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❗️Jenin Camp Media Committee:
○ "The Israeli occupation continues its assault on Jenin city and its refugee camp for the 59th consecutive day, carrying out widespread home demolitions, arson attacks, and converting residential buildings into military outposts."
○ "In the past hours, Israeli forces have deployed additional tanks, military vehicles, and bulldozers to accelerate the demolition process."
○ "On Monday, occupation forces issued demolition notices for approximately 66 homes in the Hawashin and Al-Lub neighborhoods, as well as for Azzam Mosque, Joura Al-Dhahab, and Al-Samran neighborhood. The demolitions are being justified under the pretext of road expansion and new routes to facilitate the movement of Israeli military vehicles."
○ "Last night, Israeli forces set fire to several homes near the Saadi family council hall inside the camp. Meanwhile, they continue to block the road leading to Jenin Governmental Hospital from the camp’s entrance using dirt mounds."
○ "Israeli bulldozers have destroyed 100% of the streets in Jenin refugee camp and nearly 80% of the roads in Jenin city. Additionally, the residents of 3,200 homes have been displaced, while Jenin’s economy has suffered a sharp decline, exacerbating poverty rates among its population."
○ "Since the beginning of the assault, Israeli forces have forcibly evacuated 3,200 homes in the camp, bringing the total number of displaced residents to 21,000."
○ "The Israeli aggression on Jenin and its camp has resulted in the killing of 36 Palestinians, including two who were shot by Palestinian Authority security forces, which have been complicit in Israeli crimes by targeting and arresting resistance fighters."
○ "More than 227 Palestinians have been arrested or detained by Israeli forces since the start of the assault, with dozens subjected to field interrogations, beatings, and abuse."
BREAKING | Israeli warplanes bomb Al-Shaboura Camp, Rafah, southern Gaza.
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UPDATE | Al Mayadeen correspondent: 13 martyrs and 40 wounded in Israeli raids on homes in the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
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❗️UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR):
"We, at the SOHR, are shocked at the fierce systematic cyber attacks and smear campaigns against SOHR and its platforms and accounts on social media. This coincides with unfounded accusations and baseless claims against SOHR of 'circulating lies about massacres and the mass genocide committed recently against people of the Alawite community in the Syrian coastline.'
Those claims contradict unrefuted evidence documented by the murderers themselves, when they appeared in video footages bragging about the systematic sectarian-based killings; let alone the statements by the Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa to Reuters about mass killings against the Alawites, as well as satellites images which showed corpses and mass graves.
The Syrian Observatory calls upon parties behind those attacks and campaigns to focus their efforts and redirect their funds to prevent similar massacres and violations and to deter racist rhetoric and language, instead of wasting those efforts and funds attempting to intimidate SOHR’s director and stifle his voice.
No matter how many fabricated reports or smear campaigns are launched, the attacks by “electronic flies” and efforts to falsify awareness can never erase facts about those heinous crimes.
Despite the smear campaigns and intimidation attempts, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights vows to continue supporting victims, countering injustice and disclosing facts whatever it costs."
❗️Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office:
"More than 350 Palestinian children are languishing in Israeli occupation prisons, subjected to the most horrific physical and psychological violations, amid the international community's silence."
❗️Israel bombed the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, killing at least 6 Palestinians.
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Qassam Brigades targets Tel Aviv with first rocket barrage in months
The attack was announced as a response to the massacres Israel has committed since it renewed its war on Gaza two days ago
❗️Israeli shells Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, with artillery.
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❗️Gaza Ministry of Health publishes an infographic detailing the number of Palestinians killed and injured by Israel since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on 18 March:
- 506 Palestinians were killed.
- 909 Palestinians were injured.
- 49,616 Palestinians were killed since 7 October 2023.
- 112,950 Palestinians were injured since 7 October 2023.
- 39.6% of the casualties reported are children.
- 30.6% of the casualties reported are men.
- 22.1% of the casualties reported are women.
- 7.7% of the casualties reported are elderly people.
❗️Israeli army:
"The air force successfully intercepted a rocket, while two others fell in open areas."
BREAKING | Israeli army announces the initiation of a ground operation along the coastal axis in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip.
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⭕️ Last night, the Yemeni Armed Forces reportedly downed another $30 million US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Dhamar, Yemen, marking the 16th one since the start of the battle of Al-Aqsa Flood in 2023.
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Yemen targets Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, USS Truman in Red Sea
The drone and missile operations followed a new round of violent US airstrikes on several areas in Yemen
Palestinian political prisoner given green light to challenge Trump's deportation efforts
Mahmoud Khalil, a legal resident of the US, was arrested in New York and moved to a detention facility in Louisiana due to his role as a mediator during last year's anti-genocide campus protests
❗️Gaza Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal:
○ "For the second consecutive day of renewed war on Gaza, more than 70 people have been killed across the Strip, including children, women, and families erased from the civil registry since dawn today, bringing the death toll since dawn on March 18 to more than 470."
○ "The Gaza Strip and North Governorates recorded the highest number of martyrs today, with more than 50 killed in seven attacks within the two governorates."
○ "There are still people trapped under the rubble of homes, and it is difficult for crews to extract them due to the lack of heavy equipment necessary for rescue and recovery operations."
○ "The closure of the Gaza Strip's crossings and the failure to allow fuel into the Strip threatens the work of our crews and service providers in the Strip, and there is a possibility of service disruption if the crossings remain closed."
○ "We are on the verge of famine, threatening the residents of the Gaza Strip after the closure of the Strip's crossings for the 18th consecutive day and the depletion of basic commodities in the markets."
