Hot Arabic! US warship arrives in Middle East, Hezbollah fires 50 rockets

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The situation on the Arabian Peninsula remains hot. In the midst of Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza, several new facts have emerged.

Here is a summary CNBC IndonesiaThursday (22/8/2024).

US warships

Referring to AFP, the warship of the United States (US) is now stopped in the Middle East on Wednesday local time. The same was reported Arab newswhere the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and her destroyers, have now arrived in the area.

The arrival of the US attack ship was accelerated from the first, following fears of a growing war in Arabia. This was after the Israeli assassination of top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut, Lebanon and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran, which prompted threats of retaliation from Hezbollah and Iran.

“USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), equipped with F-35C and F/A-18 Block III fighters, entered the US Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of ​​responsibility,” said the military command responsible for the Middle East on social media.

“The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), the aircraft carrier of Carrier Strike Group 3, joined Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 21 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9,” he said.

Before that, the statement about the arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln was made by US Defense Minister Lloyd Austin, August 11. With this arrival, the US has sent two aircraft carriers to the Middle East.

Iran’s New Threat

At the same time, the site Iran More news reported new threats from the Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to Israel. According to Brigadier General Ali Fadavi, Iran will definitely respond to Israel at the right time and place, with Iran’s punishment “as severe as possible.”

“The deceitful and child-killing Zionist regime continued its stupidity and killed Haniyeh on Iranian soil. We will respond at the right time and place,” he said.

“We will specify the time and method of punishment,” he said.

“The Zionist regime, users of power, committed a great crime by killing Haniyeh. And, this time he will be punished more severely than before,” stressed Fadavi.

An IRGC spokesman also said Iran’s response to Israel might not be a repeat of previous activity. Iran’s leaders, he said, used new tactics that he said were effective and unhurried.

“The commanders of the Armed Forces are currently evaluating all situations at the highest decision-making level,” said Brigadier General Naeini on the same page.

“Make accurate and calculated decisions and change the enemy’s calculations with effective measures,” he said.

“No attack on an Iranian target goes unanswered, and the enemy must wait for a calculated and accurate strike at the right time,” he said.

Hezbollah fires 50 rockets

Meanwhile, Hezbollah reportedly fired more than 50 rockets in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Rockets are said to have hit several private houses in the area.

Emergency responders in the Golan Heights said they were treating a 30-year-old man who was moderately injured by shrapnel in Wednesday’s attack. One house went up in flames, and firefighters said they prevented a bigger tragedy by stopping a gas leak.

Hezbollah said the attack was in response to an Israeli attack deep in Lebanon on Tuesday night that killed one person and wounded 19. On Tuesday, Hezbollah launched more than 200 projectiles into Israel, after Israel targeted a Hezbollah military base about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the border, a significant increase in daily fighting.

Israel and Hezbollah have been attacking each other almost every day for more than 10 months against the backdrop of Israel’s war against Hezbollah’s ally, Hamas, in Gaza. The attacks have killed more than 500 people in Lebanon and 23 soldiers and 26 in Israel.

Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war and later annexed it, claiming the strategic plateau was needed for its security. The US is the only country that recognizes Israel’s annexation, while the rest of the international community believes that the Golan is occupied by Syria.

Korban Gaza

On the other hand, the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry said on Wednesday that at least 40,223 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory in more than 10 months of war with Israel.

“The toll includes 50 deaths in the last 24 hours,” the ministry said, citing 92,981 people injured in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war.

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