Palestinian Terrorists Ring in New Year 2024 with Rocket Barrage at Israeli Cities

"Palestinian terrorists rang in the New Year on Sunday evening by firing a large barrage of rockets at Israeli cities at midnight, in a statement of defiance against the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) advance deep into the Gaza Strip.
According to the Cumta Telegram channel, which tracks Israel’s Red Alert system, the barrage targeted the cities along the corridor from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, just seconds after 12:00 a.m." Breitbart

Red Sea Chaos: Maersk Ship Hit By Missile; US Attack Helicopters Annihilate Houthi Rebel Boats

"Maersk, one of the largest shipping companies in the world, suspended all container ship

sailings in the Southern Red Sea after Iranian-backed Houthi militants attacked one of its vessels. This comes a day after the shipper reportedly attempted to restart sails in the critical waterway under the US' Operational Prosperity Guardian security umbrella.
US Central Command wrote in a post on X that the Maersk Hangzhou container ship was struck by a missile while transiting the Southern Red Sea. The vessel requested assistance from the US military, to which two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, USS Gravely (DDG 107) and USS Laboon (DDG 58), responded.
"While responding, the USS GRAVELY shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen toward the ships," CENTCOM said." ZeroHedge

Group that rescues Americans from hot spots preparing for possible Taiwan operation

"Anonprofit organization dedicated to saving Americans abroad whose lives are at risk is

currently preparing for the possibility they may conduct rescue missions in Taiwan and mainland China ahead of a possible conflict. Project Dynamo is a nonprofit organization made up of former U.S. military and intelligence officials who came together in August 2021 to rescue Americans who were unable to leave Afghanistan before the military withdrew at the end of the month and were essentially left behind. Since then, they have continued their effort to rescue Americans that the U.S. military was not planning on saving at that time in countries across the world." WashingtonExaminer

Ukrainian attack on Belgorod ‘unacceptable’ – UN

"The missile strikes have killed at least 21 and injured 111, according to Russian officials....The UN has condemned Ukraine’s deadly shelling of the Russian border city of Belgorod. This comes after Moscow accused Kiev of deliberately killing civilians." RT

Russia unleashes largest missile and drone attack of the war

"At least 17 people have been killed and 85 injured in the biggest coordinated Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine of the war. One popular online meme is to share a photo of the damage in their city with the tag “Russia is at war with kindergartens and maternity hospitals.” NV

Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syrian city of Aleppo

“Israel

carried out an aerial aggression from the direction of the Mediterranean Sea, west of Latakia, targeting a number of points south of the city of Aleppo.....19 pro-Iranian fighters – including four Syrians, and six Iraqis – were killed and more than 18 were wounded in at least nine air strikes. The Observatory added that the strikes targeted military positions, a weapons shipment from Iraq and an ammunition warehouse.” MS

Iran's IRGC Suffers Single Deadliest Day In Syria As Israel Strikes Damascus Airport

"Israel launched a series of new airstrikes on the Syrian capital, especially with heavy strikes

targeting Damascus International Airport.
"Around 11:05 p.m. Thursday, the Israeli enemy carried out an air attack from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting some points in the southern region," a source was cited in Syrian state media as saying..... it emerged there had been a delegation of high-ranking Iranian officers set to arrive at the airport. Syria said it intercepted only some of the inbound projectiles.
Gulf news outlet Al-Arabiya is now reporting that the overnight attack "killed 11 members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)" according to its sources." ZH

Russia confirms ‘massive barrage’ on targets in Ukraine

"The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed that its forces launched a series of air attacks against multiple targets in Ukraine. A statement from the ministry detailed 50 “group” strikes and a single “massive” barrage using precision missiles and drones." RT

‘We will all die anyway’ – Ukrainian army adviser

"A death in battle is preferable to a car crash, Alla Martinyuk, an aide to the supreme

commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, General Valery Zaluzhny, said in an interview on Friday.
Martinyuk, 37, is a former theater and TV actress who currently serves as an “external adviser” to Zaluzhny. In a broadcast shared on social media by the Kiev-based news agency UNIAN, she argued against the reaction of most Ukrainians to getting mobilized into the military.
“I now see when someone gets a summons, the mothers immediately write [that] they are already hysterical and almost immediately say goodbye to the lives of their sons,” Martinyuk said on air. “But I will tell you, this is not right. All this hysteria is not needed. You need to believe that your son is a hero and the flower of the nation.”
“We will all die anyway. Leaving this life with dignity is much better than walking down the street and [having] a brick fall on you or a car run you over,” she added." RT

