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⭕️ A UN spokesman said that the efforts of the US-backed private humanitarian group assigned to deliver aid in Gaza divert attention from more critical actions, such as reopening border crossings.
"We do not participate in this modality for the reasons given. It is a distraction from what is actually needed," said Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN humanitarian office (OCHA), during a briefing in Geneva.
Laerke also urged Israel to lift its restrictions on the types of aid permitted into Gaza, saying the current approach involved "cherry picking" supplies that often failed to meet actual needs.
❗️Comments by the head of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc, Hezbollah MP Mohammad Raad, following a meeting between Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc, President Joseph Aoun and Speaker Nabih Berri:
– “We exchanged viewpoints in general about the priorities and challenges facing our country, topped by preserving national sovereignty, ending Israeli occupation, and halting hostility and violations unfortunately backed by some countries sponsoring the ceasefire agreement.”
Post-war reconstruction and stability:
– “Rebuilding what was destroyed by the (Israeli) aggression, preserving stability, and activating state institutions through electoral junctures, such as the latest municipal and mayoral elections.”
Understanding with President Aoun:
– “The space of understanding between us and the president is broad and can be counted on. We do not find ourselves bound by timing, places, tools, or methods to fill this space, as long as things in Lebanon are moving forward with care and keenness from the president on achieving the priorities that I first mentioned.”
Criticism of PM Nawaf Salam’s remarks on Resistance and Liberation Day:
– “We insist that this holiday is the Resistance and Liberation Day and not only Liberation Day, because the liberation was achieved by the resistance.”
Dialogue on arms monopoly:
– “There are no closed doors in the way of exchanging discussions and ideas with the president on any level. The doors have been open since the presidential election and will remain open to everything that can achieve sovereignty, preserve stability, and the rights of all individuals and essential components of this country.”
Condition for an arms agreement:
– “The state can have no privileges without committing to its duties. When the two become equal—duties and commitments—an agreement would take place.”
Response to PM Salam’s comment on 'the era of spreading the Iranian revolution' and arms:
– “I don’t want to comment on this statement in order to preserve what’s left of cordiality.”
BREAKING | Yemeni Armed Forces announces missile strikes on Israel's Ben Gurion Airport with hypersonic Palestine-2 missile and a strategic target east of Tel Aviv with a Zulfiqar missile, vowing continued attacks until the aggression ends and the siege on Gaza is lifted.
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❗️600 days of genocide: Hamas urges global uprising against war on Gaza
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Marking 600 days since the start of Israel's war on Gaza, Hamas has issued a global appeal for intensified action against Israel’s ongoing assault on Palestinians.
In a statement, the group called on people, institutions, and civil society movements worldwide to raise their voices "loudly and urgently" in solidarity with Gaza, urging a surge in protests, marches, and sit-ins across global cities to confront what it described as “aggression, starvation, and extermination” targeting the Palestinian people.
"Let the coming days be filled with global rage," the statement declared.
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❗️Hamas: Provocative settler parades won't change Jerusalem's identity or halt inevitable end of occupation
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Hamas Political Bureau member Haroun Nasser al-Din condemned yesterday's provocative incursions and assaults by Israeli settlers and extremist ministers Ben Gvir and Smotrich at Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem, describing them as a dangerous escalation in Israel's religious war aimed at Judaizing the city's holy sites.
He emphasized that these actions will not change Jerusalem's identity nor prevent the inevitable end of Israeli occupation, and called for intensified Palestinian resistance, steadfast presence at Al-Aqsa, and broader Arab and Islamic support to counter these provocations and aggressions.
❗️UN: 180,000 Palestinians forcefully displaced as Israel bombs shelters in Gaza
180,000 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced in Gaza as a result of the latest Israeli military assault, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Tuesday.
In a joint statement released by the Global Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster, the group condemned what it described as the increasing normalization of direct attacks on shelters, calling the pattern “alarming.”
⭕️ 23 year old Palestinian youth Ahmad Jalayta was shot dead by invading Israeli forces late last night during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho.
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❗️Israel threatens Europe: Recognition of a Palestinian state will be met with annexation of more territory
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Haaretz reports that Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer warned French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy that Israel might respond by annexing Area C of the West Bank and legalizing unauthorized outposts.
Israel Hayom states that Foreign Minister Gideon Saar delivered a similar warning to officials in the UK, France, and other countries, indicating that actions taken against Israel could prompt Israeli steps such as extending sovereignty to West Bank settlements and sections of the Jordan Valley.
“Unilateral moves against Israel will be met with unilateral moves by Israel,” Saar said.
❗️Israeli army says shrapnel of intercepted Yemen missile dropped in Hebron
The Israeli military reported on Tuesday that fragments from a missile it intercepted landed near the village of Imreish, situated south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
According to Haaretz, this incident marks the sixth missile fired from Yemen within the past week.
❗️Medical sources tell Al Jazeera that at least 81 people have been killed in Israeli attacksacross Gaza since early Monday, including 53 in Gaza City.
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⭕️ Egypt pushes for Gaza ceasefire amid conflicting reports
An Egyptian official said Monday that Cairo is holding “intensive” talks to bridge gaps between Israel and Hamas and reach a ceasefire in Gaza “as soon as possible.” Egypt is reportedly coordinating closely with Qatar and the US on a truce and prisoner exchange deal, urging both sides to show flexibility to ease the worsening humanitarian crisis.
