— 🇮🇱 NEW: Hebrew media reports that the IDF has approved the formation of a battalion for fighters aged 50 and above due to a shortage of soldiers and manpower.

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— 🇺🇸 NEW: The Fort Stewart military base shooting suspect has been identified as Sgt. Quornelius Radford, a 28-year-old African-American man assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team. He was on active duty and had served in the U.S. Army since 2018.

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— 🇺🇸 WATCH: President Trump says he was not aware that Jeffrey Epstein's main accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, had been moved to a minimum-security prison.

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— 🇺🇸 NEW: President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order allowing cryptocurrencies, private equity, real estate, and other 'alternative assets' in 401(k) retirement plans.

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— 🇸🇾 NEW: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that 9,889 deaths have been recorded in Syria since the fall of the Syrian Arab Republic (Bashar al-Assad's government) eight months ago.

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🇱🇧❗NEW: The Lebanese government has approved the objectives outlined in Tom Barrack's paper:

1. Lebanon shall implement the Taif Agreement, the Lebanese Constitution, and UN Security Council resolutions, particularly Resolution 1701 (2006), and take necessary measures to extend its sovereignty over all its territories, aiming to strengthen the role of legitimate institutions, establish the state’s exclusive authority in deciding matters of war and peace, and ensure that weapons are solely in the hands of the state across all Lebanese territories.

2. Ensure the sustainability of the cessation of all forms of hostilities (land, air, and sea) through organized steps leading to a permanent, comprehensive, and guaranteed solution.

3. End the armed presence of all non-governmental entities, including Hezbollah, across all Lebanese territories, both south and north of the Litani River, while providing necessary support to the Lebanese Army and Internal Security Forces.

4. Deploy Lebanese Army units in border areas and sensitive internal regions with appropriate support.

5. Israel’s withdrawal from the “five points,” and the resolution of border issues and prisoner matters through diplomatic means via indirect negotiations.

6. Return of civilians to their homes and properties in border villages and towns.

7. Ensure Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanese territories and the cessation of all hostilities, including land, air, and sea violations.

8. Permanent and visible demarcation of the international border between Lebanon and Israel.

9. Permanent demarcation and determination of the border between Lebanon and Syria.

10. Convene an economic conference with participation from the United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and other friendly nations to support the Lebanese economy, reconstruction, and the implementation of President Trump’s vision for Lebanon’s return as a prosperous and viable state.

11. Provide additional international support to Lebanese security agencies, particularly the Lebanese Army, with appropriate military resources to implement the proposal’s provisions and ensure Lebanon’s protection.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇵🇸 NEW: American mercenaries from the 'Gaza Humanitarian Foundation' (GHF) boast on their social media accounts about preventing aid from international organizations reaching Gaza.

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— 🇺🇸/🇻🇪 BREAKING: The United States is offering a $50 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

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— 🇪🇬/🇮🇱 NEW: Egypt has signed a $35 billion deal with the Israeli energy firm 'NewMed' to receive 130 billion cubic meters of gas from the 'Leviathan' gas field until 2040

The deal marks the largest gas export deal in Israel's history. Egypt relies on Israel for 15-20% of its gas consumption, and its domestic gas production has decreased by at least 40% since 2021.

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🇮🇷🇮🇱| Iranian nuclear scientist confession on working with MOSSAD:

In Austria, Vadi says he was taken to an apartment where they were thoroughly physically searched. After the inspection, they were brought to a house and questioned by someone linked to Mossad. He had met Mossad agents in Austria 5 times.

Vadi was tasked with transferring information onto a flash drive, hiding it in a park, and coordinating the exchange with strict security measures (like no electronic devices and memorizing routes).

The Mossad had promised him a passport, if he worked with them in the long run.

He was required to send regular technical nuclear reports, particularly about nuclear facility operations, personnel, and data controls, with a strong focus on places like Natanz and Fordow.

Vadi was also tasked to give intel about specific individuals within the organization, such as nuclear scientist he closely worked- and even wrote a paper with, namely Zolfaghari and Minouchehr, one of them was martyred during the 12-day war.

The bastard sold out his country and his close colleagues for a passport he never received. Now he’s rotting in hell (he was executed yesterday)

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> New Med

Coincidence? No way.

— 🇮🇷/🇪🇬 NEW: Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, held a phone call with the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty

They mainly discussed the situations in Gaza and Lebanon, and stressed the need for urgent political solutions.

Araqchi also told his colleague that Egypt should stop making deals with the Zionist entity, and that it should focus on self-reliance instead, adding that deals with the enemy serve no positive purpose.

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