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🇸🇾🤝🇸🇦🇺🇸 — Syrian Pilgrims in Mecca Introduce a New Gesture of Gratitude During Hajj Rituals.
➡️ A new trend has emerged among Syrian pilgrims during this year’s Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. While reciting the sacred Talbiyah (“Here I am, O Allah, here I am at Your service”), many Syrian worshippers were filmed placing their hands over their hearts in a gesture of deep gratitude and emotion, directed toward Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
➡️This gesture mirrors a notable moment when MBS placed his hand over his heart in response to President Donald Trump's announcement lifting U.S. sanctions on Syria.
Four Russian Varshavyanka-class submarines (Project 636.3) has been deployed to the Black Sea. The total possible salvo now amounts to 28 Kalibr cruise missiles.
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🏳️❌🇲🇱🇲🇱 — Yesterday, JNIM carried out a large scale assault on the Boulkessi Malian army base, near the border with Burkina Faso, killing 100+ soldiers
➡️ In the morning of June 1st, JNIM terrorists numbering in the hundreds raided the Boulkessi base, burning dozens of vehicles and killing upwards to a 100 soldiers and capturing dozens of soldiers, including the base commander.
➡️The Malian army claimed to have targeted a JNIM column of vehicles and motorcycles with airstrikes, destroying the column.
➡️ Judging from the weapons held by the militants, it seems a number of them came from Burkina Faso.
➡️JNIM is yet to make a complete statement on the attack.
🇮🇱❌🇵🇸 — Similar to yesterday's massacare, a large number of people heading to the aid distribution center in Rafah today were also killed by IDF.
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🇺🇸🇮🇱❌🇵🇸🇫🇷 — US Ambassador to Israel:
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⚡️🔴🇵🇸❌🇮🇱 - The Saraya AlQuds (PIJ) Brigades has published a video of an attack on an IDF "D9 Caterpillar" Bulldozer advancing in eastern Khan Yunis, southern Gaza.
The unit used a EFP, detonated via pressure plate towards the bulldozer. Reinforcements arrived to evacuate the causalities.
🇮🇷👮✈️ — Iranian authorities issued a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) warning of Missile launches in the Bandar-e Jask / Gulf of Oman area, from June 1 to June 2.
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🇺🇸📈 — Trump stated that he’s raising aluminum and steel tariffs from 25% to 50%.
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🇨🇳🚀 — China's private space company Sepoch has successfully tested the country's first reusable rocket.
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🇦🇪🇸🇾📞🇮🇱 — Reuters reports that Israel and Syria held face-to-face meetings to contain security tensions:
➡️According to Reuters, direct meetings between Syria and Israel were held on the border, including in Israeli-occupied territory.
➡️Security leader Ahmed al-Dalati led the Syrian delegation in negotiations with Israel.
➡️Israel and Syria are in direct contact and have held face-to-face meetings in recent weeks.
➡️These contacts represent a significant development in relations between the two countries, which have been on opposite sides of the Middle East conflict for decades, as the United States encourages the new Islamist rulers in Damascus to establish relations with Israel.
⚡️🇵🇸🇵🇸❌🇮🇱 - The AlQassam Brigades has announced targeting an IDF Infantry force that fortified in a building in the "AlNazzaz" street of eastern "Shuja'iyya", northern Gaza, using an Anti-Personnel projectile.
The Unit proceeded to clash with the surviving force using rifles, and confirms the killing of the targeted soldiers, after finding their remains scattered in the area.
The Unit had also targeted a "Merkava" tank using a "Yassin-105mm" (PG-7VR) Dual-Warhead tandem. The attacks took place on the 22nd of May.
🇷🇺⁉️ — Tu-214Pu-SBUS & Tu-214ON landed in Samara.
More planes took off, heading east
🇹🇷🇮🇱🇵🇸 — Turkish police dragged Turkish women protesting in solidarity with Gaza in front of the Israeli embassy in Ankara.
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⬛⁉️❌🇸🇾 -- An explosion targeted a headquarters of the General Security in al-Jala, Al Bukamal countryside in eastern Syria
➡️ Perpetrators are unknown, but Islamic State terrorists are suspected, likely continued retaliation for the crackdown on its' cells in Aleppo recently
➡️ Syrian government forces have also been conducting anti-smuggling operations in al Bukamal in the past few days, shutting down arm smuggling networks in the area.
➡️ Initial toll suggests 3 General Security members killed and 4 others injured
⚡️🇮🇱❌🇵🇸 — The IDF denies the fact that it is operating at the "European Gaza" Hospital of southern Gaza, Khan Yunis, and stated:
Contrary to the reports, the IDF is not operating within the European Hospital compound.
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🏳️❌🇲🇱🇲🇱🇷🇺 🇷🇺 — JNIM is currently attacking the city of Timbuktu, targeting the military airport and positions north and east of the city in a coordinated assault.
