Bezalel Smotrich, #Israel 's Finance Minister issued a threat to the residents of Occupied #WestBank :

- 'We will turn you into ruined towns as we are doing now in the #Gaza Strip'
-European_dissident

#Israeli army convoy towards the north, with reports of preparations for an escalation of hostilities towards #Lebanon
-MostMoralArmy

An #Israeli airstrike targeted the center of Houla in southern #Lebanon , earlier today.

#oops
an #Israeli drone was mistakenly shot down by Israeli air defenses over the northern town of Shlomi.

The drone is believed to be Hermes 900, a $8 million drone.

Today, the Government of #Slovenia 🇸🇮 adopted the decision on the recognition of the independence and sovereignty of #Palestine and submitted it to the National Assembly.

“India and Russia have reaffirmed their commitment to a multipolar world order ahead of a major economic conference in St Petersburg.”

MBZ: The relationship between Arab countries and China is of historical importance and there is a strong desire to develop and expand the horizons of this relationship.

War lobbyists sabotaged the implementation of the Istanbul agreements between Russia and Ukraine — Turkish President Erdogan

My new article: The China-Arab Forum: Will the Arab World Surpass the EU in Significance for China?
Published on the website of the Belt & Road Institute in Sweden

brixsweden.org/the-china-arab…

Amid China-US trade tensions, and with Japan and South Korea as US allies, resuming trilateral cooperation mechanism among #China , #Japan and #SouthKorea sends a strong positive message globally, with significant political and economic implications,” Xiang added.

“China is strengthening its diplomatic influence in the Middle East region and appearing as an alternative to the West.”

SG Jens Stoltenberg highlighted the importance of partnerships & global cooperation in a message to the Jeju Forum in South Korea.

Global challenges require global responses, so #NATO is working even more closely w/ partners around the world. 🇰🇷🇦🇺🇯🇵🇳🇿

⤵️bit.ly/4bFjFxJ

Speaker of the Slovenian Parliament: Parliament will approve recognition of the State of Palestine next Tuesday

Xi: 🇨🇳 will work with the Arab side to make 🇨🇳-Arab relations a model for maintaining world peace & stability, a fine example of high-quality BRI cooperation, a paradigm of harmonious coexistence between civilizations & a model for good global governance.

english.www.gov.cn/news/202405/30…

Robot used to remove mines in #Ukraine in #Russian held areas so civilians can start using the roads again

#Volchansk the last bridge that #Ukranian troops used for supplies

One of the authors of #Ukraine 's current constitution, Dmitry Tabachnik, said that #Zelensky was illegitimate after 20 May, 'this is clearly evident from the norms of the constitution'.
According to him, the illegitimacy was deliberately 'created' to make peace talks difficult

The US-built pier in #Gaza broke apart. Here’s how we got here and what might be next
apnews.com/article/gaza-i…

#Ukranian pride in overdrive. There's just too much here

According to #Zelensky the most democratic country in #Europe is #Ukraine