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❗️The eight volunteers from the Madleen vessel who were detained by Israel 3 days ago are set to be deported in the coming days, according to their legal advisers.
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⭕️ Gulf stocks retreat as regional tension rises
Leading Gulf stock markets declined during early trading today following the US move to withdraw personnel from West Asia ahead of upcoming nuclear negotiations with Iran.
US President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday that American personnel were being relocated because "it could be a dangerous place," and emphasized that the United States would not permit Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon.
BREAKING | Leaked documents released by Iranian media reportedly reveal that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi has been fully coordinating with Israel and carrying out its directives.
These files are part of the sensitive intelligence cache Iran recently seized from Israel.
⭕️ Binance announced that its platform is now fully available in Syria, letting users trade over 300 cryptocurrencies using the Syrian pound as US lifts sanctions.
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Large crowds of Palestinians participate in a protest against displacement and demolitions carried out by Israeli forces in the Negev, in southern occupied Palestine.
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❗️Hamas's Qassam Brigades announces that its fighters destroyed a house in which an Israeli infantry unit had taken cover, using several pre-planted highly explosive devices, resulting in enemy soldiers being killed and wounded.
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The demolition continues—footage shows Israeli forces carrying out home demolitions amid their ongoing assault on Tulkarem camp.
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❗️Israeli army claims it arrested Hamas members in Syria’s Beit Jinn
The Israeli military says it carried out an overnight operation in Syria’s Beit Jinn region, arresting an unspecified number of Hamas members.
In a statement, the army said the detainees were “transferred to the territory of the country for further investigation by Unit 504,” referring to its military intelligence interrogation unit.
Recent Planet Labs images reveal the immense destruction following weeks of ongoing Israeli mass demolition and detonation of homes and infrastructure in displaced Palestinian neighborhoods in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza and Rafah City.
Jabalia: January 2024 vs. May 2025.
❗️Oman’s foreign minister has confirmed that the sixth round of US-Iran nuclear talks will be held on Sunday in Muscat, amid rising regional tensions. The announcement follows US President Donald Trump’s warning that Tehran “can’t have a nuclear weapon,” alongside reports of US personnel withdrawals from parts of West Asia due to unspecified security threats.
The State Department has authorized voluntary departures from Bahrain and Kuwait and ordered non-essential staff to leave. Meanwhile, oil prices spiked more than 4 percent following reports that Washington is preparing to evacuate its embassy in Iraq. US intelligence suggests Israel is preparing for a potential strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, as stalled negotiations further heighten fears of escalation.
After a night spent in the open under threat of killing or injury by Israeli forces, hundreds of Palestinians in northern Gaza managed to obtain desperately needed flour amid the ongoing Israeli war of hunger and siege that has gripped the region for over 19 months.
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❗️Circulating footage shows the moment Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians waiting for aid near the US-backed distribution point in Rafah.
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Circulating footage shows the moment Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians waiting for aid near the US-backed distribution point in Rafah.
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❗️Hebrew sources: Netanyahu is rushing to strike Iran, insisting that October 7th gave him a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to destroy the Iranian "axis of evil" and reorganize the region for the next 100 years.
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❗️Israeli forces arrest Syrians in cross-border raid near Golan Heights
Israeli troops from the Alexandroni Brigade carried out an overnight raid inside Syrian territory, arresting several Syrians in the village of Beit Jinn, roughly 10 kilometers from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
According to Israel’s Army Radio, the individuals were detained “on suspicion of involvement in terrorism.” The cross-border operation marks a rare admission of Israeli ground activity inside Syria.
GHF contractor reveals 'horrific' details of US-Israeli 'aid traps'
Over 160 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces at GHF aid sites since the controversial plan was launched late last month
⭕️ The UN General Assembly is set to vote today on a draft resolution calling for an immediate, unconditional, and lasting ceasefire in the Gaza war, following the US's veto of a similar proposal in the Security Council last week.
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⭕️ UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese: I hope the Egyptian authorities do not take orders from the perpetrators of crimes, and that they facilitate the swift passage of the participants in the "Resilience Convoy," who left everything behind in an attempt to break the blockade on Gaza.
