NEW: IDF announces the death of a soldier who was wounded before the Gaza ceasefire.

NEW: The Taliban is sending reinforcements as clashes with Pakistan escalate.

Taliban source to Al Jazeera:

Our forces are engaged in clashes with Pakistani forces in 7 border provinces.

Taliban reinforcements arriving to the line of contact at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

Iran says it has "no trust" in Israel to respect the ceasefire in Gaza.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu:

One cannot be Prime Minister when the conditions are not met.

If the conditions are not there to govern, I will leave again.

BREAKING: Pakistani jet activity reported in Afghanistan.

NEW: Armed Russian “little green men” have been spotted near the Estonia–Russia border.

Meanwhile Pakistan’s defense minister shares a cartoon video on his account while Pakistani forces clash with Taliban.

REMINDER: When the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan on August 30, 2021, the Taliban seized around $7.1 billion worth of U.S.-supplied military gear originally meant for Afghan forces.

The Taliban now controls thousands of vehicles, aircraft, and weapons — though much of it is degraded or unusable without maintenance.

Aircraft: ~167 total; 78 left and demilitarized at Kabul. Value: $923 million.

Vehicles: 40,000+ left (Humvees, MRAPs, M113s, trucks).

Weapons: 300,000+ small arms and heavy weapons.

Other gear: Radios, night vision, and biometric systems (~42,000 units).

UAV attacks reported in Donetsk.

NEW: The US State Department sent an official invitation to the Leaders' Summit on Gaza to be held on Monday in Sharm El-Sheikh.

The US significantly expanded the list of invitees and added Spain, Japan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Hungary, India, El Salvador, Greek Cyprus, Greece, Bahrain, Kuwait and Canada.

Iran was also reportedly invited.

Source: Barak Ravid, Axios

Pakistani Ministry of Interior:

Afghanistan is playing a game of fire and blood,
the threads of which are woven with our eternal enemy.
The people of Pakistan stand like an iron wall
alongside the brave armed forces.

BREAKING: Pakistani Ministry of Interior:

Afghanistan will also be given a befitting reply like India, so that it will not dare to look at Pakistan with a malicious eye.

Leaked U.S. files reveal that despite condemning Israel’s Gaza war, Arab states — including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, and the UAE — quietly deepened military cooperation with Israel through U.S.-led trainings on Iran and Hamas tunnels.

Source: WaPo

Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich says he will remain in the Netanyahu government to "ensure Hamas is dismantled."

"Want to make sure this government serves out its full term."

Hamas official to AFP:

Hostages' release will begin on Monday morning.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

Three or four nights ago, there was a phone call between Putin and Netanyahu.

The next day, our ambassador in Moscow was summoned, and Russia conveyed Netanyahu’s message that he does not intend to start another war with our country.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

The Abraham Peace Accord is a betrayal, and Iran will never join it.