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❗️At least 6 Palestinians were killed and a number of wounded in an Israeli airstrike on the Hassona family's home in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City.
Renowned Palestinian photographer and photojournalist Fatma Hassona was killed in the airstrike.
❗️Local sources report that renowned Palestinian photographer and photojournalist Fatma Hassona was killed, along with several family members, in an Israeli airstrike on their home in Gaza City.
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❗️Overnight, the Israeli army targeted a civil defense center run by the Islamic Message Scouts in the southern Lebanese town of Tayr Harfa.
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Will Yemen turn its missiles on the UAE and Saudi Arabia?
As Washington’s latest military campaign drags into its second month, Yemen’s battle lines remain firmly drawn—with growing questions over whether Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are next to be pulled into a war they can neither control nor win.
By Bandar Hetar
❗️BREAKING | US warplanes launch 6 airstrikes on Kamaran Island off the coast of Hodeidah, west of Yemen.
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Moroccan dockworkers union calls for boycott of Maersk ship transporting arms to Israel
Opposition to Israel's genocide is growing in Morocco, which normalized relations with Israel as part of the Abraham Accords
Washington prepares new shipment of bombs for Israel ahead of ‘vigorous expansion’ of Gaza assault
The shipment aims to complement an arms transfer from earlier this year, which was halted by the former US administration and unfrozen by Trump
US airstrikes in Yemen lay groundwork for 'ground invasion' by UAE-backed militias: Report
UAE-backed Yemeni factions plan to take the port city of Hodeidah from the Ansarallah-led Yemeni government in the wake of the US bombing campaign
❗️More than 700 Israeli settlers, protected by Israeli occupation forces, invaded Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the third day of Passover celebrations.
The Israeli military continues to facilitate settler incursions into the Islamic holy site under the guise of Jewish holidays. Meanwhile, Palestinian worshippers face severe movement restrictions and heightened security measures at the mosque.
These restrictions reflect Israel's deliberate policy to Judaize Al-Aqsa Mosque and erase its Islamic and Arab identity.
❗️Hamas urgently calls upon the masses worldwide to mobilize for the global solidarity week 'Gaza Cries Out to You':
– "'Gaza Cries Out to You'... A Global Solidarity Week to Support Our People and Reject the Zionist War of Extermination."
– "In light of the ongoing barbaric Zionist aggression against Gaza and the escalation of brutal massacres against innocent civilians - with full US support and international silence - we, issue an urgent appeal to participate in a global week entitled 'Gaza Cries Out to You.'"
– "We call for mass mobilization over the coming week to support Gaza's steadfastness, condemn the aggression, and demand an end to the genocidal war by escalating all forms of solidarity action - including marches, sit-ins, and angry protests around the world."
– "We declare Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (April 18-20) as days of global anger against the occupation, rejecting both US and the international community's complicity."
IRGC says Iran's military capabilities a 'red line' in nuclear talks with US
The next round of talks will be held in four days and will reportedly be hosted by Oman again
❗️PIJ's Quds Brigades, Gaza:
"After returning from the battle lines, our fighters confirmed the detonation of a "Thaqib" explosive device against a Zionist tank that had penetrated the vicinity of Al-Mintar Stadium, east of Shujaiya in Gaza City."
❗️Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani on X:
"Today, we accompany His Excellency President Ahmad al-Sharaa on his first presidential visit to the country that stood by the Syrians from day one and never abandoned them."
Maldives bans entry of Israeli tourists 'in resolute solidarity' with Palestine
Israeli soldiers who have participated in the genocide continue to face the treat of arrest while traveling in various countries as tourists
⭕️ The Trump administration announced it will freeze $2.2 billion in federal funding to Harvard University after the institution refused to comply with White House demands for policy changes addressing alleged "rampant antisemitism and leftist ideology" on campus - specifically regarding student activism criticizing Israel's occupation of Palestine and its genocidal war on Gaza.
According to an initial administration letter, $9 billion in federal funding to the university had been under review, contingent on Harvard implementing specific reforms. These included:
– Ban student groups like Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee and Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) that organize against what they term Israel's genocide in Gaza.
– Bar students who support Palestine from federal programs.
– Implement ideological screening of international students to exclude those critical of US foreign policy.
The move represents the administration's federal effort to suppress campus activism supporting Palestine.
BREAKING | Israeli drone targets a vehicle in Wadi al-Hujayr, southern Lebanon.
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BREAKING | The White House announces in a statement that some Chinese imports to the US are now subject to tariffs as high as 245%.
