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❗️Local sources in Lebanon are reporting that three Syrian HTS-led security forces were killed by Lebanese local fighters after illegally crossing into Lebanon. Their bodies were discovered in the Qasr area, Hermel, north east Lebanon, and were retrieved by the Lebanese Red Cross.
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❗️Israeli army statement:
"Earlier today, a gunshot hit on a parked vehicle was identified in the area of Avivim. No injuries were reported.
The shot most likely originated from Lebanese territory. IDF troops are scanning the area and the incident is under review.
Any fire toward Israel from Lebanese territory constitutes a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon."
Women, children killed in US airstrikes targeting Ansarallah leadership in Yemen
US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz claimed the bombings 'targeted multiple Houthi leaders and took them out'
❗️Israeli Apache helicopters fly over Jenin coinciding with the time of Iftar, occupied West Bank.
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❗️Israeli army:
"Three new 'Adir' aircraft, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, landed at the Israeli Air Force's Nevatim Airbase last week (Thursday)."
❗️Photos of some of the destruction caused by Israeli occupation forces in Tulkarem, occupied West Bank.
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⭕️ Nine Israeli army reservist soldiers and their platoon commander were dismissed from their combat roles for opening fire toward Gaza while listening to a reading of the Purim Scroll of Esther on Friday, the military announced on Sunday afternoon.
The nine soldiers will be confined to a military base for 28 days, restricting their movement but stopping short of a prison sentence.
Additionally, the company commander overseeing the platoon commander received a formal censure in his record.
❗️AFP from the White House:
"The United States killed several key Houthi leaders in its strikes on Yemen."
⭕️ Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander, Major General Hossein Salami, reiterated today that Tehran does not control Ansarallah in Yemen, pushing back against western, Gulf, and Israeli narratives that frame the group as an Iranian "proxy."
“If we attack anywhere or support anybody, we will unequivocally announce it,” Salami asserted, adding that “Iran has no role in setting the national policies of any faction within the resistance front, including the Ansarallah movement in Yemen.”
Salami also warned that any attack on Iran would be met with a “devastating” response, reaffirming Tehran’s readiness to defend itself against growing threats.
His remarks come as the US launched brutal airstrikes on Yemen, killing at least 31 people and injuring over 100.
The strikes followed former US President Donald Trump’s demand that Iran end its support for the "Houthis."
IRGC chief vows ‘devastating response’ to any US, Israeli attack on Iran
Donald Trump renewed his threats against Tehran while announcing Washington’s deadly attack on Yemen, which killed and injured at least 132 people
❗️World Food Programme:
○ "No food has entered Gaza since the 2nd of March, and all border crossings remain closed.”
○ "The prices of some basic food items in Gaza have risen by more than 200%.”
○ "We urge all parties to prioritize humanitarian needs and allow aid to enter Gaza.”
❗️Gaza Civil Defense:
"For the third consecutive day, our teams have been transporting the bodies of 17 martyrs, including 8 unidentified individuals who were buried within the walls of Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza during the genocide.
Our teams have also recovered the bodies of 7 martyrs from beneath the rubble of the Al-Muna’ama family home in Gaza City."
❗️Gaza Civil Defense:
"Our crews in Rafah are dealing with three injuries after a bomb was fired at them from an Israeli drone in the Tel al-Sultan area."
❗️Media Committee in Jenin, occupied West Bank:
○ "The Israeli occupation forces continue their wide-ranging aggression on the city and camp of Jenin for the 53rd consecutive day, with martyrs falling, dozens injured and arrested, and a catastrophic humanitarian situation."
○ "The number of displaced people in Jenin camp has risen to 21,000 citizens as a result of the military operations of the occupation forces, meaning that nearly 90% of the camp’s population has been subjected to forced displacement."
○ "The occupation forces continue their burning and destruction operations, having burned several houses in Jenin Camp yesterday, and their presence continues in the camp's main square and several streets in the city. They have also closed the entrance to Jenin government hospital with dirt mounds."
○ "The occupation’s tanks, which entered Jenin and its camp for the first time since 2002, continue their acts of sabotage and raids alongside military bulldozers and vehicles. The occupation forces stormed the towns of Jilbon, Qabatiya, Yabad, and the village of Bir al-Basha, converting several homes into military barracks."
○ "The widespread aggression on Jenin has caused severe damage and exacerbated the humanitarian and living conditions of the citizens, amidst a severe shortage of food and basic needs for children, coupled with the continued disruption of water and electricity."
○ "The occupation’s aggression on Jenin and its camp has led to the martyrdom of 36 citizens, including two by the bullets of the security forces, who share in the occupation's crimes by chasing and arresting the resistance fighters."
○ "A total of 512 homes and facilities have been completely or partially damaged in Jenin camp, while the occupation forces have arrested about 202 individuals, in addition to subjecting dozens to field investigations."
○ "In the face of these escalating crimes, we call for support for the displaced people of Jenin and for efforts to lift the siege imposed on the city and the camp, and to confront the brutality of the occupation and the genocide it is carrying out against the Palestinians and their properties."
Israel bombs south Lebanon three times in 24 hours, expands occupation
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last week that Tel Aviv ‘will not relinquish control’ of the areas it illegally occupies in Lebanon
❗️Gaza Ministry of Education:
○ "We have reopened dozens of schools and established educational centers and learning hubs across various governorates in the Gaza Strip."
