🇮🇱⚡- Leaders of the ruling coalition gave Netanyahu the green light to include Gideon Sa'ar in the Government – Ma'ariv, pro-Likud media.

🇮🇱⚡- Gallant is the only one the Europeans can trust, after Gantz and Eisenkot left the Government – Haaretz.

🇮🇱⚡- European diplomats say they are working tirelessly for a swap deal and it would be frustrating to work with an Israeli Defense Minister [Sa'ar] who opposes it – Haaretz.

🇮🇱⚡- Gideon Sa'ar is unknown outside Israel – Haaretz.

🇮🇱⚡️- Gideon Sa'ar will not enjoy the same close relationship with Washington that Gallant enjoyed - Haaretz.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- The Israeli War Cabinet has finished its meeting at Kirya, coming to the decision to "return residents to the north."

In other words, a massive Israeli offensive against Hezbollah is now imminent.

🇺🇸🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- "Biden's senior Middle East adviser Hochstein warned Netanyahu against starting a wider war against Lebanon." -Axios, citing informed sources

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian forces have captured Obukhovka, Obod, Krasnooktyabrskiy and Medvezhe – Glushkovo direction, Kursk region, Russia.

Multiple geolocated footage (shown on the map) confirm Ukraine's advance: Ukrainian column was seen storming Obukhovka at 51.273327 34.557993, while another column was seen along its western outskirts at 51.27736, 34.53873. Footage from Russian loitering munition strikes on Ukrainian positions occurred just south of Obukhovka, at 51.27094, 34.54866. Meanwhile, Russian artillery was seen striking a large Ukrainian column at 51.26399, 34.68569, north of Medvezhe.

While many Ukrainian sources claim they control Veseloy, this is false - the control lasted less than 24 hours. Russian forces launched a counter attack, with battles in the center of the town visually confirmed.

Ukrainian forces have reportedly reached the outskirts of Politotdelskiy and Volfino, which have both entered grey-zones.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Red alerts in northern Israel due to drone infiltration (Ramot Naftali direction.)

Drones launched from Lebanon have been detected above the settlement of Ramot Naftali, causing alarms in the region.

🇮🇱⚡️- Shin Bet says it has foiled an assassination attempt on a security official by use of explosives.

Pictured are the explosives that were allegedly prepared to be used.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Initial reports of impacts at Ramot Naftali

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- "We are in the middle of a security incident, the contacts to replace Galant have stopped at the moment" -i24NEWS, center-right outlet.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- "Dramatic consultations in Israel these hours," - Israel Channel 12, pro-Likud outlet.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- "Defense Minister Gallant and the top security officials are holding intensive security consultations even today. In the last few days, a series of discussions about activities in Lebanon around the clock." -Kann, left-wing anti-Likud outlet.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- "In Lebanon they estimate - we are on the eve of an Israeli invasion into Lebanon in an all-out war against Hezbollah." -Yedioth Aharonot, centrist anti-Likud outlet

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Right-wing Israeli channels claim Netanyahu is refusing to dismiss Gallant, due to the imminent nature of a war against Lebanon.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Shin Bet claims that Hezbollah is responsible for plotting the attempted assassination

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- There is "concern" in the Israeli security establishment that the political leadership of Israel will use this foiled attempt as the casus belli to begin an invasion of Lebanon

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Preliminary reports of a "security incident" in northern Israel

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Israeli media, citing sources close to PM Netanyahu: "Security developments require postponing Gallant's dismissal"

— ❗️🇮🇱/🇱🇧 BREAKING: Israeli media reports the assassination attempt was against Lieutenant General Aviv Kochavi, IDF Chief-of-Staff from 2019-2023

@Middle_East_Spectator