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As the first week of Ramadan draws to a close, Israeli occupation forces raided the occupied West Bank city of Nablus and its mosques, causing widespread destruction and setting fire to the Al-Nasr Mosque in the Bab Al-Saha area of the Old City.
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❗️The Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions on enforcing the Fourth Convention (which protects civilians during wartime) in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, will not take place today, as was scheduled.
The Swiss Federal Council announced that significant disagreements arose among the high contracting parties during extensive consultations, and that Switzerland determined that a substantial number of parties did not support the conference and has therefore decided not to hold it.
❗️Israeli occupation forces set up checkpoints, obstructing the movement of Palestinians and preventing a number of worshipers from the West Bank from entering the Old City of Jerusalem to perform Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
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Video circulating on Syrian channels shows the aftermath of a massacre of unarmed civilians in the Latakia countryside, specifically the villages of Al-Mukhtariyya and Al-Zobar on the Aleppo-Lattakia road, carried out by HTS-led security forces.
❗️Israeli Army Radio: The cabinet is scheduled to discuss, next Sunday, a decision regarding expanding the possibility of voluntary immigration of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to third countries, and for this purpose a special directorate will be established in the Ministry of Defense.
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Donald Trump has announced plans to visit Saudi Arabia after the kingdom agreed to invest $1 trillion in the US economy.
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❗️Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia condemns the crimes committed by outlaw groups in the Syrian Arab Republic and their targeting of security forces, and affirms its support for the Syrian government in its efforts to maintain security and stability and preserve civil peace."
❗️Reports that members of the 'Military Council for the Liberation of Syria' have taken control of Al-Mukhtariyya Bridge on the M4 international road east of Latakia.
Clashes are ongoing in multiple areas across the Syrian coast and several videos have circulated of HTS-led Syrian forces being taken prisoner.
❗️Earlier this evening, a document circulated announcing the formation of the Military Council for the Liberation of Syria, reportedly signed by Brigadier General Ghiath Dala of the former Syrian military. It states that the armed groups currently rebelling against new authorities on the Syrian coast are working to “liberate all Syrian territory from occupiers and terrorist forces” and “overthrow the HTS regime.” It also called for “rebuilding state institutions on national and democratic foundations” and “establishing a unified, sovereign state consisting of all sects and ethnic groups.”
A security source cited by Al Jazeera claimed this council has received financial support from Iraqi resistance factions and Lebanon's Hezbollah, as well as logistical support from the US-backed Kurdish militia, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Sudan has filed a case with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against the United Arab Emirates, accusing it of complicity in genocide and other crimes against the Masalit community.
The ICJ announced the application on Thursday, stating that Sudan alleges the UAE has supported acts of genocide, murder, rape, and forced displacement carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias since at least 2023.
❗️Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR):
"In the deadliest attack carried out by gunmen driven by regional entities, 16 members of the General Security Administration and the Ministry of Defense were killed in the countryside of Latakia."
❗️Lebanon's National News Agency:
"Israeli drones are flying at low altitudes over Jezzine and nearby villages in southern Lebanon."
❗️Turkish-backed mercenaries seen heading toward the Syrian coast to fight the armed groups affiliated with the former Syrian army, who have launched an organized attack on the new authorities.
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Syrians mobilize in support of HTS-led security forces in Hama as clashes on the coast continue, saying they are ready to fight the "remnants of the [Assad] regime, the Alawites."
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❗️Negotiations between the US and Hamas regarding the release of US prisoners held in Gaza have stalled following a media leak about the talks on Wednesday, according to a government official briefed on the discussions who spoke to The Times of Israel.
The talks marked a shift from US policy of refusing to engage directly with Hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organization by Washington.
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Another circulating video shows the aftermath of a massacre in the village of Al-Haffah in the Latakia countryside against unarmed Alawite residents of the village.
They appear to have been lined up and killed in an orderly manner.
❗️Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari is set to step down from his role in the coming weeks and retire from the military, following an agreement with the new Chief of Staff, Eyal Zamir.
Reports of Hagari's resignation, along with other military officials, had initially surfaced in early 2024.
❗️At dawn, hundreds of Israeli Hasidic Jews gathered to pray at the tomb of Rav Ashi, a 4th-century Babylonian Jewish rabbi, in southern Lebanon. The site, near the summit of Mount Shanan, sits directly on the Blue Line, nestled between an Israeli army post and a UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) base, overlooking the southern Lebanese village of Houla in the Marjayoun district.
UNIFIL spokesperson Kandice Adriel stated that "any unauthorized crossing of the Blue line is a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701."
Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jews previously infiltrated the same site in mid February.
❗️Footage of HTS-led security forces entering the city of Latakia, in Syria.
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⭕️ Update | Deadly clashes escalate on Syrian coast as HTS-led government forces battle armed groups associated with former Syrian army
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), intense clashes continue to ravage Latakia, Tartous, and Jableh, with at least 71 people killed since the start of a large-scale 'security campaign' launched by HTS-forces.
Among the dead are 35 members of the HTS-led Ministry of Defense and Interior Affairs, 32 former Syrian Arab Army (SAA) fighters, and 4 civilians, with dozens more injured or missing.
The Ministry of Defense and Interior Affairs has deployed reinforcements from Idlib, Aleppo, and Hama, regaining control of Jableh while encountering fierce guerrilla attacks from gunmen entrenched in Latakia’s mountains and Jableh’s urban centers.
Meanwhile, military convoys have set ambush positions on the Tartus-Homs and Baniyas-Jableh highways, as reports emerge of executions of captured fighters on both sides. Russian forces stationed at Hmeimim Air Base have reportedly accepted the surrender of dozens of security personnel, while the general security service has imposed a 24-hour curfew across Latakia, Tartus, and Homs as the situation remains volatile.
Yesterday evening Israeli occupation forces detonated a Palestinian home in the old city of Nablus during the military's assault on the city in the occupied West Bank.
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❗️Circulating footage reportedly shows clashes between HTS-led forces and forces of the newly formed 'Military Council for the Liberation of Syria' / Coastal Shield Forces on the Latakia-Aleppo road.
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❗️A security source to Syria TV:
"Clashes are still ongoing on more than one front with the remnants of the [former] regime in Latakia Governorate."
Syrian armed group kills several HTS security troops in Latakia
Heavy clashes have been reported in western Syria between remnants of the Syrian Arab Army and extremist groups backed by the west that have been integrated into the new government
WATCH | Hezbollah official Nawaf al-Moussawi talks openly about Hezbollah's shortcomings during the Israeli war on Lebanon.
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❗️A car belonging to HTS-led Syrian security forces was blown up in Qardaha, western Syria, after it tried to enter one of the city's streets. Those inside the vehicle were reportedly killed.
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❗️Syrian security source to Al Jazeera:
"An ambush by remnants of the former regime targeted a General Security force on the Baniyas road in the Tartous countryside."
UPDATE | The death toll from the Israeli military's bombing of the Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, rises to 3.
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❗️Demonstrations in Latakia now, supporting the people of Jableh and Al-Datour neighborhood and calling for the stop of HTS-led security operation carried out by the new government.
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UPDATE | A group of that calls itself the Syrian Resistance announces:
"O sons of our proud Syrian people,
We bring you the good news of the elimination of the Uyghur terrorist known as Abu Aisha in Jableh, where he and all the elements present with him were neutralized."
The group also says that its fighters have killed 5 HTS-led armed men at the entrance of Jableh.