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⭕️ The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) Movement mourns its military spokesman, Abu Hamza:
"With pride and honor, the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine announces to our great Palestinian people and to the Arab and Islamic nations the martyrdom of leader Naji Abu Seif (Abu Hamza), the spokesperson for Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine. He was assassinated by the criminal army in a treacherous attack that also targeted his family and the family of his brother.
The martyr was known in the media as a voice of the resistance—fearless in speaking the truth, eloquent in his speech, and courageous in his steadfast defense of our people’s rights. He never wavered in his commitment to the cause.
This cowardly and spiteful assassination, carried out by the criminal Zionist entity as part of a series of brutal massacres that have claimed the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians, including children and women, in recent hours—with full support, encouragement, and funding from the US administration—comes amid the disgraceful silence of a powerless and complicit world. However, this crime will only strengthen our determination to continue defending our people and their rights until the complete failure of this aggression.
Indeed, it is Jihad ... of victory or martyrdom."
❗️Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza:
“The death toll from the Israeli bombing of Khan Yunis and Rafah since dawn today has risen to 160 martyrs.”
❗️Israel drops leaflets near the northern club in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, with the message:
"To everyone present in this shelter, whether in the tent or the building: You are in a dangerous combat zone, and this location is not safe!
Evacuate immediately and move as far away as possible."
❗️Hezbollah:
"Hezbollah strongly condemns the Zionist enemy’s resumption of its genocidal war against the Palestinian people in Gaza, targeting children, women, and defenseless civilians as they sleep, while the people of Gaza suffer under a suffocating siege and severe starvation— a blatant violation of all international laws and humanitarian conventions.
The decision of Netanyahu’s terrorist government to overturn the ceasefire and reignite the war, in full partnership with the US administration and under disgraceful international silence, confirms that this rogue entity and its American backers do not honor any commitments or agreements. They are two sides of the same bloodthirsty coin, knowing only the language of killing and destruction. This also exposes the true nature of the US administration, which persistently seeks to destabilize the region by supporting aggression against Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen, backing the Zionist military machine, and imposing new realities through force and firepower.
Hezbollah reaffirms its unwavering support for the heroic Palestinian resistance and the honorable people of Gaza. We call on the Arab and Islamic nations, as well as all free people around the world, to expose the US-Zionist partnership in this genocidal war against the Palestinian people. We urge what remains of the free international community, including the United Nations, the Security Council, and human rights organizations, to take immediate action to halt this ongoing crime against humanity and to raise their voices against Zionist-American savagery.
The Zionist enemy, which has failed to break the resistance’s will after 15 months of brutal war, will not succeed in erasing the just Palestinian cause or forcibly displacing its people from their land through this renewed aggression. Palestine will remain the central cause of the nation, Gaza will remain a symbol of dignity and resilience, and the Palestinian people will continue to be an inspiration for all nations fighting for justice and sacred rights."
❗️The Israeli military announced that it carried out airstrikes on artillery systems near Khan Arnabeh, in southern Syria.
The military said that the artillery systems "posed a threat" to Israel.
"The presence of weapons in southern Syria endangers the State of Israel. The military will not tolerate any threats in the region and will take necessary action to neutralize them," the occupation army emphasized.
Israel reveals 'Silver Plow': Operation to 'prevent Hezbollah cross-border incursions'
Yedioth Ahronoth released a report on Monday detailing how Israel planned and carried out the destruction of at least 120 kilometers of Lebanese territory.
The operation, aimed at preventing supposed cross-border infiltrations, has left a trail of devastation, with no vegetation remaining in its wake.
UPDATE | Six government officials have been killed in Israel's latest strikes:
○ Issam Al-Dalis, Head of Government Work Follow-up
○ Yasser Harb, member of the Hamas Political Bureau
○ M. Muhammad al-Jamasi, member of the Political Bureau of Hamas
○ Ahmed al-Hatta, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice
○ Major General: Mahmoud Abu Watfa, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior
○ Martyr Commander Major General: Bahjat Abu Sultan, Director General of the Internal Security Service.
BREAKING | Unconfirmed reports by Palestinian sources say that military spokesman for the PIJ's Quds Brigades Abu Hamza (Naji Abu Seif) was assassinated by Israel during its renewed aggression on the Gaza Strip, alongside his family.
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❗️Hamas announces that five senior members of its political bureau were killed yesterday evening in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
"The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) mourn to our great people in Palestine and abroad, to our Arab and Islamic nation, and to the free people of the world, a group of great martyred leaders, among the symbols of national work in the Gaza Strip, who ascended to Allah as martyrs at dawn today following a savage and treacherous zionist airstrike that deliberately and directly targeted them and their families:
○ The great martyr leader: Issam al-Daalis, Chairman of the Government Work Follow-Up Committee.
○ The great martyr leader: Yasser Harb, member of the Political Bureau of Hamas.
○ The martyr leader and advisor: Ahmad Al-Hatta, Deputy Minister of Justice.
