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❗️Axios: Qatar may reassess security ties with Washington, seek 'other partners'
US President Trump demanded a commitment from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to strike Qatar again after the attack against the Hamas delegation in Doha.
US officials said Trump spoke with Netanyahu twice on Tuesday about the strike. In their first conversation, Trump voiced frustration over Israel’s decision and questioned its long-term purpose. "It's unacceptable. I demand that you do not repeat it," Trump told Netanyahu.
Trump then briefed Qatar’s emir and prime minister, who were both outraged. A former US official said Prime Minister Mohammad bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani told US officials he saw the 'incident' as a betrayal by both Israel and the US.
Al Thani also told White House envoy Steve Witkoff that Qatar would undertake a serious review of its security ties with Washington, "and maybe find some other partners," to ensure its protection if necessary.
Israel kills dozens in Yemen during attack on government buildings, newspaper offices
The latest Israeli aggression once again targeted civilian infrastructure and residential areas, which Tel Aviv described as 'Houthi military camps'
⭕️ Yesterday, Palestinian security forces in Ramallah detained businessman Samir Khalila on the orders of Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, who referred his case to the public prosecutor.
Khalila’s arrest comes after his name circulated as a possible candidate to oversee Gaza in the "post-war" transition plan. He had earlier asserted that Washington had approached him with such a proposal and that he had been in contact with the PA about it.
⭕️ Oil prices slightly dip
Brent crude futures slipped 11 cents, or 0.16%, to $67.38 a barrel by 06:18 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 13 cents, or 0.2%, to $63.54.
The benchmark contracts had climbed more than $1 each on Wednesday after Israel’s strike on the Hamas delegation in Qatar a day earlier, and as Poland activated its own and NATO air defenses to intercept what it says were Russian drones.
❗️Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts to Charlie Kirk's assassination.
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❗️Qatar responds to Netanyahu’s threat
On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a warning to Qatar, urging it to either expel Hamas officials or “bring them to justice. Because if you don’t, we will.” He also accused the country of sheltering and funding Hamas.
In its statement, Qatar’s foreign ministry denounced Netanyahu’s remarks as “explicit threats of future violations of state sovereignty.”
“Netanyahu is fully aware that the hosting of the Hamas office took place within the framework of Qatar’s mediation efforts requested by the United States and Israel,” the ministry said.
It also emphasized that “the negotiations were always held in an official and transparent manner, with international support and in the presence of US and Israeli delegations,” rejecting Netanyahu’s suggestion that Qatar covertly hosted Hamas as “a desperate attempt to justify a crime condemned by the entire world.”
❗️French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian arrived at Beirut Airport at dawn.
(Lebanese National News Agency)
BREAKING | Israeli drone attacks a vehicle near Aita al-Shaab, south Lebanon.
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BREAKING | Right-wing US media commentator and staunch advocate for Israel Charlie Kirk has been pronounced dead after being shot during a speech in Utah.
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Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu threatens Qatar with more attacks on its soil.
This comes after Trump claimed he "assured" Qatar it would not happen again.
❗️Death toll from Israel's attack on Yemen today rises to 35, with 131 injured.
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❗️Israel has killed at least 60 Palestinians in attacks across Gaza since dawn today, according to medical and press sources.
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❗️Yemen Ministry of Health:
"Nine martyrs and 118 injured in the initial toll of the Israeli aggression on the capital Sanaa and Al-Jawf Governorate."
❗️Highlights from Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem’s latest speech (2/2):
– "Stop talking about exclusive control of weapons. Anyone who thinks removing the enemy’s pretexts will protect them is deluded—the enemy will continue its project."
– "I extend a special salute to the great and courageous Yemen, which bears immense burdens in expressing unity and standing by Palestine."
EU Commission floats trade freeze, sanctions against Israeli ministers
If the proposal receives support from key EU states, Tel Aviv could stand to lose nearly a third of its global trade
WATCH | Footage shows Israeli settlers storming a house and attempting to torch a vehicle in the town of Atara, north of Ramallah, occupied West Bank, early this morning.
