🇨🇩🇷🇼⚡- BREAKING: M23 have launched a large-scale offensive south, with fighting ongoing in Kalungu, Lake Kivu direction, eastern DR Congo.

The offensive was confirmed by Steve Wembi, DR Congo armed forces, FARDC, military journalist. Wembi believes the objective of the new M23 offensive is the strategic city of Nyabibwe, which if captured, can then be used by M23 to launch an attack on Bukavu.

🇺🇸⚡- "Bodies of more than 30 victims recovered from Washington plane crash site," - NBC.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "We have declared war on Arab terrorism in Judea and Samaria [West Bank]" - Israel Katz, Israeli Defense Minister.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Hamas releases 7 hostages, including one Israeli male and female hostage and five foreign nationals, which were handed over to the Red Cross.

🇿🇦🇨🇩🇷🇼⚡- BREAKING: South Africa's Ministry of Defense warns Rwanda that continued hostilities against the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) in the DR Congo would be considered a declaration of war.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "We will delay the release of Palestinian prisoners, just as Hamas delayed the release of our prisoners," - Israel's Channel 13.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- The buses carrying the Palestinian prisoners that were set to be released returned back to the Ofer Israeli Prison.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces have stormed Andreevka, capturing the northeast of the large town. Around a quarter of the town has already become under Russian control. Russian troops also captured the last fortification east of Andreevka.

Further south, early morning Russian forces advanced towards Konstantinopol. In the past hour, Russian troops have entered the town, capturing the first few houses.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Palestinian prisoners buses have departed from Ofer Prison in Israel to the exchange site.

🇷🇼🇿🇦🇮🇱⚡- Israeli Foreign Minister, Gideon Sa'ar, called Rwandan Foreign Minister, Olivier Nduhungirehe. Sa'ar offered his support for Rwanda against threats made by South Africa, and Rwanda's approach to bringing 'peace to the Great Lakes region'.

🇬🇪🇦🇲⚡- Irakli Kobakhidze met with Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, Armenia, to discuss regional issues.

🇺🇸🇦🇲⚡- "Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan will visit the US on February 3-7 and try to meet President Trump," - Hraparak, Armenian outlet.

🇮🇷🇶🇦⚡- Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister, met Qatari Prime Minister, Jassim al-Thani. They discussed bilateral relations, as well as issues of maintaining peace and restoring the Gaza Strip. The topic of Syria was also raised.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Hamas has finally confirmed the death of Mohammed Deif, military head of Hamas.

🇺🇸⚡️- Air traffic control radar has been released that shows the head-on collision between the Blackhawk helicopter and Flight 5342.

🇺🇸🇸🇾⚡️- US airstrikes against Idlib, northern Syria, controlled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS.)

🇱🇾⚡- Heavy military movement reported in eastern Tripoli, Government of National Unity, GNU-controlled Libya.

🇱🇾⚡- GNU military positioned outside Tripoli airport, GNU-controlled Libya.