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Israeli media: The Israeli army will complete its withdrawal from southern Lebanon by 10:00 am tomorrow, with the exception of 5 points near the border.

Al-Akhbar correspondent: The occupation forces withdraw from Kafr Shuba towards the outskirts

Satanyahu: "As I promised - the day after the war there will be neither Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority in the Strip, I am committed to the Trump plan to create another Gaza"

According to General Kellogg, Trump’s special envoy for negotiating an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. aims to weaken the alliance formed between Russia, Iran, China, and North Korea.

Kellogg stated in another interview that in 2022, these countries were close but still acting independently. However, by 2025, due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, they have grown increasingly united. As an example, Kellogg cited the military alliance between Moscow and Pyongyang, which has led to North Korean soldiers fighting for Putin in Ukraine.

Because of this, Kellogg warns that if the war drags on, the bond between these four nations will only strengthen, with some even predicting that Iranian soldiers could soon be fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.

To prevent this scenario, Trump plans to “end the war quickly” and “bring Putin into the American sphere of influence,” thereby distancing him from China, Iran, and North Korea. The question now is how Beijing, Tehran, and Pyongyang will react if Putin truly begins to pull away from them. https://video.nostr.build/2c71000d783f67ab80fe4e3290d7e018149bcdb91fee8292d9638816d534b177.mp4

Trump wants to send the Brazilian Army to ensure peace in Ukraine and prevent Putin from attacking again.

According to The Economist, after the ceasefire and the end of hostilities, the U.S. is leaning toward proposing a Brazilian and Chinese peacekeeping force for Ukraine.

Brazil has extensive experience in participating in and leading peacekeeping missions, notably in Haiti, and officially has no clear geopolitical interests in the region, which would ensure a degree of neutrality.

The U.S. State Department has removed a statement from its website that said the U.S. does not support Taiwan’s independence.

The move sparked outrage in China.

Chinese officials stated that the revision “sends the wrong signal… to separatist forces advocating for Taiwan’s independence” and urged the U.S. to “correct its mistakes.”

The new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Department of Defense (DOD) account is one of over 30 affiliated government accounts now created for the public to DM and provide input on government agencies and departments to the corresponding DOGE account. https://video.nostr.build/f1b27fb2580f0a61ff74f08f890b66b89fa1f571f89089cd1d1d65b43b293b6f.mp4

As expected, Russian propagandists are thrilled about the U.S. distancing itself from Europe. According to them, without the American nuclear umbrella, Russia will be free to invade Europe. The debate in Moscow now is: Lisbon or Berlin? https://video.nostr.build/4ebdb8f230c7abf2fabde69085304551eec09b9bda356009ad6ab576c06adff6.mp4

A government account, directly affiliated with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has now been created on 𝕏. The account, named “DOGE DOD,” has been made as both Elon Musk and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth have made statements outlining their compliance with U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s executive orders on minimizing waste, fraud, and abuse. While a number of goals have been mentioned in relation to DOGE’s expected focus on the Department of Defense (DOD), it still remains to be seen how and when we’ll see movement from DOGE in relation to the DOD.

The Union of The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS), which represents roughly 11,000 federal employees with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of Defense, announced that on Friday the Trump Administration fired several hundred “probationary employees” with the FAA, who maintain critical air traffic control infrastructure across the United States. However, they clarified that this did not include air traffic controllers, which have suffered major staffing issues for over a decade.

The USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) arrived earlier today at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay in Crete, Greece for repairs, following last week’s collision with the Panamanian-flagged cargo vessel, Besiktas-M, in the Southern Mediterranean near the Suez Canal. Damage to the vessel appears to be mostly superficial, causing no injuries or flooding.

During a press conference earlier today with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to “finish the job” against Iran with the support of U.S. President Trump; with Secretary Rubio stating that there will never be a nuclear Iran, while adding, “It’s important to constantly point that whether we talk about Hamas or we talk about Hezbollah, we talk about violence in the West Bank, or we talk about destabilization in Syria, or we talk about any of these issues the militias in Iraq, they all have behind them one common theme – Iran.”

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has now said that he is ready to commit to “putting our own [UK] troops on the ground” in Ukraine in an exclusive article for the Telegraph. The wider article is on how the prime minister envisions the future of the European security dynamic and the forward role he says that the UK must play in such a dynamic.

"I am ready to deploy British troops to Ukraine," declared UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

In an exclusive article for The Telegraph, the Prime Minister stated that he did not take the decision to consider putting British troops "in danger" lightly.

Last Wednesday, February 12th, the Yemeni Coast Guard of the legitimate government of Yemen supported by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), interdicted a dhow in the Southern Red Sea filled with Iranian advanced weapon components, drones, and communications gear destined for the Houthi terrorist group at the port of Hudaydah in Western Yemen.

A 40ft container discovered on the dhow, contained cruise missile structures, jet engines used in cruise missiles and suicide drones, reconnaissance drones, in addition to marine radars, a modern jamming system, and an advanced wireless communications system.

This photo taken from an F-16 in Ukraine answers a frequently asked question: What is the F-16 doing in Ukraine?

The answer? A bit of everything!

In the image, the fighter jet is armed with:

8× GBU-39 SDBs (glide bombs for ground strikes)

1× AIM-9X Sidewinder & 1× AIM-9L Sidewinder (short-range air-to-air missiles)

2× AIM-120C AMRAAMs (long-range air-to-air missiles)

This loadout suggests a flexible mission profile: if a ground target appears, it strikes; if an aerial threat emerges, it engages.

This multi-role capability is exactly what the F-16 was designed for.

Al-Nour Radio correspondent: The enemy army extends metal wires along the border wall between the Lebanese town of Kafr Kila and the Metulla colony inside Lebanese territory, and installs an iron gate outside the wall along the Kafr Kila-Adissa road.

Areas in the states of West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Virginia are now all under flash flood emergencies and warnings after a significant amount of heavy rain has caused numerous flash floods. Kentucky has seen some of the worst effects of this weather. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency prior to the beginning of the storm, and federal funding has since been approved by U.S. President Donald J. Trump after the approval of Governor Beshear’s request for an emergency disaster declaration. So far, 9 deaths have been linked to the flooding in Kentucky with countless other injuries. More to come.

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