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Israeli drones are flying over the western mountain range in the Bekaa, L'Orient Today's correspondent in the region reported. 

An Israeli drone dropped three grenades on a bulldozer in Yaroun (Bint Jbeil), according to L'Orient Today's correspondent in the region.

University of Geneva breaks ties with Israel's leading university

The University of Geneva (UNIGE) announced it ended its partnership with Israel's leading university, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, amid student protests against the war in the Gaza Strip.

"UNIGE renounces the notion of strategic partnerships that do not reflect, either in their geography or their content, the institution's strategic priorities," according to a statement released Tuesday.

UN denounces Israel's 'deliberate' choice to deprive Gazans of 'the means of their survival'

The U.N.'s humanitarian chief said the deaths of dozens of people killed Tuesday in the Gaza Strip as they tried to access a food distribution center were the "result of deliberate choices" by Israel, AFP reported.

"Just yesterday (Tuesday), dozens of deaths were reported in hospitals after Israeli forces announced they had opened fire. This is the result of a series of deliberate choices that systematically deprived two million people of the essentials for their survival," wrote U.N. official Tom Fletcher in a statement. "The world is witnessing, day after day, horrific scenes of Palestinians being shot and killed in Gaza simply trying to feed themselves."

He echoed the call from U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for independent investigations into these bloody incidents to hold those responsible accountable.

"No one should have to risk their life to feed their children," stated Fletcher.

⚡Israeli drone strikes hit military facilities in western Syria

Israeli drones carried out a series of strikes targeting Syrian army warehouses near the Hama military airport in western Syria, according to Haaretz and multiple Syrian media outlets.

This marks the second Israeli attack on Syria in less than 24 hours, following Tuesday’s airstrikes in the southern region of Daraa, which came in response to the launch of two projectiles toward Israeli territory.

Fisherman kidnapped by Israel is from Maaroub

The fisherman abducted by the Israeli navy has been identified as Ali Fneish, a resident of the village of Maaroub in the Sour district.

He was taken by Israeli forces while aboard his fishing boat off the coast of the border village of Ras al-Naqoura.

Airstrike hits Gaza City’s beach camp, killing at least one

An Israeli airstrike has struck al-Shati refugee camp near the coast of Gaza City, according to reports from Al Jazeera Arabic.

At least one person was killed and several others were injured, a health worker at al-Shifa Hospital told AL Jazeera.

Gaza death toll rises

At least 95 Palestinians have been killed and 440 others wounded in Israeli attacks across Gaza over the past 24 hours, according to the territory’s Health Ministry.

The ministry also reported that two more bodies were recovered from the rubble of previous strikes.

Since the start of the war on Oct.7, 2023, a total of 54,607 Palestinians have been killed and 125,341 injured, the ministry said.

It added that since Israel broke the cease-fire in March, 4,335 people have been killed and 13,300 wounded.

Gaza Health Ministry reports Israeli strike on hospital building in Deir al-Balah

According to a statement from Gaza’s Health Ministry, Israeli forces struck the roof of an administrative building at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza. The ministry said the attack caused “fear and confusion among medical staff, patients, and their companions.”

The ministry condemned Israel for continuing a “systematic policy of undermining” Gaza’s healthcare system and called urgently for the protection of health facilities, reports Al Jazeera

A man shows a photo of Mohammad Jouhair in Naqoura on May 8, 2025. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L’OLJ.)

In February 2025, another fisherman, Mohammad Jouhair, was kidnapped by Israel — even though a truce agreement had been reached weeks earlier between Lebanon and Israel after more than 13 months of war.

Our journalist Lyana Alameddine met with his family and shares his story here.

Fisherman kidnapped by Israeli army off the coast of Ras Naqoura, Southern Lebanon

A fisherman was kidnapped by the Israeli army off Ras Naqoura, at Lebanon’s southern tip, according to our correspondent. Four Israeli military boats illegally crossed the buoy line marking the border and seized the fisherman, who was aboard a fishing vessel.

At least seven civilians have already been held by Israel since the war between Hezbollah and the Israeli army, with Beirut regularly demanding their release.

