HEADLINE 1: Yesterday, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Beijing will provide $100 million to help with reconstruction and ease the humanitarian situation in Gaza. HEADLINE 2: The Pentagon deployed a new type of drone to the Middle East. HEADLINE 3: Iraq added Hezbollah and the Houthis to its asset freeze list. -- FDD Senior Research Analyst Natalie Ecanow analyzes the latest headlines, followed by a pre-recorded conversation between Jon Schanzer and FDD Director of Impact and AI Research Fellow Leah Siskind. Learn more at: https://fdd.org/fddmorningbrief -- Featured FDD Pieces: " America needs to stop being naive in Gaza " - Bonnie Glick, Washington Reporter " China’s Influence Operation in US Education Was Supposed To Be Shut Down, But Did Closing the Confucius Institutes Only Make It Stronger? " - Jennifer Richmond, The Washington Free Beacon " Is Qatari Money Corrupting American Education? " - Natalie Ecanow, Townhall
