🇺🇲🇾🇪🏴⚡- "It would be the clearest sign that two organizations that are ideologically, diametrically opposed to one another - that they prioritized something they have in common, which is the hostility towards the United States." – Christopher Anzalone, from the US. Marine Corps at Middle East Studies (MES).

🇨🇳🇷🇺⚡- "Beijing is on the brink of increasingly resembling Russia's behavior in the Black Sea," – Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- "We will not allow China to take that from us," – Philippines President, Bongbong Marcos, responding to a question on the Chinese blockade of the Sabina and Second Thomas shoals.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- "It is not us who are trying to take territory. It is not us who are trying to redraw the lines of sovereign territory.

The Philippines must be ready for increasing external threats due to heightened geopolitical tensions in this region." – Philippines President, Bongbong Marcos.

🇺🇲🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- Hearts may cheer Bongbong’s daring, but heads must question his reckless words. He cannot enforce his red line. America will not go to war over a dead fisherman. – The Economist.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- IDF deploying illumination flares over two villages in southern Lebanon

🇫🇷🇷🇺⚡️- The vessel in the foreground is a French La Fayette class frigate, likely allowed in American territorial waters to scout the Russian vessel.

🇷🇺🇬🇪⚡- Georgia has begun preparations to reopen its embassy in Moscow and to restore diplomatic relations with Russia.

🇺🇲🇦🇲⚡- Relations between Armenia and the United States will be elevated to the level of 'strategic partnership'. – Armenian Foreign Ministry Press Office.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Hamas has officially rejected the American-proposed ceasefire deal.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Hamas and PIJ officials jointly counteroffered an amendment to the American-proposed deal including a full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza strip, including Rafah.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️- Russian drone and cruise missile strikes on cities throughout the country

PKK Begins Using Surface-to-Air Missiles, FPV Kamikaze Drones, and Modern Firearms - by War Noir
https://www.militantwire.com/p/pkk-begins-using-surface-to-air-missiles

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Last night, several Hezbollah senior commanders were killed in an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Massive barrage against northern Galilee by Hezbollah, likely in retaliation for Israel's assassination of senior Hezbollah commanders.

This is the largest rocket salvo to hit Israel since Iran's strikes in April, and the largest Hezbollah has begun since October 8th.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Non-stop sirens in Haifa.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Additional salvo towards the Safed area in northern Israel.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Loud detonations in the Galilean town of Tiberias.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Interceptions in northern Israel.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Israeli media reporting 32 settlements under attack, with hundreds of missile launches from Hezbollah.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Fires have broken out near Moran after Hezbollah rockets struck the Hanania Junction in northern Israel