Hamas says it captured Israeli soldiers

"Hamas said on Saturday (May 25) that its fighters captured Israeli soldiers during fighting in northern Gaza's Jabalia. Speaking to Al Jazeera, Abu Ubaida, the spokesperson for Hamas' armed wing Al Qassam Brigades, said, "Our fighters lured a Zionist force into an ambush inside a tunnel ... The fighters withdrew after they left all members of the force dead, wounded, and captured." Wion

Several killed in deadly Russian strike on Ukraine's Kharkiv DIY store

"Russia bombed a hardware superstore in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv killing at least six people and wounding 40, Ukraine officials said, in an attack condemned as "vile" by President Volodymyr Zelensky." France24

Bone-chilling footage shows a Hamas terrorist and his teenage son casually telling Israeli interrogators how they took turns raping a woman

"Bone-chilling new footage shows a Hamas terrorist and his teenage son casually telling Israeli interrogators how they took turns raping a woman then executed her during the Oct. 7 terror rampage.

Jamal Hussein Ahmad Radi, 47, and his 18-year-old son, Abdallah, were seized by the Israel Defense Forces in the Gaza Strip this spring and subsequently questioned about the terror attack, the Daily Mail revealed.
Jamal described finding a woman who was “screaming” and “crying” in a house at Kibbutz Nir Oz, a community near the Israel-Gaza border, “I did what I did, I raped her,” he said nonchalantly.
“I threatened her with my gun to take her clothes off, I remember she was wearing jean shorts, that’s about it,” he added.
Jamal claimed that he did not know what happened to the woman after the rape, but his teen son told the interrogator that his father killed the desperate victim.
“My father raped her, then I did and then my cousin did and then we left but my father killed the woman after we finished raping her,” Abdallah said in his own interview tape.
Of the 400 residents of Kibbutz Nir Oz, at least 20 were killed on Oct. 7 and 80 were kidnapped.
Jamal appeared unfazed as he explained in horrifying detail how he entered one home and killed the couple who were hiding inside.
“In the first house, I found a woman and her husband, and we hit them with fire and killed them … they were in their late 40s,” he recalled." NYP

Russian Forces Liberate Kleshcheyevka in Donetsk

"Armed Forces of Ukraine have withdrawn a significant portion of their forces from the Kleshcheyevka area to redeploy them to Chasov Yar.
Units of the Battlegroup Yug have taken control of Kleshcheyevka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) as a result of active operations." RT

U.S. intelligence expecting North Korean 'October surprise'

"U.S. officials are preparing for North Korea to undertake increasingly 'provocative' actions in

the run-up to the November elections, as Pyongyang cements longstanding ties with Moscow. It comes in anticipation of a likely meeting between North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was reelected this year with 87 per cent of the vote after more than two decades in power.
Some of the escalatory actions, whatever they may be, are expected to come close to the U.S. election, according to intelligence officials.
Biden Administration officials are raising concerns about the alliance, which comes amid an embrace between U.S. rivals Russia and China during the run-up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine." MS

Russian Forces Liberate Andreyevka in Donetsk

"Units of the Yug Battlegroup have liberated Andreyevka in the Donetsk People's Republic
and inflicted damage on the personnel and equipment of the 57th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 105th and 118th Territorial Defense Brigades in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Razdolovka, and Chasov Yar." RT

China Stages Missile Strikes and Bombing Runs on Taiwan Using Jets Loaded with Live Weapons

"China stepped up its “punishment” military drill around Taiwan, staging mock missile attacks and bombing runs against the island, plus simulated attacks on foreign vessels that might come to Taiwan’s aid.
The Chinese jets participating in the drill were clearly armed with live missiles." Breitbart

Russian Troops Liberate Belogorovka in Lugansk

"Russian forces took full control of the village of Belogorovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic." RT

Videos Show Fiery Detonation, Charred Remains of Russia's $800M Air Defense

"Ukraine launched U.S-supplied missiles in an attack that destroyed an $800 million Russian air defense system close to the front lines in eastern Ukraine, according to reports.

