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BREAKING NEWS | Israel resumes all-out war on the Gaza Strip. Deaths and injuries reported.
PM Netanyahu and War Minister Katz have "ordered the [army] to escalate military operations against Hamas after failed negotiations for hostage release."
New US airstrikes hit Yemen as Ansarallah pledges to meet 'escalation with escalation'
Yemeni leaders say the USS Truman 'retreated as far as 1,300 km' after the armed forces retaliated for this weekend's deadly US and UK airstrikes
BREAKING | Israeli warplanes targeted Al-Kiswah in the Damascus countryside with multiple airstrikes, and also struck the city of Izraa in the Daraa Governorate.
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❗️Iranian Army announces that a US spy drone retreated from Iranian airspace after being intercepted by an Iranian fighter jet and drone.
IRGC Air Force reaffirms it will shoot down any hostile aircraft that enters Iranian airspace, warning the enemy against procovations.
BREAKING | Explosions heard in Damascus, reports of possible Israeli strikes.
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❗️Reports that HTS-led Syrian army forces have fled positions the Syrian-Lebanese border after being repelled by Lebanese tribes.
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❗️Lebanese army reinforcements heading to the border to confront attacks from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-led (HTS) Syrian military forces.
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Trump's war on Yemen begins. But will he win?
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A US stranglehold on Lebanon: Scorched earth policy aimed at total surrender
The US has escalated its military, economic, and political intervention in Lebanon, fully backing Israel’s war on Hezbollah while pushing for the country’s total disarmament – an aggressive campaign that risks dragging Lebanon into collapse, civil war, or forced normalization with Tel Aviv.
By Radwan Mortada
US war chief threatens Iraq against 'interfering' in support of Yemen: Report
Iraqi resistance factions, who have launched numerous attacks on US army bases, carried out several joint operations against Israel with Yemen’s Ansarallah last year
❗️Footage of HTS-led Syrian forces attacking what they falsely claim to be Hezbollah near the Lebanese-Syrian border.
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❗️Israel killed Wael al-Nabahin and his son Awad with a drone strike while targeting a group of civilians seeking shelter in a school, east of Al-Bureij Camp, central Gaza Strip, a few hours ago.
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❗️Local sources in Lebanon report that there are renewed clashes on the Lebanese-Syrian border, and the Lebanese army is responding to the sources of fire.
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❗️Lebanese MP Melhem Khalaf on X:
"In light of the repeated and escalating Israeli attacks on our people in the south, and the new attacks on our people in Bekaa from the Syrian border,
Despite the seriousness of the situation and the existential challenges, the silence remains ominous and suspicious...
Why has the Cabinet not been called to an emergency session yet?
Where is the Supreme Defense Council?
Where is the Central Security Council?
No priority is higher than this imminent danger!
The confrontation cannot tolerate any delay or postponement!
Act now before it's too late!"
Jenin camp '100 percent destroyed' after two-month Israeli siege
Over 43,000 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced from their homes in Jenin and Tulkarem
❗️BREAKING | Israel launches a series of airstrikes on several areas in the Gaza Strip.
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Brown University professor deported to Lebanon over 'sympathetic photos' of Hezbollah leaders
The Trump White House has enforced strict policies to persecute legal residents who participated in anti-genocide protests or expressed support for the Axis of Resistance
Trump lobs new threats at Iran over Yemen's pro-Palestine operations
Sanaa has warned that there are 'no red lines' as long as Israel's policy of starvation against Palestinians continues
❗️Al-Mayadeen correspondent:
"Complete calm prevails on the Lebanese-Syrian border with the announcement of the ceasefire agreement."
❗️The Syrian Ministry of Defense's media office told state news outlet SANA that "an agreement between the Syrian and Lebanese defense ministries stipulates a ceasefire on the border and enhanced coordination and cooperation between the two sides."
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❗️Lebanese Ministry of Health:
"Seven martyrs and 52 wounded in the last two days on the Lebanese-Syrian border."