The statement follows mixed reports from Doha, where Hamas reportedly accepted a US proposal by envoy Steve Wietkoff for a 60-day truce, the release of 10 Israeli captives, and a partial Israeli withdrawal. Israeli outlet Walla claimed Wietkoff denied Hamas’ approval. Netanyahu also walked back earlier remarks hinting at an imminent deal, facing pressure from captive families and far-right coalition members.
❗️Israeli forces carry out arrests while raiding occupied West Bank
The Israeli military has conducted arrests in Nablus and Hebron, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office has said, as military operations continue across the occupied West Bank.
Two men were arrested during a raid on the Askar Al-Jadeed refugee camp, east of Nablus, and two others in Beit Ummar, north of Hebron. Israeli forces have detained at least 10,068 Palestinians since launching a war on Gaza on 7 October, 2023.
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❗️Lebanese army patrols the southern Lebanese town of Mays al-Jabal.
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❗️Quds Brigades announces that its fighters succesfully shelled an Israeli foot patrol with 60mm mortar rounds near a gathering of Israeli military vehicles that had advanced into Al-Atatra, north of Gaza.
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❗️Israeli forces detain and search three Palestinian children in the village of Lubban al-Sharqia, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
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⭕️ OPEC+ is making strong efforts to stabilize the oil market but must also consider the growing demand, UAE Energy Minister Suhail Mohammad al-Mazrouei said today.
"This group, that is OPEC+, I would say is doing its best to balance the market and ensure that we have enough investments in the supply," Mazrouei said during a forum in Abu Dhabi.
"Rest assured, this group is doing its best. But it is not enough only this group, we need the help of others, and we need to be mindful of the demand. Demand is picking up, and the market is going to surprise us if we're not investing in it," he added.
(Reuters)
❗️Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian leaves Tehran for Muscat, Oman, for a two-day trip at the official invitation of Haitham bin Tariq Al-Said, Sultan of Oman.
(IRNA)
❗️Sources in the Israeli negotiation team to Channel 12:
"Yesterday, Hamas sent an unrealistic proposal via Bishara al-Bahbah. We immediately rejected it, and Witkoff immediately rejected it after us. There is another proposal presented to the parties in Doha, and it must be accepted. We will continue fighting and applying political pressure. Something might happen, but things are still far from the path we desire."
SDF, Damascus agree on repatriation plan for Syrians in notorious Al-Hawl Camp
A Syrian official said Damascus will assume control over the camp, which houses thousands of ISIS prisoners and their families
🇾🇪 Yemeni Armed Forces announces that it targeted Ben Gurion airport earlier today with a hypersonic ballistic missile.
"The operation has successfully achieved its objective, causing millions of usurping Zionists to rush to shelters and bringing the airport to a standstill."
❗️Hamas's Qassam Brigades say they killed Israeli soldiers in Gaza’s Beit Lahia city
The Qassam Brigades announced that its fighters struck an Israeli military unit on Sunday in the al-Atatra area of Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, using an anti-personnel missile.
According to the group's statement, the targeted unit consisted of 10 Israeli soldiers, and the operation resulted in multiple casualties, including both deaths and injuries among Israeli officers. The group described the attack as part of its ongoing resistance against the Israeli ground invasion.
❗️Israeli troops loot Palestinian exchange shops in occupied West Bank
Israeli forces carried out coordinated raids on currency exchange shops across multiple cities in the occupied West Bank, including Nablus, Hebron, Ramallah, Tubas, Jenin, and Bethlehem, according to verified footage reviewed by Al Jazeera’s Sanad fact-checking unit.
Smoke grenades were deployed in central Jenin, while roads were blocked in Tubas and Bethlehem during the operation. Israeli Army Radio said the raids aimed to seize large sums of money "suspected of funding armed groups in the region."
❗️Israelis obstruct Gaza-bound aid at Ashdod port
Israeli activists rallied at the Ashdod port (located roughly 30km from Gaza) to prevent humanitarian aid from reaching the blockaded strip. Videos circulating in local media and online show demonstrators blocking the exit route of aid trucks, as Israeli police intervened to clear the way.
❗️Israeli forces are actively restricting emergency rescue teams during their ongoing military raid in central Nablus.
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UK trade envoy visits Israel despite supposed suspended free trade talks
Ian Austin, the UK trade envoy to Israel, has said in a post on X that he is currently in Israel to “meet businesses and officials to promote trade with the UK”.
His visit to Israel comes a week after the British government said it was suspending free trade negotiations with Israel due to its illegal military conduct in Gaza.
BREAKING | Sirens sound across several Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank after a missile launched from Yemen was detected.
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❗️Syria: Local sources to Al-Mayadeen:
"Seven civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed in a massacre in the village of Juzat al-Ma' in the Mashqita area in the Latakia countryside."
❗️Israel has killed at least 81 Palestinians in attacks on the Gaza Strip since dawn today.
(Medical sources to Al Jazeera)
❗️Al-Akhbar correspondent in south Lebanon:
"An Israeli force advanced into the Kroum al-Mrah area, east of Mays al-Jabal, and stationed itself near the home of the citizen Hassan Ammar, who had recently returned to live there with his wife and children. Concerned for their safety, Ammar took the initiative to evacuate his family from the house before returning to it himself, only to see Israeli 'construction works'. So far, there has been no confrontation between him and the occupation soldiers."