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'Indirect negotiations possible': Iran sends official response to Trump
Tehran reiterated its stance that no direct nuclear negotiations can be held as long as the US maintains its policy of pressure and threats
Lebanon, Syria sign Saudi-brokered border security deal
Violent clashes have taken place and tensions have been high along the volatile border since HTS took power in Damascus in December
❗️The Lebanese army announced on X that it was able to find where the rockets were launched from earlier this morning in south Lebanon, Qaaqaaiyet al-Jisr, Nabatieh, towards Israel, and has launched an investigation.
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❗️Palestinian Red Crescent in Gaza:
"For the sixth day, the fate of nine members of the Red Crescent ambulance teams and others from the civil defense remains unknown after they were besieged and targeted by the occupation forces in Rafah. We returned today to the Tal al-Sultan area to search for the missing, but we were unable to enter the area as the occupation forces asked us to withdraw from the location.
No bodies of our teams have been found so far. Yesterday, we found the four ambulance vehicles completely destroyed and buried in sand. The occupation is deliberately obstructing the search operations for the missing teams."
❗️Israeli warplanes continue to strike south Lebanon, with the latest airstrike targeting near the village of Kfar Houna.
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❗️The main points from the pre-recorded speech of the spokesman for the Quds Brigades, the Naji Abu Seif (Abu Hamza), recorded on the occasion of World Quds Day:
– "We affirm that all the free people of the world are invited to join the sincere axis of resistance, as it has become clear that this is the true front to confront Zionist colonialism."
– "The 'Al-Aqsa Flood' battle achieved an exceptional accomplishment and rare steadfastness, delivering a fatal blow to the Zionist project and laying the foundations for the inevitable demise of the occupying entity."
– "We renew the call for Islamic unity, strengthening the resilience of our people and their resistance, and severing all forms of relations with the Zionist enemy."
– "We emphasize the need to end normalization projects, which only serve the enemy in its continuous efforts to harm the peoples of our nation and plunder its resources."
– "The Arab and Islamic position, led by Yemen, made a significant impact in the 'Al-Aqsa Flood' by announcing direct confrontation and imposing a naval blockade on the occupying entity."
– "We remain steadfast on the path of resistance and armed struggle until full liberation from the claws of occupation. And they ask, when will it be? Say, perhaps it will be soon."
Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut in first attack on Lebanese capital since November
The Israeli army claimed it struck a ‘Hezbollah drone storage site’ in the densely populated Hadath neighborhood
❗️Media Committee in Jenin Camp, occupied West Bank:
– "The occupation forces continue their aggression on the city and refugee camp of Jenin for the 67th consecutive day, amid ongoing demolition and burning of homes, and turning others into military barracks."
– "The occupation forces deployed military reinforcements along with bulldozers to Jenin Camp, where operations of demolition, street widening, and the creation of new roads continue. Live ammunition is still being fired around the camp, while drones of the occupation fly overhead."
– "This Friday morning, the occupation forces arrested five citizens. A special force surrounded the home of Abdul Karim Rabaieh in Meithloon and arrested him after shooting at him. They also arrested Ammar Khader from the village of Aanza after raiding his house. In the village of Marka south of Jenin, the occupation forces arrested Walid Talabeh, Mahmoud Yasser Mousa, and Ahmad Jamil Mousa."
– "As a result of the ongoing military operation, the number of displaced people from the camp has reached 21,000, and 3,250 housing units in Jenin Camp have become uninhabitable due to destruction and burning during the ongoing aggression."
– "The ongoing aggression by the occupation on the city of Jenin and its camp, which has lasted for 65 days, has resulted in 36 martyrs and dozens of injuries, two of which were caused by the gunfire of security forces."
❗️Lebanese President Joseph Aoun:
– "We condemn any attack on Lebanon and any suspicious attempt to drag Lebanon back into the cycle of violence."
– "The Israeli targeting of Beirut’s southern suburb and southern Lebanon is incomprehensible and unjustified."
– "I urge our friends to act swiftly to halt the deterioration and help Lebanon implement international resolutions."
– "I thank President Macron for his efforts in ending the presidential vacuum in Lebanon."
– "We want to build our state and extend its authority, and this is what we seek assistance for."
– "We seek to reclaim our occupied lands, implement relevant resolutions, and return to the 1949 armistice agreement."
– "We need a stable environment and a region that enjoys peace."
– "Ending wars requires a global system based on values and principles."
❗️Medical sources to Al Jazeera:
"22 martyrs in Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip since dawn today."
BREAKING | The Israeli army announces that it attacked what it claims to be a drone storage facility belonging to Hezbollah in Beirut's Dahiye district.
