🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Two facilities near Deir ez-Zor housing the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps have been hit by American airstrikes, per the Israel War Room.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- The Department of Defense stated that the United States will take "additional measures if Iranian proxy attacks continue" against US military installations.

🇺🇸 🌍Updates from DOD:

- 900 U.S. troops deploying to CENTCOM/Middle East—not going to Israel
- 16 attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq & Syria by Iranian-backed militia groups since 17 Oct
- Unsuccessful attack today in Erbil, Iraq
- Providing 2 more Iron Dome systems
- 20+ minor injuries

Units from the continental U.S. that are deployed or deploying include THAAD, Patriot, & Avenger batteries, & associated air defense headquarters elements.

The ~900 troops deploying were already on prepare to deploy orders, & moving to the region to “support regional deterrence efforts & further bolster U.S. force protection capabilities.”

📎 Ian Ellis

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's statement on America's strikes against Syria today.

🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️- The IDF has reportedly carried out an attempted ground intrusion with infantry and armor inside Gaza.

🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️- Israeli Army Radio: "Army forces attacked Hamas targets inside Gaza and are expected to withdraw soon." - Al Arabiya

🇮🇷🇳🇪⚡️- Iranian President Raisi and Nigerien Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangaré met and discussed the creation of ties in "mutually beneficial economic areas."

🇺🇸 - The statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee at the center of the 2017 Charlottesville march has been melted down. It will be "turned into a new piece of public art".

🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️- Israeli newspaper Maariv reports that 49% of Israelis believe that the invasion of Gaza should be postponed.

🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️- The IDF claims it has assassinated an al-Qassams Brigades leader in Khan Yunis.

🇺🇸🇵🇸⚡️- The US Department of Treasury has imposed a second round of sanctions against Hamas-linked financial institutions and banks.

🇷🇺🇮🇱⚡️ - Russia Today claims the ground offensive has begun.

🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️ - Israeli media corroborates these claims.

🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️ - Israeli media claims that IDF tanks have reached Beit Hanoun, a few hundred yards from the Gaza frontier.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡️ - Hamas call for an uprising in the West Bank.

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️- America insists on continuing hostage negotiations despite the intensification of raids on Gaza - Al Arabiya

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️- The U.S is urging Israel against a full-scale ground invasion and instead to opt for a “surgical” campaign that relies on airstrikes and special forces raids - The Washington Post

🇮🇱🇵🇸🗼⚡️- Phone Services completely down in Gaza - CNN

🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️- Axios reports that Israel's war cabinet last night took the decision to expand ground operations after hostage negotiations reached a stalemate

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️- Pentagon spokesman to Al Jazeera: We are not part of any ground operation carried out by Israel