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Netanyahu announces new 'security corridor' inside Gaza cutting off Rafah from Khan Yunis
Netanyahu vowed to occupy additional territory and divide Gaza to put pressure on Hamas to submit to Israeli demands in new ceasefire negotiations
Israel bombs key Syrian military sites in 'warning' to Turkiye
As Israel continues to steal Syrian territory in the south, officials have raised the possibility of a 'confrontation' with their allies in Ankara
❗️Israeli raids on Hama Military Airport have exceeded 15, and the airport is almost totally destroyed.
(Al Mayadeen, citing local sources)
❗️Al Mayadeen citing local sources:
10 Israeli raids have targeted infrastructure at Hama Military Airport so far.
❗️Israeli Army Radio:
"The primary goal of tonight's airstrikes on Syria is to send a warning to Turkish President Erdogan."
❗️BREAKING | Israeli warplanes bomb the Hama military airbase (T4) in western Syria.
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❗️BREAKING | Israeli warplanes bomb the Scientific Research Building in Damascus.
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A video shows the immediate aftermath of an Israeli airstrike that killed four Palestinians, including two police officers, in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza, earlier today.
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Lebanese FM implicated in sexual misconduct scandal
The foreign minister is also being criticized for his silence on constant Israeli attacks against Lebanon
❗️A source in the Gaza Central Governorate police:
– "The Deir al-Balah police station, located next to Ansar Mosque, was targeted by occupation aircraft a short while ago."
– "The police station targeted by the occupation is the same one that issued summons and arrest warrants for the killers of officer Shaldan."
– "This move confirms the occupation’s encouragement of security chaos, its attempt to spread disorder, and its effort to create a "false protection" for murderers and outlaws."
❗️Statement by the Palestinian Journalists Protection Center (PJPC):
"The Palestinian Journalists Protection Center (PJPC) condemns the 'systematic Israeli incitement campaign' against journalists in the Gaza Strip and warns of severe consequences for their lives amid the increasing hostile rhetoric in Israeli media and military circles.
The center expresses deep concern over an 'intense incitement campaign' led by Hebrew-language accounts on social media, which has escalated to 'death threats' against journalists in Gaza. This raises fears that such incitement could pave the way for further assassinations of journalists.
The center notes that journalist Anas al-Sharif, Al Jazeera’s correspondent in northern Gaza, has been subjected to a systematic incitement campaign in Israeli media. Some accounts participating in this campaign are 'promoting agendas aligned with the Israeli narrative,' attempting to undermine his professional credibility and link him to Palestinian factions.
The PJPC affirms that systematic incitement campaigns against Palestinian journalists constitute a blatant violation of press freedom charters and are part of a policy of intimidation aimed at silencing voices documenting Israeli occupation violations.
The center calls on the international community, particularly UNESCO and the International Federation of Journalists, to take urgent measures to protect Palestinian journalists, prosecute those inciting violence against them, and increase financial and legal support for media workers in Palestinian territories.
It is worth noting that journalist Anas al-Sharif had previously received threats from pro-Israel accounts, according to human rights organizations.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation army assassinated journalists Mohammed Mansour and Hossam Shabat in two separate airstrikes targeting areas in southern and northern Gaza earlier this week. This brings the number of Palestinian journalists killed this month to seven.
According to Gaza’s Government Media Office, over 200 journalists have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the war began on 7 October 2023—an unprecedented figure in modern conflicts. This raises serious questions about the commitment of international parties to protecting journalists in war zones."
Horrific aftermath of an Israeli strike on a UNRWA facility in Jabalia refugee camp: A three-month-old Palestinian infant was killed and decapitated amid attacks on displaced civilians sheltering at the facility.
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❗️Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under police protection, led by the Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir.
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❗️An Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
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❗️Israeli Broadcasting Corporation:
The army is investigating whether a drone actually breached Israeli airspace and whether it came from Yemen or Gaza.
US airstrikes destroy water source for 50,000 Yemenis
The US military has relentlessly bombed Yemen for over two weeks after Sanaa reimposed a maritime ban on Israeli-linked vessels crossing the Red Sea
❗️Israel has killed at least 77 Palestinians in raids on the Gaza Strip since dawn today.
(Medical sources to Al Jazeera)
❗️Israel announces that it targeted "remaining military capabilities at the Syrian bases of Hama and T4, along with additional remaining military infrastructure sites in the area of Damascus."
Israel launched over a dozen strikes on Homs, Hama, and Damascus.
❗️Al Mayadeen citing local sources:
Ambulances heading to Hama military airport after Israeli shelling, reports of casualties inside.
❗️BREAKING | US warplanes bomb the Ras Isa Terminal in Hodeidah Governorate, west of Yemen. Casualties reported.
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❗️Israeli army reports that two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip towards nearby settlements were intercepted.
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Sights set on Somaliland: The threat of a total US–UK–Israeli takeover
As Tel Aviv and Washington quietly court Somaliland as a destination for Gaza’s displaced, this British-controlled enclave on the Red Sea emerges as both a strategic imperial launchpad and a potential open-air prison for Palestinians – armed, trained, and surveilled by London.
By Kit Klarenberg
Trump oversees 'record breaking' militarization of West Asia: Report
Open source data shows a 50 percent increase in US military cargo flights to the region as Trump continues to threaten Iran with war
❗️Medical sources to Al Jazeera:
"68 martyrs in Israeli raids on several areas in the Gaza Strip since dawn today."
⭕️ A Hamas government police officer was executed on video on Tuesday in north Gaza's Deir al-Balah by members of the Abu Samarah family. The killing was described by anti-Hamas activists, including Fatah activists Motaz Azaiza, Hamza al-Masry, and other figures in the diaspora, as an act of revenge for the death of their relative, Abdul Rahman Abu Samarah, allegedly at the hands of the officer, identified as Shaldan.
Following the incident, Gaza’s police said they had launched an investigation into the killing of the officer, who was reportedly “performing his duties to break up a fight that resulted in the death of a citizen from his wounds in the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.”
The National Assembly of Palestinian Tribes, Clans, and Families said the initial incident in Deir al-Balah was a tragic accident, as a warning shot fired by police unintentionally struck and killed a civilian during aid distribution. The group condemned what followed as a deliberate and brutal ambush against Shaldan, carried out by individuals who exploited the situation. They described the killing as a premeditated crime that violates both religious and tribal values.
In a separate statement, the assembly warned that the security of Deir al-Balah—and the entire Gaza Strip—is a red line. It called on authorities to act decisively against those threatening stability and urged clans to avoid chaos. The group emphasized that any attack on security personnel is an attack on the foundations of the Palestinian people.
BREAKING | Israeli strike targets a police patrol, killing two officers and a child in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
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Gaza civil defense confirms rescue workers 'bound, executed, buried in mass grave'
'They were killed by Israeli forces while trying to save lives,' the UN humanitarian chief stated
UPDATE | At least 2 people have been killed and others wounded in an Israeli airstrike on Deir al-Balah in central Gaza Strip.
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Yemen takes on USS Truman as Washington's war 'compounds humanitarian crisis'
Daily US airstrikes on Yemen have made it difficult for humanitarian organizations operating in the country to help those in need
❗️Gaza Ministry of Health:
– "24 martyrs and 55 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 1,066 martyrs and 2,597 injuries."
– "The death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 50,423 martyrs and 114,638 wounded since 7 October 2023."