PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli forces carried out deadly airstrikes early Monday in multiple areas of the Gaza Strip, including the Al-Mawasi zone west of Khan Younis, where tents sheltering displaced families were reportedly targeted.

Civil Defense crews recovered 15 bodies and rescued 10 wounded following an Israeli strike on three residential apartments in Al-Rumuz Tower, located in the Al-Karama neighborhood, northwest of Gaza City.

In a separate attack, four Palestinians were killed and five injured when Israeli warplanes bombed the Al-Attar family’s home in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. Several individuals remain missing under the rubble.

تغطية صحفية: 4 شهداء ومفقودين تحت الأنقاض جراء قصف طائرات الاحتلال منزلًا لعائلة العطار غرب بيت لاهيا شمال غزة pic.twitter.com/kAKOFX52so

— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) May 4, 2025

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES:

• We ambushed an Israeli force in a complex operation in Khan Younis, resulting in deaths and injuries.
• We targeted the force with explosives and gunfire.
• We struck two Israeli tanks and a military bulldozer with Yassin-105 anti-armor projectiles near the separation fence east of Khan Younis.

STATEMENT (Cited in Al-Jazeera): A ship from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition remains at sea, awaiting permission from Maltese authorities to dock, after reportedly coming under attack while en route to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.

The coalition confirmed that the vessel is currently anchored in international waters, approximately 12 nautical miles off Malta’s coast, pending official clearance to enter Maltese territorial waters.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: One Palestinian was killed and several others were injured after an Israeli drone targeted a group of Palestinians east of Jabaliya, in the northern Gaza Strip.

YEMENI MEDIA: US warplanes carried out airstrikes overnight targeting several Yemeni governorates—including Sanaa, Saada, Marib, and Al-Jawf—resulting in 14 people injured.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Three people killed, and rescue operations are ongoing for missing persons under the rubble, following an Israeli airstrike that targeted the home of the Al-Attar family west of Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip.

US MEDIA: Axios reported, citing a senior Israeli official, that the Israeli Security Cabinet has unanimously approved the expansion of the military operation in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli official added that the escalation of the military campaign will not take effect until 10 days after US President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East.

YEMENI MEDIA: US airstrikes have intensified across multiple Yemeni governorates, with around 21 strikes hitting various areas. The reported targets include:

• US airstrikes on Al-Matar-Al-Rawda Street in Bani Harith district, Sanaa, the capital.
• Two strikes on the Atan area, southwest of Sanaa.
• Two strikes on the Raghwan district in Marib Governorate.
• Three strikes on the Khub and Al-Shaf district in Al-Jawf Governorate, northern Yemen.

AL-AQSA TV: Israeli warplanes launched intense airstrikes on Gaza City and the Al-Salateen area west of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli artillery continues its heavy shelling on the outskirts of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis in the southern part of the Strip.

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YEMENI MEDIA: A series of US airstrikes across several areas in northern Yemen:

• Three airstrikes targeted the eastern part of Saada city.
• Six airstrikes struck Bani Matar district in Sanaa Governorate.
• One airstrike hit the Al-Malika area in Bani Hashish district, Sanaa Governorate.
• Two airstrikes targeted Al-Arbaeen Street in the Sawwan area of Shu’ub district in Sanaa.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis early Monday, killing and wounding several Palestinians, according to medical sources on the ground.

Meanwhile, Al Jazeera reported that more civilians, including women and children, were killed or injured when an Israeli airstrike targeted a residential home in the Al-Karama neighborhood, northwest of Gaza City.

STATEMENT (The Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas):

• We value the announcement by the Yemeni Armed Forces imposing a comprehensive aerial blockade on the Zionist enemy in response to its intention to escalate operations against Gaza.
• This heroic action reflects the deep involvement of Yemen and our brothers in Ansarallah in the battle to defend and support our people.
• Dear Yemen, through its stance, expresses the authenticity of its people and the courage of its leadership, reaffirming the values of brotherhood and the bonds of religion and Arab identity.
• The Yemeni Armed Forces’ rejection of the occupation’s violation of Arab lands—especially in Lebanon and Syria—is a clear affirmation of our shared destiny.
• We renew our call to the Arab and Islamic nations to join the battle to defend the Ummah, its independence, and to confront the occupation’s plans.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Channel 12 has reported that Air Europa has canceled all flights scheduled to depart from Madrid to Tel Aviv tomorrow.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Yemen’s Ansarallah movement has declared a full aerial blockade on Israel.

