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Iran Update, October 24, 2024

Houthi Supreme Leader Abdulmalik al Houthi vowed to continue missile and naval operations against Israel in his weekly speech on October 24.[103] Abdulmalik claimed that Israel wants to control the security of Lebanon. Abdulmalik reiterated that Iranian-backed Iraqi groups have increased their ”position.“ The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has increased its rate of claimed attacks targeting Israel since mid-September 2024.[104] Abdulmalik praised the recent Hezbollah attack targeting the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Caesarea, Israel, on October 19.[105]

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-october-24-2024

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Hamas is seeking Russian support in pressuring the Palestinian Authority (PA) to negotiate over a national unity government with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.[1] Hamas Political Bureau member Mousa Abu Marzouk met with Deputy Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Mikhail Bogdanov in Moscow on October 23 to request that Russia pressure PA President Mahmoud Abbas to negotiate with Hamas over a national unity government.

Hamas is likely responding to the Emirati-proposed plan for post-war governance in the Gaza Strip.[2] The plan would involve appointing a reformed PA led by an independent prime minister to administer the Gaza Strip, leaving Hamas excluded from post-war governance. Negotiating a national unity government with the PA, on the other hand, would allow Hamas to retain a role in post-war governance. Hamas would likely exploit the establishment of a national unity government to gradually expand its control and influence in the Gaza Strip.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-october-24-2024