345: IDF Targets New Hezbollah Chief in Beirut Strike - Status Unknown + IDF Reveals Hamas Senior Leader Eliminated During July Airstrike + Queensland Australia 155mm Munition Plant + More

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1. IDF Targets New Hezbollah Chief in Beirut Strike - Status Unknown.
Hezbollah Leader Hashem Safieddine was meeting with other senior Hezbollah leaders in an underground bunker during the IDF strike. It remains unclear if Safieddine was harmed in the Israeli strike.
2. IDF Reveals Hamas Senior Leader Eliminated During July Airstrike.
Senior Hamas official Rawhi Mushtaha, the de facto prime minister of the Gaza Strip, was killed in an Israeli strike several months ago, the IDF and Shin Bet said Thursday, announcing that they had confirmed his death.
3. US and Israel to discuss response to Tuesday's Iranian missiles attack.
The United States on Wednesday signaled a willingness to support Israel in a potential response, with the White House promising “severe consequences for this attack,” and saying it “will work with Israel to make that the case.”
4. Recent IDF ground operation in S. Lebanon result in casualties.
The IDF’s ground offensive began some two weeks into intensified fighting with Hezbollah, and after Operation Northern Arrows was launched earlier in September.
5. New Zealand and Australia participate in Senior (General) Officer Exchange.
The armed forces of New Zealand and Australia have swapped deputy commanders at their respective joint forces headquarters.
6. Queensland (Maryborough) Australia 155mm Munition Plant.
The plant, a joint venture between the Rheinmetall (51 percent ownership) and NIOA, a privately-held company, is the only plant capable of producing larger artillery shells in the country.
7. US Foreign Military Sale - Australia.
The Government of Australia has requested to buy up to 100 x Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) with global positioning systems (GPS), with an estimated cost of $405 million (US).