In response to Israel’s expanded assault on Gaza, the Yemeni Armed Forces say they will continue striking Israeli airports—chiefly Ben Gurion—and are urging all international airlines to cancel flights to “preserve the safety of their aircraft and customers.”

A reported missile strike on Ben Gurion Airport breached multiple layers of defense, leaving a 25-meter-deep crater.

Read the full report. 👇

Ansarallah Declares Aerial Blockade on Israel after Targeting Ben Gurion Airport

ANSARALLAH: Yahya Saree, the military spokesperson for Ansarallah, announced that the group is imposing a comprehensive air blockade on Israel.

ANSARALLAH MILITARY SPOKESMAN: In response to the Israeli escalation with the decision to expand aggressive operations on Gaza, the Yemeni Armed Forces announce that they will work to impose a comprehensive air blockade on the Israeli enemy by repeatedly targeting airports, most… pic.twitter.com/DwAqXXlPbv

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) May 4, 2025

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israel Hayom reported that Netanyahu expressed in closed conversations his frustration with Trump’s steps regarding the Middle East. Netanyahu reportedly told associates that Trump says the right things during meetings and calls regarding Iran and Syria, but his actions contradict what he says in those interactions.

YEMENI MEDIA: US airtrikes targeted the Al-Sawad area south of the capital Sanaa with 3 airstrikes.

AL-JAZEERA: A statement from UN and non-governmental organizations said that Israel imposed the delivery of supplies through its centers according to military conditions after reopening the crossings, and tried to disrupt the UN aid distribution system in Gaza.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation reported that the Air Force’s investigation results indicate that the American “THAAD” system missed the Yemeni missile. It added that the Air Force’s investigation results point to a defect in the interceptor missile and not in the Arrow system’s battery.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel and the entire world are threatened by the Houthis (Ansarallah-PC) group and that it “will not tolerate this and we will take severe measures against them.”

AL-JAZEERA (citing medical sources): 24 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since dawn today.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli Army Radio quoted opposition leader Yair Lapid as saying that he fears that escalating the fighting in Gaza will sentence the hostages to death. He questioned why they are calling up forces and extending service without defining the goal of the war, stating that they will not win this way.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas, announced on Sunday that its fighters had launched a series of coordinated operations against Israeli occupation forces in Rafah, southern Gaza, on Saturday, resulting in several casualties.

Hours after the Israeli army confirmed that an officer and a soldier were killed and four others wounded in a tunnel explosion in Rafah, the Qassam Brigades released details of their operations via Telegram.

Qassam Fighters Carry Out Complex Operations against Israeli Military in Rafah

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed at the conclusion of security consultations that Israel intends to act in Yemen, following the Ansarallah attack on Ben Gurion Airport.

ISRAELI MEDIA: A timed bomb wrapped in an Israeli flag was found on Street 431 south of Tel Aviv. Israeli police stated that the street near Rishon Lezion, south of Tel Aviv, was closed after a suspicious object was found.

AL-JAZEERA: A military source in the Ansarallah group told Al-Jazeera that an expected statement today will carry a “new decision” in response to the Israeli occupation army’s decision to expand its operations in Gaza.

AL-QASSAM STATEMENT: Yesterday, our fighters managed to blow up a booby-trapped house on a Zionist foot force, inflicting casualties of dead and wounded east of Rafah, south of the Strip. The fighters also managed to detonate an anti-personnel device on a Zionist foot force of 6 soldiers, inflicting dead and wounded east of Rafah.

AL-QASSAM STATEMENT:

In a complex ambush yesterday, our fighters managed to lure a Zionist engineering force into a booby-trapped tunnel in Rafah city.

Our fighters engaged with members of the force and eliminated a number of them from point-blank range.

As a number of soldiers advanced towards the tunnel entrance, it was detonated, inflicting casualties of dead and wounded.

Our fighters targeted two Zionist tanks with Al-Yassin 105 shells and observed the evacuation of the dead and wounded.

Our fighters also engaged with members of the Zionist force and eliminated a number of them from point-blank range.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that they have a plan regarding Gaza based on decisiveness and the non-survival of Hamas, adding that the war in Gaza will end when they achieve a complete and absolute victory.

