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Egypt, Israel exchange proposals for ‘compromise’ on Gaza ceasefire
Hebrew media outlets say the new Egyptian proposal includes talks for phase two of the deal, and that a ‘breakthrough’ could soon be possible
Mourners gathered for the funeral of 10 Palestinians killed - including 7 children - in an Israeli airstrike that destroyed Al-Farra family home north of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
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❗️Iranian Supreme Leader’s political advisor Ali Shamkhani:
– "The Iranian Foreign Minister is on his way to the Sultanate of Oman with full authority to conduct indirect negotiations with the United States."
– "Away from media displays and public posturing, Tehran is seeking a genuine and fair agreement."
– "Important and practical proposals are ready."
– "If Washington engages in the talks with sincerity and determination, the path to an agreement will be clear and easy."
❗️A new petition signed by 250 officers and alumni of Israel’s Military Intelligence Unit 8200 calls for the recovery of the captives, even if it means stopping the war.
Since the day before yesterday, the following petitions have been circulating:
– Members of the Israeli Air Force (including 60–90 active-duty personnel)
– Former officers in the Israeli Navy
– Military doctors
– Academic faculty members
– Officers and alumni of Unit 8200
❗️Israeli military vehicles storm the town of Tayaseer in Tubas, occupied West Bank.
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⭕️ Iran is weighing the idea of suggesting to the US that it first focuses on reaching a temporary nuclear arrangement before entering discussions for a full-scale agreement, according to a European diplomat and a source with knowledge of the matter who spoke to Axios.
White House representative Steve Witkoff is scheduled to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi this Saturday in Oman.
Although the US insists the talks will take place face-to-face, Iranian officials continue to assert that communication will happen via Omani intermediaries.
❗️Quds Brigade:
– Jenin:
“Our fighters in the Silat al-Harithiya unit successfully detonated a pre-prepared, highly explosive device targeting enemy vehicles at the entrance of Silat al-Harithiya in the early hours of dawn today.”
– Nablus:
“Our fighters, alongside their brothers, engaged in fierce battles at dawn today with the invading occupation forces across several fronts surrounding the Old City, showering infantry and military vehicles with heavy, direct gunfire.”
⭕️ Israel and Egypt have reportedly exchanged draft proposals for a potential ceasefire and captive release deal, according to Israel’s public broadcaster KAN.
They reportedly aim to bridge the gap between the 'Witkoff proposal' and a counter-offer from Egypt and Qatar.
Egypt’s proposal includes Hamas releasing eight living captives and the bodies of eight deceased ones in return for a 40 to 70-day truce and the release of many Palestinian prisoners.
❗️Turkiye blocks Israeli aircraft carrying senior officials to Azerbaijan from entering its airspace, forcing a detour through Greece and Bulgaria, according to the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation.
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Ahmad Manasra released from Israeli prison after decade of ‘torture, abuse’
Manasra was detained at 13-years-old and developed severe mental health issues due to his time in Israeli prison
❗️Ahmed Manasra was placed under house arrest by Israeli authorities until Sunday with a 3,000 shekel bail, shortly after his release today from Israeli prisons.
His lawyer reported that the occupation forces banned any public gatherings to celebrate his release.
❗️Al-Mayadeen correspondent:
"21 martyrs in Israeli raids on Gaza since dawn today, 13 of them in Gaza City."
❗️Syria's UN Representative Koussay Aldahhak at the UNSC:
– “The Israeli occupation authorities have continued their aggressive actions in defiance of international efforts, aiming to undermine the Syrian government's efforts.”
– “The international community has emphasized the need for joint efforts to end the suffering of the Syrian people and support Syria’s stability and security.”
– “The Israeli occupation authorities have escalated their attacks on Syria, launching hundreds of airstrikes on our country.”
– “Units of the Israeli occupation forces have infiltrated rural Deraa and carried out attacks that resulted in the martyrdom of 9 civilians and the injury of others.”
– “The occupying authorities have seized control of water resources in southern Syria and diverted rivers in the southern region, threatening food and water security in Syria.”
– “We call on the Security Council to condemn the Israeli attacks and take immediate and decisive action to compel Israel to halt its aggression immediately.”
– “Damascus reiterates its firm right to extend its sovereignty over all its territories and rejects all Israeli attempts to interfere in its internal affairs.”
⭕️ Eighteen months into their genocidal war on Gaza, Israeli occupation forces have reportedly destroyed only 25% of the tunnels used by the Palestinian resistance in the strip, according to a Haaretz security source.
The reports emerge as Israel renews its offensive across Gaza—particularly in Rafah, where it had previously claimed to have defeated Hamas—while expanding buffer zones in both northern and southern areas of the strip.
