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⁉️ "Fires come as a result of sexual immorality."
Israeli Rabbi Naftali Nissim blamed the recent wildfires on immodesty, promiscuity, and lust.
BREAKING | Missile sirens ring in Haifa and across the Galilee following a missile launched from Yemen.
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BREAKING | Israeli occupation forces are detaining displaced Palestinians returning to Nour Shams camp in Tulkarem, West Bank, to collect their belongings before their homes are demolished.
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❗️Lebanese President says groups such as Hamas must "not be allowed to compromise Lebanon's security."
Following a meeting in Baabda Palace, the Lebanese Higher Defense Council issued the following statement:
"As part of the ongoing security developments in Syria, the President of the Republic emphasized the need to contain any fallout that could negatively impact Lebanon's internal stability or exacerbate the Syrian refugee crisis.
Following this, military and security leaders presented updates on the general situation across Lebanon, particularly regarding recent rocket launches from Lebanese territory toward the occupied lands. The suspects involved have been arrested, and the necessary judicial procedures are underway.
In this context, the President stressed that Lebanon must not become a platform for destabilization, while affirming the importance of the Palestinian cause. He warned against dragging Lebanon into wars it cannot afford and exposing it to danger. The Prime Minister echoed this, underscoring the need to surrender illegal weapons in line with the National Accord Document and the government’s ministerial statement. He further stated that groups such as Hamas must not be allowed to compromise Lebanon's security, affirming that the country’s territorial integrity is paramount. At the same time, Lebanon remains committed to the Palestinian people's right to self-determination under international law and the Arab Peace Initiative.
After reviewing the situation and its implications, the Higher Defense Council issued the following recommendation to the Council of Ministers:
To issue a warning to Hamas against using Lebanese territory for any activities that threaten Lebanon’s national security, stressing that the state will take the toughest measures necessary to put an end to any violations of Lebanese sovereignty.
The Council also noted that legal proceedings against those detained in connection with the March 22 and 28 rocket attacks will begin early next week, and all individuals found to be involved will be prosecuted based on the results of the ongoing investigation."
⭕️ Yesterday, 29 year old Alaa Khudair was shot and killed by Israeli occupation forces during their raid in the town of Beita, south of Nablus, West Bank.
Footage shows the moment he was shot.
Israel bombs vicinity of Syrian presidential palace in ‘clear warning’ to Sharaa
Multiple Israeli airstrikes have hit targets in Syria in recent days, amid escalating clashes between armed Druze factions and pro-government forces
🇾🇪 The Yemeni Armed Forces announced in a statement this morning that it launched a Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile targeting Israel’s Ramat David airbase near Haifa.
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⭕️ QatarEnergy, one of the world's largest liquefied national gas (LNG) suppliers, is in talks with a consortium of Japanese companies for a long-term deal to supply at least 3 million metric tons per year of LNG from its North Field expansion project, according to five industry sources. The volume would be split among the Japanese importers.
(Reuters)
⭕️ #OnThisDay in 2023, Khader Adnan, a prominent Palestinian resistance figure, activist affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), and a father of nine, died in Ramle prison after an 87-day hunger strike.
His was the first such death in over 30 years.
Sheikh Khader Adnan was found unconscious in his cell and taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead after efforts to revive him.
His wife, Randa Moussa, said that she was "very proud" of her husband, who was "assassinated by the occupation."
His death came two days after the Israeli military court in Ofer Prison refused to release him, despite his health condition and amid warnings that his death was imminent.
Adnan had been in and out of prison at least eleven times, jailed not only by Israel but by the Palestinian Authority.
In 2011, he went on a 66-day hunger strike while held in Israeli administrative detention without charge and enduring terrible treatment, which caught the world's attention and sparked protests in Palestine.
Sheikh Khader Adnan crystallized the hunger strike as an act of resistance, inspiring countless Palestinian prisoners to follow the same path.
❗️Israel has killed at least 12 Palestinians in strikes across the Gaza Strip since dawn today, most of them in Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip.
(Medical sources to Al Jazeera)
Trump to boot national security advisor Waltz, eyes Witkoff as replacement: Report
Iran war-hawk Waltz reportedly 'lost trust' within the White House following the Signalgate scandal and was seen as 'not effective' in his role coordinating foreign policy
⭕️ Israel orders demolition of over 100 buildings in Tulkarem's camps, occupied West Bank
On the 95th day of the ongoing Israeli assault on Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli army issued demolition orders for 58 buildings in Tulkarem Refugee Camp and 48 more in Nour Shams Camp.
SWIFT’s decline: How global powers are escaping the dollar trap
The US weaponized SWIFT to punish its enemies – but now allies and adversaries alike are building escape routes from the dollar-dominated global financial system.
