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The RSF has withdrawn from their last positions east of the Blue Nile River, just before the SAF was about to cut the last remaining bridge across the river that connected their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

Russian forces recently advanced in the Lyman direction, greatly expanding their bridgehead on the western bank of the Zherebets River.

They advanced in three main directions. Firstly, Russian forces moved northwest along a treeline, taking up positions near the northwestern end of it. They also advanced down two separate forest plantations, and branched off onto the adjacent forested areas, where positions were captured.

+ ~5.39km² in favour of Russia.

According to local sources, three vehicles have now been struck by Israeli drones in southern Lebanon.

Ukrainian forces conducted a series of counterattacks in and around Udachne over the past few days, recapturing a large area on the western flank of Pokrovsk.

Ukrainian forces attacked in two main areas. In the north, they pushed through southern Udachne, clearing Russian positions east of the railway station. They were able to push Russian forces out of the southern residential area, to the industrial zone in the southeast. This leaves only a small Russian presence in the northeastern residential area.

Additionally, Ukrainian forces recaptured the two treelines south of Udachne, before storming and capturing a trench stronghold just west of the Solone chalk quarry.

+ ~8.79km² in favour of Ukraine.

🇸🇸 South Sudanese forces have arrested a senior military official allied with First Vice President Riek Machar, and deployed troops around Machar’s residence, risking a 2018 peace deal that ended a civil war, his spokesperson said.

- Reuters

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