Today, exactly 6 months ago, operation Al-Aqsa Flood was launched, changing the politics of the region forever.

— 🇮🇱/🇵🇸 BREAKING: The IDF has fully withdrawn from Khan Younis and the rest of southern Gaza; no Israeli forces remain in Gaza, except in Gaza City and its outskirts

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- 🇮🇷 WATCH: The launch of the Fatah missile, its second stage maneuvering and accurately hitting the designated target

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— 🇮🇷 WATCH: The launch and impact of Iran's 'Fatah' hypersonic ballistic missile

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— 🇮🇷/🇸🇾 NEW: Iran is flowing 'ridiculous amounts' of weapons into south-western Syria, where most of Hezbollah's advanced missiles and heavy weapons are located – Sources

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— 🇮🇷/🇮🇶/🇸🇾 NEW: 'The Al-Bukamal & Al-Qaim border crossing between Iraq and Syria has become a highway for weapon transports like Route 66, and the United States is not doing anything about it' – Hebrew Media

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— 🇮🇱/🇵🇸 Siege of Khan Yunis, 1 December 2023 – 7 April 2024:

— Status: 🇵🇸 Palestinian Victory, withdrawal of all Israeli forces

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Yes, the sacrifices have been exceptionally large, but in a battle of David vs Goliath, they will always be.

Palestinians would rather die standing with honour, than live on their knees under the Zionist occupation.

— 🇮🇱/🇵🇸 Israeli Minister of Defense: 'Hamas has ceased to exist as a military organization in the Gaza Strip, as a result of our intensive operations'

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— 🇮🇷/🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇴🇲 BREAKING: Iran has reportedly communicated to the United States through the Sultanate of Oman, that the Islamic Republic intends to directly strike Israel, unless the U.S. guarantees an immediate permanent ceasefire in Gaza & no Israeli ground invasion of Rafah – Exclusive sources to Jadeh Iran

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— So, Iran has given the U.S. a choice:

You can avoid a direct attack on Israel, by signing a permanent ceasefire in Gaza & an official guarantee of no Rafah operation.

Iran will lose some deterrence with Israel, but achieve its main foreign policy goal; maintaining Hamas in Gaza & avoiding a humanitarian catastrophe in Rafah.

This is a legitimate consideration to be made. A smart political move.

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It's a difficult choice, to be honest. I'm inclined to say no, personally, but it's surely an interesting dilemma.

— A preview from the food that will be delivered to the people of Gaza on Eid, all by your help inshaAllah

— Our first batch of food was delivered to the people of the Gaza Strip

Made possible by you, the subscribers of Middle East Spectator, and the subs of our associates, dozens of meals were delivered, after more than $10.000 was collected.

This is only a small amount of the food that will be delivered over the coming days / weeks, based on your generous donations.

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— 🇮🇱 Israeli Minister of Justice, Itamar Ben Gvir: 'If Netanyahu ends the war without an extensive attack on Rafah to defeat Hamas, he does not have a mandate to continue serving as Prime Minister'

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—🇻🇦NEW: The Vatican declares gender theory as 'extremely dangerous', says sex change surgery is a 'threat to human dignity', and denounces attemps to 'obscure the sexual difference between men and women' – Vatican News

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Well, that statement is long overdue.

A positive development, nevertheless.

We hope our Catholic friends will see a renewed conservatism in the church.