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17:50

Saudi Arabia Requests Purchase of F-35 Fighters from...

I - On Defense Podcast ·

2025/11/06

For review: 1. Hamas & PA Agree on Temporary Committee to Manage Gaza. 2. Saudi Arabia Requests Purchase of F-35 Fighters from US. The Trump administration is considering a Saudi Arabian request to buy as many as 48 F-35 fighter jets. 3. US President Donald Trump will host Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa for talks on November 10, the White House announced Tuesday. 4. Ukraine General Staff: No Encirclement of Units & Divisions in Pokrovsk. The important hub in Ukraine’s Donetsk reg...

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23:25

US Draft UNSC Resolution to Establish Gaza...

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2025/11/04

For review: 1. US Draft UNSC Resolution to Establish Gaza International Stabilization Force. International Stabilization Force will be in charge of securing the borders with Israel and Egypt, ensuring the safety of civilians and humanitarian zones, and training new Palestinian police officers who it will partner with. The force’s mandate will apparently include disarming Hamas. 2. Gaza’s future must be Palestinian-led and avoid any new system of foreign hegemony, Turkey and six of its t...

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28:54

President Trump Directs Department of War to Prepare...

I - On Defense Podcast ·

2025/11/02

For review: 1. President Trump said Friday he is not considering strikes on Venezuela, which fears that a major US military buildup in the region is aimed at regime change in Caracas. 2. President Trump Directs Department of War to Prepare for Action in Nigeria. President Trump on Saturday announced the US will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria if its government continues to allow the killing of Christians. 3. Jordan and Germany said on Saturday that the International S...

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24:52

President Trump Meets Chinese President in S. Korea;...

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2025/10/31

For review: 1. President Trump Meets Chinese President in S. Korea; Discusses Ukraine. 2. President Trump Directs Renewed Nuclear Testing. 3. Qatari Prime Minister al-Thani indicated on Wednesday that Hamas violated the US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza on Tuesday when it attacked IDF soldiers- but did not specifically blame Hamas, referring instead to “the Palestinian party.” 4. Hamas on Thursday returned to Israel the remains of two deceased hostages, Amiram Cooper, 84, and Sahar Baruch, ...

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21:59

President Trump Meets Japan's Prime Minister; On to...

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2025/10/29

For review: 1. President Trump Meets Japan's Prime Minister; On to S. Korea for Meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. 2. Russian President Vladimir Putin received North Korea's top diplomat at the Kremlin on October 27. North Korean media said Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui discussed "many future projects to constantly strengthen and develop" the bilateral relationship while also passing on leader Kim Jong Un's "brotherly regard" to Putin. 3. Gaza Ceasefire Holding Despite Violation...

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22:50

While in Malaysia - President Trump Oversees Peace...

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2025/10/27

For review: 1. While in Malaysia - President Trump Oversees Peace Agreement Between Thailand & Cambodia; Next Stop Japan. 2. Israel Allows Egyptian & Hamas Search Teams Access Beyond the Yellow Line. 3. Kirill Dmitriev, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for investment and economic cooperation, said Friday that Russia, US, & Ukraine are “quite close” to reaching a diplomatic solution to end the war. 4. Russia Tests Nuclear-Powered Skyfall (NATO) Cruise Missile. ...

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23:25

US Secretary of State Visits Israel + Russia...

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2025/10/25

For review: 1. US Secretary of State Visits Israel. 2. IDF Strikes Hezbollah Targets in Lebanon. 3. Russia Exercises Nuclear Triad. 4. Latest in US Army Self-Propelled Howitzer Modernization.

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33:05

US Sanctions Russian Oil Companies; President Trump...

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2025/10/23

For review: 1. US Secretary of State Travels to Israel; Far East this week. 2. United States Vice President JD Vance projected confidence on Tuesday that the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was going to last as he paid a visit to a new US-Israel ceasefire coordination center in Kiryat Gat, southern Israel. 3. There will be no Turkish troops in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office insisted Wednesday- as part of the planned International Stabilization Force (ISF). 4. IDF Strikes Hezb...

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21:29

Vice President Vance Travels to Israel to Shore...

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2025/10/21

For review: 1. Vice President Vance Travels to Israel to Shore Ceasefire Agreement. 2. Ceasefire Status Returns After Two IDF Soldiers Killed in Rafah Leads to Israeli Retaliation. 3. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday told US President Donald Trump to “keep dreaming” if he thinks US airstrikes in June destroyed Iran’s nuclear facilities. 4. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would honor the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin...

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21:26

President Trump to Ukraine: No Tomahawks - At least...

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2025/10/19

For review: 1. Pakistan & Afghanistan Agree to Ceasefire. Security issues are at the heart of the tensions, with Pakistan accusing Afghanistan of harboring militant groups led by the Pakistani Taliban on its soil- a claim Kabul denies. 2. Hamas terror group transferred to Israel two caskets Saturday night which it said contained the remains of two dead hostages held in Gaza. If the bodies are confirmed to belong to hostages, it would mean that the number of bodies of dead captives still h...

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23:28

President Trump and Russian President to Meet in...

