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❗️Local sources in Gaza report that two people were injured by an Israeli quadcopter drone in Al-Maghraqa, central Gaza Strip.
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❗️RT correspondent Saed Swerki:
“One martyr and and many injured in an artillery attack on Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip.”
❗️Israeli warplanes bomb the village of Yahmar al-Shaqif, south Lebanon.
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❗️Al Manar correspondent in south Lebanon:
“One martyr and 3 wounded in the enemy’s targeting of the center of the town of Tulin.”
BREAKING | Israeli warplanes launch a series of airstrikes across southern Lebanon.
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⭕️ In an interview with Al Hadath TV channel, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam emphasized that his government was formed without direct partisan representation and stressed its commitment to neutrality among all political groups.
Salam reiterated that the ministerial statement explicitly advocates for the state's exclusive control over arms, a principle to which all ministers are committed. He declared that decisions regarding war and peace are solely the responsibility of legitimate state institutions, particularly the Council of Ministers, signaling a departure from previous policies.
Salam also delivered a clear message, stating that the "Army, People, Resistance" slogan is no longer relevant and called for a new phase focused on reaffirming state authority throughout all of Lebanon's territories.
❗Israeli settlement Kiryat Shmona mayor Avichai Stern issued a statement, asking the Israeli army if he still believed it was safe for people to return to their homes near the border.
“I have just one question for the head of the IDF’s Northern Command, Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin, who said that nothing is preventing a return to the north. Do you still think that?” Stern said in a statement cited by Hebrew media outlets.
❗️Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:
○ "We will not allow a reality of fire from Lebanon on the Galilee communities."
○ "We have promised security to the Galilee communities, and that is exactly what will happen. The fate of Metula is the same as Beirut.”
○ “The Lebanese government bears responsibility for any fire from its territory. I have instructed the IDF to respond accordingly."
❗️The Israeli army announced earlier today that it intercepted 3 rockets launched from southern Lebanon towards the Upper Galilee settlement of Metula.
The army also said that it will “respond severely to the morning's attack. The State of Lebanon bears responsibility for upholding the agreement.”
⭕️ Israel's attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip have not stopped. Attacks in the last hour include strikes on Beit Lahia in the north, Khan Yunis in the south, and Deir al-Balah in the center, as well as shelling targeting the Netzarim Corridor.
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🇾🇪 BREAKING | Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Yahya Saree announces that Ben Gurion Airport is now unsafe for air traffic after being targeted with a Palestine 2 hypersonic ballistic missile, marking the third operation in 48 hours.
Saree warns airlines to avoid the airport until the aggression on Gaza ends. Additionally, Yemeni drones targeted multiple warships from the USS Harry Truman carrier group for the sixth consecutive day in response to US attacks on Yemen.
❗️Syrian Observatory for Human Rights:
"Israeli airstrikes target Palmyra Military Airport in central Syria."
❗️BREAKING | Sirens sound in Tel Aviv and surrounding areas due to launches from Yemen.
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BREAKING | Gaza Ministry of Health:
"We condemn the heinous crime of the occupation’s destruction of the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, the only hospital in the Gaza Strip dedicated to treating cancer patients. The occupation had used the hospital as a military base throughout its control of the “Netzarim Axis.” We affirm that this criminal act is in line with the systematic destruction of the healthcare system and is part of the ongoing genocide."
❗️Hamas Movement:
○ "The occupation is waging a systematic media and psychological war designed to undermine the resolve and resilience of our people by spreading rumors and distributing deceptive leaflets."
○ "The occupation's propaganda efforts target our steadfast people and the voices of freedom that defend them and the path of resistance."
○ "The occupation's propaganda campaigns align with certain narratives and initiatives promoted by parties complicit with the occupation, aiming to discredit the resistance and weaken the determination of our people."
○ "Our people will remain unwavering in their commitment to their national rights, particularly the path of comprehensive resistance, as it is the most effective means to achieve liberation and reclaim our land and holy sites."
○ "We urge media professionals and activists to intensify their efforts in amplifying the voices of our people and supporting their resistance through widespread media engagement."
○ "We call on our people, both in the homeland and the diaspora, as well as all freedom-loving individuals, to counter the disinformation campaigns and stand firmly with our people and their courageous resistance."
❗️Israeli newspaper Maariv reports that residents of the Upper Galilee town of Metula are currently being evacuated.
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❗️Israeli artillery shelling targets Al-Marj neighborhood in Houla, south Lebanon.
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❗️Ongoing Israeli artillery shelling reported on the western areas of the northern Gaza Strip.
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❗️The view from the southern Lebanese village of Iqlim al-Tuffah, during the current wave of Israeli airstrikes.
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❗️Lebanon: Al-Mayadeen correspondent in the south:
"Israeli artillery shelling targets the outskirts of the town of Khiam."
❗️Gaza Ministry of Health:
○ "130 martyrs (including 2 recovered martyrs) and 263 injuries were admitted to Gaza Strip hospitals over the past 48 hours.”
○ "A number of victims remain under the rubble and on the roads, unable to be reached by ambulance and civil defense crews.”
○ "The death toll and injuries since 18 March 2025 has reached 634 martyrs and 1,172 injuries.”
○ "The death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 49,747 martyrs and 113,213 injuries since 7 October 2023.”
❗️Metula Mayor David Azoulay accused the Israeli government and army of trying “to normalize” a situation of occasional rocket fire from the north.
“We won’t allow them to normalize this. I call on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and of course IDF Northern Command head Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin to act offensively and make it so that not one bullet is fired ever again at northern communities,” he told the Ynet news site.
“This is a failure, this is exactly the policy of containment of [before] October 7,” he said. “Instead of dealing with nonsense, start providing security to the country’s residents.”
❗️US Special Envoy to West Asia Steve Witkoff:
“If we can remove terrorist organizations as a threatening factor, then we can achieve normalization everywhere. I believe Lebanon can normalize relations with Israel – real normalization, meaning a peace agreement between the two countries. It is absolutely possible.”
BREAKING | Israeli warplanes bomb a residential apartment in Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip.
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❗️Statement by Hamas:
"The criminal Zionist occupation army's destruction of the Turkish Friendship Hospital in central Gaza today is a sadistic act that reflects the barbarism of this occupier, which continues its genocide against the Palestinian people.
The destruction of the only hospital in Gaza specialized in treating cancer patients comes after a green light from the US administration, allowing the occupation to proceed with its war of extermination against our people, with total disregard for international law.
We call on the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, and all relevant legal bodies to take action against this rogue entity and its criminal leaders for this heinous and barbaric crime, along with the many war crimes that have been and continue to be committed against our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip."
❗️Sham TV, citing media sources:
Two Ministry of Defense personnel were injured in the Israeli bombing of Palmyra Military Airport.
Videos capture sirens sounding following the launches from Yemen.
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WATCH | The Qassam Brigades bombard Ashkelon with a barrage of rockets in response to the Zionist massacres against civilians.
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❗️Qassam Brigades announces that at 4:30 pm, it bombarded Ashkelon with a barrage of rockets in response to Israel's massacres against civilians in Gaza.
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Turkiye confirms long-term presence in Syria, 'deeper cooperation' with Damascus
Turkiye occupies a so-called buffer zone in north Syria under the pretext of combatting the PKK