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❗️Press Statement by the Ministry of Health in Gaza:
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"Israeli occupation forces have blown up the Noura Al-Kaabi Dialysis Center in northern Gaza.
The center had been providing kidney dialysis services to patients in the northern part of the Strip.
The destruction of the center puts the health of kidney patients at risk of a catastrophic outcome.
41% of kidney failure patients have died during the war due to being denied access to dialysis centers and the destruction of facilities dedicated to their care.
The occupation is deliberately pursuing a dangerous strategy to empty northern Gaza of hospitals and specialized care centers."
Two children in Gaza were struck by an Israeli drone while collecting plastic to be used as a substitute for cooking gas.
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⚠️Graphic footage:
Bodies lying on the ground after Israel massacred dozens in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah while they were seeking aid from a distribution point operated by the US-Israeli GHF this morning.
❗️Israel has killed at least 54 Palestinians in attacks on the Gaza Strip since dawn today.
(Al-Arabi TV)
Arab ministers call for end to Gaza genocide, recognition of Palestine at Amman conference
Members of the ministerial committee of the Joint Extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit met in the Jordanian capital a day after Israel blocked their entry to the occupied West Bank
❗️Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini:
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"Gaza: aid distribution has become a death trap.
Mass casualties including scores of injured and killed among starving civilians due to gunshots this morning. This is according to reports from international medics on ground.
A distribution point by the Israeli American plan was put far south in Rafah
This humiliating system has forced thousands of hungry and desperate people to walk for tens of miles to an area that’s all but pulverized due to heavy bombardment by the Israeli Army.
Aid deliveries and distribution must be at scale and safe. In Gaza, this can be done only through the United Nations including UNRWA.
The State of Israel must lift the siege and allow the UN safe and unhindered access to bring in aid and distribute it safely. This is the only way to avert mass starvation including among 1 million children.
With competing narratives and disinformation campaigns in full gear, international media must be allowed into Gaza to independently report on the ongoing atrocities including this morning’s heinous crime."
⭕️ Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett flat-out denies latest massacres in Gaza, laments Israel's isolation: 'This is a horrific lie because it portrays IDF soldiers as murderers and strengthens Hamas and Israel’s enemies ... There's no one to talk to.'
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"This morning, international media outlets—BBC, CNN, and others—published major headlines: 'Israeli tanks opened fire on a food distribution center, killing 26 civilians.' This is a horrific lie because it portrays IDF soldiers as murderers and strengthens Hamas and Israel’s enemies. For four hours, this lie spread and echoed across the world. For four hours, Israel remained silent. Only now—an eternity in terms of public diplomacy—have denials begun to be released. There was no massacre and not even army fire—only warning shots by the American company, mostly using smoke grenades. Since this morning, I’ve been on the phone with journalists around the world, trying unsuccessfully to get answers from our side. There’s no one to talk to. Israel is simply not being run. Change will come."
⭕️ Yesterday, Israeli occupation forces set up a checkpoint between the villages of Khan Arnaba and Jaba in Syria’s Quneitra province to search passengers, after infiltrating the area, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
The patrol, consisting of ten soldiers in Hummer vehicles, was reportedly looking for weapons that could pose a threat to 'Israeli security.' This follows a similar incident on 30 May, when residents expelled another Israeli patrol near Ruwaihina Dam and removed Israeli flags from its vehicles.
Iran slams IAEA report as politically motivated, based on forged Israeli documents
The IAEA issued a report on Saturday claiming Iran was in non-compliance with the nuclear non-proliferation treaty
❗️Gaza journalist Mohammad al-Ghareeb:
"Today, I was covering the Mawasi Rafah [aid] massacre since 4 am:
– Dozens of martyrs and wounded, all trying to secure a piece of bread for their children.
– The occupation deliberately shot people in the head and chest with intent to kill.
– Women and children were crawling to reach the aid.
– Thousands of people from Gaza and the north had come to Rafah in hopes of receiving assistance.
– Thousands left with nothing.
– Thugs and looters stood in the middle of the street robbing the starving who managed to get a bag of food for their children.
