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❗️Israeli Army Radio, citing military sources, announces that "it is currently not possible to verify the identity of the party that launched the rockets from Lebanon."
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❗️Al Mayadeen correspondent in Gaza:
○ "A number of casualties arrived at the Indonesian hospital as a result of gunfire from 'Quadcopter' drones in the city of Beit Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip."
○ "Two martyrs arrived at the Baptist Hospital as a result of Israeli shelling east of Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in central Gaza City."
BREAKING | Statement issued by Hezbollah:
"Hezbollah denies any involvement in the rocket fire from southern Lebanon toward the occupied Palestinian territories, emphasizing that the Israeli enemy’s claims are part of its pretexts to continue its aggressions against Lebanon, which have not ceased since the ceasefire was announced.
Hezbollah reiterates its commitment to the ceasefire agreement and affirms that it stands behind the Lebanese state in addressing this dangerous Zionist escalation against Lebanon."
BREAKING | A leading source in Hezbollah to Al Jazeera:
"When we carry out an operation against the Israeli occupation forces, we announce it officially."
❗️An informed Lebanese source to Al Jazeera:
"Intensive contacts are underway at all levels to contain the escalating situation on the country's southern border."
⭕️ Turkish officials have arrested 343 people during overnight demonstrations across multiple cities in response to the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the Interior Ministry announced today.
Protests occurred in over a dozen cities, including Istanbul, Turkiye's largest city, and the capital, Ankara, according to the ministry's statement.
The ministry stated that the arrests were made to prevent “disrupting of public order” and cautioned that authorities would not tolerate “chaos and provocation.”
Since Wednesday, tens of thousands of Turks have participated in largely peaceful protests following Imamoglu's detention on charges such as graft and aiding a terrorist organization. He is considered President Tayyip Erdogan’s primary political opponent and has outperformed him in certain opinion polls.
The mayor’s party, the Republican People's Party (CHP), Turkiye’s main opposition, denounced the arrest as politically driven and encouraged supporters to protest lawfully.
❗️The Lebanese army finds primitive rocket platforms in south Lebanon, used in the rocket fire towards Israel that occurred this morning.
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❗️Injuries reported from Israeli drone fire near Ahmed al-Shuqairi School in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip.
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❗️An Israeli drone kills two and injures several others in its targeting of displaced Palestinians’ tents in northern Gaza.
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❗️Israeli newspaper Maariv reports that residents of the Upper Galilee town of Metula are currently being evacuated.
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❗️Israeli artillery shelling targets Al-Marj neighborhood in Houla, south Lebanon.
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❗️Ongoing Israeli artillery shelling reported on the western areas of the northern Gaza Strip.
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❗️The view from the southern Lebanese village of Iqlim al-Tuffah, during the current wave of Israeli airstrikes.
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❗️Lebanon: Al-Mayadeen correspondent in the south:
"Israeli artillery shelling targets the outskirts of the town of Khiam."
❗️Gaza Ministry of Health:
○ "130 martyrs (including 2 recovered martyrs) and 263 injuries were admitted to Gaza Strip hospitals over the past 48 hours.”
○ "A number of victims remain under the rubble and on the roads, unable to be reached by ambulance and civil defense crews.”
○ "The death toll and injuries since 18 March 2025 has reached 634 martyrs and 1,172 injuries.”
○ "The death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 49,747 martyrs and 113,213 injuries since 7 October 2023.”
❗️Footage of Israeli bulldozers and occupation forces levelling land and building earth mounds in Tulkarem Camp, occupied West Bank.
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❗️Lebanese Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri called on the Lebanese army, judicial and security authorities, as well as the ceasefire monitoring committee, to swiftly uncover the details regarding the rocket fire from south Lebanon.
He stressed that “the first and last beneficiary of dragging Lebanon and the region into the circle of a major explosion is Israel and its security and military apparatus, which has violated Resolution 1701 and the ceasefire provisions more than 1,500 times so far, while Lebanon and its resistance have fully adhered to all aspects of this agreement.”
Berri renewed his call for all Lebanese, especially political forces, to purify political discourse, rally around the state and its constitutional, judicial, military, and security institutions, and be aware of the dangers of creating pretexts for the enemy by inciting divisions.
He warned that such actions open the door for Israel to exploit these divisions to strike Lebanon and undermine its stability.
❗️The moment Israeli warplanes bombed near the town of Basalieh, Jezzine District, south Lebanon.
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BREAKING | Hezbollah will issue a statement shortly regarding the developments in southern Lebanon.
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❗️Informed sources to Al Mayadeen:
○ "It is customary for Hezbollah to issue a statement regarding its operations."
○ "The primitive nature of the launch operation confirms that Hezbollah is not involved."
○ "The enemy does not need any pretext to continue its aggression against Lebanon."
❗️Israeli army statement:
"The IDF struck dozens of Hezbollah’s rocket launchers and a command center in Lebanon
A short while ago, the IDF struck dozens of Hezbollah rocket launchers and a command center from which Hezbollah terrorists were operating in southern Lebanon.
The rocket fire launched this morning (Saturday) toward the Galilee constitutes a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon and is a direct threat to the citizens of the State of Israel. The State of Lebanon bears responsibility for upholding the agreement.
The IDF will continue to act as required in order protect Israeli citizens."
❗️Al Manar correspondent:
“The enemy (Israel) launched more than 20 raids on southern Lebanon.”
❗️ Civil Defense in South Lebanon:
“Two martyrs and 10 wounded in an Israeli raid on the town of Toulin.”
❗️Local sources in Gaza report that two people were injured by an Israeli quadcopter drone in Al-Maghraqa, central Gaza Strip.
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❗️RT correspondent Saed Swerki:
“One martyr and and many injured in an artillery attack on Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip.”
❗️Israeli warplanes bomb the village of Yahmar al-Shaqif, south Lebanon.
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❗️Al Manar correspondent in south Lebanon:
“One martyr and 3 wounded in the enemy’s targeting of the center of the town of Tulin.”
BREAKING | Israeli warplanes launch a series of airstrikes across southern Lebanon.
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⭕️ In an interview with Al Hadath TV channel, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam emphasized that his government was formed without direct partisan representation and stressed its commitment to neutrality among all political groups.
Salam reiterated that the ministerial statement explicitly advocates for the state's exclusive control over arms, a principle to which all ministers are committed. He declared that decisions regarding war and peace are solely the responsibility of legitimate state institutions, particularly the Council of Ministers, signaling a departure from previous policies.
Salam also delivered a clear message, stating that the "Army, People, Resistance" slogan is no longer relevant and called for a new phase focused on reaffirming state authority throughout all of Lebanon's territories.
❗Israeli settlement Kiryat Shmona mayor Avichai Stern issued a statement, asking the Israeli army if he still believed it was safe for people to return to their homes near the border.
“I have just one question for the head of the IDF’s Northern Command, Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin, who said that nothing is preventing a return to the north. Do you still think that?” Stern said in a statement cited by Hebrew media outlets.