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❗️Invading Israeli forces continue their systematic demolition campaign, targeting Palestinian residential homes, in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem.
(Video: Quds News Network)
❗️Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to hold a phone call with US President Donald Trump later today, according to Axios, citing a Netanyahu aide and a source familiar with the matter.
The call, not yet confirmed by either government, comes amid key developments: Washington is awaiting Iran’s response to its nuclear proposal and hopes for a revised response from Hamas regarding a ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal.
❗️The PIJ's Quds Brigades reports that its fighters succeeded in seizing an Israeli drone of the (Evo Max) type and extracting important data and coordinates from it in areas east of Jabalia camp in northern Gaza.
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❗️Madleen activists are ‘detainees, not prisoners,’ says Human rights lawyer
Human rights lawyer Sara Bashi has dismissed Israeli claims that Madleen flotilla activists will be treated as prisoners, stressing they are detainees and not subject to criminal sentencing. Her remarks follow reports that far-right Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir plans to hold them in separate cells and possibly issue prison uniforms. “It would be very unusual for the Israeli government to issue prison uniforms to people who are not prisoners,” Bashi told Al Jazeera.
❗️Israel has killed at least 23 Palestinians in attacks on the Gaza Strip since dawn today.
(Medical sources in Gaza)
❗️The Sumud (Resilience) convoy from Tunisia begins its long journey to Gaza to break the siege.
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US, Israel agree to end UNIFIL mandate in south Lebanon: Report
Israel recently launched its largest attack on Beirut in months, and has threatened to intensify attacks against Lebanon
❗️ Press sources: Spain summons the Israeli Chargé d'Affaires to protest the blocking of the Madleen ship from reaching Gaza.
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❗️Iran to present counter-proposal to US in nuclear talks via Oman
Iran will soon submit a formal counter-proposal to the US through Oman in response to what it called an “unacceptable” offer in the latest round of nuclear talks. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baqaei said the new proposal will be “reasonable, logical, and balanced,” and emphasized that sanctions relief must translate into actual economic benefits, including the restoration of normal banking and trade relations. He noted that the US proposal did not reflect prior negotiation rounds and failed to resolve key disputes on uranium enrichment and the fate of Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
Baqaei also criticized the West for ignoring Israel’s undeclared nuclear arsenal, calling on the international community to pursue its disarmament. Tehran has repeatedly warned that certain sensitive Israeli documents in its possession expose Western complicity in enabling Israel’s nuclear weapons program. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei recently dismissed the US offer, vowing that Iran would continue enrichment on its own soil. No date has been set for a sixth round of direct talks.
❗️Government Media Office in Gaza:
- The so-called "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" has caused the deaths of 130 Palestinians and injured around 1,000 others.
- The foundation is spreading lies and falsely claiming that the resistance is threatening it and preventing it from distributing aid.
- Any organization that claims to be humanitarian while implementing military plans cannot be considered a relief organization.
⭕️ Medical sources: 32 martyrs in the ongoing Israeli raids on several areas in the Gaza Strip since dawn today.
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❗️Israel to isolate detained Gaza aid ship activists in separate prison cells
Israeli authorities are preparing to hold the detained crew in separate cells at Givon Prison in Ramle, according to Israel Hayom.
National security minister Itamar Ben Gvir has also ordered a ban on communication devices, televisions, radios, and any display of Palestinian symbols inside the prison.
❗️Madleen aid ship crew expected to be deported after docking
The crew of the Madleen seized and intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters, is expected to be deported after being taken to Ashdod Port, according to statements from Israeli authorities.
The activists, including a member of the European Parliament, have faced heavy incitement in Israeli media and are being accused of “supporting Hamas, terrorism, and anti-Semitism.”
❗️Municipalities of the Central Governorate of the Gaza Strip:
"We warn that our essential services will be completely halted in the coming hours due to the lack of fuel needed to operate water wells, sewage pumps, waste collection and transportation vehicles, and heavy equipment needed to clear rubble and clear roads.
We call on all UN organizations, international institutions, and relevant parties to urgently intervene to supply the fuel needed to operate water wells, sewage pumps, waste collection vehicles, and heavy equipment to remove rubble and reopen main roads.
We call on the relevant authorities to urgently coordinate the resumption of the Mekorot water pipeline and return it to its previous state of operation.
