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BREAKING | Sirens sound in Tel Aviv and surrounding areas due to launches from Yemen.
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⭕️ Scenes from the aftermath of the latest US attacks on Yemen.
– First video: A livestock farm that was targeted in Al-Hazm District, Al-Jawf Governorate.
– Second video: A residential neighborhood that was targeted in Al-Thawra District in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, which led to the injury of two children.
❗️Lebanese journalist, researcher, and Cradle columnist Mohamad Hasan Sweidan:
"What is happening in Turkiye?
This morning, Erdogan arrested the Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, who is considered Erdogan’s main rival for the presidency. All opinion polls for years have shown İmamoğlu ahead of Erdogan, which is why many believed the Turkish opposition made a mistake by not nominating him in the last presidential elections.
İmamoğlu’s arrest was based on accusations related to falsifying his university degree, corruption charges, and alleged support for terrorism (PKK).
Erdogan also arrested dozens of opposition leaders today on similar charges.
Erdogan believes that the current chaos in the region, global distractions, Turkiye’s expansion in Syria, and Ankara’s return to regional competition through its influence in Syria will help contain the incident. Therefore, according to Erdogan’s calculations, this was the perfect moment to eliminate his main political rival and neutralize the biggest threat to his power inside Turkiye.
Following the arrest, Turks began calling on social media for mass protests. In response, the government blocked social media platforms in Turkiye, fearing an uncontrollable backlash. Despite this, huge crowds have taken to the streets against Erdogan’s rule. The Turkish opposition holds nearly 50% of public support.
Currently, large numbers of people are protesting in Turkish streets, but there is also a flood of misinformation being spread (such as claims of a military coup or Erdogan fleeing Turkiye).
The situation in Turkiye is complex and still in its early stages. We must watch closely to see whether Erdogan will manage to contain the crisis or if the opposition will finally succeed in toppling him—something that would undoubtedly require western support. However, it’s important to note that Erdogan still holds significant power within Turkiye, making the opposition’s task extremely difficult, but not impossible."
❗️Statement by Hamas:
"We hold the Zionist occupation and its criminal terrorist leadership fully responsible for the consequences of the ground incursion into central Gaza (Netzarim Axis/Corridor), which constitutes a new and dangerous violation of the signed ceasefire agreement.
The repeated Zionist threats, voiced by the Zionist Minister of War, to displace our people from their land reveal the deep crisis facing the government of war criminal Netanyahu. These threats will not weaken the determination of our Palestinian people, nor will they undermine their steadfast commitment to their land and national rights.
Our Palestinian people will remain steadfast in their land, clinging to their rights, and will thwart all attempts of forced or voluntary displacement. We say it clearly: there is no migration except to Jerusalem.
We reaffirm our commitment to the signed ceasefire agreement and call on the guarantor mediators to assume their responsibilities in curbing these reckless violations and ensuring that war criminal Netanyahu retracts them. He must be held fully accountable for any consequences that may arise."
❗️Lebanese journalist Khalil Nasrallah:
"A Syrian government committee and the SDF held a round of meetings. Where? Focus, they conducted it at a US military base in the Hasakah countryside. That is, under the supervision, arrangement and payment of an occupying force. Whatever is being arranged will be arranged with the help of the Americans, and this does not bode well, because it will not be in the interest of a unified, stable Syria."
❗️More footage of the aftermath of the latest US attack on Yemen.
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❗️Renewed US airstrike on the outskirts of Saada and Sanaa in Yemen.
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❗️Israeli occupation forces continue their invasion of Al-Ain refugee camp west of Nablus since dawn yesterday.
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❗️Quds Brigades – Nablus Brigade:
"Our fighters in the Al-Ain Camp unit, alongside their brothers, are engaged in fierce battles with the occupying forces that have stormed multiple fronts in the camp. They are showering enemy infantry and military vehicles with heavy volleys of direct fire."
Israeli army marches back into Gaza to retake Netzarim 'Axis of Death'
Before the implementation of a ceasefire deal and their withdrawal from the land corridor, Israeli troops created a 'line of corpses' where Palestinians were indiscriminately shot and 'left to be devoured by dogs'
❗️Hamas spokesman Abdul Latif al-Qanou:
○ "The occupation’s closure of Salah al-Din Road is a complete reversal of the agreement, a deepening of Gaza’s siege, and an escalation of its suffocation."
○ "Gaza is facing genocide, siege, and starvation, with no regard for the sanctity of the holy month of Ramadan or adherence to international laws and humanitarian conventions."
○ "The Zionist occupation, with American support and international silence, is destroying life in Gaza and reneging on the signed agreement."
○ "Any proposal based on entering negotiations for the second phase and achieving a permanent ceasefire is welcome and open for discussion."
○ "We are keen to stop the bloodshed and open to any efforts that lead to a permanent end to the war and the withdrawal from Gaza."
○ "The continuation of war only serves Netanyahu’s political future and threatens the lives of captives in Gaza."
