🇺🇸⚡️- The United States Department of War has confirmed it is reducing the number of “recognized faiths” among its personnel from 211 to just 31.

Two-thirds of the faiths removed are from varying Protestant denominations, while faiths such as Druids, Pagans, and Unitarian Universalists are no longer recognized by the Pentagon.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed the revised list of faiths, referring to the previous list as “unmanageable.”

🇫🇷🇹🇩⚡- The French military has discretely returned to Chad, less than a year after being expelled.

Facing difficulties across several fronts: the growth of ISWAP and Boko Haram in the Lake Chad area, insecurities along the Sudan-Chad border, re-emergence of FACT, alleged expansion of Libya's Haftar-backed rebels, and Toubou tribes in the north.

Talks began when Chad's President Mahamat Kaks visited Paris in late January, and continued on the sidelines of the France-Africa summit in Nairobi last month.

🇬🇧🇸🇴⚡- A Somalian attempted a beheading on the streets of Belfast last night with a Stanley knife before being tackled by the police.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡️- "Yesterday (Monday), the IDF struck in the southern Gaza Strip and eliminated two terrorists from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror organization.

The terrorists eliminated in the strike:
- Iyad Muhammad Abd Al-Aziz Nfal - Commander of the Nukhba unit in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror organization.
- Ahmad Abd Al-Hamid Hamad Marouf - Head of a cell in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror organization. During the war, the terrorist executed rocket fire attacks towards the territory of the State of Israel.

IDF forces under Southern Command are deployed in the area according to the agreement and will continue to act to remove any immediate threat." - Israeli Defence Force.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "At 7:33 p.m. ET on June 8, two crew members from a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache were rescued by American forces after their helicopter went down near the coast of Oman while patrolling regional waters.

The Soldiers were safely rescued within approximately two hours and are in stable condition. The cause of the incident is under investigation.

Rescue efforts were led by U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and the 82nd Airborne Division, with support from U.S. Air Force and Navy units including U.S. 5th Fleet’s Task Force 59." - US Central Command.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "The Israeli cabinet has decided: Hezbollah rockets or drones that target northern Israel will lead to a retaliatory strike on Beirut.

The IDF will not require special approval from the political level to launch retaliatory strikes on Beirut," - Israeli Channel 14.

🇷🇺🇾🇪⚡- A Russian ghost tanker, CAROLINE BEZENGI, has suffered explosions in the Gulf of Aden, south of Yemen. It's believed limpet mines were used to carry out the attack.

The sanctioned vessel is flying the Cameroonian flag falsely, and is carrying one million barrels of oil. The Russian tanker had previously been struck by Ansarullah for sending crude shipments to Israel during the Yemeni blockade of Israeli ports two years ago.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Reports of gunfire exchanges at the Lebanese-Israel border, near Yiftah, Israel.

At least one armed man from Lebanon was shot while attempting to enter Israel per the Israel Army Radio. Other reports mention at least 2 armed men got shot, and claim they did manage to cross the border before being eliminated.

The road has been between Yiftah and Al-Manara has been closed temporarily.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- The IDF and local authorities instructed citizens of certain localities in northern Israel to stay indoors. The all-clear has not been given yet. Searches are believed to be ongoing in Manara, Misgav Am and near Yiftah.

No infiltration alerts were reported at any point during this incident.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "A short while ago, an initial report was received regarding a shooting toward IDF soldiers operating in the Ramim Ridge area. The soldiers returned fire and eliminated a terrorist in the area. No IDF injuries were reported. The incident is ongoing.

IDF soldiers are continuing to conduct searches in the area, with Israeli Air Force aircraft operating overhead after being dispatched to the scene.

The IDF remains in close contact with the local authorities," - IDF.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "The incident on the northern border is very serious, especially since the army established a security belt [Yellow Line] several kilometers deep inside southern Lebanon," - Galei Tzahal, IDF Radio.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Israeli elite unit Shayetet 13 have been deployed to the Ramim Ridge area, northern Israel, following the Hezbollah infiltration.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- The US Department of Defence has added 4 Chinese companies, Alibaba (E Commerce platform), Baidu (Chinese Google), BYD (Car Manufacturer), and Nio (Car Manufacturer), to a list of companies believed to be working with the Chinese military.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Israeli security officials fear the Hezbollah fighter who infiltrated northern Israel near Ramim Ridge may be part of a larger cell that has been hiding in a local tunnel for an extended period.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Israeli drones enter Beirut airspace.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Two people from Lebanon were killed in the incident, one person who crossed the border and fired at the IDF with a handgun and then killed by IDF troops, a second was also killed while still on the Lebanon side.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- "Venezuela's oil exports have reached 1.25 million barrels per day, the highest level in seven years and a result of Secretary Rubio's and President Trump's three-phase plan" - US Embassy in Caracas.

🇮🇱⚡️- An Israel police officer, and two IDF reservists, including one with the rank of Colonel, have been arrested on charges of attempted murder for shooting an IDF member in the back while in southern Lebanon.