— 🇮🇱/🇱🇧 NEW: Israeli media reports indicate that preparations are being made for wide-scale attacks in Lebanon in the coming days, with decisions reportedly approved at the cabinet level.

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— 🇱🇧/🇮🇱 NEW: A man narrowly survived an attack in Tayr Debba yesterday evening and was able to take cover behind a wall.

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— 🇨🇳/🇺🇸 NEW: CNN analysis indicates China has significantly expanded its missile and nuclear infrastructure since 2020, with the pace of construction reportedly doubling after the start of the war in Ukraine. The expansion is seen as a move to bolster deterrence against the U.S. and prepare for potential Taiwan scenarios.

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— 🇮🇷/🇮🇱/🇺🇸 NEW: The New York Times reports that American-Iranian Jew Kamran Hekmati has been sentenced to 2 years in prison by Iranian authorities due to visiting Israel 13 years ago

Hekmati owns a jewelry business in Midtown Manhattan’s diamond district and lives in Long Island. He was arrested after a brief visit to Iran earlier this year.

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— 🇱🇧/🇮🇱 NEW: A drone targets a bulldozer in Blida, and a patrol of the Lebanese Army is en route to the location.

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— 🇺🇸 NEW: Rep. Earl L. 'Buddy' Carter (R-GA) has introduced the 'Moving American Money Distant from Anti-National Interests' (MAMDANI) Act, a proposed bill that aims to restrict the flow of federal taxpayer dollars to New York.

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— 🇹🇭/🇮🇱 NEW: A 26-year-old Israeli man has been arrested in Thailand after traveling with luggage containing ammunition

A few days before this incident, another Israeli, a 22-year-old, was arrested by Thai authorities for armed robbery and drug trafficking.

Additionally, a couple of Israelis were recently arrested for engaging in sexual activity in public.

Israeli tourism has to Thailand has been on the rise, but it has faced pushback from locals and business owners, who cite poor behavior and crimes.

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— 🇬🇧/🇷🇺 NEW: The United Kingdom sentences Jewish man Howard Phillips to seven years in prison for attempting to pass information about a former Defense Minister to two men he believed were Russian intelligence agents

The 'Russian' agents he contacted turned out to be undercover MI5 agents.

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— 🇮🇱/🇺🇸 NEW: Israeli media outlet 'Haaretz' reports that in recent months, Israel has signed million-dollar deals to promote bot networks that amplify pro-Israel narratives online and influence both search results and AI chatbot responses

The report notes that these efforts primarily target 'churches and Christian organizations' in the United States to counter what they see as 'declining support for Israel among evangelical Christians.'

This report is not an isolated case. In September, it was revealed that Israel signed a $6 million deal with American firm 'Clock Tower X' to influence ChatGPT to be more pro-Israel.

Last month, Hebrew media outlet 'Yedioth Ahronoth' reported that these initiatives are part of a $145 million campaign to enlist U.S. firms, influencers, and AI platforms to promote Israeli propaganda.

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— 🇹🇷/🇮🇱 NEW: Yesterday, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issued arrest warrants for 37 Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Netanyahu, Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, Yisrael Katz, and Itamar Ben-Gvir

It is not clear how serious the implications are, as Turkey has remained close to Israel throughout its wars over the past two years by maintaining trade and supplying them with Azerbaijani oil.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has called this move a 'PR stunt.'

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱 WATCH: Israeli-American political commentator Ben Shapiro tells CNN, 'An enormous number of young people are engaging with true White supremacist anti-Jew content, and there needs to be more pushing back on that.'

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— 🇭🇺/🇺🇸/🇷🇺 NEW: Hungary has been granted a one-year exemption from U.S. sanctions that ban the import of Russian energy resources.

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— 🇱🇧/🇮🇱 NEW: Israeli drones target the area of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon.

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— 🇱🇧/🇮🇱 NEW: A vehicle has been targeted in the Jneim area between Shebaa and Rashaya al-Wadi.

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— 🇱🇧/🇮🇱 NEW: An Israeli drone strikes the area of Meiss El Jabal in southern Lebanon.

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— 🇱🇧/🇮🇱 NEW: Israeli drone targets a reported vehicle in the Barasheet area.

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