🇺🇸 - NEW: President Trump says he has a call scheduled with Vladimir Putin over the supposed "plague" that may have leaked from a lab "We're in very deep discussions. We'll be able to report about it probably tomorrow."
11:39 PM🇺🇸🇮🇱 - WATCH: Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: • "We absolutely expect the U.S. not to sell weapons systems to countries that have used them against the State of Israel."
12:33 AM🇻🇪 -- NEWS-FOOTAGE: Venezuela's second-largest refinery, the 310,000-barrel-a-day Cardón facility, halted operations today after a fire and several explosions. The fire started in a gas line connected to the diesel unit. It was put out in under an hour, with no injuries reported. • The shutdown comes weeks after President Trump announced a deal to develop a fifth of Venezuela's oil reserves, and after Chevron committed more than $7 billion to double its output there.
12:56 AM🇺🇸 - WHITE HOUSE: President Trump is set to make an Oval Office announcement tomorrow, Wednesday Oct. 7 at 1PM ET.
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🇺🇸✈️ REPORT: 81 US Aircraft Lost or Damaged in Iran War Read more 👇 🔗 https://belaaz.com/news/report-81-us-aircraft-lost-or-damaged-in-iran-war-replacement-cost-up-to-3-3-billion/
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🇺🇸🇮🇷 VP Vance Says Iran Must Cut Nuclear Enrichment to End War "We're Not Going to Trade Words for Actions" Read more 👇 🔗 https://belaaz.com/news/vance-iran-must-do-something-meaningful-on-enrichment-to-end-war/
3:02 AM🇮🇱 IDF data on three years of war since October 7: • 100,000 targets struck: 65,000 in Gaza, 28,000 in Lebanon and Syria, 4,500 in Iran, 80 in Yemen • 31,500 rockets, missiles and drones fired at Israel, including 20,000 from Lebanon and 10,200 from Gaza • 970 IDF personnel killed; over 70% of wounded soldiers back in service • Reserve force up 36%, with combat reservists serving 80–100 days a year • 45,000 wanted suspects detained in Judea and Samaria • 27 senior figures killed, per the IDF, including Khamenei, Sinwar, Deif, Haniyeh and Nasrallah • New IDF measures since October 7: 40 posts on the Gaza border, a reinforced barrier, an eastern-border division, and rapid-response brigades in Judea and Samaria | Via Joe Truman.
6:45 AM🇮🇱🕯️ 3 YEARS LATER: Drivers in Tel Aviv stopped for a minute of silence this morning to remember the victims of the October 7 massacre.
10:06 AM🇺🇸🇮🇷 WATCH: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Strait of Hormuz is open, with oil flows nearly back to pre-conflict levels. “They’ve lost complete control of the straits,” he said.
10:09 AM🇮🇱 WATCH: The home of Kadri Samara, the terrorist who murdered Netanel Shukron HY"D near Neve Tzuf on the Erev Yom Kippur, was demolished in Beit Dedu.
10:13 AM🇮🇱🇮🇷 REZA PAHLAVI VOWS OCTOBER 7 ACCOUNTABILITY • Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said that when Iran is free, “we will hold all those who were involved in these crimes accountable,” referring to the October 7 attack and those who supported Hamas. • Pahlavi said he stands with the people of Israel on the third anniversary of October 7 and vowed accountability for those who supported Hamas.
10:17 AM🇺🇸 WATCH: Secretary of State Marco Rubio was asked about the government’s role in artificial intelligence. “It’s called SUPER intelligence.”
10:21 AM🇮🇱🕯️ 3 YEARS LATER: In the morning of the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre, President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog lit memorial candles at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem.
10:25 AM🇺🇸 WOW: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to attend a vigil this evening commemorating the October 7 massacre, followed by a meeting with Palestinian New Yorkers afterward.
10:31 AM🇷🇺🇺🇦 WATCH: Footage from this morning shows a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile flying at low altitude over Ukraine’s Poltava region.
11:18 AM🇮🇱🇸🇾 WATCH: Thousands of Druze in Suwayda, Syria, are holding marches with posters of PM Netanyahu marking the October 7 massacre anniversary.
