Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico:

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico vowed to block Ukraine from joining NATO for as long as he is head of the country's government.

“As long as I am head of the Slovak government, I will direct the MPs that are under my control as chairman of the [ruling Smer] party never to agree to Ukraine's joining NATO,”

Last Thursday, Fico promised to “do everything possible for the renewal of economic and standard relations with Russia.”

“Freedom came from the East, and absolutely nothing can change this truth.”

Israel struck the Dahiyah districts of Beirut.

Netanyahu:

Since 7 October, we have been waging a war for our existence, and I would like to rename it the ‘War of the Apocalypse’.

The war against our enemies and their axis of evil is a prerequisite for securing our future and ensuring our security.

Where is Qaani?

During a conference on Palestine in Tehran, IRGC Quds Force Commander Qaani sent a message apologizing for his absence, citing “another important meeting” as the reason he could not attend.

The minesweeper Alexander Obukhov of the Russian Baltic Fleet was put out of action on 7 October as a result of a sabotage operation by Ukrainian military intelligence.

The ship, based in the coastal town of Baltiysk in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, was seriously damaged after water leaked into the engine due to a ‘mysteriously appeared hole in a gas duct’.

This is the second case of Ukraine sabotaging a Russian warship in the exclave, which lies between Poland and Lithuania about 400 km (250 miles) from Ukraine's northwestern border.

Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Ubayda issued a new statement on the anniversary of the 7 October Operation Aqsa Flood.

Stay tuned.

Abu Ubayda:

One year after the start of the Al-Aqsa Flood, we address you from Gaza, the determined and defiant Gaza that crushes its enemy.

After the enemy was in the final stages of planning a major offensive against the resistance in Gaza, we struck the enemy with a major pre-emptive strike.

Our people stood legendary despite the betrayal of their neighbours, the cowardice and collaborationism of the regimes, and the brutality of the enemy and the forces of oppression and aggression.

Abu Ubayda:

A year and we are still fighting an unequal battle against a criminal enemy that does not hesitate to commit all crimes.

We killed and wounded thousands of enemy soldiers and took hundreds of military vehicles out of service.

Our choice is to continue a long and painful battle of attrition with the enemy, and the battles have proven the success of this choice.

Abu Ubayda:

The martyrdom of two great leaders, Ismail Haniyeh and Hassan Nasrallah, is clear proof that the enemy does not understand the nature of the resistance.

If assassinations were a victory, the resistance would have ended 90 years ago with the martyrdom of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam.

In the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation, a one-off payment of 3 million rubles (about $31,000) will be made to those who register to participate in the war in Ukraine.

Turkish President Erdogan shared a video in commemoration of October 7.

It envisions a future where the Gaza genocide is globally recognized, with museums and films memorializing it.

Children ask their grandparents:

"Grandpa, what were you doing during the genocide?"

Israel has been the largest recipient of U.S. military aid in history, receiving $251.2 billion in inflation-adjusted dollars since 1959.

— Since October 7, 2023, the U.S. has spent at least $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel. This is the highest amount of military aid given to Israel in a single year.

— Weapons delivered include artillery shells, bunker-busters, precision-guided bombs, and $4 billion to replenish Israel's missile defense systems.

For 22 years, Israeli forces have been planning for a potential strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.

— But there are doubts about Israel's ability to significantly damage Iran's nuclear facilities without U.S. help.

— Israel does not have access to the United States' 30,000-pound bunker-busting bombs, limiting its ability to destroy deeply buried facilities like Fordow.

— Israel also lacks the specialized aircraft needed to deliver the heaviest bunker-busting bombs.

— While Israel believes it can take out air defenses around many nuclear sites, highly reinforced facilities dug into mountains remain a significant challenge.

Source: NYT

Black mercenaries in the ranks of the Russian Army.

North Korean soldiers are now dying in Ukraine War

— A Ukrainian missile strike hit Russian-occupied Donetsk. At least 20 soldiers were killed, including six North Korean officers. This marks the first reported North Korean casualties in the Ukraine war.

— Three additional North Korean servicemen were wounded.

— North Korean soldiers were reportedly observing a training demonstration during the strike.

— North Korea has been sending laborers and engineering troops to the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Their work is speculated to involve building military fortifications rather than civilian infrastructure.

Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett:

Attack the Iranian nuclear program and the regime centers now.

The opportunity must not be missed.