Russian missile attack on Kyiv

"The death toll from a Russian missile attack on Kyiv has increased to nine, whereas eight people injured in the strike have been rescued from the rubble of a warehouse in the city's Shevchenkivskyi district." Ukrin

Ukraine says at least one killed in Russian attack on Kherson rail station

"Ukrainian authorities say Russian shelling of a train station kills a police officer and injures four others." AlJazeera

Serbia riots

"Riot in Belgrade, which saw sympathizers of the ‘pro-Western democratic civic opposition’

try to break into City Hall and declare themselves winners of the recent municipal election.....At least 2,000 protesters gathered outside the building known as the Old Palace, smashed its glass doors, and attempted to force their way inside. Riot police held the line, used teargas to push them back, and then batons to disperse the mob. What the opposition claimed had happened, however, was that they were just peacefully protesting a “stolen” election against a “tyrannical” regime, which had the police break the doors so it would have an excuse to engage in brutality.
Obviously, the protesters didn’t get the memo from Our Democracy – meaning the US – dated January 6, 2021, and spelling out that any questioning of electoral results makes one a criminally liable “denier,” while smashing the doors of a government building amounts to a “deadly insurrection” allowing the police to indiscriminately use deadly force." RT

Iran General Vows 'Revenge' for Commander Amid 'Death to America' Chants

"The head of Iran's

Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has threatened "revenge"
against Israel for the death of a high-ranking commander during a service in which mourners chanted "Death to America."
Tehran said Sayyed Razi Mousavi, a senior IRGC adviser, was killed during an Israeli airstrike on a neighborhood in the Syrian capital of Damascus. An Israeli military spokesperson has not commented on Mousavi's death but did say its forces took action that was necessary to defend the country." MS

Cargo ship 'explodes after hitting Russian mine in Black Sea'

"A ship hit a Russian mine in the Black Sea, triggering an explosion on board, Ukrainian

officials claimed.
The Panama-flagged bulk carrier was headed to a Danube River port in the Odesa region.
This is the latest incident of a vessel hitting an explosive in the sea in what Ukraine describes as stepped-up attacks on shipping and port infrastructure.
Chaos ensued on the upper deck as flames broke out, leaving the captain and one of the sailors injured." MS

Strike on Novocherkassk ship: Сonscripts reportedly among deceased

"As a result of the strike by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the large landing ship
Novocherkassk in the occupied Feodosia, conscripts might have been killed, according to ASTRA." MS

Ukraine reports 56 combat clashes on front lines in past 24 hours

"Some 56 combat clashes took place between Ukraine's defense forces and Russian

troops.....In total, the enemy launched 1 missile strike, 77 air strikes and 51 MLRS attacks on the positions of our troops and settlements. Russian invaders once again attacked Ukraine, using five Shahed 136/131 unmanned aerial vehicles. Ukrainian defenders destroyed four attack UAVs. ....the invaders attacked Ukraine with three Shaheds. All enemy drones were shot down.
The enemy launched air on Ivanivka, Kharkiv region; Serebrianske Forestry, Luhansk region; Spirne, Novomykhailivka and Zolota Nyva, Donetsk region; Orikhiv and Preobrazhenka, Zaporizhzhia region, Chervonyi Maiak, Zmiivka, Dudchany and Novoberyslav, Kherson region." Ukrin

Russians execute Ukrainian prisoners of war near Zaporizhzhia

"The Ukrainian Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into the execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian soldiers near Zaporizhzhia." Pravada

India Deploys Three Warships To Waters Near Iran After Tanker Attack

"The Indian Navy has deployed three guided missile destroyers to the Arabian Sea in response to an alleged drone attack on an Israeli-linked chemical tanker last week. New Delhi also uses long-range maritime patrol aircraft for “domain awareness,” the defense ministry reported." Breitbart

Ukraine Claims to Have Destroyed Large Russian Warship With Storm Shadow Cruise Missile

"Russia acknowledges a missile attack on warship Novocherkassk, which Ukraine claims to have destroyed in a cruise missile strike in the early hours of Boxing Day." Breitbart

