Daily Update – Northern Arena as of August 1, 2024, 04:00 pm

1. Over the past 24 hours, Hezbollah has not claimed responsibility for attacks against Israel.

2. According to local reports, a short while ago (Aug 1) there was an airstrike in Kafr Kila in southern #Lebanon.

3.Yesterday (July 31), Hezbollah officially announced the death of Fu’ad Shakar, the head of #Hezbollah‘s Strategic Array, who was eliminated by Israel in an attack in Beirut on July 30.

4. Today, the funeral ceremony for Fu’ad Shakar is expected to take place, where Nasrallah will also deliver a speech.

5. Today, the funeral of Ismail Haniyeh was held in Tehran. Many senior Iranian officials attended the funeral, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani.

6. Once the funeral ceremonies for Haniyeh and especially Shaker are completed, In our estimation, Hezbollah and the Shiite axis will begin their response to the elimination of these senior figures.

7. On the surface, the Shiite axis led by Iran and the Sunni Hamas show a unity of interests mainly against Israel, despite their ideological differences. This shared interest allows the Shiite axis to cooperate with the Sunni Muslim Brotherhood, represented by Hamas. Instead of different religious ideologies, they create a shared ideological framework—”Palestinian ideology” and hatred of #Israel.

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