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Israeli arms maker shuts Bristol site after sustained anti-genocide protests
The closure of the Elbit systems factory comes as London escalates crackdowns on activists associated with Palestine Action
Dozens of settlers 'armed with sticks and knives' rampage through West Bank village
The Masafer Yatta region in the south Hebron hills continues to come under violent settler attacks aimed at uprooting Palestinians from the area
French arms sales to Israel hit record high in 2024: Report
Paris has pledged to recognize Palestine at the upcoming UN General Assembly, with Israel accusing Macron of ‘playing both sides’
❗️US President Donald Trump:
– “There could be some [Israeli captives in Gaza] that recently died, is what I’m hearing. I hope that’s wrong.”
– “[If Hamas doesn’t return the captives] it’s going to be a tough situation, it’s going to be nasty … Israel’s choice, but that’s my opinion.”
❗️A meeting of the committee supervising the implementation of the Lebanon-Israel 'ceasefire' agreement will be held at 10:00 AM tomorrow in Ras al-Naqoura, south Lebanon, attended by the Commander of the US Army Central Command Brad Cooper.
US envoy Morgan Ortagus’s attendance has not been confirmed.
(Al-Akhbar)
BREAKING | Israeli warplanes destroy Al-Sousi residential tower in Gaza City.
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BREAKING | Israel bombs the Abu Tayeh family home in Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, killing at least 8 people, including 4 children, injuring others, and leaving many missing under the rubble.
The strike came without any prior warning or evacuation order.
❗️Hezbollah: Cabinet arms plan an 'opportunity to return to wisdom' (Reuters)
Hezbollah official Mahmoud Qamati told Reuters on Saturday that the group viewed Friday’s cabinet session on an army proposal to establish a state monopoly on arms as "an opportunity to return to wisdom and reason, preventing the country from slipping into the unknown."
The cabinet also noted that ongoing Israeli 'operations' in Lebanon would obstruct the army’s efforts. After the meeting, Lebanese information minister Paul Morcos told reporters the cabinet had not formally endorsed the plan.
Qamati explained to Reuters that Hezbollah’s position was based on the government’s statement Friday that implementing a US-backed roadmap depended on Israel’s actions. He stressed that unless Israel stopped its strikes and withdrew from southern Lebanon, Lebanon’s implementation of the plan should remain “suspended until further notice.”
VIDEO | Destruction caused by Israeli forces after storming and searching a house in the town of Anata, occupied Jerusalem, at dawn today.
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❗️Israel has killed at least 13 Palestinians in attacks across Gaza since dawn today, according to medical and press sources.
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❗️A US official to Lebanese news outlet LBCI:
The Lebanese government's decision today "seems relatively positive," and "we now await what the army's plan will present."
❗️Lebanese news outlet LBCI:
"Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri received the government proposal and the army’s [disarmament] plan positively. Neither specified a time frame for implementing the arms control plan, and both conditioned the implementation on Israel’s acceptance."
❗️Lebanese Minister of Information Paul Morcos:
– "We have received commitments from several countries to support the army, and no investments will come without weapons being exclusively in the hands of the state."
– "During today’s session, the Army Commander presented his plan to implement the decision to limit arms to the state."
– "The Council of Ministers decided to keep discussions on the Army Commander’s plan confidential."
– "The Lebanese Army will begin implementing the plan to extend state sovereignty according to available and limited resources."
– "The Lebanese government welcomes the army's plan to monopolize weapons and keeps the deliberations about it secret."
– "We have no interest in causing internal conflict."
The Persian Gulf push into strategic minerals: A plan for post-oil dominance
Arab states of the Persian Gulf are unleashing sovereign capital and forging south–south alliances to seize control of the world’s most vital minerals, positioning themselves to dominate the industries of the post-oil era.
By Mawadda Iskandar
BREAKING | At this moment, residents are evacuating Mecca Tower west of Gaza City as Israel prepares to demolish it, after demolishing Mushtaha Tower earlier today. This is part of a systematic campaign to destroy all high-rise buildings in the area and accelerate forced displacement.
