Before and after Israeli prison: Fadi Issawi, an Islamic Waqf guard of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

He spent 3 years in an Israeli prison.

#BREAKING Russian MoD says the military personnel who are the first to shoot down American F-15 and F-16 fighter jets will receive 15 million rubles ($169,873).

Russian drone shot down Ukrainian drone by dropping a water bottle.

Oopsie: Back in 2017, India's first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Arihant, was left inoperative for nearly a year after a hatch was left open, allowing seawater to flood the propulsion compartment.

— The $2.9 billion submarine suffered substantial damage, with numerous pipes needing to be replaced due to corrosion from the seawater.

— The incident occurred in 2017 while the submarine was docked. It was initially kept secret by Indian authorities, but was later confirmed by the Indian Navy.

— The submarine underwent repairs for 10 months, with water being pumped out and corroded pipes replaced.

— Despite the embarrassing incident, INS Arihant is now operational.

Japanese Air Force pilot prepares to depart in a Mitsubishi F-2 aircraft with Hachimaki.

— The hachimaki is a Japanese headband, worn as a symbol of effort, courage, or determination, especially by those in the military or other physically demanding professions.

— Hachimaki became particularly associated with kamikaze pilots during World War II, who would wear them before their suicide missions.

New generation Ukrainian FPV drone.

Warhead: 9.5kg
Range: 25 km

Ukrainian ATACMS cluster warhead strike targets Russian S-300/400 air defense system in Mariupol, Donetsk region.

Russian soldier with his comrade hide under trees near some anti-tank mines, then an FPV drone hits and detonates the mines.

How sticky grenades worked, made during WW2.

— The grenade consisted of a spherical glass flask containing 560 grams of Nobel's 823 (nitroglycerin) and covered with a stockinet material impregnated with a strong adhesive derived from birdlime.

— When the user pulled the pin on the handle, the casing would fall away, exposing the sticky sphere. Pulling another pin armed the firing mechanism.

— The user would then attempt to attach the grenade to an enemy vehicle.

— Letting go of the handle released a lever that activated a five-second fuse, which detonated the nitroglycerin compound .

Yemen’s Houthis targeted crude oil tanker CHIOS LION with kamikaze USV.

The attack was successful.

US Senator Bob Menendez, an A plus supporter of the Armenian lobby ANCA, was found guilty by a jury in New York on charges of acting in Egypt's interest in exchange for large amounts of gold and money.

Senator Menendez’s Google search

"How much is 1 kilogram of gold worth?"

#BREAKING U.S. obtained intelligence on Iranian plot to kill Donald Trump, CNN reports.

Dock repair of the Russian Kilo-class Rostov-on-Don (B-237) submarine, which was hit by Ukrainian Storm Shadow missiles on September 13, 2023 has been completed.

Repair of the submarine continues afloat now.

Source: Tass

Greece is preparing to decommission 32 older F-16 Block-30 fighter jets and now Ukraine wants them.

The preferred method for Greece to transfer these jets is to sell them back to the United States, which would then upgrade them and pass them on to Ukraine.

Source: AJ

Bad news for Taiwan too: Donald Trump says Taiwan should pay the US for its defense guarantees.

— He claimed Taiwan "stole our chip business" and "should pay [the US] for defence".

— Trump compared the US to an insurance company, stating: "You know, we're no different than an insurance company. Taiwan doesn't give us anything."

— Trump questioned US ties to Taiwan and said it would be "very, very difficult" for the US to defend Taiwan against a Chinese attack.

— He suggested that China is reluctant to attack Taiwan only because it would destroy the chip manufacturing industry.

— Trump accused Taiwan of taking "almost 100 per cent of our chip industry".

Trump is incredibly lucky to be still alive

Very intense Iron Dome interceptions of Hezbollah rockets last night.

No limits in Israel’s brutality: Gaza man with Down's syndrome attacked by IDF dog and left to die.

— Muhammed Bhar, a 24-year-old man with Down's syndrome and autism was attacked by Israeli army dog, biting his chest and arm despite her pleas to the soldiers.

— The soldiers allegedly separated Muhammed from his family, saying they would bring a military doctor to treat him.

— Hours later, the family was forced to leave at gunpoint without Muhammed. Two of his brothers were arrested.

— The family returned a week later to find Muhammed dead on the floor. There were signs of attempted first aid, including a tourniquet and bandages.

Source: BBC

Germany will halve military aid to Ukraine in 2025.

In 2025, Germany intends to allocate €4 billion for military assistance to Ukraine.

This is half as much as this year (€8 billion).

Russian train loaded with T-54 tanks removed from storage in Moscow region, heading to Ukraine.

Trump on Taiwan:

Taiwan is 9,500 miles away. It’s 68 miles away from China.

A slight advantage, and China’s a massive piece of land, they could just bombard it.

They don’t even need to—I mean, they can literally just send shells.