Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan:

It is all too clear now: the Israeli government seeks not peace, but the erasure of Palestine.

Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan:

Public opinion in Western societies has finally begun to shift.

The tide is turning against Israel’s policies of occupation and oppression.

Somalia: It was announced that Puntland forces captured Maragaade well after three days of ground battles supported by US airstrikes against IS-Somalia.

One of southern Russia’s largest fuel suppliers, the Novoshakhtinsk refinery, has been burning for five days straight after Ukrainian strikes.

Yemeni man after Israel’s airstrikes on Sana’a yesterday:

“Our blood, women, and infrastructure are not worth more than what’s happening in Palestine.”

Indian Defense Minister:

Operation Sindoor is the identity of New India.

Finnish President Stubb:

Our failure to control the situation in the Gaza Strip is a failure of humanity.

What Israel is doing in Gaza violates all humanitarian laws.

Syria: The moment Israeli occupation forces opened fire on civilians in the town of Beit Jann, in the Damascus countryside.

Clash Report Note: In August alone, Israel carried out moves to expand its occupation at 15 different locations inside Syria.

After Trump’s clash with Zelensky in February, JD Vance tried to reach Valerii Zaluzhnyi in London to test him as a possible alternative.

Zaluzhnyi, the former army chief now serving as ambassador and seen by many as a future president, refused the call after consulting Zelensky’s team.

Source: The Guardian

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa is expected to address the UN General Assembly in New York in September.

Source: Reuters

Reuters says it is "devastated" by the death of a colleague in an Israeli strike in Gaza.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki proposes a law to equate the “Bandera symbol” with Nazi and communist symbols.

What counts as a “Bandera symbol” wasn’t clarified.

France announced it will recognize the State of Palestine in September at the UNGA, no matter what happens in Gaza.

Macron first floated the idea in July, but now diplomats made it clear: recognition is not tied to a ceasefire.

Drunk Ukrainian man disabled Russian fiber-optic FPV drone with his bare hands.

The Foreign Press Association demands "explanations" from Israel over journalists killed in Gaza.

Trump:

I PAID ZERO FOR INTEL, IT IS WORTH APPROXIMATELY 11 BILLION DOLLARS. All goes to the USA. Why are “stupid” people unhappy with that?

Russian Foreign Ministry:

Any attacks on civilian infrastructure must be condemned by all countries.