🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- "Israel must not normalize the reality of explosive drones. The time has come for the Prime Minister to bang on Trump’s table and tell him Israel is returning to war in Lebanon.

We need to cut off Lebanon’s electricity, seize the Zahrani area, and return to full-scale fighting" - Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israeli National Security Minister.

🇱🇧🇮🇱 - Since the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire began on April 16, eleven Israeli Defence Force soldiers have been killed.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- President Trump is now inviting Iran to join the Abraham Accords.

"Negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran are proceeding nicely! It will only be a Great Deal for all or, no Deal at all — Back to the Battlefront and shooting, but bigger and stronger than ever before — And nobody wants that!

During my discussions on Saturday with [Middle East world leaders (Removed for the sake of readability, see the screenshot for full list)], I stated that, after all the work done by the United States to try and pull this very complex puzzle together, it should be mandatory that all of these Countries, at a minimum, simultaneously, sign onto the Abraham Accords. Those Countries discussed are Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates (already a Member!), Qatar, Pakistan, Türkiye, Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain (already a Member!). It may be possible that one or two have a reason for not doing so, and that will be accepted, but most should be ready, willing, and able to make this Settlement with Iran a far more Historic Event than it would, otherwise, be.

In speaking to numerous of the Great Leaders mentioned above, they would be honored, as soon as our Document is signed, to have the Islamic Republic of Iran as part of the Abraham Accords. Wow, now that would be something special!

Therefore, I am mandatorily requesting that all Countries immediately sign the Abraham Accords, and that, if Iran signs its Agreement with me, as President of the United States of America, it would be an Honor to have them also be part of this unparalleled World Coalition" - President Trump via Truth Social.

🇮🇷⚡- Mehr News reports the activation of air defenses on Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf. Cause unknown.

🇮🇷⚡- Iran has shot down a hostile drone over the Gulf, using what Tehran claims is a "new air defense system."

🇮🇷🇶🇦⚡- Iran's Majlis Speaker Ghalibaf, Foreign Minister Araghchi, and the Iranian Central Bank Governor Hemmati have travelled to Doha, Qatar, for US-Iran talks.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇵🇰⚡- "The agreement between Iran and the US has reached its final stages and achieving it is very close," - Asim Munir, Pakistan's Army Chief, in a meeting with China's Xi Jinping in Beijing.

🇫🇷 - The French aircraft carrier, Charles de Gaulle (R91) , has now been spotted in the Arabian Sea.

🇺🇸⚡️- President Trump's disapproval rating is now higher than it was after January 6th 2021.

🇺🇸 - Six years ago today, George Perry Floyd Jr. died, the resulting riots caused an estimated $1–2 billion in insured property losses, making it the costliest civil unrest event in U.S. history.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Bezalel Smotrich, Minister of Finance and Minister in the Defense Ministry approved a 2 billion Shekel ($700 Million USD) budget for anti drone solutions, but said that defensive measures alone are not enough.

"The truth is that we will not defeat the drones through defense, but through attack. For every explosive drone, ten buildings in Beirut should fall. A strategic threat is not answered only with protection, but by changing the rules and the equation. We cannot spread nets over the entire State of Israel, nor cover it with automatic machine guns. We cannot protect ourselves to death. Exacting a deterrent and disproportionate price from the enemy must be part of the effort to defend our fighters." - Bezalel Smotrich

🇨🇩⚡️- WHO Director-General says the Ebola outbreak in the DRC is extremely severe and worrying. He is urging neighboring countries to act "right now" against the virus. He will visit the DRC tomorrow.

🇸🇦🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "Saudi Arabia will not normalize relations with Israel until there is an irreversible path leading to the establishment of a Palestinian state," - A Saudi source tells CNN.

🇨🇩⚡- "7 Ebola patients escaped from a hospital in Monbgwalu, DR Congo, after it was attacked by angry relatives. This is the 3rd incident in recent days," - RFI.

🇮🇷⚡️- Iran says it will not toll ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz, instead the IRGC will charge fees for ‘environmental protection’ in the waterway.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇶🇦⚡️- Qatar has offered to give Iran a $12 billion ‘humanitarian loan’ immediately upon the signing of the MoU.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- "We have decided to intensify strikes against Hezbollah." - Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.