{"id":9086,"date":"2024-07-29T10:44:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T09:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hamiltoncourtfx.com\/?p=9086"},"modified":"2024-07-29T10:44:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T09:44:04","slug":"tensions-rise-following-hezbollah-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamiltoncourtfx.com\/es\/tensions-rise-following-hezbollah-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Tensions Rise Following Hezbollah Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Macro Monday<\/strong><\/h5>\n
It is estimated that there will be 15 million visitors during the Paris Olympics, including two million from abroad.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Tensions Rise Following Hezbollah Attack<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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Israeli defence minister, Yoav Gallant, pledged to \u201chit the enemy hard\u201d following an attack from Hezbollah which killed 12 children over the weekend.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, rockets fired from Hezbollah fell on a football field in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights which claimed the lives of 12 people, 10 of whom were between the ages of 10 and 16.<\/p>\n

Since the 7 October massacre, Hezbollah and Israeli forces have continued to exchange fire as tensions rise across the region. According to Israeli authorities, such attacks have killed 23 civilians and 17 soldiers while it\u2019s estimated that around 100 civilians have been killed in Lebanon.<\/p>\n

With the incident over the weekend marking the most significant escalation in recent tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, attention now turns towards how Israel will respond to the Iranian-backed militia. Thus far, Israel conducted limited airstrikes over the course of last night as the country\u2019s security cabinet meets this morning to discuss options. It\u2019s understood that the cabinet has authorised Netanyahu to decide on the manner and timing of the response.<\/p>\n

According to the BBC\u2019s Mark Lowen \u201cHezbollah is the strongest non-state actor in the region, with an estimated 150,000 rockets and missiles in its arsenal\u201d. Hence many remain concerned that a further escalation between Israel and Hezbollah could destabilise the region further.<\/p>\n

While leaders from around the world condemned the attack, politicians from Western allies including David Lammy and Emmanuel Macron urged restraint as Antony Blinken warned that \u201cWe don\u2019t want to see the conflict escalate. We don\u2019t want to see it spread.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kamala Harris also condemned Hezbollah\u2019s attack while promising \u201cironclad\u201d support for Israel.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Reeves to Deliver Speech on Public Sector Shortfall<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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This afternoon, Rachel Reeves is set to deliver a speech to Parliament which will focus on a \u201cblack hole\u201d in the nation\u2019s finances.<\/p>\n

According to the Chancellor, the previous Conservative government \u201c[covered] up the true state of the public finances\u201d overseeing a shortfall of some \u00a320bn.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s expected that Reeves will say that \u201cit is time to level with the public and tell them the truth\u201d, Conservative MPs have warned that Reeves is merely laying the foundations for further tax rises and public spending reductions.<\/p>\n

Given the shortfall, Reeves is expected to axe some road and rail projects (including the tunnel around Stonehenge) in addition to cutting expenditure on external consultants in the public sector.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also expected that Reeves will pledge to announce just one major fiscal budgetary statement each year, as opposed to the two that has taken place over the last few parliaments.<\/p>\n

Public sector pay rises for teachers, members of the armed forces and prison staff are also expected to be announced.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Harris Closes Gap in Polls<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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According to recent polling data, Harris\u2019 approval rating has gained around a four-point lead on Trump with voting intention putting the two front runners head-to-head.<\/p>\n

According to the FT: Harris\u2019 rise in support \u201cis not coming from previously decided voters switching their allegiance, but from winning over previously undecided and third-party voters, particularly the young, Black and Latino electorates that Biden had been struggling to persuade.\u201d<\/p>\n

These polls, cited in the FT also say that voters channel their blame over high inflation more towards Biden than Harris, giving the Vice President a fresh opportunity to make ground for the Democrats.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Macro Monday, continued tension between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, public sector shortfall speech this afternoon, and Harris gains lead on Trump.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":2896,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"rp-language":[16],"class_list":["post-9086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-morning-updates","rp-language-en_gb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncourtfx.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncourtfx.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncourtfx.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncourtfx.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncourtfx.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9086"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncourtfx.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9092,"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncourtfx.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9086\/revisions\/9092"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncourtfx.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncourtfx.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncourtfx.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncourtfx.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9086"},{"taxonomy":"rp-language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncourtfx.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rp-language?post=9086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}