— 🇵🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: Al-Qassam Brigades ambushed an Israeli mechanized unit east of Jabalia Camp, north of the Gaza Strip.

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— ❗️🇮🇷/🇺🇸 NEW: Iran's Foreign Ministry announces the suspension of indirect communications with the United States

Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi: 'Based on America's systematic dishonesty and the current state of war in the region, we have concluded that there is no benefit in exchanging messages with the U.S.'

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— 🇪🇺/🇮🇱/🇮🇷 NEW: Despite the European Union Aviation Safety Agency lifting flight restrictions to Israel, European airlines are still hesitant. Wizz Air has canceled flights until at least October 23, while LOT has postponed them until November 1.

Concerns about Iran's attacks have made insurers reluctant to cover flights, leaving major carriers like Lufthansa, British Airways, and Air France without scheduled flights to Israel in the coming days.

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— 🇱🇧/🇮🇱 Amnesty International recently analyzed 12 Israeli evacuation orders in Lebanon, revealing that the military issued misleading maps and short-notice warnings—sometimes less than 30 minutes before strikes began, often at night via social media when many people were asleep or offline.

Satellite imagery of the al-Hadath neighborhood in southern Beirut shows the area highlighted by the Israeli military's map in dark red circles, with wider circles indicating the actual area affected by the evacuation warning.

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— 🇮🇱/🇮🇷 NEW: Israel's Minister of Finance, Bezalel Smotrich, says he is 'satisfied' with the attack plans against Iran that were proposed by the Israeli War Cabinet.

Smotrich is known to be an Israeli hardliner and war hawk, which could indicate that the upcoming strikes are expected to be major.

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— 🇮🇱/🇮🇷 Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi: 'Iran is ready for all possible scenarios, including total war'

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— 🇮🇱/🇪🇬 NEW: Israel has paved the road along the entire Philadelphi Axis on the border between Gaza and Egypt, preparing for a permanent IDF presence on the Egyptian border

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— 🇵🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: Al-Qassam Brigades targeted an Israeli APC in northern Gaza, hitting it directly.

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