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Hamas is "committed to its resistance weapons as they are legitimate weapons":
Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem:
"The statements attributed to Dr. Musa Abu Marzouk do not represent Hamas’s position. The movement remains committed to its resistance weapons as they are legitimate weapons, and this is not up for discussion as long as our Palestinian land remains under occupation.
Resistance in all its forms will remain a legitimate right of our people until liberation and return. The events of 7 October will continue to be a defining moment in the history of all occupied nations and a strategic turning point in the course of the Palestinian national struggle.
The occupation’s aggressive and destructive behavior in all its wars against the peoples of the region is the cause of the devastation in Gaza, and it is now continuing its policy of destruction in the West Bank."
❗️Israeli forces start fire near Qabatiya town, south of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank.
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Syrian Druze form military council 'distinct' from HTS-led Syrian army
The Israeli government is pushing for Druze autonomy in southern Syria, similar to that for Kurds in the country's northwest
Future German chancellor vows to shield Netanyahu from ICC arrest warrant
Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won German elections this weekend, paving the way for him to become the country's next chancellor
Israel replicates Gaza land corridor in occupied West Bank: Report
The brutal Israeli campaign in the occupied West Bank has seen troops employ some of the same tactics used in Gaza, including mass displacement
❗️An Israeli special force abducted the young man Diaa Shaablo from inside his shop on Tunis Street in the city of Nablus, occupied West Bank.
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EU eases Syria sanctions in support of de facto government
US and EU sanctions devastated Syria's economy and plunged millions into poverty as part of their covert war to topple the government of former president Bashar al-Assad
❗️Buenos Aires Deputy Mayor Yamil Santoro has introduced a bill to change the name of "Estado de Palestina" (State of Palestine) Street to "Bibas Family Street."
Beyond commemorating the Bibas family, Santoro said that his proposal also aims to revoke official recognition of the Palestinian Authority, which he claims is controlled by Hamas and Islamic Jihad. "I don’t believe Buenos Aires should acknowledge such an entity," he added.
The proposal must secure a majority vote in the local congress, with discussions set to begin when the legislative session opens on the first of March.
❗️Gaza Ministry of Health:
○ "7 martyrs (5 recovered martyrs, 2 new martyrs) and 6 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 48,346 martyrs and 111,759 injuries since 7 October 2023."
⭕️ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls for the immediate release of all remaining Israeli captives in a single phase. If this fails, Netanyahu’s alternative—aligned with the so-called "generals' plan"—is to resume intense military operations, create civilian safe zones, and restrict humanitarian aid distribution to those areas under international oversight.
According to Haaretz, Netanyahu is waiting for the new Israeli army chief of staff, Eyal Zamir, to assume command and finalize a detailed strategy. The plan reportedly includes the destruction of all buildings in Gaza City, refugee camps in central Gaza, and Khan Yunis, whether by airstrikes or ground operations.
❗️Violent explosions reported south of Rafah city, heard as far as Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip.
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❗️Israeli bulldozers destroy a road and property near a school in Tulkarem, occupied West Bank.
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❗️HTS-led Religious Endowment forces stormed the shrine of Sayyeda Zaynab, closed it, took control of all its administrative offices, and expelled its workers.
Yesterday, the transitional Syrian government terminated the appointment of Sheikh Adham al-Khatib, banned him from leading congregational prayers, took over Al-Mustafa Mosque, humiliated worshippers in the Sidi Miqdad area in the countryside of Damascus, and annexed the mosque to the Ministry of Religious Endowment, despite it being privately owned.
They also removed pictures of scholars and insulted Shia religious symbols, saying "put the photos next to the shoes."
❗️Palestinian Prisoners Club:
"The Israeli occupation has arrested 365 citizens from the Jenin and Tulkarem governorates since the beginning of its current aggression."
❗️Statement issued by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement (PIJ):
"The fact that the [Israeli] occupation forces have resorted to using tanks as an additional instrument of oppression in their ongoing escalation against our Palestinian people in the occupied West Bank, and the decisions by the Ministry of Aggression to evacuate three Palestinian refugee camps, represent a new aggressive step aimed at uprooting our people from their land and establishing military dominance through the creation of settlement corridors that further divide West Bank cities and their camps, confirming the occupation's plan to annex the West Bank by force.
