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❗️The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health reports that the Israeli raid on the vehicle in Hermel resulted in the death of one person and the injury of another.
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❗️Israeli army:
"Earlier today (Wednesday), a projectile launch that fell inside the Gaza Strip was identified. A short while ago, the IDF struck several launch posts in the area where the projectile was fired from."
❗️Reports that an Israeli raid targeted Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, a short while ago.
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❗️Palestinian youth Hamed Nazzal was killed by Israeli forces near the northern checkpoint of Qalqilya, occupied West Bank.
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Lebanon’s leaders: ‘cowards and slaves.’
The country’s top officials—who regularly bellow about 'sovereignty'—did not even bother to show up to Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral. Were they following orders from the US embassy in Beirut?
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❗️BREAKING | Israel bombs a vehicle on the road to the Lebanese town of Al-Qasr, north of Hermel, near the Lebanese-Syrian border.
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❗️Israeli army:
"Overnight, IDF, ISA, and Israel Police forces conducted counterterrorism activities in Judea and Samaria, during the activity, 19 wanted individuals were apprehended and seven guns were confiscated.
In Kafr Aqab, IDF and Israel Border Police forces conducted an activity to search for weapons, during which they located six guns and apprehended one wanted individual.
Additionally, in Nablus and Sinjil, the forces apprehended three wanted individuals and confiscated a gun. In the area of Jenin, three wanted individuals were apprehended, and in Qalqilya, Immatain, and Balaa, the forces apprehended eight wanted individuals and terrorist funds were confiscated.
The IDF and security forces will continue to act to thwart terrorism throughout Judea and Samaria to ensure the security of the citizens of Israel."
BREAKING | Palestinian Prisoners' Organizations:
"The General Authority for Civil Affairs informed us of the martyrdom of prisoner Raafat Adnan Abdel Aziz Abu Fnouna (34 years old) in the [Israeli] occupation's prisons. He was a resident of Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip, and he died at Ramla Prison Hospital."
❗️Self-appointed Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa leaves Jordan after talks with King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II.
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❗️An Israeli military bulldozer overturned while attempting to enter the town of Kfar Kila, south Lebanon.
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Hamas, Israel reach deal to solve Gaza truce crisis
The Egyptian-sponsored agreement will see Hamas hand over four bodies in exchange for over 600 Palestinians whose release was previously delayed by Israel
Palestinian newborns die of extreme cold in Gaza as Israel hinders entry of tents, mobile homes
Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinian families are exposed to harsh winter weather due to Israel's destruction of nearly all buildings in Gaza
Israeli army launches violent strikes on southern Syria, eastern Lebanon
Israel’s defense minister said Tel Aviv has set a new policy to ‘tame’ southern Syria, and will not allow the region to ‘become southern Lebanon’
❗️Donald Trump shares an absurd and degrading AI generated video, featuring Elon Musk, Benjamin Netanyahu, and himself, depicting his vision for Gaza.
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❗️Statement by Hamas:
"An agreement has been reached to resolve the delay in releasing the Palestinian prisoners, who were supposed to be freed in the last batch, on the condition that they are released simultaneously with the remains of the Israeli prisoners agreed to be handed over during the first phase, along with the corresponding Palestinian women and children."
❗️Local sources report that a Palestinian farmer was injured by Israeli bullets, east of Al-Maghazi, central Gaza Strip.
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WATCH | Israeli media censors the audience's heckling during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's latest military graduation speech, as he shows a photo of the Bibas family.
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BREAKING | Military spokesman for Hamas's Qassam Brigades, Abu Obeida:
"The Qassam Brigades decided to hand over the bodies of the following Zionist prisoners tonight:
1- Tsahi Idan
2- Ohad Yahalomi
3 - Itzik Elgarat
4- Shlomo Mantzur."
⭕️ According to the Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office, 60 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli prisons since the start of Israel's genocidal war on Gaza on 7 October, 2023.
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Biden, Blinken, Austin referred to ICC over 'intentionally aiding' Gaza genocide
Washington has targeted the ICC with sanctions over its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense chief
❗️Jordan's King Abdullah II informed Syria's self-appointed President Ahmad al-Sharaa (Abu Mohammad al-Julani) during their meeting in Amman today that he strongly condemned the Israeli strikes on Syria, according to a palace statement. The two countries also concurred on the importance of coordination to enhance border security and tackle the persistent issues of arms trafficking and widespread drug smuggling.
