Israel continued last week to assert itself militarily in the southern region of Syria amid the security vacuum left behind after the fall of Bashar al-Assad and the chaos that has resulted in Damascus and across the northern part of the country—seeing an opportunity to extend its borders and influence in the region.
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EU THROWS EARLY SUPPORT BEHIND ARAB PLAN FOR POST-GENOCIDE GAZA
France, Germany, Italy, and Britain announced support for the Egypt plan for post-genocide Gaza that calls to keep Palestinians in place and with a price tag of €41 billion—a plan that has been rejected by both Washington and Tel Aviv.
ISRAEL INFLICTED ABOUT $11B IN DAMAGE ACROSS LEBANON DURING RECENT WAR
The World Bank issued a new report on Friday that said Israel’s war with Hezbollah resulted in about $11 billion in damage across Lebanon—with housing being hit the hardest, amounting to $4.6 billion in losses.
TRUMP ISSUES NEW THREAT TO HAMAS, SAYS HE’S PROVIDING ISRAEL ALL IT NEEDS TO FINISH THE JOB
U.S. President Donald Trump issued his latest threat against Hamas and Gazan civilians last week as Israel implemented its new ban on humanitarian aid into the enclave because Hamas refused to go along with extending Phase 1 of the ceasefire agreement instead of starting Phase 2 of the deal...
WHERE’S THE OUTRAGE? ISRAEL ‘CONSISTENTLY BREACHED INTERNATIONAL LAW’ IN GAZA: TOP UN OFFICIAL SAYS
Volker Türk, the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights, said last week that Israel prosecuted an assault in Gaza in an “appalling manner” that “consistently breached international law.”
GAZA-FICATION OF WEST BANK ‘IN FULL SWING,’ REPORT SAYS
The Israeli effort to turn the West Bank into Gaza 2.0 is reportedly taking hold as the IDF turned three of the region’s refugee camps in Jenin, Tulkarem, and Nur Shams into something equivalent to what you’d see in northern Gaza.
EMBOLDENED ISRAELIS HOLD RALLY, DEMAND THAT GAZA IS EMPTIED
Israelis held a rally last week that focused on the future of Gaza and top government officials who attended said it was clear that U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to ethnically cleanse the enclave is the most viable and what they supported.
TRUMP APPROVES ANOTHER $4 BILLION IN ARMS SALES TO ISRAEL, INVOKES ‘EMERGENCY AUTHORITIES’
U.S. President Donald Trump invoked his “emergency authority” to bypass Congress and approve another $4 billion in weapon sales to Israel, which will provide Tel Aviv with 35,529 2,000 MK 84 bombs and 4,000 I-2000 Penetrator warheads, according to a statement from the State Department.
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION GIVES ISRAEL ‘GREEN LIGHT’ TO VIOLATE CEASEFIRE DEAL: OK FOR IDF TO REMAIN IN LEBANON
Israel Katz, the Israeli defense head and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu loyalist, said the Trump administration approved of Tel Aviv’s plans to keep troops in the southern region of Lebanon, violating his country’s ceasefire with Hezbollah.
ISRAEL CARRIES OUT NEW STRIKES ACROSS SYRIA, SAYS IT WILL NOT ALLOW COUNTRY TO BECOME ANOTHER LEBANON
Israel Katz, the head of the IDF, confirmed Israeli strikes across southern Syria last week and said Tel Aviv will not allow the region to become like “southern Lebanon.”