"The Israeli military has been ordered by the Netanyahu government to pause its offensive in Gaza City, according to Israeli army radio on Saturday, just a day after Hamas is said to have agreed to the Trump-proposed peace plan which seeks the release of all remaining hostages, living and deceased.
The Israeli military in an official statement said it had been ordered to "advance readiness" for implementing the first stage of Trump’s plan. Army radio noted that military operations in Gaza would be scaled back to "the minimum" - but what have been dubbed defensive strikes will continue. Prime Minister Netanyahu says the hostages will be freed in days." ZeroHedge
"Polish President Karol Nawrocki has ordered troops to the borders with Germany andLithuania. Warsaw recently reintroduced border controls, citing a surge in illegal immigration.
All three nations are members of the European Union, which has been grappling with a refugee crisis since at least 2015, largely caused by upheavals in the Middle East and Africa, and later by the Ukraine conflict.
In a resolution released on Friday, Nawrocki said that the measures would take effect on October 5 and last until April 4, 2026.
In July, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz revealed that 700 troops had already been deployed to the country’s Western frontier, with plans to send in up to 5,000 more military personnel to assist border guards." RT
"An magnitude 6 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles)." AP
"The clean up began across Bermuda on Thursday after Hurricane Imelda swiped past the tiny British territory as a Category 2 storm, downing trees, power lines and transformers." AP
"Kronotsky volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, erupted at 03:50 UTC (15:50 LT) ending a century of dormancy. The Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) reported an explosive eruption with an ash column reaching 9.2 km (30 180 feet) above sea level. Aviation Color Code was raised to Red. KVERT warns that additional ash emissions rising up to 15 km (49 200 feet) remain possible." W
"A major flood hit the Elenite holiday village on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast at around 11:40 LT after 200–250 mm (7.9–9.8 inches) of rain fell in a short period. Environment Minister Manol Genov described the rainfall as among the most intense recorded in the region in recent years. At least three people died, and six women, including three Polish tourists, were rescued." W
"Over the past day, Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops engaged in 159 combat clashes.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian defenders repelled eight Russian attacks; the Russians conducted 12 airstrikes and 198 shellings (15 from MLRS), using 25 guided bombs.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, 13 Russian attacks were repelled near Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Kamianka, and Krasne Pershe.In the Kupiansk sector, three enemy attacks were repelled near Kupiansk, Radkivka, and Pishchane.
In the Lyman sector, Russian forces carried out 12 attacks attempting to breach Ukraine’s defenses near Hrekivka, Karpivka, Serednie, Shandryholove, Kolodiazi, and Torske.
In the Siversk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled five Russian attacks near Serebrianka, Vyimka, Pereizne, and toward Yampil and Dronivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, no clashes were reported.
In the Toretsk sector, the Russians launched ten attacks near Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, and Poltavka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukraine’s forces halted 56 assaults near Volodymyrivka, Razino, Nikanorivka, Rodynske, Novoekonomichne, Myroliubivka, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novoserhiivka, and Filiia.
In the Novopavlivka sector, the Russians conducted 28 attacks near Zelenyi Hai, Sosnivka, Vorone, Sichneve, Novoivanivka, and Novohryhorivka, and toward Novomykolaivka.
In the Huliaipole sector, seven Russian attacks were repelled near Poltavka.
In the Orikhiv sector, Russian forces made one attempt to breach defenses toward Novoandriivka.
In the Prydniprovske sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped one Russian attack." Ukrin
