Palestinian Terrorists Shoot, Kill Israeli Arab; Mistook Him for a Jew

"Palestinian terrorists shot and killed Ammar Mansour, a 33-year-old Israeli Arab citizen

because they mistook him for a Jewish Israeli, according to media reports.The East Jerusalem man killed in this morning’s shooting terror attack in the West Bank is named by Hebrew media as Ammar Mansour of the Beit Hanina neighborhood.
Mansour, 33, an Israeli citizen, was killed in his car on Route 465, with the IDF saying the motive was terror-related. The suspected Palestinian gunmen fled the scene and Israeli forces are searching for them.
Israeli writer Hen Mazzig noted that Mansour, a father of two, was mistaken for an Israeli Jew." Breitbart

45 combat clashes

"Over the past 24 hours, 45 combat engagements were reported along the frontline in Ukraine.

In total, the enemy launched nine missile strikes and 84 airstrikes, as well as 50 rocket salvos, on the positions of Ukrainian troops and on populated areas. As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, civilian casualties and damage to civil infrastructure were

reported.

Russia also launched 22 Shahed kamikaze drones, of which 19 were intercepted.

Russian airstrikes hit the settlements of Oleksandrivka, Vovchansk, Prykolotne, Chuhunivka, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka, and Tabaivka of Kharkiv region; Serebryanske Forestry of Luhansk region; Terny, Yampolivka, Spirne, New York, Oleksandropil, Novobakhmutivka, Avdiivka, Novomykhailivka, and Staromaiorske of Donetsk region; Novodarivka, Mala Tokmachka, Robotyne, Novodanilivka, Orikhiv, and Pyatikhatki of Zaporizhzhia region; and Zmiivka of Kherson region.
More than 100 settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions came under Russian artillery fire.
In the Volyn and Polissia directions, the operational situation saw no significant changes." Ukrin

Ukraine says Russian missile attack kills 11 in eastern town

"At least 11 people, including five children, have been killed by a Russian missile attack in and around the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk, according to the regional governor.
Eight people were also wounded when Russian missiles hit the area, Vadym Filashkin, the governor of the Ukrainian-controlled part of the Donetsk region, said." AJ

US intelligence confirms Islamic State's Afghanistan branch behind Iran blasts

"Communications intercepts collected by the United States confirmed that Islamic State’s

(ISIS) Afghanistan-based branch carried out twin bombings in Iran that killed nearly 100 people, two sources familiar with the intelligence told Reuters. ISIS claimed responsibility for the bombings, saying two operatives wearing explosive suicide belts staged the attack during a memorial service for Qassem Soleimani, a senior military commander assassinated in Iraq in a 2020 US drone strike.
The Sunni Muslim militant group, however, did not specify that its Afghanistan-based affiliate, known as ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K), was responsible for the bombings in the southeastern Iranian city of Kerman." MS

Indian warship intercepts vessel in Arabian Sea after hijacking

"An Indian warship intercepted a merchant ship owhich had been hijacked in the Arabian Sea off the Somalian coast. All members of the crew, including 15 Indian nationals, had been

rescued, the Navy said.
The MV Lila Norfolk, a Liberia-flagged bulk carrier that had been boarded by six armed men, had been kept under continuous surveillance since the incident, through a combination of maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), MQ9B predator drones, and helicopters, the military said.
The INS Chennai, a Kolkata class stealth-guided missile destroyer on “anti-piracy” patrol in the region, was diverted towards the hijacked ship after the Navy received a distress call. The attempt at hijacking by the would-be pirates was “probably abandoned” due to a “forceful warning” of intervention, the Navy observed in a post on X (formerly Twitter)." RT

US intelligence officials determined the Chinese spy balloon used a US internet provider to communicate

"Intelligence officials have revealed a Chinese spy balloon that flew across the US for a week

in February used an American internet service provider to communicate.
The balloon had drifted east and entered US airspace over Alaska on 28 January and was tracked as it flew over Malmstrom Air Force base in Montana, where nuclear assets are stored. The report stated that the balloon was connected to a US-based company and communicating with China about its navigation.
It further stated that the connection 'allowed the balloon to send burst transmissions or high-bandwidth collections of data over short periods of time' to its home base in China.
The channel has not released the name of the company." MS

