🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- 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.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Israel now demands all Israeli hostages are released by Saturday noon, in line with US President Trump's views, Channel 12 reports.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "The Security Cabinet supported Trump's request to release the hostages by Saturday and his vision for the future of Gaza," - Galei Tzahal (Israeli Army Radio).

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "The Israeli Cabinet's position is the same as the US President's, either all the hostages are returned on Saturday, or all hell breaks loose," - Eli Cohen, Israeli Minister of Energy and Infrastructure and member of the Security Cabinet.

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- Israel sends reinforcements to its "buffer zone" in Syria, raising warning signs to advise Syrians against entering the Israeli captured territory.

🇺🇸🇱🇧🇸🇾⚡- The Times of Israel confirms Channel 12's report of the Israeli government asking the US for an extension of two weeks in its withdrawal from southern Lebanon.