Macron:

If the operation in Gaza City continues by government decision, we must discuss imposing sanctions on Israel.

Macron:

The Gaza operations have resulted in a large number of dead and wounded to an extent that damages Israel's image and credibility.

Niger: IS-Sahel attacked a gendarmerie patrol near Doubalma Daji market in Dosso, escalating strikes along the Nigerian border.

A man follows patrolling soldiers in Washington DC while playing the Imperial March from Star Wars.

Trump:

TOMORROW, House Republicans are taking a very important Vote to pass a CLEAN TEMPORARY FUNDING BILL.

The Leader of the Democrats, Cryin’ Chuck Schumer, wants to shut the Government down. Republicans want the Government to stay open.

Every House Republican should UNIFY, and VOTE YES!

Trump blocked $400 million U.S. military aid package to Taiwan.

Reason: Linked to trade talks with China and Trump’s view that Taiwan can self-fund defense.

Source: WaPo

NEW: France halts anti-terror cooperation with Mali, expels two diplomats.

Fox: Charlie said, "There is no such thing as hate speech."

Trump: He might not be saying that now.

Albania's AI minister "Diella" addressed the parliament for the first time.

Diella said she has been "hurt" by opposition lawmakers who called her unconstitutional.

The Taliban has banned books written by women and 18 university subjects in Afghanistan, including courses on women's rights and gender studies, claiming they conflict with Sharia law.

Around 140 books by female authors and hundreds by Iranian writers were removed from curricula.

Source: BBC

A Haredi Jew says Jews and Palestinians lived peacefully in Jerusalem under the Ottomans, but Zionism and the founding of Israel destroyed that peace.

"Our closest neighbors were Palestinians. We got along well, shared food, cooked together, and lived in peace. What ended that peace was Zionism and its ideas."

Somalia: ISIS claims killing 13 Puntland soldiers in a bomb attack on their military truck between Markadan and Dere Madow villages in the northeast.

Trump posts about Ilhan Omar and Somalia.

DR Congo: ISCAP killed 6 Christians in Mangoko, two of them by beheading.

Sahel: Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso (AES states) decided to withdraw from the ICC over alleged bias and plan to establish a regional Sahel Criminal Court for Human Rights.

UK MI6 chief Richard Moore says there's no sign Putin wants peace in Ukraine unless it's on Russia's terms.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:

If Israel wanted to commit genocide, they could’ve flattened Gaza in 3 hours, but they haven’t.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:

If Macron wants a Palestinian state so badly, maybe he should offer land on the French Riviera.

The Dutch parliament’s lower house voted to label Antifa a terrorist organization, following the US example.

Mali: Paris suspended counter-terrorism cooperation and expelled two Malian diplomats after a French embassy employee was arrested on espionage charges.

This move ends the agreement that had existed only symbolically since France’s 2022 troop withdrawal.

North Korea has unveiled new "Kumson" series strike drones.