🇺🇸❌🇺🇦 BREAKING: The U.S. has halted intelligence sharing with Ukraine, according to officials familiar with the matter.

➡️ Two officials confirmed that Washington had frozen intelligence channels with Ukraine, though one noted that the U.S. continues to share intelligence on Russia and Ukraine with key allies, including the UK.

— Financial Times

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🏴❌🇨🇩 — 8 Congolese soldiers killed and injured after clashes with ISCAP militants (Islamic State Central Africa Province) near Kasonge.

➡️The clashes happened right near the frontlines between FARDC and M23, this is the closest ISCAP and M23 have ever been to each other.

🇺🇸📞🇵🇸🇵🇸 — Axios, citing two sources:

➡️The Trump administration is holding direct talks with Hamas regarding the release of American hostages held in Gaza and the possibility of reaching a broader agreement to end the war.

➡️The talks, led on the American side by Adam Boehler, Trump’s Middle East envoy for hostage affairs, took place in the Qatari capital, Doha, over the past few weeks.

➡️No deal has been reached yet as a result of these direct negotiations, and neither the White House nor the Israeli government has commented on the news (before publication).


✏️Admin Note: The United States has never had direct contact with Hamas, which it designated as a terrorist organization in 1997.

#BREAKING
🇵🇸📞🇺🇸 — The White House confirms that the U.S held direct talks with Hamas:

The special envoy does have the authority to talk to anyone…Israel was consulted…Dialogue and talking to people around the world is good faith effort to do what's right for the American people.

🇵🇸🇺🇸🇮🇱🕊 — Trump's envoy Witkoff postpones his visit to the region and states that Israel must maintain the ceasefire agreement until he returns, which amounts to an extension of the ceasefire until Witkoff comes to resolve the crisis.

🇵🇸🇵🇸📞🇺🇸 — Advisor to the head of Hamas's political bureau to Al Jazeera Mubasher:

➡️Meeting with the US administration is beneficial for stability in the region.

➡️We welcome any change in the thinking of the US administration and call on it to take a serious step in dealing with the movement.

➡️There is a change in the US political discourse that differs from previous administrations and there is a trend to find a comprehensive deal in the region.

📝This is unprecedented

🇵🇸🇺🇸🇮🇱 — According to Barak Ravid Trump will issue an" important statement" regarding the hostages and prisoners shortly.

🇺🇸🇮🇱 — Trump meets with Israeli related hostages, Omar Shem Tov told Trump: “My family and I believe you were sent by God to save the kidnapped.”

🇮🇱🤝🇺🇸 — The Israeli delegation gifted Trump a portrait reading "whoever saves one life saves the world entire".

🇵🇸❌🇮🇱🇺🇸 — Trump demands Hamas release all hostages immediately or "there will be hell to pay":

"Shalom Hamas" means Hello and Goodbye - You can choose. Release all of the Hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is OVER for you. Only sick and twisted people keep bodies, and you are sick and twisted! I am sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job, not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don't do as I say. I have just met with your former Hostages whose lives you have destroyed. This is your last warning! For the leadership, now is the time to leave Gaza, while you still have a chance. Also, to the People of Gaza: A beautiful Future awaits, but not if you hold Hostages. If you do, you are DEAD! Make a SMART decision. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW, OR THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY LATER! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

🇮🇱🤝🇸🇾 — Mazloum Abdi, commander of the SDF militia:

We are open to receiving Israeli support, and we welcome anyone in the world who can help support our rights and protect our achievements.

🇸🇴🇺🇸 — Somali Finance Minister announces that the US has stopped funding the Danab Somali special forces, one of the most crucial units in the fight against al-Shabaab.

➡️ The Minister reports the country is now losing around 1.5B USD of much needed aid yearly.

➡️ This comes amid an intense offensive by the group in the Middle Shabelle region and the capital itself being threatened with large scale attacks.