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❗️Al-Akhbar's correspondent in southern Lebanon:
– "An Israeli drone dropped a sound bomb near the separation wall between Yarin and Dhayra."
– "Israeli occupation forces fired at tobacco farmers on the outskirts of Rmeish."
❗️Qassam Brigades:
"We detonated a Zionist tank with a pre-prepared explosive device while it was operating near the separation line and shelled the area with several mortar rounds east of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, on 29-03-2025."
WATCH | A Palestinian child mourns his beloved on Eid al-Fitr as the Israeli massacres continue in Gaza unabated.
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❗️Israeli occupation forces storm Al-Jaberyat, near Jenin Camp, occupied West Bank.
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❗️Lebanese National News Agency (South Lebanon):
"Israeli vehicles were seen entering the Balat site overlooking the towns of Marwahin and Ramba inside the Lebanese territories occupied by Israel, among the five points. Therefore, the occupation is concentrated in the Balat site, which cuts off the main road linking the regions of Tyre and Bint Jbeil near the border town of Marwahin. Meanwhile, Israeli bulldozers were observed digging and raising earthen barriers and poles on which surveillance cameras and spy devices were installed. A concrete wall was also placed around the site to fortify it."
❗️Israeli occupation forces storm Madama, occupied West Bank, and fire tear gas canisters.
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An image from the site of the massacre shows a vest belonging to one of the 15 murdered Palestinian humanitarian workers - members of Gaza's Civil Defense and Palestinian Red Crescent Society - killed by Israeli occupation forces in Rafah, southern Gaza.
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According to Israeli media reports, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been summoned by the Attorney General for questioning regarding the Qatargate scandal. The investigation concerns alleged unlawful ties between his close aides and Qatari officials, though Netanyahu himself is not currently a suspect.
The development comes as Netanyahu was testifying in his ongoing corruption trial at Tel Aviv District Court today. The court hearing was unexpectedly cut short, apparently to allow the Prime Minister to comply with the police summons.
Earlier today, Israeli Channel 13 reported that Netanyahu's senior advisor and office spokesman had been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the Qatari funds investigation.
⭕️ Reports of a new massacre in the Tartous countryside, Syrian coast
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has reported the discovery of 11 civilian bodies with gunshot wounds to the head, dumped in the Jobar River near the Baniyas refinery in the Tartous countryside.
According to SOHR, hundreds of residents from the Al-Qosour neighborhood in Baniyas remain unaccounted for, with their fate still unknown.
Meanwhile, local sources say militants from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and affiliated factions stormed the village of Harf B-Nimra in the Baniyas-Tartous region, opening fire on civilians and killing several people, including the village headman. A number of others were injured, including a child.
❗️Iranian Foreign Ministry:
– "According to our information, the United States has received and reviewed our response."
– "We rejected direct negotiations due to threats and reaffirm that we will not negotiate under US intimidation."
– "We have always been, and remain, ready for negotiations if they are based on equal footing."
❗️Self-appointed Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, in his Eid al-Fitr speech:
– "Syria is writing a new history for itself, and we have a long and difficult road ahead. We possess all the necessary elements for rebuilding at all levels. What we need now is to work together, not to be divided."
– "We announced the new Syrian government two days ago - moving from quota systems to genuine participation. Forming this government required extensive efforts to select these experienced and competent ministers whose mission is to rebuild the country. Our goal is change and improvement."
❗️Civil Defense in Gaza:
"80 martyrs, including children, as a result of the Israeli aggression since the first day of Eid al-Fitr."
BREAKING | Israel murders six Palestinians, including three children, in its latest bombing of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza.
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Lebanese citizens perform Eid prayers in Kfar Kila, a southern border town, amid the ongoing Israeli aggressions and destruction.
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Israeli Channels 12 and 13 report that two individuals have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the Qatari funds investigation. According to sources cited by Channel 13, the detainees are Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's advisor and his office spokesman.
The arrests come amid an ongoing probe into alleged financial misconduct involving Qatari money. Further details about the specific allegations remain undisclosed at this time.
❗️The Israeli occupation army, accompanied by settlers, assaulted and detained several Palestinian youths in the Masafer Yatta area, south of Hebron (Al-Khalil).
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BREAKING | Israel massacres at least 10 Palestinians, including children, in an air-raid that targeted a house on Jaffa Street in Al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City.
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Satellite images reveal 'growing network' of Israeli outposts in Lebanon, Syria
Israeli officials have signaled that they will not give up control of the regions they currently occupy in both countries
❗️Israel has proposed a new extended truce deal in Gaza in exchange for the return of around half of the remaining captives, according to Israeli officials.
The proposal does not include an agreement to end the war.
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Israeli forces detain and assault a Palestinian youth at the entrance to Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Al-Khali (Hebron) in the occupied West Bank.
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⭕️ Iranian Supreme Leader during a sermon delivered after Eid al-Fitr prayers in Tehran:
– “The brave nations and the proud youth” of the region are labeled as “proxy” forces by western officials, “whereas the Israeli regime is the only proxy force in the region, which works on behalf of colonialist forces to violate the territories and sovereignties of countries.”
– “The Zionist regime, as a proxy of the colonizers, incites fire, commits genocide, and perpetrates crimes, and if it gets the chance, it violates [the territories of] other countries, just as it is violating Syria’s today.”
– “If others defend their rights or their land, they are labeled ‘terrorists;’ yet, [it is] the wicked Zionist regime [that] overtly commits genocide, murders children, targets the general population, assassinates individuals, and even openly declares that it has carried out these actions.”
– “This depraved, wicked, and murderous band must be rooted out from Palestine — and by God’s grace, it will be.”
