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❗️Palestinian child killed in Israeli strike west of Gaza City
A Palestinian mother was seen holding her daughter’s body after the child was killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a displacement tent west of Gaza City on Tuesday night.
❗️Gaza Health Ministry: Israel strikes Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital roof in Deir al-Balah
Gaza’s Health Ministry says Israeli forces targeted the roof of an administrative building at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, sparking panic among medical staff, patients, and their families.
The ministry condemned the strike as part of a “systematic policy” to cripple Gaza’s healthcare system and called for immediate international action to protect medical facilities.
⭕ Israeli forces have been raiding Al-Fara camp, southwest of Tubas in the occupied West Bank, since this morning. Reports of arrests, and destruction of private property and civilian infrastructure.
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UPDATE | The Israeli army announced earlier this morning that Master Sgt. Alon Farkas was killed in the Hamas drone attack that took place yesterday at night in Jabalia, northern Gaza. Three other soldiers were also wounded in the attack.
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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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❗️Local sources in south Lebanon report that four Israeli boats crossed into Lebanese territory and kidnapped a fisherman from his boat near the town Ras al-Naqoura.
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❗️"To the mayor who sold his village!"
Israel dropped leaflets in the southern Lebanese town of Yaroun, warning the newly elected mayor that he is being watched and must not cooperate with Hezbollah, or face severe consequences.
❗️Israeli forces detain 19 Palestinians in overnight West Bank raids
Israeli occupation troops detained 19 Palestinians during pre-dawn raids across the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office. Among those arrested were activists, at least five former prisoners, and the wife of a released detainee in Nablus.
The office warned that the arrests reflect an ongoing campaign by Israel targeting freed prisoners and their families through intensified night raids.
🇾🇪 Yemeni Armed Forces announced yesterday night that it targeted Ben Gurion airport with a Palestine 2 hypersonic ballistic missile.
"The operation successfully achieved its goal, thanks to Allah, causing millions of herds of usurping Zionists to flee to shelters, halting airport operations, and preventing a US military cargo plane from landing at Lod Airport for the second consecutive day."
⭕️ 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.
By Suleyman Karan