🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- "The deployment of US forces in the region to defend Israel is unprecedented in size and scope," -ABC, quoting a senior Israeli official

🇺🇸🇸🇾⚡️- Multiple casualties have been reported.

🇺🇸🇸🇾⚡️- The US base at Kharab al-Jir is now reportedly on fire as a result of Islamic Resistance in Iraq's drone strikes.

🇺🇸⚡️- Multiple fire trucks and other emergency vehicles have arrived at the White House. ABC reports that multiple entrances have been blocked off, for reasons unknown.

🇺🇸 - DC police on a Hazmat call.

🇺🇸⚡️- US Secret Service reports the closure was "routine" to investigate a "suspicious item" left outside the White House, reassuring the "situation is under control."

🇺🇸 — Confirmed: No U.S. or coalition casualties at Kharab al-Jir Base in northeastern Syria, following the drone attack earlier tonight by Iranian-Backed militias operating in Iraq.

All other channels reporting of coalition injuries or deaths are incorrect.

🇺🇸⚡️- Susan Wojcicki, the former CEO of YouTube from 2014 to 2023, has died at the age of 56 due to cancer.

🇺🇦🇧🇾⚡- Belarusian special forces, along with heavy equipment and personnel, have arrived at the border with Ukraine.

Belarusian President, Aleksandr Lukashenko, has placed the military on its highest alert after Ukraine violated Belarusian airspace multiple times yesterday and overnight.

🇱🇾⚡- Clashes broke out in Tajura, north-west Libya.

The infighting is between 'Rahbat Al Duru'u' Brigade and its former subunit 'Shaheeda Sabriya'. Both are loyal to the National Unity Government.

The conflict stems from a failed assassination attempt on al-Buqrah, which was blamed on Shaheeda Sabriya.

Misrata's Joint Force have been mobilized to quell the fighting if necessary, which has killed 5 so far.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- More than 16,000 people had fled from the Kursk border region in Russia due to the hostilities – Kursk Administration.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukraine has sent 3,000 soldiers so far of the 12,000 they had gathered for the Kursk offensive – Russian War Correspondent.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russia is transfering their operational reserves from the Kherson direction to the Kursk region – Institute of War.

Ukrainian DRGs made attempts at crossing to the Kinburn and Tendrovska Spits in the past few days.

🇺🇦🇧🇾⚡- "President Alexander Lukashenko has ordered the reinforcement of troop groups in the Gomel and Mozyr directions," – Viktor Khrenin, Belarusian Defense Minister.

🇷🇺⚡- "The Kursk Nuclear Power Plant continues to operate normally, the radiation background at the nuclear power plant site and in the city of Kurchatov is within the natural limits," – Rosatom, Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation.

🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- A Philippine military aircraft illegally entered Chinese airspace in the South China Sea – China's Military Spokesman for the Southern Command.

🇧🇾⚡- "You have to get used to the fact that the President will be different. No, I'm not saying that I'll leave you tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and so on. But anything can happen in life. You have to get used to the fact that I'm not eternal, like all of you." – Belarusian President, Aleksandr Lukashenko.

🇹🇷🇸🇴🇪🇹⚡- Turkey offers to provide Ethiopia with access to the sea through Somali territory in exchange for Ethiopia recognizing Somalia's sovereignty over all Somali lands - Somaliland and Puntland.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Hezbollah could react to Fuad Shakr's killing as soon as this weekend - Axios.

🇺🇦🇧🇾⚡- The Belarusian Foreign Ministry summoned the Charge d'Affaires of Ukraine.

🇱🇾⚡- Scenes from Tajura, north-west Libya.

United Forces of Misrata, MUF, have entered the battle, as the situation escalates. MUF have sided with the Shahid Sabriyya against Bashir Khalfullah-led Rahbat al-Durua.

Infighting within the Libyan Unity Government continues meanwhile Wagner-backed Khalifa Haftar and his Libyan National Army amasses along the ceasefire lines.