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US war department to shift focus from China to 'threats' in Latin America: Report
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says the US is trying to overthrow his government and has pledged to combat any armed coup attempt
Israeli strikes destroy high rises housing displaced in Gaza City
Hebrew media reports say the army estimates its military campaign to ethnically cleanse and occupy Gaza City may take up to a year
❗️Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee posted on X urging residents to leave Gaza City and head to an already designated small and overcrowded coastal area in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza.
He ‘assured’ that those who flee would have access to food, medical assistance, and shelter.
Adraee described the designated location as a “humanitarian zone.”
STATISTICS | Friday marked Gaza’s 700th day of facing Israel’s brutal assault.
For nearly two years, Palestinians in the strip have endured Israel’s genocidal campaign of destruction and oppression.
❗️Qassam Brigades announces that its targeted three Israeli Merkava tanks in the vicinity of Salah al-Din Mosque and the Zaytoun Clinic, south of Gaza City’s Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, on 31 August.
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❗️Gaza Ministry of Health:
– "In the past 24 hours, Gaza hospitals have received 68 martyrs (including 8 recovered from under the rubble) and 362 new injuries."
– "From 18 March 2025 until today, the toll stands at 11,828 martyrs and 50,326 injuries."
– "In the past 24 hours, 23 aid-seeking victims and 143 injuries arrived at hospitals, bringing the total number of martyrs killed while seeking aid to 2,385 and more than 17,577 injuries."
❗️Gaza Government Media Office:
– "The [Israeli] occupation continues its genocide, displacement, and ethnic cleansing for the 700th day amid disgraceful silence."
– "Israel’s war has caused near-total destruction of 90% and losses exceeding $68 billion."
– "Over 700 days, the occupation has committed massacres that resulted in the martyrdom and disappearance of 73,731 people."
❗️Gaza Ministry of Health:
"The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip recorded 6 deaths due to famine and malnutrition in the past 24 hours, including 1 child, bringing the total number of malnutrition deaths to 382 martyrs, including 135 children."
"Since the announcement of (IPC), 104 deaths have been recorded, including 20 children."
❗️Palestinian boys shot in testicles as “target practice”
Dr. Nick Maynard of Oxford University Hospital says Palestinian boys in Gaza suffered gunshot wounds he believes came from deliberate targeting by Israeli soldiers.
"They admitted 4 teenage boys,13 or 14 years old i think, who had all been shot in the testicles."
"The pattern of targeting specific body parts was something we all recognize within our own specialties."
"It was a very stark pattern which could only have been explained by what i describe as target practice by the Israeli soldiers."
❗️ Trump says US in ‘very deep’ talks with Hamas
US President Donald Trump stated on Friday that Washington is engaged in “very deep” talks with Hamas and called on the group to release all Israeli captives in Gaza.
Trump told reporters, “We are in very deep negotiation with Hamas,” warning that the situation could become “tough” and “nasty” if the captives remain in Gaza.
He continued, “We said let them all out, right now let them all out. And much better things will happen for them but if you don’t let them all out, it’s going to be a tough situation, it’s going to be nasty,” also noting that Hamas is “asking for some things that are fine.”
❗️Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam:
– "We welcomed, in the Council of Ministers, the army's plan to confine weapons throughout Lebanese territory and implement it within the framework set in the 5 August, 2025 session."
"We also decided to request the army command to submit a monthly report to the Council of Ministers regarding the progress in implementing this plan."
Belgian FM says EU credibility collapsing over Gaza genocide inaction
The comments from Brussels come as a top EU official calls Israel's campaign in Gaza a genocide
Ankara says SDF failure to merge with Syrian forces 'threatens Turkish security'
Syria's Kurds fear they will be massacred by Syrian government forces if they give up their arms
VIDEO | "Know this, Netanyahu – we are going to die here."
Following the destruction of the 15-story Mushtaha Tower, a citizen says he will not leave. Israel is erasing high-rise buildings to force Palestinians out of Gaza City ahead of its occupation.
India defies US pressure, doubles down on Russian oil purchases
New Delhi has declared it will do what ‘suits us best,’ dismissing US demands to halt imports of Russian oil