AL-JAZEERA: The Director of Field Hospitals in the Gaza Health Ministry told Al-Jazeera that most residents of the Gaza Strip are living in starvation implemented by the occupation, and famine is inevitably coming to the Strip, with no way to prevent it.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Seemingly out of nowhere, late last week it was revealed that US President Donald Trump was sacking his national security advisor Mike Waltz.

Soon after, the Washington Post revealed that the firing was likely over Waltz’s push for an attack on Iran, but is that all there is to the story?

Read the latest analysis by Robert Inlakesh.

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PALESTINE CHRONICLE: A missile from Yemen struck Ben Gurion Airport, evading Israeli and US defense systems. Abu Obeida praised Yemen’s role, saying it is “outpacing the most advanced systems in the world” and called the country “Palestine’s equal” in the fight against oppression.

Hamas and Islamic Jihad echoed the praise, commending Ansarallah’s strike as a bold show of commitment to Gaza amid ongoing genocide.

Abu Obeida Hails Yemen’s Strike on Israel as Missile Evades Air Defenses

AL-JAZEERA: The body of a Palestinian who was bombed by an Israeli drone was found in the town of Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Times of Israel newspaper quoted officials as saying that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold a phone meeting with Defense Minister Israel Katz and other officials after the targeting of Ben Gurion Airport.

ISLAMIC JIHAD STATEMENT: The Islamic Jihad Movement praised the qualitative strike carried out by the Yemeni armed forces and the targeting of Lod Airport (Ben Gurion) in the heart of occupied Jaffa.

AL-JAZEERA: 22 Palestinians were killed in continuous Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since dawn today.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The newspaper Israel Hayom reported that the global airline Wizz Air has suspended its flights to Israel until Tuesday.

HAMAS STATEMENT: Hamas saluted Yemen, its people, and its leadership for continuing the path of victory and support for the Palestinian people in Gaza, who are subjected to genocide, and affirmed its full solidarity with Yemen in the face of the brutal American-Zionist aggression.

ABU OBEIDA STATEMENT:

“Glory to Yemen, Palestine’s counterpart, as it continues its defiance of the most powerful forces of injustice and refuses to be broken despite the aggression it faces.

“Glory to Yemen, which is escalating its attacks on the heart of the Zionist entity, surpassing the most advanced systems in the world.”

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: One Palestinian woman was killed and six others were injured, including children, as a result of Israel’s targeting a house belonging to the Abu Huwayshel family in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip.

YEMENI MEDIA: The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation quoted security sources as saying that Israel will respond forcefully to the targeting of Ben Gurion Airport. An Israeli official stated, “After the targeting that affected Ben Gurion Airport, we do not consider ourselves bound by any restrictions.”

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Two Israeli soldiers were killed when a booby-trapped tunnel detonated in Rafah, southern Gaza, as Israel intensifies its assault on the Strip.

Israeli Soldiers Killed in Booby-Trapped Tunnel as Army Expands War

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Maariv newspaper reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding security consultations after the failure to intercept the missile from Yemen.

A ballistic missile fired from Yemen made a direct impact at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. pic.twitter.com/9OiOc5leCq

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) May 4, 2025

ANSARALLAH: The military spokesperson for the Ansar Allah group, Yahya Saree’, stated that they carried out a military operation targeting Ben Gurion Airport in the occupied Jaffa area, warning international airlines against heading to Ben Gurion Airport because it is unsafe.

🚨BREAKING: Statement from the Yemeni Armed Forces regarding the targeting of “Ben Gurion Airport” in occupied Jaffa with a hypersonic ballistic missile that successfully hit its target, and a “vital target” in occupied Ashkelon, along with a renewed warning to international… pic.twitter.com/MYsrBrhoie

— Suppressed News. (@SuppressedNws) May 4, 2025

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Channel 12 reported that Switzerland and Austria have canceled their flights to Israel in the coming hours. Additionally, both the German Lufthansa and the European airline announced the suspension of their flights to Tel Aviv today.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli Walla website reported the cancellation of the security cabinet meeting due to the launch of the missile from Yemen.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The missile strike, which injured at least eight and caused major flight disruptions, has triggered a wave of political and military fallout inside Israel.

Yemeni Missile Strikes Ben Gurion Airport, Bypassing US-Israeli Defenses

ISRAELI MEDIA: The newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth quoted Israeli ambulance services as reporting that the number of injured following the fall of the Yemeni missile at Ben Gurion Airport has risen to 8.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Channel 12 quoted Defense Minister Israel Katz as saying, “Whoever strikes us, we will strike them sevenfold.”

