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Yesterday (Saturday), IDF troops under the Southern Command, together with the ISA, eliminated an armed Hamas terrorist cell that approached the Yellow Line and planned to carry out an imminent terror attack against IDF troops operating in the central Gaza Strip.

Following intelligence assessments, it was determined that during the strike, the IDF eliminated the terrorist Ali Sami Mohammad Shakra, a Hamas Nukhba platoon commander, who infiltrated the State of Israel during the October 7 massacre and took part in the abduction of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alon Ohel, Eliya Cohen, and Or Levy from a bomb shelter in Reโ€™im.

Furthermore, during the strike, the IDF eliminated Mohammad Mabhouh, a regional company commander in Hamasโ€™ al-Bureij Battalion, and the terrorist Mohammad Fuad Jaser Sayyid. Both terrorists took part in the holding of Avinatan Or in Hamas captivity.

The IDF now reveals a photo of Mohammad Fuad Jaser Sayyid, a Hamas platoon commander, alongside Avinatan Or during his captivity in a Hamas tunnel. Additionally, during the strike, additional Hamas Nukhba terrorists were eliminated, including terrorists who operated to launch rockets toward Israel.
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in southern Lebanon:

โ€œThe war continues, including inside the security zone in Lebanon. Iran and the axis of evil came to destroy us, and now they are fighting for their own survival.โ€

Full statement attached
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Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz, from southern Lebanon, once again threatens Hezbollahโ€™s current Secretary-General and describes Nasrallahโ€™s final moments:

โ€œHe choked in some room where he was trapped. He had a few minutes to think about how wrong he was in understanding the Jews, that we have changed. He didnโ€™t realize that we changed because of what happened and as things were unfolding, and therefore he didnโ€™t understand that action would be taken against him. The same goes for Naim Qassem, and the same for the Iranians, and for all of them.โ€

Full statement attached
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Lebanese Ministry of Health says that 2,055 people were killed and 6,588 were wounded in Lebanon since the beginning of the current round of fighting between Hezbollah and Israel.
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Hezbollah has fired some 25 rockets from Lebanon at northern Israel today and around 5 drones.

The rockets and drones were either intercepted or struck open areas, and there have been no reports of injuries.
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Chairman of Knesset National Security Committee Tzvika Foghel continues to mock Trump:

Donald, if you have to shoot, shoot. Donโ€™t quack.๐Ÿฆ†
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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam gave a statement today. Keynotes:

Some of us were mistaken when we burdened Lebanon with more than it can bear, prioritizing solidarity with just causes over the requirements of protecting the country's sovereignty and security.

Anyone who resorted to external support, believing that this outside party had no goal other than supporting them, was mistaken; they found themselves prisoners of a game larger than them.

I fully understand the pain of those who have lost their loved ones and homes, and I understand their anger even at the gates of the Serail.

The south will not be left alone again in the face of fear, destruction, and anxiety over its fate.

We will continue working to stop this war, ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces from all our lands, secure the return of all our prisoners, rebuild our destroyed villages and towns, and enable the safe return of our displaced people so they can live there with dignity and safety.

We will continue our efforts to stop the war, foremost among them the initiative presented by the President to negotiate an end to the war, and to enable legitimate state institutions to fully carry out their role in protecting Lebanon and all Lebanese.

Full statement attached

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With this kind of discourse Lebanon has very slim chances to recover. By "just causes" in his speech, Salam reffers to siding with the Hamas terrorists and start wars in their support.

By "they found themselves prisoners" he literally makes Hezbollah to be victims that fell pray to Iran. Poor them..

He also lies - the Lebanese state and army abandoned the south long time ago.

All he said that the state will work for includes everything other than the causes that started this war in the first place - terrorism and unprovoked attacks on Israel.

What he calls "legitimate state institutions" had all the time in the world to work and do their job before the war, but actively chose not to.
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Israel is ready to discuss a peace agreement with Lebanon, but not to stop the war against the Hezbollah terrorist organization.
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Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian:

If the American government abandons its totalitarianism and respects the rights of the Iranian nation, ways to reach an agreement will certainly be found.
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Iranโ€™s Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, continues to mock Trump and the United States.
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CENTCOM says the U.S. will begin a naval blockade of all ships entering or leaving Iranian ports on April 13 at 10 a.m. ET.

