Italian Prime Minister Meloni condemned Israel's takeover of the Gaza flotilla and demanded the immediate release of the country's citizens who were detained "illegally"🤡🤮

Mohsen Rezaei, advisor to the Supreme Leader Khamenei: "The siege scenario will fail and Iran will never lose the Strait of Hormuz. History will record that the Iranian people sank the superpower USA in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. The military arena and diplomacy are advancing together, in coordination with the leader of the revolution and with the support of the people"

IDF in a wave of attacks on terrorists and Hezbollah buildings: "We will continue to act decisively against the threats and according to the instructions of the political echelon"

The Foreign Ministry shared a post claiming that Zelensky has become an "anti-Israeli influencer" and raises the question of whether the President of Ukraine works for Qatar

The preparations for the renewal of the war with Iran: two ships and several cargo planes arrived in Israel with thousands of air and ground munitions and military equipment totaling 6,500 tons.

Photo: Spokesperson and Public Relations Department, Ministry of Defense

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Released for publication: Sergeant Liam Ben Hamo, of Golani Brigade's 13th Battalion, fell in southern Lebanon. He was killed by an explosive drone blast

The Northern Command commander and the Home Front Command commander met with local leaders in the north, following a series of Hezbollah launches. Northern Command commander: "We are clearing more than 60 villages of the enemy and infrastructure. We do not intend to retreat from the line. I believe we will succeed in dismantling Hezbollah.

The Supreme Leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, in a written statement:

Two months after the largest military concentration and aggression by the world powers, and what followed - the American failure - a new era is now taking shape in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.

President of Iran: What is being done under the guise of a naval blockade is actually a continuation of military actions. The continuation of this oppressive approach is unacceptable.

The United Arab Emirates is calling on its citizens not to travel to Iran, Lebanon, and Iraq, and for those staying in these countries to leave immediately

A senior official in the Trump administration told Reuters: The war with Iran is over, due to the "War Powers Resolution" law, which is intended to curb the president's authority to involve the U.S. in a military conflict without Congress's consent. The law prohibits the military from staying more than 60 days, which is the number of days that have passed since the start of the war on February 28

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, along with the Commander of U.S. Central Command, Adm. Brad Cooper briefed President Trump today for 45 minutes on new plans for possible military action against the Islamic Republic of Iran, two U.S. officials told Axios.

Meanwhile in Lebanon: A live televised confrontation between a Hezbollah supporter and a Lebanese Christian journalist escalated into a physical altercation. The Hezbollah supporter accused the journalist of being an Israeli spy, to which the journalist replied, "And you are an Iranian spy." From there, a few more juicy insults were thrown into the air.

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Sovereignty over Judea and Samaria–the biblical heartland–will be decided in Israel, not America, insist Israeli officials and activists.

They were upset after Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar told American supporters that there are no immediate plans to implement Israeli sovereignty in the so-called “West Bank” due to opposition from US President Donald Trump.

But those same voices noted that Israel also isn’t waiting around for permission, and is quietly creating de facto sovereignty through steady building of Jewish towns.

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Hamas official Osama Hamdan says the group refuses to advance to phase two of Trump's Gaza peace plan.

Report on the opposition site Iran International: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf want to fire Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi due to his conduct in negotiations with the US. According to the report, the two feel that Araghchi has acted in the last two weeks less as a government representative and more as the personal assistant to the commander of the Revolutionary Guards, Ahmad Vahidi, the strongman in Iran

Interviewer: Steve Whitkoff told me that the US offered Iran enriched uranium for medical purposes for free, if they gave up their nuclear program...

President Trump: Well, maybe it wasn't a very serious offer, because I wouldn't have approved it. I don't give them anything.

According to Fox News, the commander of the US Central Command, Admiral Brad Cooper, updated President Trump in the situation room about the possibility of a "final strike" against Iran.

According to the report, the targets include remaining military assets, senior leadership, and infrastructure.