○ The martyr leader Major General: Mahmoud Abu Wutfa, Deputy Minister of Interior.
○ The martyr leader Major General: Bahjat Abu Sultan, Director General of the Internal Security Service."
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy acknowledges that Israel is breaching international law by blocking aid to Gaza for the past 15 days.
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❗️Civil Defense in Gaza reports deaths and injuries as a result of the [Israeli] occupation targeting citizens in front of Al-Rantisi Hospital, west of Gaza City.
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⭕️ Hamas leader Abdel Rahman Shadid has called on Palestinians in the West Bank to mobilize in support of Gaza and against the "war of extermination" being waged.
In a statement on Tuesday, Shadid emphasized that supporting Gaza, particularly during this critical time, is a duty for every capable Palestinian. He urged people to join marches, organize solidarity protests, and intensify confrontations at all levels.
Shadid also called on resistance factions in the West Bank to escalate their operations in response to the ongoing war and the massacres committed by the Israeli occupation and its settlers against the Palestinian people.
He asserted that the Palestinian people and their resistance will thwart all of the occupation's malicious schemes against Gaza, stressing that what the occupation failed to achieve through negotiations, it will not accomplish through war.
UPDATE | Medical sources tell Al Jazeera:
"419 martyrs and 528 wounded in Israeli raids on several areas in the Gaza Strip."
❗️Iranian Foreign Ministry:
○ "Iran strongly condemns renewed Israeli attacks on Gaza."
○ "Iran affirms the direct responsibility of the US government for the crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip."
❗️Israeli occupation forces arrest at least 40 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including former prisoners.
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UN condemns Israel's 'significant expansion' of illegal West Bank settlements
Israel's settler movement sees the election of President Trump as an 'opportunity' to illegally annex occupied Palestinian territory
BREAKING | Israeli warplanes bomb south of central Gaza, in the Gaza Strip.
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Reinforcements for the Lebanese Army have been deployed around the town of Hawsh al-Sayyid Ali, near the border with Syria.
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❗️Al-Mayadeen correspondent:
○ "Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militants are still in the part of the Lebanese town of Hawsh al-Sayyid Ali they entered, amid a cautious calm in the area."
○ "The bodies of three Lebanese citizens are still being held by HTS."
Palestinian civilians flee Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza as Israel resumes its aggression on the strip.
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Palestinians in Gaza 'dying every minute' as Israel intensifies bloodshed
Hundreds of women and children have been killed since Tel Aviv resumed its genocidal war on Gaza hours ago
❗️Israel's Channel 13:
"After the resumption of fighting in Gaza, the 'Otzma Yehudit' party, led by Ben Gvir, has reached an agreement with the Likud party to return to the government. This comes two months after the party’s leader, Ben Gvir, announced his withdrawal from the government in protest against the approval of the prisoner deal.
According to the agreement, 'Otzma Yehudit' ministers will return to their previous positions that they held before their resignation."
❗️BREAKING | Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades in Gaza:
"With deep pride and honor, the Al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees in Palestine, mourn the loss of Commander Mohammed Mahmoud Al-Batran ("Abu Yusuf"), Commander of the Artillery Unit and member of the Military Council in the Central Brigade.
He was martyred at dawn on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in a cowardly and treacherous assassination operation carried out by the Nazi Zionist enemy, targeting his family's home in Al-Bureij refugee camp, after a life filled with jihad, resistance, and immense sacrifices. He joins his son, daughter, and brothers who were martyred during the genocide in a previous assassination attempt."
❗️Director of the Ministry of Health in Gaza to Al-Arabiya TV:
"174 children, 89 women, and 32 elderly people have been killed in Israeli bombing since last night."
UPDATE | Government Media Office in Gaza: "Approximately 420 martyrs have arrived at hospitals, most of them women and children."
○ "The [Israeli] occupation bombed approximately 50 sites in its recent raids on the Gaza Strip."
○ "The occupation continues its war of extermination and collective punishment against our people in the Gaza Strip."
○ "The occupation aims to destroy structures that were partially restored during the truce period."
❗️Hamas:
"We call on the sons of our Arab and Islamic nation and the free people of the world to take to the streets and raise their voices loudly in rejection of the resumption of the Zionist war of extermination against our people in the Gaza Strip."
Syrian security forces violate ceasefire with Lebanon
Syrian military forces are occupying the Lebanese side of the town of Hawsh al-Sayyed Ali and are burning and looting homes, displacing hundreds
❗️Al-Shifa Hospital Director in Gaza, Dr. Mohammad Abu Salmiya to Al Jazeera:
"We hear the voices of victims under the rubble, but we cannot save them."
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich ejects families of Israeli detainees held in Gaza from a Knesset meeting following a verbal altercation, ordering Knesset guards to remove them.
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❗️Six Palestinians were murdered in an Israeli airstrike on a car in Al-Sultan, Beit Lahia, northern Gaza.
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