….
Now, after a dramatic but short-lived exchange of rockets, missiles and drones shook the border zone early Sunday, many in the region have dared to ask: Was that it?
Officials and analysts Monday mostly said yes, believing that the potentially disastrous attacks were, instead, a face-saving moment — allowing each of the combatants to step back from the edge of a wider conflict. The limited morning escalation — albeit the largest since the two sides began trading fire in October — has allowed Hezbollah to claim vengeance and Israel to project confidence in its security apparatus.
“Both [Hezbollah and Israel] are pleased with the results, which makes a descent into full-blown war less likely,” said a senior Middle Eastern diplomat familiar with regional discussions. Like others in this article, he spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military matters.
The calibrated response from both sides by no means cleared the board of regional threats. A deadly status quo remains in place, with Hezbollah and Israel immediately returning to lower-intensity cross-border exchanges. Tens of thousands of civilians remain displaced from both sides of the border.
The war in Gaza rages on…..
Aug 26, 2024 – ISW Press
CTP-ISW continues to assess that an Iranian drone and missile strike targeting Israel is the most likely Iranian course of action.