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❗️ Sources at Nasser, Al-Aqsa, and Al-Shifa hospitals report that 42 Palestinians were killed by Israel in Gaza since dawn today.
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❗️Israeli military admits firing near US-Israeli GHF aid site in Gaza
The Israeli military has confirmed that its forces opened fire on Palestinians near the aid distribution point of the US-Israeli Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), approximately 500 meters from the site.
In a statement issued in English, the army claimed troops “identified several suspects moving toward them, deviating from the designated access routes.” It added that “warning shots were fired,” and after the individuals “failed to retreat,” additional fire was directed “near a few individual suspects who advanced toward the troops.”
The military acknowledged reports of civilian casualties.
⭕️ A report by Yedioth Ahronoth, citing informed sources, claims the Trump administration recently dismissed three senior officials from the White House and the National Security Council (including US deputy envoy Morgan Ortagus) who are widely seen as fiercely pro-Israel.
The move came as a surprise and allegedly reflects escalating tensions between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
According to the report, the dismissals were linked to disagreements over two key issues: Netanyahu’s push for a potential Israeli military strike on Iran, and his insistence on continuing the war on Gaza.
❗️Israeli media reported 3 "security incidents" in Gaza today, which included the firing of an anti-tank missile at a military Hummer jeep, the targeting of rescue aircraft in the north, and a direct clash with machine guns in the south.
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🇾🇪 Yemeni Armed Forces announces that it targeted Ben Gurion airport with a Zulfiqar missile earlier today.
"The operation successfully achieved its goal, thanks to Allah, forcing four million Zionists to flee to shelters and halting air traffic at the airport."
❗️Israeli Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) reports that two Nahal Brigade soldiers who refused to fight in Gaza will be imprisoned tomorrow.
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⭕️ Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi receives Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Cairo
According to the official spokesman for the Egyptian presidency, the meeting addressed “the region’s accelerating developments,” with both sides affirming “the importance of continuing the current path of exploring prospects for the joint development of bilateral relations.”
IRNA reports that Araghchi met with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdel Aati and President Sisi to discuss the latest in bilateral relations, regional developments, and international issues.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday night, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said that Araghchi’s visit aimed to “discuss bilateral relations and consult on regional developments, particularly in the occupied Palestinian territories, as well as international developments.”
UPDATE | Israeli media reports that at least 3 soldiers were killed and 11 injured in an attack on a military vehicle in Jabalia, northern Gaza.
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❗️Israeli media reports that around 4 million people entered shelters from the Yemeni missile that was launched earlier.
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West Bank settler attacks reach 20-year high, over 220 Palestinians injured in 2025
Jewish Israeli settlers recently kidnapped and tortured two US-Palestinian brothers, leaving them hospitalized after their release
⭕️ Footage of one of the operations by the missile unit of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine's (PFLP) armed wing, the Martyr Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, on 26 May, targeting Israeli forces north of Beit Lahia, north Gaza.
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❗️The Israeli army reports that the Yemeni missile has been intercepted.
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❗️Missile sirens ring in Tel Aviv, western Jerusalem, and settlements in the southern occupied West Bank.
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BREAKING | Israeli army announces that it detected a missile launched from Yemen.
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❗️An Israeli airstrike targets eastern Jabalia, northern Gaza. It is unclear whether the airstrike has to do with the ongoing "security incident."
Israeli media reports that military helicopters are currently firing at the 'incident's' area.
❗️Death toll from new Israeli strike on Rafah aid site rises to 27
Gaza’s Health Ministry has announced that the number of Palestinians killed this morning in an Israeli attack on an aid distribution site operated by the US-Israeli Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in Rafah has risen to 27. Over 90 others were injured in the strike, which targeted one of the few remaining aid access points in the enclave’s southern governorate. Earlier reports confirmed 24 fatalities.
❗️Doron Kadosh – Israeli Army Radio correspondent:
"Details of the ambush that led to the killing of three Givati Brigade soldiers in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip:
1. Yesterday evening, shortly before 7:00 PM, a convoy of Humvee vehicles escorted a fire truck that had entered the Gaza Strip to extinguish a fire that broke out in a Namer armored personnel carrier, after its engine severely overheated.