These repressive measures and the organized terrorism practiced by the occupation government underscore the dire situation of the embattled and defeated occupation in Gaza, and reveal the fear of its Nazi-like government in the face of the repercussions of its abject failure to achieve its objectives. It is unequivocally affirmed that the plan to forcibly displace the Palestinian people from their land is unrelated to the heroic Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7, 2023; rather, it is part of an ongoing strategy based on ethnic cleansing, extermination, and the theft of Palestinian land.
Today, the occupation has crossed every boundary in its project of de facto annexation of the West Bank, including areas classified under the administration of the Ramallah Authority. Settlement expansion continues unabated, and new realities are being imposed on the ground with clear American support and a suspicious international silence, bolstered by the endorsement of former US President Donald Trump for these criminal practices. This American backing, which goes beyond mere statements, reveals the active role of the US administration in overseeing the annexation process and in expanding 'Israel' at the expense of our people's rights by forcefully imposing a new settlement reality.
Our Palestinian people, who have withstood fifteen months of ongoing genocide in Gaza, will confront these racist policies with unyielding determination and resilience. They will not allow the occupation to impose its Judaization plans on their land. Just as the attempts at liquidation and displacement in Gaza have failed, this plan will also fail in the West Bank and Jerusalem, no matter how intense the aggression or how great the sacrifices."
A video captures an Israeli military bulldozer demolishing a commercial store in the town of Qabatiya.
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Senior Hamas leader and director of international affairs, Moussa Abu Marzouk, stated in an interview with The New York Times that he would not have supported Operation Al-Aqsa Flood had he known the extent of destruction caused by Israel's war on Gaza.
“If it was expected that what happened would happen, there wouldn’t have been October 7,” he said.
When asked by the interviewer, Abu Marzouk also expressed willingness to discuss the group's weapons, stating, “We are ready to speak about every issue. Any issue that is put on the table, we need to speak about it.”
"Kill them back.”
The Resistance Axis must establish assassination deterrence, says Cradle columnist and editor
Sharmine Narwani in an interview with Al Manar.
Nasrallah’s funeral: A million voices for Resistance
A million-strong funeral in Beirut for Hezbollah’s martyred leader Hassan Nasrallah became a global declaration of defiance. It showed the backbone of resistance is not just intact – it is unbreakable.
By Khalil Harb
❗️Palestinian Red Crescent:
A 17-year-old child was shot in the stomach by lsraeli occupation forces in the town of Qabatiya, Jenin District.
Images from the funeral of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hashem Safieddine in Deir Qanoun al-Nahr, southern Lebanon.
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❗️Israeli Broadcasting Company (KAN) reports that Israel plans to recruit Syrian workers from the Syrian 'buffer zone' to work in the occupied Golan Heights.
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Hamas says ‘no new talks’ until Israel respects Gaza ceasefire terms
Israel has been holding up the deal and is reportedly preparing plans to resume its deadly war against the Gaza Strip
⭕️ An era of conviction and defiance: Here are just a select few of the unforgettable stances of former Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah throughout his life and political journey.
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❗️Reports that the explosion heard was caused by an Israeli aircraft breaking the sound barrier over Gaza.
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⭕️ Israel continues to delay the release of 620 Palestinian prisoners as part of the seventh round of the prisoner-exchange agreement with the Palestinian resistance.
After several Israeli captives were freed early Saturday, Netanyahu’s office later announced that the Palestinian prisoners would not be released until there were guarantees that the remaining Israeli captives would be freed "without degrading rituals."
In response, Hamas spokesman Abdul Latif al-Qanou stated on Monday that the movement would not engage in any new ceasefire talks or prisoner exchanges until Israel fully meets the first stage requirements of the agreement, accusing Netanyahu of blocking progress for personal gain and endangering the lives of the remaining Israeli captives. He also noted that "the failure to implement the humanitarian protocol and the postponement of the release of the seventh batch of prisoners is evidence of the occupation's intentions to disrupt the agreement and its lack of seriousness in continuing it."
❗️The casket of late Hezbollah Secretary-General Hashem Safieddine arrives in his hometown of Deir Qanoun, Tyre (Sour), south Lebanon.
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Tribes of south Syria reject Netanyahu’s ‘aggressive’ call for ‘demilitarization’
Israel’s prime minister said Tel Aviv will not allow any government forces or armed presence in the areas of Syria that it has illegally occupied
❗️Protests erupted in Khan Arnabat in the Syrian Quneitra Governorate, denouncing the statement of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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❗️Israeli reinforcements storm the city of Tulkarem, occupied West Bank, on the 29th day of its invasion.
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