By Aidan J. Simardone
❗️Fayez Abu Samra, a young Palestinian boy, was shot dead by Israeli occupation forces while risking his life to go back to his neighborhood in Gaza City's Shujaiya to bring flour for his sisters.
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BREAKING | US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy Alex Wong are set to depart from the Trump administration in the coming days. Real estate developer and special envoy Steve Witkoff is under consideration to replace Waltz, though no final decision has been made.
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❗️Footage from Haifa shows sirens sounding in response to a missile launched from Yemen. According to the Israeli Army Radio, Yemeni Armed Forces have launched 25 missiles towards Israel since 18 March, 2025.
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❗️Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Washington to seek Trump’s backing for military action against Iran’s nuclear sites. However, less than a day before a joint press event at the White House, he was informed that the US would begin talks with Iran within days.
(Reuters)
Israeli drone bombs Gaza Freedom Flotilla near Malta coast
The attack comes as a food crisis in Gaza is worsening due to Israel’s total siege and closure of all border crossings
❗️US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that Iran must "walk away" from enriching uranium and developing long-range missiles, and should permit American inspectors access to its facilities.
"They have to walk away from sponsoring terrorists, they have to walk away from helping the Houthis, they have to walk away from building long-range missiles that have no purpose to exist other than having nuclear weapons, and they have to walk away from enrichment," Rubio said in a Fox News interview.
WATCH | The Palestinian Islamic Jihad's (PIJ) Quds Brigades shares footage of an Israeli drone, a 'Matrice 350 RTK,' that was captured while it was carrying out intelligence missions over the skies of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza.
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BREAKING | Israel bombs a funeral in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, massacring at least 7 Palesinians.
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❗️US Department of State spokeswoman Tammy Bruce condemned the recent violence and hate speech against Syria's Druze community, urging interim authorities to end the conflict, hold those responsible accountable, and protect all civilians. She warned that sectarianism threatens Syria's stability and called for "a representative future government that protects and integrates all of Syria’s communities, including ethnic and religious minorities."
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⭕️ The United States imposed sanctions on Wednesday against entities it claims are involved in the illegal trade of Iranian petroleum and petrochemicals.
According to a statement from the US State Department, seven entities located in the United Arab Emirates, Turkiye, and Iran were sanctioned for their alleged involvement in trading Iranian petroleum and petrochemical products. Sanctions were also applied to two vessels.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated separately that the sanctions targeted four sellers and one buyer involved in Iranian petrochemical transactions valued at hundreds of millions of dollars.
❗️Israel announced that its warplanes attacked the vicinity of Ahmad al-Sharaa's Presidential Palace overnight.
Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz said the attack was a warning message to Sharaa, and that Israel is determined to prevent harm to the Druze in Syria.
❗️❗️ A Gaza Freedom Flotilla vessel carrying humanitarian aid and 30 international human rights activists was attacked by Israeli drones at 12:23 Malta time while sailing in international waters near Malta.
The drone strike targeted the ship's bow twice, sparking a fire and causing a breach in the hull, with reports suggesting the generator was specifically targeted.
The ship is now at risk of sinking. An SOS distress signal was issued, to which only southern Cyprus responded by dispatching a rescue vessel, while no other country has responded so far.
BREAKING | Trump says all purchases of Iranian oil or petrochemicals must stop immediately or buyers will immediately face sanctions and be cut off from the US economy.
All purchases of Iranian oil, or petrochemical products, must stop, now! Any country or person who buys any amount of oil or petrochemicals from Iran will be subject to, immediately, secondary sanctions. They will not be allowed to do business with the United States of America in any way, shape, or form.Читать полностью…
❗️Qassam Brigades reports from the field that its fighters carried out a complex ambush on 25 April in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood of Rafah, successfully luring an Israeli armored force into a trap on Al-Tayaran Street.
The convoy, consisting of four Humvees and a military truck, was targeted with explosive devices before fighters engaged surviving soldiers at close range, causing deaths and injuries.
Syria signs 30-year deal with French shipping giant to operate Latakia Port
CMA CGM plans to invest €230 million over the next several years to modernize the port situated in one of the cities where government forces have been conducting sectarian massacres of civilians
❗️The Israeli army continues to isolate Beita after soldiers were injured in an IED explosion.
– Israeli bulldozers have begun sealing off the entrances to the town with earth mounds.
– Israeli soldiers fired directly at water tanks.
– The Israeli military confirmed that its forces imposed a “security cordon” on Beita in search of the attackers.
(Ultra Palestine)
Fourth round of US–Iran nuclear talks postponed for 'logistical reasons'
Reports in US media say Washington 'never confirmed its participation' in the fourth round of Omani-mediated negotiations