Commander of the 19th Brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Shaabi), Uday Mohsen Jabbar al-Halfi, was neutralized after unknown militants detonated an explosive device targeting his vehicle in Maysan province, southern Iraq.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the Bekaa conference:

"We attacked Beirut just now, yesterday we attacked Tyre, our forces crossed the Litani, we strike and will deliver a very hard blow to them."

Netanyahu: We are now in about 60% of the Gaza Strip, more or less. We were previously at 50%; now we have reached 60%.

Population: 100! 100!

Netanyahu: Wait, let's proceed in order. First 70%. Let's start with that.

IDF strikes Beirut in first attack on Lebanese capital in 3 weeks

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It’s been more than 40 days since President Trump called for a meeting between Netanyahu and the Lebanese president Joseph Aoun in a bid to establish peace between the two nations.

Netanyahu accepted such a meeting. Yet Lebanon’s president has repeatedly refused, despite Rubio and Trump personally calling him and asking him to get on a call with Netanyahu to set up such a meeting.

Aoun’s critics now ask whether he’s trying to achieve peace with Israel at all, arguing that if he were, he would fly to Israel, shake hands with Netanyahu, recognize Israel, and ask for help in countering Hezbollah.

The United States has re-added Francesca Albanese, a UN expert on the ‌Palestinian territories, to a list of sanctioned individuals, according to a notice posted to the US Treasury's website

Prime Minister Netanyahu argues that Arab countries have aligned with Israel not because of peace with the Palestinians, but because they see Israel as a dominant military power against Iran.

He considers conceding to the Palestinian government as "weakness" and claims that regional countries seek alliance with Israel because they fear "being conquered by Iran."

White House confirms that US, Iran negotiators have agreed to MoU that awaits Trump's approval

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Prime Minister Netanyahu:

Israel is no longer just a regional power — it is now a global power.

And why a global power? Because we have world-class technologies.

Today, they see this — in the Persian Gulf and elsewhere.

We are now in a position to wield our power in various directions.

Bessant, U.S. Treasury Secretary:

The United States government will not tolerate any effort to impose a toll system in the Strait of Hormuz.

Oman, in particular, should know that the U.S. Treasury Department will decisively target any actor directly or indirectly involved in facilitating tolls for the strait, and any willing partner will also be punished.

All countries must fully reject any Iranian attempt to disrupt the free flow of trade. The days of Tehran intimidating the region and the world are over.

Intense Israeli attacks on Gaza