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Israel kills Islamic Jihad commander ‘behind several anti-tank missile terror attacks against Israeli civilians’

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The Israeli military says it killed Hussam Abu Harbid, Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander for the north part of Gaza. Israel Securities Authority and Israel Defense Forces sent fighter jets to Abu Harbid’s location on Monday a little after 1 PM Israel Daylight Time.

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According to a statement from IDF, this was a big step in stopping the “terrorist attacks.” “The ISA and IDF fighter jets thwarted Hasam Abu Harbid, Commander of the Northern Division of the Islamic Jihad,” the statement read. “Abu Harbid was a commander in the organization for over 15 years, and was behind several anti-tank missile terror attacks against Israeli civilians, including the attack from the first day of the Operation, in which a civilian was injured. Additionally, he has consistently led rocket launches against Israel, as well as shooting attacks at IDF soldiers.”

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Yet the Israeli military sees Monday’s targeted attack on Abu Harbid as a success. “He won’t be committing any more terrorist attacks,” IDF tweeted. Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists have been firing thousands of rockets at civilians in Israel and the attacks haven’t stopped in over a week.

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Iran and Iraq sign controversial five-year contract to continue export of natural gas

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Despite the Biden administration having ‘strongly suggested’ that Iraqis find other ways solve their production problems, they have signed a new deal with Iran. Iraq’s ministry of electricity announced a finalized agreement on Wednesday, of which the Iran regime has signed a five-year contract to continue the export of natural gas for use in Iraq’s power generating plants.

Iraq will import up to 50 million cubic meters per day of the vital fuel; prior, Iraq had been procuring approximately half of that amount from Iranian suppliers, according to The Foreign Desk News.

The outlet notes this relationship between American adversaries has often brought criticism from Washington because the imports and their payments are subject to U.S. sanctions. The government in Baghdad must ask for waivers from the State Department to complete their purchases.

The Foreign Desk News goes on to explain:

Iran’s national gas company has been provisioning their neighbor for the last 10 years, as Iraq has long suffered domestic production problems due to corruption and inadequate infrastructure.

Most of the natural gas that Iraq imports is used to produce power for an unstable and maintenance-prone electrical grid. Service outages are common amid the country’s growing consumption and many residents frequently must rely on private generators during times of disruption.

Including the electricity that Iraq directly purchases from Iran, the Islamic republic is reported to be responsible for supplying nearly a quarter of the country’s total power use.

 

 

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