Christmas Liberation of Maryinka

"The official announcement of the liberation of Maryinka, made by Sergei Shoigu to

President Putin today, Christmas Day, is a beautiful present for hundreds of thousands of Donbass residents, especially in our neighborhood, the Petrovsky District of Donetsk.
Petrovsky has become another legendary place in this war, like Donetsk airport or Saur Mogila, legendary for the bombing and destruction it has endured since 2014. And the vast majority of those terrorist attacks - tanks, artillery, snipers, drones, originated in Maryinka, a town that was literally turned into a fortress by the Ukrainian Army and their NATO masters. And now, finally, it has been purified by fire, once and for all." Sputnik

India: Bomb blast scare near Israel Embassy in Delhi, security agencies on toes

"Security agencies reported in a hurry after receiving alert about an alleged blast behind the

Israeli Embassy located in the Chanakyapuri area of Delhi.An Israeli Embassy spokesperson told WION: "We can confirm that around 5:20 there was a blast at close proximity to the embassy. The Delhi police and the security team are still investigating the situation." WION

US strikes against Kataib Hezbollah targets in Iraq after service members injured in attack

"The U.S. military carried out retaliatory air strikes in Iraq after a one-way drone attack

earlier in the day by Iran-aligned militants that left one U.S. service member in critical condition and wounded two other U.S. personnel, officials said.
The back-and-forth clash was the latest demonstration of how the Israel-Hamas war is rippling across the Middle East, creating turmoil that has turned U.S. troops at bases in Iraq and Syria into targets." AP

‘Christmas Is Canceled’: Pro-Palestinian Protesters Riot in New York, Block O’Hare in Chicago

"Pro-Palestinian protesters spent the weekend rioting, disrupting holiday travel, and targeting

Christmas in general in an attempt to force Americans to listen to their concerns by causing them inconveniences, disturbing their holiday plans, and irritating them.
In New York City on Monday, several hundred demonstrators carried a bloodied Nativity scene to Rockefeller Center. Some carried Islamic symbols.Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters converged on Midtown Monday, lugging a blood-red mock Nativity scene and chanting “Christmas is canceled here.”
“Long live the intifada,” the crowd of about 500 demonstrators yelled, using the Arabic word for “rebellion” or “uprising,” as they mobbed the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree where revelers were enjoying the holiday.
On Christmas Eve, a pro-Palestinian caravan of cars disrupted Christmas caroling in Washington Square Park, the Post reported.
In Chicago on Christmas Eve, a group of pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators targeted the homes of local lawmakers before briefly shutting down Interstate 90 — the key artery connecting Chicago to O’Hare International Airport — in both directions.The disruptions even reached suburban Memphis, Tennessee, where a pro-Palestinian crowd disrupted Christmas shopping." Breitbart

UK Deploys Warship To Guyana In Show Of Support Against Venezuela

"While the recent panic over the risk of a Venezuela invasion of its neighbor Guyana may have come and gone, some (former) global superpowers are not taking any chances, and according to the FT, the UK will deploy a naval patrol ship off the coast of the tiny but rich Latin American nation in a show of support for the former British colony as it faces a territorial claim from its more powerful if insolvent communist neighbor." ZeroHedge

Fire Breaks Out On Russian Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker

"A fire broke out on Sunday evening on a Soviet-era nuclear-powered cargo icebreaker ship docked at a port in northwestern Russia.
Reuters said the Soviet-made Sevmorput vessel was docked in the northern Russian city of Murmansk when a 30 square meters (323 square feet) fire erupted in one of the cabins.
Atomflot is a unit of state nuclear corporation Rosatom that operates Russia's nuclear icebreaker fleet to ensure military and commercial vessels can sail through the Arctic Ocean." ZH

