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The Cradle is an online news magazine covering West Asian geopolitics from within.
❗️Israel has dropped 90,000 tons of US explosives on Gaza—40 kilograms (88 pounds) for every man, woman, and child. That’s 6.5 Hiroshima bombs.
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❗️The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office announced that public lawsuits have been filed against 819 individuals in connection with the protests over Ekrem Imamoglu:
“Following investigations into illegal meetings and protest marches held in our province, and based on 20 separate case files, proceedings were initiated against 829 individuals. As of today, the process of filing public lawsuits against 819 of them at the Istanbul Criminal Courts of First Instance has been completed. Of those charged, 278 are currently under arrest, while 10 suspects remain at large.”
❗️Egyptians gather near the Gaza border, to oppose the displacement of the strip’s residents.
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Israeli officials 'caught unaware' by announcement of US–Iran talks: Report
Trump has threatened that a failure of these talks means an attack on Iran, which Israel hopes to coordinate with Washington
❗️Hamas:
– "What’s happening in Gaza isn’t mere military pressure – it’s brutal revenge against innocent civilians. The world must shoulder its responsibility and stop this immediately."
– "Escalating this aggression won’t break our people’s will. It will only fuel their defiance, strengthen their resolve, and deepen their commitment to resistance."
– "Netanyahu’s policy of targeting children, women, and elderly civilians isn’t a path to victory – it’s a blueprint for certain failure."
– "Military escalation won’t return prisoners alive; it endangers them. Negotiations are the only way to bring them home.
❗️Israeli occupation forces storm the occupied West Bank city of Nablus for the third time today.
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African Union expels Israeli envoy from session on Rwanda genocide
Hamas welcomed the decision of the African bloc, which comes two years after an Israeli delegation was kicked out of an AU summit
❗️Satellite images show Jenin Camp, occupied West Bank, before and after the start of the invasion launched by the Israeli army more than two months ago.
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❗️An elderly Palestinian man died from a heart attack after witnessing Israeli occupation forces physically assault his children west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
The area has no recorded resistance activity.
❗️Israeli settlers stormed the town of Biddya, Salfit, occupied West Bank, and set a wedding hall on fire at dawn today.
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❗️Gaza Ministry of Health:
– "58 martyrs and 213 injuries arrived at Gaza Strip hospitals during the past 24 hours."
– "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 1,449 martyrs and 3,647 injuries."
– "The death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 50,810 martyrs and 115,688 wounded since 7 October 2023."
Palestine Today journalist Ahmad Mansour has succumbed to his wounds and died, after he was burned alive at the journalists' tent targeted by Israel in Khan Yunis.
Ahmad is the 211th journalist killed by Israel in Gaza since 7 October, 2023.
❗️Israeli occupation forces continue to detonate homes in Jenin Camp, occupied West Bank.
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⭕️ A delegation of 101 representatives from 60 US companies across the energy, technology, and healthcare sectors, led by Steve Lutes, Vice President of Middle East Affairs at the US Chamber of Commerce, arrived in Baghdad.
During the visit, a "historic" memorandum of understanding was signed between the US Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce.
The US Embassy in Baghdad stated that this agreement aims to strengthen relations between the US and Iraqi private sectors and promote long-term economic cooperation.
❗️Israeli National Minister of Security Itamar Ben Gvir provocatively visits Nazareth, the largest Arab city in the '48 territories.
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Erdogan files criminal complaint against opposition leader
Charges were filed after CHP leader Ozgur Ozel 'insulted' the Turkish president
❗️Local sources in Syria are reporting that the Israeli army advanced with military vehicles, accompanied by drones, into Tal al-Sayfar in the southern Syrian Quneitra countryside.
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❗️Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on X:
"President Trump has been a remarkable friend of the State of Israel.
He has been a great champion of our alliance. We are working together to bring our hostages home - all of them."
❗️Israeli army announces that the Golani Brigade has returned to fighting in Gaza, publishing footage of the brigade in Rafah, southern Gaza.
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❗️Israeli forces detonate residential blocks northwest of Rafah in southern Gaza.
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❗️Press Statement Issued by Hamas:
– "The wave of arrests carried out by the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) security forces in the West Bank against our people following their participation in marches and events in support of Gaza is a dangerous indication and a behavior that serves the occupation's goals. It constitutes a new betrayal of our people and our cause, which is going through one of its most perilous phases."
