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IDF footage from Khan Yunis. The Israeli army says an aircraft struck three militants yesterday as they came out of a tunnel shaft west of the Yellow Line. Secondary explosions followed, suggesting weapons were stored inside. via OSINT613
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馃毃 Iranian Shahed 136 drones heading for Iraqi Kurdistan. Several drones were launched from Piranshahr in Iran toward the Kurdistan Region. Locals in Garmian, near the Iranian border, say they saw and heard them overhead. No explosions have been reported in Erbil or Sulaymaniyah so far. via OSINT613
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馃毃 Drones over the Saudi capital. The Saudi led coalition says three drones were intercepted and destroyed over Riyadh and the kingdom's southern regions. via OSINT613
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Follow up: the four way security meeting in Tehran is over. Talks between Iran, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia on regional security have now concluded. via AB4_Ali3
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馃毃 Hezbollah is rebuilding for the next round. According to Reuters, the group has spent the past three months preparing for renewed fighting with Israel after receiving fresh funding from Iran. Since the June lull it has rearmed, ramped up production of attack drones and rebuilt its command and control structures, reportedly as a hedge in case Iran is hit by new US strikes. via OSINT613
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Ukraine says its share of Europe's new missile shield is done. Zelensky says Ukraine has completed its part of the Freyja anti ballistic missile defense project, while its 10 partner countries are still finishing their work. The system is built to fuse Ukrainian missile technology with European radars, sensors and command networks. via OSINTWarfare
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Houthi equipment reduced to wreckage on the western Taiz front. New footage shows gear destroyed by airstrikes in Al Waziyah, as the battle for Taiz grinds on. via OSINT613
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馃毃 Israel wants to hit before the vote, Washington keeps saying no. According to numerous sources, Israeli officials are pushing for new strikes ahead of the elections, but the United States has so far rejected the requests. via WarMonitor3
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馃毃 An Iranian lawmaker says the nuclear taboo in Tehran is cracking. MP Ahmad Naderi says he has pushed for Iran to build and test an atomic bomb for ten years, and that Friday prayer leaders and the Supreme Leader's representatives now agree with him. He went further, claiming Mojtaba Khamenei's fatwa on nuclear weapons will differ from his father's because "circumstances have changed." via OSINT613
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Jaysh al Adl militants set up a checkpoint near Saravan in Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan province. Several fighters carried common 7.62x39mm AKM pattern rifles fitted with DDR style side folding stocks. via war_noir
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馃毃 Kurdish families attacked on their return to Tal Abyad. After years of forced displacement, Kurdish families who came back to Tal Abyad in northern Syria to reclaim their homes were met with violence. Dozens of civilians are trapped inside the district administration building while their cars are torched outside. Syrian General Security forces have failed to step in. via OSINTWarfare
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Follow up: who is at the table in Tehran. Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman, Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin are sitting down with Iran's National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei for talks on regional security. A gathering at this level is unprecedented. Iranian media say the agenda covers regional security, the fallout of recent military aggression, and support for groups in Lebanon and Palestine. via OSINT613
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馃毃 Follow up: US officials say the next round against Iran will be bigger. According to American officials, any new operations against Iran would be broader in scope than the previous ones, and launching them is now "a matter of time, not a possibility." via AB4_Ali3
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馃毃 Bolsonaro camp refuses to accept defeat. Fl谩vio Bolsonaro has refused to recognize Lula da Silva as the winner of Brazil's presidential runoff, hours after the electoral authority declared Lula re elected with 51.75% of the vote. via WarSurv
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Satellite eyes on Aden airport. Sentinel 2 imagery captured yesterday shows a scorched patch on the runway at Aden International Airport in southern Yemen, cSatellite eyes on Aden airport. Sentinel 2 imagery captured yesterday shows a scorched patch on the runway at Aden International Airport in southern Yemen, consistent with a possible impact crater. The damage is likely from last week's Houthi missile attack on the airport. Source EGYOSINTonsistent with a possible impact crater. The damage is likely from last week's Houthi missile attack on the airport. Source EGYOSINT
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Iran takes its nuclear program off the table. A senior Iranian official told Reuters that Tehran will not discuss its nuclear program at all in the upcoming talks in Tehran, and will leave the issue out entirely until Washington meets Iran's demands. via OSINT613
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馃毃 Iran's IRGC launches nationwide missile drills. The Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force is holding large scale exercises across the country. A photo circulating online appears to show two ballistic missiles being test fired over the Lut Desert in Kerman province, southeastern Iran. The image has not been independently verified. via OSINT613
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馃毃 Anthropic is going public. The AI company has filed IPO paperwork to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker ANT. via Fox News
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Follow up: the Mecca Pact meeting in Tehran is now underway. Footage shows talks beginning between Iranian officials and representatives of the Mecca Pact states in the Iranian capital. via AB4_Ali3
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馃毃 Houthi drones hunt Saudi forces along the border. New footage released by Ansar Allah shows Rajum hexacopters dropping grenades and mortar rounds on Royal Saudi Land Forces troops, pickup trucks and tanks along the Jizan, Najran and Asir fronts. The drones are reportedly armed mostly with Iranian made bombs and improvised munitions. via OSINTWarfare
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