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⚫ New mosque. Guess where is it located... The answer at 9h00

⚫ Iran announced that it has executed Shahram Sadeghi, who ran over seven police officers during protests against the regime. The court in Karaj convicted him of "Operational activity in favor of the Zionist regime, the United States, and hostile groups."

⚫ The Iranian Broadcasting Corporation: "We have prepared 5,000 graves in the deserts around Tehran for American soldiers."

⚫ A video circulating on Yemeni social networks shows a group of Houthi militants who were captured by the Yemeni army. One of the prisoners addresses the camera directly and recounts how he was persuaded to go to the front: "They told us that the Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and the Americans are filling the region and are coming to conquer us. But when we got here, I swear by Allah, I didn't see anyone except Yemenis." Hananel Aviv

⚫ A Lebanese political source told the Lebanese newspaper Al-Nidaa that: "Hezbollah is looking for an opportunity to sabotage the possibility of direct negotiations, and has begun to increase its military activities, waiting for further escalation with a 'green light' from Iran, against the backdrop of tensions surrounding the agreement with Washington." The source also claimed that "Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is seeking a military achievement in the southern Lebanese front that could increase his chances in the upcoming elections. He is also exploiting the situation on the ground to put pressure on the Lebanese side in the negotiations, especially in light of the lack of any progress, which suggests that the State of Lebanon has genuinely begun the process of disarming Hezbollah. This is Israel's main demand, which it refuses to compromise on, until it sees concrete positive steps on this issue." According to the Lebanese political source, "This escalation in southern Lebanon opens the door to dangerous possibilities, the most significant of which is the resumption of the destructive war and the collapse of the negotiations under the auspices of Washington, which had made significant progress recently."

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⚫ South Lebanon skies, last night.

🔴 In Response to Hezbollah’s Action in the Security Zone Against IDF Soldiers: The IDF Eliminated a Senior Commander in the “Badder Unit” of the Hezbollah Terrorist Organization Yesterday (Saturday), the IDF struck in the Deir ez-Zahrania area and eliminated Abu Hassan Alaa, a senior commander in the “Badder Unit” of the Hezbollah terrorist organization. As part of his role, Hassan Alaa took part in advancing numerous terror attacks against IDF soldiers operating in the Security Zone, including the launch of explosive drones toward IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon. Over the past years, the terrorist commanded several combat sectors in the Hezbollah terrorist organization that operated against IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians. Hassan Alaa was struck and eliminated in response to an action that the Hezbollah terrorist organization executed against IDF soldiers who operated in the Security Zone. His elimination constitutes severe degradation in the management ability of the unit, and is in addition to the elimination of Ali Samir Al-Haj Hassan, who served as a battalion commander in the Radwan Force unit and was eliminated at the Ansar headquarters. The IDF will not allow the Hezbollah terrorist organization to harm Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers, and will continue to operate to remove threats.

🔴 Alliance of Brothers Delegation: Home Front Command forces operating at impact sites in Cali, Colombia The Alliance of Brothers delegation, led by the Home Front Command in cooperation with the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, arrived in Colombia yesterday (Friday) following the earthquake that struck the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israeli Embassy in Colombia, led by Ambassador Alon Lavi, made advance preparations to provide the delegation with diplomatic and administrative support. Upon their arrival, members of the delegation began operating in cooperation with local professional authorities and officials at several impact sites. The delegation’s members are operating at two major impact sites and assisting efforts to locate and rescue trapped individuals, alongside numerous local volunteers. At the city’s university hospital, which was damaged in the earthquake, Home Front Command engineers are working alongside local professionals in a complex engineering effort to advise and guide the removal of rubble, with the aim of enabling the rescue of trapped individuals and restoring the damaged wing for use. At the same time, efforts have begun to map and assess buildings damaged in the earthquake, in cooperation with local authorities, with the aim of assisting in developing a situational assessment and determining priorities for continued response efforts. In addition, the delegation’s members are assisting local authorities in establishing a data management system to support the management of the situational assessment and decision-making. The Israeli delegation will continue operating on the ground and make Israeli knowledge, experience and capabilities available to the authorities in Colombia, with the aim of assisting as much as possible in saving lives and addressing the consequences of the earthquake. Attached are the following: Footage of the delegation’s members operating at impact sites in Colombia: https://bit.ly/4hC55gp Photos of the delegation’s members operating at impact sites in Colombia: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/IDFANC1508 Photos from a briefing by the commander of the Search and Rescue Unit and commander of the delegation, BG (res.) Yossi Pinto, to the delegation’s members in Colombia: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC1408202646546

🟡 How do you clear a damaged hospital wing without shutting down the hospital? More than 24 hours into Israel’s rescue mission in Colombia , Israeli engineers are working alongside Colombian teams at Hospital Universitario del Valle in Cali to address exactly that challenge. Ambassador Alon Lavi , spokesperson for the Israeli rescue delegation: “Israel is here to support Colombia in its crucial and very difficult times.” Israel MFA

🔵 Meanwhile, in Tel-Aviv...