Iran-Israel-U.S. developments - Israel eyeing expansion via Syria (12-Jul-2025) (updated)

July 12, 2025

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UPDATE 1:

'I gave up my son, will give up my wealth too. Build missiles to hit the heart of Tel Aviv' - Tehran Times

Experts now say they did not expect the Islamic Republic to manage the crisis so effectively. Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei personally took charge at the war room, appointed new commanders within hours, and deployed them to the battlefield. Retaliation began soon, with the first barrage of Iranian missiles raining on the occupied territories on the first day of the war. At least 22 waves of missile and drone attacks ended up pummeling Israel, leaving behind a large trail of destruction across the occupied Palestinian lands, a reality Israelis had never had to endure despite having waged war across the region since 1948.
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From the beginning of the war, what was more evident than the fact that the Islamic Republic was going to hold it together was that Iranians were not going to rally behind Netanyahu. The Israeli Prime Minister issued a message on the first day of the war, telling Iranians that his fight was not with the "people", and that they should "rise up" and ensure their "freedom". It's unclear why it didn't occur to him that the Iranian people would find it extremely difficult to trust a convicted war criminal responsible for the deaths of over 60,000 Palestinians in the past 20 months. In Iran, Netanyahu ended up murdering around 1,000 people in the span of 12 days, the majority of whom were civilians, including women and children.
Netanyahu's actions fostered not support or empathy among the Iranian public, but unprecedented hatred for the Israeli regime and its patrons. This sentiment was on full display this week when the father of a 16-year-old boy killed in Israeli airstrikes on Qom stated on Iran's national TV that he wanted the government to use the money he had saved up for his son's future to fight Israel. "I had planned to sell a piece of land to provide for my son's future. Now, I want to donate that land's value to the government. I don't know how many missiles that money can produce, but even if it's enough for just one, I want that missile used to strike the heart of Israel."

Abraham Accords, Abraham Shield, Abraham Alliance: a diabolical trinity - Global South

The Abraham Accords are a set of agreements that were drawn up during the previous Trump administration to establish diplomatic normalization between Israel and several Arab states. The main aim is not written, but this is a recognition of Israel as a state.

Maariv reports Israeli soldiers: Attrition in Gaza will lead to gradual collapse - SabaNet

In statements to the newspaper, soldiers in the Israeli enemy army expressed their dissatisfaction with the conscription policy pursued by the government of the war criminal wanted by the International Criminal Court, Netanyahu, saying: "The government sends us to the battlefields in Gaza, while exempting tens of thousands of Haredim from military service."
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Maariv also quoted soldiers expressing their fear that the continuation of the fighting, without solutions or real support, "will gradually exhaust us to the point of collapse." They called for a comprehensive review of current policies in light of the heroic operations of the Palestinian resistance in Gaza.
Israeli enemy media had previously reported on a severe shortage of manpower among the Israeli forces, which had prompted the call-up of soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to participate in the ongoing military operations.
Haaretz quoted a military commander as saying, "Because of our soldiers' lack of commitment to combat, we are forced to recruit people who are not in a normal psychological state." He added, "We fight with what is available, even if we are certain that their psychological state is unstable."

Tel Aviv struggles to counter Ansarallah strikes amid growing military failures - Tehran Times

TEHRAN - Israel's escalating conflict with Yemen's Ansarullah movement has intensified, with recent reports highlighting Tel Aviv's growing desperation to counter persistent missile attacks targeting occupied Palestinian territories.
As Ansarullah's military operations continue to challenge Israel's defense capabilities, the regime is reportedly exploring non-military solutions, including potential ceasefire agreements, to halt the barrage of ballistic missiles and drones launched from Yemen.
This shift reflects the limitations of Israel's military responses and the strategic complexities posed by Ansarullah's solidarity with the Palestinian cause.

'Israel' reports casualties as resistance grows in Gaza, Khan Younis - Tehran Times

Israeli media confirmed two security incidents in Khan Younis and Gaza's al-Shujaiya neighborhood, reporting intense close-quarters combat along multiple battlefronts in recent hours, Al Mayadeen reported.
Both incidents resulted in military casualties, with wounded soldiers evacuated by military helicopters to Tel Hashomer, Beilinson, Soroka, and Ichilov hospitals, according to Israeli media.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army acknowledged a soldier was wounded in ongoing confrontations in northern Gaza, while Israeli Channel 12 reported that three soldiers were injured in Khan Younis battles after an explosive device detonated near a military vehicle.

'Soldiers Dying for Nothing' - Israeli Media Compares Gaza War to Lebanon - Palestine Chronicle

Israeli media outlets are acknowledging that Israeli soldiers are being killed to no avail and without results in the Gaza Strip, where the war has continued for over 21 months and has "exhausted its achievements."
Channel 12, an Israeli television channel, likened the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip to the First Lebanon War - which began in 1982 and saw Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon until Resistance and Liberation Day in 2000 - where "soldiers died for nothing and without results," describing it as "18 years of bleeding."

