UK suspends 30 out of 350 arms export licenses to Israel due to a risk that they will be used in violation of international humanitarian law, but fighter jet sales won’t be impacted: Top British diplomat

Qatar slams Netanyahu’s “unacceptable” comments and expresses full solidarity with Egypt, accusing the Israeli PM of lying to manipulate local and international public opinion

There has still been no determination by the US that Israel has violated international law during the 10-month Gaza war, per NSC’s John Kirby

Pentagon’s Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder says information he has that AMJAD was hit is “factually correct”

US Attorney General says Iran armed and funded Hamas while Hezbollah provided support to carry out efforts to “destroy the state of Israel and murder civilians in support of that aim.”

Saudi Arabia condemns “futile attempts to justify continued Israeli violations of international laws and norms” after Netanyahu’s comments on Philadelphi Corridor. Riyadh reaffirms stance on two-state solution based on 1967 borders + E. Jerusalem as 🇵🇸 capital.

Smiling former Lebanese finance minister Ghazi Wazni gives house speaker Nabih Berri a copy of his new book “Lebanon’s Financial Collapse, Experience and Facts.” Berri presided over the collapse, appointed all finance ministers in the past decade... Surreal.

Senior Biden admin official: • Staking out concrete positions during ongoing negotiations not particularly helpful RE: Netanyahu’s comments on Philadelphi Corridor • Hamas put forth new demands • US military able to sustain deterrent posture in Middle East as long as needed

Russia’s Vladimir Putin thanks Saudi Arabia’s MBS for helping to organize the biggest US-Russian prisoner swap since the Cold War, which included the release of WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich and ex-US Marine Paul Whelan english.alarabiya.net/News/world/202…

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro broke the law by publicly endorsing the reelection of President Joe Biden and criticizing former President Donald Trump in several statements he made while on official duty overseas, the US Office of Special Counsel said: AP

US delivered 38 million pounds of humanitarian aid to Gaza via maritime and air, making it the largest such operation ever in Middle East: Sabrina Singh

9/5: Israel’s Netanyahu says no Gaza ceasefire deal in the making, “exactly inaccurate” that a breakthrough is close