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Workers hang a billboard in Palestine Square bearing a portrait of slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh with slogan "Expect severe punishment" in Persian and Hebrew, Tehran, July 31, 2024. — Workers hang a billboard in Palestine Square bearing a portrait of slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and the wording "Expect severe punishment" in Persian and Hebrew, Tehran, July 31, 2024. — HOSSEIN BERIS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

A woman walks amid vehicles next to a billboard of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) and late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh at the Valise square in Tehran, on August 1, 2024.

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Andrew Parasiliti

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TOPSHOT - This photo taken from a position in northern Israel shows a Hezbollah UAV intercepted by Israeli air forces over north Israel on August 25, 2024. The Israeli military announced early August 25, 2024 that it was conducting pre-emptive strikes in Lebanon after detecting preparations for "large-scale" attacks by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Hezbollah said it had launched more than 320 rockets at Israel overnight, targeting a string of military positions, even as Israel's military said it

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Fire sweep over the Marjayoun plain in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel after being hit by Israeli shelling on August 16, 2024, amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. (Photo by RABIH DAHER / AFP) (Photo by RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images)

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With Sinwar undecided, Israel wary of imminent Lebanon war with Hezbollah

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A billboard in Tehran showing Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) and late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh

Iran, allies ready Israel response as funerals held for militant leaders

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