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2025/10/17

For review: 1. The military commander of the Houthi rebels in Yemen, Muhammad al-Ghamari, has died, the Iran-backed group announced Thursday afternoon. The Israel Defense Forces later confirmed that al-Ghamari had been killed during a 28 Aug airstrike in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa. 2. US-Led Gaza Coordination Center Operational in Days. The command center will be led by a US three-star general, at least initially, who has not been identified publicly. The commander will have a foreign...

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25:25

Israel To Keep Rafah Crossing Closed & Limit Aid...

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2025/10/15

For review: 1. Israel To Keep Rafah Crossing Closed & Limit Aid Until Hamas Returns Remaining Hostages. 2. Post Gaza Ceasefire: Hamas gunmen tightened their grip in Gaza on Monday and Tuesday, sources in the Strip said, including carrying out public executions. Hamas has killed at least 33 people since a ceasefire took effect on Friday in a crackdown on groups that have tested its grip, sources in the strip said. 3. Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that supplying U....

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16:38

20 Living Hostages Returned to Israel After Two Plus...

I - On Defense Podcast ·

2025/10/14

For review: 1. 20 Living Hostages Returned to Israel After Two Plus Years of Captivity; 4 of 28 Hostages Bodies Also Returned. 2. President Trump Addresses Knesset. 3. President Trump and Leaders of Egypt, Qatar, & Turkey Sign Peace Declaration. 4. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that President Donald Trump’s success in brokering a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has renewed his hope that Trump can help facilitate a similar agreement in Russia’s war against Ukr...

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20:59

All of Israel Prepares for the Return of the Hostages...

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2025/10/13

For review: 1. Pakistan & Afghanistan Trade Fire on Border Regions. 2. All of Israel Prepares for the Return of the Hostages (Monday AM). 3. President Trump to Arrive in Israel to address Knesset; Then to Egypt for Summit. Egypt will host an international summit in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday to finalize an agreement aimed at ending the war in Gaza, an Egyptian presidential spokesperson said on Saturday. The summit will be attended by more than 2...

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23:48

IDF Withdraws to Yellow Line in Gaza; 72-Hour Clock...

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2025/10/11

For review: 1. IDF Withdraws to Yellow Line in Gaza; 72-Hour Clock to Release Hostages Begins. Noon Monday (13 Oct) is the deadline for Hostage Release. 2. US President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Israel on Monday morning and address the Knesset (in Jerusalem) before departing that same day. 3. Opposition activist María Corina Machado of Venezuela won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, dashing US President Donald Trump’s hopes of collecting the prestigious award after mediating a ceasefire...

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18:43

President Trump Announces Ceasefire & Hostage...

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2025/10/09

For review: 1. President Trump Announces Ceasefire & Hostage Agreement between Israel & Hamas. Deal to be Signed Thursday in Egypt. Hostage Release to Begin Saturday. President Trump to Visit the Region this Weekend. 2. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty tells the Saudi channel Al-Arabiya that “additional Arab countries will sign peace agreements with Israel if the war in Gaza comes to an end.” 3. The German budget committee approved a long-planned order of advanced Eurofighter ...

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24:07

"Positive Atmosphere" at First Day of Talks in Egypt...

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2025/10/07

For review: 1. "Positive Atmosphere" at First Day of Talks in Egypt. 2. IDF on High Alert for 07 October Anniversary and Holiday Period (Sukkot). 3. Families of hostages held in Gaza urged the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Monday to give the Nobel Peace Prize to United States President Donald Trump this month for his efforts to secure the release of their loved ones. 4. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Oct. 6 that he has "sort of made a decision" on whether to supply Ukraine with Toma...

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21:40

Negotiations to Enact President Trump's 20-Point...

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2025/10/05

For review: 1. Negotiations to Enact President Trump's 20-Point Peace Plan Begin Monday in Cairo. 2. The head of Hezbollah said Saturday that Washington’s plan for a ceasefire in Gaza was “full of dangers,” - but said the decision of whether to accept it was ultimately Hamas’s. 3. The IDF says it has intercepted a single missile fired by the Houthi rebels in Yemen. There are no immediate reports of impacts, injuries or damage after sirens sounded in parts of central Israel and the south...

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16:46

Hamas Agrees to Release Israeli Hostages & Hand-over...

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2025/10/04

For review 1. Hamas Agrees to Release Israeli Hostages & Hand-over Gaza to Technocrats; Other Plan Details Require Negotiation. 2. IDF to Halt Gaza City Campaign: Will Prepare for Operations to Support Hostages' Return. 3. World Reaction

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27:01

Hamas to Submit Amendments to President Trump's...

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2025/10/03

For review: 1. Palestinian Ambassador to the UK Husam Zomlot condemns the deadly attack on Jewish worshippers outside a synagogue in Manchester, which took place on Yom Kippur. 2. Hamas to Submit Amendments to President Trump's 20-Point Plan. 3. Hamas Fires Rockets at Israel on Yom Kippur; IDF Surrounding Gaza City. 4. US to Support Ukraine with Intelligence for Long-Range Targeting. 5. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz & Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban clashed during talks (01 Octob...

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