Ukraine Again Targets Crimea & Belgorod In Large-Scale Drone & Missile Attacks

"At a moment the front lines are at a standstill and Ukraine is suffering severe manpower and

ammunition supply woes, its military continues high-risk attacks on Russian territory, including two days of missile and drone launches on Crimea. Russia in return has been unleashing even harsher retaliatory strikes in Ukrainian cities, as it warned it would do.
The Russian military deflected a fresh missile attack on Crimea, having shot down four inbound Ukrainian missiles overnight. The day prior, Russia downed 36 attack drones over the peninsula, a defense ministry statement also said." ZeroHedge

Ukrainian strike on Crimea

"Russia

has confirmed the elimination of 23 members of its armed forces during Ukraine's
attack on the temporarily occupied Crimea.A target was hit. Military facilities were damaged in the Saky district and near Sevastopol. [...] Twenty-three military personnel were killed at two facilities." Ukrin

North Korea Fires Hundreds Of Artillery Rounds Toward South's Border Islands

"Tensions are once again ratcheting on the Korean peninsula, after North Korea fired over

200 artillery rounds off its West coast which landed near the South's Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong Islands.South Korea's military responded by launching live-fire drills of its own in the same area. Drills were initiated on Yeonpyeong in particular by marines stationed there, with alerts telling civilians to stay sheltered during the exercises. South Korea's Joint Chiefs issued a statement warning the Kim Jong Un government that it is "solely responsible for this escalating crisis" and urged his regime "to stop immediately." ZH

Russian Electronic Warfare base in Kaliningrad disrupts GPS signals over several European countries

".....the location of the Baltic Jammer. In Kaliningrad, Russia

. Since Dec 15 aircrafts have
suffered from navigation errors over south Baltic Sea, on and off. By plotting an assumed max jamming-range for each bad position there is one area standing out: Kaliningrad." MS

Argentina Detains Mideast Nationals for Alleged Terror Plot Against Jewish Sporting Event

"Argentina on Wednesday announced the arrest of three foreign nationals, specifically citizens of Syria and Lebanon, who were suspected of planning a “terrorist act” at the Pan-American Maccabi Games.
Security Minister Patricia Bullrich said her office received intelligence from the U.S. and

Israel that led to the December 30 arrest of the three suspects, who were staying at a hotel two blocks from the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires.....the suspects were “waiting for a package that came via the delivery system from Yemen,” which she described as a “strong wake-up call,” given that much of Yemen is controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists who have been attacking ships in the Red Sea.The Colombian government issued a statement  naming one of the detainees as Chassan Naem Chatay, a Colombian citizen by adoption since May 2022. The statement from Colombia said consular assistance would be provided to Chatay but offered no further details about his origins.
Bullrich said the detainees arrived on different flights and were arrested in different locations. One was taken into custody after arriving at Jorge Newbery Airport on a flight from Colombia, one was detained in downtown Buenos Aires, and the third at the nearby town of Avellaneda.
Bullrich said Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, directed security services to pay special attention to the Pan-American Maccabi Games in light of the ongoing war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization." Breitbart

Iran twin blasts: Islamic State jihadist group claims responsibility for bombings

"The Islamic State jihadist group claimed responsibility for twin bombings that killed 84

people in Iran a day before.
In a statement on Telegram, the group said two of its members "activated their explosives vests" at a gathering near the grave in the southern city of Kerman of slain Revolutionary Guards general Qasem Soleimani.
The Iranian president's political deputy, Mohammad Jamshidi wrote on X: "Washington says USA and Israel had no role in terrorist attack in Kerman, Iran. Really? A fox smells its own lair first."
"Make no mistake. The responsibility for this crime lies with the US and Zionist regimes (Israel) and terrorism is just a tool," he added." WION

Ukrainian forces repel 23 attacks on Avdiivka axis

"The operational situation in the east and south of Ukraine remains difficult, as Ukrainian defenders repelled 23 attacks in the Avdiivka sector and seven attacks in the Zaporizhzhia sector." Ukrin

Russia launched 25 airstrikes on Tavria axis in past 24 hours

"Russia almost doubled the number of combat engagements in the Tavria sector in the past 24 hours, continuing to launch airstrikes and shell Ukrainian positions with artillery." Ukrin

Houthis Claim Another Container Ship Attack

"Additionally, there are new reports of another attack on a commercial vessel in the Red Sea

by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
According to Bloomberg, the Houthis' armed forces' spokesman claimed rebel forces attacked the container ship "CMA CGM TAGE" after the vessel's captain ignored multiple warnings.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) organization reported a vessel that would've been in the same proximity of CMA CGM TAGE came under attack. French container shipping giant CMA CGM SA said the container ship "did not suffer any incident" and was sailing through the Red Sea area with a destination of Alexandria." ZH