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Isma Al-Harnia, Hamas's political leader, was killed in a Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran,

according to the Palestinian militant group.

Mr. Hania was in the Iranian capital

for the inauguration of Iran's president on Tuesday.

Earlier the Israel Defence Forces struck a Hezbollah

stronghold in a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon's capital,

reportedly killing Fard Shuka, the Shia militia's most

senior commander. Israel blames Hezbollah for a rocket attack that killed 12 children in the Israel controlled Golan Heights on July 27th.

The group denies firing the rocket.

America's Federal Reserve continued to hold rates at the benchmark target range of between 5.25 and 5.5 percent, the highest in 23 years, and unchanged since last July, but said there had been further progress

towards its inflation target of 2%. Jerome Powell the Central Banks Chairman

signaled that it was moving closer to cutting rates.

This may happen as soon as the next meeting in mid-September.

Boeing, one of the world's two biggest plane makers named Kelly Orpberg as its new boss.

He will take over from Dave Calhoun on August 8th.

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