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Iran vows new enrichment facility in response to IAEA board vote
The nuclear watchdog accused Tehran of non-compliance with its nuclear obligations amid heightened regional tensions and the possibility of an attack on Iran
❗️The Islamic State is reactivating fighters and eying a comeback in Syria and Iraq. (IS) militants are reviving sleeper cells and stepping up operations in both Syria and Iraq, security officials warn. While the group's operational reach remains limited, security sources from Iraq, Syria, and Western nations confirm IS is identifying targets, recruiting fighters, and distributing weapons, hoping to exploit instability under Syria’s new interim leadership.
According to SITE Intelligence Group, IS has claimed fewer attacks this year, just 38 in Syria and 4 in Iraq during the first five months of 2025, marking a significant drop from last year. Nonetheless, officials say they’ve thwarted at least a dozen major plots in 2025 alone. Iraqi forces, for example, intercepted two IS couriers in December and later prevented a suicide bombing in Daquq.
Israeli army bulldozers just started demolishing several homes in the Jenin refugee camp, north of the occupied West Bank, as part of a campaign to establish new roads in the camp to facilitate future Israeli military attacks in the area.
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❗️Moroccan activists from the Sumud (Resilience) convoy were forcibly deported by Egyptian security forces via Cairo Airport after arriving to participate in efforts to break the siege on Gaza.
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Issam Al-Jashi, one of the activists of the Resilience Convoy, told Quds Network:
Egyptian security arrested us and deported us immediately upon our arrival at Cairo Airport.
We were beaten and insulted by the security forces.
A very limited number of activists were able to enter Egypt, while the remaining activists coming from Europe were deported to Sabiha Gokcen Airport in Turkey.
❗️Israeli army kills unarmed brothers in Nablus, labels them ‘terrorists’
During its largest raid on Nablus in two years, the Israeli military claimed it “eliminated two terrorists and arrested 10 wanted individuals” in a 30-hour operation. However, eyewitness footage shows Israeli soldiers shooting two unarmed Palestinian brothers who were attempting to reach their home to evacuate their family.
The army said it searched over 400 buildings, interrogated dozens on-site, and recovered makeshift weapons and ammunition.
❗️The Palestinian Authority announced on Thursday that internet and landline communication services in Gaza have gone down after the last remaining fiber optic cable was attacked by Israel.
“All internet and fixed-line communication services in the Gaza Strip have been cut off following the targeting of the last remaining main fiber optic line in Gaza,” the PA’s telecommunications ministry said in a statement, accusing Israel of attempting to cut off Gaza from the world.
⭕️ For first time in two decades, IAEA says Iran breaching nuclear pact
The UN nuclear watchdog's 35-member Board of Governors found Iran to be in violation of its non-proliferation commitments for the first time in nearly two decades, potentially setting the stage for a referral to the UN Security Council.
#متداول | لحظة فتح الاحـ.ـتلال نيرانه على منتظري المساعدات بالقرب من نقطة توزيع المساعدات الأمريكية برفح
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⭕️ Hebrew media quoting soldiers' mothers:
The war in Gaza is no longer about protecting the people, but about preserving a leadership that has strayed from its values.
The lives of our children and prisoners are being decided by an unfit leadership.
❗️The manager of the Health Ministry’s blood banks in Gaza has warned of a critical shortage, stating that at least 7,000 units of blood are needed immediately as Israeli strikes continue to injure hundreds of Palestinians each day.
“There are not enough volunteers to give blood because of poverty and starvation,” he said, underscoring the dire humanitarian conditions compounding the crisis.
❗️Israeli military bulldozers entered the Jenin refugee camp this morning as part of a continued large-scale demolition campaign in the occupied West Bank. Footage published by the Palestinian Information Center showed the vehicles advancing alongside military forces.
The ongoing operation in Jenin Governorate has lasted 140 days, killing over 40 Palestinians, injuring dozens, displacing thousands, and demolishing more than 600 homes.