Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Lebanon:

We have a deep problem with Hezbollah, but we do not want all of Lebanon to die.

We want to solve the problem of Hezbollah while keeping Lebanon alive.

WATCH: Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Hezbollah:

I believe that Hezbollah's decision to enter the Syrian conflict was wrong, and I believe that everyone realizes this, including the party’s own constituency and even its leaders.

Many perceptions can be mistaken and lead people to make wrong decisions, but entire nations end up paying the price.

I believe there is a deep Syrian wound that is still alive today. People are still searching for the bones of their sons in the streets, in burial sites, and in mass graves. The party participated in this major crime that occurred in Syria.

But we do not want Lebanon to fall into what Syria fell into in the past. The consequences of wars and conflicts are bloody and devastating.

The time has come for the region to move beyond wars and conflicts and turn toward development and reconstruction, and we possess all the tools to do so.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Lebanon:

We are trying to build economic links, not military ones.

Historically, Beirut has been the maritime gateway of Damascus, and Tripoli has been the maritime gateway of Homs.

Syria is now becoming a strategic regional and international hub linking East and West.

The Mediterranean coast has become extremely important for trade, supply chains, and logistics, and Lebanon should benefit from this reality.

We have already tried the military path and witnessed its disasters and tragedies. Let us try the economic path instead.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Lebanon:

Why is Lebanon always forced to choose between civil war and an Israeli war? Why can there not be a third option?

Let us search for a third option and reach an agreement within Lebanon to move beyond the current crises into a stable environment, especially now that the Syrian situation—which for years was a major pressure on Lebanese politics—has changed completely.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Lebanon:

I believe that the Shiite community today is in greater need than ever of a rescue effort within the Lebanese situation, and together with it we must rescue Lebanon.

God knows that I care deeply about this issue, because the loss of any component of Lebanon is a loss for the entire region.

I do not subscribe to the idea that all Shiites in Lebanon are Hezbollah, nor that Hezbollah represents all Shiites in Lebanon.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Iran War:

Many wars that stumble or fail to achieve their full objectives and results end with both sides celebrating victory.

In my view, all parties lose in futile wars. From the very beginning, this war contained many mistakes, whether in its objectives or in its formation.

We never encouraged it; on the contrary, we worked to prevent it and to keep negotiations alive, because the region has paid a heavy price for wars.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Lebanon:

We have enough courage that if we wanted to enter a conflict or a war, we would say so openly.

We intend nothing but good for our people in Lebanon, and we wish them nothing but a happy life.

Syria’s role is a purely positive one, defined by Lebanese and Syrian interests over the coming years.

Zelensky:

Yesterday we responded by striking their oil refinery in the Tyumen region. If we're speaking directly, the distance was about 2,070 kilometers.

Our new drones successfully hit their target. Their actual flight route was around 2,500 kilometers.

They will be able to fly 3,000 kilometers and beyond. These are new drones—good drones.

They will reach distances of more than 3,000 kilometers because we understand where all their military factories are located, where their oil bases are, where their gas storage facilities are, and so on.

We need tools that can reach farther distances. And we are creating them.

Zelensky:

Without Ukraine, nobody will be able to protect Poland.

It is simply impossible.

If Ukraine does not exist, there will no longer be a protected Poland.

Zelensky:

The Ukrainian people are grateful to the Polish people who helped us. We are grateful.

But we cannot live from "thank you" to "thank you."

We live from attack to attack.

We cannot wake up every morning and think: "Don't forget to thank everyone today."

People are dying.

Can we protect all of you in between expressions of gratitude?

Col. Richard Kemp (ret.), British Army:

I say this as a goy, a mere goy: the Jewish people were put on this earth to be a light unto the nations, and Israel is being that light.

Zelensky:

We are defending Poland. We are defending Europe.

Our soldiers are defending Europe, and Ukrainians are dying.

When military units choose their own names, that is their decision. I support it.

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir:

Lebanon— all of Lebanon—should become our playground. All of Lebanon should be our target.

And they tell me, "Wait a second, there is Lebanon and there is Hezbollah."

I do not accept this artificial approach.

WATCH: Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir:

With all his love for the State of Israel, Trump will not have to answer to the residents or to the public.

My son is in Lebanon today—not Trump's son.

Therefore, I say there is a red line.

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir:

If Trump tells Netanyahu to leave Lebanon, the answer should be: "Mr. President, no."

And not only no to leaving Lebanon, but also no to statements like, "Don't strike this place" or "Don't strike that place."

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir:

I very, very much hope that Netanyahu will stand firm against Trump.

He stood firm against Obama, he stood firm against other presidents, he stood firm against Biden, and he can stand firm against Trump.

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir:

A thousand Lebanese mothers may cry, but not a single Israeli mother.

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir:

During the flotilla affair, people told me, "Give them sandwiches." I said, "I'll give them sandwiches? I'll show them who's in charge."

Someone from the Foreign Ministry told me, "Give them sandwiches—it will look good to the world."

I told them: "You're talking to Ben-Gvir. They're supporters of terrorism. I'm not bringing them sandwiches."

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir:

With the Iranians, there is no point in making compromises and no point in signing agreements.

The Iranians need to be bombed, and then bombed again, and then bombed again.

And it's the same with Hezbollah—just keep bombing them, and then bomb them again, and again. That's how it works.

Anyone who wants to condemn me can condemn me. Let people around the world say whatever they want. I truly believe this.

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir on Trump:

There is a certain naïveté here—an American naïveté.

Trump keeps attacking Italy's Meloni:

After spending Trillions of Dollars on NATO, Italy, and its Prime Minister, wouldn’t even think of becoming involved with the Islamic Republic of Iran and their very serious Nuclear Threat.

For decades, we defend them but, when tested, they are not there to defend us, and the rest of the World. Not good!