Russian Telegram channels shared videos on Thursday that purportedly show an explosion and the charred remains of a Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system at an airfield in Mospyne, in the occupied Donetsk region. A video of the destruction was posted by the "Jay in Kyiv" X (formerly Twitter) account, linked to the Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation, which specializes in helping the Ukrainian Defense Forces and civilians affected by the Russian-Ukrainian war.
"That ATACMS strike on Russian occupied Donetsk yesterday has Russians whining that their $800,000,000 S400 missile system was destroyed along with a bunch of nice radar systems," the X account said." MS

Ukraine Enforces Desperate Conscription Laws As Russian Troops Close In On Kharkiv

"Ukraine is now enforcing a new mobilization law which is being called 'divisive' among

many Ukrainian citizens and some political leaders. The law requires men ages 18-60 to carry their military paperwork at all times to be presented to authorities on demand. It lowers the minimum draft age from 27 to 25 (Ukraine has a demographic shortage of men ages 18-25). And, all military age Ukrainian men abroad must come back to Ukraine to renew their passports, including refugees driven from their homes in the early days of the war." ZH

113 combat clashes along frontlines in past 24 hours

"Over the past day, 113 combat engagments took place on the Ukrainian battlefield. Lykhovii

added that the enemy fired more than 4,000 artillery strikes, including 147 with the use of multiple rocket launchers. Russian aggressors executed three missile strikes that involved 13 missiles, as well as 57 airstrikes, dropping 97 aerial guided bombs, and more than 990 drone strikes on the positions of Ukrainian troops." Ukrin

Russian Proposal To Change Baltic Sea Border Briefly Appears Online

"Russia just gave its Baltic neighbors a big scare this week, after a new draft decree appeared

on a government website published by the defense ministry which proposed redrawing 100+ year old borders around Russian islands in the Gulf of Finland as well as around the exclave of Kaliningrad.
The draft appeared briefly on Russia's TASS news agency only to disappear by Wednesday, where a page at the link said "draft deleted". Russian media has since denied that there are any such plans to move sea borders deeper into Baltic waters." ZH

US Deploys Anti-Air Defense System On Gaza Aid Pier

"Israeli media has reported that two American soldiers were injured Thursday in an accident

which occurred while working on the Gaza humanitarian pier.
"Two U.S. soldiers sustained light injuries on Thursday during a work accident near the temporary floating pier in Gaza," i24 News said.
The pier has seen the first aid trucks roll off in the last several days, but the whole operation has been off to a chaotic start. As of Tuesday there had not been any deliveries confirmed even though several trucks had departed with aid.
"Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said Tuesday that the issues have arisen once the aid was loaded onto nongovernmental organization trucks, departed the marshaling area and headed toward distribution warehouses in Gaza," Navy Times reported.
Some of the trucks had reportedly been taken over by desperate Palestinians before making it to their destination." ZH

Intel Lawmakers Urge Biden to Allow Ukraine to Strike Russia with U.S.-Provided Weapons

"House Intelligence Committee leaders and members on Monday called for the Biden

administration to allow Ukraine to strike Russia with American provided weapons under certain conditions.

 Intelligence Committee Chairman Michael Turner (R-OH), Ranking Member Jim Himes (D-CT), Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-VA), and other committee lawmakers wrote to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, urging the Biden administration to convey their “strong support” for the Ukrainians’ request during their protracted conflict with Russia." Breitbart

Netanyahu Issues Warning To US Leaders Over ICC Arrest Warrants: 'You're Next'

"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he disagrees with arrest warrants sought against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC), suggesting that U.S. leaders could be next.Mr. Netanyahu said the warrants against himself and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over the country’s conduct in its fight against Hamas in the Gaza Strip set a “dangerous” precedent for other democratic countries, including Israel’s allies." ZH