We hold the occupation fully responsible for any humanitarian disaster that may occur at any moment, with the specter of complete collapse looming. We affirm that what is happening is a war crime and a flagrant violation of all international and humanitarian laws and conventions."
❗️Israel targets two residential towers in Hamad City, northwest of Khan Yunis.
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Syria welcomed back to SWIFT banking system
Damascus is overhauling its financial sector as part of efforts to revive the economy after US sanctions
Russia launches nearly 500 drones at Ukraine amid stalled 'peace talks'
Violence between Russia and Ukraine has escalated since peace talks in Istanbul stalled at the beginning of this month
Nearly 8,000 killed in Syria within six months, 75 percent civilians: Report
Executions of Alawite civilians have continued to take place since the government-led massacres on the Syrian coast earlier this year
❗️Gaza media office: Over 130 killed at Israeli-run aid sites in two weeks
Gaza’s Government Media Office has accused the US-Israeli Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) of being complicit in the deaths of over 130 Palestinians and the injury of 1,000 more at its aid distribution points over the past two weeks. The office described GHF as “an arm of the Israeli occupation” responsible for systemic starvation and violence, and called on the United Nations to resume control of aid delivery.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, organizers of the Madleen aid ship, say their mission aims to expose the political and military policies that have rendered Gaza unliveable. Since Israel delegated aid control to the GHF in late May, conditions have reportedly deteriorated further, with repeated shootings at distribution sites targeting desperate civilians.
❗️Gaza Ministry of Health: 47 martyrs and 388 injuries were admitted to Gaza Strip hospitals in the past 24 hours.
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⭕️ France urges swift return of nationals detained aboard the Madleen
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has called for the immediate return of six French nationals detained by Israeli forces aboard the aid ship Madleen. In a public statement, Barrot said Paris had invoked consular protections “as soon as the ship was boarded,” requesting access to the detainees upon their arrival in Israeli territory to “ascertain their situation and facilitate their rapid return to France.”
❗️ Governor of Syria’s Central Bank, Abdul Qader al-Husriya, told the Financial Times that the country expects to be reconnected to the SWIFT international payment network in the coming weeks.
He added that the government plans to overhaul the financial sector by easing regulations and restoring its function as a link between households and businesses.
❗️Tunisian activists from the "Resilience (Sumud) Convoy" to break the siege on Gaza gather in public squares to begin moving towards the Rafah crossing.
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⭕️ Iraq to save $17 billion annually as gas projects slash flaring
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Iraq is set to save nearly $17 billion annually by reducing gas flaring at major oilfields through new development projects led by BP, TotalEnergies, and other international partners, according to Oil Ministry undersecretary for gas Izzat Ismail.
The country has increased its gas investment ratio from 53% in 2022 to 70% in 2024, with further gains expected as projects progress.
TotalEnergies is developing the Artawi gas field in Basra as part of a $10 billion initiative, while BP is working in Kirkuk on a contract that includes boosting oil and gas output and building a 400 MW power plant.
Iraq aims to eliminate gas imports within five years and begin exporting gas by 2030, a significant shift for the OPEC producer long reliant on foreign energy supplies.
(Zawya)
BREAKING | Two Palestinian children have been abducted and detained by the Israeli army from Tamoun town, south of Tubas, according to local sources.
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❗️The Director-General of Gaza’s Health Ministry says hospitals across the Strip have run out of electricity and fuel, leading to deaths from suffocation—especially among vulnerable patients.
Children in incubators are dying due to the power cuts, and the small supply of medicine still in storage is at risk of spoiling. The fuel rationing plan in place is no longer enough to keep hospitals running or save lives.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces are blocking international organizations from delivering fuel needed to operate hospital generators.
⭕️ Amnesty International: The Madeleine was seeking to bring humanitarian aid to break the illegal blockade on the occupied Gaza Strip.
The Madeleine was carrying unarmed civilians on a humanitarian mission, and its interception violates international law.
❗️ Israeli occupation forces seized three agricultural tractors while they were operating in Bardala in the northern Jordan Valley.
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❗️An Israeli airstrike targets Jabalia al-Balad, north of the Gaza Strip.
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Israel seizes Gaza Freedom Flotilla, detains activists
Israeli navy boats and quadcopter drones surrounded the humanitarian aid vessel as it was trying to break the siege on Gaza