1. The Israeli Air Force carried out strikes on Thursday against Houthi military sites in Yemen’s capital Sanaa.
2. Israeli PM Speech at UN General Assembly.
PM Netanyahu: "You know deep down that Israel is fighting your fight. I want to tell you a secret. Behind closed doors, many of the leaders who publicly condemn us, privately thank us."
3. US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he was holding intensive talks with Middle Eastern nations on a Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal and that Israel and the Palestinian terror group Hamas were aware of the discussions.
4. Efforts to reach a security pact between Syria and Israel have hit a last-minute snag over Israel’s demand that it be allowed to open a “humanitarian corridor” to Syria’s southern province of Sweida.
5. The UN’s nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, confirmed Friday that inspections of Iranian nuclear sites had resumed this week after a hiatus following Washington and Israel’s strikes.
IAEA Statement: “Inspections are… confidential and we cannot confirm their location but we can confirm that inspections have taken place this week.”
6. US President Donald Trump held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House on Thursday and signaled that the United States might soon lift its hold on sales of advanced fighter jets to Ankara.
7. Secretary of War Calls for Meeting with Senior Military Officers in Quantico, VA next week.
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