Al-Qassam destroys two Zionist military bulldozers in Gaza City - SabaNet

Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), announced on Saturday that it had destroyed two military bulldozers belonging to the Zionist enemy in Gaza City.

20 Palestinians martyred & dozens injured in New Israeli massacre in Jabalia al-Nazla - SabaNet

20 Palestinian civilians were martyred and dozens were injured when Israeli enemy warplanes committed a new massacre against civilians in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday evening, bombing two inhabited residential houses in the Jabalia al-Nazla area.

Gaza death toll rises | Middle East Eye

Israeli attacks have killed at least 108 Palestinians across Gaza since dawn, according to Al Jazeera, citing medical sources.
The report said at least 34 aid seekers were among those who were killed today.

Protest in Stockholm Condemns Israeli entity War Crimes in Gaza - SabaNet

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Stockholm on Saturday to denounce the Israeli occupation's war crimes in Gaza and criticize the Swedish government's silence on the ongoing genocide.

Protests erupt in London after 'Palestine Action' group banned, labeled as terrorist - SabaNet

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the British capital, London, on Saturday for the second consecutive week to protest the government's decision to classify the "Palestine Action" group as a terrorist organization, which resulted in an official ban on its activities.

South Koreans wear red to draw line on Israeli genocide

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Israeli Enemy to Build Over 2,300 New Settlement Units in West Bank - SabaNet

Israeli Enemy authorities are planning the construction of 2,339 new settlement units across various areas of the occupied West Bank, as part of an expansive settlement project covering Bethlehem, Ramallah, Qalqilya, and Nablus.

Evening recap | Middle East Eye

Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN's secretary-general, has raised the alarm on the risk faced by UN aid workers in Gaza.
Gaza ceasefire negotiations in Doha have stalled and are reportedly on the verge of collapsing.
The family of a Palestinian American killed by Israeli settlers in Sinjil in the occupied West Bank has urged the US State Department to begin an "immediate investigation" into the incident.
At least 30 Palestinians have been killed at the only remaining food distribution point operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in southern Gaza.
The death toll since dawn has risen, with over 110 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks today, according to Al Jazeera.
Israel plans to build 2,339 settlement units across the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reported, citing a statement by the Palestine Liberation Organisation's National Office for the Defence of Land and Resistance of Settlement.
UK police on Saturday arrested 86 protesters who were demanding the reversal of a ban on the pro-Palestine direct action group, Palestine Action.

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When A UFO Shut Down Our Nuclear Weapons: Air Force Officer Tells All - YouTube

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Robert Salas, a former missile launch officer, recounts his experiences during a night when multiple missiles went offline, coinciding with reports of UFOs in the area. The discussion also touches on the Wall Street Journal's attempts to discredit Salas's account, the broader implications of UFOs on national security, and the ongoing stigma surrounding military personnel who witness such phenomena.
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Trump Signal Support For New Israeli Attack On Iran - Report | South Front

United States President Donald Trump didn't object when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told him during his recent visit to Washington that Israel may strike Iran again if the Islamic Republic resumed work on its nuclear program, The Wall Street Journal reported on July 12.

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Netanyahu prolonged Gaza genocide to stay in power: NYT report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has prolonged the Gaza genocide to stay in power and avoid potential criminal prosecution, an investigation by The New York Times reveals.

Senior U.S. Diplomate Hints Syria Could Swallow All Of Lebanon | South Front

Last month, Barrack presented Lebanon with a proposal to disarm Hezbollah in exchange for aid and a halt in Israeli operations in the country, which continued post a ceasefire brokered by the U.S. last November. In response, the Lebanese government demanded a full Israeli withdrawal from disputed territory, including the occupied Shebaa Farms. From its side, Hezbollah refused to disarm.
Barrack's shocking hint came following reports in Hebrew media suggesting that Syria wants to annex parts of Lebanon in exchange for relinquishing a part of the occupied Golan Heights to Israel.
One of the proposed peace agreements reportedly allows Israel to keep two-thirds of the Golan Heights. The remaining third would be returned to Syria, but under a potential lease arrangement. In this version, Syria would also be granted control over Tripoli parts of the Bekaa Valley in northern Lebanon.
According to Israel's i24NEWS, which was among the first to report on the alleged proposal, Syria wants to restore sovereignty over the Sunni-majority city of Tripoli.
Now, Barrack appears to suggest that Syria's new Islamist rulers are eyeing the entirety of Lebanon, not just its northern part.

Deadly US-backed Gaza aid program hires PR firm with Obama, Biden ties: Report

UG Solutions, the military contractor involved in the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, has engaged the crisis communications firm Seven Letter, operated by former communications staffers from the Joe Biden and Barack Obama administrations, independent journalist Jack Poulson has revealed.
The GHF, responsible for the deadly food aid distribution operations in Gaza after the Israeli regime stopped the activities of the UN's Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), is run by the North Carolina-based private military contractor UG Solutions, led by former Green Beret Jameson Govoni.
UG Solutions, the GHF's scandal-hit military contractor, has largely operated as a subcontractor to the Virginia-based security and logistics firm Safe Reach Solutions, which is led by Philip Francis Reilly, a former covert activities chief for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with clear links to the Israeli spy agency Mossad.

