Israel approved an emergency appropriation on the 9th to reallocate funds originally earmarked for an Intel project, adding NIS1 bln to the defense budget for urgent weapons procurement. The transfer was described as a specially urgent measure tied to the current state of emergency; a ministerial procurement committee had approved the move on the 6th. Authorities said the reallocation will not breach the existing national budget framework.

The Pentagon, citing ammunition shortages tied to the conflict with Iran, has asked U.S. defense contractors to accelerate weapons deliveries and expand capacity. Deputy Defense Department leadership on Aug. 5 told industry chiefs to submit plans within 21 days to sharply speed deliveries, increase output of critical systems, and propose specific capital-investment and facility-expansion measures to compress multi-year development cycles. DoD spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed the memo's authenticity. A senior U.S. commander warned Pentagon ammunition stocks have fallen to "dangerously low" levels.

At 1000 CST on the 9th China's Central Meteorological Observatory upgraded its typhoon alert to red for Typhoon No.13 Baihaitun (White Dolphin). The center was at 27.9°N, 122.9°E — about 215 km east of Wenzhou in the southern East China Sea — with maximum winds near the center of 45 m/s (equivalent to 14 on the Chinese scale) and central pressure 950 hPa. Wind radii: 7-level 300–450 km, 10-level 200–250 km, 12-level 100 km. Baihaitun is moving westward at 20–25 km/h with little change in intensity forecast and is expected to make landfall along the coast between Zhoushan (Zhejiang) and Fuding (Fujian) between the evening of the 9th and early hours of the 10th, with landfall winds of 38–45 m/s (13–14); the storm should move west‑northwest inland and gradually weaken after landfall.