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❗️A ballistic missile was launched from Yemen toward Israel this morning, as Ansarallah intensifies its operations in solidarity with Gaza. Air raid sirens were triggered across occupied Jerusalem, the southern West Bank, and the Dead Sea area. One Israeli was reportedly injured while scrambling to reach a bunker.
This marks the third missile launched from Yemen toward Israel in the past 24 hours, and the third in two days. A similar missile, launched just 13 hours earlier, also triggered sirens in Jerusalem.
BREAKING | Dozens of Palestinians killed in a matter of hours as Israel escalates Gaza massacres.
Since midnight, Israel has carried out brutal attacks across Gaza, resulting in at least 46 deaths, majority of them in north Gaza's Jabalia Camp.
Among the dead are children.
UPDATE | Gaza Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal:
"Rescue teams managed to retrieve 28 martyrs following the fire belts that targeted the vicinity of the European Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, particularly the area of the Al-Afghani family.
The direct shelling and fire belts caused extensive destruction to civilian homes.
The occupation renewed the shelling after civil defense crews arrived at the site, leading to injuries among the teams.
One of the targeted homes was overcrowded with residents, and the bodies of more than 20 martyrs remain inside to this moment due to the difficulty of reaching them amid the intensity of the bombardment."
UPDATE | Death toll from the Israeli attack near the European Hospital in Gaza's Khan Yunis exceeds 20, with dozens wounded. The casualty toll continues to rise.
The site of the bombing is still under attack.
The CIA’s war-before-war: From Iraq to Iran
A US blueprint drawn in 2002 to break Iraq before invading is being revived against Iran – with sabotage, assassinations, and psychological warfare already underway.
By Shivan Mahendrarajah
BREAKING | Trump announces from Riyadh that the US will lift all sanctions on Syria.
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Trump signs 'largest arms deal in history,' secures $600bn Saudi investment pledge
The Gulf kingdom secured a wide array of advanced US military equipment and services from the US in a landmark $142 billion arms deal
BREAKING | Israel bombs vicinity of the European Hospital near Khan Yunis, south Gaza. People were buried under the sand due to the impact of the attack. Deaths and injuries have been reported.
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❗️According to Axios, US President Donald Trump will meet with Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa (Julani) tomorrow in Riyadh.
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Israeli cabinet votes to formalize annexation of occupied West Bank territory
Israel will take over land registration in Area C of the West Bank, in a move that amounts to 'annexation on steroids'
❗️Sanaa International Airport in Yemen is set to reopen on Wednesday, according to the airport’s general director.
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⭕️ Israeli cabinet vote formalizes de facto annexation of West Bank's Area C
For the first time, Israel's cabinet has voted to assume exclusive control over land registration in Area C of the occupied West Bank — 60% of the territory — effectively nullifying any Palestinian claims to the land.
The move, seen as de facto annexation, voids Palestinian land registry efforts and paves the way for expanded settlement building.
War Minister Israel Katz said the decision will “strengthen and expand” Jewish settlements.
Israel kills Palestinian journalist in new hospital bombing
Israel assassinated Hassan Aslih while he was receiving burn treatments for injuries from a previous Israeli strike
❗️Hamas: “We call for a unified national stance to confront the unpatriotic actions of the Palestinian Authority’s security forces in the West Bank.”
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⭕️ US signals deeper involvement in Lebanon under pretext of “stability” and army support
A US State Department official told Al-Arabiya that “stability in Lebanon affects the entire region,” calling the current moment “a historic chance for Lebanon to move forward”—language often used by Washington to justify political interference and economic leverage.
US State Department Arabic-language spokesman Sam Werberg told LBCI that Washington is committed to backing the Lebanese Army “to enable it to extend its control across Lebanon,” a longstanding US objective aimed at sidelining the Resistance and reshaping the country’s security doctrine. Werberg added that the US is monitoring developments “around the clock” and is open to discussing mechanisms of economic support—further signaling Washington’s intent to shape Lebanon’s internal direction through conditional aid and military backing.
❗️Israel has killed at least 65 Palestinians in strikes across the Gaza Strip since midnight.
(Medical sources to Al Jazeera)
BREAKING | Missile sirens sound in Sderot and Ashkelon.
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❗️According to Israeli media, Mohammad Sinwar, the brother of Yahya Sinwar and current leader of Hamas in Gaza, was targeted in the brutal attack on the vicinity of the European Hospital in south Gaza. However, there is so far no confirmation of this news.
● According to Israeli Army Radio (GLZ):
– "The Air Force used dozens of bombs in the strike, including bunker-buster bombs."
– "The attack was carried out in a manner similar to the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah."
– "All entrances and exits of the underground complex were targeted, aiming to prevent any escape in case Sinwar survived the initial strike."
– "To reinforce the likelihood of the assassination’s success, the Air Force is now carrying out multiple follow-up strikes on anyone who approaches or attempts to rescue the wounded from the underground compound."
UPDATE | 16 killed and 70 wounded in Israel's bombing of the European Hospital in Gaza and its vicinity, according to the Ministry of Health.
Israel is attacking anyone who tries to get close to the site.
BREAKING | Chaos at Ben Gurion Airport after missile launch from Yemen.
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Update | At least four killed and many injured in the large-scale attack on the vicinity of the European Hospital in Khan Yunis.
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BREAKING | Missile sirens sound in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
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Tehran says open to 'temporarily limit' uranium enrichment as US imposes new sanctions
Washington has consistently imposed new sanctions against the Islamic Republic following each round of indirect nuclear talks
❗️Israeli PM Netanyahu: Israel is actively seeking a country to take in Palestinians from Gaza, more than 50% are expected to leave.
He announced that Israel will soon launch a full-scale assault to 'complete the military operation and destroy Hamas,' and that while a temporary ceasefire may occur, the war will not stop.
Netanyahu confirmed that the Israeli cabinet has approved a plan to expand the occupation of Gaza, with officials indicating that full occupation is on the table.
❗️Senior envoys of US President Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg, are scheduled to travel to Istanbul on Thursday for possible talks aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war, though it is unclear if the Russian government will attend.
(Reuters)
⭕️ "We have helped all of those countries, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and others, we keep them safe. If it wasn't for us they probably wouldn't exist right now."
US President Donald Trump humiliated Gulf countries ahead of his visit to the region.
❗️Qassam Brigades: "We clashed with a Zionist engineering unit using light weapons and killed the driver of a military vehicle east of the Shujaiya neighborhood two days ago."
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⭕️ Iran is willing to consider temporary restrictions on its uranium enrichment program, the country’s deputy foreign minister said today.
"For a limited period of time, we can accept a series of restrictions on the level and volume of enrichment," said Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi.
"We have not yet gone into details about the level and volume of enrichment," he said, quoted by Tasnim news agency.
❗️Israel's Channel 12: A small delegation of families of Israeli captives has traveled to Qatar to meet with President Trump and the Qatari Prime Minister.
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⭕️ Saudi Arabia will keep its crude oil exports to China steady at 48 million barrels in June, matching May’s level, the highest since at least 2024, following OPEC+’s decision to boost output.
(Reuters)