➡️Unverified reports also suggest an SVBIED was used in the attack, it is feared that TB2 drones were the target of the assault.
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⚡️🇮🇱❌🇵🇸 - The IDF has made slight advancements in a number of axis within the Gaza strip, amidst the ongoing "Gideon's Chariot" Major Offensive.
In northern Gaza [image 2], the IDF has made major progress in capturing "Beit Lahia", with no reported resistance. The IDF has connected the "Atatra/Beit Lahia" front with the "Beit Hanoun/Jabalia" front, conjoining nearby the captured "Indonesian" Hospital and sieging the largely destroyed city of "Beit Hanoun".
No advancements reported in "Shuja'iyya".
No advancements made in central Gaza ["Netzarim" corridor].
in Southern Gaza [image 3], the IDF has completed the capture of "Khuza'a", and has completely demolished the area. The IDF has also connected the front to the "Sureij" front within the "Kissufim" corridor.
Moreover [image 4], the IDF has completed the capture of the "European Gaza" hospital, Slight advancements were also reported in "Tel AlSultan" of Rafah and "Qizan AlNajjar" of Khan Yunis.
The brown area in Rafah represents the area "Yasser Abu Shabaab" Militia control under IDF supervision, where an ambush by the AlQassam brigades took place.
🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Some information regarding the targeted Olenya Russian Air Base:
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➡️More than 40 Russian strategic aircraft were targeted, including A-50s (surveillance and early warning aircraft), Tu-95MS (strategic bombers), and Tu-22M3s (supersonic bombers).
🇺🇦❌🇷🇺 — Russia's Dyagilevo Air Base in Ryazan Oblast also appears to have been hit by Ukrainian drones, with smoke rising from the air base.
The air base reportedly houses a number of Russian bombers, transport aircraft, and fighters.
🇮🇱🇺🇸🇸🇾❌🇮🇷 — Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa tells the Jewish Journal that they've both (Trump and Sharaa) been shot at by the same enemy, likely hinting to Iran.
➡️Earlier today, Al-Sharaa said Israel and Syria share “mutual enemies”, answering a question regarding the possibility of normalization with Israel.
⚡️🔴🇵🇸❌🇮🇱 - The Saraya AlQuds (PIJ) Brigades has published footage of an attack on IDF Infantry soldiers in "Shuja'iyya", northern Gaza.
The Unit planted a number of "M15" Anti-Tank and Claymore [likely "Television 3"] Anti-Personnel mines within a building, and upon the arrival of at least 8 soldiers, the explosives were detonated.
🇨🇳❌🇺🇸📞🇹🇼🇯🇵🇰🇷🇧🇳 — US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned at the Shangri-La Dialogue forum in Singapore that Chinese aggression against Taiwan may be inevitable and Asia should be prepared for the worst.
➡️Hegseth called on Asian countries to follow NATO's example and increase defense spending to 5% of GDP , calling growing threats from China "real" and potentially "imminent."
➡️He said China's behavior toward its neighbors and the world was "worrying," noting Chinese President Xi Jinping's order for his military to be capable of invading Taiwan by 2027.
➡️Hegseth called on Asian countries to free themselves from economic dependence on China.
Russia is reportedly considering the deployment of intermediate- and long-range missiles in the city of Sabha, Libya. According to a report by Nova, these missiles would be positioned with Europe as their intended target.
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🇮🇱❌🇵🇸 — Hebrew media reports that crowds have stormed the new aid distribution center, and that staff have withdrawn from the site.
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🇮🇱❌🇵🇸 — Netanyahu released a video marking the anniversary of Israel’s full occupation of East Jerusalem, from a tunnel beneath Al-Aqsa Mosque that runs from Silwan Palestinian neighborhood to directly under the mosque.
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🇵🇸❌🇮🇱🌐 — Pro Palestine Turkish-American leftist streamer Hasan Piker has been suspended from Twitch, 48 hours after ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt called for his deplatforming.
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🇷🇺⁉️ — A large number of Russian Air Force/Government planes leave Moscow
Tu-214PU-SBUS Command Post – Airborne Military Command and Control reg. RA-64530, multiple Tu-154 & FSB's An-148s.
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⚡️🇵🇸❌🇮🇱 — Hebrew Media reports a "security incident" in northern Gaza.
Three IDF injuries have been reported and evacuated, details to follow.
🇸🇾🤝🇱🇧🇱🇧 — Lebanese Army announced that the Syrian government handed over a gang leader responsible for the killing of Pascal Suleiman, a leader in the Lebanese Forces party in 2024.
➡️Lebanese Forces figures previously accused Hezbollah of being behind the attack, even though Nasrallah denied the claims saying they were intended to create secterian strife.