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Syrian interim president appoints new transitional government, promises 'new state'
A Christian woman, a Druze, a Kurd, and an Alawite were appointed to posts in the new government in line with western calls for ‘inclusivity’
❗️PALESTINE RED CRESCENT SOCIETY (PRCS):
"The Palestine Red Crescent Society is shocked by the occupation's targeting of its crews in Rafah and demands that the occupation reveal their fate.
March 30, 2025
For the eighth consecutive day, the fate of nine Palestine Red Crescent paramedics remains unknown after they were directly shot by the occupation forces, wounding several of them.
Contact with them was lost about a week ago, when they responded to a call to provide first aid to a number of people injured by the occupation forces' shelling in the Hashashin area of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. The Palestine Red Crescent Society is shocked by the occupation forces' targeting of its paramedics while they were carrying out their humanitarian work, despite them bearing the Red Crescent emblem, an emblem protected by international laws, including international humanitarian law, which requires the occupation forces to respect and protect the emblem, facilitate the mission of humanitarian workers, and refrain from harming their lives in any way. If they are injured, they must be provided with the necessary medical care to preserve their lives and not expose them to danger.
The occupation's targeting of Red Crescent paramedics and their international emblem can only be considered a premeditated crime punishable by international humanitarian law, which the occupation continues to violate in full view of the entire world without taking serious steps to prevent these blatant violations of international conventions.
Not knowing the fate of our paramedic colleagues is a great tragedy, not only for us at the Palestinian Red Crescent, but also for humanitarian work and humanity.
The Society holds the occupation authorities fully responsible for the safety and lives of its paramedics, especially since they have been delaying allowing Red Crescent crews to enter the area to find out the fate of their colleagues from the very beginning.
The Society calls on the international community to pressure the occupation authorities to reveal the fate of the missing crew.
We also call on the international community and the states that have signed the Geneva Conventions to take serious steps to provide protection for medical personnel.
The Society renews its call on the international community, represented by the United Nations with all its bodies and institutions, the states party to the Geneva Conventions, and all international human rights and humanitarian organizations, to fulfill their legal obligations by urgently taking the necessary measures to compel the occupying state, "Israel," to immediately stop committing further grave violations against Palestinian medical personnel in particular and Palestinian civilians in general, to fully comply with the principles and provisions of international humanitarian law and human rights law legally applicable to the occupied Palestinian territory, and to work to put a final end to the occupying state's policy of impunity."
🇾🇪 Yemeni Armed Forces announces that it targeted Ben Gurion Airport in occupied Jaffa (Tel Aviv) with a 'Zulfiqar' ballistic missile.
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The United Arab Emirates has reportedly imposed death sentences on three men of Uzbek origin for the kidnapping and killing of Israeli-Moldovan soldier and Chabad emissary Rabbi Zvi Kogan back in November 2024, according to Israeli journalist Amit Segal, who says they will be "executed," citing officials.
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Palestinian prisoner Sari Qashou from the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem has been released after 10 months in Israeli prisons.
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⭕️ This morning, the Yemeni Armed Forces announced that it clashed with enemy warships, led by the USS Truman, in the Red Sea three times during the past 24 hours.
According to the statement, the operations involved coordinated strikes by the missile force, drone units, and naval forces using cruise missiles and drones.
The Armed Forces reaffirmed their commitment to confronting US aggression and standing in solidarity with the Palestinian people until the war on Gaza ends and the siege is lifted.
Palestinians are bidding their loved ones farewell on the morning of Eid al-Fitr in the Gaza Strip.
Video shows multiple children killed by Israel in the Muhararrat area of Khan Yunis, south Gaza.
BREAKING | Sirens sound in Greater Tel Aviv and the Jerusalem Hills ahead of expected missile launches from Yemen.
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⭕️ Key points from Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya’s Eid speech:
– Hamas, along with other resistance factions, has engaged in negotiations through mediators over the past 18 months with clear objectives: stopping the war, securing the release of prisoners, and affirming the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.
