Israel’s central bank laid out its most detailed assessment yet of the economic implications of the war with Hamas.

An updated outlook from the bank’s research department put the conflict’s “gross effect” on Israel at 198 billion shekels ($53 billion), with defense expenditure comprising more than half of the total.

Finance Ministry says it’s costing the economy close to $270 million every day.

Patriot air defense system carried out the "Bryansk massacre", Ukrainian Air Force Spokesman Ignat says.

On May 13, in just 5 minutes, the Patriot air defense system destroyed five aircraft (2 Russian fighter jets & 3 helicopters) in the sky over the Bryansk region.

“It was a brilliant operation under the leadership of the commander of the Air Force. I jokingly call it the “Bryansk massacre,” he said in an interview.

Ignat added that later, with the help of Patriot, Ukrainian military shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet over the Black Sea.

In total, Patriot air defence systems intercepted 15 Kinzhal missiles and dozens of ballistic missiles.

Iran's President Raisi's scheduled trip to Türkiye at end-November has been postponed.

Elon Musk after visiting Israel:

The rebuttal is often made that, well, Israel has killed civilians also in Gaza, but there is an important difference here, which is that Israel tries to avoid killing civilians, doing everything it can to avoid killing civilians, and there's no sort of joy expressed.

British PM Sunak cancels meeting with Greek PM in row over Parthenon sculptures.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused his British counterpart Rishi Sunak of cancelling a scheduled meeting in London on Tuesday in a diplomatic row over the status of the Parthenon Sculptures.

Greece has repeatedly asked the British Museum to permanently return the 2,500-year-old sculptures that British diplomat Lord Elgin removed from the Parthenon temple in the early 19th century when he was ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.

A British government official, who asked not to be named, said the row over the marbles meant it was not suitable for the meeting to go ahead.

Production of the first unmanned sea drones for the Russian Army has begun.

It is reported that the first drones will arrive at the Ministry of Defense before the end of the year and will be tested in the war.

German Chancellor Scholz:

We will continue with this support as long as it is necessary. This support is of existential importance. For Ukraine … but also for us in Europe.

None of us want to imagine what even more serious consequences it would have for us if Putin won this war.

CIA Director William J. Burns arrived in Qatar on Tuesday for secret meetings with Israel’s spy chief and Qatar’s prime minister aimed at brokering an expansive deal between Israel and Hamas.

Burns is pushing for Hamas and Israel to broaden the focus of their ongoing hostage negotiations, thus far limited to women and children, to encompass the release of men and military personnel, too.

He is also seeking a longer multiday pause in fighting while taking into account the Israeli demand that Hamas release at least 10 people for every day there is a break in the war, those familiar with the matter said on the condition of anonymity to detail sensitive discussions.

Israeli officials have told counterparts the maximum number of extra days they are willing to allow is 10 before they seek to resume military operations.

A large number of militants tried to carry out a major attack against an army detachment in the northern Burkina Faso town of Djibo on motorbikes and pick-ups.

They were swiftly pushed back by Burkina Faso Air Force Bayraktar TB2 UCAV strikes & Burkina Faso Army imposed heavy losses on the attackers.

Burkina Faso Air Force Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs hunting terrorist and insurgent targets, including groups of terrorists travelling on motorcycles on Mali,Niger border.

The U.S. has made it clear to Israel that it expects the increased levels of humanitarian aid and fuel entering Gaza during the pause in fighting to continue even when the temporary ceasefire ends, Axios reports.

Biden administration told Israel that a military operation in southern Gaza must avoid any mass displacement of Palestinians from their homes.

Such displacement would be "beyond disruptive, it will be beyond the capacity of any humanitarian support network," the official stressed.

"If you ask me to characterize the response of the Israeli government — it's a receptive one. There is an understanding that a different type of campaign has to be conducted in the south," the official said.

Finland will close its entire border with Russia to travellers for the next two weeks in a bid to halt a flow of asylum seekers to the Nordic nation.

Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed governor of the part of Kherson region under Moscow's control:

Russia wants to capture Kherson again.

Putin and the military - everyone is determined to return to Kherson.

Further on the list of occupiers: Mykolaiv, Odesa and Izmail.

Swedish Foreign Minister Billström:

It is a not-so-well-kept secret that Türkiye’s approval of Sweden's NATO application and Türkiye’s desire to buy F-16 fighter jets from the United States are linked.

We already know that these issues are connected. As President Erdogan himself has said.

Lieutenant General (Retired) Ben Hodges, the former Commanding General of US Army Europe:

The U.S. has so far failed to fully commit itself a Ukrainian victory in the war against Russia, with the assistance provided by Washington only sufficient to keep Ukraine in the fight.

Iranian Navy observing U.S. Navy fleet as they enter the waters of Arabian Gulf.


USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)
USS San Jacinto (CG-56)
USS Gravely (DDG 107)
USS Stethem (DDG 63)
French frigate FS Languedoc (D-653)

Detailed footage of Burkina Faso Air Force Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs hunting terrorist and insurgent targets.

Caricature of Elon Musk's trip to Israel.