- Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has declared a 48-hour state of emergency.

In response, multiple rounds of missiles were launched from Lebanon just minutes after the aggression ended, targeting the al-Jalil Panhandle in northern occupied Palestine. Over 70 missiles were fired, coinciding with aerial incursions from various locations.

Additionally, missiles and drones were launched towards western al-Jalil in retaliation for the Israeli attack on southern Lebanon.

- Al Mayadeen ( Lebanese Newspaper)

In the name of God, the destroyer of tyrants.

We will surely take revenge on the criminals. At dawn on this Sunday, August 25, 2024, and within the framework of the initial response to the brutal Zionist aggression on the southern suburb of Beirut, which led to the martyrdom of the great jihadist leader, Sayyed Fouad Shukr, may God have mercy on him, and a number of our honorable people, women and children, the Mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance began an air attack with a large number of marches towards the Zionists

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon is now and at this moment at its highest level of readiness and will stand strong and vigilant against any Zionist transgression or aggression, especially if civilians are harmed, as the punishment will be very severe and harsh.

Victory comes only from God, the Almighty, the Wise.

- Hezbollah

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Russian forces have capture another CV-90 IFV. As DefenseNews notes the average unit cost is roughly $9 million.

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So much for the "Houthis are going to find out why America doesn't have healthcare."

😂

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Second wave of strikes on targets in Lebanon.
Israeli fighter jets have also been spotted over Syria.

Civilian planes heading to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv are turning around and diverting to alternate landing zones.

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So the EU doesn't need low carbon Russian gas?

The EU began to push under European Commission’s 2009 Renewable Energy Directive biofuels. To reduce EU greenhouse-gas emissions by 20% from 1990 levels; increase the renewable portion of EU energy consumption to 20%; and improve EU energy efficiency by 20%. A study found that ten €6.3 billion (US$6.9 billion) in subsidies for solid biomass energy to produce electricity in 2021. This biomass Nature recently called out this nonsense in How ‘green’ electricity from wood harms the planet — and people.

Over half of renewable energy in the EU is bioenergy aka wood pellets, with consumption expected to reach 25.4 million metric tons. So what happens when the EU reevaluates wood chips as a renewable energy source. When looking at the total energy mix of the EU in 2022, renewable energy was 43% (Woodchips - ~21%) and natural gas was only 6%.

Wind and solar are excellent forms of energy by without storage are they are unreliable, thus can only make up so much of the energy mix in a country. So either the EU will need to focus on nuclear energy and/or increase natural gas consumption. So can Europe really escape Russian natural gas and remain economically competitive? Likely not in my view.

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Kursk region

From the few days ago

In the Korenevo area, civilian cars with people inside are being shot at.

The terrorists of the Kiev regime even shot an old man who was quietly and peacefully riding his bicycle.

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The Russian army has driven out the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction northwest of the village of Kalinovo

Our fighters are currently conducting a cleanup operation on a bridgehead with an area of ​​eight square kilometers, reports the 105th regiment of the DPR People's Militia.

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