Turkish President Erdogan on Israel: We know that Israel cannot tolerate even the slightest possibility of peace. Looking at the statements they have made over the last ten days, it becomes clear that what we are facing is not the reasoning of a state, but rather a group of radicals that has lost its mind. The situation is so dire that everyone—both in government and in opposition—is accusing one another of not killing enough people. There is a constant race to outdo each other in genocidal rhetoric
A medical source told Al-Araby TV that a child was killed and others were injured in an Israeli drone strike on the outskirts of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
Forces launch house raids during incursion into Madma village, south of Nablus
Israeli forces advance towards Beit Yahoun: Reports indicate that forces have taken up positions at the Al-Amana station in Beit Yahoun, Bint Jbeil district. This coincided with the dropping flares over the area. Israeli forces also conducted search operations towards the town of Tallousa.
Israeli tanks were observed advancing towards the town of Beit Yahoun from the direction of the town of Qounin, and heavy bursts of gunfire were heard (Al-Jadeed).
Israeli Foreign Minister: The Israel-Lebanon talks in Washington are important, and disarming Hezbollah is in our mutual interest.
Lebanese News Agency: The fifth round of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, covering both security and political aspects, has begun in Washington.
A source at Nasser Hospital: One dead and several wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a tent sheltering displaced people in Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis.
Israeli forces confiscate several vehicles during raids on Shuafat refugee camp and the Al-Salam neighborhood in Jerusalem
2 day agoIsraeli forces continue to storm the al-Fawwar refugee camp south of Hebron, amid a campaign of raids and arrests.
Netanyahu: My instructions are clear and unchanged: Our fighters in southern Lebanon have complete freedom of movement to repel any threat, past or present, to them or to the residents of the north. There are no restrictions on the Israeli army in this regard, and we will remain in the security zone in southern Lebanon as long as necessary.
US Vice President: We want to protect Israel's security and Lebanon's sovereignty at the same time.
Vance: Israel has the right to defend itself, but within a mechanism to prevent things from getting out of control.
Vance: In our talks, we established a mechanism for de-escalation and reducing tensions in Lebanon.
3 day agoA source in the ambulance and emergency services reported injuries following an Israeli drone strike on a civilian vehicle west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
Israel deployed troops to Somaliland after recognition, source says. Senior Somali official says 50 Israeli soldiers with African descent are in the breakaway Horn of Africa state as part of bilateral security arrangements
The Red Crescent reports one dead and three injuries following airstrikes targeting a vehicle in front of Al-Rahab Mall, near Jawwal Company, west of Gaza City. Medical teams are still responding to the incident in the area.
Israeli airstrikes targeted several vehicles in Gaza City
Several injuries reported in a series of airstrikes targeting the vicinity of Jawwal company in central Gaza City.
Israeli warplanes launch airstrikes on Gaza City
Haaretz, citing a source: Israel and Lebanon will discuss this week areas whose control will be transferred to the Lebanese army.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he does not recognize the results of the Colombian election, accusing Israel of compromising Colombia's election software
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will continue maintaining its security zone in southern Lebanon
A senior Israeli official to, responding to reports from Lebanon, said: “There are no concessions and no withdrawals. The Israeli army is deployed along the Blue Line in positions deemed optimal for the protection of our forces"
4 day agoCommander of the IRGC Quds Force Qaani issued message to the Israeli soldiers: you have caused the deaths of 100 people in less than four days! If you do not leave southern Lebanon on your own feet, the same scenario of 2000 will repeat itself, in which you fled from this land in shame and disgrace. Today, if you insist on aggression and occupation, you will be expelled in humiliation and defeat.
4 day agoBuried beneath a hilltop village in southern Lebanon, just kilometers from the Israeli border, the Hezbollah built an underground drone “airbase” from which it launched Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicles at Israel. The subterranean facility, guarded by massive steel blast doors, was built in the past decade with direct Iranian assistance, including planning and funding, Israeli military officials told The Times of Israel during an organized media tour of the site last week. According to the Israel Defense Forces, the tunnel runs several hundred meters into the mountain, reaching depths of 29 meters (95 feet) under Majdal Zoun — including beneath a mosque. Inside the tunnel, which was wide enough for a standard vehicle to drive through, Hezbollah had assembled Iranian-made drones using parts smuggled into Lebanon, according to the army
Trump on Lebanon: I am disappointed Israel cannot put Hezbollah away. They can't do anything without knocking buildings down. I am close to giving this to Syria because he would do a more precise job
A drone strike targeted a tent inside a school in Al-Nasr neighborhood of Gaza City.
Lebanese media are reporting this morning that a tense calm prevails in southern Lebanon for a not insignificant period of time: no airstrikes by the air force have been recorded, no artillery shelling, and no drones or fighter jets have been sighted
Ministry of Health: 5 dead and one wounded in the raid on Sahmar, and two Palestinian dead in the raid on Rashidiya.