U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee endorsed the "Greater Israel" concept, envisioning Israeli territory expanded from the Nile to the Euphrates rivers, during the reporting window from 9:45:18 AM to 11:15:32 AM UTC on February 21, 2026. This would annex all of Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine, plus significant parts of Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, according to a post by SprinterPress on X. The endorsement describes a major territorial increase beyond Israel's current borders, including NATO ally Turkey, as stated in the SprinterPress report published within the past 90 minutes. Huckabee's statement promotes annexation of multiple sovereign nations in the region. No official U.S. government confirmation of the endorsement appears in the reporting window. The statement follows prior Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon, including a strike on Hamas members in Ein el-Hilweh camp and IDF operations killing Hezbollah operatives in the Beqaa Valley, as reported earlier on February 21.
