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<p>Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has&nbsp;warned of an Iranian-backed plot to attack the Israeli athletes&nbsp;participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Karz shared the inputs in&nbsp;a letter to his French counterpart,&nbsp;Stéphane Séjourné.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Katz said the Israeli government had intelligence of the possible attack, with proxies of the Iranian terror groups looking to execute it.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“There are those who seek to undermine the celebratory nature of this joyous event,” wrote Katz.</p>

<p>“We currently have assessments regarding the potential threat posed by Iranian terrorist proxies and other terrorist organizations who aim to carry out attacks against members of the Israeli delegation and Israeli tourists during the Olympics.”</p>

<p>The Paris Olympics started on July 24 with the football match between Argentina and Morocco but the opening ceremony takes place on Friday (Jul 26). Notably, as many as 88 Israeli athletes are participating in the Paris Games.</p>

<p>They have been under round-the-clock protection from French security services, besides being guarded by Shin Bet (Israeli security agency)&nbsp;officials.&nbsp;</p>

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<h2><strong>Athletes receive threatening message&nbsp;</strong></h2>

<p>Prior to the quadrennial event, Israeli athletes have received threatening messages by email and phone. The first messages were sent to 15 athletes' emails and were signed by an entity that identified itself as “the People’s Defense Organization,” which doesn’t exist.</p>

<p>“The People’s Defense Organization announces that it intends to harm any Israeli presence at the Olympics. The&nbsp;Jewish lobby that controls the French Parliament won’t decide anything anymore," read the message.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The message warned that there would be a repeat of the events of Munich 1972 where terrorists belonging to the Black September group broke into the Olympic village and took Israel athletes hostage - eventually killing 11 and a German police officer.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Therefore, you’re not invited to Paris 2024. If you come, take into account that we intend to repeat the events of Munich 1972,” it added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Israel's opening ceremony flagbearer, Peter Paltchik, swimerre Meiron Amir Cheruti and several others received invitations to their own funerals, Israeli media reports claimed.&nbsp;</p>

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Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has warned of an Iranian-backed plot to attack the Israeli athletes participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Karz shared the inputs in a letter to his French counterpart, Stéphane Séjourné.

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has warned of an Iranian-backed plot to attack the Israeli athletes participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Karz shared the inputs in a letter to his French counterpart, Stéphane Séjourné. Katz said the Israeli government had intelligence of the possible attack, with proxies of the Iranian terror groups looking to execute it. “There are those who seek to undermine the celebratory nature of this joyous event,” wrote Katz. “We currently have assessments regarding the potential threat posed by Iranian terrorist proxies and other terrorist organizations who aim to carry out attacks against members of the Israeli delegation and Israeli tourists during the Olympics.” The Paris Olympics started on July 24 with the football match between Argentina and Morocco but the opening ceremony takes place on Friday (Jul 26). Notably, as many as 88 Israeli athletes are participating in the Paris Games. They have been under round-the-clock protection from French security services, besides being guarded by Shin Bet (Israeli security agency) officials. I would like to thank my French counterpart, @steph_sejourne, for his welcome message to the Israeli delegation at the @Paris2024 Olympic Games, and for his assurance regarding the safety of our athletes. In the context of threats and calls for boycott, this symbolic gesture is… https://t.co/AegA7MDRGm — ישראל כ”ץ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) July 22, 2024 × Watch | How the Olympics have changed between Paris 1924 & Paris 2024 × Athletes receive threatening message Prior to the quadrennial event, Israeli athletes have received threatening messages by email and phone. The first messages were sent to 15 athletes' emails and were signed by an entity that identified itself as “the People’s Defense Organization,” which doesn’t exist. “The People’s Defense Organization announces that it intends to harm any Israeli presence at the Olympics. The Jewish lobby that controls the French Parliament won’t decide anything anymore," read the message. Also read | Netanyahu tells joint session of US Congress Israel 'will win' Gaza war The message warned that there would be a repeat of the events of Munich 1972 where terrorists belonging to the Black September group broke into the Olympic village and took Israel athletes hostage - eventually killing 11 and a German police officer. "Therefore, you’re not invited to Paris 2024. If you come, take into account that we intend to repeat the events of Munich 1972,” it added. Israel's opening ceremony flagbearer, Peter Paltchik, swimerre Meiron Amir Cheruti and several others received invitations to their own funerals, Israeli media reports claimed. (With inputs from agencies)

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<p>Hezbollah and its Palestinian ally Hamas said they launched rocket barrages at Israeli positions Saturday (Jul 20) to avenge a strike that injured civilians in south Lebanon and the Gaza war toll.</p>

