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Friday 3:17 p.m.: The IDF Spokesperson has confirmed that this afternoon, a missile launch was identified from the Gaza Strip toward northern Israel. According to the spokesperson's statement, air defense successfully intercepted the missile. Hamas took responsibility for the launch. Friday 3:00 p.m.: Missile sirens sounding in northern Israel. Friday 2:40 p.m.: The Deputy Secretary General of Hezbollah, Naim Qasem, stated: "When the time comes for us to act, we will act. Friday 1:35 p.m.: IDF soldiers eliminated a terrorist on Zikim beach. Friday 1:14 p.m.: Seven rockets struck Sderot in the latest barrage. No injuries were reported. Friday 1:04...

Russia launched another wave of mass strikes at the Ukrainian capitol of Kyiv overnight on Monday, but air defenses took down the cruise missiles and explosive drones, according to Ukraine. Military officials in Kyiv said in a Telegram post that air raid alarms lasted about three hours as Russian bomber planes fired missiles and drones targeting the city. Ukraine’s General Staff of the Armed Forces said on Facebook that Russia launched 18 missiles overnight across the country and 15 of the rockets were shot down by air defenses.

Mailing to U.S. Defense Secretary from Brian D. Hill [USWGO news] INTERCEPTED by Deep State SWAMP, Possibly CIA or NSA – ATTN: @GenFlynn @SidneyPowell1 @LLinWood @tracybeanz #DigitalSoldiers #GenFlynn #SecDefense #Pentagon #ChrisMillerSee Article: Brian D. Hill of USWGO news asks U.S. Defense Secretary for TREASON CHARGES on FEDERAL JUDGES!!!!!!!!!!!!! #DigitalSoldiers #SidneyPowell #GenFlynn #SecDefense #Pentagon #ChrisMiller @GenFlynn @SidneyPowell1 @LLinWoodby Laurie AzgardThe corruption of the U.S. Post Offices and the ability of the Deep State to blackmail U.S. Postal employees is very concerning. The letters asking for Pentagon involvement have been INTERCEPTED in transit. Brian D. Hill of formerly USWGO alternative news had...

US F-22 Raptors were sent out to intercept Russian bombers near Alaska on Wednesday morning, North American Aerospace Defense Command said. The US fighters were supported by KC-135 Stratotankers and E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System planes. The NORAD force intercepted two Russian aircraft formations consisting of bombers, fighters, and early warning aircraft in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone. One group came "within 20 nautical miles of Alaskan shores," NORAD said. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. US Air Force fighters backed by support aircraft intercepted two pairs of Russian bombers in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone...

The US military and intelligence community has intercepted communications featuring Syrian military and chemical experts talking about preparations for the sarin attack in Idlib last week, a senior US official tells CNN.

A Vatican department allegedly intercepted over a hundred copies of a new book written by five cardinals to prevent it being read by the majority of participants of a synod last October called by Pope Francis. “Remaining in the Truth of Christ,” a commercially successful book reaffirming Catholic teaching on marriage and the family, was mailed to all the synod fathers in the Paul VI Hall, where the meeting was taking place. Reliable and high level sources allege the head of secretariat of the synod of bishops, Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, ordered they be intercepted because they would “interfere with the...

An enemy Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), apparently laden with explosives, was shot down by the IDF near the port city of Ashdod Monday morning. The interception caused a strong explosion to rock Ashdod and the air raid sirens went off. The Navy is reportedly looking for remains of the UAV. The Air Force conducted a rehearsal in April for an event in which an enemy Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) infiltrates Israeli airspace. Both jet fighter and combat helicopter squadrons took part in the rehearsal, and practiced interception of a UAV near Israel's border, reported the Air Force website. The IAF...

