🇺🇦⚡️- Andrii Yermak has resigned from his position as Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Chief of Staff after his house was searched yesterday due to an ongoing corruption investigation.

Yermak was Ukraine's lead negotiator during peace talks between Russia and the United States.

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- An Israeli soldier has died from his injuries sustained earlier today from the close quarter combat in Beit Jinn, southern Syria.

The Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir was present at the hospital during his passing.

🇷🇺⚡- Russia's Roskomnadzor has begun to partially block WhatsApp across the country.

🇸🇾🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- The Lebanese-based Muslim Brotherhood affiliated Jamaa Islamiya, JI, has denied responsibility that they were involved in the clashes with Israel in Beit Jinn, southern Syria.

Israeli media initially accused JI of the attack earlier today.

🇬🇲🇹🇷🇷🇺⚡- Gambian-flagged tanker KAIROS has struck a Black Sea mine, 52 miles northeast of the Bosphorus. The Turkish Coast Guard has been dispatched, with a real risk of the tanker sinking.

🇮🇶⚡- Unidentified jets over Sulaymaniyah, Kurdish-controlled Iraq, near the border with Iran.

🇮🇶🇮🇷⚡- Iranian jets operating over Choman in the Erbil Governorate of Kurdistan-controlled Iraq, near the Iranian border - sources tell Rerum Novarum.

🇮🇶🇮🇷⚡- Scenes over Choman, Iraq.

Footage sent exclusively to Rerum Novarum.

🇮🇷🇮🇶⚡️- An Iranian source tells Rerum Novarum that “operations will be underway” tonight by the Iranian military, involving both the Sepah (Quds Force) and the Artesh (regular army).

It appears that this will be exercises, and air defense related; taking place in the vicinity of the Iran-Iraq border.

🇮🇷🇮🇶⚡️- The loud flight of Iranian aircraft is reported over Barzinjah, Iraqi Kurdistan.

A source just outside of Sulaymaniyah in the village of Barzinjah confirms to Rerum Novarum “loud booms” in the sky.

🇮🇷🇮🇶⚡️- Scenes from Daraw, Iraqi Kurdistan. Iranian military drills have started.

Footage sent exclusively to Rerum Novarum.

🇸🇾🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "We are surprised by what has been circulated through several media outlets regarding the Israeli involvement of our name in the attack on the Syrian town of Beit Jinn.

We have no activity outside Lebanon and we reject the involvement of our name in any actions that have no relation to us.

We are committed to what the Lebanese state has committed to in the ceasefire agreement with Israel and we work under the authority of the law and institutions," - Jamaa Islamiya.

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- BREAKING: Syrian Interior Ministry's Public Internal Security forces (mostly Hayat Tahrir al-Sham) were involved in the clashes with the IDF in Beit Jinn, southern Syria, Israeli Channel 11 reports.

A note from Admin: Don’t immediately believe channels directly affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence, who stand to gain from concealing (or omitting) their own exercises.

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- "Israel is considering a response against the Syrian government if it is proven that members of the Syrian [Interior Ministry's HTS-led Public Internal] Security forces were behind the clashes that occurred [in Beit Jinn] at dawn," - Israeli Channel 13.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- “U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro spoke via phone last week to discuss a possible face to face meeting in the United States, although currently there are no plans for the two to meet.” - NYT.