German Chancellor Olaf Scholz:

We have supplied arms to Israel and will continue to do so. This is the position of the German government.

Germany's Green Party Minister Cem Özdemir says Greta Thunberg's participation in a pro-Palestine rally is "awful and terrible."

"Her actions should prompt those who have previously praised her to reconsider their support."

Israel's Channel 14:

Biden asked not to attack nuclear or oil facilities in Iran.

Netanyahu said:

"It is a historic opportunity."

Gulf states are actively lobbying the United States to prevent Israel from launching attacks on Iran's oil facilities.

— Countries including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar are particularly worried about the potential fallout from Israeli military actions against Iran.

— They fear that if Israel attacks, Iran may retaliate against Gulf oil facilities, jeopardizing their economic stability and security.

— These Gulf nations have reportedly denied Israel the use of their airspace for any military operations targeting Iran.

Source: Reuters

Israeli Activist Avigail Abarbanel:

Hamas is the Palestinian resistance movement, and Hezbollah is not a threat.

Israel is its own worst enemy. Israeli society has completely lost its mind.

The issue isn’t Netanyahu; it’s the Israeli people, who keep electing leaders they believe will fix their problems.

If the people don’t change their mindset, Israel will eventually destroy itself.

Source: gdh

German Chancellor says Germany will send more weapons to Israel “soon”.

Lithuania is testing iron anti-tank obstacles, which will soon reinforce the “dragon’s teeth” defenses protecting key bridges along the Kaliningrad axis.

Israeli fighter jet successfully intercepted a kamikaze UAV over Ashkelon earlier today.

IDF says the UAV posed a threat, but did not manage to cross into Israeli airspace.

Complete Impunity: Israeli Army fired on UNIFIL's headquarters in Naqoura, resulting in injuries to two peacekeepers yesterday.

— An Israeli Merkava tank directly struck an observation tower, causing the peacekeepers to fall and sustain minor injuries, necessitating hospitalization.

— Following the initial attack, Israeli forces also targeted another UN position in Labbouneh, damaging vehicles and communication systems.

— UNIFIL reported that IDF personnel had previously disabled monitoring cameras at this site, indicating a deliberate approach to these assaults.

— UNIFIL condemned the attacks as serious violations of international humanitarian law.

— The U.S. and EU officials described the attacks as unacceptable and called for Israel to respect the safety of UN personnel.

— Russian ambassador labeled the actions as war crimes, demanding accountability from Israel.

Iran issued a stark warning regarding its nuclear doctrine

Kamal Kharrazi, a senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, stated that if Israel attacks Iran's nuclear installations, Tehran would have "no choice" but to reconsider its military strategy.

He emphasized that such an assault would compel Iran to alter its deterrence posture significantly.

Source: FT

Russia’s Wagner says it has recovered bodies of mercenaries killed in Mali.

Russia’s Wagner mercenary group said that its fighters had recovered the bodies of its mercenaries killed in a July battle with Tuareg rebels and Islamists during a desert sandstorm in Mali.

PMC Wagner took about 35 bodies of the company's killed fighters in Mali.

Two Wagnerites are still being held captive by the rebel movement, one of them is an old guard fighter with an “M” badge – Nike.

21+ Ukrainian Army POWs being tortured by Russian soldiers, including beatings and threats to cut off ear.

Their fate remains unknown.

What was the point: Russian Army VAZ car hits an anti-tank mine.

China's HIMARS: PCL-191 (PHL-16) MLRS

— The systems were transferred by train. The total length of the route was 3,000 km for training.

— PCL-191 can launch up to eight 370mm rockets with a range of approximately 350 kilometers or two 750mm Fire Dragon 480 tactical ballistic missiles with a range of around 500 kilometers.

— As of 2023, the total length of China's railway network is approximately 159,000 kilometers. In 2023 alone, about 3,637 kilometers of new tracks were added, including 2,776 kilometers specifically for high-speed rail.

— Since 2010, the length of the railway network has increased by over 74%, growing from 91,000 kilometers.

Sudanese Armed Forces show VOA weapons they say were supplied to paramilitary group by United Arab Emirates (UAE).

In the video published by VOA, the Sudanese army shows ammunition and weapons sent from the UAE to the RSF, along with the address of the logistics arm of the United Arab Emirates army.

In a statement to VOA, the UAE Foreign Ministry denied providing any support or supplies to the Rapid Support Forces or any of the warring parties in Sudan.

South Korea conducted its first live-fire drills of the German-made Taurus cruise missile in seven years from F-15K fighter jet.

The missile flew approximately 400 kilometers and hit designated target in the Yellow Sea.

It can reach key facilities in North Korea within 15 minutes from launch points near Seoul.

Germany still refuses to supply them to Ukraine.

Russia casualties reach 600,000 during war in Ukraine, Pentagon says

“Russian losses, again both killed and wounded in action, in just the first year of the war exceeded the total of all Soviet losses in any conflict since World War 2 combined,” the official said.

A senior U.S. military official said the Pentagon expects Russia will continue making “incremental gains” along the front, using its advantage in numbers to cut through the otherwise firm defenses.

“It’s kind of the Russian way of war where they continue to throw mass into the into the problem, and I think we’ll continue to see high losses,” the military official said.

Turkish seismic exploration vessel Oruç Reis, accompanied by Turkish Navy warships, is en route to conduct seismic surveys off the coast of Somalia.

This mission is part of a broader agreement between Türkiye and Somalia, focused on the exploration of potential oil and natural gas reserves in the region.

France to transfer 12 to 20 Mirage 2000-5F jets to Ukraine next year.

The jets are expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2025 (between January 1 and March 30).

They'll be transformed from pure air policing fighters to multi-role combat aircraft for Ukraine.

Trump says he would withhold protection from NATO allies in the event of a Russian invasion unless they meet financial demands:

"I will not protect you under any circumstances. You will not be defended."

The United States still believes that Iran has not decided to build a nuclear weapon despite Tehran's recent strategic setbacks, Reuters reports, citing U.S. officials.

"We're all watching this space very carefully," the Biden administration official said.