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The Cradle is an online news magazine covering West Asian geopolitics from within.
Trump’s biggest fear in West Asia? China
As China strengthens its economic, technological, and diplomatic foothold across West Asia, many anticipate that a returning Trump administration will seek to counter Beijing’s ascent and obstruct its access to critical energy supplies.
By Stasa Salacanin
Russia calls US threats of war against Iran 'unacceptable'
US President Donald Trump said over the weekend that ‘there will be bombing’ if Iran does not ‘make a deal’ on the nuclear issue
UPDATE | At least 92 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza since dawn today.
(Medical sources to Al Jazeera)
US gives Lebanon ultimatum to disarm Hezbollah or face war: Report
Israel bombed the Lebanese capital twice in the last week and has vowed to ‘strike anywhere’ in the country
❗️Medical sources to Al Jazeera:
"75 martyrs in Israeli raids on several areas in the Gaza Strip since dawn today."
❗️An Israeli airstrike on the Al-Tuffah neighborhood east of Gaza City.
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UPDATE | Lebanese Ministry of Health:
"One person was injured in an Israeli drone attack on a car in the town of Alma al-Shaab, southern Lebanon."
❗️The process of 'clearing' prisons of detainees has begun between the Internal Security Directorate in Aleppo and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), with the number of detainees reaching approximately 250 individuals.
(SANA correspondent in Aleppo)
BREAKING | Israeli drone targets a vehicle in the southern Lebanese town of Alma al-Shaab.
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❗️Israel's Channel 12:
Wives of Israeli reservist soldiers who previously served for several months are complaining that their husbands are being threatened with imprisonment, heavy financial fines, and the opening of criminal files if they do not comply with new draft orders. In some cases, they have even been informed that they are considered "deserters" and must turn themselves in for imprisonment.
❗️Photos of Israeli occupation forces in Jenin Camp, occupied West Bank.
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❗️Media Committee in Jenin Camp, occupied West Bank:
– "The Israeli occupation continues its assault on the city of Jenin and its refugee camp for the 73rd consecutive day, with an increasing number of martyrs, ongoing military escalation, arrests, home demolitions, and arson attacks."
– "The death toll in Jenin has risen to 37, including two individuals killed by Palestinian Authority security forces. The latest victim, 17-year-old Omar Zayoud, was shot dead by Israeli forces during clashes in the town of Al-Silah al-Harithiya, west of Jenin, on Wednesday evening."
– "On Wednesday night, Israeli forces stormed the town of Burqin, west of Jenin, accompanied by a military bulldozer. They raided the home of freed prisoner Sultan Khalouf amid heavy drone activity overhead. Meanwhile, several young men were arrested in the town of Rummanah, including former detainees Abdullah Sbeihat and Mohammad Faraj Sbeihat."
– "The occupation has deployed additional military reinforcements through Al-Jalama checkpoint while continuing road expansion projects that alter the geography of the camp, demolish homes, and forcibly displace residents."
– "The humanitarian crisis is worsening for 21,000 displaced people in Jenin, as the ongoing assault has left thousands unemployed and without a source of income. The city remains under siege."
– "So far, around 600 homes have been completely destroyed in Jenin refugee camp, while 3,250 housing units have been rendered uninhabitable due to ongoing destruction and fires. The camp's streets and infrastructure have also suffered extensive damage."
– "The relentless Israeli assault has resulted in 37 deaths, including two killed by PA forces, alongside dozens of injuries and arrests."
Israeli War Minister Israel Katz said Israel will maintain its occupation in southern Lebanon indefinitely, insisting that withdrawal depends on Hezbollah’s disarmament and retreat beyond the Litani River, as well as 'enforcement' by the Lebanese army.
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Israel bombs civil defense site in south Lebanon’s Naqoura
The latest attacks come after Israel’s defense minister visited an Israeli army outpost in south Lebanon and vowed an indefinite occupation
❗️A funeral held for the Syrians killed in Israeli airstrikes targeting Nawa city in Daraa countryside, southern Syria.