Israel destroyed ‘only 25 percent’ of Hamas tunnels in Rafah: Report
Israeli army assessments say half of Hamas’s fighting force remains intact in Rafah, despite Tel Aviv’s previous claims that the resistance group was ‘defeated’ in southern Gaza
❗️No understandings were reached between the Israeli and Turkish delegations during talks in Baku regarding Syria.
(Israeli Broadcasting Corporation)
⭕️ According to Reuters, during a cabinet meeting on Thursday, US President Donald Trump said that efforts were advancing to secure the release of captives held in Gaza, and noted that he was engaging with both Israel and Hamas on the matter, though he did not elaborate on the negotiations.
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Israeli military Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir visits a disabled tank commander - who was wounded when Palestinian resistance fighters struck his vehicle during Israel's devastating invasion of Gaza's Shujaiya neighborhood.
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Statement by Hamas:
"The brutal and systematic abuse carried out by the Zionist occupation against prisoners in its jails—and even after their release—was clearly evident in the case of freed prisoner Ahmad Manasra. The criminal measures taken against him and his family, including placing him under house arrest, banning him from speaking to the media, preventing his family from welcoming him, and threatening them if any gathering is held, are sadistic and fascist acts. Such actions can only come from an illegitimate and shaken occupying power and constitute a blatant violation of the most basic principles of human rights.
Ahmad Manasra, who was imprisoned as a child and released as a young man, is a living witness to the ongoing crimes committed by the criminal occupation against Palestinian prisoners, and to the flagrant violations inflicted on the children of our people. During his years in prison, he endured the harshest forms of physical and psychological torture, along with medical neglect, all under the direct supervision of the occupation government and the extremist minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
We in the Hamas movement call on international and UN human rights organizations—foremost among them the International Committee of the Red Cross—to assume their responsibilities in documenting these brutal violations against our prisoners, to intervene urgently to protect them, and to work toward holding the leaders of the occupation accountable and prosecuting them for their unprecedented crimes against humanity."
BREAKING | China hits back with 125% tariffs on US imports, up from 84%, state media reports — responding to US President Donald Trump's 145% tariffs on imports from China.
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❗️Israel targets an excavator for the third time in the past 24 hours in the southern Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab.
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❗️Local sources in Gaza report that at least 15 Palestinians have been killed by Israel since dawn today.
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❗️A woman was killed and her son seriously injured in an Israeli airstrike west of Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.
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❗️Israeli police violently cracked down on peaceful protesters in Haifa, aggressively arresting and chasing down demonstrators who were opposing Israel's genocidal war on Gaza.
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US war on Yemen 'helps to enhance our military capabilites': Ansarallah leader
Dozens have been killed in relentless US attacks throughout Yemen over the past month, even as officials in Washington express growing concerns about the limited results of the war
Infographic | Map of US Army troop deployments and key military bases across West Asia.
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❗️Civil Defense crews recovered the bodies of six Palestinians and several wounded after an Israeli airstrike targeted a home in the Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.
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'UAE primary driving force behind genocide' Sudan tells ICJ
The SAF-allied government says the Emirati government is fueling the mass killing of the Masalit tribe in the western Darfur region
Gulf-backed genocide: How Arab monarchies fuel Israel’s war machine
From weapons and trade to logistics and espionage, Persian Gulf monarchies are quietly underwriting the occupation state’s war on Gaza and its broader regional aggressions.
By Mawadda Iskandar
❗️Hamas
– "What the city of Rafah is witnessing in terms of the bombing of homes and residential blocks, and the destruction of infrastructure, represents a dangerous escalation in the brutal genocide war against our people. It is a desperate attempt to claim a military achievement through the commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity—flagrant violations of international law—carried out by the head of the fascist Zionist government before the eyes and ears of the entire world."
– "The announcement by the criminal Netanyahu of the establishment of what he called 'Philadelphia Corridor 2,' and the actions of the fascist occupation army to impose a new reality in the city of Rafah, isolate it from the rest of the Gaza Strip, forcibly displace its residents, and annex it to what is known as the buffer zone on the border with our sister country Egypt, confirms that the criminal, Nazi-like occupation does not only target Rafah. Rather, it seeks to completely isolate Gaza from its Arab depth and deprive our people of their only gateway to the outside world."
– "What is happening in Rafah embodies a flagrant model of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and forced displacement. This could not have happened without the regional and international silence, and the absence of decisive and deterrent decisions against the leaders of the criminal fascist occupation government. This necessitates urgent action by the international community, and Arab and Islamic nations, to stop it."