NEW: IDF has announced the death of a soldier who was killed in the West Bank: Inbar Avraham Kav, 20.

The pro-EU party, PAS, is leading and is expected to win the parliamentary elections in Moldova.

Senior Iranian official Mohsen Rezaee:

If the 12-day war had lasted two months, there would be no trace of the Zionist regime today.

Senior Iranian official Mohsen Rezaee:

We used only 30% of our capabilities during the 12-day war. If they start again, we will respond with full force.

US sanctions on Serbia’s Russian-owned oil company NIS, originally set for Oct. 1, have been postponed by eight days, President Vucic said.

Vucic hinted Serbia may offer concessions to avoid sanctions, though details remain unclear.

Source: Reuters, citing Tanjug news agency

US House Speaker Mike Johnson:

I studied the history of Israel and I believe that Judea and Samaria (West Bank) are the traditional lands that belong to Israel.

But there are many geopolitical forces at play here. We will need to see how this develops.

Trump:

Some of the highest quality 24 Karat Gold used in the Oval Office and Cabinet Room of the White House.

Foreign Leaders, and everyone else, “freak out” when they see the quality and beauty.

Netanyahu to Fox News:

We may agree to let Hamas leaders leave if they end the war and release the hostages. But details are unclear.

Fox News: How many Hamas fighters do you estimate are left? Is it more than before the war started?

Netanyahu: No it is considerably less. But they are recruiting 14-15 year olds as replacement.

Fox News: Do you still believe the attack on Qatar was worth it?

Netanyahu: We were attacking Hamas, not Qatar. I think everybody understands that it is common sense, even those who protest against it.

Netanyahu to Fox News:

There is no starvation in Gaza, there is deprivation.

Netanyahu to Fox News:

We are taking a lot of care not to hurt civilians.

Netanyahu to Fox News:

We have not seen a single emaciated Palestinian person.

📸 Trump depicted as a demon at India’s Durga festival.

Moldova has counted over 89% of the votes in parliamentary elections.

Pro-EU ruling party PAS leads with 45.74%, the pro-Russian opposition party is at 27.22%.

Bosch will cut 13,000 jobs in Germany, 10% of its local workforce to save €2.5 billion.

This follows 9,000 earlier layoffs and mirrors struggles at Volkswagen and Continental as Germany’s auto sector.

Putin’s War Economy Becomes Permanent

Russia’s massive defense spending has locked its economy into a state of militarization, with factories producing 10× more tanks and 1.5 million drones in 2024 than before the war.

$263 billion spent on defense (2022–24), no plans to scale back.

Source: Bloomberg

Tucker Carlson:

Bibi is running and telling people point-blank, “I control the United States. I control Donald Trump.”

It’s too humiliating. This is a country of nine million people.

Why don’t you stop attacking me, trying to get family members fired?

Secretary Hegseth has ordered 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to be federalized "immediately for a period of 60 days."

NOW: Pro-European PAS party secured 51 seats, an absolute majority in Moldova’s parliament.

Finnish President Stubb:

Europe is not at war with Russia. EU leaders should stay calm when deciding whether to destroy unidentified air targets.

Finland will not shoot them down. There is a “special protocol” for such cases.