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❗️US President Donald Trump:
"This is a once in a generation opportunity to forge a Lebanon that is prosperous and at peace with its neighbors."
⭕️ Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced today that Tehran will meet with European signatories concerning a nuclear agreement in Istanbul on Friday, following the postponement of a previously scheduled meeting on 2 May.
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❗️First images emerge from the meeting between US President Donald Trump, Syria’s interim self-appointed President Ahmad al-Sharaa (Julani), and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz.
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❗️Donald Trump: “We will work to add more countries to the Abraham Accords.”
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❗️Donald Trump: “I would like to make a deal with Iran, but it must stop supporting ‘terrorism’ in the region and abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons. Iran cannot be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon, and we must enforce the sanctions imposed on Tehran.”
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Israel's ruling coalition stumbles over arrest campaign of Haredi draft dodgers
After 18 months of committing genocide in Gaza, the Israeli army faces a severe shortage of about 10,000 soldiers, with reservists serving longer and responding less to call-ups
❗️According to Yedioth Ahronoth, 40 bunker-buster bombs were dropped in Khan Yunis during yesterday's assassination attempt on Mohammad Sinwar.
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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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❗️An Israeli drone targeted a car in south Lebanon's Wadi al-Hujayr road earlier this morning, killing one person.
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❗️White House: US President Donald Trump calls on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa (Julani) to deport Palestinian resistance factions from Syria.
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Trump announces end of Syria sanctions ahead of Sharaa meeting
The US president said he wants Syria to have 'a chance at greatness' as government forces continue to carry out targeted killings along sectarian lines
❗️US President Donald Trump meets Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa (Julani) in Riyadh.
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❗️The Gulf-US Summit is set to start shortly in Riyadh, with the attendance of US President Donald Trump.
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❗️Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan participates in a video conference meeting with his American counterpart, the Saudi Crown Prince, and the Syrian President.
(Anadolu Agency)
⭕️ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday to launch a “full-scale assault on the besieged Gaza Strip in the very coming days,” according to a statement from his office.
“We are going in with full force to complete the operation. Completing the operation means defeating Hamas. It means destroying Hamas,” he declared, adding that “there will be no situation where we stop the war. A temporary ceasefire might happen, but we are going all the way.”
❗️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