19 Palestinians, including children, arrested in al-Zuweidin, Masafer Yatta — south of Hebron by Israeli occupation forces.

Pete Hegseth says he has full authorization for recent US military strikes on boats near Venezuela allegedly carrying drugs, citing terrorism and self-defense laws.

The US is telling allies that Cuba is backing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by sending up to 5,000 Cuban fighters to fight alongside Moscow’s forces.

Citing this, the Trump administration is urging countries to vote against a UN resolution calling for an end to the US embargo on Cuba.

Source: Reuters

NEW: Hamas denied Al Arabiya's report.

New video from Portland by ICE.

NEW: Nearly 1,000 people are trapped on Mount Everest’s Tibetan slopes after a sudden snowstorm.

Around 350 have been rescued, with efforts ongoing amid heavy snow and hypothermia risks.

Access roads are blocked, and entry to the Everest Scenic Area is suspended.

Source: BBC

Trump to the US Navy:

We don't want to send you into battle unless it is necessary.

Some of you will be angry you will say: "what is he doing, we want to fight?"

But we are putting out a lot of fires.

A pro-Palestinian activist from the Sumud flotilla was arrested this evening after allegedly biting a prison guard at Israel’s Ketziot Prison.

She had been in the process of deportation and was scheduled to board a flight early tomorrow.

Trump:

We are 25 years ahead of any other country when it comes to submarines, nobody is even close.

Nobody can match us.

Trump:

We will have more great ships being built than we ever had being built in the history of the Navy.

Trump:

I was President in 2016, then they rigged the election on me, then we caught them.

Trump:

Next year on June 14th, we will have a big UFC fight on the grounds of the White House.

Trump:

We would have won in Vietnam and Afghanistan easily if we fought to win, but we got politically correct and took it easy.

We are not politically correct anymore, we win now.

Trump:

We hit another boat near Venezuela last night, we are so good at it.

NOW: Ukraine attacks Russia's Bryansk Oblast.

Trump:

There have been very positive discussions with Hamas and countries from all over the world to release the hostages, end the war in Gaza, and finally achieve peace in the Middle East.

Talks are proceeding rapidly, with technical teams meeting Monday in Egypt to finalize details.

The first phase should be completed this week.

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE — or massive bloodshed will follow.

Trump:

A lot of the countries surrounding Israel — frankly, Muslim, Arab, many others — have had great meetings with Hamas, and it looks like it's working. We'll wait for a little while and see how it all turns out.

Ukraine launched overnight drone and missile strikes on Russian-occupied Crimea, hitting key targets including the Feodosia fuel terminal—one of Russia’s main military oil depots—causing major fires and explosions.

Additional blasts were reported near Saky Airbase, Sevastopol, and Simferopol.