– Despite Israeli stalling and Netanyahu’s deliberate sabotage to prolong the war, Hamas demonstrated responsibility, flexibility, and seriousness, which led to the 19 January 2025 agreement. Hamas upheld its commitments while Israel violated the deal and resumed the war more brutally than before.
– Hamas recently received a new proposal from the Qatari and Egyptian mediators and responded positively. The movement emphasized it is not seeking new demands, only the implementation of what was already signed and guaranteed.
– Reiterated Hamas's strategic vision: ending aggression, achieving national unity, and working with all Palestinian factions to establish a fully sovereign state with Jerusalem as its capital and securing the right of return.
– Hamas agreed to Egypt’s proposal for forming a Civil Support Committee to manage Gaza, composed of independent national figures, and submitted names for its formation, urging Egypt to move forward with Arab and Islamic backing.
– Firmly rejected any notion of abandoning responsibility or surrendering Gaza to Israeli control. He declared resistance weapons a red line, tied directly to the occupation’s existence and the need to protect the Palestinian state.
❗️Highlights from Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem's Quds Day speech (1/2):
– "Since Imam Khomeini declared Quds Day, there have been many transformations in favor of Palestine's liberation."
– "We in Hezbollah believe that the Palestinian cause is a just cause, and we are committed to the liberation of the holy sites."
– "We believe in contributing to Palestine’s liberation and see it as being in Lebanon’s interest to be protected during this critical historical stage."
– "Hezbollah has played a crucial role in supporting Palestine, which reached its highest level with the martyrdom of the leader of the nation, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah."
– "If Israel does not comply and the state does not take the necessary steps, we will have no choice but to resort to other options."
– If we reach a point where the Israeli actions are nothing but killing, destruction, and occupation, we cannot remain spectators."
Only seven Hamas fighters named among 436 Palestinians killed by Israel in 'historic' 18 March attacks
Israel launched 80 strikes on Gaza on 18 March to unilaterally end the ceasefire and renew its genocide campaign
‘The people will speak’: Massive anti-government protests in Turkiye enter second week
Turks continue to protest in support of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu amid a police crackdown and economic instability
WATCH | Qassam Brigades publish a video of Israeli captive number 22 addressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, telling him that Hamas did not force him to record this video, and that he misses his family and wants to go home.
Qassam Brigades released the video with the caption:
"You defend your respected workers, don't you know how to defend me?!"
Turkish police detain Ekrem Imamoglu's lawyer as state crackdown expands
Turkish authorities have detained and deported foreign journalists as part of a crackdown on protests in support of the Istanbul mayor
❗️The Israeli army said that it bombed the same area where mortars were launched at Israeli occupation forces in the southern Gaza Strip earlier today.
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⭕️ Israel's Security Cabinet has approved the final phase of the "Fabric of Life Road" near occupied Jerusalem, a project that will reroute Palestinian traffic and effectively sever territorial continuity in the occupied West Bank.
While framed as a logistical upgrade, the road will block Palestinian access to the critical area between Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim, including Khan al-Ahmar — a village seen as pivotal to the viability of a future Palestinian state.
Once completed, Palestinians will be able to access this area only by foot, advancing de facto annexation and deepening Israel's stranglehold on the E1 corridor, a strategic zone whose control determines whether a contiguous Palestinian state remains possible at all.
❗️Israel's Channel 12 reports the details presented by the negotiating delegation at last night's cabinet meeting:
– Israel received a proposal from the mediators between Thursday night and Friday, and Israel presented its counter-proposal yesterday afternoon.
– The Israeli proposal calls for the release of 10 living detainees and 11 bodies held in the Gaza Strip.
– Israel awaits Hamas's response to the proposal it submitted yesterday to mediators.
– Hamas's proposal calls for the release of five living detainees, including American Edan Alexander.
– Israel threatens to increase military pressure if Hamas's position does not move closer to the Israeli position.
