🇱🇧🇵🇸⚡- "Defending Palestine is first and foremost defending the Arab homeland and Arab national security from its ocean to its Gulf," - Nabih Berri, Lebanese Parliament Speaker.

🇺🇸🇪🇬⚡- Egyptian sources state that amid the escalating tensions between Washington and Cairo, Egyptian President al-Sisi's visit to the US will be postponed indefinitely.

🇺🇸🇪🇬⚡️- "The tension in Egyptian-American relations is the highest in three decades," - al-Arabiya, Saudi state outlet.

🇺🇸🇪🇬🇮🇱⚡️- "Egypt has decided to take precautionary measures to deal with any possible halt to US foreign aid, which in turn would render the peace agreement with Israel meaningless," - Al-Arabiya, Saudi state outlet.

🇺🇸🇪🇬🇵🇸⚡️- "Egypt has made its final decision on the Gaza issue, and will refuse to back down from it," - Al-Arabiya, Saudi state outlet.

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- Galei Tzahal, IDF outlet, says the Israeli presence in Syria is not temporary, with the IDF constructing 9 military bases.

The total area of Syrian territory captured by Israel after the fall of Assad is 683 sqkm. For comparison, the Golan Heights area is 1,210 sqkm.

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- "Israel has quietly established a security zone inside Syrian territory," - Galei Tzahal (Israeli Army Radio, IDF outlet).

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- "The Israeli presence in Syria is no longer temporary and 9 military sites are being built in the security zone," - Galei Tzahal (Israeli Army Radio, IDF outlet).

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- "We plan to remain in Syria throughout 2025 and 3 brigades are operating there compared to a battalion and a half before October 7" - Galei Tzahal (Israeli Army Radio, IDF outlet).

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- "There is currently no final date for continuing to maintain the security zone in Syria," - Galei Tzahal (Israeli Army Radio, IDF outlet).

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "Aid must be stopped, electricity and water must be cut off from Gaza, and force must be used until the kidnapped are returned. We must immediately begin implementing the plan to displace the residents of the Gaza Strip. It's time to open the gates of hell on Hamas without any restrictions on our soldiers," - Shlomo Karhi, Israeli Minister of Communications.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Israel's Central Command is considering sending a battalion to be permanently present in Tulkarm, western West Bank.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Israel begins demolishing a number of homes in al-Fara, south of Tubas, West Bank.

🇮🇷🇸🇾⚡- "Iran plans to overthrow the Syrian government led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa through a military coup that was planned in a secret meeting in the Iraqi city of Najaf.

The meeting was attended by senior IRGC generals and officers from the former Syrian regime, in addition to arrangements to support organizations such as the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), and Hezbollah," - Several Turkish and Syrian outlets report, including Hurriyet (Turkish) and Azaz News Network (Syrian).

🇮🇱⚡- Israeli security cabinet ends, lasting 4 hours.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "We plan to exchange lands with Russia if Trump can bring Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating table," - Volodymyr Zelenskyi, President of Ukraine.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "Ukraine has the largest uranium and titanium reserves in Europe and it is not in Washington's interest for them to be in Russia's hands," - Volodymyr Zelenskyi, President of Ukraine.

🇮🇱⚡️- Prime Minister Netanyahu to make an address in the coming hours.

🇾🇪🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "We are ready for military intervention in the event of any Israeli escalation against Gaza," - Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, Leader of Ansarullah.