🇾🇪🇮🇱 For the First time - a Houthi launched ballistic missile hit Israel's Ben Gurion airport. The missile was not intercepted.

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🇾🇪🇮🇱 Israeli defenses fail to stop Houthi ballistic missile

In a statement, the Israel Airports Authority confirmed that “an investigation is underway regarding the impact at the Ben Gurion Airport area.” All landings and takeoffs were temporarily frozen as a precaution. Normal flight operations resumed after roughly one hour. “Ben Gurion Airport is open for operations,” the authority later said. “Takeoffs and landings have returned to normal.”

Israel’s Army Radio reported that the missile was not intercepted despite multiple attempts.

Israeli Channel 12 said the missile successfully bypassed four layers of air defense, including the high-altitude Arrow 3 and U.S.-supplied THAAD systems, before striking close to the heavily trafficked terminal area.

The launch was detected shortly after it occurred in Yemen, but the short window between detection and impact limited interception options. According to Israeli military sources cited by Channel 12, the missile evaded defensive coverage and reached the airport zone without being neutralized.

This marks one of the closest and most disruptive strikes on Israeli civilian infrastructure since the escalation of regional missile activity tied to the ongoing conflict between Iran-backed groups and Israel.

https://defence-blog.com/israeli-defenses-fail-to-stop-houthi-ballistic-missile/

🇸🇩🇦🇪 Footage of the UAE-backed RSF's strike on Port Sudan

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🇸🇩 According to “VistaMaps” sources, the aerial attack on Port Sudan International Airport and the Osman Digna Airbase was carried out by a manned aircraft “operated by an onboard human pilot” under the cover of suicide drones. Sudanese air defenses managed to intercept and shoot down all the drones; however, the manned aircraft conducted strikes that hit key facilities, including military warehouses.

The commander of the Red Sea Military Region stated that the attack was carried out by a ‘strategic aircraft’ covered by 11 suicide drones, which initiated the strikes shortly after midnight and continued until sunrise, targeting multiple civilian and military sites, including the airport, the airbase south of the city, and a radar station located north of Flamingo Naval Base.

He explained that all the drones were intercepted, with some falling into the Red Sea waters, indicating that the attack was launched from the sea rather than from land.

He also confirmed that the drone attack served as cover for a primary strike executed by the ‘strategic aircraft,’ in a clear reference to a manned aircraft that carried out the main assault.

The official Spox for Sudan’s gov stated that these attacks leave no doubt that the ongoing war has far surpassed the capabilities of the Rapid Support Forces militia, revealing direct involvement of foreign air power operated from Abu Dhabi; a clear indication of the role played by UAE military.

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🇺🇸🇮🇱 MAGA Leaders Defend Americans' Right to Boycott Israel

Prominent figures from within President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" or "MAGA" movement came out against the bipartisan IGO Anti-Boycott Act, House Resolution 867—saying it would criminalize boycotts and free speech against Israel.

https://www.newsweek.com/maga-leaders-defend-americans-right-boycott-israel-2067909

🇯🇵🤝🌐 — Japan announces it wants to join a NATO command for the support of Ukraine

➡️ Japan expressed interest Tuesday in participating in the NATO command for its Ukrainian mission based in Germany in what would be a major boost in ties with the largely European alliance.

➡️ Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani announced his country’s interest during talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Tokyo.

➡️ After providing the war-torn country with defense equipment and support, Japan now wants to join NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine, or NSATU, headquartered at a U.S. base in the German town of Wiesbaden.

➡️ Last April 13, 2025, AP reported Japan is working towards joining NATO's Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) command in Germany.

➡️ The move would reportedly have Japan take a more involved role in training Ukrainian forces, potentially sending troops to Europe to do so.

➡️ Details of the mission, including the possibility of sending any Japan Self Defense Force members to Wiesbaden, were still to be discussed.

➡️ As AP hints, any Japanese cooperation was not expected to involve combat, in line with what has been Tokyo’s post-World War II tradition of limiting its military’s role.

https://apnews.com/article/japan-defense-nato-rutte-china-15de39e226c57a893fbf9755f600dcdb

🇵🇰❌🇮🇳 — In interview to Russian State Media Russia Today, Pakistani Ambassador to Russian Federation said Islamabad could use nuclear weapons in case of war with New Delhi

‘Pakistan will use full spectrum of power, BOTH conventional and nuclear’

🤔 Interestingly, it comes in surprise for some Indian observers - given that Russia is historically friend to India - as Russian Media and affiliated outlets lately are more and more covering the tensions from a Pro-Pakistan perspective

🇵🇰❌🇮🇳 — In interview to Russian State media RT, Pakistani Ambassador to Russian Federation issued a direct war warning to India over the flow of Indus River

‘Attempt to usurp the water of lower riparian would be an act of war against Pakistan

240 million people…

This is the lifeline of Pakistan’



🇮🇱❌🇵🇸❗️ — Israeli security cabinet approves expansion of military action in Gaza, Ynet reports;

In recent session, IDF chief warned that large-scale operations could jeopardize the lives of hostages.

🇮🇳❌🇵🇰 — Indian Media ANI reported India cut off Pakistani water supply via Baglihar Dam, threatening Pakistan's water & food security directly

New Delhi had resumed flow from border dam Thursday

🇮🇱❌🇵🇸❗️ — Israeli source says military plans approved by cabinet include full takeover of Gaza, N12 News reports.

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🇺🇸🎬 Trump places a 100 PERCENT TARIFF on "any and all movies coming into our country that are produced in foreign lands."

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🇪🇺📝🔤 — 📰 Financial Times | EU readies ‘plan B’ should Trump walk away from Ukraine talks | Top diplomat Kaja Kallas says Europe can maintain sanctions on Russia if Washington starts lifting its own | May 1, 2025:

"The EU is preparing a “plan B” on how to keep economic sanctions against Russia should the Trump administration abandon Ukraine peace talks and seek rapprochement with Moscow, according to the bloc’s top diplomat.

US President Donald Trump had vowed to bring a swift end to Russia’s more than three-year-long war against Ukraine, but has failed to force a peace agreement during his first 100 days in office as Moscow and Kyiv both reject elements of his administration’s proposals.

“It’s a question whether the Americans will want to leave,” Kaja Kallas, the EU’s high representative for foreign and security policy, told the Financial Times. “We see signs that they are contemplating whether they should leave Ukraine and not try to get a deal with the Russians because it’s hard.

(...) Kallas said that no EU country would accept recognition of Crimea as Russia, an element of the US proposal that is a major red line for Kyiv.

“I can’t see that we are accepting these kind of things. But we can’t speak for America, of course, and what they will do,” she said. “On the European side, we have said this over and over again . . . Crimea is Ukraine.”

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🇺🇸🆗🚫🇺🇦🗳 — 📰 ZeroHedge | Zelensky Relieved As Trump Quietly Drops A Key Demand | May 2, 2025%

"A key Trump demand of the Zelensky government was quietly dropped as a condition of peace talks as well as the Ukraine minerals deal, which was finally signed this week.

Washington is no longer seeking to pressure or force President Volodymyr Zelensky to hold elections that could result in his being ousted office for the sake of peace, according to information in The Telegraph. 

"The demand has been quietly dropped from the latest set of American proposals for a ceasefire," The Telegraph writes. "The American decision to stop demanding elections is designed to placate the Ukrainian officials who have argued against swathes of a seven-point peace plan tabled by Mr Trump."

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