❗️Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock :
○ "Reform is a Lebanese necessity, not just an international or regional demand."
○ "Israel's continued occupation of lands and hills in the south hinders the implementation of Resolution 1701 and contradicts the ceasefire agreement."
○ "Israel has rejected all proposals submitted by Lebanon to evacuate the five hills and continues to hold a number of Lebanese captives."
BREAKING | Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee on X:
"In the last 24 hours, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have launched a precise and limited ground operation in the central and southern areas of the Gaza Strip, aiming to expand the security zone and create a buffer area between the north and south of the Strip. During the operation, forces took control and expanded their renewed presence along the Netzarim axis.
Meanwhile, it has been decided that the Golani Brigade will be stationed in the southern sector and remain prepared to operate inside Gaza.
The IDF will continue to act against terrorist organizations in Gaza to defend the citizens of the State of Israel."
❗️A photo of the vehicle that was targeted by Israel in Rafah, southern Gaza.
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❗️Israel's Channel 14:
"Israeli forces have partially entered the Netzarim Corridor but do not yet fully control it."
BREAKING | The US renews its bombing of Yemen, targeting Hodeidah.
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❗️Earlier this evening, Ekrem İmamoğlu’s company was seized:
— The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has announced that the company co-owned by Ekrem İmamoğlu, the detained CHP primary candidate for the presidency and Mayor of Istanbul, has been seized:
"Based on MASAK reports obtained during the investigation on 19/03/2025, the company İmamoğlu İnşaat Ticaret ve Sanayi Anonim Şirketi, co-owned by suspect Ekrem İmamoğlu, has been seized by a decision of the criminal court of peace upon the request of our Prosecutor’s Office."
❗️The Lebanese and Syrian armies withdrew from the villages of Hawsh al-Sayyed Ali under an agreement stipulating that the area be free of military forces, while the Syrian army redeployed to the outskirts of the town. This is a withdrawal from the Lebanese and Syrian side of the towns, which will allow displaced Lebanese locals to go back to their homes on the Syrian side.
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⭕️ Israel bombed a mourning home in Beit Lahia, north Gaza during Iftar time, killing over 15 Palestinians and injuring many.
Israel has killed over 60 Palestinians in Gaza today, bringing the total number of deaths up to over 500 Palestinians in just two days.
❗️US State Department:
○ "We stand with Israel under all circumstances and will continue to work to end the conflict.
○ What brought us to today's situation in Gaza is the 7 October attack."
❗️Yemen: Al-Mayadeen correspondent:
"Seven women and two children were injured in the preliminary toll of the US aggression on the Al-Jarf residential neighborhood, north of the Yemeni capital Sanaa."
Google to acquire Israeli firm staffed by former Unit 8200 officers
The historic acquisition coincides with growing efforts by western governments and social media platforms to silence and persecute critics of the Israeli genocide of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
Dozens of Israeli military vehicles push deep into south Syria in ‘biggest incursion yet’
Israeli troops destroyed military infrastructure belonging to the former Syrian army following several air raids on the country
Inside the HTS-Israeli campaign to eliminate Syria’s military engineers and scientists
Israel and HTS are systematically assassinating Syria’s military engineers and scientists, ensuring the country remains defenseless against future aggression.
❗️Photos released by the Israeli army of its occupation forces in the eastern part of the Netzarim Corridor, Gaza, as well as the deployment of the Givati Brigade in the southern Gaza Strip.
Israel had previously withdrawn from the Netzarim Corridor as part of the agreement reached with the Palestinian resistance.
❗️Israeli occupation vehicles deliberately ram civilian cars in Nablus, occupied West Bank.
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❗️ Israeli warplanes launch an airstrike in Beit Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip.
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❗️Palestinian Journalists Protection Center (PJPS):
○ "12 Palestinian journalists have received expulsion orders from Al-Aqsa Mosque for varying periods, reaching up to six months, during and prior to the month of Ramadan."
○ "Israel continues to arrest Palestinian journalists, restrict their work, and subject them to threats, intimidation, expulsion, and detention."
○ "These ongoing policies pose a serious threat to press freedom and hinder journalists' ability to fulfill their professional duty of conveying the truth to the world."
Government corruption worsens humanitarian crisis in war-torn Sudan
The military-led administration in Port Sudan has been diverting aid meant for displaced civilians to be sold on the market
❗️Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:
○ "Gaza residents, this is a final warning. The first Sinwar destroyed Gaza and the second Sinwar will completely destroy it."
○ "The Air Force strikes against Hamas terrorists was just the first step. It will become much more difficult and you will pay the full price."
○ "The evacuation of the population from combat zones will soon begin again."
○ "Israel will operate with strength you have not yet seen."
○ "Take the US President's advice. Return the hostages and remove Hamas, and other options will open for you, including leaving for other places in the world to those who want to."
○ "The alternative is absolute destruction."