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❗️Hospital director says Israeli strike is eighth on Al-Ahli Hospital
Israeli forces bombed the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City on 5 June, killing at least three people and wounding several others, as reported earlier.
The hospital’s director added that this marks the eighth time the facility has been targeted by Israel since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza in 2023.
❗️At least 23 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks since dawn
At least 23 people have been killed in Gaza since dawn, according to medical sources.
The toll combines the number of casualties registered by the Nasser, Al-Ahli, and Al-Shifa hospitals.
⭕️ Turkish and Syrian airlines to begin operating flights
AJet, a subsidiary of Turkish Airlines, announced that it will begin operating flights to Damascus International Airport from both Istanbul and Ankara starting mid-June. According to the airline, flights from Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen Airport will commence on 17 June, initially running four times a week before increasing to daily service in July.
Flights from Ankara to Damascus are set to begin on 17 June, with three weekly departures, the airline added.
Meanwhile, Syria’s national carrier, Syrian Air, will launch direct flights from Damascus to Istanbul on 10 June, according to the state-run news agency SANA.
❗️A man survived a drone strike that attempted to target his vehicle in the town of Qalawih in southern Lebanon.
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❗️Three journalists killed in Israeli attack on Gaza City hospital
An Israeli drone strike hit the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City in the north of the enclave. At least three among those killed were journalists, including Isamail Badah and Sulaiman Haja.
Both used to work for the Palestine Today channel and were killed inside the hospital.
BREAKING | At least 12 Palestinians were killed on the morning of 5 June in separate Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources.
Three people were killed in an airstrike targeting a house in the Zeitoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City, while six others were killed when an Israeli drone struck tents sheltering displaced people in al-Mawasi, southern Gaza. Additional casualties were reported elsewhere as Israeli attacks continue across the enclave.
Israeli occupation forces re-arrested freed prisoner Abdul Rahman al-Khatib during a dawn raid on his home in Hebron’s al-Jami'a neighborhood today.
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❗️CNN investigation links Israeli gunfire to Rafah food aid massacre
A CNN investigation has linked Israeli gunfire to the deadly shooting of Palestinians in Rafah on 2 June, where at least 31 were killed and nearly 90 wounded as they sought food near the US-Israeli Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) distribution point.
Based on geolocated videos, eyewitness accounts, and ballistic analysis, the report indicates Israeli forces opened fire in sporadic bursts near a roundabout in Tal al-Sultan, some 800 meters from a militarized aid site. Weapons experts cited by CNN said the gunfire matched Israeli army machineguns, and bullets retrieved from victims were consistent with Israeli ammunition.
❗️Bodies of two Israeli captives recovered in Khan Yunis
The Israeli army announced on Wednesday it had recovered the bodies of two captives, Judy Weinstein-Hagi and Gadi Hagi, in southern Khan Yunis. The couple, aged 70 and 72.
According to the military, the two were held by the Mujahideen Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Mujahideen Movement. Their bodies were identified at the National Forensic Institute before their family was notified.
⭕️ US vetoes Gaza ceasefire resolution for fifth time
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On 4 June 2025, the United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, blocking the measure despite 14 members voting in favor, including all ten elected members (E-10).
The draft, co-sponsored by countries including Algeria, Denmark, Pakistan, and South Korea, was halted by the US alone, using its veto power as a permanent council member.
This marks the fifth time the US has vetoed a ceasefire resolution at the Security Council to shield Israel since its war on Gaza began.
Trump 'purges' Israel hardliners in overhaul of West Asia policy
The US president's latest staffing changes are being viewed as an effort to limit Israeli influence on US policy amid a growing rift with Netanyahu
❗️ Netanyahu cornered by ultra-Orthodox allies over Yeshiva draft law
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox coalition partners, Shas and United Torah Judaism (UTJ), are threatening to support dissolving the Knesset amid a deepening standoff over the military draft exemption for yeshiva students. The two parties, long-time allies of Netanyahu, are furious that Likud MK Yuli Edelstein, chair of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, is blocking the advancement of the exemption law; a core demand for their continued support. They are now pressuring Netanyahu to fire Edelstein, warning that failure to do so could lead them to withdraw from the coalition and trigger early elections. The first reading for the dissolution bill is scheduled for 11-12 June.
