🇮🇱🇺🇸🤝⁉️🇸🇾 — Following his visit to Damascus, US Congressman Cory Mills speaking to Jusoor News stated that interim Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa has been clear about his willingness to establish and maintain strong relations with Israel.

📝he said:

The president (Ahmad al-Sharaa) and the leadership have demonstrated their willingness to work with Israel as they seek to prevent Hashd al-Shaabi from transferring weapons from Iraq through Syria into Lebanon," Mills said, adding that Sharaa had been "very clear" about his desire to "establish and maintain a strong relationship" with Israel and to be a "good neighbor.

➡️Mills and Marlin Stutzman are the first US lawmakers to visit Damascus since Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's overthrow in December, on an unofficial trip organized by a Syrian-American nonprofit organization.

🇮🇱🇺🇸🤝⁉️🇸🇾 — US Congressman Cory Mills in an interview with Al Arabiy Aljadeed TV following his meeting with the Syrian president Ahmad Al-Sharaa:

➡️Al-Sharaa has expressed openness to improving relations with Israel.

➡️Sharaa expressed his willingness to work to prevent the transfer of weapons through Syria to attack Israel.

➡️ Sharia wants relations with all countries neighboring Syria.

➡️ The Syrian President expressed his concerns about Iran attempts to destabilize Syria.

🇨🇳🤝🇮🇷 — Iranian FM Araghchi left for Beijing, to meet and consult with senior Chinese officials

“Both sides will have in-depth exchanges on China-Iran bilateral relations and international and regional hotspot issues of mutual concern” — China MFA

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🇷🇸✈️🇮🇱 — IAF110 Israeli Air Force Boeing 707 Re'em (reg 272) coming back from Belgrade, Serbia.

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⚡️🇵🇸❌🇮🇱 - Hebrew Media's "Nitzan Shapira" News Outlet publishes a video displaying the documentation of a clash that occurred early during the beginning of the invasion last year, in a building clearing operation by the IDF's "84th (Givati)" Brigade in the city of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, where a number of soldiers were injured.

🇺🇸🇦🇪🇸🇴❌🏴 — Following several days of clashes, Puntland forces withdraw from Miraale once again, after they failed to take over the position.

➡️ On other fronts IS terrorists attacked several positions along the Jaceel valley, damaging some vehicles and killing and wounding a number of soldiers.

➡️ IS-Somal terrorist attacks on Puntland positions are hit-and-run ambushes and assaults, after what they return to their original positions.

📈 Investors are piling into gold funds like never before:

Gold funds posted a record ~$8 billion in net inflows last week.

This is double the record weekly inflows seen during the 2020 pandemic.

As a result, the 4-week moving average of inflows jumped to ~$4 billion, also an all-time high.

Gold prices have now rallied 29% this year, the best year-to-date gain since 1974.

In fact, in less than 5 months, gold has already exceeded its 27% return seen in 2024.

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