Despite a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, tensions remain high. At a memorial event at Mount Herzl, Defence Minister Israel Katz warned that Naim Qassem would “pay with his head”, signalling continued military action against Hezbollah. Israel says operations in southern Lebanon will carry on despite the truce, aiming to remove threats near its border. The ceasefire, brokered by Donald Trump, appears increasingly fragile as both sides remain on edge.

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An Iranian man named "Kazem" told Iran International he was forced by IRGC to aid a deadly crackdown in Tehran on Jan. 8-9, 2026, amid protests following a Pahlavi call. He described "hunting leaders" via infiltrators and rooftop snipers targeting protesters, herding crowds into kill zones, with no arrests intended. Bodies, including ~200 children's, were loaded into Mihan ice cream trucks; he witnessed looting of a girl's corpse. Estimates: 1,800+ killed. Claims unverified by authorities; Amnesty/Reuters confirm past sniper use. Families allegedly paid to retrieve bodies.

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In the final hours before a ceasefire took effect in Lebanon, Israel launched a major escalation, striking around 300 Hezbollah targets in a single day and killing over 150 operatives, according to the IDF. Among those killed was Ali Reza Abbas, the commander of Hezbollah’s Bint Jbeil sector in southern Lebanon and a veteran figure linked to Iran-trained networks, marking the fourth time Israel has eliminated someone in that same command role since Operation Northern Arrows began in 2024. His death, confirmed after circulating on Lebanese social media, adds to what Israel says is a wider toll of more than 1,800 Hezbollah operatives killed during the conflict, underscoring the scale of damage to the group’s military structure as a fragile ceasefire now holds.

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At least 30 people, including two children, are at risk of execution in Iran following the January 2026 uprising, according to Amnesty International. The rights group says eight individuals were sentenced to death in February after what it describes as fast-tracked and grossly unfair trials, with others facing charges such as “enmity against God”. Amnesty has raised concerns over alleged torture and forced confessions, urging authorities to halt the executions. Amid mounting pressure, exiled prince Reza Pahlavi has called on Shia Muslims to reclaim their faith from political control and unite across sectarian lines against the ruling establishment.

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