Netanyahu’s office releases a statement as the ceasefire agreement technically ends:
“Israel adopts the outline of the envoy of the President of the United States, Steve Witkoff, for a temporary ceasefire for the period of Ramadan and Passover.
On the first day of the plan, half of the living and dead abductees will be released, and at the end - if an agreement is reached on a permanent ceasefire - the rest of the living and dead abductees will be released.
Witkoff proposed the outline for extending the ceasefire after he got the impression that at this stage there was no possibility of bridging the positions of the parties to end the war, and that more time was needed for talks on a permanent ceasefire.”
Giorgia Meloni is working to restore a connection between Europe (I said Europe, not the European Union) and the U.S. At the moment, she appears to be the most clear-headed European leader. However, she may face resistance within her own governing coalition from Matteo Salvini, who could eventually break away and lead Italy to early elections.
Al Jazeera correspondent: An explosion and gunfire sounded in the city of Jaramana, south of Damascus
According to Bloomberg, after yesterday’s heated-exchange in the Oval Office with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S. President Donald J. Trump has privately made it clear that he wants a public apology from Zelensky to repair relations between the U.S and Ukraine. 
“If anyone is ‘playing World War 3,’ it’s Putin.
He brought 10,000 North Korean soldiers to Europe. He begged for Iranian drones, aiding their nuclear program in return—to wage war in Europe”
— Macron 
Israel is threatening to launch a military operation in Syria, following several clashes between Syrian security forces and local gunmen over the last 48 hours in the city of Jaramana, only about a mile to the southeast of the Syrian capital of Damascus. Israel claims that the “extremist Islamic regime in Syria” is targeting the Druze ethnic and religious group; with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said to have instructed the Israel Defense Force (IDF) to “prepare to defend” the Druze-majority city of Jaramana on the outskirts of Damascus. 
Reports of Explosions in the Syrian Capital of Damascus, following a possible Airstrike in the Mezzeh Neighborhood.
Following yesterday’s heated-argument in the Oval Office between U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Vice-President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and prior to the tomorrow’s “Emergency Meeting” for Ukrainian Allies in Europe; French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that he is ready to begin discussions on a “Nuclear Deterrence” for Europe, suggesting that France may use its Arsenal of Nuclear Weapons to protect other European Countries against Russia. 
Haltbakk Bunkers, a Major Fuel Company in Norway, has announced that following what they describe as “the biggest shitshow ever presented “live on tv” by the current American president and his vice president” they have decided to immediately stop providing Fuel to U.S. Navy Ships and other American Forces in Norway. They further call for other Norwegian and European Companies to follow their example. The Owner of Haltbakk Bunkers, Gunnar Gran later told Kystens Næringsliv that “not a litre of fuel will be delivered until Trump is finished.” 
The UK and Ukraine have signed a new £2.26 billion loan package to purchase arms for Ukraine.
The loans will be paid back with frozen Russian assets. https://video.nostr.build/4ebdd71bed3d3f7a92c694d746df6c26be05cc2ed5727a01abec0077fdc8fc85.mp4 https://video.nostr.build/2038f45d0fc01591b2da64d39b21dbc744ae2b9e83cc1225e606bd2c3ebcb568.mp4
Druze militias in Jaramana, located 3 km south-east of Damascus, start celebrations after Netanyahu’s announcement that the Israeli Army will protect them against the ongoing attack by Syrian government forces. https://video.nostr.build/fd53920cf366702b95852203798983ea02ea6867384964e786b25eac4c1f3477.mp4
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are actively advancing in Toretsk, reclaiming key positions. Fighting continues in the city center, and the enemy is losing control. There are reports of complete encirclement of Russian occupiers in several areas 
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer tells Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during their meeting today at 10 Downing Street, that he has “full backing across the United Kingdom” and that “We stand with you, with Ukraine, for as long as it may take.” https://video.nostr.build/10b98d649b7d19f0b9c277f7d78d6ddaaaf8f163519d229af9a7573805af0f14.mp4
Sky News reports that the Baltic states are "very unhappy" after the UK failed to invite their leaders to join tomorrow's summit on Ukraine.
The source, a European diplomat with knowledge of the situation, warned that Moscow would notice with interest that Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have been excluded.
"Russia and our publics will clearly assess this that we are sold out by the US, but also by the UK and France," said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Starmer will host the leaders of more than a dozen European countries, including Zelensky, for a summit in the UK on Sunday to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine and wider European security.
The diplomatic source confirmed Sir Keir would have a phone call with the leaders of the Baltic states - but signalled this was a poor substitute for not participating in the summit, which will take place in person.
"We are truly very unhappy with a refusal to invite the Baltic leaders," the source said.
Macron recently held a European emergency summit on Ukraine in Paris and also didn't invite any of the Baltic States to the meeting.
Macron yesterday called upon Europe to "rediscover taste for risk, ambition, and power" and reject dependence on the U.S.
Speaking during his two-day visit to Portugal, Macron said that Europe must be "more united and stronger than ever" and take decisive steps in "technological, industrial and defense matters."
"I see a lot of people in Europe saying, 'we'll have to be nice to the Americans, it'll pass, we have to bend our backs,'" Macron said in comments quoted by BFM TV.
But "submission is not an answer," the French president added, warning Europe against entering into a "happy vassalage" nostr:note1le6t3re5zfy6qethtkc6sjmjp9dmyvnqhhmkpevzahy6mg4eez6s4murj8
A source for the Quds Network: Two new injuries were reported during ongoing violent confrontations with the occupation forces in the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte:
"You have to find a way, dear Volodymyr, to restore your relations with Trump”
"Yesterday was a disaster for American national security. What we saw was the President and the Vice President emotionally committed to defending Russia. Trump has divorced himself from the fundamentals of American foreign policy. Trump is giving Putin everything he wants."
— John Bolton, former National Security Advisor to Donald Trump.
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Karoline Leavitt, Donald Trump’s spokesperson, stated that the U.S. will no longer supply weapons to Ukraine because, according to her, Trump wants “peace.”
There are no details yet on the extent of this measure, and its full impact remains unclear. However, if it includes all weapons, ammunition, and spare parts, then today, Trump effectively handed Putin what he couldn’t achieve on the battlefield by himself.
“Restricting access to a major social media platform in this manner for several weeks (referring to the restriction of X in Brazil in 2024) is unprecedented among democratic nations.
The censorship of a group of users went beyond what could be considered reasonable restrictions on free speech, especially in the middle of an electoral campaign. Criminalizing certain speech based on vague definitions is an example of the politicization of the judiciary,” states a passage from the report that led to Brazil’s six-position drop in The Economist’s Democracy Index ranking.