🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "The Russian aggression was a wake-up call for NATO that it must be stronger," - Pete Hegseth, US Defense Secretary.

🇨🇳🇦🇺⚡- "Australian military aircraft violated the airspace of China's Xisha Islands [Paracel Islands] and we took measures to repel them," - China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Paracel Islands are disputed territory in the South China Sea between Vietnam, China and Taiwan.

Map of Israeli military operations in the West Bank for the past 24 hours.

🇺🇸⚡- "US Department of State lands a $400M deal with Elon Musk's Tesla for 'armored Teslas,' despite major federal budget cuts by DOGE," - The Guardian.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- "The enemy can blow up the nuclear facilities, but he cannot prevent us from being able to build new ones," - Masoud Pezeshkian, President of Iran.

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇦⚡- "There can be no negotiation about Ukraine without Ukraine. Ukraine's voice must be at the heart of any talks. Our job is to strengthen their position for lasting peace," - John Healey, UK Defence Secretary.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- While Israel has allowed fuel, housing and food into the Gaza Strip, it continues to prevent construction material from entering the region.

🇾🇪🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "We will intervene with missile strikes and naval operations if America and Israel implement the forced Gaza displacement plan," - Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, Leader of Ansarullah.

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇦🇪⚡- The United Arab Emirates, UAE, unsurprisingly became the first Arab nation to voice support for Trump's plan to displace all Palestinians from Palestinian lands. The UAE says it's "unfortunately, and probably the only way".

🇺🇸🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "The United States has not yet decided to approve or reject Israel's request to postpone the Israeli army's withdrawal from 5 sites in southern Lebanon," - Haaretz, Israeli outlet.

🇱🇧❗️ Traffic stopped on the airport road after it was blocked in protest against preventing Iranian planes from landing at Beirut International Airport.

🇱🇧🇮🇷⚡- Scenes from outside Beirut International Airport, Lebanon, as people protest against the refusal of the Iranian planes' arrivals.

🇺🇸🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "Lebanon rejects Israel remaining at any point after the withdrawal date of February 18," - Nabih Berri, Lebanese Parliament Speaker.

🇱🇧🇮🇷⚡- Pro-Hezbollah protest at the Beirut International Airport, Lebanon.

🇱🇧🇮🇷⚡- Pro-Iranian protestors block the Assad Highway in Beirut leading to Beirut International Airport, as they protest against preventing an Iranian plane landing at the airport.