🇲🇱🇷🇺⚡- Three large Malian Armed Forces, FAMa, and Russia's African Corps convoys have been deployed to northern Mali in the past 48 hours, with indications that the junta is preparing for a major counteroffensive to retake northern Mali from FLA and JNIM.

The first large convoy departed from Savare, arriving in Gao around 36 hours ago. It was joined by a second convoy also departing from Savare, arriving in Gao late last night. A third convoy departed Gao overnight towards the besieged city of Anefis.

Map key:
Green arrow: first convoy,
Blue arrow: second convoy,
Red arrow: third convoy.

🇾🇪 - Update, new reports indicate it was an Ansarullah missile attack on Hadhramaut Emergency Forces, HEF, positions in al-Abr. Large number of casualties reported.

Note, al-Abr is a significant Saudi military logistic hub, with a large number of Saudi personnel present in the area, who effectively run the city.

🇵🇰🇶🇦⚡- Pakistan's Ministry of Information has banned the Qatari outlet al-Jazeera English across much of the country.

🇫🇷🇷🇺⚡️- "Russia wants to steal the French presidential election in 2027." - Gabriel Attal, ex-French PM and candidate to the 2027 French election.

🇾🇪⚡- One-way drone strike on the Saudi-backed Hadhramaut Emergency Forces al-Ruwyk base, al-Abr direction, eastern Yemen.

Ansarullah just double-tapped the base it struck with missiles earlier, with emergency services currently operating on the ground.

🇸🇦⚡- Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry appoints Abdullah bin Salem al-Shehri as commander of the Saudi-led multinational maritime coalition to protect shipping in the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

🇾🇪⚡- Death toll from the Ansarullah missile and drone attack on the Saudi-backed Hadhramaut Emergency Forces al-Ruwyk base, al-Abr direction, eastern Yemen, rises to 40, with over 100+ injured. A large number of emergency rescue personnel are included in the toll following Ansarullah's double-tap.

🇾🇪⚡- Continued drone activity over the region in western Hadhramaut, eastern Yemen. Local media also reports internet outages in the area.

🇯🇴🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "The declaration endorsed by the Foreign Ministers of the Arab Ministerial Committee, convened by Jordan, is built on false accusations, historical distortions, and a complete disregard for the facts.

It is particularly cynical to accuse Israel of violating freedom of worship while declaring that the entire Temple Mount is a place of worship exclusively for Muslims, ignoring the Jewish people’s historic connection to Jerusalem and its holiest sites.

Under Israeli sovereignty, Jerusalem, the eternal capital of the State of Israel, has never been more open and accessible to worshippers of all faiths. Israel remains committed to preserving freedom of worship, maintaining the status quo on the Temple Mount, and taking all necessary measures to ensure public order and the safety of all visitors," - Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

🇮🇶⚡- Iraq's anti-terrorism agency has issued a red-alert for all of Iraq. No reason provided.

🇮🇶⚡- Large convoys of the Iraqi Federal Police are moving towards Baghdad. Possibly another anti-corruption raid.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Large-scale Israeli demolition operations are underway in al-Mansouri, southern Lebanon.

Another town is being systematically leveled.

🇾🇪⚡- Ansarullah's spokesman Yahya Saree says the group will shortly announce a "significant military operation."

The announcement is likely in reference to the Ansarullah missile and drone attack on the Saudi-backed Hadhramaut Emergency Forces al-Ruwyk base, al-Abr direction, eastern Yemen.

The death toll from the attacks has risen to 45+ and is expected to climb further.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- The International Stabilization Forces, ISF, have begun mobilizing along the Gaza Strip borders in preparation for entry as part of Trump's Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal, i24 News reports.

The outlet reports the final decision for the date of entry still rests with the Israeli Knesset. ISF's purpose will be working with the Gaza Board of Peace in ensuring the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, NCAG, achieves full authority over the territory.

🇵🇸🇲🇦🇮🇱⚡- Gaza Board of Peace announces the start of the first construction sites which will house Moroccan troops as part of the International Stabilization Forces, ISF.

🇮🇶⚡- "At the directions of the Supreme Commander of the Iraqi Armed Forces, it has been decided to raise the security readiness and combat preparedness of the security and military forces. This includes the implementation of training exercises and the movement of troops," - Iraqi Security Media Cell.

🇮🇶🇸🇾 - Note, Iraq's military raising its alert level comes just two days after Syria's Armed Forces similarly increased their state of readiness.

🇾🇪⚡- "In its continued aggression and siege against our dear Yemeni people for nearly 12 years, we have observed large Saudi military buildups in their final stages, aimed at escalating the aggression against the liberated provinces [Ansarullah-controlled Yemen] and the Yemeni people.

Our armed forces conducted a large-scale and precise military operation targeting Saudi enemy troop concentrations in the areas of al-Ruwaik, al-Abr, al-Thaniyah, and other camps belonging to the so-called First and Third Emergency Divisions, using a large number of ballistic missiles and drones.

We assure our dear Yemeni people in all governorates that the [Ansarullah] Armed Forces are fully prepared to confront any escalation.

We call upon all our people to remain vigilant and confront any Saudi aggression, and to strike Saudi troop concentrations wherever they may be.

We will continue the "siege for siege" equation until the siege on our country is lifted," - Yahya Saree, Ansarullah's spokesman.

🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- Iran and Oman are reportedly discussing a proposal to gradually replace the current northbound and southbound shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz with a single central navigation corridor.

Under the plan, during the transitional phase vessels would initially continue entering through the northern lane near Iran and exiting through the southern lane near Oman.

Post transitional phase, all maritime traffic would be routed through the central corridor, with Iran overseeing inbound traffic and Iran and Oman jointly managing outbound traffic. Transit fees would be based on services provided, including insurance, bunkering, and environmental support, rather than a percentage of cargo value. This is in contradiction to an earlier Reuters report that stated a fixed 3-7% tariff on cargo value.

Source: Fars News.