○ "Around 13,000 students and nearly 800 staff members were killed during the war, and 90% of school buildings were destroyed."
○ "We are collaborating with the Red Crescent, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), and other organizations in an effort to rehabilitate schools and resume the educational process in Gaza."
○ "We have held educational meetings in various directorates across Gaza, including western Gaza, to discuss the progress of the educational process."
❗️An explosive device blew up in the eastern neighborhood of Jenin, occupied West Bank.
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❗️US Representative for the state of South Carolina, Nancy Mace, shares selfies and photos from Israel amidst South Carolina's weather crisis.
While the US state grapples with dangerous storms, winds, damaging hail, and tornado warnings, US Representative Nancy Mace has shared photos of herself in Israel, captioned "The Holy Land. 🇮🇱."
In response to criticism, she claims the images are old.
❗️The head of the Islamic jurisconsults of the Sultanate of Oman, Ahmad al-Khalili:
○ "We strongly condemn the brutal aggression by Zionism and its allies against proud Gaza and blessed Yemen, and we wholeheartedly stand in solidarity with the heroes of the resistance in both countries."
○ "We affirm our absolute confidence that this aggression will only increase the courage, strength, and pride of these two heroic peoples until Almighty Allah's victory and decisive triumph are achieved."
❗️Israeli occupation forces storm the occupied West Bank village of Burin, south of Nablus.
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❗️Gaza Municipality:
○ "We warn of the dangers of halting energy and fuel supplies due to the continued closure of crossings by the occupation and the prevention of essential energy and fuel sources needed to operate basic services and facilities, as well as the occupation’s threat to stop the pumping of Mekorot water. The continuation of these arbitrary measures threatens to worsen the situation and cut off means of life and water in the city."
○ "The Mekorot line currently supplies the city with about 70% of its daily needs, and if the water supply from this line is cut off, it could lead to a severe thirst crisis in the city, threatening human life and causing a deterioration in public health and the spread of diseases."
○ "We call on UN organizations to urgently intervene and save human life in the city, pressuring the occupation to respect international laws and treaties and ensure the provision of energy and water sources without obstacles."
❗️Israeli Army Radio:
“The army is investigating a shooting attack on a car in the town of Avivim (near the Lebanese border) and is examining whether it was targeted from inside Lebanon.”
Israeli occupation forces arrested a Palestinian while he was herding sheep in the Masafer Yatta area, south of Hebron (Al-Khalil), occupied West Bank.
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⭕️ Turkiye has called on the European Union to unconditionally lift sanctions on Syria ahead of an international aid conference in Brussels.
Ankara, which fully backs Syria’s new authorities following Bashar al-Assad’s ouster in December, sees this as essential for a "peaceful transition," according to its foreign ministry.
The EU will host its ninth international conference on Syria on Monday, marking the first time representatives of the new interim government have been invited.
(AFP)
❗️Israeli settlers hold celebrations on Shuhada Street (Martyrs Street) in central Hebron, occupied West Bank, under the protection of occupation forces.
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❗The Government Media Office in Gaza in response to an Israeli army infographic released yesterday, which claims that those killed in yesterday’s massacre in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, were Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives:
○ "The photo identified as that of martyr Bilal Abu Matar in the Israeli army's statement is not his."
○ "If the personal photo does not belong to the individual, then how accurate is the supposed information about him?"
○ "The full name listed for martyr Mahmoud Aslim in the statement is incorrect and actually belongs to another person who is still alive."
○ "The individual named in the statement as Suhaib al-Najjar was never part of the team and was not among the martyrs of the massacre—so where did the occupation army and its propagandists get his name from?
○ "The name listed for martyr Mohammed al-Ghafeer is incorrect."
○ "If the occupation army and its intelligence services do not even know his full name, how can they claim to have detailed information about him?"
○ "The person named as Mustafa Hammad and described in the statement as a journalist and activist was never part of the team and has no connection to relief work or journalism."
○ "Some of the names that were circulated on social media were later proven to be incorrect."
○ "The occupation army relied on collecting these inaccurate names and data, attaching false accusations and allegations to them in its statement."
○ "The Zionist-Nazi occupation army deliberately and premeditatedly committed the crime in Beit Lahia against the relief and media team accompanying it."
○ "The occupation bombed them twice after tracking them and was fully aware of their humanitarian mission, which was documented by its surveillance drones and spy cameras stationed near the crime scene."
❗Young Palestinian man, Ahmad Abu Zubaydah, was killed in an Israeli attack east of Al-Bureij, central Gaza Strip, this morning.
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❗️Israeli occupation reinforcements arrive at Jenin Camp, occupied West Bank.
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⭕️ The US is actively involved in the selection of Lebanon’s next central bank governor as part of its efforts to curb Hezbollah’s influence on the country’s financial system. American officials have met with potential candidates in both Washington and Beirut, reportedly emphasizing the need for a governor who will combat corruption and "terrorist financing."
The new central bank head will play a crucial role in implementing economic reforms necessary for Lebanon’s ongoing negotiations with the IMF and for securing international reconstruction aid. Among the candidates being considered are former minister Camille Abousleiman, IMF official Jihad Azour, and asset management heads Philippe Jabre and Karim Souaid. The US is also coordinating with Saudi Arabia on the selection process, signaling broader regional involvement.
(Reuters)
❗️US President Donald Trump reportedly watched the airstrikes on Yemen’s Sanaa live. He watched over 30 people get massacred.
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