11:38 AM🇮🇷🇺🇸 IRAN ARMY SPOKESMAN SAYS MILITARY DOCTRINE SHIFTED • Iran’s Army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Mohammad Akraminia said Iran has shifted from a defensive to an offensive military doctrine, carrying out preemptive strikes against U.S. bases and Iranian opposition groups. • Akraminia said Iran considers such operations part of “legitimate self-defense” and could conduct further preemptive attacks if necessary.
11:42 AM🇪🇬🇮🇱 EGYPT MARKS 1973 YOM KIPPUR WAR • Egypt marked the 53rd anniversary of the 1973 Suez Canal crossing with dozens of illuminated boats forming the Egyptian flag and “73” in Cairo. • The anniversary commemorates Egypt’s attack on Israel and the crossing of the canal, which ultimately led to Israel’s withdrawal from Sinai under the 1979 peace treaty.
11:59 AM🇩🇪🇮🇱 GERMANY CALLS FOR PALESTINIAN STATE ON OCTOBER 7 • On the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reaffirmed Germany’s support for Israel’s security and existence while calling for the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel. • Merz said Germany wants a “new order” in which Israelis, Palestinians and their neighbors can live in peace and security, while vowing to combat antisemitism.
12:16 PM🇺🇸 WSJ: BESSSENT CONSOLIDATES POWER AT TREASURY • The Wall Street Journal reports that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has consolidated power at the department while clashing with staff and overseeing unusually high turnover. • Seven Senate-confirmed Treasury officials had left by the end of August. Bessent is also facing pressure over his “3-3-3” economic plan, while President Trump has increasingly relied on him for economic policy and speaks with him almost daily.
12:23 PM🇺🇸🤖 US ARMY TESTS VOICE-CONTROLLED COMBAT VEHICLES • Future U.S. Army tanks and combat vehicles could let crews control sensors, radios, drones and other systems using plain-English voice commands. • The technology is being developed for the next-generation tank and XM30, with testing aimed at reducing crew workload and speeding up operations.
12:29 PM🇸🇦🇾🇪 JUST IN: Saudi Arabia says the Houthis attacked airports in Jazan and Najran last night, causing three minor injuries and limited material damage The Saudi Civil Aviation Authority said operations were affected.
12:43 PM🇺🇸🇮🇱 MORE FROM MAMDANI: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked three years since October 7, saying Hamas killed more than 1,100 and accused Israel of committing “genocide” in Gaza and called for an end to the occupation and U.S. military support for Israel.
12:47 PM🇺🇸🇸🇦 9/11 FAMILIES TAKE SAUDI ARABIA TO COURT • Families of 9/11 victims are expected in a Manhattan federal appeals court Wednesday as Saudi Arabia seeks to avoid a civil trial over allegations that its officials aided the hijackers. • The families’ lawsuit, filed in 2004, cites evidence linking Saudi agents to support provided to two hijackers. Saudi Arabia denies involvement and is appealing a 2025 ruling that allowed the case to proceed.
12:52 PM🇹🇷🇷🇺 ERDOĞAN SPEAKS WITH PUTIN • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin about bilateral ties and regional and global issues. • Erdoğan said Türkiye is ready to help facilitate direct contacts between Russia and Ukraine and stressed the importance of safe navigation in the Black Sea. He also congratulated Putin on his birthday and his party’s success in Russia’s State Duma elections.
12:54 PM🇺🇸⚖️ CFPB TAKES SOFTER APPROACH UNDER TRUMP • The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has adopted a more lenient approach to company inspections under the Trump administration, according to Reuters. • More than half of spring inspections received expedited reviews, while examiners were warned against aggressive oversight. About 70 companies were selected this year, roughly half the usual number.
1:38 PM🇺🇸🚀 WATCH: SpaceX’s Dragon capsule has undocked from the International Space Station, beginning its return to Earth after a 235-day mission. The four crew members are expected to splash down off the California coast later today.
