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The United Arab Emirates has reportedly expressed readiness to fully finance a potential Syrian military operation in Lebanon targeting the Islamic resistance group Hez-bol-lah, including paying the salaries of participating fighters and covering the costs of combat operations, according to a report by Al Mayadeen. Abu Dhabi was enthusiastic about supporting any military intervention by Syria’s new Al Qaeda-linked regime against Lebanon and was prepared to provide the financial resources necessary to sustain the operation. This reportedly included funding personnel salaries as well as operational and combat expenses. The development was reportedly connected to a broader US-backed scenario involving Syrian military intervention in Lebanon against Hez-bol-lah. Al Mayadeen reported that Iran intervened to block the plan, warning Syria’s self appointed president Julani and regional capitals that a Syrian move against Hez-bol-lah could trigger a much wider regional confrontation.

Washington has lost roughly one-quarter of its entire MQ-9 Reaper drone fleet since the beginning of the war on Iran, according to a Washington Post report published on August 13 that cited anonymous US officials. At least 45 Reapers have been destroyed, representing about 25 percent of the US military’s fleet. While some were shot down by Iranian air defenses, one official said others crashed because of unspecified communication failures. The surveillance and strike-capable drones cost between $30 million and $50 million each, putting the estimated value of the losses between $1.35 billion and $2.25 billion. US losses have extended beyond its drone fleet. Reuters reported on August 4 that American forces had depleted nearly their entire inventory of precision long-range missiles, including virtually all Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM), each costing around $1 million. CENTCOM has reportedly drawn replacement missiles from US stockpiles elsewhere.

TMJ Journalist @zainabrights meets a little girl from Minab, Iran, at a press conference in Karbala, Iraq, who lost her 10-year-old sister and father during the Minab school attack carried out by a U.S.- Israeli Tomahawk missile on February 28 this year. The double tap attack on the school k*lled more than 160 children and school staff, most of them little girls aged 7-12.

In a video circulating online, a father is seen embracing his children after being separated from them due to the Israeli g*nocide and war on the G*za Strip.

According to an exclusive report by the Lebanese outlet YouNews, cited by Tasnim, Iran reportedly delivered direct and firm warnings to Damascus’ Al Qaeda-linked regime and several regional capitals, effectively blocking a military scenario that was allegedly being prepared under U.S. pressure to draw Syria to intervene in Lebanon alongside Israel. Tehran reportedly informed Ankara, Baghdad, Doha and Riyadh that any Syrian military intervention against Hez-bol-lah would risk triggering a broader regional confrontation, with Syria becoming the main battleground. The warning was reportedly intended to make clear that Damascus would face serious consequences if it proceeded with such a move. According to the report, Iran’s message to Damascus was conveyed through Turkey and included a warning of a large-scale missile response, threatening to strike more than 100 strategic sites in Syria, including the Syrian presidential palace, if Julani regime forces invaded Lebanon to fight Hez-bol-lah.

Zionist settlers on Thursday re-established the Ganim settlement on privately owned Pales-tinian land east of Jenin, 21 years after it was evacuated as part of Israel’s 2005 disengagement plan. Israeli forces reportedly closed roads in the surrounding area to facilitate and protect the move, which was attended by War Minister Israel Katz, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, “Samaria” Regional Council head Yossi Dagan, Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi and several Knesset members, according to WAFA. Pales-tinian officials condemned the move as a significant escalation, warning that it could further fragment Jenin governorate, strengthen Israeli military control and accelerate what they described as Israel’s de facto annexation of the occupied West Bank. The development comes after recent demolitions in the Ganim and Kadim areas. The Israeli government approved the re-establishment of Ganim and Kadim in late 2025.

In an exclusive interview for TMJ News, @zainabrights speaks with @diana_paska, a Russian Christian pilgrim who chose to attend this year’s Arbaeen for the first time in order to experience the unity it demonstrates. She described the experience as “unbelievable” after witnessing the grand scale of generosity from hosts along the route to Karbala, Iraq. Diana Paska said that she strongly believes the return of the Final Savior is near and that the world needs to ready itself beforehand in order to “receive this blessing.”

Pales-tinian students and hosts of the Nida Al Aqsa tent during the Arbaeen pilgrimage welcomed foreign journalists and activists with keffiyehs from Ga-za, while an exhibition at the tent highlighted the ongoing genoc-ide in Occupied Palest-ine. The Palestin-ian hosts urged the visiting delegation, which included two American journalists, to continue speaking about the children of Palestine, amplify their voices, and share their stories with the world, while emphasizing that the Pales-tinian people remain strong and unwavering in their resista-nce against the Zionist entity.

80-year-old P*lestinian American, Khamis Rabi Jabara, was assaulted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, P*lestine. When an Israeli soldier is confronted by the victim’s relative, he responds with a smirk, a thumbs up, and states his name on camera.

