US President Donald Trump will attend a rare meeting with top army and navy leaders at the Quantico base in Virginia, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to emphasize the importance of maintaining the 'fighting spirit' in the armed forces. US troops are deployed in several regions worldwide.

The Israeli Knesset's National Security Committee approved a bill allowing the execution of Palestinian prisoners, prompting condemnation from two Palestinian human rights bodies who called it unprecedented brutality. The bill is part of coalition agreements led by Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir and targets Palestinian prisoners convicted of killing Israelis.

Begonia Gomez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, refused to attend a court session notifying her of a trial in an embezzlement case. The investigation involves the use of an assistant paid by the Prime Minister's office for personal activities, which Gomez denies.

The Times of Israel revealed Trump's peace plan for Gaza, featuring an immediate ceasefire, gradual Israeli withdrawal, hostage release, and a transitional Palestinian government under international supervision, excluding Hamas from future political roles.

Irbid Municipality closed the intersection of King Faisal I Street and Al-Hami Street for emergency maintenance of rainwater drainage lines after a contractor broke and buried the old line without notifying the municipality, causing its malfunction in a critical water accumulation area.

Syria has witnessed sectarian violence resulting in thousands of civilian casualties, especially in Sweida where about 2,000 people were killed. Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif calls on Europe to intervene and states that Israeli intervention saved the Druze community from extinction.

Daily attacks by the Israeli occupation army and settlers threaten the Palestinian existence with systematic repression and uprooting. These circumstances make international protection a humanitarian necessity and a political and legal right.

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed openness to cooperation with the United States in Alaska, emphasizing the need for a political decision from Washington to resume economic participation. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian army targeted a Russian oil refinery in Ryazan and an oil depot in Luhansk amid ongoing conflict.

Kremlin spokesperson hinted at Putin's possible attendance at the 2026 World Cup in North America, stating the visit could happen if Trump invites him. This follows Putin's historic meeting with Trump in Alaska in August 2025.

Ahmed Aboul Gheit announced an Arab agreement to stop the Israeli extermination war against Palestinians and preserve the Palestinian state project, rejecting any attempts to liquidate the Palestinian cause or annex the West Bank.