📹 The IDF is bringing tanks into the city of Sderot

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❗️ So far, more than 1,450 wounded have been reported, of whom 250 are in critical condition, the Israeli TV channel reported.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said the death toll from Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip had risen to 232 killed and about 1,700 wounded.

🇹🇷 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been unanimously re-elected a leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), Turkish press reported on Saturday.

Erdogan received the votes of all 1,399 delegates of the fourth party congress, the report said. It is the eighth time Erdoğan has been elected as the leader since the foundation of the party.

The People's Alliance led by the Justice and Development Party won 323 out of 600 seats in the May 14 parliamentary elections. The party has been in power for over 20 years since November 3, 2022.

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❗️Latest White House statements on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict:

▪️ US discusses measures to assist Israel in light of escalating conflict with Palestine, may release details as early as tomorrow.

▪️ The US intends to provide support to Israel in light of its escalating conflict with Palestine, including through intelligence transfers.

▪️ The US believes it is premature to draw conclusions about Iran's involvement in supporting Palestinian strikes on Israel.

▪️ US views Hamas as a terrorist organization after strikes on Israel.

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Coaxial ingenuity: what makes Kamov helicopters so special?

Seventy five years ago in 1948, the Soviet government formally established an organization that would proceed to create probably some of the most efficient military helicopters in the world – the Kamov Design Bureau, initially known simply as OKB Number 2.

Read the history of the bureau and its inventions

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🇷🇺 Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that the Russian market has all major types of food, and the export potential of agricultural products is growing.

"Today, our agrarians provide the internal market with all major types of food. The export potential of the industry is also growing," Putin said in a congratulatory message on the professional holiday of workers of the agricultural and processing industry, celebrated in Russia annually on the second Sunday of October.

The president said that agricultural products are already among the key items of Russian exports, and Russian companies are global leaders in a number of positions, such as wheat and fish.

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❗️ Benjamin Netanyahu announced the end of the first phase of the operation and the destruction of most of the enemy forces in the territory of Israel.

The Prime Minister's Office added that Israel's Cabinet has taken decisions to cut off electricity to the gas sector, cut off fuel and goods supplies.

🇷🇺 Russian tank 'Cloak' deflects Javelins

The 'Nakidka' ('Cloak') is a unique camouflage coating designed for Russian tanks, particularly the T-90M Breakthrough-3, that has displayed remarkable capabilities in deception of American Javelin anti-tank system missiles.

The 'Nakidka' consists of a multi-layer camouflage material that is applied to tanks as a cover. It reduces the visibility of combat vehicles in both infrared and radar range.

"In the course of special military operation, the 'Nakidka' camouflage has demonstrated its ability to deflect missiles from the US-made Javelin anti-tank missile complex. Since 'Nakidka' significantly reduces the thermal emissions of the tank and soothes out the so-called thermal contrast zones, it disrupts the target lock of the Javelin anti-tank missile, which relies on an infrared homing system," the agency's source said.

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🇪🇸 Local authorities on the Spanish El Hierro island are decrying the lack of support and demanding urgent assistance.

Over the course of 48 hours, 1,200 individuals made their way to El Hierro, the smallest of the Canary Islands, known for its population of just 11,000.

"I have never seen a boat with so many people on board," acknowledged an ex-migration adviser for the Canary Islands regional government.

Only nine migrants had made it to the island by June 8. But the figure has now surged to 3,300 in the last few weeks.

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🇺🇸 Recent positive job market news in the US may paradoxically worsen the attitudes of many Americans. Despite a surge in employment last month, with 336,000 new jobs added, inflation remains a concerning issue as it is still exceeding 3%.

In addition to rising inflation, prices for essentials like gas and food are expected to continue to increase, while paychecks are struggling to match those costs. Over the past year, paycheck growth has been meager at 4.2% (which is the slowest growth since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic). Furthermore, credit card interest rates have reached a two-decade high, exceeding 20%, making it harder for many Americans who owe to pay off their debt.

This economic context hints that the Federal Reserve may further increase interest rates: quarterly projections suggest that the Fed's benchmark overnight interest rate could reach between 5.50% and 5.75% this year.

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At least 120 were killed and more than 1,000 were injured as a result of an earthquake in western Afghanistan, AFP reported on Saturday, citing a local official. Earlier reports indicated that at least 14 people were killed and 78 were injured in the 6.4-magnitude quake.

Four villages in the Zenda Jan district encountered the greatest severity of the earthquake, said Mohammad Abdullah Jan, the disaster authority spokesperson. The earthquake also produced three strong aftershocks in magnitudes of 6.3, 5.9, and 5.5, according to the United States Geological Survey.

At least 465 houses were destroyed and another 135 were damaged during the earthquake according to an earlier report from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, but the new total could be greater.

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🇺🇸 California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation on Saturday that would have decriminalized possession of small amounts of hallucinogenic drugs in the state, claiming the issue required further research.

“California should immediately begin work to set up regulated treatment guidelines – replete with dosing information, therapeutic guidelines, rules to prevent against exploitation during guided treatments, and medical clearance of no underlying psychoses," Newsom said, explaining his rationale for the veto. “Unfortunately, this bill would decriminalize possession prior to these guidelines going into place, and I cannot sign it.”

Gavin Newsom’s veto of the legislation marks a setback for campaigners in one of the country’s most socially liberal states amid falling support for drug liberalization in neighboring Oregon.

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🇺🇸🇮🇱 US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin said in a press release that he intends to move forward legislation to provide Israel security assistance, including replenishing its Iron Dome air defense system, as soon as possible.

Cardin also urges consideration for supplemental funding for Israel’s defense.

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Logistic support of the Russian
Armed Forces in Kupyansk direction

Russia’s logistic units daily provide logistic support to Russian troops in the special military operation zone. Tasks of logistics units include scheduled maintenance of equipment and armament, supplementing units with materiel, equipment, and uniforms.

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🇮🇱 The Israel Defense Forces announced a strike on 10 “Hamas targets” in the Gaza Strip, including "intelligence headquarters"

🇺🇳 At least 20 thousand residents of the Gaza Strip have fled their homes due to Israeli shelling, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported

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⚡️ The Israeli army announced strikes against Lebanon in response to the shelling

📹 The Israeli Defense Ministry released footage of powerful strikes, allegedly on "Hamas targets"

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🇵🇸 The death toll from the Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip reaches 256 people, another 1,788 injured, the Palestinian ministry of health said

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📹 Footage of the deteriorating situation on the border between Lebanon and Israel has appeared on social networks

According to the latest data, the Hezbollah movement has announced its involvement in attacks on three Israeli army positions in southern Lebanon.

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📹 Israeli jets struck the home of the head of Hamas' intelligence agency, the Israeli Defense Ministry said

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