2:07 PM🇮🇱🕯️ NETANYAHU LIGHTS OCTOBER 7 MEMORIAL CANDLE • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lit a memorial candle at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem in memory of those murdered by Hamas on October 7. • “On this day, the nation stands united in longing for our loved ones. We will complete the mission,” Netanyahu said.
2:09 PM🇮🇱 IDF ELIMINATES TWO HAMAS TERRORISTS • The IDF says troops identified two Hamas terrorists leaving Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza overnight. • One was planting explosives brought from the hospital near the Yellow Line. The IDF said the two were eliminated in a strike, including Hamas sniper Mohammad Tamous, who also worked as a civil defense employee in Gaza.
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2:22 PM🇺🇸💰 TRUMP-LINKED FIRMS GET $6 BILLION IN CONTRACTS • Defense and technology companies backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have received or been promised more than $6 billion in U.S. government contracts since their investments, according to ABC News. • The latest is Anduril, which received a $2.9 billion Navy commitment for a new submarine facility in Maryland. Democrats have asked the Pentagon inspector general to investigate potential conflicts of interest. • The Trump brothers deny wrongdoing and say they do not participate in government procurement decisions.
3:52 PM🇮🇷🇱🇧 HEZBOLLAH GETS $200 MILLION FROM IRAN • Iran has provided Hezbollah with $200 million to support Lebanese displaced by this year’s war with Israel, according to Reuters sources. • Hezbollah claims they plan to give $3,000 to about 50,000 families from destroyed or inaccessible villages.
3:54 PM🇺🇸 JUST IN: The U.S. government is considering Trump International Golf Club in Palm Beach as a future presidential retreat, a White House official told Fox News. The site offers security and airport access.
3:59 PM🇮🇱📺 - OOPS: Fox News shared drone footage of Tel Aviv's October 7 memorials, apparently without realizing what it opens with. The first shot shows body-shaped figures laid out on the beach above a giant sign in Hebrew: "מחיר הכישלון" ("The Price of the Failure"), followed by "1,163 murdered." • The display is an anti-Netanyahu protest installation blaming the government for October 7, but Fox News posted it as a memorial.
4:01 PM🇺🇸🇬🇷 RUBIO ANNOUNCES NEW US-GREECE DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP • Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. and Greece finalized a National Guard State Partnership linking Greece with Florida. • The agreement aims to strengthen defense and security cooperation between the two NATO allies.
4:05 PM🇺🇸🇬🇷 RUBIO DEFENDS NATIONALISM: “The word nationalism became a dirty word” as Western nations grew ashamed of their history and achievements. “We tore down our monuments. We condemned our own history."
4:08 PM🇮🇱 FOREIGN ACTIVISTS RECRUITED FOR OLIVE HARVEST • Israel’s Diaspora Ministry says the Sumud Flotilla group is recruiting foreign anarchists to enter Judea and Samaria during the olive harvest as part of a campaign against Zionism.
4:39 PM🇨🇳🇵🇭 CHINESE VESSELS SURGE NEAR PHILIPPINES • The Philippine military says it tracked 101 Chinese Navy and Coast Guard vessels around four disputed South China Sea areas, nearly double August’s 56. • More than 20 Chinese vessels were also spotted near Pag-asa Island, amid rising tensions with the U.S. treaty ally.
4:43 PM🇮🇷⚓ TANKER ATTACKS SURGE NEAR HORMUZ • At least 12 attacks on oil, LNG and LPG tankers were recorded near the Strait of Hormuz between September 28 and October 5, the highest weekly level since the U.S.-Iran war began on February 28, according to Reuters.
4:52 PM🇺🇸🇮🇱 HUCKABEE SLAMS MAMDANI • Ambassador Mike Huckabee called Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s October 7 remarks “outrageous & disgusting,” accusing him of insulting the memory of Hamas victims. • “There is NO genocide in Gaza,” Huckabee said, calling Mamdani a “jihadist sympathizer.”