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❗️BREAKING | US warplanes launch over 25 airstrikes on Yemen in the past 3 hours, targeting the governorates of Al-Bayda, Hodeidah, Amran, and Saada.
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WATCH | "How can the US learn from history when it has no history?"
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❗️Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on X:
"Today, the dictator of Iran – Ayatollah Khamenei – posted a call to eliminate Israel.
Let me be clear:
Israel will not be eliminated.
What must be eliminated is Iran’s axis of terror."
INFOGRAPHIC | Map of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, from enrichment facilities in Natanz and Fordow, to the operational Bushehr power plant and uranium mines in Saghand.
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⭕️ The United Nations (UN) reports that the Israeli army has killed at least 71 civilians in Lebanon since the 'ceasefire' came into effect on 27 November, 2024.
Among those killed were 14 women and nine children.
BREAKING | Spokesman for Hamas's Qassam Brigades Abu Obeida:
– "We announce that we have lost contact with the group holding the soldier Edan Alexander after a direct [Israeli] strike targeted their location. We are still trying to reach them as of this moment."
– "Our assessment is that the occupation army is deliberately attempting to eliminate the pressure of the dual-national prisoner file in order to continue its genocide against our people."
❗️Office of the US Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, on X:
"'A deal with Iran will only be completed if it is a Trump deal. Any final arrangement must set a framework for peace, stability, and prosperity in the Middle East -- meaning that Iran must stop and eliminate its nuclear enrichment and weaponization program. It is imperative for the world that we create a tough, fair deal that will endure, and that is what President Trump has asked me to do.'
- Ambassador Witkoff"
⭕️ Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate (GID) announced today that it had detained 16 individuals and foiled a plot involving rockets, explosives, and a drone production facility.
Authorities stated that at least one rocket was fully assembled and ready for launch. The case had been under active surveillance by Jordanian intelligence since 2021.
Additional activities include the recruitment and training of individuals inside Jordan—some of whom were later sent abroad for advanced instruction.
"The plot aimed at harming national security, sowing chaos and causing material destruction inside the kingdom," the statement read.
❗️Kuwait Specialized Hospital in Gaza:
– "We condemn the heinous crime committed by the occupation forces this morning, involving the direct targeting of the hospital’s northern gate with a missile, which led to the martyrdom of one of our medical staff and the injury of nine others."
– "This attack comes as part of a continuous pattern of blatant violations of international humanitarian law concerning the protection of hospitals."
– "We affirm our commitment to continue fulfilling our moral and humanitarian duty toward our wounded and sick, despite the dire conditions, direct targeting, and the collapse of the healthcare system in the Gaza Strip."
– "We call on the international community, Arab and Islamic countries, and human rights and humanitarian organizations to assume their responsibilities and take urgent action to protect medical facilities in Gaza and ensure the safety of their staff."
An Israeli airstrike targeted medical personnel at Kuwait Specialized Hospital, also known as “Shifa Palestine”—the only field hospital in Mawasi, Khan Yunis, southern Gaza—killing one Palestinian and injuring ten others.
The area is designated by the military as a “safe zone”
⭕️ Syria is anticipating the arrival of a new shipment of Russian oil, part of a series of successive deliveries aimed at strengthening the country’s fuel production capacity and ensuring a more stable supply of electricity. This shipment marks an important step in a supply plan targeting large quantities of crude oil during the second quarter of this year (2025).
A well-informed source said that the shipment consists of one million barrels of crude oil and is expected to arrive within a week. The source added that the shipment is part of a tender recently issued by the Syrian Ministry of Oil—prior to its merger with the Ministry of Electricity—for the import of seven million barrels of crude for the benefit of the Baniyas refinery.
(Attaqa News)
❗️Member of the Political Bureau of Ansarallah, Hizam al-Asad:
– "US President Donald Trump's visit to the region will not be safe unless Gaza is safe; the continued bloodshed in Yemen and Palestine will come at a high cost for Trump if he sets foot in the region."
– "The equation is clear: there will be no calm in the region unless there is calm in Gaza; and there will be no safety in the Mediterranean and Red Seas unless Gaza is secure."
⭕️ Israel is growing worried about a revived plan to send Gulf natural gas—especially from Qatar—to Europe through Syria and Turkiye, cutting Israel out of the route.
Israel had hoped to use its Haifa Port as a key energy hub, but that idea has faded as ties between Damascus and Ankara continue to deepen.
Israeli media has criticized the government’s lack of a clear Syria strategy and warned that Turkiye won’t let Israel interfere with a pipeline project seen as crucial to its influence in the region.
(Turkiye Today)