🇪🇬🇪🇷⚡- Eritrean President Afwerki travels to Egypt to meet Egyptian President El-Sisi, with the meeting taking place against the backdrop of the Red Sea map.

El-Sisi reaffirmed Egypt's commitment to support Eritrean sovereignty and territorial integrity. It is expected the two leaders will sign military agreements in the coming days.

🇺🇸🇹🇷🇵🇸⚡- "The Turks were very helpful in getting the Gaza deal, and Netanyahu’s bashing of Turkey has been very counterproductive. Despite Israel’s position, the US wants Turkey to be involved in the Gaza force," - Axios.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "Hezbollah is intensifying its efforts to rebuild and arm itself with Iranian support.

Israel cannot bury its head in the sand in the face of Hezbollah's dangerous trend towards Israel's security and the future of Lebanon," - Gideon Sa'ar, Israeli Foreign Minister.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Israeli Prime Minister's Press Office announces Netanyahu will hold security consultations on Hezbollah tonight.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- An Israeli drone is heard over the city of Tyre, southern Lebanon.

🇪🇹🇪🇷⚡- "We have no intention of waging war with Eritrea, on the contrary, we are convinced that this issue can be resolved peacefully," - Abiy Ahmed, President of Ethiopia.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Israel is considering escalating its military operation in Lebanon, Israeli Broadcasting Corporation reports.

🇺🇸🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "Israel has informed the United States that the pace of Israeli strikes on Lebanon will increase," - Israeli Channel 11.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Lebanese Army reinforcements headed to the southern borders of the country, at the request of President Aoun.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- BREAKING: "It is likely Israel will launch a preventive attack against Hezbollah, which is growing stronger and has begun to pump weapons into wide areas of southern Lebanon," - Yossi Eliazer, Israeli journalist for 301.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "Hezbollah is repairing its defensive and offensive capabilities and has managed to obtain short-range missiles," - Israeli Channel 11.

🇬🇧⚡️- Prince Andrew has been evicted from Windsor mansion and stripped of all royal noscripts.

🇱🇧🇪🇬⚡- Egyptian Mukhabarat Chief Hassan Rashad met Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem's representative in Beirut, Lebanon.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- "The Lebanese army will confront any Israeli incursion into southern Lebanon in implementation of the president's decisions." - Lebanese Justice Minister Adel Nassar.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- "Hezbollah urges full support for the army with all available capabilities to enhance its defensive strength and provide it with the necessary political cover to confront this savage enemy." - Hezbollah.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Hamas have returned additional Israeli slain hostages, leaving just 11 in the Gaza Strip.

🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "A classified Department of State watchdog report has found that Israel has committed many hundreds of potential human rights violations in Gaza.

The monitoring body's report was completed just days before the ceasefire agreement in Gaza," - The Washington Post.

🇮🇷🇪🇷🇪🇹⚡- Multiple Ethiopian outlets claim Eritrea bought 400-500 Iranian drones. The report remains unconfirmed.

🇺🇸🇮🇳🇲🇾⚡- "I just met with Rajnath Singh [India's Defense Minister] to sign a 10-year U.S.-India Defense Framework.

This advances our defense partnership, a cornerstone for regional stability and deterrence.

We're enhancing our coordination, info sharing, and tech cooperation. Our defense ties have never been stronger," - Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

🇺🇸🇵🇭🇲🇾⚡- Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met with Filipino Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro at the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The two agreed to build a deterrence in the South China Sea against Chinese gray zone tactics.

🇺🇸🇨🇳🇲🇾⚡- The chiefs of the two most powerful militaries met on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun agreed to maintain a balance of power in the Indo-Pacific arena.

"Today, I met with China’s Minister of National Defense Admiral Dong Jun on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting Plus. It was a good and constructive meeting.

I highlighted the importance of maintaining a balance of power in the Indo-Pacific and emphasized U.S. concerns about China’s activities in the South China Sea, around Taiwan, and towards U.S. allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific.

United States does not seek conflict, it will continue to stoutly defend its interests and ensure it has the capabilities in the region to do so," - Pete Hegseth.