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Before and after satellite images show the Doha residential compound targeted by Israel’s airstrike on 9 September.
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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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❗️According to Israeli media, the Israeli army is pulling its 36th Brigade out of south Gaza's Khan Yunis as it readies for its invasion of Gaza City. The planned 'operation' will involve five brigades, totaling tens of thousands of troops.
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UPDATE | Local sources in Lebanon report that the Israeli attack on a motorcycle near Aita al-Shaab assassinated Wassim Jbaie, a man who was on a visit to his hometown.
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❗️Tunisia calls Israeli attack on Sumud Flotilla ‘orchestrated’
Tunisia stated on Wednesday that the “assault” on a vessel at the Sidi Bou Said port was “orchestrated,” following reports from the Global Sumud Flotilla that one of its boats had been targeted by a drone for the second time.
The Tunisian Interior Ministry said it was investigating the drone attack, but did not blame a specific party or country in its statement.
‼️Israeli destroyed a building belonging to a school for children with special needs in the Abu Twail neighborhood of Aita al-Shaab, south Lebanon, at dawn today.
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VIDEO | A heart-wrenching scene filmed by an Israeli drone shows thousands of Palestinians in Gaza scrambling to get aid from just a few trucks under Israel’s suffocating siege and destruction.
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❗️Ministry of Interior – Qatar
Press Statement
"As part of the ongoing follow-up on developments regarding the Israeli strike, and in light of the specialized security authorities conducting fieldwork, collecting evidence, and gathering indications, it has been confirmed that the identity of the martyr Jihad Riyah Hassan Labad (may God have mercy on him) has been established. He passed away as a result of the attack on Tuesday evening that targeted a residential facility housing several members of Hamas’s political bureau.
Efforts are continuing to identify two missing persons through field searches and evidence collection carried out by the specialized teams.
In the same context, teams at the site of the incident found human remains in different locations. The Qatari disaster-victim identification team is currently working to determine the victims’ identities with precision.
The Ministry will continue to monitor developments and will announce any updates through official channels as soon as they are verified."
BREAKING | Right-wing media commentator, media personality, and staunch advocate for Israel Charlie Kirk has been shot in the neck while giving a speech at Utah Valley University.
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VIDEO | At least 9 killed and over 100 injured in Yemen: Israel falsely claimed that it targeted missile launchers in the Yemeni capital. In reality, It targeted civilian infrastructure, homes, and headquarters of 'Al-Yemen' and '26 September' newspapers, killing civilians, among them journalists.
Footage shows the destruction caused by Israel's brutal attacks.
Goodbye 'War on Terror,' hello war on Arab sovereignty
Washington has traded post-9/11 stability for fragmentation, launching a campaign that empowers Israel and dismantles Arab sovereignty across West Asia.
By Ali Ahmadi
❗️Yemen's Al-Masirah Channel reports on the targets struck by Israel in its latest aggression on Yemen:
– The government complex building in Al-Hazm, Al-Jawf Governate.
– A medical station on 60th Street, near Sanaa.
– The Moral Guidance headquarters, downtown Sanaa.
– The offices of the newspapers Al-Yemen and 26 September, according to the Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Yahya Saree.
❗️Highlights from Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem’s latest speech (1/2):
– "The Ramot operation near Jerusalem was a bold and courageous act proving that the Palestinian people possess the will to live and resist."
– "We stand with Qatar and consider the attack on it as an attack on us; we stand firmly with the Palestinian resistance."
– "The Israeli assault on Qatar is part of the Greater Israel project."
– "For the past two years, the enemy has been advancing its Greater Israel project step by step in Gaza and the West Bank, and the strike on Qatar fits within this project stretching from the Nile to the Euphrates."
– "It has become clear that what delays the Israeli project is resistance and its refusal to surrender in Palestine, Lebanon, and the region."
– "Why don’t you (neighboring states) support the resistance financially, politically, socially, or in international forums?"
VIDEO | Footage of the moment Israeli warplanes bombed Sanaa, Yemen, a short while ago.
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