Iraqi authorities call for de-escalation, dialogue to resolve crisis

Israeli media: Two Israeli soldiers killed, two seriously injured as a result of an explosive device explosion in the Gaza Strip

Abu Obaida: The enemy must understand that as long as its aggression against Gaza and the West Bank continues, it will pay a heavy price

Reuters citing Lebanese source: Lebanese caretaker PM Najib Mikati will meet Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus on Saturday.

Venezuelan Armed Forces: We reject Gonzalez's coup calls and confirm our recognition of Maduro as the legitimate president of the country

Al-Sharaa: I do not expect that the problems between the two countries will be resolved all at once, but rather this will be done gradually

Al-Sharaa: I believe there will be long-term strategic relations with Lebanon based on right and sound foundations

Mikati: Al-Sharaa exhibited responsiveness in discussing the file of Syrian refugees in Lebanon in order to ensure their safe return to their country

Mikati: We stressed that good neighborliness and respect for sovereignty are the basis for relations between the two countries

Press conference by the caretaker Prime Minister of Lebanon, Najib Mikati, and the leader of the new administration in Syria, Ahmad al-Sharaa

Al Mayadeen's correspondent: 11 US-UK strikes on Sanaa as Sabeen Square close to being full in million-man protest in support of Gaza.

Informed sources to Al Mayadeen: Negotiations are underway between Ankara and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), with Turkish intelligence holding discussions with the party’s leader, Abdullah Ocalan, in his prison

Hamas' representative in Lebanon Ahmad Abdul Hadi to Al Mayadeen: All the controversial and outstanding points were resolved in the Doha negotiations