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❗️Gaza Ministry of Health press statement:
– “The [Israeli] occupation continues its systematic policy of undermining the healthcare system, having just targeted the rooftop of the administration building at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital."
– “The attack caused fear and confusion among medical teams, patients, the wounded, and their companions."
– “The Ministry of Health condemns the Israeli occupation’s targeting and reiterates its urgent call to protect healthcare institutions and to criminalize the ongoing assault and sabotage of the health system."
❗️Israel demolishes 15 Bedouin homes
Israeli forces have demolished 15 homes in the village of Arab al-Mask in the Negev (occupied Naqab), displacing over 100 Bedouins, according to WAFA news agency.
The village is one of many unrecognized by the Israeli state, where residents say building permits are nearly impossible to obtain.
Israel routinely destroys structures it deems unauthorized, a policy rights groups condemn as discriminatory against Arab communities.
❗️Overnight Israeli raids kill civilians sheltering across Gaza, including school strike in Khan Yunis
Israeli airstrikes overnight targeted multiple areas of the Gaza Strip, with the deadliest hitting a school sheltering displaced families in Khan Yunis, killing at least 18. Many of the victims had recently fled fighting in the city’s east.
In Gaza City, a drone strike killed a father and his two children in a densely populated area as they exited a shelter. Two others were killed in a separate attack on Jabalia. Hospitals remain overwhelmed, forcing the wounded to wait hours for care amid critical shortages.
❗️Israeli Army:
"A short while ago, following the projectiles launched toward Israeli territory earlier today (Tuesday), fighter jets struck weapons belonging to the Syrian regime in the area of Southern Syria.
The Syrian regime is responsible for the current situation in Syria, and will continue to bear the consequences as long as hostile activity continues from its territory."
❗️A settler's home sustained minor damage as a result of shrapnel from the Yemeni missile.
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❗️Israel responds to source of fire in Deraa with artillery shelling.
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BREAKING | Sirens sound in the Israeli occupied Syrian Golan Heights for the second time.
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UPDATE | According to Israeli media, two rockets were launched towards the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from the Syrian side.
Reports indicate they fell in open areas and no casualties have been reported.
❗️Israeli reports indicate one soldier was killed and multiple injured in a drone attack carried out by the Palestinian resistance.
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BREAKING | Ongoing 'security incident' in Gaza's Shujaiya neighborhood has resulted in Israeli military casualties.
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From aid sites turned death traps to looting gangs operating under Israeli drone cover, this is not humanitarian relief. It’s a weaponized system of control for Gaza.
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Canada conducts 'war crimes probe' into Israel's ethnic cleansing campaign in Gaza
As Canada stays silent on Israel’s Gaza assault, its police quietly probe war crimes amid outrage over a US-Israeli aid scheme accused of staging civilian massacres
⭕️ The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has terminated its contract with the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) and withdrawn its team from Tel Aviv, reports the Washington Post, raising doubts about the initiative’s survival.
BCG was instrumental in establishing the foundation, which has been accused of enabling Israeli military control over aid and turning distribution sites into deadly traps.
According to the report, the GHF will not be able to continue its work due to this development.
❗️Al-Mayadeen correspondent:
An Israeli airstrike targeted the Al-Katiba neighborhood north of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
❗️Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani meets with Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in Doha, Qatar.
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⭕️ Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) appoints evangelical who supports Trump Gaza plan
On Tuesday, the GHF appointed US evangelical leader Rev. Dr. Johnnie Moore as its executive chairman, someone who has openly endorsed President Donald Trump’s idea that the United States should take control of Gaza.
"GHF is demonstrating that it is possible to move vast quantities of food to people who need it most — safely, efficiently, and effectively," Moore said in the foundation statement. "GHF believes that serving the people of Gaza with dignity and compassion must be the top priority," he added.
❗️US-Israeli aid body accused of abandoning responsibilities in Gaza
The US-Israeli Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) suspended operations for a day, citing “renovation, reorganization, and efficiency improvement.” The move follows repeated failures to deliver aid or ensure safe access, drawing criticism for poor contingency planning.
Despite security and fuel challenges, smaller local organizations continue to operate. GHF’s suspension is widely seen as a retreat from its core duties amid a deepening humanitarian crisis.
❗️Israeli raids kill 26 Palestinians across Gaza since dawn
At least 26 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on various areas across the Gaza Strip since dawn, according to medical sources. Earlier reports confirmed that 18 of the fatalities occurred in Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza.
