🇮🇱🇮🇷 - Israeli PM Netanyahu says that Israel's attack on Iran last month degraded its defense and missile production capabilities, and also hit an element of its nuclear program.

🇮🇱🇵🇸🇹🇷 - Ronen Bar, the head of the Israeli security agency Shin Bet, secretly visited Turkey on Saturday and met with the head of Turkish intelligence to discuss the exchange deal with Hamas.

- Walla website citing Israeli sources

Peshmerga commanders on Monday expressed gratitude for the longstanding support of the United States in addressing security challenges, emphasizing the need for continued assistance as I$I$ remains a persistent threat.

“We as the Peshmerga people, as the people of Kurdistan, are grateful to the US from the depth of our hearts,” said Sirwan Barzani, the Makhmour front commander of Peshmerga forces, during a press conference in Malaqara village, southwest of Erbil.

“We as the Peshmerga forces, as any army, always need support, especially of our allies and especially the US, who has not been negligent until now, but we need much more [support],” emphasizing that “I$I$ movements continue.”

@KurdishFrontNews

#Russia / #Ukraine 🇷🇺🇺🇦: #Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed a UAV belonging to #Russian Armed Forces.

The UAV was seemingly shot down with an uncommon 'RBS-70' MANPADS —originally obtained from #Sweden 🇸🇪.

https://x.com/war_noir/status/1858513866184945796