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❗️Al Manar correspondent in south Lebanon Ali Shoeib:
“The Lebanese Army has detained members of a UNIFIL (UN Interim Force in Lebanon) patrol on the road to the town of Qouqaba after they entered the Kfar Hamam area in Arqoub without coordinating with the Lebanese Army and failed to comply with orders at a Lebanese Army checkpoint at the town’s entrance.
Contacts were made with UNIFIL leadership to protest the actions of the Finnish unit, which operated outside the framework of coordination and did not comply with the army’s checkpoint instructions.”
UPDATE | The death toll in the latest Israeli massacre on the Dar al-Arqam School, Al-Tuffah neighborhood, northeast of Gaza City, has risen to at least 24 killed and over 100 injured.
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UPDATE | Local sources in Gaza are reporting at least 15 killed as an initial toll in Israel's latest massacre on the Dar al-Arqam School, Al-Tuffah neighborhood, northeast of Gaza City.
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❗️The Yemeni Armed Forces today announced the downing of its 17th MQ-9 drone.
The MQ-9 is a $30 million US drone.
The forces released an infographic displaying all MQ-9 drones they have shot down across various governorates since the war began.
BREAKING | Gaza Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal:
"A new massacre occurred as a result of an Israeli bombardment of Dar al-Arqam School in Al-Tuffah neighborhood, northeast of Gaza City."
UPDATE | Lebanese news channel Al Jadeed:
"The injured person in Alma al-Shaab is a man from Aita al-Shaab who works in an aluminum installation business and is in charge of one of the workshops in the town of Alma al-Shaab."
❗️Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced earlier that Hungary will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), since the court has become "political."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted on X:
"The friendship between Hungary and Israel is stronger than ever!
Hungary stood by Israel in Hamas' murderous attack — and today, Hungary stands by Israel in the attack on the hypocrisy of the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
Strong together."
Orban posted on X:
"Prime Minister @ Netanyahu in Budapest, the safest place in Europe. Welcome to Hungary, Prime Minister!"
❗️Director of Kuwait Specialized Hospital in Gaza:
"90% of the injuries we receive are children and women."
❗️Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) announces that they have deployed armored combat units to reinforce border security with Syria.
"Detachments from the Armored Combat Directorate of the Popular Mobilization Units have deployed along the border with Syria as part of efforts to enhance security and secure the border from any potential threats."
❗️Israeli occupation forces arrest a Palestinian man at the Surra military checkpoint, west of Nablus, occupied West Bank.
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❗️Medical sources to Al Jazeera:
"63 martyrs in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip since dawn today, 37 of them in Gaza City."
❗️Statement by Hamas:
"The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, strongly condemns the Hungarian government's announcement of its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), which coincided with the visit of war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu — who is wanted by the Court for the horrific crimes committed by his fascist army against our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. We consider this decision an immoral stance that represents blatant collusion with a war criminal evading international justice and a flagrant violation of international law and principles of human justice.
Hungary’s decision is a blow to the principle of international justice and exemplifies the double standards practiced by some Western governments, foremost among them Hungary and the United States. It undermines the international judicial system, encourages impunity, and poses a direct threat to global peace and stability.
We in Hamas call on the Hungarian government to immediately reverse this disgraceful and biased decision, uphold its legal obligations, and hand over war criminal Netanyahu to the International Criminal Court so that he may be held accountable for his crimes and receive the just punishment for the massacres and acts of genocide he has committed against our Palestinian people."
INFOGRAPHIC | US President Donald Trump's tariffs on West Asian countries.
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The Israeli military is intensively bombing Gaza’s Shujaiya neighborhood, following its threats to target the area.
Palestinian families are desperately fleeing with no safe refuge, after enduring over a year of Israeli aggressions.
❗️Shujaiya massacre: 25 bodies recovered so far from the rubble of a house where Israeli occupation forces detonated a booby-trapped robot in the al-Turkman neighborhood of Shujaiya, east of Gaza City.
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