2. As the convoy was returning to Israeli territory, an explosive device was detonated along one of the routes inside Gaza, targeting the convoy.
3. Investigations indicate that the incident resulted from a large-scale ambush involving the planting of around 20 explosive devices along the road, with the intention of detonating them simultaneously to cause mass casualties. For unknown reasons, only one device detonated, hitting an open-top Humvee and killing three soldiers: Lior, Ofek, and Omer.
4. Two other soldiers were moderately wounded. The army immediately launched a large-scale rescue operation, including heavy airstrikes to evacuate the injured and secure the withdrawal of troops. A helicopter from Unit 669 transported the wounded to hospital.
5. Engineering units worked for hours afterward to dismantle the explosive field and secure the area. The nature of the explosives and the triggering mechanism are still under investigation."
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Damascus stock exchange reopens as western nations ease Syria sanctions
Eased sanctions, foreign investments, and regional support have enabled Syria's de facto government to move toward reconstruction and financial modernization
⭕️ “I believe there will be no deal with the Iranians. We need to give Trump a few more weeks to see that his pressure doesn’t work—then we can act forcefully, with the backing of our most important ally. We must not tell the Americans that we can’t wait—doing so harms us.”
Dr. Dan Diker, head of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, warns that attacking Iran prematurely could alienate the United States, Israel’s key ally.
While acknowledging a rare opportunity to hit Iran’s nuclear program, Diker argued that acting without US backing would be a strategic mistake. Instead, he urges tactical patience on Israel's part.
“If we rush and go against Washington,” he said, “we lose.”
⭕️ According to the Israeli military's official website:
75 soldiers and officers have been injured in the Gaza Strip over the past six days.
US greenlights Syrian plan to integrate foreign extremists into new army
After 2011, tens of thousands of foreign extremists flooded into Syria with the backing of western intelligence agencies to help topple the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad
⭕️ Nasr al-Din Amer, Deputy Head of the Yemeni Ansarallah's Media Authority, shares a video of the Yemeni missile that was launched earlier with the caption:
"The sounds of joy and chants of 'takbir' from our people in Palestine as they watch the Yemeni missile in the skies over Palestine fill our hearts with happiness as well...
Gaza is not alone."
⭕️ Qatar’s $7 billion Syria electricity deal faces hurdles as grid crumbles under looting and neglect
Qatar has committed to supporting Syria’s reconstruction, but its $7 billion plan to build new power plants will have limited impact unless Damascus can curb the widespread theft of power cables by armed groups, outpacing the government's ability to repair the grid.
Currently, about two-thirds of the grid is either destroyed or in need of major repairs. The Energy Ministry estimates the cost of restoration at $5.5 billion, making external investment or donor support essential.
The agreement, unveiled last week by an international consortium led by Qatar's UCC Holdings, aims to significantly boost Syria’s electricity generation capacity.
It represents the largest foreign investment in Syria since US President Donald Trump lifted US sanctions on Damascus last month.
(Reuters)
⭕️ Axios: US allows Iran to enrich uranium in latest nuclear deal offer
The nuclear deal proposal the US presented to Iran on Saturday would permit limited low-level uranium enrichment within Iran for an unspecified duration.
According to the proposal, Iran would be prohibited from constructing additional enrichment facilities and would be required to "dismantle critical infrastructure for conversion and processing of uranium." It also mandates that Iran cease any new research and development related to centrifuges.
❗️Israeli media reports that airport traffic has been halted at Ben Gurion airport because of the Yemeni missile.
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❗️Footage shows Israeli air defense trying to intercept the Yemeni missile.
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❗️Israeli Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) reports that negotiations are still ongoing between Hamas and Israel.
A source familiar with the negotiations says: "The contacts have not yet collapsed, but the positions of the two sides remain far apart, especially regarding ending the war. However, an agreement is still possible."
BREAKING | Qassam Brigades announces that its fighters are currently engaged in fierce close-range clashes with Israeli soldiers, inflicting casualties and injuries among them east of Jabalia in northern Gaza.
The clashes are still ongoing.
UPDATE | Israeli media reports that the army was not able to evacuate the dead and wounded soldiers in Jabalia, northern Gaza, due to heavy bullet fire.
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