4:56 PM🇺🇸 TRUMP CALLS OUT TOP ADVISORS • Trump said consultants James Blair and Chris LaCivita work for other clients and warned he would terminate them if a conflict of interest is found after they reportedly traveled to the Balkans to advise the pro-Russia Republika Srpska government ahead of elections.
5:14 PM🇺🇸 NOW: President Trump announced that every eligible minor child in America has been automatically enrolled in a Trump Account.
5:16 PM🇺🇸⚠️ BREAKING: The FBI just announced that day arrested and charged 18-year-old Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud with planning a mass-casualty attack at the Mall of America in support of ISIS.
5:25 PM🇺🇸⚠️ BREAKING: The U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Dan Rosen just announced that the FBI arrested and charged 18-year-old Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud with planning a mass-casualty attack at the Mall of America in support of ISIS.
5:30 PM🇺🇸🇷🇺 WATCH: Trump said Russia is giving him a similar “vibe” to China at the start of COVID, noting that both countries said they had the situation “very much under control.”
5:36 PM🇮🇱🕯️ 3 YEARS LATER: Hostage and Nova survivor Elkana Bohbot returned to the site where he was abducted and said Yizkor at the memorial ceremony for the Nova massacre victims.
5:39 PM🇮🇱🇫🇷 PHOTO: MK Yossi Taieb, chairman of the Israel-France Friendship Group, accompanied Jean-Noël Barrot, France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, at a memorial rally for the victims of October 7.
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🇺🇸🇮🇱🌎 Board of Peace Says October 7 War Left Deep Regional Wounds, Urges Gaza Plan to Move Forward • The US-backed Board of Peace marked the third anniversary of October 7 by honoring those killed and abducted and acknowledging the suffering of Israelis and Palestinians. It said the war “unleashed by Hamas” left “deep wounds across the region” and reaffirmed support for President Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan. The Board stressed that lasting Israeli security is essential to preventing another October 7. ⬇️ Read 🔗 https://belaaz.com/news/board-of-peace-says-october-7-war-left-deep-regional-wounds-urges-gaza-plan-to-move-forward/
6:02 PM🇺🇸 TRUMP: I could have done very bad things to Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Barack Obama, but chose not to because “you have to treat the office of the presidency with respect.”
6:04 PM🇺🇸🇷🇺 TRUMP TO PUTIN: “HAPPY BIRTHDAY": “I’m sure you’re going to celebrate it,” Trump said.
6:15 PM🇺🇸⚓ HEGSETH WELCOMES HOME USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN • Secretary of War Pete Hegseth welcomed home the USS Abraham Lincoln after a historic 321-day deployment. • After misspeaking, Hegseth ordered himself to do pushups in front of the sailors.
6:27 PM🇮🇱⚠️ POLITICS: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich are holding a right-wing election meeting without National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. The decision was made by Netanyahu, with Ben-Gvir saying he was personally hurt.
6:30 PM🇸🇾🇸🇦 SYRIA WEIGHS MILITARY SUPPORT FOR SAUDI ARABIA • Syria is considering military assistance to Saudi Arabia in its fight against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, according to U.S. and Syrian officials. • Options include missile and drone defense or deploying Syrian forces alongside Saudi-backed Yemeni troops.
6:34 PM🇺🇸 WATCH: President Trump praised the FBI after agents arrested an 18-year-old accused of planning an ISIS-inspired mass shooting at Minnesota’s Mall of America.
6:55 PM🇺🇸🇮🇱 - JUST IN: Three years since October 7, President Trump says he spoke today with PM Netanyahu. • "I spoke with Bibi Netanyahu and I wished him well and I wished the people of Israel well," Trump said. • "That was a horrible day, a horrible tragedy — and the other side is paying a very big price for what they did on October 7th, believe me."
