DThe US military has confirmed the presence of a nuclear-capable submarine in the Middle East. On Sunday, the region’s Central Command (CENTCOM) released a photo of an Ohio-class submarine that appeared to be in Egypt’s Suez Canal near the Suez Canal Bridge. Centcom also released an image of a nuclear-capable B-1 long-range bomber also operating in the Middle East.
US confirmation of the location of an Ohio-class submarine is considered a rare occurrence. The US Navy’s ship class represents part of the nuclear triad, which describes three types of nuclear weapons: land-based ICBMs, air-launched delivery systems, and ICBM submarines.
Several Ohio-class submarines are equipped with cruise missiles and can be used with special forces. So it is not clear whether a submarine operating in the Middle East has nuclear missiles. The US has previously stationed submarines and aircraft carriers in the region amid rising tensions with Iran.
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11:04am – Israel re-announces evacuation times for southern Gaza.
Israel’s military has once again given civilians in the northern Gaza Strip the chance to flee to the south of the coastal enclave. The army has allowed traffic on a link road to the south from 10am to 2pm local time (1pm CET). The speaker called on people to move south as quickly as possible for their own safety.
Just over a week ago, the army began a new phase in the war against Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, and expanded its operations on the ground. Israel’s military has already repeatedly asked people in the north to evacuate south of the sealed coastal zone. At least 700,000 have already done so, according to the military. The United Nations speaks of 1.4 million internally displaced people across the Gaza Strip. In total, more than 2.2 million people live in the densely populated coastal region.
The military is currently battling Islamist Hamas facilities, particularly in the north. But there have also been repeated Israeli airstrikes in the south. According to the military, there are only targeted attacks on Hamas leaders in areas designated for civilians. The information could not be independently verified at first. A military spokesman said last week that the area in the south was not a “safe area” but “safer than anywhere else in Gaza”.
9:46 am – Police union demands more requirements for pro-Palestinian demos
The Police Association (GdP) has called for stricter guidelines for pro-Palestinian demonstrations in German cities. “All assembly authorities must be more restrictive and impose more requirements,” said Jochen Kopelke, head of the GdP at Deutschlandfunk. “These elevators through German cities should no longer exist.”
Smaller, more stable rallies are more manageable for the police. Such requirements protect the right to assembly. “Then people should exercise their right to express their opinions, exercise their freedom of assembly, but not these disgusting crimes and anti-Semitic scandals,” argued Kopelke.
After the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel, there have been repeated demonstrations by Palestinians and supporters in German streets, with some participants cheering for the Islamist Hamas. Riots also took place in some places. After the protests last weekend alone, the police are investigating several cases on suspicion of sedition.
The ban on the Islamist Hamas and Samitown network in Germany announced by Federal Interior Minister Nancy Fesser (SPD) had an “as expected” impact on the attendance and topics of the weekend meetings, Kopelke continued. The weekend was “very busy” for police.
8:36 am
According to Israeli sources, the Jordanian drop of medical supplies into the Gaza Strip was coordinated between the two countries. “Overnight, a Jordanian aircraft, in cooperation with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), dropped medical equipment and food to a Jordanian hospital in the Gaza Strip,” the Israeli military said. It said the equipment was “used by medical staff for patients”.
Jordan’s King Abdullah II had earlier announced that the Jordanian Air Force had dropped medical supplies to a Jordanian field hospital in the Gaza Strip overnight. Jordan “will always be there for our Palestinian brothers,” Abdullah II online service X, earlier said on Twitter.
8:11 am – Israel’s military: Repeated bombing of hundreds of targets in the Gaza Strip
The Israeli Air Force says it has struck hundreds of targets in the Gaza Strip again. The army announced this morning that aerial bombardment had been carried out on around 450 targets in the last 24 hours. These include tunnels, military facilities and launch sites for Islamist Hamas’ anti-tank missiles.
Additionally, troops on the ground seized a military compound. The military said several Hamas terrorists were killed in the operation. The site reportedly had observation posts, training areas and underground terror tunnels. The information could not be independently verified at first. Hamas is classified as a terrorist organization by the European Union and the United States.
The military also said the Israeli navy struck Hamas command centers, anti-tank missile launch sites and other observation posts. Hamas member Jamal Moussa was killed during the operation. He is said to be responsible for “special security operations” and to have attacked Israeli soldiers along the border in 1993.
6:10 am – Israel continues to advance in the Gaza Strip
Israeli combat units have advanced further into the Gaza Strip and, according to their own reports, have now completely bisected the coastal strip. According to the military, Gaza City in the north is completely surrounded, but civilians are able to escape to the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The spokesman released pictures of the tanks in the Gaza Strip this morning.
4:25 am – CIA chief travels to Middle East
The director of the US intelligence agency CIA will visit Israel on Monday, the New York Times reported. He is also planning to visit other countries in the Middle East to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip, the newspaper reported, citing US officials. The CIA did not respond to questions from Reuters.
2:44 am – Lebanese state media reports that four people were killed in the Israeli attack
Four relatives of a journalist were killed in an Israeli attack, Lebanese state media reported. Three of the dead were children, Lebanese state news agency NNA reported. The journalist who was behind the wheel of his car was injured. His relatives were reportedly following him in another vehicle when they were killed.
Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said Sunday evening that Hezbollah militant targets in the north were hit in response to an attack by anti-tank missiles that killed an Israeli civilian. He did not give further details about the location. “Vehicles” were among the targets hit by Israel.
2:21 am – The Jordanian Air Force drops aid supplies in the Gaza Strip
A Jordanian military cargo plane drops medical supplies in Gaza. Supplies reached a Jordanian field hospital north of the Palestinian coastal area, Jordanian King Abdullah II wrote in X. “It is our duty to help our wounded brothers and sisters in the war against Gaza.”
So far, some aid supplies have reached the Gaza Strip only by land through the Egyptian Rafah border crossing. Observers said it was the first time Jordan had given aid to the region. King Abdullah II, who recalled the ambassador to Israel, has asked Israel’s ambassador not to return to Jordan until the crisis in the Gaza Strip is over.
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