The Shin Bet says it has uncovered a major weapons-smuggling network operating between Syria and northern Israel, leading to the arrest of 12 suspects — five IDF soldiers, four Israeli civilians, and three Syrian nationals. According to the investigation, the soldiers repeatedly crossed the border near the Syrian Druze town of Hader, bringing back weapons that were later handed over to criminal groups in northern Israel. One of the soldiers was identified as Master Sgt. Iyad Halabi, 45, from Yarka; the others are Suheil Maadi, Salah Hanfis, Amal Aslim, and Yazen Salah. The network allegedly attempted to move a large cache of weapons — including explosives, RPGs, assault rifles, and substantial quantities of ammunition — shortly before the arrests. During an overnight raid in the Hader area last month, IDF troops seized dozens of weapons and detained three Syrian smugglers. The Shin Bet says the cache was intended for Rami Abu Shaah, 49, from Shefa-Amr, who was in direct contact with one of the Syrian detainees.

Ukraine has now received all four German Skynex systems, a highly advanced point-defense platform that is extremely effective against drones and cruise missiles. Its firing system is automatic and radar-guided, launching 35mm rounds in very precise bursts. According to Ukrainian sources, a single burst is usually enough to destroy a drone or subsonic Russian missile.

Two German Eurofighter Typhoons and two Romanian F-16s were scrambled this morning from Mihail Kogălniceanu and Câmpia Turzii Air Bases after a Russian one-way attack drone violated Romanian airspace during today’s strike on Ukraine. The drone first entered Romania and traveled roughly eight kilometers between Periprava and Chilia Veche in Tulcea County before crossing back into Ukraine, then into Moldova, and finally reentering Romania, heading toward Foltești in Galați County, where its radar signal was ultimately lost by the Romanian Air Force.

The moment a Russian cruise missile crashed in the Ukrainian city of Ternopil this morning.

A Russian occupier makes a failed attempt to shoot down a Ukrainian FPV drone using PKM machine-gun fire.

A group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside the UN in New York denounced the Security Council’s decision, shouting “Shame!” and vowing to continue their struggle. The protesters forcefully rejected the U.S.-backed resolution — adopted 13–0 with two abstentions — that authorizes a temporary international stabilization force for Gaza under Trump’s 20-point peace plan.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on President Trump: "I gave him my loyalty for free, I've never owed him anything, he called me a traitor. Let me tell you what a traitor is, an American that serves foreign countries and themselves."

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced this morning that authorities have identified the two suspects behind Sunday’s sabotage of several critical railway sections in Poland — including an attempted detonation of a rail segment using C4 — as Ukrainian nationals long linked to Russian intelligence. One suspect had previously been convicted of sabotage in Lviv, while the other is from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine. Both had been living in Belarus and entered Poland earlier this fall, fleeing back to Belarus after carrying out the attacks.

Former Harvard President and former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers announced that he is stepping back from all public commitments in an effort “to rebuild trust and repair relationships with the people closest to me.” His decision follows last week’s release of 20,000 emails by the House Oversight Committee, which revealed years of correspondence between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and several of his associates — including Summers, who exchanged messages with Epstein for more than seven years, up to the day before Epstein’s arrest on July 5, 2019.

A Michigan man named JD Vance has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for posting online threats to kill President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance, *FOX 2 Detroit* reports. James Donald Vance Jr., 67, pleaded guilty to two felony charges and was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison for posting messages on the social media platform Bluesky earlier this year threatening four individuals, including Vice President JD Vance and President Trump.

Trump: "I actually told Rubio... 'Go to Congress and let them know we're not letting drugs come through Mexico, we're not letting them come through Venezuela...' The only thing I don't want them to do is leak information."

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced this morning that the suspected explosion yesterday along the Warsaw–Lublin rail line near the village of Mika — a critical route used by Poland and NATO to deliver aid to Ukraine — was indeed an **“act of sabotage”** aimed at undermining the security of the Polish state. Tusk also said that Polish security services have identified additional damage to the same rail line near Lublin.

Moderate Muslims in Europe are speaking out against the Muslim Brotherhood. In Geneva, Muslims gathered to defend European values and promote peace, urging Europe to take decisive action and officially designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization.

Romanian authorities are evacuating the village of Plauru after a drone strike on Ukraine’s Izmail port overnight damaged multiple ships, including a Turkish vessel carrying 4,000 tons of liquefied gas. A fire onboard sparked fears of an explosion, triggering the evacuation near the border.

A Swiss Air Force F/A-18C Hornet landed at Meiringen Air Base, set in a steep alpine valley surrounded by cow pastures in the heart of Switzerland.

Zelenskyy and Macron have signed a declaration of intent outlining Ukraine’s cooperation with France on acquiring new defense equipment. Ukraine has also placed a historic order for 100 Rafale fighter jets to strengthen its armed forces.

Iran says Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke by phone with Russia’s Sergei Lavrov to review regional diplomacy, nuclear negotiations, and coordination at the United Nations. According to Tehran, Araghchi updated Lavrov on his recent outreach to regional counterparts and emphasized the need for accelerated political dialogue among neighboring states. He reaffirmed Iran’s cooperation with the IAEA and rejected Western “snapback” claims as baseless, urging the agency to remain impartial. Russia welcomed Iran’s push for a regional consultation framework and expressed readiness to deepen coordination. Lavrov reiterated Moscow’s stance on Palestinian self-determination and criticized actions that undermine Palestinian rights. Both ministers agreed to coordinate their positions ahead of the upcoming IAEA Board meeting and also discussed bilateral cooperation and consular matters.

New footage shows Kilauea erupting in a massive, wing-shaped surge, launching lava more than 1,500 feet into the air.

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) has released footage of the first-ever strike on an alleged narco-terrorist vessel in the Eastern Pacific under Operation Southern Spear, marking the twenty-second strike on a vessel in the region since August. According to SOUTHCOM, the strike—conducted by Joint Task Force–Southern Spear (JTF-SS) under the direction of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth—targeted a vessel engaged in illicit narcotics smuggling, traveling along a known trafficking route in international waters and carrying narcotics. The operation resulted in the deaths of three suspected members of a designated terrorist organization.

After weeks of the White House trying to persuade House Republicans — including Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) — not to support a petition demanding the full release of the Epstein Files, President Donald J. Trump is now urging GOP lawmakers to vote YES on next week’s bill directing the Justice Department to release all documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. Trump continues to publicly dismiss the matter as a “Democrat hoax.”