Ukraine downs two Russian fighter-bombers, hits 12 enemy manpower clusters

"Ukraine’s military reports 66 combat engagements along the frontline, noting another

success of its Air Force as two Russian warplanes were shot down.The following settlements were targeted in Russian airstrikes: Synkivka, Petropavlivka, and Kyslivka of Kharkiv region; Novoyehorivka and Serebryanske Forestry of Luhansk region; Yampolivka, Torske, New York, Ocheretyne, Tonenke, Avdiivka, Maksymilianivka, Marinka, Novomykhailivka, Vodiane, Zolota Nyva, and Staromaiorske of Donetsk region.
Nearly 100 settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions came under Russian artillery fire.In the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna directions, the Russians maintain their military presence in the areas close to the border, deploying subversive and reconnaissance group to prevent the Ukrainian command from transferring part of the forces to other frontline sectors.
On the Kupiansk axis, Ukrainian troops repelled 21 enemy assaults near Synkivka in Kharkiv region and Stelmakhivka in Luhansk region, where the Russians unsuccessfully tried to break through the Ukrainian defenses.
The enemy ran no offensive (assault) missions in the Lyman area." Ukrin

Spain-- Not Sure About Joining Coalition in Red Sea Against Houthis

"Spain has backed away from a U.S.-led coalition meant to deter the Iranian-backed Houthis from attacks on global shipping near the Bab-el-Mandeb strait at the southern end of the Red Sea. Spain’s defense ministry said Tuesday the country “depends on the decisions of the European Union and NATO and, therefore, will not participate unilaterally.” Breitbart

Explosions rock central Ukrainian cities of Kryvyi Rih, Kropyvnytskyi as air raid sirens wail

"Explosions were heard in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Kropyvnytskyi.....After the blast in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, an air raid alert was declared. In the city of Kropyvnytskyi, explosions were heard during the air raid alert." MS

Iranian drone strikes ship off Indian coast

"Iran appears to have struck a ship off the Indian coast with an unmanned aerial vehicle, a U.S. official told Fox News on Saturday.
It comes as Houthi militants targeted multiple cargo ships on Saturday, as the group fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles into international shipping lanes located in the Southern Red Sea, according to U.S. Central Command. The USS Laboon shot down four unmanned aerial drones on Saturday which originated from areas that the Houthis control in Yemen. The second ship, Gabon-owned, Indian-flagged M/V Saibaba, which carried crude oil, reported it was hit by a one-way attack drone. No injuries were reported, and the USS Laboon responded to the attacks. " FOX

Ukraine Digs in as War Pivots to ‘Defensive Posture… Stasis’

"The war in Ukraine is pivoting to “a more defensive posture… characterised by stasis” and

Ukraine is digging in, showing off newly built major entrenchments, just weeks after Ukraine’s top general said the war has reached a “stalemate”.
Ukraine has “mobilised a concerted effort to improve field fortifications” as its armed forces “pivot to a more defence posture”, a British intelligence digest notes of the latest developments in the Ukraine War, at the end of a year which started with high hopes for the much-vaunted “Spring Offensive” but which has ended with “stalemate”. Breitbart

Russians launch missile attack on Zaporizhzhia

"The Russian army launched a missile attack on Zaporizhzhia damaging civilian infrastructure." MS

Taiwan Searches for Sailors Swept off Navy Submarine

"Rescuers in Taiwan continued their search for three missing sailors on Friday after six officers and crew were swept off a submarine's topside the previous day.

Three non-commissioned officers assigned to the Taiwanese navy's Hai Lung-class submarine the ROCS Hai Hu were among those attempting to recover a piece of lost equipment when the mishap happened, Taiwan's navy said.
Taipei, which is gearing up for more military challenges from neighboring China, has reported accidents among its armed forces each year as training has intensified. It was the second such incident on a Hai Lung-class submarine in 14 years." MS

Somalia says U.S. drone strike killed mastermind of attack on Americans

"A U.S. drone strike has killed a senior Somali militant accused of masterminding a 2020 attack on a military base in Kenya that killed three Americans, a top Somali official told The Washington Post on Friday.
Moalim Ayman, who led a unit in the militant al-Shabab group responsible for terrorist attacks in Kenya and Somalia, was killed by a drone in the group’s stronghold of Jilib in southern Somalia on Dec. 17, Information Minister Daud Aweis said." WP

Ukraine reports 99 clashes with Russian invasion forces, 17 air strikes on enemy positions

