Bart al-Anan (Yemen), April 18, ’25 (TNZ) US forces target Bart al-Anan, Khab and Ash-Shaaf districts in al-Jawf governorate, followed by the attack on the Saada governorate, on Friday, Yemeni media is reporting.
A family of 10 died in an Israeli attack on a Khan Younis home this morning. Medical sources said at least 50 people died in Israeli strikes across Gaza today.
A group of 12 aid agencies say Gaza is “one of the worst humanitarian failures of our generation”.
Gaza’s Health Ministry says at least 51,065 Palestinians have been confirmed dead and 116,505 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza since it began 18 months ago.
The Gaza Government Media Office updated its death toll to more than 61,700. It said thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed dead.
At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, and more than 200 were taken captive.
Medical sources told Al Jazeera that 58 people have been killed by Israeli attacks since dawn on Friday.
An Israeli air raid has hit a makeshift barber shop in Khan Younis, killing at least six people.
More US attacks hit Yemen as the death toll in overnight attacks on Ras Isa port goes up to 80.
Hezbollah will not let anyone disarm it, the Lebanese group’s leader, Naim Qassem, said, as the US presses Lebanon to compel the group to hand over its weapons.
Lebanon’s Health Ministry says two people have been killed in separate Israeli drone strikes in southern Lebanon.
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UNRWA stated that it estimates nearly 420,000 Palestinians have been displaced since the Gaza ceasefire broke down on March 18.
Meanwhile, analysts at the International Crisis Group say that while Trump “has the power to influence” Israel’s policies, the question is: Will he?
“While Trump is aligned with Israel’s objectives, he has made clear that he wants to see results.
“He may even want to have something in place by the time he travels to Saudi Arabia in May,” they wrote in a briefing note on the situation in Gaza.
“During Netanyahu’s visit to the White House in early April, Trump said that he would ‘like to see the war stop, and I think the war will stop at some point.
“That won’t be in the too distant future. So far, however, there is no sign that he will turn this vaguely expressed preference into a forceful policy.”
“At the same time, the analysts said Israeli leaders think they have damaged Hamas enough for the army to swoop in for the kill.”
“Despite vocal dissent in Israel over the hostages, the government still can fight on. This is with the backing of the US and diplomatic cover.
“Moreover, Israel holds out hope of achieving its larger plans for depopulating Gaza.” (Al-Jazeera)
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