– And other scandals I won’t mention, but it’s clear we are in a state of chaos and a moral collapse that has struck the fabric of our society in the ugliest way."
⭕️ Morgan Ortagus, Washington’s lead official on Lebanon, is expected to resign from her post, according to several reports including Israel’s Channel 14.
The channel described her impending departure as “bad news for Israel,” given her central role in the Trump administration’s aggressive push to disarm Hezbollah.
❗️Israel is carrying out a systematic campaign to level what's left of Gaza City, relentlessly demolishing towers and residential buildings.
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Israel kills dozens of hungry Palestinians at GHF 'death traps' in Gaza
Hospitals are overcrowded with scores of critical injuries as a result of the new Israeli attacks on aid distribution sites in Gaza
⭕️ Claims that Hamas rejected the Witkoff ceasefire proposal are false. According to the draft of Hamas's response, obtained by Drop Site News, the movement accepted the framework and even expanded it with significant concessions, including stepping down from governing Gaza in favor of an independent technocratic committee, a clause Netanyahu had previously demanded but later had removed.
Hamas’s response also called for immediate reconstruction, a 5–7 year mutual truce, guarantees for aid access, free travel through Rafah, and a phased release of Israeli captives. It also reaffirmed that the ceasefire would continue automatically after the 60-day pause if negotiations were still ongoing: a basic condition already included in the 19 January ceasefire agreement Netanyahu himself had signed.
Most of these terms had already been agreed with Witkoff before Netanyahu intervened, forcing key commitments — including the Gaza governance handover — to be stripped from the deal.
⭕️ Israel opened fire on civilians seeking aid in the Netzarim corridor.
This comes after Israeli forces massacred nearly 30 civilians and injured dozens in south Gaza's Rafah as crowds waited for aid outside a US-Israeli distribution centers operating under the GHF. They were told to gather there.
❗️Chairman of the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor Ramy Abdu:
"The Israeli [army] spokesperson published a video suggesting Israel wasn’t responsible for the massacre of starving civilians near the American food distribution point in Rafah, southern Gaza. But the video backfired and turned into a scandal.
The footage actually showed a theft operation in Khan Yunis, not Rafah, by gangs backed by Israel. Civilians tried to retrieve some of the stolen aid, while the gang — operating under Israeli drone surveillance — fired into the air without injuring anyone."
For the record, Israel targets any attempt to secure aid."
⭕️ Irish MMA fighter Paddy McCorry defeated his Israeli opponent Shuki Farage at Cage Warriors 189 in Rome, shouting “Free Palestine” repeatedly while landing punches.
Farage, who was previously undefeated, had served in the Israeli military with reported involvement in Gaza, as shown in now-deleted photos of him in uniform posing with a weapon near destroyed buildings.
❗️In a statement, Hamas expresses its readiness to immediately begin indirect negotiations to resolve outstanding issues and reach a ceasefire deal.
The movement emphasizes the urgency of securing humanitarian relief for Palestinians, ending the crisis, and reaching a permanent ceasefire with a full Israeli withdrawal from the strip.
❗️Lebanese Ministry of Health reports that two people were killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon today.
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❗️BREAKING | Sirens sound in Tel Aviv and its surrounding areas due to launches from Yemen.
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US deputy envoy behind Hezbollah disarmament campaign to be replaced: Report
Morgan Ortagus is reportedly among other US officials who have been removed in a decision deemed ‘not good for Israel’
❗️Huckabee to France: 'Instead of forcing a Palestinian state on Israel, give Palestinians the Côte d’Azur'
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US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee lashed out at France for pushing to recognize a Palestinian state, calling it “revolting” and suggesting Paris offer Palestinians the French Riviera instead. Huckabee called it “incredibly inappropriate” to pressure Israel during wartime.
❗️Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mardawi:
"After weeks of serious and responsible negotiations with the US envoy, we reached a draft proposal that was acceptable and aligned with the minimum national goals and the requirements for protecting our people. The US envoy agreed to present it to the Israeli side. However, the occupation rejected the proposal and asked the Americans to present it to us as a final, non-negotiable offer.
