Unidentified fighter jets (reportedly Greek) made three low-altitude flyovers above the Global Sumud Flotilla as it sailed toward Gaza carrying humanitarian aid.

50 vessels from 44 countries are escorted by Spanish, Italian, and Greek naval ships near Crete.

A Turkish warship assisted Global Sumud Flotilla vessel en route to Gaza after it broke down.

“Adagio, this is the Turkish warship. Do you copy?”

A veteran sailor said:

“In 50 years at sea, I’ve never seen a warship answer a civilian distress call like this.”

American actress Jennifer Lawrence on Gaza:

I’m terrified… What’s happening is no less than a genocide and it’s unacceptable.

When you ignore what’s happening on one side of the world, it won’t be long until it’s on your side as well.

Slovakia’s Parliament passed a constitutional amendment recognizing only two genders—male and female based on biological sex.

Restrictions:

— Adoption limited to married heterosexual couples.
Surrogacy banned.

— Sex ed requires parental consent, must follow “cultural and ethical” norms.

— Slovak law prioritized over EU rules on family, marriage, ethics.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif:

One day soon, India's tyranny in Kashmir will come to a grinding halt, Kashmir will gain its fundamental right to self-determination through a plebiscite via the UN.

Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis:

I tell my Israeli friends that they risk alienating all their remaining allies if they persist on a path that is shattering the potential of a two-state solution.

NEW: Hegseth ordered all top generals and admirals worldwide to Quantico next week for a less than-hour lecture on “warrior ethos.”

One official:

“It’s meant to be an eyeball-to-eyeball kind of conversation. He wants to see the generals.”

Source: WaPo

Ukrainian soldier shoots down an FPV drone just a second before it would’ve hit him.

NEW: Venezuelan President Maduro offered to help Trump’s administration hunt leaders of the Tren de Aragua gang as part of an effort to restart talks with Washington.

Source: Bloomberg

UN Security Council rejected Russia and China’s proposal to delay restoring pre-2015 sanctions on Iran by 6 months.

For: Russia, China, Pakistan, Algeria.

Against: US, UK, France, Denmark, Greece, Panama, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Somalia.

Iranian President Pezeshkian:

Iran will remain in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty despite the return of sanctions.

Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei:

The other side breaks its promises in everything, lies about everything, and by deception threatens militarily, at times and at untimely moments; if they get the chance, they will assassinate our people like Martyr Soleimani or bomb our nuclear facilities.

You cannot negotiate with this side — you cannot sit with confidence and trust and make agreements with them.

Trump:

I am ordering my Administration to declassify and release all Government Records related to Amelia Earhart, her final trip, and everything else about her.

Colombian President Petro on Gaza:

If the president of the Republic has to go to that fight, then I will go.

Colombian President Petro:

I ask all the soldiers of the US Army. Disobey Trump's order. Don't put your hands against humanity.

BREAKING: The US is preparing possible military strikes on drug targets inside Venezuela, with options including drone attacks on traffickers and drug labs.

President Trump hasn’t approved any action yet, but strikes could begin within weeks.

Washington is also considering regime change as a goal.

Source: NBC News

Lockheed Martin is marketing its THAAD missile defense system to European countries as military spending surges in response to Russian threats.

Lockheed Martin International President Michael Williamson said talks are underway with potential buyers.

THAAD could be offered under Germany’s European Skyshield Initiative as an alternative to Israel’s Arrow 3 system, which Berlin has already chosen.

Source: Reuters