🔴 LIVE: War on Iran | Day 238

- Israeli forces sealed off all entrances to Hebron in the occupied West Bank
- Obama blames Trump for 'starting unnecessary war nobody asked for'
- IRGC spokesman says war could have consequences beyond Iran's borders

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🔴 "As part of a drone operation carried out by the Revolutionary Guards' ground forces, the headquarters of the terrorist and separatist group Komala, located in the Balisan region, was targeted"

Tehran attacked bases belonging in Iraq's Kurdistan region

🔴 Update #Palestine #Israel

At least 20 Palestinians have been detained by Israeli forces during the ongoing military siege of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, which has also led to the displacement of more than 2,200 people
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US envoy Tom Barrack said concern in Syria not Israel but “a particular Druze sheikh”, whom he accused of using apparent alignment with Washington to persecute other Druze
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"They gave us only five minutes. Although we had anticipated an evacuation and tried to prepare the children, they were trembling and crying"

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Protesters in Albania have hurled fireworks at police during violent anti-government demonstrations in Tirana, where anger over alleged corruption, a political scandal and demands for Prime Minister Edi Rama’s resignation has been building for months.

The unrest is part of a nt, with a proposed luxury resort linked to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump among the issues fuelling public anger, particularly over environmental damage, transparency and the future of protected coastal land.

Police responded with tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets as demonstrators hurled fireworks, threw rocks and set up barricades using burning rubbish bins.

"Dagalo has let the reins slip into the hands of those who trade in our blood."

A senior Rapid Support Forces commander has released a video announcing his defection to the Sudanese Armed Forces, calling on fellow fighters to follow his lead

Lieutenant Colonel Jiddo Mohammed ommanded RSF Group 135 and the South Nyala sector in Darfur.

His announcement comes as the RSF faces mounting scrutiny over atrocities committed in Sudan.

The UN has described mass killings, sexual violence, abductions and deliberate starvation during the RSF's capture of El Fasher as acts amounting to genocide.

In his statement, Hima also raises concerns about foreign powers and outside interests influencing the conflict, accusing the RSF leadership of sacrificing Sudanese lives for interests that do not serve the country.

Human Rights Watch has documented evidence of UAE-linked military support reaching the RSF, separately, reports have alleged that RSF representatives held discreet meetings with Israeli officials during the war.

US envoy Tom Barrack has criticised a prominent Druze leader in Syria, accusing him of exploiting the perception of US support to persecute other members of the community
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Families who spoke to MEE said they were evicted on Saturday from the neighbourhoods of al-Jalada, Ein Deir Bahha, Wadi al-Maghariba and Shi'b al-Milh

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Tom Barrack says a US strike this weekend is absolutely possible, stressing that President Trump has been clear about American policy, in an interview with Mario Nawfal.

Barrack says Trump remains open, available, and accessible to a deal despite months of negotiations.

He adds d Congress will ultimately decide what that policy looks like.

While diplomacy remains an option, Barrack's remarks make clear that military action is still on the table.

Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson said that Islamabad and Riyadh have completed their ratification procedures for the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement

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‘A disaster zone’: Hebron is under full Israeli siege, mayor says

“A child who has lost both parents has not only lost care and safety, but has also been deprived of education and childhood, forced to shoulder responsibilities far beyond their years”

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The Houthis launched several attacks across Saudi Arabia and Yemen on Saturday, following strikes they blamed on Riyadh which the group said killed 17 people

US envoy Tom Barrack has criticised a prominent Druze leader in Syria, saying that Sweida 'lives off' the captagon trade, adding that Israel and Syria 'will come to terms'
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Naftali Bennett, Israel's former prime minister and a candidate in the upcoming elections, said during a talkshow on Channel 13 that "Qatar is the enemy" and that it cannot sit on the Gaza Board of Peace.

Israeli forces forcibly evicted hundreds of Palestinian families from their homes across several neighbourhoods after a shooting killing two soldiers

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Marco Rubio said the West owes the world its curiosity, its ambition, its “impatience with the notion of impossibility”. It was nothing more than selective memory ✍️ Opinion by Marco Carnelos

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🔴 LIVE: War on Iran | Day 237

- Ballistic missile fired towards Saudi was intercepted
- Dozens of Palestinians detained during Israeli raids in West Bank
- Palestinian farmers face 21 attacks by Israeli forces, settlers in single day

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🔴 Update #SaudiArabia #Yemen

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis denied on Saturday Saudi Arabia's report that they attacked the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, after Riyadh said it had intercepted Houthi missiles headed towards the two cities.

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🔴 Update #Lebanon

Israeli artillery shelling is targeting the town of al-Mansouri in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.

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