During a Pro-P*lestine rally in front of NYT headquarters, a counter-protester approached demonstrators in an attempt to interrupt the event. Demonstrators pushed back, with one Jewish protestor gripping her Star of David necklace and demanding that “g*nocide, occupation, and blowing up babies is not Judaism - it’s Zionism.”

In a video posted on social media, Layan from G*za, who had previously showcased a painted mural of the Prime Minister of Spain, along with other artists, showcases another portrait of Arianna Hamilton. Hamilton was recently fired from Burger King after telling an Israeli customer “Free P*lestine” in the restaurant.

On August 11th, 17 Lebanese Americans filed a landmark lawsuit against the US. Government and multiple defense contractors over material support for Israeli war crimes in the south of Lebanon. The suit was filed with the help of the Arab American Civil Rights League over the loss of homes, land and businesses that belong to Lebanese Americans who accuses the U.S. of ignoring a federal human rights law known as the Leahy Act. The lead plaintiff in the suit said "silence is no longer acceptable."

In an exclusive interview for TMJ News, @zainabrights speaks with @asmanadia, an Indonesian writer who attended this year’s Arbaeen for the first time. She described the experience as one filled with kindness after witnessing hosts along the route to Karbala, Iraq provide pilgrims with necessities ranging from food to clean clothes to continue their path. Asma Nadia speaks about a book she wrote on P*lestine, characterizing her work as a “duty to give a voice to the voiceless.” She also recently attended the funeral of late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who was k*lled by U.S.-Israeli strikes on February 28 this year, and drew parallels between the millions of attendees for Arbaeen and the funeral, describing their main motivation as being the love they have for the ‘martyred leaders.’

Libya has been plunged into renewed instability after a car bombing killed eastern military intelligence chief Fawzi al-Mansouri in Benghazi, a drone attack struck the country’s largest operational oil refinery, and Central Bank Governor Naji Issa resigned. Mansouri was killed Monday night after an explosive device attached to his vehicle detonated as he left a mosque, according to the Libyan National Army (LNA). Analyst Hamish Kinnear said the assassination “is a reminder that security in eastern Libya remains fragile.” The unrest coincided with repeated drone attacks on the Zawiya refinery west of Tripoli. Libya’s National Oil Corporation said a strike hit a fuel tank containing about 4.5 million liters, causing a major fire and forcing warnings that further attacks could halt operations. Kinnear said the strikes were “likely intended as pressure on the Government of National Unity.”

Four US-based rights organizations have sued the Trump administration over sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling them “blatantly illegal.” The American Friends Service Committee, Center for Constitutional Rights, Human Rights Watch and Open Society Institute said the measures have forced them “to curtail a wide range of human rights and legal work in violation of… First and Fifth Amendment rights.” The groups argue Trump’s sanctions are based on “a pseudo national emergency that has no basis in fact.” They said the measures have prevented them from representing alleged war-crimes victims, submitting materials to the ICC and cooperating with Pales-tinian rights organizations. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has vowed to “dismantle the International Criminal Court brick by brick,” while the US State Department has accused the court of “blatant overreach, political bias and selective enforcement.”

Mohsen Rezaei, Iran’s newly appointed secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and a former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, says Tehran will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed until Washington meets its conditions for ending the…

Mohsen Rezaei, Iran’s newly appointed secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and a former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, says Tehran will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed until Washington meets its conditions for ending the regional war. “Iran’s message is clear: the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the U.S. ends the war and blockade, releases Iran’s frozen assets, and agrees to a region-wide ceasefire, including in Lebanon and Ga-za,” Rezaei wrote. “Until all conditions are met, the strait will remain closed.” Reuters reported that Rezaei also said any arrangement being negotiated with Oman over transit would not override Tehran’s conditions.

Lebanese-American US citizens have filed a federal class-action lawsuit in Detroit challenging Washington’s alleged failure to enforce the Leahy Law over Israeli war crimes in Lebanon. The case, organized by the Arab American Civil Rights League, argues that…

Lebanese-American US citizens have filed a federal class-action lawsuit in Detroit challenging Washington’s alleged failure to enforce the Leahy Law over Israeli war crimes in Lebanon. The case, organized by the Arab American Civil Rights League, argues that the State Department continued facilitating military assistance despite alleged destruction of US citizens’ homes, land and other civilian property. The Leahy Law generally prohibits US assistance to foreign security-force units when there is credible information implicating them in gross human-rights violations.

Scottish solicitor Matthew Berlow was found to have committed professional misconduct over his role in a fabricated vandalism incident used to associate the Scottish Pales-tine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC) with criminal activity. The case involved a fake Facebook…