❗️Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF):
"The army brought in special forces reinforcements to the Hermel region on the Lebanese-Syrian border after a number of its positions were targeted from Syrian territory. Deployed military units focused their attacks on targets within their firing zones to halt attacks on Lebanese territory."
❗️A series of air raids carried out by [Israeli] warplanes targeted the Litani River course between Deir Mimas and Khardali, and the Litani River course between Zlayya and Qilia in southern Lebanon, in addition to Labaya in the western Bekaa.
(Al-Manar correspondent)
Gaza food kitchens shut down 16 days into Israeli blockade
More than 10,000 aid trucks have been blocked from entering Gaza as part of Israel's 'systematic policy of starvation'
❗️Lebanese army reinforcements arrive at the Lebanese-Syrian border.
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⭕️ After 147 days in detention, the Jordanian State Security Court has sentenced Mohammed al-Tawil to four years in prison on charges of endangering the kingdom with hostile actions and failing to report a terrorist plot, based on Jordan’s 2014 Anti-Terrorism Law. The charges stemmed from his alleged prior knowledge of the 18 October, 2024 resistance operation carried out by Amer Qawas and Hossam Abu Ghazala against the Israeli settlement of Neot HaKikar, located south of the Dead Sea, which resulted in the injury of two Israeli soldiers, as well as his sharing of their video will on Facebook.
MP Moataz al-Harout from the Islamic Action Front condemned the ruling, questioning, "Why is a young man at the start of his life given such a harsh sentence?" He added, “This ruling reflects injustice, as the heroic operation carried out by martyrs Qawas and Abu Ghazala is labeled ‘terrorism,’ while the Israeli occupation is described as a ‘friendly state.’”
“There should be no relations with the occupying entity, let alone trying those who resist it or support resistance.”
(Quds Press)
Germany pledges €300m to Syrian govt despite sectarian massacres
Over 1,500 Alawite civilians were executed by Syrian security forces and affiliated gunmen in a series of massacres starting on 7 March
❗️High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas:
"Today, we discussed the situation in the Middle East. In Syria, the path to stability remains fraught, as the recent shocking violence has underscored. I call on all sides to seek peaceful solutions and to overcome the spiral of violence. The European Union supports an inclusive transition [and] an economic recovery. Next week the European Union will host a donors conference aimed at generating much needed financial support for Syria’s reconstruction.
In Gaza, the ceasefire is under strain. It is critical that both sides uphold their commitments and that Phase two talks succeed. Humanitarian aid and services should not be politicised. The European Union welcomes the Arab Recovery Plan, and we look forward to discussing it further with our partners. As the region moves on and to rebuild, the Two-State solution remains the only path to sustainable peace."
When asked:
"You talked about the Arab plan for Gaza. What are the areas that you think you can work with the Arab group on Gaza. Do you have benchmarks, do you have maybe a time frame for the process? Are you planning to start funding any projects anytime soon? "
Kallas responded:
"We are in close cooperation with our Arab partners, and we are studying the plan carefully and also seeing what our contribution could be. It is clear that for any kind of reconstruction there has to be stability and peace. Otherwise, it is it is very hard to build. Therefore, the governance of Gaza is an extremely important discussion point, where the European Union sees also the role to be a mediating partner. We definitely want to see the governance of Gaza so that the Palestinians have their rights respected and we will closely cooperate with our Arab partners, on to how to build this further, before we discuss any kind of additional funding."
From the chants of the million-man march in Al-Sabeen Square in the Yemeni capital Sanaa:
"We remain steadfast with Gaza and we confront American escalation with escalation."
❗️Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, member of the Supreme Political Council for Ansarallah:
○ "You are mistaken, Trump. We are ready to face all the tyrants of the earth, to make sacrifices, and remain steadfast in our positions."
○ "We fear no one and bow to no one except Allah. We will confront escalation with escalation."
○ "We are always with the Palestinians and will not abandon them. We will continue the siege on the enemy and confront them until the siege on Gaza is lifted."