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Israel's SIBAT director Yair Kulas revealed that six countries are in talks to buy Israeli defense systems, and the $3 billion euro deal with Greece may grow. Greece fears a conflict with Turkey, especially in northern Cyprus.
Greece and Israel have signed a major air defense agreement, the 'Achilles Shield', involving Israeli systems like David's Sling, Barak MX, and SPYDER, valued at around €3.1-4 billion.
A Canadian citizen of Chinese origin working as an IT intern at NATO headquarters was arrested in Belgium on suspicion of espionage for a foreign state, after allegedly accessing classified files and entering unauthorized areas.
Three Givati Brigade soldiers, hesder yeshiva students, were sentenced to 10 days in military prison by their battalion commander for refusing to board an APC with a female paramedic. The organization 'Women Warriors for the Sanctity of the Camp' criticized the decision.
A US official told Al Jazeera that US forces bombed two rocket launchers belonging to Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Larak Island, which were reportedly ready to fire mine-equipped missiles toward the Strait of Hormuz. The US also said it completed clearing mines from international shipping lanes in the strait.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed casualties from a US strike on Larak Island and vowed retaliation, saying the enemy will be punished.
The UAE intercepted a drone approaching from Iran over its territorial waters and denied reports of an attack on Al Menhad airbase, following renewed US-Iran hostilities.
Colombia's EMC guerrilla group claimed on August 30 to have captured a Colombian soldier of the French Foreign Legion, taken hostage on August 6 in Nariño department.
A Russian drone strike on a weapons depot near Kyiv killed at least 37 people and forced hundreds to evacuate, prompting an investigation into the storage of munitions near residential areas.
US forces struck two rocket launchers on Iran's Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, killing two and injuring two, prompting Iranian retaliatory missile attacks on US bases in Jordan and a drone attack on an air base in the UAE.