This morning, significant U.S. air activity was observed over the eastern Deir Ezzor desert, with footage capturing an A-10 Thunderbolt and an Apache attack helicopter conducting operations in the area.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: “The time has come to strike Gaza hard, take full control, impose military rule, seize territory, and carry out President Trump’s plan to relocate 1.5 to 2 million Gazans out of the Strip, there’s no other choice.”

Pope Francis’ Popemobile is being repurposed into a mobile clinic for children in Gaza, fulfilling what many say was his final request.

Shocking footage captures a suspect wielding a weapon at a gated condo complex in Fayetteville, NC, where a shooting left one person dead. Police have apprehended the gunman.

Ynet reports that both the U.S. Army’s THAAD batteries in Southern Israel and the “Arrow-2/3” Anti-Ballistic Missile System failed to intercepted the long-range ballistic missile launched by Iranian-backed Houthis targeting Ben Gurion airport this morning.

POTUS ON MIKE WALTZ: “He didn’t resign. You people are so bad. You’re trying to make a big deal out of something that’s not. You are so bad. That’s why nobody watches you anymore.”

POTUS on reopening Alcatraz to house our most ruthless, violent criminals: “It’s a symbol of law and order and it’s got quite a history, frankly — so I think we’re going to do that, and we’re looking at it right now.”

JUST NOW: A Jewish man was assaulted and called a “dirty Jew” by a violent individual at the Dunkin’ Donuts on Flatbush Avenue and Avenue L. Thanks to the swift response of Flatbush Shomrim, the suspect was quickly located and taken into custody by the NYPD on East 38th Street near Kings Highway. During the arrest, the suspect also bit an NYPD officer on the arm.

Record-breaking rains drenched southern Israel from Eilat to Ein Gedi, with rare downpours including 17.6mm in just 5 minutes at Nachal Arugot, marking the most intense rain event in the region since 1987.