"Ninety-nine combat engagements took place across the front lines in Ukraine on Wednesday,

while Ukraine’s Air Force 17 times hit enemy weapons clusters, including an air defense system. Russia’s airstrikes hit the following areas: Synkivka, Kharkiv region; Serebrianske forestry, Luhansk region; Ivanivske, Toretsk, Ocheretyne, Orlivka, Novobakhmutivka, Avdiivka, Novomykhailivka, and Novoukrayinka of Donetsk region; Orykhiv, Zaporizhzhia region; Krynyk and Olhivka, Kherson region.
About 100 settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions came under enemy artillery fire.
In the Volyn and Polissia directions, the operational situation remained without significant changes.
In the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna directions, the enemy maintains its military presence in the areas close to the border, engaging in subversive missions in order to prevent the transfer of Ukrainian troops to more threatening sectors of the war zone.
On the Kupiansk axis, Ukrainian defenders repelled 16 enemy attacks in the areas of Synkivka, east of Petropavlivka and Ivanivka, where the enemy tried to break through." UKRIN

Russians shell medical facility in Kherson at night

"Russian military shelled a medical institution in Kherson, one of the departments was seriously damaged, and a residential building was hit.....Kherson, as a result of nighttime enemy shelling, the contact network was damaged, so trolleybuses did not run." Ukrin

‘Mouse fever’ breaks out among Russian military in Kupyansk sector

"An outbreak of so-called "mouse or rat-bite fever" has been spreading among many Russian units in the Kupyansk sector of the front....also known as Hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, is a zoonotic disease transmitted to humans by rodents either through direct contact, inhalation, urine, feces, or mucous secretions. Symptoms include severe headache, high fever, rash, low blood pressure, bleeding eyes, nausea, vomiting, and severe lower back pain. In its early stages, the disease resembles the common flu. The disease affects the kidneys, causing the infected person to experience severe pain in the lower back and difficulty urinating." UV

Ukrainian hackers destroy IT infrastructure of Russian water company

"Ukrainian hackers from the Blackjack group, likely with the support of cyber specialists of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), conducted a cyber-attack on the IT infrastructure of Rosvodokanal (a Russian company that deals with water utilities and water management – ed.), and now its work is blocked." Pravada

Ukrainian soldier says Russians trying to sever 'road of life' supply route to Avdiivka

"Today the Russians are attempting to storm the town from the flanks in order to separate the

logistics corridor, the so-called ‘road of life’," he said. The Defense Forces receive everything they need through the "road of life". MS

U.S. releases Maduro ally in exchange for 10 Americans imprisoned in Venezuela

"The U.S. on Wednesday released a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in

exchange for Caracas releasing 31 people from prison, including 10 Americans, according to a senior U.S. administration official.
Driving the news: As part of the deal, a former U.S. Navy contractor who organized one of the largest bribery scandals in U.S. military history was arrested and returned to the U.S.
Leonard Francis, also known as "Fat Leonard," pleaded guilty in 2015 to doling out more than $500,000 in bribes in exchange for the ability to overcharge the Navy by at least $35 million for his services.
He escaped house arrest in San Diego in 2022 after cutting his ankle monitoring bracelet.
Details: In exchange for the prisoner releases and Leonard's extradition, the U.S. let go of Colombian businessman Alex Saab, who was accused of stealing $350 million as part of a bribe scheme against the Venezuelan government.
The U.S. has also accused him of being a financial fixer for Maduro.
Saab was arrested on money laundering charges in Cape Verde in 2020 while he was on his way to negotiate an oil deal with Iran as a representative of Maduro's government.
In response to Saab's extradition to the U.S. in 2021, Venezuela's government called off political negotiations with opposition officials and placed six U.S. oil executives under house arrest." MS

U.S. troops to be based in Denmark

"Denmark has reached a defense agreement with the United States that will allow American troops to be based in the European country, reports Reuters.

The agreement between the countries is reportedly for 10 years. Earlier this month, the United States signed similar agreements with Finland and Sweden." MS

Ukrainian attacks reportedly target Russian military base, space center in occupied Crimea

"The Center for Long-Range Space Communications of the Russian Aerospace Forces and a

military unit in the occupied Crimea were attacked overnight on Dec. 19-20, the Russian news outlet Astra reported, citing sources.
The local Telegram channel Crimean Wind, citing its subscribers, reported nighttime explosions in several areas of the peninsula. In particular, near Yevpatoria and Krasnoperekopsk.
There were two attacks on military units around this time, including in the village of Soniachnohirske near Alushta, Astra writes. An FSB border guard was reportedly injured and a satellite communications antenna was damaged." Pravada

U.S. suspected in drone attack on Russian plane in Libya, possible ties to Wagner Group