The blockade applies to vessels of all nations but will not affect ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz to non-Iranian ports.
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Two soldiers of the 98th Division were moderately injured in a Hezbollah rocket attack in southern Lebanon today. The soldiers were injured by the shockwave from the rocket impact.
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Israel's internal security service - Israel Security Agency (ISA), commonly known as Shabak or Shin Bet - has dropped fliers over Gaza, urging the arabs to inform on the Hamas terrorist organization:

O people of the coast, Hamas turned out to be weaker than a spider's web, it's collapsing more and more. Whoever wants to move forward with agreement and stability, and whoever cares about their future and their childrenโ€™s future, should get in touch with me.
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According to IDF assesments there is a possibility that Iran will launch a preemptive attack against Israel.

The Federation of Local Authorities in Israel officially announced that Independence Day celebrations will be canceled. Memorial Day events will take place in accordance with Home Front Command guidelines.
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Following comments by Pope Leo XIV and three U.S. cardinals that were critical of U.S.-Israeli operations against Iran and Hezbollah terrorist organization, U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the Pope, calling him weak on crime, and terrible for foreign policy. He went on to criticize the Catholic Churchโ€™s treatment of priest and ministers during the COVID-19 epidemic, while praising the Popeโ€™s brother Louis for his support of the Trump Administration.

After attacking the Head of the Catholic Church, President Trump posted an AI image portraying himself as Jesus.
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With 98.94% of the votes counted, Viktor Orban has lost his parliament majority in yesterday's election in Hungary. The opposition won with a majority of 2 3rds of the seats.

Mandates won (representatives):
โ— TISZA : 138
โ— Fidesz - KDNP: 55
โ— MI Hazรกnk: 6

Orban called and congratulated Peter Magyar on his election victory.

From Viktor Orban's speech last night: The election result, although not yet complete, is understandable and clear. The responsibility and opportunity of governance were not given to us. I congratulated the winning party. We will continue to serve our country and the Hungarian nation. We will never give up. Never, never!

President of the EU, Ursula von der Leyen: Hungary has chosen Europe. Europe has always chosen Hungary.

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An interesting dictatorship (how leftists used to call Orban's rule) in which the "dictator" loses in free elections and doesnโ€™t even barricade himself in his palace. Also, when von der Leyen is pleased by something, it is the strongest indicator to tell you how bad the situation is.

Orban is out, and Magyar is in. However, the test for Hungary will not be whether it is liked more or less by the EU, but whether it will look more or less like the EU. Much of Western Europe is, de facto, an Islamic-controlled territory - by mentalities and in parts also by rule.

Magyar may be popular in Europe but the real question is whether he will still oppose the EU where necessary and remain a strong partner within the Visegrรกd Group. The Visegrรกd Group - Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia - is the bloc that fights for:
โ€ข Strong emphasis on national sovereignty
โ€ข Resistance to centralized EU policies (especially migration quotas)
โ€ข Conservative political tendencies (which vary by country and leadership)

Time will tell.
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov says that WhatsAppโ€™s end-to-end encryption by default claim is a giant consumer fraud and that 95% of the private messages on the app are not private at all.

"Meanwhile, Telegram hasn't disclosed a single byte of users' messages in its entire 12+ year history."
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The UN Interim Force in Lebanon - UNIFIL - said in a statement that the Israeli military harmed their freedom of movement in southern Lebanon and damaged their vehicles yesterday. The observer force stated that Israeli troops "rammed UNIFIL vehicles with a Merkava tank, in one case causing significant damage."

IDF says that the observers arrived in an area, a warzone, without prior coordination: "Yesterday, a UNIFIL convoy arrived without coordination in an area where IDF troops are operating against the Hezbollah terrorist organization in southern Lebanon. After the convoy entered the area, IDF troops allowed it to pass." The IDF says that it is aware of the claim that "during the convoy's passage, a minor collision occurred between one of the convoy's vehicles and an IDF vehicle."
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