PALESTINE CHRONICLE:

The Israeli occupation forces carried out a new aggression on Syria on Thursday, targeting the Terraces area in the Dimas project in Damascus.

A correspondent for the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) in Damascus reported that Israeli occupation aircraft targeted a residential building in the Dimas project area.

Syria: Israeli Aggression Targets Dimas Project Area in Damascus

PALESTINE CHRONICLE:

A New York federal judge ordered that prominent Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil be allowed at least one phone call on Wednesday and one on Thursday with his legal counsel – the first contact since his arrest on Saturday.

“We literally have not been able to confer with our client once since he was taken off the streets of New York City,” Ramzi Kassem, an attorney for Khalil, said.

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HAMAS STATEMENT:

The UN investigation committee’s report confirms the horrors of the crimes committed by the occupation government.

The report’s reference to the international community’s disregard and denial of crimes against our people necessitates a serious international stance.

We call on the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, and all judicial institutions to seriously follow up on the UN report’s findings.

We call on the international community to deter the Zionist regime, stop its crimes, and compel it to implement the ceasefire agreement.

NEW YORK TIMES: An Israeli official stated that the latest round of indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Doha was unproductive. The official added that disagreements between Hamas and Israel over the next steps of the agreement remain deeply rooted.

GAZA CIVIL DEFENSE: The civil defense in Gaza said in a statement that its teams recovered 48 bodies, including 10 unidentified individuals, buried within the walls of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.

ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTRY: In response to the UN report accusing Israel of committing genocide in the occupied Palestinian territories, the Israeli Foreign Ministry stated that the UN report is the worst in the world and holds Israel, the victim, responsible for crimes committed against it.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Netanyahu described the UN Human Rights Council as an “anti-Israel circus called the Human Rights Council” and accused it of anti-Semitism.

NORWEGIAN MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (to Al-Jazeera):

Israel is obligated to facilitate the delivery of aid to Gaza.

Palestinians have the right to receive aid without interruption.

We must not forget the Palestinians living under occupation and the harsh conditions in Gaza.

Thousands of Palestinians have been forcibly disappeared, and we are working to shed light on

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Civil defense and ambulance teams recovered several bodies from the Al-Shifa Hospital as part of efforts to reopen some hospital departments.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Several Palestinians were injured during a raid by illegal Israeli Jewish settlers, protected by Israeli forces, on Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: A Palestinian man was injured by Israeli occupation forces’ gunfire in Al-Maghazi camp in central Gaza.

REUTERS: The UN experts stated that Israel carried out “genocidal acts” against Palestinians by systematically destroying women’s healthcare facilities during the conflict in Gaza, and used sexual violence as a war strategy.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli newspaper Maariv cited former intelligence Chief Amos Yadlin as saying:

“We could have accepted the deal last summer, released everyone, and ended the war.”

“We could have started negotiations on the 15th day of the ceasefire and perhaps finished them by now, bringing back all the captives.”

“I oppose direct negotiations between Washington and Hamas, but they happened due to the unwise policies of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.”

“US President Donald Trump, through Witkoff, wants a ceasefire at any cost, and that’s how it will end.”

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EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY STATEMENT:

We appreciate US President Trump’s statements regarding not forcing the residents of Gaza to leave.

We stress the importance of building on this positive approach to advance peace efforts in the Middle East.

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ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Samir claimed that the army will either directly distribute aid or closely supervise its distribution.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israel’s Channel 12 reported that a US company will handle the entry of aid into Gaza, and if it fails, the Israeli army will take over.

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PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli forces raided Hebron in the southern West Bank.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: An explosion was heard east of the Shejaiya neighborhood in Gaza City, and heavy gunfire occurred near the border east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.