6:59 PM⏳️ Interesting scoop incoming
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🇮🇱🇱🇧 EXCLUSIVE: Tip That Led to Nasrallah Assassination Came Through Israel Prison Service, Senior Source Says Frum Jews hold key roles in the service's intelligence unit. Read more 👇 🔗 https://belaaz.com/news/exclusive-the-chareidi-intelligence-behind-the-nasrallah-strike/
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🇮🇱 ✈️ Police Probe Senior Transportation Officials Over Flydubai Security Failures • Police are reportedly investigating two senior Transportation Ministry officials over alleged conflicts of interest following last week’s attempted attack on a flydubai flight. One official allegedly provided paid consulting to airlines he oversaw, while another reportedly worked for Israeli carriers abroad without authorization. The investigations come amid growing criticism of Israel’s aviation security procedures and concerns over how foreign pilots and crews are monitored. ⬇️ Read 🔗 https://belaaz.com/news/police-probe-senior-transportation-officials-over-flydubai-security-failures/
8:32 PM🇺🇸 - JUST IN: Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife are expected to face more charges as soon as tomorrow. The additional charges are related to the alleged torture of Americans, Fox News reports.
9:14 PM🇮🇱✈️ THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTS: FlyDubai Terrorist co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami planned his attempted attack on a Tel Aviv-bound flight months in advance and nearly carried it out in July.
9:17 PM🇺🇸🇮🇷 WHITE HOUSE WEIGHS NEW STRIKE ON IRAN • The White House has asked the Pentagon to develop options for another strike on Iranian targets that could be carried out before the November 3 midterm elections, The Atlantic reports. • Officials remain divided over the move, and no final decision has been made.
9:20 PM🇮🇱🇪🇺 SA’AR: EUROPE SIDES WITH PALESTINIANS • Israei Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said Britain and other European left-wing governments are “100%” on the side of the Palestinians and against Israel.
9:24 PM🇺🇸 JUST IN: President Donald Trump will award Elon Musk the National Medal of Science at the White House Thursday, Fox News reports.
9:27 PM🇸🇾🇸🇦 JUST IN: Syria denied reports that it plans to send troops to Yemen, calling them “lies with no truth.” Damascus said its focus is rebuilding the country while supporting Saudi Arabia’s security.
9:31 PM🇺🇸🇮🇱 SANDERS BLAMES MAMDANI FOR SHIFT • Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders daughter of the US ambassador to Israel said declining American sympathy for Israelis is being driven by figures like Zohran Mamdani. • “Those numbers should not be happening,” Sanders said. “He should be ashamed.”
9:34 PM🇬🇧🇮🇷 IRAN WAR HITS UK FINANCES • The Iran war has created an estimated £12 billion shortfall in Britain’s public finances, according to FT estimates. • Higher inflation and borrowing costs have cut Chancellor John Healey’s fiscal headroom roughly in half.
9:38 PM🇺🇸🇮🇱 TRUMP REMEMBERS OCTOBER 7 • President Donald Trump marked the third anniversary of October 7, remembering the victims and survivors of the Hamas attack. • “We will NEVER forget October 7th. We will NEVER forget the victims,” Trump said, pledging to stand against terrorism.
9:41 PM🇮🇱 WATCH: Israeli Opposition Leader Yair Lapid said Hamas, Qatar and Iran worked for years to isolate Israel. • “They always wanted us cut off from the world. And now the world is cutting itself off from us.”
9:45 PM🇺🇸 NOW: President Donald Trump arrived in San Antonio with Senator Ted Cruz ahead of a major campaign rally.
10:39 PM🇺🇸☪️ BROTHERHOOD BLENDS JIHAD AND MARXISM • Trump counterterrorism adviser Sebastian Gorka said the Muslim Brotherhood combines traditional jihadist concepts with Marxism. • Gorka called it a “hybrid threat” and linked its vanguard concept to Leninist-Marxist ideology.
10:42 PM🇺🇸🇮🇷 HEGSETH: IRAN MUST NEVER GET NUKES • Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the USS Abraham Lincoln was called upon to ensure Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon. • “Theocratic regimes should never have access to nuclear weapons,” Hegseth said.
10:46 PM🇺🇸 - President Trump: "I like golf. It's my only form of exercise. That's about it. That's good."
1:11 AM🇺🇸 - President Trump on Iran: • "Steve Witkoff is working on the Iran deal and doing very well. I think the deal isn't really something that I want to do, but they're willing to offer us anything to stop." • Earlier this week, VP Vance said: Iran must do "something meaningful" on enrichment to end the war..."
