01 April 2025
- Israeli forces launch raids on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, for a second time in a week, killing at least three people and endangering the ceasefire with Hezbollah.
- Thousands of Palestinians are fleeing Rafah in southern Gaza after Israeli forces ordered the evacuation of nearly the entire city and launched deadly attacks on the area.
- Palestinians in Gaza have held funerals for the 15 emergency workers Israeli forces killed while they were trying to rescue wounded civilians on March 23.
- Gaza’s Health Ministry says at least 50,357 Palestinians are confirmed dead and 114,400 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza. Gaza’s Government Media Office updated its death toll about two months ago to more than 61,700, saying that thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed dead.
- Israel continues bombarding Gaza, killing journalist Mohammed Saleh al-Bardawil, his wife and their three children in an attack on their home in Khan Younis.
- Israeli forces also attack Lebanon’s Beirut, killing at least three people and wounding seven, in the second attack on the suburb of Dahiyeh in less than a week.
- US continues bombing Yemen, launching 15 attacks on northern Saada province and raiding a mountain near Sanaa, hours after the Houthis claimed downing a US MQ-9 drone.
- Israeli police have detained at least 12 people as thousands protested in West Jerusalem calling for a return to the Gaza ceasefire deal.
- Cornell University student Momodou Taal, who played a key role in campus protests, says he has decided to leave the US after the Trump administration revoked his visa.
Source Aljazeera
