— 🇾🇪/🇺🇸 WATCH: Last night, American aggression targeted the 'Majel al-Dama' cemetery in Sanaa, damaging more than 200 graves and injuring the guards.

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— 🇸🇦/🇮🇷 Saudi Crown Prince, Muhammad bin Salman: 'We call on the international community to immediately halt Israeli attacks on our brothers in Palestine and Lebanon, and to compel Israel to respect the sovereignty of the brotherly Islamic Republic of Iran and not to attack its territory'

* Note: Unofficial account, but widely followed and officially approved by the Saudi Government.

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— 🇸🇦/🇮🇷 NOTE: The MBS account on Twitter is apparently unofficial, but has over 1 million followers — however, the quote is real, and was said in an Arab summit some months ago

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— 🇷🇺/🇺🇦 NEW: The 'Easter Truce' appears to only be minimally upheld in certain sections of the front

Ukraine initially declined the truce yesterday but accepted hours later after getting pushback.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported over 50 attacks just inside the border areas of Russia with civilian casualties, including a 2 year old girl in the Belgorod region.

Aside from the shelling of Russian army positions, civilian areas in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Lugansk have also been attacked.

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— 🇷🇺/🇺🇦 NEW: Russia will not extend the 'Easter Truce' which will expire at midnight Moscow time.

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— ❗️🇮🇷/🇷🇺/🇺🇸/🇮🇱 Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi:

'Russia has always been a great friend to the Islamic Republic of Iran, and has given good input and ideas on the nuclear issue, and it has been a pioneer in this field.

In my discussions with Minister Lavrov and President Putin, I mentioned that we believe Russia can help us reach a fair deal with the United States, and play a constructive role in the ongoing indirect negotiations.

Iran has proven that it does not respond to threat-based dialogue, despite America's continued military threats and policy of extremism. Perhaps they wanted to test our resolve, and I think they saw the result of their test.

We have not retreated from any of our positions or red lines, and we will not give up our dignity, honor, or interests due to pressure and threats from others.

I highly doubt their threats will reach the point of implementation, it's just a negotiating technique.

The path of diplomacy is open, as far as we are concerned. But if our enemies push us into another situation, we know very well how to defend ourselves.

Israel continues to say it wants to carry out an attack. I say clearly: Israel is not capable of carrying out its threats. Not now, not in the past, and not in the future.'

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'Even if you washed the House of Saud with Zamzam water a thousand times, they would still not be purified' — Imam Khomeini

—❗️🇮🇱/🇪🇬 BREAKING: A security incident on the border with Egypt and Israeli-occupied Rafah — with Hebrew media reporting gunfire coming from Egypt towards IDF forces

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⚡️🇪🇬🇵🇸 The IDF rules out any security incident in the area after "thoroughly combing" the affected district.

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— 🇷🇺/🇺🇦 NEW: The 'Easter Truce' has expired.

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—❗️🇺🇸 NEW: U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has been accused of another major leak, this time sharing classified wartime intelligence regarding Yemen with his family in a Signal group – New York Times

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— 🇵🇸/🇮🇱 WATCH: Al-Qassam Brigades have released footage of targeting Israeli armored vehicles in the 'Al-Tuffah' neighborhood, northern Gaza.

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— 🇮🇱 NEW: Hebrew media reports that two of the five soldiers who suffered 'severe injuries' in the incident in northern Gaza on April 19 have undergone leg amputations.

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— ❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇮🇷 NEW: Steve Witkoff confirmed to Mossad Chief David Barnea in Paris that the U.S. is not demanding Iran dismantle its nuclear program – Israeli Channel 12

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— ❗️🇻🇦BREAKING: Pope Francis has passed away at the age of 88.

His last public meeting was just yesterday afternoon, with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance.

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— 🇵🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: Hebrew media reports a 'difficult security incident' in Gaza.

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— 🇵🇸/🇻🇦NEW: Hamas has released a statement mourning Pope Francis

'The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) extends its deepest condolences and sincere sympathy to the Catholic Church worldwide and to all Christians on the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis, Pope of the Vatican, who passed away after a distinguished career in the service of human and religious values.

The late Pope Francis was a noted advocate of interfaith dialogue, calling for understanding and peace among peoples, and rejecting hatred and racism. On more than one occasion, he expressed his rejection of aggression and wars in the world, and was one of the prominent religious voices to condemn the war crimes and genocide being perpetrated against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

While we, in the Hamas movement, value his moral and humanitarian stances, we emphasize the importance of continuing the joint efforts between the bearers of divine messages and people of living consciences to confront injustice and colonialism, and to support the causes of justice, freedom, and the rights of oppressed peoples.'

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— 🇮🇷/🇻🇦 NEW: President Pezeshkian has offered his condolences to all Christiand across the world on the death of Pope Francis, stating that he was a dignified and honorable man with a career worthy of respect, especially for his humanitarianism

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— 🇮🇷/🇻🇦 Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian, in an official statement:

'I offer my condolences on the passing of Pope Francis to all Catholics worldwide and his followers. 

Pope Francis dedicated his life to promoting Christ's teachings of peace, justice, freedom, and interfaith dialogue.

The highlights of his life and leadership were his humanitarian positions against anti-human behaviors in the world, especially his explicit positions and condemnation of the Israeli regime's genocide in Gaza, and the demand to end the killing of innocent Palestinian women and children.'

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