- A report from UAE-based Al-Ain says Iran has deployed radar systems and military equipment to Houthi-controlled areas along Yemen’s western coast following the group’s recent territorial gains.
- The report also alleges that Iranian weapons shipments are being smuggled into the area, while the Houthis are digging trenches and establishing new positions near the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandab Strait.
- The IDF says 29 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists were eliminated in Gaza over the past three weeks, including eight during the past week.
- Among those eliminated were the Hamas commanders of Jabalia, Rafah and Khan Younis brigades.
🇮🇹🇸🇦 ITALIAN EUROFIGHTER DAMAGED IN HOUTHI STRIKE ON SAUDI AIR BASE
- An Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon (F-2000) was hit and damaged during an overnight missile and drone attack targeting King Fahd Air Base in Ta'if, Saudi Arabia. Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto confirmed the incident.
🇩🇪🇺🇸 GERMANY RECEIVES FIRST F-35A FIGHTER JET FROM U.S.
- German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius formally accepted the Luftwaffe's first F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter jet during a rollout ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility in Texas.
- During a Sept. 5 Kremlin meeting, Trump administration envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met with Vladimir Putin to discuss efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
- According to The New York Times, Putin said Russian forces could capture the entire Donbas within months. Kushner challenged him, saying, “With all due respect, you told us exactly that a year ago.”
🇺🇸🇪🇺 PENTAGON WEIGHS WITHDRAWAL OF 25,000+ U.S. TROOPS FROM EUROPE
- The Pentagon is considering a major force posture proposal to pull back 25,000 or more U.S. troops stationed across Europe—representing nearly one-third of the total American military footprint on the continent
🇺🇸 UPDATE: A military official confirmed that the pilot of the F-16 fighter jet that crashed in Blair Township, Michigan, ejected safely prior to impact.
Türkiye’s banking regulator has revoked the operating license of Iranian state-owned Bank Mellat’s Istanbul branch, citing risks to the stability of the financial system and formally ending the bank’s operations in the country after more than four decades.
Bank Mellat had operated in Türkiye since 1982, but its activities were already heavily restricted following U.S. sanctions, including losing access to SWIFT and Türkiye’s domestic EFT payment system.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is preparing to return to Venezuela from exile in Panama and push for new presidential elections, despite concerns among some Trump administration officials that her return could complicate Washington’s relationship with the U.S.-backed interim government, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Machado, who intends to run in a future election, plans to travel across Venezuela rebuilding her political network. “I cannot lead the process from abroad,” she said, adding that she is prepared to return “by land, sea, or air,” though no date has been set.
*SECOND TRAGEDY IN FLATBUSH: Shaare Zion Rov, Chacham Leon Gindi ZT”L, 79, Suffers Massive Heart Attack in Middle of Drasha and Is Niftar*
The Flatbush community was plunged into mourning Motzei Shabbos with the sudden petirah of Chacham Leon Gindi ZT”L, a towering talmid chochom and longtime Rav in the Syrian Jewish community. He was 79 years old.
*KAPAROS CHILLUL HASHEM: Hundreds Of Dead And Dying Chickens Found Abandoned In Brooklyn U-Haul Trucks*
Hundreds of chickens believed to have been intended for Kaporos were discovered dead or severely weakened inside abandoned U-Haul trucks in Brooklyn, prompting an NYPD investigation and a rescue operation by animal-rights activists.
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz met Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi on Capitol Hill in Washington, with the two discussing Somaliland’s push for international recognition and expanded U.S. cooperation on security, trade and regional stability.
Cruz has been a leading advocate in the Senate for U.S. recognition of Somaliland, formally urging President Trump in 2025 to recognize it as an independent state and describing Somaliland as an important U.S. security and diplomatic partner in the Horn of Africa.
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer strategic bomber loaded with munitions departed RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom roughly two hours ago.
RAF Fairford has served as a major operating base for U.S. B-1B bombers during the ongoing Iran campaign, with the aircraft conducting long-range strike missions from the base.
U.S. intelligence officials say Russia is targeting the 2026 midterm elections with a new covert online influence campaign aimed at amplifying political divisions and undermining confidence in the electoral process, The New York Times reports.
Officials said there is no evidence Russia is attempting to compromise voting machines or the voting process itself, and the effort so far appears less extensive and coordinated than previous Russian election influence campaigns.
Prime Minister Netanyahu will bypass New York City’s airports when he arrives for his UN General Assembly address Thursday, instead landing at a U.S. military airfield outside the city, i24NEWS reports.
Netanyahu will then travel to Manhattan and the UN, where he is scheduled to address the General Assembly at 2 p.m.
Prime Minister Netanyahu is making a renewed behind-the-scenes push for normalization with Saudi Arabia ahead of Israel’s October elections, two senior Israeli political sources told Al-Monitor.
Israel has reportedly offered Riyadh intelligence assistance and possible military consultations against Yemen’sHouthis, with Netanyahu seeking to use the growing Houthi threat to revive prospects for a Saudi-Israel agreement.
*DRAMATIC REPORT: Europe Braces For War As Putin Prepares For Significant Escalation*
Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for the possibility of a significant escalation in the war in Ukraine following parliamentary elections being held this weekend, Britain’s Telegraph reported.
The UAE has denied a Haaretz report claiming President Mohammed bin Zayed personally warned Prime Minister Netanyahu about an impending Hamas attack in the weeks before October 7, The National reports.
An Emirati official said security matters are handled through the appropriate agencies and that such details are not discussed between national leaders.
*President Trump Announces Deal With Denmark Over Greenland*
President Donald Trump announced Friday he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO ally — an agreement that also keeps the Arctic territory in Denmark’s hands.