ISRAELI MEDIA:

Israeli Channel 12 reported that incoming and outgoing flights from Ben Gurion Airport were halted after a Yemeni missile fell on it. It added that the Yemeni missile bypassed 4 layers of air defense and fell in the heart of the airport, resulting in a crater 25 meters deep.

The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation announced the temporary suspension of train traffic at the Ben Gurion Airport station and on lines heading to Jerusalem.

BENNY GANTZ: The leader of Israel’s opposition National Unity party, Benny Gantz, stated that Iran is the one launching ballistic missiles at the State of Israel, and it must bear responsibility. He added that the launching of missiles at the State of Israel should lead to a harsh response against Tehran.

ISRAELI MEDIA:

Israel Army Radio quoted a security official as saying that the American THAAD and Arrow missile defense systems apparently failed to intercept a Yemeni missile.

The radio added that the security leadership is very concerned about the failure to repel the Yemeni missile that targeted Ben Gurion Airport.

Israeli Channel 13 reported that the command of the army’s air defense systems opened an investigation following the fall of a Yemeni missile at Ben Gurion Airport.

🚨 Israeli media: US-made THAAD and Arrow missile systems reportedly failed to intercept a Yemeni missile targeting Ben Gurion Airport.

🔻 Army Radio says Israeli security officials are “very concerned.”
🔻 Channel 13: Air defense command has launched an investigation. pic.twitter.com/eUarb5p8Ml

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) May 4, 2025

UNRWA: The situation in Gaza is beyond imagination, and concerted efforts are needed to prevent this humanitarian catastrophe from reaching unprecedented levels.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Maariv newspaper quoted a senior Haredi official as saying that Israel is heading towards elections against the backdrop of the Haredi draft crisis.

AL-JAZEERA: Two Palestinians succumbed to their injuries from previous Israeli bombings of Khan Yunis and Beit Hanoun.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Yedioth Ahronoth quoted reserve soldiers as saying that the army asked tens of thousands of reserve soldiers a few days ago to begin preparing to return to fighting in Gaza. A large number of soldiers have recently been evading military service and looking for excuses.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Two soldiers were injured during clashes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday morning.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Haaretz newspaper reported that the Israeli army published its investigation into the events of October 7 at Zikim beach, revealing that its soldiers failed in their defensive tasks. It added that the escape of Golani soldiers from confronting Palestinain fighters on Zikim beach was one of the biggest failures of October 7.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Jerusalem Post newspaper reported that the Israeli army failed to punish soldiers from the Golani Brigade who fled from confronting Hamas fighters on October 7, 2023.

ISRAELI ARMY:

The Israeli army announced the death of an officer and a soldier from the elite unit of the Engineering Corps as a result of the explosion of a tunnel in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.

Israeli Channel 12 quoted sources as saying that the soldiers’ deaths in Rafah occurred due to the explosion of a tunnel shaft they were inspecting in a building.

ISRAELI ARMY: The newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth quoted Israeli military officials as saying that the army has begun sending out tens of thousands of reserve duty call-up orders.

ANSARALLAH: US warplanes renewed their targeting of the Majzar district in Marib governorate, central Yemen, with 3 airstrikes.

AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli occupation army is carrying out demolition operations of residential buildings in the city of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.

Over a Dr Dre track IDF war criminals make a "funny" video of themselves blowing up a school, a medical center, and a care facility for people with Down syndrome in Rafah, southern Gaza.

This is literally a laugh for them as kids starve to death.
pic.twitter.com/doN7vA8LgT

— Daniel Lambert (@dlLambo) May 3, 2025

US MEDIA: The American website Axios quoted Israeli officials as saying that US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will visit Israel on May 12, where he will meet with Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society stated that thousands of detainees in Israeli occupation prisons face “slow killing operations.” It added that the occupation’s prison camps have turned into torture arenas for Palestinian prisoners.

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ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, citing informed sources, confirmed the accuracy of the Washington Post report regarding coordination between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former US National Security Advisor to President Trump, Michael Walz, concerning the Iranian issue.

The Washington Post had reported, citing two sources, that Walz angered President Donald Trump as the US National Security Advisor appeared to adopt Netanyahu’s conviction that the time had come for a military strike against Iran.

The Washington Post stated that officials in the Trump administration considered that Walz attempted to tip the scales in favor of military action and that he was working in close coordination with the Israelis.