Hamas armed wing spokesman Abu Obaida:

During the last 72 hours, the Qassam mujahideen were able to completely or partially destroy 72 Israeli army vehicles.

Our mujahideen confirmed that 36 soldiers were killed, dozens of other Zionist soldiers were killed and wounded, and the equipment and belongings of some of them were seized.

IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari:

IDF has "new weapons" to eliminate Hamas operatives in its tunnels.

We will go in, plant explosives in areas where there are terrorists, and wait for the right moment to kill them underground. The terrorists will not be safe underground.

Biden administration has told the Israeli government that it wants Israel to end its large-scale ground campaign in the Gaza Strip "around the end of the year" and transition to a more targeted phase in its war against Hamas, NYT reports.

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan asked/urged/demanded Netanyahu to end the war by the first week of 2024, Israeli journalist Amit Segal says.

Russian Federation plans to capture Kharkiv and Dnipro and continue the war until 2026, BILD, citing sources.

The Russian authorities are counting on a decrease in Western support for Ukraine, as well as on imitation of peace negotiations in order to mislead the international community.

By the end of 2024, it is planned to establish full control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and reach the Oskol River in the Kharkiv region.

By the end of 2026, it is planned to advance further west to the Dnieper, capturing a significant part of the Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions, including Kharkiv, Dnipro and Zaporozhye.

On the Kherson front it is planned to hold the defense along the Dnieper without attacking the right bank of Kherson or Odesa.

All eastern territories to the left of the Dnieper must be conquered within 36 months. The Russian authorities are ready to lose up to 100,000 soldiers in Ukraine every year.

Since the 1990s, the U.S. defense sector has consolidated substantially, transitioning from 51 to 5 aerospace and defense prime contractors.

80% of the projects are in the hands of these 5 companies.

Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet passing at extremely low altitude over the sea.

Biden:

I want Israel to focus on how to protect civilian lives. Not to stop the operation against Hamas, but to be more careful.

IDF soldier falls into a hole in West Bank.

Senior U.S. official says Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s days are numbered.

“He has American blood on his hands and he is holding American hostages. No matter how long it takes justice will be made when it comes to Sinwar.”

Hungary has blocked €50bn ($55bn; £43bn) in EU aid for Ukraine - just hours after an agreement was reached on starting membership talks.

"Summary of the nightshift: veto for the extra money to Ukraine," Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.

U.S. Congress has approved legislation that would prevent ANY president from withdrawing the United States from NATO without approval from the Senate or an Act of Congress.

The market in the Jabaliya refugee camp has now become a cemetery for Gazans.

Biden administration has sent messages to the Houthi rebels in Yemen via several channels recently warning them to stop their attacks on ships in the Red Sea and against Israel, Axios reports.

The U.S. is also expected to announce today that a special upgraded multinational task force will start operating in the Red Sea to deter the Houthis from further attacks and counter them.

Just another incident off Yemen's coast.

UKMTO is investigating a report of an incident in the vicinity of the Bab El Mandeb, 50nm North of port Mokha, Yemen.

Gunmen attack on police station in the small town of Rask in the southeastern Iran province of Sistan and Baluchestan kills at least 12, 7 wounded.

Responsibility has been claimed by Jaish ul-Adl group.

German Chancellor Scholz gets Hungary's Orbán out the room to open Ukraine’s membership talks.

About three hours into deadlocked discussions among EU leaders on Ukraine’s accession to the bloc, the German chancellor proposed to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán:

"Grab a coffee outside the room, perhaps."

The idea that a EU leader had to leave the room to be unanimous is highly unusual. In fact, EU officials and diplomats at the summit on Thursday could not say if Scholz’s move had ever been used before.

“He used an old trick from his time with the Young Socialists,” said one official at the EU summit, referring to the youth organization of Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) in which the chancellor served as deputy chairman during the 1980s.

Hungary will have the opportunity to prevent Ukraine from joining the EU 75 more times , the final decision will be made by parliaments, Orban says.

IDF Merkava tank pulled out of the slide on which it was stuck.

Chinese Ministry of Defense publishes footage of joint patrols with the Russian Aerospace Forces in the Asia-Pacific region.