"Satellite images have confirmed the destruction of a Russian Il-76 transport plane stationed at the Al-Jufra base in Libya. This vast aircraft succumbed to an attack likely initiated by American forces using drones or missiles, with the intention of eliminating members of the Wagner Group. The Pentagon currently refrains from commenting on these reports." MS

6.2-magnitude midnight earthquake hit China's Gansu

"A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted China's Gansu-Qinghai border in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. The earthquake claimed the lives of at least 111 people and left more than 230 people injured. Hours after the Gansu-Qinghai border was struck by this midnight horror, videos of the moment when the earthquake hit Gansu as well as those showing people running to save their lives went viral on X formerly known as Twitter." BusinessToday

Sudan army chief al-Burhan faces calls to go after RSF gains

"The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has captured Sudan’s second-largest city, just a

day after the army and its supporters prematurely celebrated repelling an attack.
As army soldiers retreated from Wad Madani – once a hub for hundreds of thousands of displaced people – they left civilians behind. The army has released a rare statement acknowledging that its troops withdrew too quickly and promising an investigation, yet their supporters are calling for accountability.
Countless civilians like Arbab are calling for army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to step down in the hope that a new leader can thwart the RSF’s advances.
Al-Burhan’s subordinates are also furious with the way he is fighting the war, according to sources close to security forces. But experts warn that a change of guard could lead to a power struggle – or vacuum – fracturing the Sudanese army." MS

Russia shells Sumy region with artillery

"Esman community: artillery shelling (26 explosions) and MLRS attacks (15 explosions). As a result of the shelling, a civilian resident of the village of Esman was injured. He was taken to the medical facility. The Russians also fired with mortars (4 explosions)." Ukrin

UK Wants to Build Mini-Nuke Plants in Ukraine

"Ukraine can decentralize its power supply network by building a series of “mini nuclear power plants”, British engineering giant Rolls Royce believes.

Rolls Royce is exploring rolling out its proposed Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) to Ukraine, using the technology to convert former coal-fired power stations to nuclear. While the British SMR concept of cheaper, smaller reactors has yet to be proven in practice, Rolls Royce hopes to be also to roll out the power stations quickly and at a cheaper energy-unit cost than conventional, larger stations and is attempting to build SMRs for the British government as part of the rush to ‘net zero’." Breitbart

Dozens Arrested After Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators 'Take' US Capitol Again

"A pro-Palestinian demonstration took place on Tuesday at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, where about 60 demonstrators were ultimately put in handcuffs and whisked away by police for not complying with orders to vacate." Sputnik

Food donated to IDF soldiers is making them sick

"IDF soldiers have been experiencing an uptick in intestinal diseases likely caused by some of the food donations sent to the troops on the front lines, an Israeli health official said.

"Since the war with Hamas began, soldiers have been receiving food donations, but unfortunately, there has been a concerning rise in intestinal diseases, likely caused by inadequate sanitation of some of the food. Additionally, many of the packages sent to soldiers contain ultra-processed foods such as cookies and salty snacks," warned Shir Alfi, a senior dietitian at Clalit Health Services." MS

US Army Facing 'TikTok Mutiny' as Soft Recruits Can't Handle Basic Soldiering

"The Army is facing a major recruitment shortfall, projecting it will sign up just 50,000 new

soldiers in 2023 -- 15,000 fewer than its target of 65,000, according to the U.K.'s Daily Mail.
The Navy and Air Force are confronting similar grim outlooks, expecting to miss their enrollment goals by 10,000 and 10 percent, respectively. This crisis highlights the military's profound failure to attract Generation Z. A flood of TikTok videos by Gen Z service members might give us further insight into why the numbers have dropped so drastically.
The videos trash life in the military and whine about the lack of sleep and the quality of the food. The Daily Mail described them as a "TikTok mutiny."
A clip posted in 2020 by Anthony Laster, who has over 950,000 followers, said the Army had "No Privacy, The Pay Sucks, S***ty Food, Disrespectful Leadership, NO SLEEP!" WJ

Hamas financier behind ‘tens of millions’ in funding killed

"Israel has claimed to have killed a prominent Hamas financier behind “tens of millions” of funding for the terror group.
Subhi Ferwana was killed by a fighter jet in an airstrike in Rafah, the Israel Defense Forces and Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) said in a joint statement." Telegraph