🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Biden: "The United States has worked relentlessly to ensure Israeli security and bring an end to this war. Yesterday, with this new initiative, we've taken an important step in that direction. I want to level with you today, as to where we are and what might be possible. Everyone who wants peace now must raise their voices and let the leaders know that they should take the deal- make it real and lasting."

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Biden: "It's time for this war to end."

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Biden has finished his speech.

🇺🇸🇮🇱 - Some commentary from admin: Israel is NOT going to accept this deal.

Hamas is very likely to accept this deal, as it is in their interest to move towards peace and remove Israel from Gaza. At the same time, Israel's government is using this as an excuse to wipe out all of its regional adversaries, and Israel simply won't tolerate this roadblock to their geopolitical ambitions. With Israel on the verge of attacking Lebanon to defeat Hezbollah, we find it highly unlikely for Israel to accept the deal.

If Israel does accept the deal, there will be a great crisis inside Israel.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Israeli channels are very unhappy about Biden's speech.

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: Right wing Israeli media accuse Biden of being 'antisemitic' for giving the the speech on a Saturday, the Shabbat (rest day) for Jews, because Netanyahu and his allies cannot respond to the speech for the next 24 hours

@Middle_East_Spectator

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- The Office of the Israeli Prime Minister released a statement regarding the peace proposal: "Netanyahu is determined not to end the war until all its goals are achieved."

🇺🇸🇮🇱 - In other words: Israel is not accepting the peace proposal.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- Missile impacts in Odessa

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- The Prime Minister's Office has indicated that Israel is accepting the peace deal, despite signaling against it earlier.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Hezbollah rockets inbound to Kiryat Shmona.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Prime Minister Netanyahu has been formally invited to address Congress.

We are thrilled to welcome streamer Jimbo Zoomer as a VIP at AFPAC IV! Join us on June 15th in Detroit, MI!

Sponsors & attendees will have the opportunity to meet our VIPs following the conference.

Secure your tickets here: afpac.events

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- China has moved a 10th vessel into Sabina Shoal, the most vessels China has ever deployed into the contested shoal, outside of military exercises. In comparison Philippines has just the one.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- Chinese vessels continue to circle the Philippine vessel in the shoal, ongoing for 11 days.

🇵🇭⚡- "The whole world are stakeholders in the peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific region," – Philippines President, Bongbong Marcos, at the 2024 Shangri-La Dialogue, SLD, in Singapore.

China has sent a delegation to SLD and for the first time since 2022 both the US and China would be present at the same time.

🇵🇭⚡- "If a Filipino citizen was killed by a willful act, that is very close to what we define as an act of war. And we will respond accordingly." – Philippines President, Bongbong Marcos, responding to Chinese behaviour in the contested shoals.

🇷🇺🇨🇳⚡- "The People's Liberation Army is ready, together with the Russian army, to defend justice in the world," – Wu Qian, Chinese Ministry of Defense Spokesman.

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱 NOTE: The American proposal includes a 'permanent cessation of hostilities', NOT a permanent ceasefire

According to sources on the internet, a cessation of hostilities is non-binding, and is usually applied when negotiations are still ongoing.

This means that Israel could announce a cessation of hostilities to get back the hostages, and then continue the war nevertheless. Language is EXTREMELY important in these types of deals.

Never trust America.

@Middle_East_Spectator

🇱🇹🇺🇦🇧🇾⚡- Lithuania gives Ukraine the right to strike Belarus with Lithuanian weapons.

🇫🇷⚡- 18 year old Chechen arrested in France, who was planning attacks at soccer games, ahead of the Olympics.