1:24 AM🇬🇧🇮🇱 UK CONSULATE CLOSES, 7 DIPLOMATS REMAIN • Britain says its nearly 200-year-old Jerusalem consulate will remain open as the “UK Mission, Jerusalem,” despite Israel ordering its closure. • Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said Britain does not accept Israel’s legal right to close it and maintains that East Jerusalem is occupied territory. • Israel says the consulate has ended operations, with 20 diplomats leaving and seven remaining under the new arrangement.
10:16 AM🇺🇸 ISAIAS BECOMES THE FIRST HURRICANE OF THE 2026 SEASON • Hurricane Hunter aircraft confirmed overnight that Isaias is a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds in the Gulf of Mexico, about 180 miles northwest of Progreso, Mexico. • It is moving toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, with landfall possible late Friday or Shabbos between Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle.
10:19 AM🇰🇵🇰🇷 REUTERS REPORTS: North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong un's sister Kim Yo-jong rejected South Korea’s $6.75 million medical aid offer to North Korea, calling it a “political provocation” and a violation of sovereignty with the aid intended for a Pyongyang hospital.
10:21 AM🇦🇪🇸🇾 UAE, SYRIA DISCUSS YEMEN: UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa discussed regional security in a phone call with the call coming after Saudi Arabia reportedly asked Syria to send forces to Yemen.
10:25 AM🇺🇸🇮🇷 i24NEWS REPORTS: Washington has accelerated preparations for a possible resumption of major military operations against Iran with 82nd Airborne’s 3,000-troop Immediate Response Force is ready to deploy within 18 hours, while additional U.S. carrier and Marine forces are moving toward the region.
10:28 AM🇮🇱⚖️ ISLAMIST ISRAELI MK CONVICTED: Hadash-Ta’al MK Ofer Cassif was convicted of assaulting a police officer during a Har Chevron protest four years ago. Cassif hit the officer with his vehicle and later struck him in the head with him claiming the vehicle hit was accidental and that he acted in self-defense.
10:31 AM🇺🇸🇷🇺 US INVESTORS EYE NORD STREAM • U.S. and Russian officials have discussed bringing American investors into the Nord Stream pipelines to potentially resume Russian gas exports to Germany after the Ukraine war, Reuters reports. • The talks also included potential U.S., Qatari and UAE investment in Lukoil’s international assets. A White House official denied recent Nord Stream discussions.
10:35 AM🇮🇱🇵🇾 NETANYAHU MEETS PARAGUAY VICE PRESIDENT • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Jerusalem with Paraguayan Vice President Pedro Alliana to discuss strengthening ties and expanding cooperation between Israel and Paraguay. • Netanyahu thanked Paraguay for its friendship and steadfast support for Israel throughout the war and asked Alliana to convey his regards to President Santiago Peña.
10:58 AM🇻🇪🇺🇸 MADURO'S WIFE SEEKS JAIL RELEASE AFTER CLAIMING HEART ATTACK • Cilia Flores, wife of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, is asking to leave jail for home confinement, citing a worsening heart condition. • Her lawyers say she suffered a minor heart attack in July and needs further cardiac treatment. Flores and Maduro are awaiting trial in New York on U.S. drug trafficking charges and have pleaded not guilty.
11:12 AM🇬🇧🇮🇱 WATCH: British diplomat leaving the UK consulate in Jerusalem after Israel restricted the mission’s operations and ordered diplomats to leave for imposing sanctions over Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria.
11:25 AM🇮🇶🇮🇷 IRAQI AIRWAYS RESUMES IRAN FLIGHTS • Iraqi Airways resumed direct flights from Najaf to Tehran on Thursday after a seven-month suspension, following Baghdad’s efforts to secure a limited U.S. sanctions waiver. • The airline said flights to Iran will resume on October 8 as a round-trip service.
11:45 AM🇪🇬🇮🇱 THREATENING: EgyptAir pilot Osama Mansour posted a video of an El Al aircraft in Italy with former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat saying, “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and violence for violence."
