France and the United Kingdom have abandoned the idea of deploying troops to Ukraine and are now advocating for an alternative: a UN-led peacekeeping mission.

French President Emmanuel Macron is reportedly considering establishing a UN peacekeeping mission for Ukraine, an idea he raised during the European Council summit yesterday.

Source: The Telegraph

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:

I have instructed the IDF to seize additional areas in Gaza, evacuate the population, and expand security zones around Gaza to protect Israeli communities and IDF soldiers.

The longer Hamas refuses to release the hostages, the more territory it will lose, which will then be annexed to Israel.

Steve Bannon on Trump’s third term:

I’m a firm believer that President Trump will run and win again in 2028.

We’re working on it. I think we’ll have a few alternatives. We’ll see how ‘term limit’ is defined.

A magnitude 5 earthquake hit Natanz, Isfahan, home to a key Iranian nuclear site, local media repors.

No casualties were reported, but some village homes sustained minor damage.

It remains unclear if the plant was affected.

Egyptian President El-Sisi told Arab leaders he was willing to temporarily relocate 500,000 Gazans to northern Sinai for reconstruction efforts.

Source: Hezbollah-linked Lebanese Al-Akhbar

Germany confiscated Russian shadow fleet tanker Eventin, carrying nearly 100,000 tons of oil.

The cargo is valued at approximately €40 million.

Source: Der Spiegel

NEW: German upper house of parliament passes debt reform and approves a €500 billion fund, according to the vote tally.

Kremlin says Putin’s order to refrain from striking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure remains in effect.

Kremlin also claims that the attack on the Russian gas transit station in Sudzha proves Zelenskiy cannot be trusted.

Israel destroys the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital near Gaza, Netzarim Corridor.

The hospital is situated on the campus of the Faculty of Medicine at the Islamic University of Gaza.

Trump:

I look forward to watching the sick terrorist thugs get 20 year jail sentences for what they are doing to Elon Musk and Tesla. Perhaps they could serve them in the prisons of El Salvador, which have become so recently famous for such lovely conditions!

Trump:

Elon is not being briefed on anything China by the Department of War.

Israeli court has suspended government's dismissal of the head of Shin Bet.

Source: Kan News

Trump:

No judge can assume the duties of the President of the United States.

Italian Prime Minister Meloni:

I don’t blindly follow either Europe or the United States.

I am in Europe because Italy is in Europe.

But I also want the West to be compact.

📸 Prince William in Estonia near the Russian border today.

Sunni residents in Tripoli, Lebanon, stormed a hospital upon learning that a former Syrian Arab Army officer injured during the coastal insurgency was receiving treatment there.

They seized his documents and phone to expose his identity.

Elon Musk arrives at the Pentagon for a meeting with senior U.S. military leaders.

Source: Reuters

UAE has committed to a 10-year, $1.4 trillion investment framework in the US after Trump meeting.

Source: Reuters

Biden's comeback?

Former President Joe Biden has told some Democratic leaders he’ll raise funds, campaign and do anything else necessary for Democrats to recover lost ground.

Source: NBC News

Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in Gaza was the only cancer hospital in the region.

The hospital’s destruction leaves around 10,000 cancer patients in Gaza without vital treatment.