Russian nuclear bombers intercepted near Guam U.S. military officials tell NBC News that two Russian bombers, capable of carrying nuclear cruise missiles, circled the U.S. island of Guam in the Western Pacific this week. U.S. Air Force F-15 jets scrambled from Andersen Air Force Base on Guam to intercept the bombers. According to one military official, the Russian Bear bombers remained in international airspace, the encounter between the U.S. and Russian aircraft “stayed professional” and there was no incident. The official said it’s impossible to determine whether the Russian bombers carried any nuclear weapons.

(CNSNews.com) – A Lebanese cargo ship diverted by the Israeli Navy en route to the Gaza Strip was found to be carrying only several dozen kilograms of humanitarian aid, the Israeli military said Thursday, after Arab governments accused Israel of “piracy” and urged the United Nations to intervene. Arab media reports said earlier that the Israeli action had hampered delivery of 60 tons of aid desperately needed by the Palestinians in Gaza. The Israeli Defense Forces said after the ship ignored Navy warnings not to approach Gaza, it was boarded and escorted to the nearby port of Ashdod. A search...

PARIS - NATO has intercepted Iranian weapons shipments to Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents, providing evidence Iran is violating international law to aid a group it once considered a bitter enemy, a senior U.S. diplomat said Wednesday. "There's irrefutable evidence the Iranians are now doing this," Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said on CNN. "It's certainly coming from the government of Iran. It's coming from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard corps command, which is a basic unit of the Iranian government." Speaking separately to The Associated Press, Burns said NATO must act to stop the shipments. The Iran-Afghanistan frontier is "a very long...

McDermott: Public had right to know By MATTHEW DALY The Associated Press WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott says his eight-year dispute with House Majority Leader John Boehner over an intercepted phone call is not personal, but involves a crucial right of voters to know what their leaders are doing. "Unfortunately, it's portrayed in the paper as Boehner v. McDermott. It really is the government versus the people," McDermott, D-Seattle, said Friday in an interview with The Associated Press. In a 2-1 opinion Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld a lower-court ruling that McDermott...

MIAMI (AP) - Eighty people trying to reach the United States in wooden boats were intercepted at sea and have been returned to the Dominican Republic, Coast Guard officials said. The four boats were found in the Mona Passage between Puerto Rico and the eastern Dominican Republic. A Coast Guard cutter intercepted one of the vessels - a 20-foot wooden boat - Friday night two miles north of Rincon, Puerto Rico. Officials found 12 people paddling the water with wooden planks. Two more boats were later sighted 20 miles northeast of the Dominican Republic. Ships from the Coast Guard and...

Agents Stop Explosive Devices at Border Border agents intercepted three people carrying explosive devices along with a gun and ammunition at a checkpoint near Las Cruces. Tuesday, September 02, 2003 -- The purpose of the explosives and weaponry was not immediately known. Agents identified them as 34-year-old Allen Riedel of Phoenix and two Sun City, Arizona, residents - 42-year-old Judy Green and 48-year-old Edward Fieldman. Federal agents say all three have lengthy criminal histories. Agents stopped the trio Sunday morning at the checkpoint and discovered the explosive devices while searching for contraband. Bomb experts X-rayed the devices and decided...

Intercepted call linked Saddam to al-Qa'ida terror cell By Andrew Buncombe in Washington 07 February 2003 He was supposed to have been a professional. He should have known better, but in the end he could not resist. Using a satellite phone, the senior al-Qa'ida operative excitedly called two associates and congratulated them on their cold-blooded assassination of an American diplomat. The call cost the man his liberty. It may yet cost him his life but, more importantly, it could have provided America with the "smoking gun" evidence it has long sought and which apparently links the Iraqi regime to an...

Hidden Scud Missiles Found; Ship May Have Been Yemen-Bound W A S H I N G T O N, Dec. 10 — A ship carrying a dozen Scud-type missiles from North Korea was intercepted in the Arabian Sea today, U.S. officials said. They said the missiles were believed to be headed for Yemen. The ship was stopped and boarded about 600 miles east of the Horn of Africa, the officials said. U.S. intelligence had been tracking the vessel closely, said U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The ship contained about a dozen short- to medium-range missiles, similar...