🇺🇸⚡️- DNC credentials committee approves motion to challenge the Vice Chair election of David Hogg. Hogg remains in his position for now but the issue will proceed to the full DNC. Hogg's Vice Chair position came under threat after he announced an initiative to primary incumbent Democrats.

🇺🇸🇸🇦⚡- The President of the US, Donald Trump, has landed in Saudi Arabia.

🇺🇸🇸🇦⚡- President Trump landing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

🇺🇸🇹🇷🇮🇱⚡- "There is a potential for renewed tension between Israel and the United States over Washington's intention to sell F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, which Tel Aviv considers a threat to its military superiority in the region.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his opposition to the deal during a closed session of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.

It noted that these concerns come amid the growing rapprochement between Ankara and Washington, coinciding with an escalation in Turkish 'anti-Israel' rhetoric," - Israeli Army Radio.

🇺🇸🇸🇦⚡- President Trump is welcomed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

🇺🇸🇸🇦⚡- President Trump, with Secretary of State Rubio and Secretary of Defense Hegseth, are welcomed into the Royal Terminal, King Khalid International Airport.

🇻🇦🇺🇦⚡- After a phone call between Pope Leo XIV and Ukrainian President Zelensky, the Pope will visit Kiev.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- Russian President Putin will not travel to Istanbul, Turkey, even though Ukraine's Zelensky will be present. Instead Foreign Minister Lavrov and Head of Russian Presidential Aide on Foreign Policy Ushakov.

🇺🇸🇸🇦⚡- After the quick informal meeting at Royal Terminal in King Khalid International, both parties are on their way to the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

🇺🇸🇸🇦⚡- President Trump is received with the Star-Spangled Banner at the Royal Court, Riyadh.

🇺🇸🇸🇦⚡- President Trump enters inside the Royal Court, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

🇺🇸🇸🇦⚡- Saudi royals queue up to greet President Trump at the Royal Court.

🇺🇸🇸🇦⚡- Elon Musk, accompanying the President, meets Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

🇺🇸🇸🇦⚡- Saudi's military officials now line up to meet the President.

🇺🇸🇸🇦⚡- The President is now seated next to Saudi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Royal Court.

🇺🇸🇶🇦🇮🇱⚡- Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has agreed to send a delegation to Qatar to negotiate a possible hostage deal with Hamas tomorrow. The delegation will leave for Doha later today. The US will be represented by Trump's Special Envoy Witkoff during the hostage deal talks.

The timing coincides with Trump's visit to Qatar tomorrow, who's set to meet the Qatari political leadership, as well as an Israeli delegation representing the hostages. Note, the Israeli team representing the hostages are very anti-Netanyahu.

🇺🇸🇶🇦🇮🇱⚡- Israeli Keshet Media claims there has been 'reports of significant progress' in talks for a 'hostage deal,' which 'began' during the same time as 'Trump's visit to the Middle East'.

🇺🇸🇹🇷🇮🇱⚡- According to right-wing Israeli outlet RakhaDashot, the possible sale of F-35s to Turkey is what initially reignited the Trump-Netanyahu rift.

The report was confirmed earlier by IDF's official outlet Galei Tzahal.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- BREAKING: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, to the newly mobilized IDF reserve forces:

"In the coming days, we will enter Gaza with all our might to complete the move and subdue Hamas.

Hamas may say, "We have had enough - we are ready to release ten more hostages." Okay, release them, we'll take them, but then we'll enter war again.

There will be no way we will stop the war.

We can make a temporary ceasefire for a certain time, but we're going to the end, the complete end.

There is one problem - we need countries that accept immigrants. We are working on that right now. I think more than 50% of Gazans will leave."

🇾🇪🇮🇱⚡- Sana'a International Airport says its ready to receive flights from tomorrow, only a week after the Israeli attacks.

⚡️🇸🇦🇺🇸 Reuters: The US and Saudi Arabia have reportedly held talks over Riyadh’s potential purchase of F-35 fighter jets.

The discussions are part of a broader bilateral defence agreement, which includes limiting Chinese military ties and expanding US military and technology cooperation.

Any sale would need to comply with Washington’s commitment to preserving Israel’s qualitative military edge and would require congressional approval.

@wfwitness