🇺🇸🇷🇺🇦🇪⚡- "The UAE is one of the suitable places for the meeting [with Trump]," - Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, during his meeting with UAE's Mohammed bin Zayed at the Kremlin.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇦🇪⚡- "Interest in the Russia-US summit has been shown by both sides," - Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, during his meeting with UAE's Mohammed bin Zayed at the Kremlin.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇦🇪⚡- "Overall there is nothing against holding a meeting with Zelensky, at the same time, conditions must be created for such negotiations," - Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, during his meeting with UAE's Mohammed bin Zayed at the Kremlin.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇦🇪⚡- "Russia has many friends who are ready to help organize the meeting [with Trump]," - Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, during his meeting with UAE's Mohammed bin Zayed at the Kremlin.

🇱🇧⚡- The Lebanese cabinet session on the disarmament of non-state actors has begun.

🇷🇺🇮🇳⚡- The Kremlin confirms that Russian President Putin will visit India at the end of August.

🇮🇳🇮🇱⚡- "I would be happy to come to India," - Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel.

🇱🇧⚡- Hezbollah and Amal ministers say they will withdraw from the cabinet session today if US Envoy Barrack's papers are raised, which includes the disarmament of Hezbollah.

🇵🇸🇮🇱 - Situation update in the Gaza Strip:

In May, Israel launched the Gideon's Chariots Operation, hoping to increase territorial control of the Gaza Strip to 75% - which has not happened. The offensive has been a complete disaster.

Israel controlled 40% of the Gaza Strip before the operation, Israel now controls 179 sqkm of territory - 49% of the strip. 75% of the Gaza Strip has been declared a no-go zone for Palestinians, restricting their access, however, as stated not all of the no-go zones have come under IDF control.

The security cabinet is expected to meet today, with Likud's right-faction pushing ahead with the complete Gaza annexation plan, which is rejected by Strategic Minister Dermer and Defense Minister Katz, who support encircling Gaza city only.

Key:
Pink: Israeli control of the strip.
Purple: Israeli security belt within the strip.
Blue: Israeli-backed Yasser Abu Shabaab's Palestinian militia, southeast Rafah.
Yellow: Israeli constructed corridors (construction at some, such as the Magen Oz Corridor, are still ongoing).

Note, the 75% no-go zones are not shown on the map.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- BREAKING: The Israeli security cabinet has begun its meeting on the Gaza annexation plan.

🇱🇧⚡- BREAKING: Hezbollah and Amal have withdrawn from the cabinet session.

🇱🇧⚡- "The decision in the session was to study the objectives of the Barak paper and decide on them, and this led to divergence and the decision to withdraw.

We requested more time to study the paper completely and thoroughly, but the decision was that we approve the objectives, so we decided to withdraw.
We affirmed that focus must be placed on Israeli withdrawal, stopping aggressions, supporting the army, and ensuring reconstruction," - Mohammad Haider, Lebanon's Minister of Labor, representing Amal.

🇱🇧⚡- "I withdrew because there is something significant in the American Envoy's [Tom Barrack] paper, and the matter is beyond the ability to deal with.

I couldn't bear the responsibility of making such a major decision," - Fadi Makki, Lebanon's Minister of Administrative Reform.

🇱🇧⚡- Mohammad Haider, Lebanon's Minister of Labor, representing Amal, says Hezbollah-Amal proposed postponing the discussion on US Envoy Barrack's papers until the end of the month, to discuss them alongside the Lebanese army plans for disarmament of non-state actors, which are also scheduled for the end of the month.

President Aoun and Prime Minister Salam rejected the Hezbollah-Amal proposal, after which Hezbollah and Amal withdrew from the session.

🇱🇧⚡- BREAKING: The Lebanese cabinet has decided to approve the US Envoy Barrack's papers. Non-state actors, including Hezbollah and Amal, will be disarmed!

The decision was made without the ministers of both parties, after they withdrew.