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Israel issues evacuation orders for Beirut's southern suburb
People fled their homes in a panic after the Israeli threat, which came shortly after a large wave of attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon
❗️As Israel announces that it will bomb Beirut, the Lebanese Presidency account on X announces:
"Zoom talks between Presidents Aoun and Macron and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa have concluded. The Cypriot president and Greek prime minister have now joined joint Lebanese-French-Greek-Cypriot talks."
BREAKING | Israel issues an evacuation order, announcing that it will bomb a building in Hadath, southern suburbs of Beirut (Dahiyeh), Lebanon.
Читать полностью…❗️Israeli settlers storm Palestinian land between the towns of Qabalan and Jurish, under the protection of occupation forces, south of Nablus, occupied West Bank.
Читать полностью…❗️Footage of the latest Israeli airstrike on Kfar Tebnit, south Lebanon.
Читать полностью…❗️Hezbollah's Media Relations:
"A responsible source in Hezbollah confirmed Hezbollah's commitment to the ceasefire agreement, denying any connection between Hezbollah and the rockets launched from southern Lebanon today towards northern occupied Palestine.
The source added that these incidents come within the context of fabricating suspicious pretexts to continue the 'Israeli' aggression against Lebanon."
❗️Lebanon: Al-Mayadeen correspondent in the south:
"An Israeli helicopter dropped bombs on a café in the center of Houla that had been targeted yesterday, as well as on the vicinity of an inhabited house in the town."
❗️Hamas leadership source to Al-Arabi TV:
– "Following the assassination of Issam al-Daalis (highest-ranking government official in Gaza, assassinated on 18 March, who headed the Government Administrative Committee, a position equivalent to Prime Minister of Gaza), the movement has decided not to appoint a replacement."
– "This decision paves the way for the Community Support Committee to take over the management of Gaza’s affairs."
– "Government operations are now focused solely on maintaining essential services to prevent a governance vacuum amid ongoing war."
– "Hamas has called for an accelerated expedited handover of responsibilities to the Community Support Committee in accordance with previously agreed upon arrangements [with Fatah]."
BREAKING | US warplanes launched 4 airstrikes on the Sanhan District in Yemen's Sanaa Governorate.
Читать полностью…❗️Footage released by the PIJ's Quds Brigades of its fighters targeting Sderot and the surrounding Israeli settlements in the Gaza Envelope with rockets.
Читать полностью…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
Israel kills over 100 Palestinians per day since restart of Gaza genocide
Israel has deliberately targeted families, journalists, and civilian government employees since breaking the ceasefire on 18 March
UPDATE | Lebanese Ministry of Health: "Two martyrs in an Israeli drone attack on a car in the town of Baraachit, south Lebanon."
Читать полностью…Turkiye arrests nearly 2,000 in anti-govt protests, calls western backlash ‘double standards’
Ankara rejected accusations that the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu was to prevent him from running in the next presidential election
❗️The Israeli army announces that it has arrested over 80 "wanted suspects" in the occupied West Bank throughout this week, including 3 Palestinians the army labeled as "terrorists" for throwing rocks at a highway.
Читать полностью…UPDATE | The Lebanese Ministry of Health announces that the Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Tebnit killed one person and injured eight people, including three children.
Читать полностью…❗️Lebanese Ministry of Health announces that 6 people, including 3 children, were injured in an Israeli airstrike on the town of Kfar Tebnit, south Lebanon.
Читать полностью…❗️Overall developments in Gaza according to journalist Anas al-Sharif within the past 12 hours:
– "Two martyrs and one wounded after an Israeli drone bombed a group of Palestinians in the town of Al-Shawka, east of Rafah."
– "Three martyrs and dozens wounded after an Israeli airstrike targeted a house in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City."
– "Three martyrs and one wounded in an Israeli airstrike targeting a civilian tent in Al-Fakhoura area of Jabalia camp, north of the Gaza Strip."
– "Two martyrs and one wounded in an Israeli airstrike targeting a civilian gathering in Beit Hanoun, north of Gaza."
BREAKING | Israel launches two airstrikes targeting the surroundings of the village of Jabbour, western Bekaa, Lebanon.
Israel has bombed at least 11 different locations in Lebanon today.
BREAKING | Israel continues to bomb south Lebanon, launching airstrikes targeting Kfar Fila, Jabal Safi, and Kfar Tebnit, near Nabatieh, south Lebanon.
Читать полностью…❗️Al-Akhbar’s correspondent in southern Lebanon:
“Israeli artillery fire and phosphorous shelling targeted a school in Khiam.”
BREAKING | Heavy Israeli artillery shelling targets several areas of south Lebanon after sirens sounded in a number of Israel's northern settlements earlier this morning due to two rocket launches.
The Israeli army said one rocket was intercepted and another fell in Lebanese territory.
BREAKING | Renewed US attacks across Yemen reported, including additional strikes on the capital Sanaa and its airport, three strikes on Al-Luhayyah District in Hodeidah Governorate, and an attack on Al-Jawf Governorate.
Читать полностью…EXCLUSIVE: Survivors of Syrian government massacres recount tales of ‘death, destruction’
Civilians in Syria’s coastal cities and towns are suffering from severe PTSD and live in fear of a new wave of sectarian killings
The 'Hidden Hands' guiding Lebanese–Syrian strife
Border violence and coastal massacres have reignited tensions between Lebanon and Syria, amid concerns that hidden actors are stoking Sunni–Shia sedition to benefit Israel.
By Tamjid Kobaissy
❗️Israeli media reports violent clashes between Israeli police and ultra-Orthodox (Haredim) demonstrators protesting military conscription.
According to the police, the Ultra-Orthodox protests against military service have devolved into riots and attacks on police officers.
❗️Medical sources in Gaza to Al Jazeera:
"36 martyrs in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip since dawn today, including 30 martyrs in the northern Gaza Strip."
❗️Israeli Supreme Court rejects petitions submitted to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.
(Maariv)
BREAKING | An Israeli drone targets a vehicle in Baraashit - Beit Yahoun highway in south Lebanon.
Читать полностью…❗️Al Jazeera correspondent:
"4 martyrs and several wounded in an Israeli raid targeting Palestinians in Al-Nafaq Street in central Gaza City."