WATCH | UN relief official Tom Fletcher tells CNN that Israel has barred the entry of protein-based peanut paste used by the UN to feed severely malnourished children whose bodies are consuming their own organs.

❗️UK police arrest 64 over Palestine Action protest in Liverpool

British police detained 64 people aged 21 to 83 during a protest outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, accusing them of displaying material in support of Palestine Action, banned as a terrorist group in July.

Merseyside Police said the detainees were arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences and later released on bail, while two others were de-arrested at the scene.

(Liverpool World)

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❗️Trump Organization to build $1 billion Trump Plaza in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

The Trump Organization, in partnership with London-listed developer Dar Global, announced plans for a $1 billion Trump Plaza project in Jeddah, marking its second venture in Saudi Arabia following the Trump Tower launch in December 2024.

Strategically located along King Abdulaziz Road, the mixed-use development will include premium residences, serviced apartments, Grade-A office space, and exclusive townhouses, anchored by a Central Park-inspired green spine to bring Manhattan-style vibrancy to the Red Sea city.

Dar Global CEO Ziad El Chaar said the project aims to blend residential, office, and landscaped components into a lifestyle destination that reflects both Manhattan’s energy and Jeddah’s strategic importance. Eric Trump, Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization, hailed the collaboration as a “new benchmark for prestige and innovation” as the family business expands its footprint in the Kingdom.

(Al Arabiya)

❗️Ministry of Health in Gaza:

"The Palestinian Ministry of Health – Gaza confirms that Al-Shifa Medical Complex is still operating and providing medical services to citizens, despite the difficult current situation and the immense challenges facing the health sector, especially in Gaza City."

VIDEO | Shocking footage shows Israeli occupation forces using a bulldozer fitted with a makeshift flamethrower to pump fuel into Gaza homes and set them ablaze, aiming to incinerate everything inside.

Australian doctor Nada Abu Alrub says “Gaza is a slaughterhouse,” where people wait to die in countless ways, adding “What the people of Gaza are living through, no one can tolerate.”

❗️Gaza Ministry of Health:

“50 martyrs and 184 injuries have arrived at Gaza Strip hospitals in the past 24 hours.”

“A number of victims are still under the rubble and on the streets, as ambulance and civil defense teams have been unable to reach them so far.”

“The total number of martyrs and injuries from March 18, 2025, until today has reached 13,187 martyrs and 56,305 injuries.”

“The number of aid martyrs who arrived at hospitals in the past 24 hours is 5 martyrs and 48 injuries, raising the total number of livelihood martyrs who arrived at hospitals to 2,571 martyrs and more than 18,817 injuries.”

Israeli Knesset advances bill to execute Palestinian prisoners

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said the law is necessary to remind Palestinians of the ‘price tag’ for 7 October

BREAKING | An Israeli airstrike on a house in Abu Hasira Street, western Gaza City, has killed and injured several civilians.

⭕️ Syria issues arrest warrant for ousted president Assad

A Syrian investigating judge announced an arrest warrant in absentia for ousted president Bashar al-Assad on charges linked to the 2011 Deraa events, including "premeditated murder, torture leading to death, and deprivation of liberty."

The decision opens the door for INTERPOL cooperation to circulate the warrant internationally.

(SANA)

VIDEO | Footage shows Israeli forces directly targeting medical and press teams as they searched for missing persons after the bombing of the Abu Hasira area in Gaza City, injuring several at the scene.

❗️Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich laid out his “red lines” ahead of the Trump-Netanyahu meeting.

In a message posted on X, Smotrich wished Netanyahu “great success,” while outlining the framework of a possible deal he could support:

– The complete removal of Hamas from Gaza and the dismantling of all infrastructure above and below ground that sustains its survival.

– The Israeli army’s continued presence in the Philadelphi Corridor: maintaining occupation of the strip along the Egyptian border — Gaza’s only land border not connected to Israel — while preserving freedom of military operations inside Gaza.

– No permission for the Palestinian Authority to govern Gaza.

– Absolutely no mention of a Palestinian state.

– Opposition to Qatar’s role in Gaza.

– Allowing those who wish to leave the Gaza Strip to do so.

⭕️ Macron backs Saudi-hosted conference to equip Lebanese Army for Hezbollah disarmament
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French President Emmanuel Macron announced support for a Saudi-hosted conference aimed at bolstering the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) as it takes on the controversial mission of disarming Hezbollah. Macron told the UN General Assembly that Lebanon would “breathe easier” once Hezbollah’s weapons were handed over to the LAF.

A French source confirmed to Breaking Defense that the meeting, expected before the end of 2025, will include Gulf, Arab, European, Commonwealth countries, and the US. France signaled readiness to provide advanced capabilities, including radars for air defense systems, while the conference may also extend aid to Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces.

The initiative comes as UNIFIL’s mandate nears expiry after nearly five decades, and amid past Saudi-Lebanese tensions that led Riyadh to cancel a $3 billion aid package in 2016. It follows France’s 2024 donor conference that raised $200 million for the LAF, and a new $14.2 million US package announced this month to supply explosives and equipment to dismantle Hezbollah’s weapons infrastructure. Hezbollah has repeatedly rejected the disarmament plan outright.

(Breaking Defense)

Trump looks to ‘squeeze’ Netanyahu on new 21-point Gaza plan: Report

Arab states are said to be on board with the new plan, which includes the destruction of Hamas’s weapons

🇾🇪 The Yemeni Armed Forces announced this morning that it targeted Israeli sites with a Palestine-2 missile in Jaffa, and two drones in Umm al-Rashrash (Eilat).

❗️An Israeli officer was seriously injured this morning as a result of an explosion in southern Syria.

❗️A short while ago, Israel struck an excavator in the town of Sohmor in the western Bekaa, east Lebanon.

❗️Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s Quds Brigades in Gaza reports from the field that its fighters:

– Seized an Israeli “quad-copter” drone while it was conducting intelligence missions over central Gaza.

– Sniped an Israeli soldier on a rooftop near Al-Shati camp in Gaza City, hitting him directly.

– Engaged a mounted Israeli force in Humvees in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood on Saturday afternoon, inflicting direct hits.

EU reimposes sanctions on Iran, freezes central bank assets

Iran called the unilateral measures part of a 'fabricated rules-based world order'