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🇾🇪 BREAKING | Yemeni Armed Forces announces resumption of its ban on the passage of all Israeli ships through the Red and Arabian Seas, Bab al-Mandab, and the Gulf of Aden, effective immediately.
This comes following the expiration of a deadline given by Ansarallah leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi for mediators to pressure Israel into reopening Gaza’s crossings and allowing aid to enter.
The ban will remain in place until these conditions are met, and any Israeli vessel attempting to pass through the designated area will be targeted.
Qatar-funded media reduces the mass killing of Alawites on the Syrian coast to clashes with "regime remnants" while making no mention of the massacres or their perpetrators.
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❗️Israeli occupation forces storm the village of Osarin, south of Nablus, occupied West Bank.
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❗️Israeli Broadcasting Corporation (KAN):
The army raises the state of alert for fear of renewed missile and drone launches from Yemen.
❗️Hamas:
○ "The occupation's relentless war against our sacred sites and mosques constitutes Zionist terrorism and a blatant violation of divine principles and international laws."
○ "We condemn the occupation's attempts to legitimize the so-called 'Greater Jerusalem Plan' and the ongoing closure of Gaza Strip crossings, which amount to war crimes and collective punishment."
○ "We urge mediators to apply maximum pressure on Netanyahu and his government to adhere to the terms of the ceasefire agreement."
○ "We hope the efforts of the US envoy will lead to the initiation of negotiations for the second phase of the ceasefire agreement."
○ "We call on the international community to take decisive action to pressure the occupation to halt its crimes and grave violations."
❗️Ministry of Health in Gaza:
○ "36 martyrs (32 martyr recovered, 4 new martyrs) and 14 injuries have been recorded at hospitals in the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours."
○ "48,503 martyrs and 111,927 injuries have been recorded since the 7th of October 2023."
❗️Israeli army spokesperson:
"Earlier today (Tuesday), Air Force aircraft attacked, in a targeted manner and with intelligence guidance from the Intelligence Branch, in the Nabatiya area in southern Lebanon, Hassan Abbas Ezz al-Din, head of the air defense system in the 'Badr' regional unit of the terrorist organization Hezbollah.
Hassan Abbas served as a central knowledge center in Hezbollah's air defense system, and led the efforts to restore the system after it was significantly damaged during the fighting by Israeli attacks. Meanwhile, Hassan Abbas has continued in recent months to promote the system's attempts to acquire new weapons, which pose a direct threat to Israeli aircraft."
Israeli occupation forces abuse Palestinian youths during their ongoing assault on Tulkarem city in the West Bank.
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❗️Five Lebanese citizens who were abducted by Israel during the ceasefire have been received by the International Red Cross.
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Trump threatens dozens of universities with funding cuts over 'antisemitic harassment'
The White House claims that peaceful student protests opposing Israel's genocide of Palestinians in Gaza threaten Jewish students' safety
Saudi Arabia hosts US–Ukraine talks on ending Russia war
Washington and Kiev are also set to discuss a rare mineral deal that will allow the US to invest in Ukrainian resources
❗️Residents of Qamishli in northeastern Syria gathered en masse on 11 March to protest the targeted mass killings of the Alawite minority along the Syria coast at the hands of the new government's forces.
(Photos: AFP)
❗️Residents wait for long hours in Khan Yunis, south Gaza to get bread after several bakeries in the city were closed due to fuel shortages caused by the Israel's closing of all Gaza crossings and preventing the entry of basic goods.
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Syria's de facto president admits Alawite massacres were seen as 'opportunity for revenge'
Ahmad al-Sharaa claimed not to know whether his own security forces were involved in massacres on Syria's coast that have killed hundreds of civilians within days
'No safe streets': Lawlessness takes hold of Syria under HTS-led government
Syrian women fear leaving the house at night amid a rash of kidnappings and an ongoing security vacuum
⭕️ Videos show dozens of bodies strewn across the ground, some of them being buried in mass graves, in several areas including the village of Sanubir in the Jableh countryside, following the mass killings carried out by the HTS-led government forces along the Syrian coast.
Videos reportedly taken on 11 March, 2025.
Source: @SyrDoc
⭕️ Israeli War Minister Israel Katz declared during a visit to Mount Hermon (Jabal al-Sheikh) that the Israeli military intends to maintain its presence in Syria indefinitely.
“The IDF is prepared to remain in Syria for an unlimited period,” Katz stated.
He added, “Every morning, when [Syrian leader] Ahmed al-Jolani (Ahmed al-Sharaa) opens his eyes at the presidential palace in Damascus, he will see the Israeli military observing him from the peak of Hermon. He will remember that we are here, across the entire security zone in southern Syria, to protect the residents of the Golan and Galilee from any threats posed by him and his jihadist allies.”
The Israeli military has occupied the Syrian side of Mount Hermon, along with a buffer zone, since the fall of former Syrian regime.
Israel has established nine military outposts within Syrian territory, including two atop Mount Hermon. One of these outposts, previously belonging to the Syrian Army, holds a strategic position overlooking Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley.
The Israeli military continues its aggression on Jenin in the occupied West Bank for the 51st consecutive day.
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Israel releases five Lebanese prisoners as part of US-sponsored deal
The deal, which will also involve France, aims to ‘solve outstanding issues’ including Lebanese land that has been occupied for decades
Syrian Druze strike deal with Damascus to 'integrate into state institutions': Report
The deal follows an agreement between Damascus and the Kurds in northeast Syria, and a series of massacres of Alawites on the country's coast
❗️Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA):
The five Lebanese who were released by Israel have arrived at the Lebanese-Italian Hospital in Tyre, south Lebanon.
❗️Israeli army spokesperson:
"Earlier today (Tuesday), a number of terrorists were identified at a site used by the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the Farun region of southern Lebanon. An aircraft, under the direction of the Northern Command, attacked the terrorists."
⭕️ A federal judge has temporarily halted the deportation of pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student and lawful permanent US resident, who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Khalil's arrest followed his prominent role in organizing campus protests against Israel's actions in Gaza.
The detention occurred shortly after President Donald Trump issued executive orders targeting individuals involved in anti-Israel demonstrations, labeling them as "antisemitic" and threatening universities with funding cuts if they failed to curb such activities. Trump referred to Khalil as a "Radical Foreign Pro-Hamas Student," despite the lack of any criminal charges against him, saying his arrest was “the first arrest of many to come.”
Yesterday, the White House's official social media channels posted a photo of Khalil with the message: "Shalom, Mahmoud."
Deadly Israeli airstrikes hit south Lebanon
The Israeli army has recently intensified its post-ceasefire campaign of attacks on Lebanon
❗️Israeli journalist Barak Ravid:
"After US mediation, Israel and Lebanon have agreed to open negotiations to resolve the remaining disputes over the land border between the countries, a White House official tells me. As part of the understandings Israel agreed to release 5 Lebanese prisoners."
❗️ An Israeli drone carried out two raids between the towns of Kafr Sir, Froun and Srifa in southern Lebanon.
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❗️Five people were killed by Israeli gunfire in the central Gaza Strip this morning for no apparent reason, marking the most serious ceasefire violation since 19 January.
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❗️Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office reports that Israel has arrested 762 people in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem during the month of February.
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❗️BREAKING | Israel bombs a car on the road between Deir al-Zahrane and Houmine al-Faouqa in south Lebanon.
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SDF hails ‘real opportunity to build new Syria’ after deal with de facto government
The leader of the US-backed Kurdish proxy has signed a deal with self-appointed President Ahmad al-Sharaa to integrate the SDF into Syria’s new, extremist-dominated army