🇺🇦 🇮🇱 ⚡️ — TROUBLE IN PARADISE: Ukraine summons Israeli ambassador over arrival of Russian vessel carrying stolen Ukrainian grain in Haifa.

🔴 Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha warned Israel against accepting stolen grain, stating that Russia’s illegal trade undermines bilateral relations and that Kyiv reserves the right to pursue diplomatic and legal responses if the vessel docks. A Ukrainian diplomatic source told Reuters that Israel risks a diplomatic and legal backlash if it allows the ship, *Panormitis*, to unload its cargo in Haifa.

🔴 Haaretz reported that Israel has already unloaded four shipments of stolen grain from occupied Ukraine this year, prompting Kyiv to accuse Israel of “laundering stolen goods” and warning of consequences for bilateral relations.

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🇮🇱 💥 — The Israeli army will conduct routine activity tonight in the Quneitra area, during which explosions are expected to be heard in the central and northern Golan.

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🇮🇷 ❌ 🇮🇱 ⚠️ — Hundreds of thousands of Israelis received threatening messages from Iran warning them to "be prepared for missile strikes."

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🇮🇱 💥 — Israeli soldiers were involved in a security incident after a suicide drone exploded.

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🇶🇦 🇪🇬 📰 — Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani held a phone call with Egyptian Prime Minister.

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🇱🇧 ❌ 🇮🇱 ✈️ — The Israeli army carried out air strikes targeting more than 20 sites and infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah in the Bekaa region and southern Lebanon.

🔴 Four people killed and 51 others were injured due to the strikes.

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🇮🇱 🇵🇸 ⚡️ — BREAKING: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich confirmed the Finance Ministry has not transferred any Palestinian Authority tax revenues for the past year, citing the PA’s “actions against the State of Israel” and “support for incitement to terrorism.”

🔴 The withheld funds, which account for roughly 60% of the PA’s income, include tax revenues on goods entering Israel destined for the PA. Smotrich froze the remaining funds in November 2023, following the Hamas-led October 7 attack, and has continued the policy for about a year.

🔴 PA Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa accused Israel of intensifying financial cuts, stating the lack of transfers has left the PA cash-strapped, unable to pay employees, and has “attempted to destroy the institutions of the State of Palestine.”

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🇲🇱 🚁 — JNIM fighters have captured a helicopter belonging to the Malian army.

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🇮🇱 ❌ 🇸🇾 ⚡️ — Extensive flight of Israeli fighter jets over Syria.

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🇵🇸 ⚡️ — So far, 15 arrests have been made in the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem.

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🇮🇷 🇬🇧 ❗️ — British Foreign Minister:

We are pressuring Iran so that it does not take the world economy hostage by controlling the Strait of Hormuz

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🇮🇷 🇧🇭 ⚡️ — The Bahraini Ministry of Interior has revoked the citizenship of 69 people, including their families, for "expressing sympathy and glorification of hostile acts by Iran".

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🇺🇸 🇮🇷 ⚠️ — Reuters reports, citing an American official, that Trump is not satisfied with the Iranian proposal as it does not address the nuclear program.

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🇺🇸 ❗️ — Donald Trump:

America’s Elections are Rigged, Stolen, and a Laughingstock all over the World. We are either going to fix them, or we won’t have a Country any longer. I am asking all Republicans to fight for the following:
SAVE AMERICA ACT!
1. ALL VOTERS MUST SHOW VOTER I.D. (IDENTIFICATION!).
2. ALL VOTERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP IN ORDER TO VOTE.
3. NO MAIL-IN BALLOTS (EXCEPT FOR ILLNESS, DISABILITY, MILITARY, OR TRAVEL!).

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🇺🇸 🇨🇳 ⚡️ — NEW: The U.S. military is advancing its Joint Laser Weapon System (JLWS), a high-energy laser project aimed at countering cruise missiles, with significant funding requested in the Navy’s fiscal 2027 budget.

🔴 The system will initially feature a 150-kilowatt containerized unit, scalable to 300–500 kilowatts, leveraging prior developments from the Navy’s HELIOS and the Army’s IFPC-HEL systems. The Navy plans to invest $94.825 million in fiscal 2027, with $79.84 million dedicated to JLWS R&D, while the Army’s funding for the program is delayed until fiscal 2028.

🔴 The Pentagon’s Golden Dome initiative, which seeks to develop a domestic missile defense shield, is closely tied to JLWS, with the Navy aiming to consolidate directed energy projects under a unified implementation plan. Lockheed Martin is expected to lead JLWS development, having already begun work on a containerized HELIOS system.

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🇮🇱 🇮🇷 ⚡️ — BREAKING: Israelis receive threatening WhatsApp messages, likely from Iranian hackers

🔴 Israeli citizens received threatening English-language messages via WhatsApp, sent from seemingly legitimate business accounts, with content referencing Netanyahu and warning of missile attacks. The National Cyber Directorate is investigating, noting the attack pattern aligns with the Iranian-linked hacker group Handala, known for combining cyberattacks with psychological warfare.

🔴 The messages, attributed to Handala, use WhatsApp to bypass spam filters and directly reach users’ lock screens. The Cyber Directorate advises blocking and reporting such messages, enabling two-step verification, and collaborating with Meta to disrupt hacker infrastructure.

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