BREAKING: Hezbollah’s Chief of Staff, Ali Tabatabai, was targeted in the attack.

Source: Israeli Channel 12

WATCH: Turkish defense company MKE presented the TOLGA Short-Range Air Defence System (SHORADS) to military and diplomatic delegations from 14 countries — including the United States, France and Poland — during a live-fire demonstration attended by 30 representatives from Europe, Asia-Pacific, Central Asia and Africa.

During the event, the TOLGA system successfully completed eight simulated attack scenarios, using MKE’s specially developed fragmenting anti-drone ammunition.

The system conducted engagements in manual, semi-autonomous and autonomous modes through the command-and-control centre, demonstrating its operational performance under real field conditions.

Situation in Beirut after the Israeli attack.

Senior U.S. official to Axios:

Israel did not notify us in advance about the strike.

We were informed immediately after the strike was carried out.

A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo to meet with Egyptian, Qatari, and U.S. mediators as both Hamas and Israel accuse each other of violating last month’s Gaza ceasefire.

Source: Reuters

Finland’s President Alexander Stubb said he and Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni spoke with Trump about Trump’s surprise 28-point Ukraine peace plan.

Stubb wouldn’t share details but said Europe hadn’t been briefed beforehand and that talks now involve 11 countries plus the US.

NEW: Japan will deploy medium-range missiles to Yonaguni Island, just 110 km from Taiwan, as part of a broader military buildup aimed at deterring China.

Source: Bloomberg

BREAKING: Zelensky:

At this stage, there is an understanding that the American proposals may take into account a number of elements based on the Ukrainian vision and critically important for Ukraine’s national interests.

Trump:

UKRAINE “LEADERSHIP” HAS EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS, AND EUROPE CONTINUES TO BUY OIL FROM RUSSIA.

Trump is back to attacking Zelensky personally after a long break.

Kristen Welker: Do you think that Trump is a fascist?

Zohran Mamdani: Yes.

Kristen Welker: Do you still believe Trump is a threat to democracy?

Zohran Mamdani: Everything I said in the past, I continue to believe them.

Tejas’s reputation took a hit after its crash at the Dubai Airshow, while Pakistan used the event to announce a provisional export deal for its JF-17 Block III.

The jet was showcased with PL-15E missiles as Pakistan promoted the JF-17 as “battle-tested,” citing its role in the recent India–Pakistan aerial clash.

The contrast was striking with India’s more cautious employment of Tejas, which was absent from that conflict and from this year’s Republic Day flypast due to safety concerns.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:

If we don’t stand with the Jewish people, then one day they’re going to come after us too.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:

The only thing worse than a Holocaust denier is an October 7th denier.

It’s someone who pretends it doesn’t matter — that may be even worse.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:

You can't be a Christian and not understand that your entire faith is built on the foundation of Judaism.

For Christians, we look at this as an obligation, a moral debt that we must repay.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee:

I don’t understand anyone who says, “I’m a Christian, but I don’t really want to support the Jews.”

How can you do that?

U.S. official to Reuters:

Talks between U.S. and Ukrainian officials so far have been productive and even conclusive in some areas.

Senior Israeli official to Channel 12:

Hezbollah’s Chief of Staff is dead.

Trump says he will formally designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization.

Source: Just the News

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