Israel informed Egypt this evening of its intention to send troops into Rafah and the Philadelphia axis area, despite Egypt's firm opposition, Sky News Arabia reports.

Israelis tried to reassure Egypt that they “would not displace the Palestinians towards Egyptian lands.”

An unknown Arab country has provided reliable intelligence to Hezbollah that Israel will launch a large-scale military operation in Lebanon, Lebanese media organization LBCI reports.

Thousands of IDF Golani soldiers who left Gaza arrived at the northern border.

In addition, in recent days, hundreds of tanks have moved north, Israeli media reports.

Greece agreed to transfer its old Soviet-made military equipment to Ukraine after U.S. requests, Kathimerini reports.

This decision would unlock $200 million FMF sales for new military equipment programs offered by the U.S.

Greece has Tor, S-300, OSA and ZU-23-2 AA guns.

Back to the trenches.

French military in Estonia, together with local forces, practice combat operations in trenches.

Trump on NATO:

I hate to tell you this about NATO. If we ever needed the help, let's say we were attacked, I don't believe they'd be there. I know them.

If Ukraine loses the war, Hungary will demand Transcarpathia, says leader of the far-right Mi Hazánk Mozgalom party, László Toroczkai.

No diploma? No problem!

U.S. Navy again lowers requirements as it struggles to meet recruitment goals.

Under the new plan, Navy recruits without an education credential will be able to join as long as they score 50 or above on the qualification test, which is out of 99.

As much as 80% of Hamas’s vast warren of tunnels under Gaza remains intact after weeks of Israeli efforts to destroy them, WSJ reports.

First person view showing use of American-supplied Ukrainian M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge (MICLIC) system.

Egyptian soldiers on Gaza border patrol the area.

They won't talk to the children or press, running away form cameras.

India pivots away from Russian arms, but will retain strong ties, Reuters reports.

India is seeking to distance itself from its largest arms supplier after Russia's ability to supply munitions and spares was hobbled by the war in Ukraine, but must step carefully to avoid pushing Moscow closer to China.

Crashed Iranian-made Russian Shahed-136 kamikaze UAV reported to be in stealth version, made of non-resonant volumetric coating (NOP) and thermobaric warhead.

This coating consists of cellular foam, in which incoming radio waves begin to move spontaneously, which prevents them from being reflected back to the radar properly.

In addition, the black color of the coating also reduces the visibility of the UAV against the sky at night.

IDF's 55th Reserve Brigade (Tip of The Spear Brigade) withdraw from Gaza.

Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali announce they are leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) "immediately."

The decisive moment has now come in Ukraine; Germany alone is not able to bear such a heavy burden, German Chancellor Scholz says.

He calls on EU countries to provide more assistance to Ukrainians:

It shouldn’t be the case that Germany has such a large share [in the total amount of aid to Ukraine]. Doing a lot should be our contribution, but everyone else should do a lot too.

Footage of British Royal Navy’s HMS Diamond intercepting Houthi UAV launched against the ship with Sea Viper missile in the Red Sea yesterday.

This is the 9th aerial target destroyed by HMS Diamond since its deployment.

Biden administration discussing slowing some weaponry deliveries to Israel to pressure Netanyahu, NBC News reports.

U.S. officials are considering pausing or slowing some arms shipments to Israel to convince Israelis to heed U.S. calls to scale back its military assault in Gaza.

#BREAKING 3 U.S. soldiers were killed overnight in a drone attack on a small outpost in Jordan near the Syrian border.

At least two dozen others were injured.

These are the first U.S. soldiers killed since the beginning of Gaza war.