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Spokesman Brig Gen Reza Talai-Nik said on Sunday that there "were and are no import or export of fuel shipments or cargo for military use in the vicinity of the incident", and accused foreign media of spreading "fake news".

"We have confiscated large numbers of weapons and explosive materials," says the PA's Brig Gen Anwar Rajab.

Nigeria has denied accusations from Niger's military leader, Brig Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, of colluding with France to destabilise the junta-led nation.

Brig Gen Heimann admits the IDF’s reliance on reserves will become more challenging the longer the war goes on.

But Brig Gen Heimann, like the ousted former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, says they have a “moral duty to serve”.