Elon Musk:

Bill Gates is a crackpot.

BREAKING: Israel and the US are finalizing an ultimatum to Hamas:

- Disarm the Gaza Strip
- Release all hostages
- Allow a temporary US-led administration in Gaza

If rejected, Israel will launch a full-scale military campaign to dismantle Hamas.

Source: Israeli Channel 12

IAEA:

IAEA team at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant heard explosions and saw smoke coming from a nearby location where the plant said one of its auxiliary facilities was attacked today.

Somalia: Al-Shabaab claims to have killed over 20 Ugandan soldiers and wounded 34 others in a deadly clash near Barire, southwest of Mogadishu, in one of the deadliest attacks in recent weeks.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar sent an urgent message this evening to his counterparts around the world, calling on them to issue a call for the release of the Israeli hostages.

Source: Reuters

Niger: ISIS claims to have killed 31 pro-government militiamen on Thursday in the Anzourou area of Tillaberi.

Sudan: Several Libyan mercenaries fighting alongside RSF were reported killed in today’s clashes in Al-Fasher.

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister:

We have no intention to halt cooperation with the IAEA, and its inspectors will return in the coming weeks.

Syrian Ministry of Defense:

We repelled an attack by the SDF on an army deployment point in the Manbij countryside.

The attack launched by the SDF is irresponsible and its causes are unknown.

Biggest cybersecurity deal of the year (so far): Palo Alto Networks is buying Israeli cybersecurity firm CyberArk for $25 billion— the 2nd largest cyber deal ever.

Another massive Israel-linked deal after Google’s $32 billion buyout of Wiz.

CyberArk’s founders, like many in Israel’s cyber scene, held top roles in the elite cyber intelligence Unit 8200.

Gaza: 2-year-old child Ahmed Semir Abdulal has died of starvation.

“Let them starve to death”

Israeli Rabbi Ronen Shaulov called for the starvation of all children in Gaza:

“All of Gaza and every child in Gaza should starve to death.”

Shaulov claimed there are “no uninvolved” in Gaza and equated Palestinian children with future terrorists, referencing the biblical Amalek story.

Ukrainian FPV drone blows up key Russian bridge in Bryansk Oblast, cutting off a 16 km border stretch.

About 30 TM-62 mines were detonated under the Tsata River bridge, severing Russian troop access.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:

If Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, it’s failing at it.

No country, including the U.S., takes as many steps as Israel to reduce civilian casualties.

BREAKING: India hasn’t ordered a stop to Russian oil imports — despite Trump’s pressure.

Officials say no final decision has been made, and refiners — state-run or private — are still free to buy from any source.

Source: Bloomberg