<p>Hezbollah has traded near-daily fire with Israeli forces in support of Hamas since the Palestinian militant group's October 7 attack on southern Israel triggered war in the Gaza Strip.</p>

<p>Earlier Saturday, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said Syrian nationals, including children, had been injured after an "enemy drone targeted an empty four-wheel drive" near their tent, less than four kilometres from the border.</p>

<p>Doctor Mouenes Kalakesh who heads the Marjayoun government hospital said a woman and her three children, two of them minors, had been admitted for shrapnel injuries after the strike outside Burj al-Muluk.</p>

<p>Among them was an 11-year-old boy in critical condition after he sustained shrapnel injuries and a head wound, Kalakesh told AFP.</p>

<p>Hezbollah said it launched "dozens of Katyusha rockets" on Dafna, an area in Israel's north that the group said it was targeting for the first time, "in response to the attack on civilians".</p>

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<p>On Wednesday, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah had warned his Iran-backed group would hit new targets in Israel if more civilians were killed in Israeli strikes.</p>

<p>Later Saturday, Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, said they fired a rocket salvo from south Lebanon towards an Israeli military position in the Upper Galilee "in response to the Zionist massacres against civilians in the Gaza Strip".</p>

<p>The Israeli army said a total of 45 "projectiles" had been fired from Lebanon Saturday afternoon, towards the occupied Golan Heights and the Galilee, reporting no casualties.</p>

<p>The army said it struck "the launcher... in southern Lebanon from which the projectiles were launched toward the Golan Heights," also targeting "an additional Hezbollah launcher".</p>

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<p>On Thursday, Israeli strikes killed at least five people, including the commander of a Hamas-allied group in Lebanon, militant groups and a security source said.</p>

<p>On Tuesday, Lebanese official media said separate Israeli strikes in south Lebanon killed five Syrians, three of them children, with Hezbollah announcing rocket fire at Israel in retaliation.</p>

<p>The violence since October has killed at least 515 people in Lebanon, according to an AFP tally.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Most of the dead have been fighters, but they have included at least 104 civilians.</p>

<p>On the Israeli side, 18 soldiers and 13 civilians have been killed, according to Israeli authorities.</p>

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Hezbollah and its Palestinian ally Hamas said they launched rocket barrages at Israeli positions Saturday (Jul 20) to avenge a strike that injured civilians in south Lebanon and the Gaza war toll.

Hezbollah and its Palestinian ally Hamas said they launched rocket barrages at Israeli positions Saturday (Jul 20) to avenge a strike that injured civilians in south Lebanon and the Gaza war toll. Hezbollah has traded near-daily fire with Israeli forces in support of Hamas since the Palestinian militant group's October 7 attack on southern Israel triggered war in the Gaza Strip. Earlier Saturday, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said Syrian nationals, including children, had been injured after an "enemy drone targeted an empty four-wheel drive" near their tent, less than four kilometres from the border. Doctor Mouenes Kalakesh who heads the Marjayoun government hospital said a woman and her three children, two of them minors, had been admitted for shrapnel injuries after the strike outside Burj al-Muluk. Among them was an 11-year-old boy in critical condition after he sustained shrapnel injuries and a head wound, Kalakesh told AFP. Hezbollah said it launched "dozens of Katyusha rockets" on Dafna, an area in Israel's north that the group said it was targeting for the first time, "in response to the attack on civilians". Watch | Israel-Hezbollah Tensions: 100 rockets target Northern Israel × On Wednesday, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah had warned his Iran-backed group would hit new targets in Israel if more civilians were killed in Israeli strikes. Later Saturday, Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, said they fired a rocket salvo from south Lebanon towards an Israeli military position in the Upper Galilee "in response to the Zionist massacres against civilians in the Gaza Strip". The Israeli army said a total of 45 "projectiles" had been fired from Lebanon Saturday afternoon, towards the occupied Golan Heights and the Galilee, reporting no casualties. The army said it struck "the launcher... in southern Lebanon from which the projectiles were launched toward the Golan Heights," also targeting "an additional Hezbollah launcher". Also read | Israel: Explosion rocks Tel Aviv amid rising tensions between Hezbollah and Hamas On Thursday, Israeli strikes killed at least five people, including the commander of a Hamas-allied group in Lebanon, militant groups and a security source said. On Tuesday, Lebanese official media said separate Israeli strikes in south Lebanon killed five Syrians, three of them children, with Hezbollah announcing rocket fire at Israel in retaliation. The violence since October has killed at least 515 people in Lebanon, according to an AFP tally. Most of the dead have been fighters, but they have included at least 104 civilians. On the Israeli side, 18 soldiers and 13 civilians have been killed, according to Israeli authorities. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

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