Hezbollah launching strikes towards Israel in response to killing of top military commander

 

Hezbollah said on Sunday they’re carrying out strikes towards Israel in response to the killing of top military commander Fu’ad Shukr last month as well as others killed in the same strike, “including women and children.”Israel said in a statement on July 30 that it had killed Hezbollah’s most senior military official, Fu’ad Shukr, in a drone strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a populous neighborhood that is also the Iran-backed group’s stronghold.

Hezbollah added in a statement that it is “at the highest level of readiness and will stand strong and alert” to any Israeli “transgression or aggression,” especially if civilians are harmed “the punishment will be very severe and harsh.” Read more....

Israeli military says it struck and destroyed thousands of Hezbollah rocket launcher barrels

 

The Israeli military says that about 100 of its fighter jets “struck and destroyed thousands of Hezbollah rocket launcher barrels, aimed for immediate fire toward northern and central Israel.”

“More than 40 launch areas in Lebanon were struck during the strikes,” it said.

Hezbollah has yet to comment on the claim.

Lebanese state media NNA reported one person was killed in the strikes and that there was damage to crops and infrastructure. Read more............

The gate of Kaptai Dam will be opened, the people of the three upazilas of Feni are still isolated

The gates are scheduled to be opened on Saturday night as the water in the Kaptai lake in Rangamati has increased to its maximum capacity due to the heavy rains of the last few days and the hill slopes coming down from the upstream. People in at least 11 districts of Bangladesh are still waterlogged due to heavy rains and landslides from Tripura, India upstream. According to the latest report of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, the death toll due to floods in these districts has increased to 18. Read more...................

German police arrest 15-year-old in connection with knife attack that killed three

 

• German police say they have arrested a 15-year-old in connection with a knife attack in the western German city of Solingen

  
  

  Police say the identity of the attacker remains unclear

  
  

  Three people died in the attack and four more are "very seriously injured", police say

  
  

  The attack happened during celebrations to mark the 650th anniversary of the city’s foundation

  
  

  Police say a motive is still not clear but they say they cannot rule out a "terrorist" motive

   

  Local mayor Tim Kurzbach says those who were at the event are in a state of "shock, horror and great grief"

  
  

  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the suspect must be "punished to the full extent of the law"  See more................

Kamala Harris accepts nomination after whirlwind campaign

 

 Hello from Chicago, where it’s like the Oscars, but for people with slightly less charisma.

The last day of the Democratic national convention brought out A-list actors, iconic musical artists, swing-state politicians and Harris family members – a better lineup, to be sure, than Hulk Hogan and Kid Rock, the stars at the Republican convention.

But the real star of the show was Kamal harris, who shared her personal biography, the threats Trump poses to the US and some of the policy ideas she wants to enact if she wins.

Harris’s moment in the spotlight capped off a four-day convention that went as well as Democrats needed it to, leaving most of the party faithful energized to carry out the full-court press needed for the short timeframe from now until November. read more......................