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❗️BREAKING | Palestinian Red Crescent:
"We cannot respond to the dozens of pleas from families trapped in Nour Shams Camp (Tulkarem, occupied West Bank) amid simultaneous [Israeli] demolition operations."
❗️Al Jazeera correspondent:
"Huge explosions heard in the Gaza Strip after Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier."
❗️Hamas spokesman Dr. Abdul Latif al-Qanou:
○ "The release of the seventh batch of prisoners will occur simultaneously with the resistance delivering the remains of the Zionists, along with the corresponding women and children, through a new mechanism that ensures the occupation’s commitment to implementation. The exchange process date will be announced in due course."
○ "The Egyptian mediators have guaranteed this, and we are committed to working with them to complete the agreement and hold the occupation accountable."
○ "No proposal has been offered to the movement regarding the second phase, despite our readiness and eagerness to move forward to complete all stages of the agreement."
❗️Statement by Hezbollah:
"Hezbollah's Secretary-General, His Eminence Sheikh Naim Qassem, met with the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, and the Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, prior to their departure from Lebanon, in the presence of the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic in Beirut, Mojtaba Amani, where the latest developments on the local, regional, and international fronts were discussed."
⭕️ At an event for the American Jewish Committee in Washington, Trump's envoy to the region Steve Witkoff claimed that “Lebanon, by the way, could actually mobilize and come into the Abraham Peace Accords, as could potentially Syria. So, so many profound changes are happening.”
He said that recent setbacks for factions with 'ties to Iran' in both countries could pave the way for normalization with Israel, suggesting a possibility for these nations to eventually join the Accords, much like the ongoing efforts to bring Saudi Arabia into the fold.
❗️Palestinian baby girl, Sila Abdel Qader tragically lost her life due to the harsh cold inside a displacement tent in the Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.
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Mossad chief reveals new details about Israel's pager terror attack in Lebanon
David Barnea called the terrorist attack using exploding communication devices the 'turning point' in the war against Hezbollah
⭕️ Remembering the IBRAHIMI MOSQUE MASSACRE
25 February, 1994.
On the morning of February 25, 1994 – one year after the end of the First Intifada – American-Israeli terrorist settler Baruch Goldstein stormed the Ibrahimi Mosque in occupied Hebron and opened fire on Palestinian worshippers as they prayed peacefully, killing 29 and injuring 150.
The massacre took place during the holy month of Ramadan as well as the Jewish holiday of Purim. Among the dead were children.
The survivors of the massacre then beat Goldstein to death, bludgeoning his head with a fire extinguisher.
Israeli forces shut the mosque’s gates and prevented worshippers from entering/exiting for medical attention. They also imposed dozens of checkpoints and barriers, separating the old town from the rest of the Palestinian city.
Mass protests and clashes broke out across the West Bank, during which at least 26 more Palestinians were murdered.
The occupation closed off the Ibrahimi Mosque for 6 months and ended up partitioning it, giving Israel “sovereignty” over 60% of it.
Goldstein – who was born in Brooklyn and ‘immigrated’ to Israel in 1983 – served as a physician in the Israeli army and refused to treat non-Jews.
He got involved with the extremist Kach party, headed by ‘ultranationalist’ Jewish terrorist, Rabbi Meir Kahane, who founded the Jewish Defense League and was responsible for terrorism on a global scale.
Like his teacher, Kahane, Goldstein’s Zionism was “a strange mix of the secular and the religious.” He believed that Jews enjoyed a divine right to their ‘Promised Land’ and needed to use violence to claim it.
9 days before the massacre, a documentary filmmaker asked Goldstein how he reconciled his life as a physician with his calls for violence against Arabs. Quoting Ecclesiastes, he replied:
“A time to kill, and a time to heal.”
Israel likes to claim that Goldstein’s sentiment is a rare occurrence and a thing of the past, but Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's national security minister, has his portrait hanging on his living room wall.
❗️An Israeli drone is currently flying low over Beirut and its southern suburbs.
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