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🇮🇳❌🇵🇰 — The Indian military released satellite and reconnaissance drone images showing the aftermath of India's strikes on Pakistani airbases and radar sites.
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🇵🇸📞🇺🇸 — A Hamas leader told Al Jazeera:
Negotiations have been underway for days, discussing the entry of aid and a ceasefire.Читать полностью…
🇸🇾🇷🇺🇮🇱 — For those wondering about the 2 remaining missing soldiers, one of them was already handed over to Israel by Russia, in cooperation with the former Syrian government, so there's just one missing now.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zechariah_Baumel
🇮🇷🇺🇸⚡️ Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:
We expect the US side not to issue contradictory statements that would not help the negotiations.
🇵🇰❌🇮🇳 — Indian Air Force Commander says they “have shot down Pakistani aircrafts, but don't want to reveal the numbers”.
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Other hebrew sources are denying that his body was returned, so this remains unconfirmed as of now.
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🇸🇾🇵🇸❌🇮🇱🤝🇸🇾 — Israeli media says they recovered 3-4 additional bodies of Israeli soldiers and possibly the body of Eli Cohen.
➡️Eli Cohen was an Egyptian Jew who joined the zionist movement then fled Egypt due to his connection to Israeli intelligence, heading to Syria where he almost became the minister of defense.
➡️In Syria he chose a different name, got close to Baath party top officials and was a friend to former Syrian President Amin Al-Hafiz.
➡️In 1962, he accompanied a friend on a tour of the defensive fortifications, and was able to photograph and sent them to Israel, additionally he sent Israel details about Syria's defense plans, their submarines and other USSR weapons.
➡️ Egyptian officials were suspicious about him, while observing him, a Moorse code was found originating from his apartment exposing him as an Israeli agent. He was publicly executed in Damascus.
— 🇮🇷/🇺🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: The fourth round is being described as 'difficult,' with a reported change in the U.S. position on Iran's right to enrich uranium due to Israeli pressure
Previously, U.S. leaders did not demand an end to Iran's uranium enrichment program or the dismantling of facilities.
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🇦🇪🏴☠️⁉️— UK Maritime received a report of an incident 80 nautical miles northwest of Jebel Ali in the UAE last night, likely an attempt to seize a vessel.
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🇺🇸🤝🇸🇾🇶🇦 — Syrian security forces, accompanied by a Qatari and American team, found the remains of three people in the Aleppo countryside, including American journalist Austin Tice.
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🇮🇳❌🇵🇰🛰 — Satellite images of Indian-controlled Jammu and Udhampur airports showing possible impacts.
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🇸🇾⁉️🇮🇱❌🇵🇸 — According to multiple sources, the body of the missing Israeli soldier since 1982 was kept in Yarmouk Palestinians refugee camp by the PFLP-general command.
➡️Israeli media said non Druze/Russian collaborators (so likely Sunnis), have brought the body back to Israel.
➡️It's worthy to note that Syrian Forces arrested the secretary general of the PFLP-General command last week then got released a day after.
🇮🇳❌🇵🇰🛰 — An impact on the main hangar at PAF Bholari Air Base, rumors were AWACS plane was parked inside, would make sense as it's the biggest hangar.
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🇮🇷❌🇮🇱🇺🇸 — Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff:
We will never make a deal under the [Obama] Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran. They can not be able to enrich uranium, they can not be able to have centrifuges, they can not be able to have anything that would allow them to build a weapon.Читать полностью…
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🇵🇰 — Pakistan's Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif will address the nation soon.
🇵🇸📞🇺🇸 — Reuters, citing a Palestinian official:
Hamas is holding talks with the US administration to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and allow aid into the territory.Читать полностью…
🇵🇸❌🇮🇱 — Netanyahu:
We continue to destroy more homes in the Gaza Strip, and they have nowhere to return to. The only expected outcome will be a desire by Gazans to emigrate, but our main problem lies with the receiving countries.Читать полностью…
🇲🇱🇲🇱🇷🇺❌⁉️🤚 — Lnt.Gen Ismael Wague, part of the Malian delegation to Russia for the Victory Parade:
"With this Russian cooperation, we are in the process of denazifying Mali"
— 🇮🇷/🇺🇸 Iranian Foreign Minister, Seyyed Abbas Araqchi:
'I can say that today's indirect negotiations were more serious and specific than the previous three rounds.
We distanced ourselves from general areas and entered into the real issues. In these circumstances, negotiations always become difficult, this is normal'
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🇵🇰❌🇮🇳 — An Indian Air Force official was asked on whether India lost jets, he answered:
We are in a combat situation, there will be losses. question should be, have we achieved our objective, to target terror camps? All our pilots are back home.Читать полностью…
🇮🇱🏴 — Interestingly, in 2018 Palestinian factions accused ISIS of digging and searching for Israeli soldiers in Yarkmuk Palestinian refugee camp.
📝 It seems like Israel has been trying to get their soldiers back for a while now and they were finally handed over.
🇺🇸📞🇮🇷 — Reuters:
A senior US official confirms positive progress in the fourth round of talks between the United States and Iran, noting that Washington emerged encouraged by the session.Читать полностью…
🇺🇳🇵🇰🇮🇳 The International Monetary Fund executive board approved on Friday a new $1.4 billion loan to Pakistan under its climate resilience program, despite India’s objections.
Reacting to the developments, Pakistan's PM Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said that “India's attempts to sabotage the IMF program have failed”.
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🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡ - BREAKING: President Trump signals "a total reset" in trade with China, potentially marking a new mutually beneficial trade deal. This comes after hours of negotiations between American and Chinese officials on tariffs.
"President Donald Trump claims that there has been “a total reset” with China after his aggressive tariffs fueled a trade war with the world’s second-biggest economy.
The two countries are holding high-stakes talks this weekend after being at loggerheads for weeks over the tariffs." - The Independent
Although specifics are elusive at this time Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Friday the US went into negotiations with a 34% tariff on Chinese goods in mind, the original tariff rate Trump outlined on April 2nd.
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🇵🇸❌🇮🇱🤝⁉️🇸🇾 — A leaked Syrian document dating back to 1984 confirms that the PFLP general command along with 81st Brigade of the Syrian Arab Army have captured 3 Israeli soldiers from a destroyed tank in Lebanon during 1982 war.
➡️The document further confirms that Talal Naji, the current secretary general of the PFLP-general command was one of the three people who knew the secret burial place of the Israeli soldiers.
➡️The Syrian government arrested Talal Naji last week then released him a day after.
➡️ Today's morning Israel has returned the body of the Israeli soldier Zvi Feldman with the help of Syrian elements (not Druze/Russians according to Hebrew media).
🇺🇸🇮🇱❌🇮🇷 — NBC, citing US officials:
➡️Netanyahu had been frustrated for weeks by Trump's refusal to support a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities.Читать полностью…
➡️Israel does not want Trump to conclude an agreement that leaves Iran with the ability to enrich uranium.
➡️The Israelis are concerned regarding any agreement with Iran.
🇺🇸🇮🇷🇴🇲 — The fourth round of US-Iranian talks regarding the Iranian nuclear program began in Oman.
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🇷🇺 — Russian and Western journalists are waiting the press conference. Reports indicate journalists from BBC, NBC, and CNN are present.
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🇮🇳🇵🇰 — Pakistani Prime Minister:
All contentious issues with India, including water and Kashmir, will be resolved.Читать полностью…
🇵🇰🇮🇳🕊 — Pakistani Foreign Ministry confirms they have agreed with India to an immediate ceasefire.
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