Machine gun fire from Israel targeted shepherds near Wazzani in the Marjayoun district to drive them away from the area.

Gaza: Morning death toll rises to 26

Medical sources told Al Jazeera that Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday morning have killed at least 26 Palestinians since dawn.

At least 18 of the victims died in a drone strike targeting a school sheltering displaced persons in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the enclave.

At least 19 Palestinians arrested by Israeli army in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces arrested 19 Palestinians during early morning raids in various parts of the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Media Office (ASRA), as reported by Al Jazeera.

Most of the arrests took place in the town of Tammoun and the Faraa refugee camp in the northern West Bank, ASRA said in a statement posted on Telegram. Among those detained were at least five former prisoners. The wife of another former prisoner was also arrested and held for several hours at a checkpoint east of Nablus.

The Palestinian organization claims these raids are part of an ongoing “Israeli escalation” increasingly targeting released prisoners and their families through nighttime arrests.

Khamenei says U.S. nuclear proposal 'against Iran's national interests'

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stated this morning that the American proposal for a nuclear agreement with Tehran goes “against the national interests” of Iran. “The [Iranian nuclear] proposal put forward by the Americans is 100% against the slogan ‘We Can’,” Khamenei said, referencing one of the key principles of the 1979 Islamic Revolution emphasizing Iran’s independence. He affirmed that Iran would not abandon uranium enrichment.

On Monday, an Iranian source told Reuters that Tehran was preparing to reject the American offer, calling it “unacceptable” because it “does not reflect Tehran’s interests” and fails to ease Washington’s stance on uranium enrichment. “Iran is drafting a negative response to the U.S. proposal, which could be interpreted as a rejection,” the high-ranking diplomat, close to the Iranian negotiating team, told Reuters.

Five rounds of talks have already taken place between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi and U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, appointed under President Donald Trump.

Gaza: 18 Palestinians killed Wednesday morning in Israeli strikes on school in Khan Younis

A medical source at Nasser Hospital told Al Jazeera that 18 Palestinians, including children, were killed Wednesday morning in an Israeli drone attack targeting displaced persons' tents inside a school in western Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.

Local correspondents from the Qatar-based media outlet also reported that an Israeli bombing in the town of Abasan al-Kabira killed two more people, while another strike on a residential apartment in central Khan Younis killed at least one child.

Additionally, a source at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City confirmed that two Palestinians died following an Israeli raid on Jabalia in the northern part of the enclave.

This raises the death toll from Israeli attacks across Gaza on Wednesday to at least 23 Palestinians killed.

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GHF aid centers closed in Gaza

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), backed by the U.S. and Israel, closed all aid distribution centers today for "renovation and reorganization." Operations are expected to resume Thursday.

14-year-old Palestinian killed in West Bank

The Israeli army confirmed the killing of a 14-year-old Palestinian boy, Youssef Fouad Faqha, in Sinjil, after allegedly throwing stones. The Palestinian Authority had previously reported his death.

Navy prepared to block Gaza aid boat

Israeli Navy is ready to "protect maritime space" from a humanitarian boat sailing from Italy to Gaza, according to military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin. The boat, Madleen, carries activists including Greta Thunberg and French MEP Rima Hassan.

Missile intercepted from Yemen

The Israeli military stated it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen Tuesday night, after sirens sounded across parts of Israel. Explosions were heard above Jerusalem.

Israeli soldier killed in Northern Gaza

The Israeli army confirmed the death of a sergeant major from the "6646 Reconnaissance Battalion" during clashes in northern Gaza. Another soldier was seriously wounded. Separately, reports say a Hamas drone injured three Israeli soldiers in Jabalia on Tuesday — unconfirmed by the army.

Israeli strikes on Syria

Overnight, Israel bombed southern Syria following rocket fire from Syrian territory, which Damascus denies responsibility for. The Israeli military said rockets landed in uninhabited areas of the Golan Heights. Artillery and airstrikes targeted Syrian regime weapons in the south.

More details here

Israeli drone over Beirut

According to local witnesses and on-site journalists, an Israeli drone is currently flying over Beirut, its southern suburbs, and the surrounding areas of Baabda and Mansourieh.