Hamas accepts Egyptian ceasefire proposal, Israel seeks further concessions
Netanyahu said on Sunday that ending the war on Gaza is conditional on Hamas's complete surrender and disarmament
BREAKING | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is willing to discuss the final stage of the war, but only if Hamas disarms and its leaders leave Gaza.
According to him, Israel is negotiating under pressure, which he claims is making talks more effective, and he reiterated that the goal is to restore "security" in Gaza and advance a voluntary migration plan aligned with the Trump proposal.
Syria’s transitional government was officially sworn in late on Saturday, 29 March, at the People’s Palace in Damascus, with key ministers (Abu Qasra, Khattab, Shaibani) retaining their posts and former opposition figure Hind Kabawat appointed as the sole female minister.
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On the morning of Eid al-Fitr, Israeli occupation forces fired tear gas at Palestinians visiting Jenin Camp's cemetery in the occupied West Bank to pray for their loved ones.
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❗️Haaretz, citing an Israeli official:
The release of Israeli-American captive Edan Alexander from Gaza will relieve US pressure on Netanyahu and will make Trump lose interest in solving the crisis.
Highlights from Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem's Quds Day speech (2/2):
– "Let it be known that Israel has included Lebanon, particularly South Lebanon, in its annexation plans through settlement and demographic changes."
– "A certain power has managed to prevent Israel from achieving its goals, which led it to accept a ceasefire."
– "It is the state’s responsibility to step beyond diplomacy at a certain point to confront the occupation."
– "We in Hezbollah have fully adhered to the agreement, but Israel has not withdrawn and continues to violate Lebanon’s sovereignty daily."
– "What Israel is doing today cannot be called mere violations—it is outright aggression that has crossed all limits, and any justifications are meaningless."
– "The Lebanese state must take action, and there is still time for a political and diplomatic solution."
– "Let Israel know that it will not achieve its objectives through pressure, whether by occupying the five points or through its repeated aggression."
– "We will not allow anyone to rob us of our lives, our land, our dignity, our honor, and our nationalism."
– "It is the right of the Lebanese people to have their state rebuild what the "Israeli" enemy has destroyed."
– "Some are trying to blame Hezbollah for certain events inside Syria and along the Syrian border, but this is untrue."
Anti-genocide activists exposed by pro-Israel groups using facial recognition tech
Washington has revoked hundreds of student visas in recent weeks as part of a crackdown on foreign university students who oppose the mass killing of Palestinians by Israel
Israeli army admits firing on Gaza ambulances as body of rescue worker found 'executed, dismembered'
The occupation army opened fire on ambulances and fire trucks that rushed to help Palestinians being targeted in the southern city of Rafah
Ansarallah leaders says US escalation in Yemen 'will not affect' pro-Palestine ops
US warplanes have bombed Yemen over 70 times in the span of 24 hours in defense of the Israeli genocide in Gaza
Miscarriages in Gaza surge by 300 percent due to Israel's aid blockade
Israel's extermination campaign has disproportionately targeted women and children, leaving Gaza with the world's highest rate of child amputees per capita
⭕️ According to The Associated Press (AP), pro-Israeli groups in the US are using facial recognition technology and tip lines to identify foreign students participating in pro-Palestinian protests, following an executive order by President Donald Trump calling for the deportation of demonstrators he deemed “pro-jihadist.”
A right-wing Jewish 'organization' has reportedly submitted a list of identified protesters to federal officials, while a New York-based engineer has offered facial recognition software to pro-Israeli groups seeking to unmask demonstrators.
Additionally, 'organizations' such as Mothers Against Campus Antisemitism have urged supporters to report international students involved in protests to immigration authorities.
“It’s a very concerning practice,” said Abed Ayoud, National Executive Director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. “Essentially, the administration is outsourcing surveillance.”
White House cuts funding for Al-Qaeda-linked NGO in Syria
The NGO played a key role in the US-backed regime change operation in Syria that toppled Bashar al-Assad