11:52 AM🇺🇦🇬🇧 ZELENSKYY, MILIBAND VISIT STRIKE SITE • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband visited the rubble of a residential building in Pryluky hit by a Russian strike. • The attack yesterday killed 22 people, including five children, and injured 54 others.
11:55 AM🇮🇷 WATCH: Iran’s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said Tehran will not give up its right to uranium enrichment or hand over its uranium stockpile.
11:59 AM🇬🇧🇩🇪 JUST IN: UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Britain is open to Germany joining the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), a next-generation fighter jet project with Italy and Japan, following the collapse of a rival Franco-German fighter project in June.
12:06 PM
🇺🇸🇬🇧 British Man Suspected in RAF Fairford Terror Plot Released on Bail • A 22-year-old British man suspected of preparing a terrorist attack targeting RAF Fairford has been released on bail, becoming the seventh suspect detained in the investigation. British counter-terrorism police said he was arrested in Westminster and that a property was searched. Six other suspects have also been bailed. US officials said concerns over a suspected Iranian drone plot prompted the redeployment of American bombers from the British airbase. ⬇️ Read 🔗 https://belaaz.com/news/british-man-suspected-in-raf-fairford-terror-plot-released-on-bail/
12:30 PM🇮🇱 IDF TO GIVE OUT OCTOBER 7 MEDALS • The IDF will begin reviewing acts of heroism from the October 7 battles next week, with commanders from across the military set to examine cases for combat medals and decorations. • Exceptional acts by civilians will also be submitted for consideration for the President’s Medal for Civilian Heroism.
12:42 PM🇸🇦🇾🇪 TODAY: Saudi airstrikes targeted Houthi missile launch sites in Yemen’s Ibb Governorate, amid reports of additional strikes in Sana’a and Hodeidah.
12:46 PM🇺🇸🇵🇹 JUST IN: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. believes Portugal should buy the F-35, calling it “the best fighter jet in the world.”
12:57 PM🇮🇱⚖️ TERRORIST SENTENCED TO LIFE • The terrorist who murdered First Sergeant Amit Ben Yigal in 2020 was sentenced to life imprisonment by a military court. • Nadimi Abu-Bakr was also ordered to pay more than 4 million shekels in compensation.
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🇺🇸 🇮🇱 Senior US Official Accuses Netanyahu of Hindering Gaza Reconstruction Efforts • Just hours after October 7, a senior US official says Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu has not been “a cooperative partner” in US-led efforts to rebuild Gaza, accusing him of aggravating the situation. The official points to Israel’s slow military advance and says Israeli forces have taken an additional 10% of Gaza beyond the area outlined in the 2025 ceasefire. Trump’s reconstruction plan remains stalled over Hamas disarmament and Israeli withdrawals. ⬇️ Read 🔗 https://belaaz.com/news/senior-us-official-accuses-netanyahu-of-hindering-gaza-reconstruction-efforts/
1:44 PM🇺🇸 NOW: The USS Ted Stevens, the U.S. Navy’s newest guided-missile destroyer, arrived in Juneau, Alaska after being commissioned last week. • The ship is heading to Virginia for training ahead of its first deployment.
1:47 PM🇸🇦🇾🇪 REPORTS FROM SAUDI: Footage from Riyadh shows smoke rising from King Khalid International Airport.
1:53 PM🇲🇦🇮🇱 WATCH: Morocco’s top defense officials toured Israel Aerospace Industries’ display at the 2026 Marrakech Airshow, highlighting growing defense ties between the two countries.
1:57 PM🇺🇸🇸🇾 US PROTECTS WANTED SYRIAN GENERAL • A former Syrian general wanted for crimes against humanity is being protected and financially supported by U.S. and Lebanese authorities, a BBC investigation found. • Bassam al-Hassan, a former Assad adviser who oversaw Syria’s chemical weapons program, is being allowed to remain in Lebanon in exchange for information about the 2012 abduction of American journalist Austin Tice and other intelligence.
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