Turkish war chief says ‘too early’ to discuss Syria withdrawal
The Turkish military has been occupying the country since 2016 and supports several extremist groups that have recently been integrated into the new Syrian army
⭕️ Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Hospital struck by Israeli drones three times in one day
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The Gaza Government Media Office announces that Israeli forces have bombed Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital for the 11th time since its war on Gaza began, including three drone strikes on the hospital’s rooftop today alone.
‼️ Devastating scenes from Israel's bombing of Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, deliberately targeting a tent sheltering journalists.
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❗️Israeli warplanes bomb Al-Tuffah neighborhood east of Gaza City, alongside simultaneous artillery strikes east of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip.
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⭕️ The Internal Security Directorate in the Syrian town of Qusayr, Homs countryside, intercepted a truck carrying anti-tank guided missiles and 30mm rounds intended for smuggling into Lebanon. The driver was arrested and referred to the judiciary.
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❗️Gaza Ministry of Health:
– "The laboratories and blood banks in the remaining hospitals are operating with only 40% of their equipment, under immense pressure due to the high volume of laboratory tests."
– "The equipment is functioning without any regular maintenance systems, and spare parts are not available."
– "60% of the equipment has been destroyed, with the Israeli occupation deliberately causing malfunctions."
– "Hospital laboratories are in urgent need of enhanced lab equipment to meet the departments’ needs in conducting tests for patients and the wounded."
❗️Trump revives and expands travel ban
US President Donald Trump has issued a broad executive order that prohibits entry from 12 countries and imposes travel limitations on seven additional nations, effectively reinstating and broadening the travel bans implemented during his first term.
As stated in the proclamation, citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen will face a “full” ban on entering the United States. In contrast, individuals from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela will be subject to partial restrictions.
❗️Freedom Flotilla continues sailing toward Gaza despite Israeli threats
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) says it will continue its journey to Gaza despite Israeli threats to intercept the vessel Madleen, which seeks to break the blockade on the besieged enclave.
The group reported that drones circled the ship on 4 June, raising suspicions of surveillance by Greece or the EU on Israel’s behalf. The ship, carrying 12 crew members including climate activist Greta Thunberg, is expected to reach Gaza on 7 June.
❗️GHF extends Gaza aid site closure after mass shooting
The US-Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has extended the closure of its aid distribution sites for a second consecutive day, citing ongoing “maintenance and repair work,” according to a statement posted on Facebook.
The announcement comes after Israeli forces opened fire near a GHF site in southern Rafah on 5 June, killing at least 27 Palestinians and wounding around 90 others, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
❗️Israeli military raids continue across occupied West Bank
Israeli forces carried out a series of raids overnight across the occupied West Bank, according to WAFA news agency.
Troops stormed the Balata refugee camp and the Rujeib area east of Nablus, surrounding a home without making arrests. Separate raids were reported in the town of Tuqu’ near Bethlehem, and in Bruqin, west of Salfit, where soldiers opened fire on homes and vehicles.
❗️Israel retrieves bodies of 2 captives in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced yesterday that the army had retrieved the bodies of two captives in Gaza, Judi Weinstein-Haggai and Gad Haggai.
According to a statement from the Israeli army, the couple's remains were recovered during a 'special operation' in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza.
BREAKING | Israeli settlers are attacking the village of Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank,
burning Palestinian property as residents try to defend themselves.
BREAKING | Israeli attack on a bulldozer in the Sultani area, southeast of the town of Yaroun in south Lebanon.
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More signs of Britain grooming Syria’s Al-Qaeda-rooted government
The rise of a London-born Muslim Brotherhood activist to the heart of Damascus politics reveals even deeper layers to the UK’s long war to rebrand Al-Qaeda power as legitimate Syrian governance.
WATCH | Quds Brigades shares footage of its fighters detonating a highly explosive device in an Israeli Hummer jeep at a newly constructed military site east of Gaza City.
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❗️Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini:
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"There has been no safe, dignified & significant aid in Gaza for more than 3 months now.
People’s suffering is unconscionable, deepening further on a daily basis.
We have got to and must go back to bringing in aid at scale to people wherever they are and deliver it safely.
The only way to do this is through the United Nations including UNRWA.
We have the expertise, experience and ressources.
We demonstrated tangible impact during the ceasefire, when obstacles were lifted.
Delaying the decision to properly respond to the deepening hunger will further push down people in Gaza to an endless bottom and deepen dehumanization."
❗️Qassam Brigades announces that its fighters targeted a D9 military bulldozer with a Yassin 105 shell the day before yesterday, Monday, in the Qizan al-Najjar area, south of Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza.
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