○ "We call on the free people of the world and human rights organizations to work to end the suffering of the residents of the Gaza Strip."
Thousands flood Turkiye's streets protesting arrest of Istanbul mayor
The Turkish government has identified hundreds of social media accounts and has detained dozens of people for 'provocative posts' about the mayor's arrest
❗️Military spokesman for Hamas's Qassam Brigades, Abu Obeida:
○ "We salute our sincere brothers in Yemen for their honorable stance and unwavering support for the people of Gaza, despite the heavy price they are paying for their steadfast loyalty to Al-Aqsa and Palestine."
○ "Today, Yemen's missiles crossed paths with Gaza's missiles in the skies over Tel Aviv, sending a clear message that Gaza is not alone. Behind it stand the free people of this nation, who will never abandon it to its arrogant enemies."
○ "We call upon all the free people of our nation to join the battle to defend Al-Aqsa and to continue their unwavering support for Gaza. Together, we will break the resolve of the criminal Zionist enemy and force an end to its aggression."
CCTV footage captures Syrian militants engaging in robberies in the town of Hawsh al-Sayyed Ali, on the Lebanese-Syrian borders.
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BREAKING | The Israeli army issues new evacuation orders for new areas in Khan Yunis, Gaza.
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❗️Gaza Ministry of Health:
○ "85 martyrs and 133 injuries have arrived at Gaza Strip hospitals, as a result of the multiple attacks and massacres committed by the occupation since dawn today in the Gaza Strip."
○ "A number of victims are still under the rubble, and efforts are underway to retrieve them."
Despite over a year of brutal airstrikes and ground operations, Israeli forces failed to eradicate the resistance’s military capabilities.
Hamas’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, launched a barrage of rockets toward Tel Aviv on 20 March for the first time in months, coming after over 700 Palestinians were killed by Israel within a period of two days.
“The Qassam Brigades bombarded Tel Aviv with a barrage of rockets in response to the Zionist massacres against civilians,” the resistance movement announced via its Telegram channel.
The Israeli army said one rocket was intercepted, and two others “fell in open areas.”
The last time the Qassam Brigades or other resistance groups launched rockets at Israel was in early January, weeks before the ceasefire agreement.
⭕️ During a visit to Jerusalem this week, US Senator John Fetterman, a staunch supporter of Israel, received a gift from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—a silver-plated beeper.
The exchange took place during a formal meeting between the two officials. In return, Fetterman gifted Netanyahu a framed news article highlighting efforts to commemorate Netanyahu’s late brother, Yoni Netanyahu, in Philadelphia, where the PM once lived as a teenager.
That is when Netanyahu offered his gift. "What do you give a man who has everything? A beeper," he remarked while handing Fetterman a small silver box. "This is a silver-plated beeper. The real one is much lighter—insignificant in size, yet capable of changing history."
❗️Israel's Channel 12:
"Takeoffs and landings at Ben Gurion Airport are disrupted due to rocket fire from Gaza."
❗️A photo of the M90 rockets launched by the Qassam Brigades at Tel Aviv.
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BREAKING | Qassam Brigades:
"The Qassam Brigades bombarded Tel Aviv with a barrage of rockets in response to the Zionist massacres against civilians."
❗️Gaza Government Media Office (Statement Released Yesterday):
"The Israeli occupation army bombed a United Nations headquarters in the central Gaza Strip, resulting in the death of one foreign employee and leaving five others seriously wounded.
The Government Media Office strongly condemns this heinous crime committed by the Israeli occupation army, which directly targeted the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) headquarters in the central Gaza Strip. The attack led to the death of one foreign worker and caused critical injuries to five others.
This act is part of a series of ongoing violations by the Israeli occupation against humanitarian personnel. Such actions are aimed at obstructing relief efforts and preventing international organizations from fulfilling their humanitarian missions in the Gaza Strip, which is currently experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
📌 The foreign workers targeted in this attack are:
Marin Marinov – Killed
Joel Fournet – Critically Injured
Alexander Papan – Critically Injured
Berthon Nicklaus – Critically Injured
Arnold Neil – Critically Injured
David Petron – Critically Injured"
❗️Statement by Hamas:
“The occupation's announcement of its intention to demolish more than 95 residential buildings in Jenin Camp within 24 hours is a new crime added to its record of criminality and barbarity against our people and land, and a continuation of the genocidal terrorist war pursued by the extremist occupation government.
The demolition orders in Jenin Camp come within the context of the ongoing aggression of the occupation, which has lasted for 58 days, during which more than 512 homes and facilities were destroyed, either completely or partially, leading to the displacement of more than 21,000 citizens from the camp.
We affirm that the escalating terrorism in Jenin Camp is taking place amidst international silence, and while the world turns a blind eye to the genocidal war being waged by the enemy against our people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
We call on the free people of our nation and its resistance fighters to continue their steadfastness and resilience in the face of the occupation's plans aimed at liquidating our cause. We also call for escalating the confrontation with the occupation and its settlers at all points of contact, confirming our people's right to defend their land and holy sites.”
❗️Israeli warplanes bomb Al-Shuhada Mosque in Al-Shaboura camp, in the center of Rafah, south Gaza.
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❗️Footage of a house that was burnt and looted by HTS-led forces in the town of Hawsh al-Sayyed Ali, on the Lebanese-Syrian borders.
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BREAKING | Israeli army marks nearly 100 buildings for demolition in Jenin and its refugee camp, occupied West Bank.
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