Pentagon launches doomsday plan in case of global war —— The Pentagon has unveiled a sweeping new domestic preparedness program dubbed the FORTRESS initiative, requiring major US military bases to sustain combat and logistical operations independently for at least 90 days without civilian infrastructure support. According to internal documents reviewed by Fox News Digital, the strategy is designed to safeguard the national security apparatus against catastrophic failures in domestic power grids and international supply chains during a potential multi-front global conflict. Pentagon chief spokesperson Sean Parnell stated that relying on municipal civilian infrastructure presents an intolerable risk, signaling a major militarization of the US as Washington anticipates escalating confrontations. The initiative centers on weaning military installations off public electricity through the deployment of portable nuclear reactors, localized microgrids, and massive battery reserves capable of withstanding prolonged infrastructural collapses. Beyond energy independence, FORTRESS mandates deep structural overhauls to the domestic industrial base, including the creation of dual-source supply chains for critical minerals, electronics, and munitions. Through the integrated Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network, the Pentagon is actively laying the groundwork to transition commercial civilian factories into wartime production facilities upon the outbreak of a crisis, ensuring uninterrupted military output despite international trade disruptions. Complementing the infrastructure overhaul, the Department of War has launched Project Meridian, a specialized advisory group co-led by high-profile figures including Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich, tasked with mapping out advanced warfare technologies within 120 days. Parnell emphasized that these measures reflect a departure from the historical assumption that oceanic borders protect the US mainland from modern warfare. By hardening communications against satellite jamming and establishing massive strategic stockpiles, Washington is aggressively cementing a permanent war economy posture aimed at sustaining prolonged global hostilities.

Hamas: Israeli siege of Hebron (Al-Khalil) and escalating attacks across West Bank constitute collective punishment —— In a statement on Monday, Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi has condemned Israel's comprehensive siege of Hebron (Al-Khalil) and ongoing attacks across the occupied West Bank, describing them as “crimes of collective punishment” and part of the occupation's continued targeting of Palestinians. Mardawi warned of the dangerous consequences of the escalation, saying Netanyahu and his government are exploiting the attacks for “propaganda and electoral purposes.” He stressed that Israeli aggression would neither weaken Palestinian steadfastness nor succeed in imposing plans for annexation and displacement. He reaffirmed Palestinians' determination to remain on their land and continue resisting the occupation, holding Israel fully responsible for the consequences of its actions. Mardawi also urged the international community and human rights organizations to intervene immediately, lift the siege on Hebron and other areas of the West Bank, end the attacks, and rein in Israeli settlers.

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir once again storms Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, just one day before Israel's elections.

UPDATE | Death from Israeli air strikes across Gaza displacement camps rises to 5 The death toll from fresh Israeli air strikes across the Gaza Strip rose to five, including a young girl. Civil defense spokesperson Mahmoud Bassal told Agence France-Presse that emergency teams retrieved three bodies following a direct strike on an encampment for displaced Palestinians in Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Yunis. The agency confirmed that a fourth displaced person was killed in a separate air strike targeting a shelter tent near Khan Yunis. Concurrently, Israeli military aircraft targeted areas farther north, striking the Al-Rimal neighborhood in Gaza City. Officials at Al-Shifa Hospital confirmed receiving one fatality and three wounded survivors from the Al-Rimal bombardment. Bassal reported that relentless artillery fire and targeted aerial bombardments have killed 13 people and wounded approximately 60 others across the enclave within 24 hours.

Hebron under complete Israeli military siege, over 2,000 Palestinians forcibly displaced —— Israeli occupation forces have completely sealed off the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, plunging the municipality into what local leadership describes as a state of siege. Mayor Yousef Jaabari warned that the city has been converted into a disaster zone after occupation troops closed every access point, imposing total movement restrictions. The sweeping measures follow an early morning checkpoint shooting near Farsh al-Hawa that left two Israeli soldiers dead. Under the pretense of security operations, Israeli troops executed mass forced evictions across multiple residential areas. Over 2,200 Palestinian residents, including families with elderly relatives and young children, were driven from their homes across Deir al-Balah, Al-Jalda, and neighboring quarters. According to municipal estimates, the military operation directly targets an expanse of 330 dunams encompassing more than 490 residential housing units. Witnesses reporting to Middle East Eye described soldiers giving families as little as five minutes to abandon their properties. Local factory owners and drivers scrambled to evacuate industrial equipment and goods ahead of pending demolitions by Israeli machinery. City officials denounced the total lockdown and ongoing collective punishment, establishing emergency shelters and a crisis hotline to assist displaced families.