Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett addressed Iranians, saying that the brave men and women rising up across the country have the support of all free nations in their just struggle.

British boxer Anthony Joshua was injured in a car crash near Lagos, Nigeria, that left two other men dead. Local officials said the two fatalities were foreign nationals.

Trump said Netanyahu is a strong leader who can be difficult at times, but argued that strength is essential. He added that Israel would not exist today under weaker leadership, and that with most other leaders the country would have failed—saying Israel is now stronger than ever.

Federal prosecutors say $18 billion billed through 14 high-risk Minnesota Medicaid programs is under audit, with as much as $9 billion suspected to be fraudulent—an amount roughly equal to Somalia’s annual GDP. The FBI and Treasury are investigating whether any of the funds reached al-Shabaab, describing the case as only the “tip of the iceberg.”

TMZ, citing sources, reports that singer D4vd is expected to face murder charges in connection with the death of Celeste Rivas, as a grand jury reviewing the case is set to consider issuing an indictment.

President Donald J. Trump was caught on a hot mic venting to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he didn’t get credit despite claiming to have brokered multiple agreements, adding, “They gave the Nobel— I did eight of them. How about India and Pakistan? I did eight of them. And then I’ll tell you the rest.”

Trump said he would permit Israel to strike Iran again over ballistic missile threats, and would move quickly if the issue involved nuclear capabilities.

Trump said Putin informed him early in the morning that his residence had come under attack. “That’s not good. It’s not good,” Trump said, adding that he had previously halted the use of Tomahawk missiles. “There’s a difference between being offensive and attacking someone’s home. This is not the right time for anything like that.”

International aid workers who entered Sudan’s El Fasher for the first time since the city was seized by the RSF reported finding “little sign of life,” according to Reuters. Before the takeover, El Fasher was home to an estimated 260,000 people.

Trump on Gaza: “Look at it — what a mess. It’s been a mess for centuries, a mess for a very long time. It almost seems like it was born that way.”

Trump on the possibility of allowing Turkish troops in Gaza said he has a strong relationship with President Erdogan and plans to discuss the issue with him, adding that if the arrangement makes sense, he would view it positively. He praised Türkiye and described Erdogan as having been “excellent” and “very good” from his perspective.

The U.S. delegation attending Trump’s meeting with Netanyahu includes Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and Stephen Miller.

President Donald J. Trump states that he spoke recently with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and that a pardon is “on the way” for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Trump on Russia’s claims that Ukraine attempted to strike Putin’s residence: “I just heard about it, actually, but I don’t know much about it. That would be too bad.”

The White House states that President Donald J. Trump has just concluded a “positive call” with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding Ukraine.

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense announced that Rapid Response Exercises are underway nationwide in response to surprise military drills encircling the island by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theater Command. Several units, including air defense, anti-ship missile, and naval forces, have been placed on high alert to prepare for any potential hostile action by China against Taiwan.

Cockpit view from a Ukrainian MiG-29 Fulcrum on a bombing run, tossing a pair of JDAM-ER glide bombs at a Russian target.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday that Ukraine attempted to attack the state residence of President Vladimir Putin in Russia’s Novgorod Oblast using 91 drones, all of which were intercepted and destroyed, according to the state-run news agency TASS. As seen in the image, the property—one of several residences linked to Putin—is a massive compound spanning several square kilometers, complete with air defense systems and military detachments positioned around its entire perimeter.

Footage circulating from anti-government protests in Tehran shows demonstrators assaulting a Shiite cleric and vandalizing his vehicle on Tuesday, highlighting growing public anger toward the clerical establishment, which many Iranians increasingly blame for repression and worsening economic conditions as unrest spreads.

Israel’s envoy to the United Nations, Danon, said that when the Somali government under Siad Barre carried out a massacre against the people of Somaliland, the international community remained silent, but Israel did not. He noted that in 1990, Israel’s ambassador to the UN at the time, Yohanan Bein, sent a letter to the UN Security Council warning about the massacre in the city of Hargeisa. Danon said that even when it was inconvenient and came at a diplomatic cost, Israel chose to act, calling this an example of moral leadership.