🇨🇳🇹🇼 - For a comparison, the Chinese Defense Ministry said Joint Sword 2024A would focus on: "Joint sea-air combat-readiness patrol, joint seizure of comprehensive battlefield control".

While the current Joint Sword 2024B is focusing on: "Joint sea-air combat readiness patrol, the blockade and control of key ports and areas, strikes on sea and land targets".

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- The IDF claims it assassinated the commander of the anti-tank missile unit of Hezbollah's Redwan Force in the Nabatieh area in an airstrike.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- Iran has reportedly suspended indirect deconfliction channels with the United States, possibly due to a lack of guarantees on the size and scope of Israel's impending strikes.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Israeli channels report an ongoing exchange of fire on the Israel-Lebanon border

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- The Iranian Foreign Minister has confirmed the suspension of "indirect talks" with the United States, citing regional tensions.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Red alerts in central Galilee, at Karmiel and surrounding settlements.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Explosions heard in the area - Interceptions in the sky.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- A rocket impacted near the Rabin neighborhood in Karmiel.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Scenes from Karmiel, it seems most of the rockets were intercepted by Iron Dome.

🇸🇾🇷🇺⚡- Massive Russian airstrikes all morning in northwest Syria targeting anti-Assad groups. This comes amidst rumors of a possible joint invasion of Assad-controlled Aleppo.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- "U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) air defense systems delivery expected tomorrow, Tuesday." - Bloomberg, quoting Israeli officials.

🇷🇺🇨🇳🇹🇼⚡- Russian Defense Minister, Andrei Belousov, has arrived in Beijing, China, during China's ongoing military exercises around Taiwan.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Multiple direct hits were documented in Karmiel, including one against a vehicle.

🇰🇵🇰🇷⚡- South Korean Intelligence now confirms North Korea may "explode the inter-Korean roads" and may "carry out other military actions" or other "provocations" near the demilitarized zone as early as today.

🇨🇳🇹🇼⚡- 125 Chinese jets, 17 Chinese Navy ships and 17 Chinese Coast Guard vessels are taking part in Joint Sword 2024B.

🇨🇳🇹🇼⚡- Li Xi, China's Eastern Command Spokesman, announces Joint Sword 2024B exercises have ended.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- "Iran is prepared for all scenarios, including total war." - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi.

Happy Columbus Day! 🇺🇸

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Sirens sounded in Netanya and surrounding settlements a short time ago due to the launch of at least three ballistic missiles by Hezbollah from Lebanon.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Areas where sirens sounded.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Earlier scenes from Tel Aviv as a ballistic missile was launched.