🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- BREAKING: Galei Tzahal reports Israel has begun its large scale military operation to occupy Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip.

IDF troops have begun the preliminary phase of ground operations in the Hamas stronghold of al-Zaytoun District of Gaza City and the Jabalia area.

In the coming days, Israel will begin forced evacuations of the remaining Gaza City residents to the south of the strip.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Israeli Defense Minister Katz has approved the battle plans for the occupation of Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, that were presented to him by the Chief of Staff Zamir last night.

The operation has been called 'Operation Gideon's Chariots B'.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- BREAKING: Russian security services say Ukrainian troops attempted to breach the international border, and break into the Bryansk region of Russia.

🇨🇳🇮🇳⚡- "India and China have agreed to resume direct air communication as soon as possible," - India's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

🇺🇸🇺🇦 - During the Trump - European leaders summit at the White House, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was handed printed copies of President Trump's Truth Social posts.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- A major security event occured in Rafah, Israeli-controlled southern Gaza Strip.

Around 15 Palestinian fighters entered an area under firm Israeli control using a tunnel network, and opened fire on an IDF unit from close range. The Palestinian fighters attempted to capture an Israeli soldier, but failed. Clashes are still ongoing.

High IDF casualties reported. Evacuations are still ongoing.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Evacuation of the IDF unit, Kfir Brigade, is ongoing from Rafah, after they were ambushed in a suprise attack.

🇺🇸⚡- Elon Musk denies the Wall Street Journal report of easing off plans to form a new political party.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- A US P-8 Poseidon aircraft is active over the coast of Venezuela.

🇮🇷⚡- Major fire from the direction of Tabriz International Airport, northwest Iran. Cause of fire unknown.

🇮🇷⚡- Iranian media claims a fire broke out at a waste processing plant near Tabriz International Airport, northwest Iran.

🇵🇸🇯🇴🇮🇱⚡- Jordanian intelligence have arrested a Jordanian citizen Ahmad Adnan Al-Rumhi, Head of the pro-Palestinian "Anti-Zionism and Racism Association" organization.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "Moscow will not agree to collective security guarantees for resolving the Ukrainian crisis being made without Russia's participation.

Russia agrees that Ukraine's security guarantees should be ensured on an equal basis with the participation of countries such as China, the USA, Britain, and France," - Sergei Lavrov, Russia's Foreign Minister.

🇺🇸🇯🇵⚡- Amphibious warship USS New Orleans suffered a fire off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. No injuries reported.

🇨🇦⚡- "Five Canadian soldiers suspended after Nazi salute video emerges," - CBC.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Israel calls up 60,000 reservists in preparation to occupy the Gaza City, as part of 'Operatios Gideon's Chariots B'.

🇨🇳🏳️⚡- China has invited Afghanistan to join the Belt and Road Initiative during the 6th round of trilateral talks between China-Afghanistan-Pakistan in Kabul.

🇩🇪🇨🇳⚡- "China's assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea and tensions in the Taiwan Strait threaten international security and European interests.

What happens here in the Indo-Pacific has a direct impact on European security and vice versa.

Any escalation would have serious consequences for global security and prosperity, and directly affect German and European interests," - Germany's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

🇩🇪🇨🇳⚡- China warned Germany against 'inciting confrontation and hyping up tensions' in the Indo-Pacific region.

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- Initial reports of an Israeli airstrike against Syrian government positions in al-Thalaa, western As Suwaida region, after a loud explosion was reported in the area.