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.

IDF tanks are stationed just a few hundred meters from camp UN-652, where Irish peacekeepers are located.

— Israel is threatening Irish UNIFIL peacekeepers and demanding their evacuation from Lebanese villages they are tasked with protecting.

— Both Ireland and UNIFIL have firmly rejected an Israeli request to withdraw peacekeepers from their posts.

— 30 Irish soldiers have been unable to leave their outpost for several days due to security concerns.

BBC whistleblower exposes how they were given orders to cover for Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza.

"Israel has a right to defend itself".

This was the BBC's editorial line.

Chinese PLA infantrymen using a portable see-through-wall radar system during urban combat training.

Trump posing for photos with family members of an October 7 hostage, grinning & wearing a kippah.

Elon Musk during Tucker interview:

“Nobody has even bothered to kill Kamala because it’s pointless. What do you achieve? Nothing, you just bought another puppet. Nobody is trying to kill Biden, it would be pointless.”

France is set to deliver upgraded Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine in early 2025.

The Mirage 2000-5s will be modified to engage ground targets.

This includes the integration of air-to-ground munitions such as SCALP cruise missiles and AASM Hammer smart bombs.

On the same day, October 7.

Istanbul Galata Tower with Palestine flag.

Berlin Brandenburg Gate with Israel flag.

Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Naim Qassem:

Israel will not achieve its goals. We will defeat them.

There is no vacant position in our ranks, all are filled.

We will resist, and Israel will fall.

That was weird: Ukrainian soldier kills Russian soldier, who entered his position in close combat.

About 100 rockets were fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon towards Haifa and Acre after the end of Naim Qassem's speech.

Türkiye plans to evacuate its citizens from Lebanon by sea tomorrow.

Close call: Israelis filming incoming rockets.

U.S. Senator Graham to France, next to Netenyahu:

"To my friends in France, you've got this ass backwards."

Graham urged France to instead "double down" on its support for Israel, not halting halting the supply of weapons to Israel used in Gaza.