Morning update | Middle East Eye

Israeli raids have killed at least 60 Palestinians since dawn.
Nasser Hospital said an Israeli attack on tents housing displaced people in the al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis has killed 11. Al Jazeera cited a source at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital who said two people have been killed in an Israeli strike targeting a tent housing displaced people south of Deir el-Balah, in central Gaza.
An Israeli strike on a residence on Jaffa Street in the Tuffah area east of Gaza city has killed four Palestinians and wounded 10 others.
An Israeli attack on Jamal Abdel Nasser Street opposite the Islamic University, west of Gaza city, has killed a mother and her three children, according to the Wafa news agency.
Unrwa, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, has issued a statement calling on Israel to allow humanitarian aid to the two million Palestinians in Gaza. "No soap, no clean water. Children in Gaza can't be bathed properly because of the ongoing siege," the statement said. "This, coupled with overcrowded shelters and summer heat, can lead to dire health consequences."

Targeting of Gaza's children: A systematic campaign of war, starvation

In Gaza, children are not collateral damage-they are the target. As Israel's war enters its 21st month, overwhelming evidence reveals a systematic campaign of genocide in which Palestinian children are being deliberately killed, starved, and maimed through both direct military strikes and the weaponization of deprivation. Ghada Ebrahim reports.

10 Palestinian Martyrs in Gaza Strip - SabaNet

Nasser Medical Complex reported two martyrs as a result of Israeli shelling of the "Al-Satar" area northwest of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

At least 17 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza since dawn

At least 17 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip since dawn, say media reports quoting medical sources in the besieged territory.
Among those killed were three people from the same family living in a tent in the city of Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, according to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
Four other people were also reported killed in separate strikes in the Remal and Sheikh Radwan neighborhoods of Gaza City, according to the al-Shifa Hospital.
Four more people were killed and 10 injured in an Israeli bombing of a house on Jaffa Street in the Tuffah neighbourhood, east of Gaza City, according to reports from the al-Ahli Hospital.
Moreover, media reports indicated that relentless Israeli assaults on Gaza killed at least 45 Palestinians on Friday, including at least 10 aid seekers.
The United Nations reported that since late May, some 800 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid at sites most run by the controversial US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).
On Thursday, the Israeli military killed 15 people, including nine children and four women, as they waited in line for nutritional supplements in the city of Deir el-Balah in central Gaza.

UNICEF: Israel kills 27 children daily in Gaza - SabaNet

A UNICEF spokesperson in Palestine said that the rate of Israeli killing of children in Gaza since October 7, 2023, has reached approximately 27 children per day.

27 aid seekers killed in Israeli attacks since dawn | Middle East Eye

Israeli attacks on Palestinians seeking aid have killed at least 27 people and wounded 180 others since dawn today, Al Jazeera reported.

Israeli soldiers open fire at aid distribution site, killing 30 | Middle East Eye

At least 30 Palestinians have been killed at the only remaining food distribution point operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in southern Gaza.
Al Jazeera reported that Israeli soldiers opened fire indiscriminately on a large crowd of people waiting for food at the aid distribution site.

Gaza death toll rises to 79 for the day | Middle East Eye

The death toll since dawn has risen, with over 79 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks today, according to local media.
At least 30 people were killed at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid centre.

At least 87 Palestinians killed in Gaza since dawn | Middle East Eye

The death toll since dawn has risen, with over 87 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks today, according to Al Jazeera.
Thirty-four people were killed at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid centre when Israeli forces opened fire on them, local media has reported.

Family of American killed by Israeli settlers urge US investigation | Middle East Eye

The family of a Palestinian American killed by Israeli settlers in Sinjil in the occupied West Bank has urged the US State Department to begin an "immediate investigation" into the incident.
Israeli settlers killed Florida-born Seif al-Din Muslat on Friday. He arrived in Sinjil last month to visit relatives.
"The mob of settlers blocked the ambulance and paramedics from providing life-saving aid," his family said, according to Haaretz.
The statement added that he "died before making it to the hospital".

Beit Hanoun's Fury: How Gaza's Obliterated Northern Town Defies Israeli Victory - Palestine Chronicle

Like every sacred piece of land in Gaza and throughout Palestine, the history of Beit Hanoun predates the very existence of Israel by millennia.
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu geared up for what was intended as a triumphant visit to Washington, commencing on Monday, July 7, 2025, Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades in Beit Hanoun were meticulously preparing their own stark counter-narrative. On the very inaugural day of the Israeli leader's high-stakes diplomatic trip, the battalion launched a devastating strike, inflicting significant casualties on Israeli soldiers. The Israeli army, notorious for obfuscating its military losses, begrudgingly acknowledged five soldiers killed and 14 wounded, some critically.
This audacious operation, coupled with numerous others across both northern and southern Gaza, offered an undeniable truth: Israel's utter inability to secure any segment of the Strip.

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