According to NBC News, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard, reportedly blindsided senior officials at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), including Director John Ratcliffe, last week when she publicly disclosed the identity of an undercover officer at the CIA on a list of 37 current and former agents she would be stripping of their security clearances, for accusations they had “violated the trust placed in them by weaponizing, politicizing, manipulating, or leaking classified intelligence.”

Two former government officials said their read of the situation is that Gabbard is under pressure to regain President Trump’s confidence, after falling out of favor with him and his aides earlier this year after she posted a video and delivered testimony about the nuclear capabilities of Iran. One government officials said Gabbard appeared to be trying to show the President she was exposing Democrats and political enemies, including some purportedly inside the CIA. The security clearance removals reflected “a battle between Gabbard and Ratcliffe,” the official said.

The U.S. State Department has approved a massive sale of military assets, consisting of Integrated Battle Command System Enabled PATRIOT and related equipment to Denmark, worth approximately $8.5 Billion.

Included in the sale are thirty-six (36) PATRIOT MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical (GEM-T) Ballistic Missiles; twenty (20) PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) Missiles; two (2) AN/MPQ-65 Radar Sets; two (2) Engagement Control Stations (ECS); two (2) Radar Interface Units (RIU) Modification Kits; six (6) PATRIOT M903A2 Launching Stations (LS); six (6) Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) Software Launcher Integrated Network Kits (LINKs); two (2) IBCS Engagement Operations Centers (EOCs); two (2) IBCS Integrated Collaborative Environments (ICE); six (6) IBCS Integrated Fire Control Network (IFCN) Relays; and two (2) Electrical Power Plants III (EPP III). The following non-MDE items will also be included: communications equipment including, but not limited to, AN/TPX–57A Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), Defense Advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver (DAGR), AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader, KIV-77 Encryptor, KG-250X Inline Network Encryptor, IPS-250X HAIPE Encryptor, Future Combat Net Radio, and AN/PRC-163 Radio; tools and test equipment; support equipment; generators; publications and technical documentation; training equipment including the Air Defense Reconfigurable Trainer; spare and repair parts; personnel training; Technical Assistance Field Team Support; U.S. Government and contractor technical assistance and services, engineering, and logistics support; System Integration and Checkout; field office support; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total cost is $8.5 Billion.

Senior officials at the White House believe some European leaders are publicly supporting President Trump's effort to end the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, while quietly trying to undo behind-the-scenes progress since the Alaska Summit, according to Axios.

Two weeks after the summit between U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, there has been little clear progress toward ending the war. Frustrated Trump aides contend the blame should fall on European allies, not on Trump or even Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The U.S. is urging Europe to adopt sanctions against Russia which include a complete cessation of all oil and gas purchases, as well as secondary tariffs from the European Union on India and China, similar to those already imposed on India by the United States.

The Israeli Air Force carried out a wave of strikes earlier against underground Hezbollah military infrastructure near Beaufort Castle in Southern Lebanon. According to the IDF, the existence of the site and activity there constituted a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.

Footage showing a Russian-controlled building near Tyotkino in the Kursk Oblast of Western Russia being targeted and destroyed by several Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range (JDAM-ER) Precision-Guided Bombs launched by the Ukrainian Air Force.

The Israeli Government is seriously considering the annexation of parts of the West Bank in retaliation for the imminent recognition of the State of Palestine by several countries, including Australia, Canada, France and the United Kingdom, according to a number of Israeli, U.S. and European officials with direct knowledge who spoke to Axios.

Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar have told several European counterparts that Israel could annex parts of the West Bank if they go forward with recognizing Palestine, with Dermer said to have told French officials that Israel would annex all of “Area C,” which constitute 60% of the West Bank.

Such a move would cause immense outrage and further ostracize Israel amongst the international community, even with close allies like the United States. It is unlikely that such a move would be supported by U.S. President Donald J. Trump, with Trump, during his first term in office, blocking Netanyahu twice from annexing parts of the West Bank.