{"id":253017,"date":"2024-09-25T06:27:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T10:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=253017"},"modified":"2024-09-25T06:28:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T10:28:20","slug":"40000-fighters-from-iraq-yemen-and-syria-gather-in-golan-heights-heightening-israel-hezbollah-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=253017","title":{"rendered":"<h2><b><span style=\"color: #003366;\">40,000 Fighters from Iraq, Yemen, and Syria Gather in Golan Heights, Heightening Israel-Hezbollah Tensions<\/span><\/b><\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->Ahmed Mohammed | September 25<br \/>\nCHANNEL 8<\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper single-big-section-thumbnail single-section\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-main\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-stretch-area\">\n<div class=\"image-element thumbnail-inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media8.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AFP__20240919__36GP6BK__v2__Preview__TopshotIsraelLebanonPalestinianConflict.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media8.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AFP__20240919__36GP6BK__v2__Preview__TopshotIsraelLebanonPalestinianConflict.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media8.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AFP__20240919__36GP6BK__v2__Preview__TopshotIsraelLebanonPalestinianConflict-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/media8.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AFP__20240919__36GP6BK__v2__Preview__TopshotIsraelLebanonPalestinianConflict-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media8.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AFP__20240919__36GP6BK__v2__Preview__TopshotIsraelLebanonPalestinianConflict-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media8.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AFP__20240919__36GP6BK__v2__Preview__TopshotIsraelLebanonPalestinianConflict-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/media8.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AFP__20240919__36GP6BK__v2__Preview__TopshotIsraelLebanonPalestinianConflict-480x320.jpg 480w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" \/><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"fox-figure post-thumbnail post-thumbnail-standard hover-none thumbnail-acute\">An Israeli soldier stands atop an armoured vehicle in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on September 19, 2024. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY \/ AFP)<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-body single-section\">\n<div class=\"single-section single-main-content disable-dropcap\">\n<div class=\"entry-container\">\n<div class=\"content-main\">\n<div class=\"dropcap-content columnable-content article-content entry-content single-component\">\n<p><strong>Around 40,000 fighters from Iraq, Yemen, and Syria have reportedly arrived in the Golan Heights, preparing to confront Israel, according to recent reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Israeli army is monitoring the situation closely, with Al Jazeera citing Haaretz\u2019s report that these forces are awaiting orders from Hezbollah\u2019s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli security officials voiced concern about the growing threat, noting that while these fighters may not be elite, their presence is significant.<\/p>\n<p>A senior Israeli official emphasized that Israel will take steps in Syria to send a clear message to President Bashar al-Assad that these forces are unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>The situation comes amidst escalating violence, with ongoing rocket and aerial exchanges between Hezbollah and the Israeli army for three consecutive days.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions were further fueled by the detonation of explosives in southern Beirut, an incident attributed to Israeli forces.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli bombardments in southern Lebanon and Beirut have led to hundreds of casualties and thousands of injuries, increasing fears of a broader regional conflict.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/channel8.com\/english\/21828\">https:\/\/channel8.com\/english\/21828<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-253017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=253017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253017\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=253017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=253017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=253017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}