🇦🇿🇦🇪⚡- The Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and UAE spoke over the phone, discussing the possibility of raising relations between the two countries to a 'strategic partnership'.

Egypt's reconstruction plan for Gaza was accepted by the Arab League during the Gaza summit in Cairo. The European council also accepted the plan, however - according to the Times of Israel - The White House has opposed it.

The plan involves 53 billion being allocated to reconstruction efforts, without displacing Palestinians. This is partially aimed at countering U.S. President Donald Trump's displacement proposal.

The plan envisions a six-month administrative committee, made up of independent technocrats, to oversee Gaza under the Palestinian government (Palestinian authority), therefore paving the way for full Palestinian leadership of the strip. Egypt and Jordan will also train Palestinian police in preparation for deployment to Gaza.

Hamas expressed support for this plan, but did not mention the part about Palestinian Authority administration over the strip.

Al-Akhbar, citing "sources close to the Houthis" reported that the decision for the Houthis to resume naval and air operations against Israel "has already been made", and that the group is awaiting the go-ahead from Palestinian armed factions.

They also added that this second stage of operations will include targets such as American coalition military bases in the military east, if the U.S. participates in the fighting against Hamas or the "Axis of resistance".

According to the Daily mail, the leaders of the UK and France, Kier Starmer and Emmanuel Macron, are ready to travel to Washington next week with Zelensky to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Macron is expected to address France at 8pm local time (roughly 10 hours from now).

The RSF has withdrawn from their last positions east of the Blue Nile River, just before the SAF was about to cut the last remaining bridge across the river that connected their troops in east bank Khartoum to the city centre.

They will now hold a final defence in the city centre and southern suburbs.

Threat of Iskanders from Crimea

Iskander on Mykolaiv

Disappeared.

Israeli and Lebanese sources report an Israeli drone strike on Naqoura, southern Lebanon.

👉 Last night was the first night that there were artillery duals and non stop sounds coming from the Sumy-Kursk border area all night long. The rumbles didn't stop, and probably still continue, but during the day it's not always easy to hear the distant battles.

According to Axios, citing two U.S. officials, the U.S. state department is unfreezing $95 million in military aid to the Lebanese Armed Forces.

If true, this would suggest that the Trump administration intends to strengthen the Lebanese military and the new government that took office in January of this year. It is also likely a way to weaken Hezbollah, decreasing its influence in Lebanon while also maintaining the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel.

The new Lebanese government has taken an opposing stance against Hezbollah. Their president, the (now former) commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, Gen. Joseph Aounis is a long-time ally of the U.S. and has worked closely with the U.S. military for years.

In February, security officials blocked several international flights from Iran from landing, out of fear that they were transferring millions of dollars in aid to Hezbollah. This led to mass-riots in the streets surrounding the Beirut International Airport.

Consequences of a Russian Geran-2 drone strike on a reported communications point for the AFU in Slovyansk, Donetsk Oblast.

The drone struck the central part of the building and has caused damage to the exterior walls and the roof. Supporting structures were also reportedly damaged.

A fire is recorded at the impact site. It reportedly targeted a car, likely in a targeted assassination attempt.