Strikes were reported in multiple locations, including northern Gaza, Gaza City and the Deir al-Balah, Khan Younis and Rafah in central and southern Gaza Strip.

The White House has confirmed it was briefed in advance about Israel’s attack on Gaza, with spokesperson Karoline Leavitt quoted by US media as saying that those who seek to terrorise Israel and the US “will see a price to pay”. “Hamas could have released hostages to extend the ceasefire but instead chose refusal and war,” White House spokesperson Brian Hughes said.

Yemen’s Houthis have issued a statement in support of the Palestinian people after Israel renewed airstrikes on the territory. Al Jazeera quotes the group’s supreme political council saying “The Palestinian people will not be left alone in this battle, and Yemen will continue its support and assistance, and escalate confrontation steps.”

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/27320193

from #972Magazine [published in Israel]

By Ruwaida Kamal Amer and Ibtisam Mahdi
March 17, 2025

"On March 2, less than 48 hours after Ramadan began, Israel shut all crossings into Gaza, preventing the entry of humanitarian aid and fuel. A week later, Israel cut off remaining electricity supplies to the enclave, forcing the scaling down of a desalination plant that was providing drinking water to half a million Palestinians in central and southern Gaza. No food has entered the Strip for more than two weeks, making it increasingly difficult for residents to put together a meal to break their fast each evening."

The Lebanese army has engaged in clashes with Syrian troops on Lebanon’s eastern border with Syria, in the latest round of fighting that started on Sunday night.

The new Syrian government, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, accused Lebanese group Hezbollah of kidnapping and killing three members of Syria's security forces.

Different accounts of the events that unfolded on Sunday night have emerged from both sides.

Hezbollah has denied any involvement, while a Lebanese security source told Reuters that three Syrian soldiers initially crossed into Lebanese territory and were subsequently killed by armed members of a tribe in northeastern Lebanon. The tribe reportedly feared their town was under attack.

Syrian forces shelled Lebanese towns overnight in retaliation for the deaths, causing some Lebanese residents to flee.

Germany's foreign intelligence service believed there was a 80-90% chance that coronavirus accidentally leaked from a Chinese lab, German media say. Two German newspapers say they have uncovered details of an assessment carried out by spy agency BND in 2020 but never published.

The intelligence service had indications that the Wuhan Institute of Virology had been carrying out experiments where viruses are modified to become more transmissible to humans for research, they say.

China repeated its denial saying the cause "should be determined by scientists" - and pointed to a World Health Organization investigation which found the lab-leak theory was "extremely unlikely".

The lab leak hypothesis has been hotly contested by scientists, including many who say there is no definitive evidence to back it up. But the once controversial theory has been gaining ground among some intelligence agencies - and the BND is the latest to entertain the theory. In January, the US CIA said the coronavirus was "more likely" to have leaked from a lab than to have come from animals.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/40102778

For two days, citizens poured into Belgrade for the largest protest in modern Serbian history. This occurred despite authorities' efforts to obstruct the demonstrations by halting public transportation.

Thousands of students walked into the capital, spreading messages of solidarity through smaller towns along the way. The city's streets were packed, with people occupying several key locations.

"I came for my child, for my son, so that his future can be better," a young man told DW.

Police estimated a peak turnout of 107,000. Arhiv javnih skupova (Archive of Public Gatherings), an NGO which tracks mass gatherings, reported between 275,000 and 325,000 demonstrators — possibly more.

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Panic while honoring Novi Sad victims

The most alarming moment occurred during a 15-minute silence to honor the victims of the station collapse. A loud, unexpected noise described by witnesses as resembling a projectile or crashing aircraft, caused panic and triggered a brief stampede. Videos on social media captured the crowd scattering in fear.

Dušan Simin, who was among the crowd, told DW that it "sounded like a plane was landing from the direction of the Presidency building."

"We couldn't run away from it — we didn’t know what to do. You don’t know if something will fall on your head or hit you from the side," Simin said.

"People must have instinctively thought something was coming down the street, so they started running to the side, and we fell over each other. My wife hit her head on a lamppost. I watched her, but I couldn’t help. We still feel uneasy."

He added that they planned to seek medical attention and that the incident has already been reported to the Belgrade Center for Human Rights, which has called on citizens to reach out if they need free legal assistance.

"We will seek justice because what they did is not normal," Simin said.

Balkan news broadcaster N1 quoted military analyst Aleksandar Radic, who suggested an acoustic weapon, specifically a "sonic cannon" reportedly available to Serbian security forces, caused the sound. An opposition lawmaker echoed this claim, but police swiftly denied deploying any such device.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/58590393

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26879850

New details have emerged about the Israeli drone attack in Beit Lahia, which killed at least nine Palestinians.

The attack reportedly hit a relief team accompanied by journalists and photographers.

The Palestinian Journalists Protection Center said in a statement that "Israel killed three journalists in an air strike on a media team documenting relief efforts in northern Gaza".

"The journalists were documenting humanitarian relief efforts for those affected by Israel’s genocidal war".

Meta has notched an early victory in its attempt to halt a surprise tell-all memoir from a former policy executive turned whistleblower.