– "The arrest of a member of the Beita Municipal Council, south of Nablus, by PA security forces, along with the suppression of a march in Ramallah and the detention of participants, confirms that the Authority is actively working to thwart any popular movement in support of Gaza and in rejection of the occupation’s crimes. This amounts to a national and moral crime that necessitates a broad national response to put an end to the killings, displacement, and destruction taking place in the West Bank."
– "We call on our people in the West Bank not to submit to these repressive practices, to raise their voices against these violations, and to continue the popular mobilization against the occupation—in support of Gaza, to confront the plans to Judaize Jerusalem, annex the West Bank, seize land, displace its people, and implement the occupation’s malicious schemes."
❗️Israeli occupation forces arrested Mahmoud al-Banna after shooting him near the eastern market in Nablus, occupied West Bank.
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❗️Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi:
– "Negotiations with Washington in Oman will be indirect, and we will not accept any other form of talks."
– "We prefer indirect talks to avoid pressure, threats, and the imposition of will by the United States."
– "We have not made any decision regarding direct negotiations following the upcoming round of indirect talks in Oman."
– "The indirect talks with the US can include serious and constructive discussions, and we will remain committed to this framework."
– "We have no issue with building trust over our nuclear program—unless such efforts seek to restrict it."
– "We are confident in the peaceful nature of our nuclear program and are ready to clarify this to anyone who doubts its purpose."
Turkiye, Israel in talks to form ‘deconfliction line’ in Syria: Report
Both Ankara and Tel Aviv have signaled that they wish to avoid a clash between their two militaries which illegally occupy Syria
❗️Israeli occupation forces brought settlers with them while demolishing homes in Nablus, occupied West Bank.
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❗️An Israeli drone targeted a home in the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Tebnit around half an hour ago.
No injuries or deaths reported yet.
❗️Palestinian Red Crescent:
"23 injured during Israeli occupation forces' storming of Al-Quds University in the town of Abu Dis in occupied Jerusalem."
❗️Media Committee in Tulkarem, occupied West Bank:
– "The occupation forces continue their assault on the city of Tulkarem and its camp for the 72nd consecutive day, and on Nour Shams Camp for the 59th day, amid repeated raids and systematic attacks targeting the city’s neighborhoods and surrounding areas."
– "The occupation forces deployed additional military reinforcements to the city and the two camps, stationing infantry units in alleys and side streets. They stormed homes, vandalized their contents, and turned several of them into military outposts, amid heavy gunfire and loud explosions, particularly after midnight in Tulkarem Camp."
– "A military bulldozer stormed the Abu al-Foul neighborhood inside the camp, while military vehicles roamed the streets emptied of residents who had been forcibly displaced. Multiple bulldozers were also sent to Nour Shams Camp, where soldiers pursued residents attempting to reach their homes, detaining several of them for hours during which they were abused and threatened."
– "The raids extended to the Thanaba suburb east of the city, where the occupation forces stormed and searched the home of the Zubaydi family and interrogated its residents, though no arrests were reported."
– "Occupation vehicles continued to patrol the city’s streets overnight, including the vegetable market and Al-Muqataa Street, amid heavy troop presence in the eastern neighborhood, where sound bombs were launched before the forces withdrew toward the camp."
– "Occupation forces seized homes and residential buildings on Nablus Street and in the northern neighborhood, turning them into military posts. Simultaneously, they blocked roads with earthen mounds, preventing residents from moving around."
– "Late last night, the occupation set up a flying checkpoint under the Jabara Bridge at the city’s southern entrance, where they stopped vehicles, searched them, and inspected passengers’ IDs."
– "The raids also extended to the northern towns of Qaffin, Baqa al-Sharqiya, Al-Nazlat, and Zeita, where occupation forces carried out sweeping operations and deployed in streets and neighborhoods."
– "The ongoing assault has resulted in the killing of 13 civilians, including a child and two women—one of whom was eight months pregnant. Dozens have been injured or detained, and more than 4,000 families have been displaced from Tulkarem and Nour Shams Camps, along with dozens of families from the northern neighborhood after their homes were seized."
– "The assault has caused widespread destruction to infrastructure, homes, shops, and vehicles. A total of 396 homes have been completely destroyed, and 2,573 partially damaged in the two camps, in addition to the closure of their entrances and alleys with earthen barricades."
❗️Moments ago, Israeli occupation forces raided Al-Quds University in Abu Dis in the occupied West Bank, firing stun grenades and tear gas at students.
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❗️The moment Israeli occupation forces arrested Palestinian man Khalil al-Hanbali after storming the occupied West Bank city of Nablus.
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