Türkiye has officially ratified Sweden's NATO membership.

Despite sanctions, Russia imported advanced microprocessors from leading American and European manufacturers worth more than $1 billion in the first 9 months of 2023.

More than half of the total volume of imported semiconductors and integrated circuits during this period came from Western companies, notes Bloomberg.

Al-Jazeera publishes footage of the mining of two buildings in Gaza by soldiers of the 8208th Battalion of the 261st Brigade of the IDF, filmed shortly before Hamas fighters began shelling the buildings.

This would result in detonation and collapse.

The explosions killed at least 21 IDF soldiers.

Turkish President Erdogan signed the Presidential Decree on Sweden's accession protocol to NATO.

Interesting footage of Hezbollah attack on IDF spying equipment.

This was either a top attack ATGM strike or Hezbollah managed to attach a special camera to the munition to record the strike.

In what would be a first, this Hezbollah attack was highly likely carried out with Iranian-made ALMAS ATGM (Iranian copy of Israeli SPIKE missile).

Iran actually received Israeli Spike-MRs captured during the 2006 Lebanon War by Hezbollah fighters.

Israel asks embassies if they are equipped for ‘security escalation’, FT reports.

Israel’s foreign ministry has written to diplomatic missions in the country to ask if they have back-up generators and satellite phones in case of a “security escalation”.

North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, could take some form of "lethal military action" against South Korea in the coming months after having shifted to a policy of open hostility, U.S. officials say to NYT.

Chinese officials have asked their Iranian counterparts to help rein in attacks on ships in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthis, or risk harming business relations with Beijing, Reuters reports.

Turkish President Erdogan:

We expect the International Court of Justice to determine that Israel committed genocide in Gaza.

#BREAKING The International Court of Justice (ICJ) says some of the acts alleged by South Africa to have been "committed by Israel [in Gaza] appear to be capable of falling" within the provisions of the Genocide Convention.

ICJ orders Israel take all measures to prevent genocide, ensure its military forces don't commit those acts, prosecute its incitement and that it must allow basic services and protect relevant evidence.

ICJ also finds that the 'conditions to indicate provisional measures are met'.

#BREAKING The International Court of Justice (ICJ) rules 15 to 2 to demand “Israel take effective measures to prevent actions within the scope of the Genocide Convention.”

Note: The International Court of Justice declined to order Israel to cease military operations in Gaza.

Israel must report to the court within a month on what it's doing to uphold the order.

Photo from inside Israeli heavy armored personnel carrier Namer, destroyed in Gaza.

#BREAKING Canada and Türkiye reach deal to lift arms-related export controls, Reuters reports.

Putin:

Ukrainian intelligence knew that there were Ukrainian prisoners of war on board shot down Russian Il-76 aircraft.

Ukraine shot it down either with American or French missiles. It’ll be clear in couple of days.

Results will be shared with public.

Texas defies Joe Biden.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott says he is “prepared” for a conflict with federal authorities over border standoff, adding that 10 other states have sent national guard troops to the Texas border.

This comes amid ongoing tensions between Governor Greg Abbott and the Biden administration over the border with Mexico.

#BREAKING The United States is planning to station nuclear weapons in the UK for the first time in 15 years as the threat from Russia increases, Pentagon documents seen by The Telegraph reveal.

#BREAKING British oil tanker "on fire" after getting hit by Houthi missile strike off Yemen.

Khan Yunis, Gaza today.

F-16s for Türkiye, F-35s for Greece

The U.S. has approved possible sale of 40 x F-16 Block 70 fighter jets & modernization kits for 79 existing F-16 aircraft to V-Configuration requested by Türkiye for $23 billion.

And 40 x F-35A aircraft requested by Greece for $8.6 billion.