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❗️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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❗️BREAKING | Israeli warplanes strike Deraa and its countryside in southern Syria.
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❗️Palestinian Red Crescent:
"One martyr and 31 injured in the Israeli military's assault on the Western Cemetery in the city of Nablus occupied West Bank."
Tarek Qassas, was shot and killed by Israeli forces near the Western Cemetery in Nablus earlier today, occupied West Bank.
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The funeral that sealed Hezbollah’s unbreakable covenant
Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral in Beirut became a powerful testament to the enduring spirit of resistance, as millions gathered to honor his memory amidst the wreckage left by the Israeli aggression in south Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut. Despite the destruction and constant threats, the resolute defiance of the people made it clear: the resistance remains steadfast.
By Pepe Escobar
BREAKING | Two people were killed and two others wounded in an Israeli drone strike on Janta in eastern Lebanon.
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Images reveal the extensive devastation caused by Israel's 15-month-long war of extermination on Gaza.
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"You don't attend [Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's funeral] and name yourself as a [Lebanese] official or a person who loves Lebanon? That's a disgrace," says The Cradle's Karim Shami.
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"We are the flood, we are the mighty force."
Syrians held up a poster in solidarity with Gaza and the Palestinian resistance during a protest condemning Israel's occupation of southern Syrian territories.
Israel wants full Hamas disarmament, 'buffer zones' in Gaza during phase two of ceasefire talks: Report
The ceasefire deal is on the brink of collapsing, and Israel is planning a return to ‘intense warfare’ in the besieged and battered strip
❗️Israeli occupation soldiers leave garbage behind in a Palestinian house in the city of Jenin, occupied West Bank, after expelling its owners staying there for 36 days, using it as a military headquarters.
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⭕️ Gaza Ministry of Health:
○ "2 martyrs (1 martyr recovered, 1 new martyr) and 2 injuries arrived at Gaza Strip hospitals during the past 24 hours."
○ "There are still a number of victims under the rubble and on the roads, and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them."
○ "The death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 48,348 martyrs and 111,761 injuries since 7 October 2023."
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."
Israel says it will not allow southern Syria to become southern Lebanon.
War Minister, Israel Katz:
"The Air Force is now forcefully attacking southern Syria as part of the new policy we have set in southern Syria.
We will not allow southern Syria to become southern Lebanon, and any attempt by the Syrian regime forces and terrorist organizations in the country to establish their presence in the security field in southern Syria will be met with fire."
"I will no longer be complicit in genocide … This is what our ruling class has decided will be normal."
On this day last year, 25-year-old US Air Force serviceman Aaron Bushnell self-immolated outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC, repeatedly screaming "Free Palestine" until he collapsed.
His final act of protest sent shockwaves across the world, a haunting reminder of the urgency and moral weight of the cause he gave his life for.
❗️Violent clashes are ongoing between the Palestinian resistance and Israeli occupation forces invading the Western Cemetery in Nablus, occupied West Bank
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Lavrov praises trade with Iran, condemns 'illegal' US sanctions during Tehran visit
Russia’s foreign minister discussed regional developments with Iran’s top diplomat including the situation in Syria and the nuclear issue with Washington
The final statement of the Syrian National Dialogue Conference, organized by Syria's new Islamist rulers, emphasized preserving Syria's unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, rejecting any fragmentation or division. It condemned Israel's incursion into Syrian territory as a violation of sovereignty, demanded its withdrawal, and called on the international community to pressure Israel to halt its aggression. The statement also stressed the need to restrict weapons to the state, build a professional national army, and outlaw armed groups outside official institutions. Additionally, it urged the issuance of a temporary constitutional declaration to address the transitional phase, and called for lifting international sanctions to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people and facilitate reconstruction and the return of refugees.
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Syrian Druze take to the streets of Suwayda in protest against Israeli, Turkish occupation
Protests erupted in response to the Israeli prime minister's demand that southern Syria be 'demilitarized' and his claim that Israel must 'protect' the country's Druze minority
Over 160 Gaza health workers remain trapped in Israeli torture camps: Report
Dr Hussam Abu Safia, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, is among the healthcare workers still held by Israel
❗️Israeli forces abduct a Palestinian youth during their raid on the city of Yatta in the occupied West Bank.
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Syrians in Suwayda protested against Israel's occupation of Syrian territories and condemned recent remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called for the full demilitarization of southern Syria, including Quneitra, Deraa, and Suweida.
Netanyahu warned that Israel would prevent forces from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham or the New Syrian Army from operating south of Damascus.
❗️Spokesperson for the National and Popular Forces in the Tulkarem Camp:
○ "The Israeli occupation has demolished 26 residential buildings in the camp."
○ "Since the start of the invasion, the occupation has destroyed 100 residential apartments."
○ "The occupation has burned 10 homes and damaged 300 shops since the invasion began."
❗️An Israeli drone flies at a low altitude over the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil.
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❗️Palestinian Red Crescent:
"15 Palestinians suffocated during clashes with occupation forces in the western cemetery area in Nablus."
(Occupied West Bank)