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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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❗️Press Statement by Gaza Interior Ministry
Police officer and serviceman killed in Israeli strike on police unit in Nuseirat camp
The Ministry of Interior and National Security in the Gaza Strip condemns the Israeli occupation’s crime of bombing a police unit while it was carrying out its duty to protect citizens’ property and pursue a group of thieves in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza last night. The strike led to the martyrdom of an officer, a police serviceman, and a third civilian bystander, while several others were injured.
As the Ministry mourns the martyrs of this latest Israeli crime, it affirms that the police forces will continue to fulfill their national and humanitarian duty toward our people. Repeated Israeli targeting will not prevent them from carrying out their responsibilities.
The occupation’s bet on spreading chaos, sabotage, and the looting of aid through its agents - while shielding criminal gangs - will fail.
We call on the international community to urgently intervene to halt the Israeli occupation’s attacks on police forces and the killing of its personnel, which aim to fuel disorder and lawlessness in Gaza. These acts are part of a broader policy of engineered starvation carried out by blocking the entry and distribution of aid via recognised UN agencies.
Ministry of Interior and National Security
Monday, 9 June 2025
❗️Hamas has condemned the Israeli seizure of the Madleen aid ship, calling it “an act of state-sponsored terrorism” and “piracy” committed in international waters by the Israeli occupation forces.
“We strongly condemn the act of piracy committed by the Israeli occupation forces by intercepting the Madleen solidarity ship in international waters, as this is an act of state-sponsored terrorism,” the group said in a statement. “We salute the activists of different nationalities who affirmed that Gaza is not alone. The Madleen and upcoming land convoys from Algeria, Tunisia, Jordan, and elsewhere are living proof of the failure of Zionist propaganda.”
❗️Israeli occupation forces storm of the town of Rammana in Jenin.
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⭕️ The International Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza: We call for the preparation of more relief ships around the world and their dispatch to the starving Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, following Israel's interception of the Madeleine and the arrest of its activists.
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⭕️ During an interview with Israeli journalist Gideon Levy, a Sky News anchor attempted to justify the Israeli military’s seizure of the Madleen aid ship by accusing Swedish activist Greta Thunberg of “anti-Semitism”and labeling other passengers as “Hamas sympathizers.”
Levy, a Haaretz columnist known for his criticism of Israeli policies, pushed back against the anchor’s framing, highlighting the Israel’s violent repression of humanitarian efforts and its broader campaign to delegitimize international solidarity with Gaza.
❗️The Palestinian Center for Prisoners’ Defense has documented harrowing testimonies from detainees released by Israeli forces, confirming they were subjected to torture, deliberate starvation, and inhumane detention conditions.
Twelve detainees were transferred on 6 June from the Israeli military site at Kissufim to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, following months in detention.
According to their accounts, they were held without charge, denied food and water, and suffered severe neglect. Some were in critical condition upon release due to prolonged abuse.
The center warned of the continued policy of enforced disappearance targeting prisoners from Gaza, as Israel refuses to disclose their locations or medical conditions.
❗️ 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.
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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
❗️Tunisian civil coalition launches land convoy to break siege on Gaza
A coalition of Tunisian civil society groups has organized a large-scale land convoy to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and challenge the ongoing Israeli siege. Dubbed the Sumud Convoy, the mission is scheduled to depart on 9 June 2025 via Libya and Egypt toward the Rafah crossing, which remains closed by Israel. Organizers say over 7,500 volunteers have joined the effort since 13 May, including members of Tunisia’s football ultras known for their history of political activism.
While the Freedom Flotilla draws global media attention, Tunisian organizers stress this initiative is both humanitarian and political in nature, aimed at confronting Israel’s blockade and what they describe as a policy of enforced starvation. The convoy includes medical and food supplies and is being coordinated by the Tunisian Coordination for Joint Action for Palestine in collaboration with local solidarity groups. Calls are growing to amplify the convoy’s visibility amid fears of obstruction or targeting.
❗️Israeli settler militias attack a Palestinian owned shop at the outskirts of the village of Osarin south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
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❗️Turkiye’s Foreign Ministry has condemned Israel’s interception of the Madleen, calling it a “clear violation of international law” and evidence that Tel Aviv “is acting as a terror state.”
“Israel’s aggressive and unlawful actions will not silence the voices that stand up for human dignity and universal values,” the ministry said in a statement, joining growing international outrage over the seizure of the Gaza-bound aid vessel.
❗️Tulkarm Media Committee:
The occupation continues its aggression against Tulkarm and its camp for the 134th day, escalating its demolition campaign in Tulkarm camp, destroying hundreds of housing units and facilities. This comes amid warnings of forced geographic change and calls for help to protect refugees and stop the massacre.
❗️The Ministry of Interior in Gaza: An officer and a security personnel were killed in an Israeli attack while carrying out their duties to protect citizens' property and pursue thieves in the Nuseirat refugee camp.
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❗️Palestinians confront Israeli settlers after they erected an illegal outpost on Palestinian land in the village of Osarin, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The settlers were accompanied and protected by Israeli occupation forces.
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