– “They [the US and Israel] will certainly receive a heavy blow in return” if they carry out “any such act of evil” against Iran.
(IRNA)
❗️Gaza Ministry of Health:
– "80 martyrs and 305 injuries arrived at Gaza Strip hospitals, during the past 48 hours, including (53 martyrs and 189 injuries yesterday, the first day of Eid al-Fitr)."
– "There are still a number of victims 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 1,001 martyrs and 2,359 injuries."
– "The death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 50,357 martyrs and 114,400 injuries since 7 October 2023."
❗️Head of the Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, Raed Abu al-Hummus:
– "The testimonies of brutal torture published by The Independent confirm the Israeli occupation’s brutality and crimes."
– "Detainees face systematic abuse and torture, leading up to execution, without any oversight or restrictions."
– "The inaction of international institutions has enabled a reality the prisoner movement has not witnessed in decades."
– "Since October 7, 2023, Israeli prisons have been the most violent, with flagrant violations of international agreements."
– "Torture, rape, electrocution, and starvation are systematic war crimes that require accountability."
– "Newly established detention sites have turned into 'graves for the living' amid the absence of international oversight."
– "The Independent’s report necessitates international intervention to halt crimes inside military bases that have been turned into prisons."
WATCH | Quds Brigades releases footage of the its forces launching rockets at the Hatzerim airbase and settlements in the Gaza envelope.
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Palestinian families flee Rafah amid fears of Israeli bombardment, following the military's orders threatening to strike an area constituting nearly 20% of Gaza.
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US launches deadly strikes in north Sanaa
The leader of the Ansarallah movement recently said Washington’s continuous bombardment will not deter Yemen from attacking Israel
Photos from the site of the Israeli massacre in Rafah that killed 15 Palestinian humanitarian workers - including civil defense teams and Red Crescent medics - as they carried out rescue operations in southern Gaza.
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❗️Media Committee in Tulkarem, occupied West Bank:
– "The occupation forces continue their military operations in the city of Tulkarem and its two camps for the 64th consecutive day, while the siege imposed on Nour Shams Camp continues for the 51st day. This aggression is accompanied by arrest campaigns and violent raids, including the suppression of residents and assaults on them."
– "The occupation has reinforced its military presence in the city and its surroundings, deploying its vehicles and soldiers in neighborhoods and camps, and setting up mobile checkpoints that hindered the movement of residents, in addition to carrying out incursions and arrests targeting many young men."
– "In the early dawn hours, occupation forces stormed the Aktaba suburb east of Tulkarem, and arrested Abdullah Alariya, a former prisoner, and Mohammad Samih Abu Harb, after raiding and searching their homes."
– "The Dhanaba suburb witnessed the arrest of five young men at a flying checkpoint set up near Al-Attar platforms. They are: Aziz Attar, Jawad Attar, Mohammad Farajallah, and Muhannad al-Halqoum. The occupation released the latter two at dawn after they were severely beaten."
– "Nour Shams Camp witnessed a dangerous escalation, where occupation forces burned houses in the Manshiya neighborhood, causing smoke columns to rise, amid the continuing suffocating siege on the camp. The occupation forces also deployed bulldozers in several areas, especially in Manshiya and the slaughterhouse, where they destroyed homes and infrastructure, and expelled many families from their residences, particularly in the areas of Jabal al-Nasr and Al-Salihin."
– "In Tulkarem Camp, forced displacement of its residents continues, with most of its neighborhoods now nearly empty of residents, especially in the Hadayda and Rabayaa neighborhoods, after infrastructure, homes, and commercial facilities suffered extensive destruction due to continuous incursions."
– "Coinciding with the Eid period, occupation forces escalated their arbitrary measures against residents, setting up mobile military checkpoints in Tulkarem streets and restricting residents' movement. They also chased children while they were playing in the streets and confiscated their plastic toys."
– "The occupation forces intensified their presence on Nablus Street, especially in the area opposite Tulkarem Camp, where they closed parts of it with dirt barriers, and seized a number of houses and turned them into military points, as part of the policy of restricting residents."
– "The continuous aggression on Tulkarem and its camps has resulted in the martyrdom of 13 citizens, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant, in addition to the injury and arrest of dozens. More than 4,000 families were forced to flee from the Tulkarem and Nour Shams Camps, along with dozens of families from the northern neighborhood of the city after the occupation seized their homes and converted some into military sites."
– "The destruction extended to include infrastructure, commercial shops, and vehicles, with 396 homes completely destroyed and 2,573 partially destroyed, in addition to closing the entrances to the camps with dirt barriers, in an escalation that reflects the scale of ongoing violations against civilians in the city and its camps."
❗️Following US President Donald Trump's threats to bomb Iran, Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Swiss Head of Mission, who represents US interests in Tehran, to deliver a formal warning, stating: “Iran will respond decisively & immediately to any threat.”
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❗️Ministry of Interior and National Security in Gaza:
– "We condemn the Israeli occupation’s new threats issued this morning, ordering the full evacuation of Rafah and the displacement of its remaining residents under continuous bombardment, paving the way for further crimes against our people."
– "These new threats will only worsen the catastrophic conditions in Gaza, where residents have endured 18 months of genocide, displacement, and repeated forced evacuations, all while the occupation continues its blockade and starvation policies in full view of the world."
– "We call on the international community and mediators to intervene urgently and pressure the occupation to halt its evacuation threats in Rafah, which would bring unimaginable suffering to civilians."
– "We hold the occupation fully responsible for the ongoing genocide against our people and urge all international legal institutions to take widespread action and hold its leaders accountable for war crimes against our defenseless population."