Reportedly, one major difference between Hamas's hostage/ceasefire proposal today and previous proposals is that Hamas is refusing to commit to releasing only *living* hostages in the first phase of the deal. It is insisting that the 33 hostages released can be alive *or* dead.

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Israel launched a volley of strikes in the Gazan city of Rafah and said it would continue military operations there, even as the Biden administration has openly warned against the launch of any large-scale mission in the city without civilian protections. politico.com/news/2024/05/0…

Defense official confirms the carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower and destroyer USS Gravely are back in the Red Sea after a little over a week in the Med., where they stopped in Greece.

Deployment is at 7 months and counting.

USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier back in the Red Sea after quick trip to port in Greece

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“North Korea has been engaged in various illicit activities…including arms sales to Hamas, Iran…The October 7 Hamas attack is the latest evidence of the country’s illicit arms trade having a profound impact on peace and stability in the Middle East.” csis.org/analysis/dprk-….

The Sunday Times says an officer “known only by the cipher N1466” told police about “dozens” of SAS murders in Afghanistan under his command. But it also describes him as someone “who oversaw all special forces operations”, which sounds rather specific. thetimes.co.uk/article/sas-mu…

“We assess the risk of state-controlled acts of sabotage to be significantly increased,” said Thomas Haldenwang, head of German intelligence. Russia now seems comfortable carrying out operations on European soil “[with] a high potential for damage.” on.ft.com/3y7YnKw via…

Great report from Chasiv Yar, where a Ukrainian doctor says 90% of Ukrainian casualties are
coming from Russian FPV drones. Incredible.

Alert: The Boston Bruins are playing a 100 Gecs song during a break in play.

Bruins are playing scared, Leafs are playing loose...you can feel it coming

Chaos. Dude got hurt trying to save a meaningless goal with .01 seconds left in game 6.

Chicken Wing Bob

The drama

🇵🇱 FM Radosław Sikorski 🇵🇱🇪🇺 sat down with Paul McLeary, who covers national security and military affairs at POLITICO, for an interview. They discussed the upcoming NATO summit, the military aid package for Ukraine, and Poland's defense budget and investments.

.@HMSDiamond has made history in the Red Sea

🇬🇧 Most targets shot down in a day ever by a Royal Navy ship.
🇬🇧 First to shoot down a missile since 1991.
🇬🇧 First to fire in anger for over 30 years.

Proving the Royal Navy’s strength & formidability against threats to the UK.