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❗️Palestinian Red Crescent reports that a Palestinian was injured by Israeli occupation forces' bullets in Jenin, occupied West Bank.
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❗️Israeli bulldozers demolish several homes in the Samran neighborhood, Jenin Camp, occupied West Bank.
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❗️According to Reuters, US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs, Adam Boehler, visited Iraq last month to advocate for the release of Israeli-Russian 'researcher' Elizabeth Tsurkov, who went missing in March 2023.
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Yemen reimposes Red Sea blockade on Israeli shipping as Gaza truce deal falters
Israel cut off the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza and has halted electricity while threatening to resume its war on the strip
❗️The Media Committee in Jenin Camp, occupied West Bank:
○ "Israeli occupation forces continue their escalating aggression against Jenin and its camp for the 51st consecutive day, carrying out destruction and bulldozing operations in Qabatiya, a raid in Arraba, and widespread arrests across Jenin."
○ "At dawn today, the occupation forces destroyed infrastructure in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, targeting the town’s streets, including the Jerusalem Roundabout area, Café Street, and the main water supply line. They also bulldozed several citizen-owned stalls."
○ "The occupation sent military reinforcements to Qabatiya, raided and searched several homes, leading to confrontations."
○ "Simultaneously with the Israeli assault, Palestinian Authority forces besieged a house in the town of Silat al-Dhahr in Jenin, pursued a group of resistance fighters, and arrested two of them."
○ "On the 12th day of the blessed month of Ramadan, around 20,000 displaced people from Jenin Camp continue to live in shelters or away from their homes under dire humanitarian conditions."
○ "Since the beginning of the ongoing aggression against Jenin and its camp 51 days ago, 36 Palestinians have been killed, including two by Palestinian Authority security forces."
❗️Gaza Ministry of Health:
○ "12 martyrs (5 recovered martyrs, 7 new martyrs) and 14 injuries arrived at Gaza Strip hospitals during the past 24 hours."
○ "A number of victims are still under the rubble and on the streets, and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them."
○ "The death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 48,515 martyrs and 111,941 injuries since 7 October 2023."
❗️Hamas spokesman Dr. Abdul Latif Al-Qanou:
○ "The occupation has reneged on the ceasefire agreement, contradicting the international will and efforts of all mediators to consolidate the agreement and end the war."
○ "Hamas has shown flexibility and engaged positively at various negotiating stages, and it continues to do so to compel the occupation to abide by the agreement and fulfill the demands of our people."
○ "We await new steps from the Doha negotiations to move toward implementing the second phase, resuming aid deliveries, and ensuring an end to the war."
❗️Israeli occupation forces arrested three sisters from the town of Beit Kahil, northwest of Hebron, occupied West Bank.
(Al Jazeera)
⭕️ 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."
❗️Al Manar correspondent in south Lebanon:
“Two Israeli Merkava tanks advanced towards the Halwani area on the outskirts of the town of Ramia.”
Israel bombs south Syria as war chief repeats threat of 'indefinite occupation' from Mount Hermon
Israel continues to bomb and occupy the country under the pretext that the new government is led by former Al-Qaeda and ISIS warlords
Manpower crisis poses 'danger' to Tel Aviv as preparations to resume Gaza genocide continue
Reservists and ultra-Orthodox Jews continue to reject government calls to report for duty
⭕️ According to a survey released on Tuesday by the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI), 58% of Israeli settlers believe that Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank enhance the country's overall security.
When asked whether they agreed with the statement that “Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria create deterrence and contribute to the security of all citizens of Israel,” 46% responded that they “very much agree,” while 12% said they “somewhat” concur.
Over the past six months, there has been a rise in the proportion of settlers who support the idea that Israel “should strengthen its control over the Palestinians, expand settlements, consider dissolving the Palestinian Authority and perhaps annexing Judea and Samaria,” as indicated by the survey.
Back in October, only a third of settlers endorsed this approach, but that number has since climbed to 47%.
❗️Israeli occupation forces carry out a mass arrest campaign in the town of Arraba, south of Jenin, occupied West Bank.
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⭕️ Russian diesel shipments are arriving at Syria's Baniyas port despite western sanctions, with recent deliveries transported by the tankers Prosperity and Proxima, both of which are subject to US and European restrictions. The shipments are part of Moscow's "shadow fleet" strategy, which utilizes aging vessels to circumvent sanctions.
The new administration in Damascus is facing an energy crisis and is turning to these shipments to meet domestic demand, particularly as efforts to lift sanctions remain unsuccessful. The tankers' movements have been tracked via ship tracking systems, though some details remain unclear, especially concerning the Proxima tanker, which changed destinations multiple times between Turkiye and Syria.
Syria's diesel demand is growing, with an estimated daily need of around 100,000 barrels.
The Prosperity tanker arrived in Baniyas on 5 March after departing from Russia's Primorsk port, while Proxima’s movements suggest a more complex route, possibly avoiding direct detection.
(Source: Attaqa)
❗️Public Relations Director at the Gaza Electricity Distribution Company, Muhammad Thabet:
○ "The [Israeli] occupation has cut off electricity to a desalination plant that international organizations had intervened to supply with approximately 5 kilowatts. The plant served around one million displaced people, providing them with fresh water."
○ "Nearly all aspects of life in Gaza are paralyzed due to the power outage, especially the health and water sectors."
○ "The lack of drinking water poses a serious risk of disease outbreaks and epidemics."
🇾🇪 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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