US Strikes Iranian Oil Tankers Amid Regional Tensions

The United States military announced it had attacked and disabled three Iranian oil tankers in response to Iran launching missiles at U.S. Navy ships. The U.S. ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, documented settlers approaching a Palestinian family's home in Turmus Ayya and pledged to personally deliver the video to President Trump. The Washington Post reported that documents suggest Sudan's military is secretly developing chemical weapons, primarily chlorine gas-based, for use in its civil war against the Rapid Support Forces.

In the UK, hundreds of masked far-right activists blocked Dover port for hours to protest illegal immigration. The UN General Assembly voted to replace the traditional world map with one more accurately reflecting Africa's size, with 164 nations in favor, six abstentions, and the U.S. as the sole dissenter.

U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, arrived in Moscow. The Israeli military (IDF) struck Hezbollah operatives and infrastructure in southern Lebanon after an Israeli drone was targeted. The Lebanese Health Ministry reported four deaths and 32 injuries from the IDF strike.

The Pentagon has reportedly polygraph-tested around 50 members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff due to leaks to journalists concerning issues like ammunition shortages, according to The New York Times. President Trump threatened that the U.S. might soon attack "the Iron Dome" in Iran. The Trump administration is formulating a post-war strategy that includes a regional framework to contain Iran, closing fronts opened since October 7, and expanding the normalization process between Israel and its neighbors.

Separately, Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot held a secret meeting last Saturday evening, with potential political alliances still being explored, though sources close to Eisenkot expressed reservations. Other political connections are also being considered ahead of elections. In a domestic incident, a man around 45 years old died in a traffic accident on Highway 5535 near Porat.