IS HAMAS SERIOUS ABOUT ENDING THE WAR? HEADLINE 1: The U.S. government approved a new aid package for Lebanese security forces. HEADLINE 2: Syria held elections for the first time since Bashar al-Assad’s fall. HEADLINE 3: Israel intercepted all the boats and there was no violence or bloodshed. But poor Greta Thunberg was grumpy because she wasn’t greeted with hugs and a dance party. -- FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow The Honorable Elliott Abrams, who formerly served as U.S. Special Representative for Iran and Venezuela and Deputy National Security Advisor. Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief -- Featured FDD Pieces "Trump will help Ukraine hit Putin where it hurts — to finally end his bloody war" - John Hardie, New York Post "5 Ways to Curb Iran’s Oil Exports to China" - Saeed Ghasseminejad, The National Interest "Europe Should Support Moldova Against Russian Meddling" - Ivana Stradner and RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Foreign Policy " Hamas Says 'Yes, But...'" - Elliott Abrams, The Free Press
