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❗️Palestinian journalist Nour al-Din Matar Abdo was killed by Israeli warplanes while covering Al-Karama School massacre in Gaza City.
This brings the number of journalists killed by Israel since 7 October, 2023 to 213.
⭕️ The Lebanese Association for Prisoners and Freed Prisoners has announced the death of former detainee Adnan Harb, also known as Abu Hassan, who was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike on the town of Kfar Reman on Tuesday evening.
Harb had previously been imprisoned in the Ansar detention camp, where he endured severe torture by the Israelis before being transferred to Israel's Atlit Prison. He was released as part of the 1985 prisoner exchange deal.
Pakistan blames India for deadly Balochistan roadside bombing
Tensions have flared between the two South Asian nations since a massacre of tourists in Kashmir last month that New Delhi blamed on Islamabad
❗️Reports indicate that a new 'security incident' occurred in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, and Israeli helicopters evacuated dead/wounded soldiers.
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⭕️ In Pictures | Central Gaza:
Palestinians hold funeral prayers for the victims of yesterday’s Israeli airstrike on the Abu Hmaisa School, which had been sheltering displaced families. The Israeli attack claimed multiple lives, including several children. The school, located in central Gaza, had served as a refuge for civilians amid ongoing bombardment.
❗️Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has voiced strong opposition to US President Donald Trump's plan to officially change the name of the Persian Gulf, calling the move pointless and deliberately provocative to Iranians around the world. He added that he is certain Trump is aware the name is centuries old and has been used officially and legally in international relations for generations.
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❗️Israel has killed a total of 16 Palestinians in two separate attacks on Al-Karama School in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City.
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⭕️ According to AP, US President Donald Trump is expected to announce that the US will officially refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf or Gulf of Arabia during his upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia.
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Tensions escalated after cross-border strikes hit nine locations in Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir, with New Delhi claiming it targeted terrorist infrastructure in a limited, non-escalatory operation. Islamabad says the strikes killed at least three people, including a child, and damaged civilian sites such as mosques and a religious school.
Pakistan says it has already retaliated, as heavy shelling continues across multiple areas in Kashmir.
Trump waves white flag, ends Yemen war in Omani-mediated truce
Israeli leaders were reportedly caught off guard by Trump's capitulation, which came as Ansarallah officials pledged to retaliate strongly for the destruction of Sanaa International Airport by Tel Aviv
BREAKING | US President Donald Trump announces that the US will stop bombing Yemen, claiming Ansarallah has informed his administration that "they don't want to fight anymore."
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BREAKING | Israeli drone targets car on the University Road between Kfar Reman and Nabatieh in southern Lebanon.
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First the sea, now the sky.
By striking Ben Gurion Airport, Yemen is isolating Israel with modest means.
Israel continues to demolish homes in Tulkarem's Nour Shams Camp, occupied West Bank.
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❗️Member of the Supreme Political Council in Yemen, Muhammad al-Bukhaiti to Al Mayadeen:
"We tell the Americans, the British, and the Zionists that our military operations in support of Gaza will continue, no matter the sacrifices.
The Zionists have crossed red lines and must await Yemen's response."
❗️The Israeli army announced this morning that it intercepted a drone that was "launched from the east."
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❗️Gaza Ministry of Health:
"38 martyrs (including 4 recovered) and 145 injuries arrived at Gaza Strip hospitals during the past 24 hours."
"The death toll and injuries since March 18, 2025 has reached 2,545 martyrs, and 6,856 injuries."
❗️Qassam Brigades Statement | Southern Lebanon:
The Qassam Brigades have announced the death of field commander Khaled Ahmed al-Ahmad, known as Abu Ibrahim, originally from the occupied Palestinian town of Nahf in the Acre District. He was killed at dawn today, Wednesday, in an Israeli airstrike targeting the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon. The assassination took place during ongoing operations related to the Battle of Tufan al-Aqsa.
"He rose as a martyr at dawn on Wednesday, 09 Dhul-Qi'dah 1446 AH, corresponding to May 7, 2025, during Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, following an assassination carried out by treacherous Zionist aircraft targeting the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon.
As the Qassam Brigades mourns the heroic martyr, Engineer Abu Ibrahim, we recall his unique contributions to the path of jihad, resistance, and confronting the Zionist enemy."
❗️US President Donald Trump says that there are now 21 Israeli captives alive in Gaza. Israel disagrees with Trump, with officials stating that the number is still 24.
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❗️Qassam Brigades announces that its fighters successfully detonated a pre-planted minefield targeting an Israeli armed force, causing casualties between dead and wounded on Al-Awda Street, east of Al-Farahin area, east of Khan Yunis. Following the explosion, its fighters shelled the location with several mortar rounds, and also observed the towing of a destroyed vehicle and the landing of helicopters for evacuation.
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⭕️ Germany's new Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, voiced alarm over Israel's intention to assume control of humanitarian aid distribution in Gaza and announced that his newly appointed foreign minister would visit Israel this weekend.
"It must be clear that the Israeli government must fulfil its obligations under international law and that humanitarian aid must be provided in the Gaza Strip," he told ARD television on Tuesday night.
"We view the developments of the last few days with considerable concern," he added, emphasizing that while Israel has the right to defend itself, it must also uphold its humanitarian responsibilities.
❗️At dawn, Israel attacked a vehicle in Saida, south Lebanon, killing one person.
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BREAKING | CNN reports that the USS Truman aircraft carrier has lost an F-18 fighter jet, marking the second such incident in less than two weeks.
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❗️President of the Supreme Political Council of Yemen Mahdi al-Mashat says there will be “no retreat from supporting Gaza, no matter the cost.”
He warns that future Yemeni strikes on Israel will be “devastating, painful, and at a level that will not be bearable," and calls on Israelis to “stay in shelters or leave immediately,” as their “failed government will no longer be able to protect” them.
Druze vs Sunni: Israel’s sectarian game in Syria
As Druze–Sunni violence rips through Syria, Israel’s fingerprints are found across the battlefield – from political provocations to direct military intervention.
Syrian Druze refuse to disarm citing fear of sectarian attacks by state forces
The Druze religious minority fears Sunni extremists in Syria's government will carry out massacres similar to those committed in March against Alawites in Syria's coastal region
Israeli army, intel chiefs give 'final tactical approval' for total invasion of Gaza
Top Israeli officials have declared that in a matter of months, Gaza will be totally destroyed' and ready to be occupied by Jewish settlers
Dozens of Israeli airstrikes 'disable' Yemen's main civilian airport
Israeli warplanes also bombed power stations in the capital, Sanaa, in retaliation for an air and sea blockade imposed by the YAF
❗️The Israeli army announces in a statement that it has completely put Sanaa International Airport out of service and carried out strikes on several power stations around Sanaa.
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UPDATE | Nearly two dozen Israeli airstrikes targeted Sanaa International Airport and multiple civilian sites across Yemen, including power stations, oil facilities, and a cement factory.
Among the targets were the Dhahban and Haiz power stations, a cement plant in Amran, and civilian aircraft and terminals at the airport.