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Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has ignited debate over who could govern war-ravaged Gaza as Israel presses its war in the Palestinian territory, vowing to eliminate the militants. Palestinians insist Gaza's future should be theirs to decide, rejecting any foreign intervention. But many in the international community are signalling a readiness to shape the territory's post-war future, even as a ceasefire remains elusive.

Israel's deadly strikes, Iran lauded its defences while media outlets dismissed the assault as «weak», signalling what analysts say is the Islamic republic's reluctance to escalate further. Saturday's Israeli attack on military sites followed an October 1 missile barrage by Iran — its response to the killing of militant leaders it backs and a Revolutionary Guards commander. Iran said the strikes around Tehran and in the provinces of Khuzestan and Ilam killed at least four soldiers and caused «limited damage» to radar systems.

How the Islamic Republic chooses to respond to the unusually public Israeli aerial assault on its homeland could determine whether the region spirals further toward all-out war or holds steady at an already devastating and destabilizing level of violence. In the coldly calculating realm of Middle East geopolitics, a strike of the kind that Israel delivered before dawn Saturday would typically be met with a forceful response.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON—Two weeks before Israeli warplanes struck Iran Saturday morning, President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed on the parameters of the attack in a half-hour phone call, their first in almost two months. After mounting worry that Israel might strike Iran’s oil infrastructure or even nuclear installations, the Israeli leader set his sights on military targets—to the relief of American officials.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. TEL AVIV—Shortly before 2 a.m. on Saturday in Israel, airmen and women wearing bomber jackets bearing the Star of David climbed into the cockpits of about 100 jet fighters, spy planes and refueling aircraft at an Israeli military base.

The assessments based on commercial satellite imagery were reached separately by David Albright, a former U.N. weapons inspector, and Decker Eveleth, an associate research analyst at CNA, a Washington think tank. They told Reuters that Israel struck buildings in Parchin, a massive military complex near Tehran. Israel also hit Khojir, according to Eveleth, a sprawling missile production site near Tehran.

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The Israeli military said its aircraft targeted facilities that Iran used to make the missiles fired at Israel as well as surface-to-air missile sites. Crucially, there was no indication that Iran’s oil or nuclear sites were struck. Iran insisted the strikes caused only «limited damage», and Iranian state-run media downplayed them. Taken together, the moves suggested at least for now that both countries are trying to avoid a more serious escalation.

Benjamin Netanyahu's vow to retaliate for a missile barrage three weeks ago that fanned fears of a region-wide war. Iranian media said four army soldiers will killed, but there were no reports of major damage and the Opec member's oil and nuclear facilities — which the US had urged Israel to avoid — appear to have been untouched. Iran didn't immediately vow to respond. Instead, it played down the scale and effectiveness of the attack and suggested its warnings in recent weeks against an aggressive strike had worked to deter Israel. Israel said its fighter jets hit missile-making facilities and that its operation was «completed,» suggesting it planned no more strikes. Numerous explosions were reported around Tehran, the city of Shiraz and the western provinces of Khuzestan and Ilam.

Kamala Harris in Michigan on Saturday, while Republican candidate Donald Trump holds his own rally in the battleground state. With some 8.4 million registered voters and 15 electoral college votes of the 270 needed to win, Michigan is one of seven competitive U.S. states that will decide the election. It is part of the «Blue Wall» that is considered Democrats' best chance of electing Harris, along with Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. In Michigan, Harris and Trump are battling for voters that include a large Arab American and Muslim population concerned about Israel's war in Gaza, and union workers worried about how electric vehicles could reshape the U.S. auto industry, which is headquartered in Detroit, the state's largest city.

Microsoft has fired two employees who organized an unauthorized vigil at the company’s headquarters for Palestinians killed in Gaza during Israel’s yearlong war with Hamas

Ballistic missiles form an important part of Iran's arsenal and were used in its Oct. 1 strike on Israel, an attack that Israel responded to on Saturday with raids on Iranian military sites. Israel warned Iran not to retaliate for Saturday's strikes, the latest salvo in their escalating conflict, while a semi-official Iranian news agency vowed a «proportional reaction». The U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence says Iran is armed with the largest number of ballistic missiles in the Middle East. Here are some details:

Iran on Saturday to stop attacking Israel to break the cycle of violence after Israel launched strikes against the Islamic republic in retaliation for a missile barrage. «We urge Iran to cease its attacks on Israel so that this cycle of fighting can end without further escalation,» US National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett told reporters. The Israeli military conducted air strikes against Iran on Saturday, hitting military bases and missile sites, and other systems in several regions.

Oil prices settled higher on Friday and gained 4 Percent on the week, with investors taking stock of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East as well as the U.S. election next month. Brent crude futures settled up $1.67, or 2.25 Percent, at $76.05 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude settled up $1.59, or 2.27 Percent, to $71.78.

Gold prices edged up on Friday after recovering from a profit-taking bout as Middle East tensions and U.S. election jitters supported prices, while palladium prices extended gains to 10-month highs. Spot gold was up 0.2% at $2,741.50 per ounce by 01:44 p.m. ET (1744 GMT). Prices hit a record $2,758.37 on Wednesday and logged a third straight weekly gain.

Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). “The regime in Iran and its proxies in the region have been relentlessly attacking Israel since Oct. 7 – on seven fronts – including direct attacks from Iranian soil,” the IDF stated, further emphasizing that Israel reserves “the right and the duty to respond” to protect its sovereignty and people.

Vikarm Misri is likely to brief the Shashi Tharoor-led parliamentary panel over the current situation in India-Canada relations and could also brief on recent developments regarding disengagement on LAC between India and China in the next meeting on November 6, sources said. Misri deposed before the parliamentary panel on external affairs on Friday to brief its members belonging from various political parties over the issue of Israel-Palestine conflict. He was accompanied by the senior officials of the External Affairs Ministry.

Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 72 people since Thursday night and Israeli forces launched a night-time raid on a hospital in the north of the enclave, Palestinian officials said. The Gaza health ministry said a strike on houses in the southern city of Khan Younis killed at least 38, many of them women and children. The Israeli military said its forces had killed a number of Palestinian gunmen in air and ground strikes in the southern Gaza Strip and dismantled military infrastructure.

CNN town hall, Vice President Kamala Harris admitted she sometimes struggles to answer interview questions on the spot. When asked about her biggest weakness, Harris candidly explained that she often needs time to research specific policy issues to give a thoughtful response, rather than an immediate answer. Known for sometimes delivering what critics call “word salad” responses, Harris laughed as she acknowledged, “I may not be quick to have the answer… because I’m going to want to research it.”

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. U.S., Arab and Israeli officials are planning to meet this weekend in Qatar to renew talks over a cease-fire in the war in Gaza, with mediators proposing a short-term pause in fighting that could build toward a permanent agreement. Negotiators are skeptical of a breakthrough in the talks, which are scheduled for Sunday in Doha.

All attention is focused on the high-stakes battle between US Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump on November 5.Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a sharp critique of her presidential opponent, former President Donald Trump, describing him as "unstable, dangerous, and unfit to serve" in the lead-up to the upcoming US elections. She made these statements during an interview with Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier.With two weeks remaining in the presidential campaign, Democrat Kamala Harris is dedicating much of her time to bolstering support in the "blue wall" states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin.