Following the recovery this morning of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, the final deceased hostage remaining in the Gaza Strip, President Donald J. Trump spoke in an interview with Axios’ Barack Ravid, stating that Hamas had assisted in the recovery and now was the time for the group to follow through on its commitment to disarm in Gaza.

President Trump told Axios the search for the final body and the identification process was “very tough” because the search teams “had to go through hundreds of bodies” in the area. “It was a hard scene.” Trump gave Hamas credit for helping in the search efforts. “They worked very hard to get the body back. They were working with Israel on it. You can imagine how hard it was,” he said. “Now we have to disarm Hamas like they promised.”

President Donald J. Trump states that he had a “very good call” this morning with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, saying that they “seemed to be on a similar wavelength,” and that he would put him in contact with Tom Homan, the White House Border Czar.

Statement from the Office of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz following his call this morning with President Donald J. Trump:

“Governor Walz had a productive call with President Trump earlier today. The Governor made the case that we need impartial investigations of the Minneapolis shootings involving federal agents, and that we need to reduce the number of federal agents in Minnesota.

The President agreed that he would talk to his Department of Homeland Security about ensuring the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is able to conduct an independent investigation, as would ordinarily be the case.

The President also agreed to look into reducing the number of federal agents in Minnesota and working with the state in a more coordinated fashion on immigration enforcement regarding violent criminals.

The Governor reminded President Trump that the Minnesota Department of Corrections already honors federal detainers by notifying Immigration and Customs Enforcement when a person committed to its custody isn't a U.S. citizen.

There is not a single documented case of the department's releasing someone from state prison without offering to ensure a smooth transfer of custody.”

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaking to reporters earlier about this past weekend’s shooting in Minneapolis.

Reporter: “Secretary Noem said Alex Pretti committed an act of domestic terrorism. Stephen Miller labeled Pretti a domestic terrorist. Does the President agree with that?”

Leavitt: “I have not heard the President characterize Mr. Pretti in that way. However, I have heard the President say he wants to let the facts and the investigation lead itself.”

Gregory K. Bovino has been removed from his position as “Commander-at-Large” of the United States Border Patrol (USBP), following this past weekend’s shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by agents with Border Patrol and Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, according to several officials who spoke to The Atlantic.

Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs under the Department of Homeland Security, is denying reports from several outlets, including NewsNation, Reuters and the Washington Examiner, that Gregory K. Bovino has been removed from his position as “Commander-at-Large” of the United States Border Patrol (USBP).

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has suspended the access of Gregory K. Bovino, the “Commander-at-Large” of the United States Border Patrol (USBP), to all of the agency’s official social media accounts, effective immediately, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN.

A TC-135W “Stratolifter” Training Aircraft, one of only three trainers for the RC-135 in service with the U.S. Air Force, has departed RAF Mildenhall in England bound for Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. The TC-135 arrived in the United Kingdom yesterday from Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, and is likely being used to transport personnel to the Middle East.

President Donald J. Trump has received multiple intelligence reports indicating that the Iranian government’s position is weakening, possibly being at its weakest point since the Shah was overthrown during the 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to several people familiar with the information who spoke to the New York Times.

The “Commander-at-Large” of the United States Border Patrol (USBP), Gregory K. Bovino, will no longer continue in his current position as commander overseeing immigration arrests and crowd control in interior cities across the United States, and will instead return to his previous job as Border Patrol Sector Chief in El Centro, California, a senior official with the White House and Trump Administration told NBC News.

President Donald J. Trump met Monday evening in the Oval Office with Kristi Noem, his Secretary of Homeland Security, as well as Corey Lewandowski, her top aide, for nearly two hours, as the administration tries to shift its immigration strategy after federal agents killed a second American and resident of Minneapolis over the weekend, two people briefed on the meeting told the New York Times.

The meeting reportedly came at the request of Secretary Noem, and included several of President Trump’s top aides, including Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, and Steven Cheung, the White House Communications Director. Strangely however, one of the administration officials not included in the meeting was a long-time senior aide to President Trump who oversees the administration’s immigration strategy, Stephen Miller.

An Iranian long-range surveillance drone is currently flying over the Arabian Sea to the east of Oman, after orbiting for awhile near the Strait of Hormuz, with it possibly trying to take a look at the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and her Carrier Strike Group.

The Israel Defense Force is actively searching an area near the village of Paran in Southern Israel, following a possible cross-border infiltration from Jordan.

The United States is weighing precision strikes on “high-value” Iranian officials and commanders who it deems responsible for the deaths of protesters during the recent brutal crackdown, a Gulf official familiar with the discussions told Middle East Eye.

Strikes against Iran could come as early as this week, but that timeline may shift, with discussions within the Trump Administration having been described as “chaotic,” as officials debate over what the repercussions will be in terms of retaliation from Iran.