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BREAKING | Israel bombs Hadath in the southern suburb of Beirut.
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White House threatens to ban foreign students who oppose Israel's genocide in Gaza
Foreign student tuition is a major source of income for US universities and colleges
❗️Israeli warning shots strike the targeted building in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
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US targets Yemen's main civilian airport in new overnight blitz
In response to the attacks, the Yemeni armed forces have targeted US warships and Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv
❗️Israel has bombed Lebanon at least 30 times in the past 24 hours, striking at least 14 different locations across the country.
Initial reports indicate at least 5 people have been killed and over 18 injured, including 6 children and 8 women.
The Israeli army claims that Hezbollah launched two rockets towards the Upper Galilee today, while Hezbollah stated that it remains committed to the ceasefire and has not fired any rockets at Israel.
French President Emmanuel Macron stated today, "We have not received any information regarding Hezbollah military activity in the south, and nothing justifies the Israeli bombing of the Beirut suburb."
❗️Iranians march in support of the Palestinian cause and Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day.
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❗️Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on X:
"Anyone who still hasn't grasped the new situation in Lebanon received another example of our determination today.
The equation has changed – what was before October 7th will not repeat itself. We will not allow fire on our communities, not even a trickle.
We will continue to enforce the ceasefire with strength, strike everywhere in Lebanon against any threat to the State of Israel, and ensure that all our residents in the North will return to their homes safely."
⭕️ Human flood in the Yemeni capital Sanaa in support of Palestine and in commemoration of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day.
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❗️Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on X:
"As I said – the law of Kiryat Shmona is the same as Beirut.
If there is no quiet in Kiryat Shmona and the settlements of the Galilee, there will be no quiet in Beirut.
For every attempt to harm the settlements of the Galilee, the rooftops of the houses in the Dahiye neighborhood of Beirut will shake.
I send a clear message from here to the Lebanese government: If you do not enforce the ceasefire agreement – we will enforce it.
We promised peace and security to the residents of the Galilee, and this is how it will be."
❗️Gaza Ministry of Health:
– "43 martyrs (including 2 recovered martyrs) and 115 injuries arrived at Gaza Strip hospitals during the past 24 hours."
– "A number of victims are still under the rubble and on the streets, and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them."
– "The death toll and injuries since 18 March 2025 has reached 896 martyrs and 1,984 injuries."
– "The death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 50,251 martyrs and 114,025 wounded since 7 October 2023."
❗️Lebanese Ministry of Health:
"3 martyrs, including a woman, and 18 wounded, including children and women, in the Israeli airstrike on Kfar Tebnit, south Lebanon."
❗️Hezbollah's Media | "Due to the Zionist aggression on [Beirut's] southern suburb, the Quds (Jerusalem) Day celebration scheduled for today, Friday, March 28, 2025, has been canceled."
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❗️French President Emmanuel Macron:
– "I express my solidarity with the residents of Beirut who witnessed an Israeli airstrike today in violation of the ceasefire agreement."
– "We have not received any information regarding Hezbollah military activity in the south, and nothing justifies the Israeli bombing of the Beirut suburb."
– "We are focused on rehabilitating Lebanese institutions and will provide support for Lebanon’s reconstruction."
– "We are committed, alongside Washington and the UN, to supporting the ceasefire agreement."
– "The Lebanese state’s efforts to monopolize arms control have begun to yield results."
– "The Israeli army must withdraw from the five occupied points in southern Lebanon."
– "We propose deploying UNIFIL forces in the five locations occupied by Israel in southern Lebanon."
– "We are committed to the path initiated by our American partners regarding Lebanon."
– "I believe Lebanon is now on the right track."
❗️Quds Brigades – Jenin:
"At dawn today, our fighters successfully detonated a pre-prepared high-explosive device targeting a military vehicle on the Meithloun axis, damaging the vehicle. Our heroes also managed to detonate several locally-made explosive devices and engaged enemy forces during their raid on the town of Aanza."
BREAKING | Israel carried out at least two strikes in a building on Hadath, Dahiye.
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Three Israeli surveillance drones flying over the Lebanese capital Beirut, simultaneously.
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US boosts military presence in Indian Ocean ahead of possible escalation against Iran
The US has escalated its attacks on Yemen in recent weeks and may now be setting its sights on the Islamic Republic at the request of Israel
❗️Search operations for victims under the rubble of the targeted house in Kfar Tebnit, south Lebanon, are ongoing.
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❗️Scenes of panic and distress unfold among schoolchildren in Beirut’s Hadath, Dahiye, as they hurry to evacuate before Israeli warplanes strike the targeted building, which is located next to two schools.
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