❗️A newly formed faction called the Martyr Mohammad Deif Brigades claims responsibility for the rockets launched towards the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights a while ago, announcing it targeted Israeli forces with two Grad rockets.
A leader in the Brigades told Al Jazeera that today's operations were a response to Israel's atrocitoes in Gaza and that the faction's operations will not cease until the war on Gaza ends.
❗️Israeli Army Radio:
The Israeli army has begun carrying out artillery shelling of territory inside Syria.
❗️Israeli army:
Alerts have been activated in the Lower Galilee area, details are being examined.
❗️BREAKING | Sirens sound in Tel Aviv and its surrounding areas due to launches from Yemen.
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BREAKING | Sirens ring and explosions sound in the Israeli occupied Syrian Golan Heights.
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❗️Hebrew media releases footage of wounded Israeli soldiers being evacuated due to the 'difficult incident' in Shujaiya.
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US pressures London, Paris against recognizing Palestinian state: Report
Washington’s intervention highlights growing Western rifts over Gaza and the push for Palestinian statehood
A new Asian triad: ASEAN, China, and the Persian Gulf align
As western trade wars squeeze the Global South, the first ASEAN–GCC–China summit signals a new economic realignment built on shared development goals and strategic autonomy.
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Iranian FM backs Lebanese efforts to ‘expel Israeli occupiers’ during Beirut visit
Araghchi met with several top officials including Lebanon’s president and foreign minister, offering Tehran’s support for reconstruction in the country
❗️Madrid halts Israeli missile contract, seeks Raytheon & Lockheed Martin as alternative
The Spanish Defense Ministry has suspended an Israeli missile production license, effectively terminating a €285 million ($310 million) deal for the delivery of 168 Spike LR2 anti-tank systems intended for the Spanish Army and Marine Corps, in response to Israel's brutal war on Gaza.
The office of Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles also canceled the contract, originally granted in October 2023 to Pap Tecnos, the Spanish branch of Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
The original agreement included 168 launchers, 1,680 Spike LR2 missiles, and complete logistical support. Spain is now considering the US-made FGM-148F Javelin system, developed by Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, as a possible replacement.
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⭕️ “Masafer Yatta is taking its last breaths.”
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A cry of desperation and urgent call for action from Sheikh Ragheb Dababseh on behalf of the residents of Khallet al-Dabaa in Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank, where Israel is escalating its campaign of ethnic cleansing and forcible transfer.
On 1 June, Israeli forces declared the village a closed military zone, expelled residents, journalists, and international supporters, and demanded a list of all local inhabitants. The move follows weeks of violence, including large-scale demolitions in early May, after which settlers began systematically seizing residential caves, vandalizing property, and grazing livestock across Palestinian farmland, all under military protection.
Since the escalated demolitions, residents have been forced to live in tents and caves, while Jewish Israeli settlers roam freely with dogs, rifles, and sheep, harassing families and even assaulting a pregnant woman, who remains hospitalized.
Israeli police and occupation forces have done nothing to remove the settlers. Instead, they detained the Palestinian victims, claiming the land is state-owned and dismissing the caves as “abandoned.”
This latest escalation comes amid a wider Israeli strategy in Masafer Yatta, where photographing homes, population surveys, and banning foreign observers aim to silence documentation and clear the way for Jewish settlement expansion.
Legal appeals to remove the settlers have been rejected by Israeli courts, while new outposts and permanent infrastructure are being established. The village is located in Firing Zone 918, and in 2022, Israel’s High Court approved the eviction of its residents—a ruling now being violently enforced on the ground.
Israel officially designated Masafer Yatta as a closed military training zone in the 1980s. Israel claims Palestinian residents are ‘squatters’ who settled there illegally after the area was designated for military use.
Human rights groups and local residents warn that what is happening in Khallet al-Dabaa is part of a deliberate, state-backed campaign to Judaize the South Hebron Hills, mirroring similar expulsions elsewhere in the West Bank.
Israel has been trying to drive Palestinians out of Masafer Yatta for at least 40 years.
⭕️ Cybercrime in Germany reached an all-time high last year
The crimes were largely fueled by hacker activity linked to pro-Russian and anti-Israeli groups, the German Federal Crime Office (BKA) reported today.
“Cybercrime is an increasing threat to our security,” said German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt. “It is getting more aggressive, but our counter-strategies are also becoming more professional.”
The BKA report states that Germany recorded 131,391 cybercrime incidents within its borders last year, along with another 201,877 cases originating from abroad or from unidentified locations.