It is worth noting that this proposal contains catastrophic loopholes—worse even than previous Israeli proposals:
It does not guarantee a real withdrawal from any areas.
It does not guarantee a comprehensive ceasefire at any stage.
It does not ensure a sustainable flow of humanitarian aid.
It does not secure the implementation of any commitments beyond Day 7, the day Israeli captives are to be released—after which everything is left to Israeli estimations and intentions, without guarantees.
In clearer terms: Take what we offer now, and we’ll see later if we implement our side.
Despite this, our response was: Yes—but…
We gave an initial 'yes,' but we refused for the understandings to become a form of legitimization for continued genocide and starvation, or a gateway for political and security deception.
We demanded the amendment of clauses that fail to stop the killing, that do not open the door to sustainable aid or the return of displaced people, and that do not impose clear obligations on the occupation to withdraw or cease fire.
Ironically, these amendments match—word for word—what was already agreed upon with the US mediator in recent weeks.
The result—unfortunately:
Instead of supporting the original consensus paper, the American stance described our response as a 'step backward' and 'unacceptable,' despite knowing that it was a precise adherence to what we had agreed with them.
Our message to all concerned parties and to the world:
We are not the party sabotaging the efforts or stalling.
We submitted a responsible approval, and requested amendments that would protect our people from annihilation.
We demand an end to the aggression, the entry of aid, the return of displaced people, and freedom for the prisoners.
What we are asking for are not political conditions, but the bare minimum of human dignity.
If anyone truly wants this war to end, they should pressure the one who is killing, starving, and besieging—not the one defending his people and asking only for guarantees of implementation.
We will continue to exert every effort to reach an agreement that ensures Israeli withdrawal and ends the war, the starvation, and the genocide."
❗️Since 27 May, Israeli forces have killed 49 Palestinians and injured over 305 others at GHF 'aid distribution' sites, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office. The latest toll includes 32 killed and over 230 wounded today alone.
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❗️Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Amman, Jordan to attend a meeting of the ministerial committee formed by the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit to discuss ending Israel's war on Gaza and lifting the aid blockade. The meeting focuses on coordinating regional efforts to support Palestinians amid the ongoing crisis.
(SPA)
⭕️ Israel's Channel 14 reports that two Israeli citizens have been indicted for smuggling hundreds of tons of dual-use materials, such as potassium nitrate and calcium, to the occupied West Bank during the war, allegedly for use in manufacturing explosive devices. The materials were transferred under false shipping documents and sold without oversight to agricultural suppliers in Palestinian territories.
The accused, Yehezkel Moshe from Moshav Pedia and Jihad Vazuz, allegedly conspired with actors in the Palestinian Authority (PA). Israeli authorities claim the materials were used in resistance operations, and prosecutors are seeking their detention pending trial. Additional charges may be brought against their Palestinian partners.
❗️Lebanese President Joseph Aoun arrived in Baghdad on Sunday for an official visit at the invitation of Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid.
He will meet with President Rashid and Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani to discuss bilateral relations and regional developments.
(Shafaq News)
❗️A source in the Yemeni Ministry of Defense to Saba News Agency:
– "Foreign investors and companies operating within the Zionist entity must leave immediately; the environment will not remain safe, and it is best to do so while the opportunity still exists."
– "Our missiles are equipped with multiple warheads designed to split upon interception, striking more targets and rendering the Zionist enemy’s defense systems useless. Every Zionist should be on alert for where they might land."
– "Our missile strikes on the criminal Zionist entity will not stop until the aggression ends and the siege on our people in Gaza is lifted."
– "To the Zionist settlers: the policies of the criminal Netanyahu will only prolong your days and nights in bomb shelters in the coming period."
BREAKING | One killed in an Israeli drone strike targeting a motorcycle in Arnoun, southern Lebanon.
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⭕️ Dr. Hamdi al-Najjar, husband of Dr. Alaa al-Najjar, has succumbed to his wounds after their home was bombed by Israeli forces in southern Khan Yunis. His death comes just days after the strike killed their nine children.
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