🚨No ceasefire negotiations took place today, according to i24 News, as talks remain stalled following Hamas’s rejection of Israel’s latest proposal.

Over the past two weeks, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have conducted targeted, intelligence-driven strikes against several senior operatives from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in the Gaza Strip. These individuals were actively involved in efforts to rebuild the military infrastructure of both terror groups, including the Weapons Production Headquarters and the Military Intelligence Unit. The eliminated operatives include: • Muhammad Abu Awwad: A senior figure in Hamas’ Projects and Development Department within the Weapons Production Headquarters. He played a key role in advancing Hamas’ precision missile project and served as Head of Production and Technical Control. • Bilal Abu Shikha: Section Commander in Hamas’ Weapons Production Headquarters. • Tayseer Shareem: Section Commander in Hamas’ Weapons Production Headquarters. • Mundhir Salami: Production Site Commander in Hamas’ Weapons Production Headquarters, responsible for overseeing the manufacturing of various weapons and contributing significantly to Hamas’ military buildup in Gaza. • Bilal Musallam: Section Commander in Hamas’ Military Intelligence Unit. • Rabi‘ Mustafa Rabi‘ Sukhweil: Financial operative within Hamas’ military wing. • Ahmad Abu Shamala: Squad Commander in Hamas’ Military Intelligence Unit. • Mustafa Dababesh: Deputy Head of Department in Hamas’ Weapons Production Headquarters. • Muhammad Al-Bayouk: Senior member of the Islamic Jihad’s Weapons Production Apparatus. These operations are part of the IDF’s ongoing effort to degrade the operational capacity of terror groups in Gaza.

Israeli forces, including reservists from the 810th Mountain Regional Brigade, recently conducted a raid on former Syrian regime military sites near Mount Hermon, seizing more than three tons of weapons, including anti-tank mines, explosives, and rockets. Since the fall of the Assad regime in December, the IDF has been operating up to 15 kilometers inside southern Syria, targeting nine positions—many within a UN-monitored buffer zone—to disrupt arms smuggling into Lebanon and secure weapons that could pose a threat to Israel if obtained by hostile groups.

Al Jazeera, citing an Iranian source, reports that Iran intends to retaliate for what it describes as an Israeli wartime “assassination attempt” on President Pezeshkian, warning that Israel will face consequences.

Syria: Heavy clashes have erupted in recent hours between Druze factions in eastern Sweida and militant groups loyal to Al-Julani.

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North Korea has issued a warning that it is prepared to take military action in response to perceived threats from the U.S., Japan, and South Korea, specifically citing their recent joint air drills involving a U.S. strategic bomber.

A relatively calm night in geopolitics…

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