NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 2/22/2023 TRUMP VISITS TOXIC DISASTER AREA, CHINA URGES PEACE-SEEKING EFFORTS IN UKRAINE, DEADLY ISRAELI-PALESTIANIAN CLASHES, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SUPPLIES SHORT IN UK

 

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A rocket barrage into southern Israel from Gaza early Thursday morning following the deadly firefight between Israelis and Palestinians Wednesday in Nablus.

Five rockets intercepted and one landing in an open area...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...

More on that firefight later in the summary.

WORD THAT GOOGLE IS BLOCKING SOME CANADIANS FROM VIEWING NEWS CONTENT IN A TEST RUN OF ITS POSSIBLE RESPONSE TO AN ONLINE NEWS BILL PROPOSED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF LIBERAL PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU.

BILL C-18 WOULD REQUIRE DIGITAL GIANTS TO PAY CANADIAN MEDIA COMPANIES FOR USE OF THEIR CONTENT...CANADIAN PRESS-CTV NEWS CANADA

"we have told you loud and clear you are not forgotten"

President Trump in East Palestine, Ohio today.

Trump visiting to support people in the Ohio and Pennsylvania communities impacted by toxic poisoning following the February 3rd train derailment....

Mr. Trump also bringing along truckloads of bottled water for the disaster area...

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Joe Biden in Poland today talking about the notion of Russia not being allowed to "win in Ukraine".

Biden addressing the leaders of nine Eastern European nations but one of those leaders Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban was not present.

Mr. Orban tweeting:

"The only way to save lives is through a #ceasefire and #peacetalks.  The sooner the better.  Full stop..."

VIKTOR ORBAN TWITTER (VIDEO EMBED)

China's top foreign policy official urging political attempts to find peace in Ukraine.

Wang Yi meeting with top Russian officials in Moscow today...TASS RUSSIA

IN THE UK FORMER ISIS MEMBER SHAMIMA BEGUM LOSING HER APPEAL OVER LOSS OF BRITISH CITIZENSHIP.   

BEGUM WAS 15-YEARS OLD WHEN SHE LEFT THE UK WITH ANOTHER UNDERAGE GIRL AND WAS SMUGGLED INTO SYRIA TO JOIN ISLAMIC STATE.

AS PART OF HER APPEAL LAWYERS REVEALED THAT A CANADIAN INTELLIGENCE OPERATIVE HELPED TO SMUGGLE BEGUM AND OTHERS INTO SYRIA TO JOIN ISIS.

CANADIAN INTELLIGENCE WORKS CLOSELY WITH AMERICAN AND BRITISH INTELLIGENCE IN THE 'FIVE EYES' GROUP...AL JAZEERA QATAR

Markets mixed today the NASDAQ slightly up 14.77 points and the Dow declining 84.50 points.

At 455 pm New York Time today the price of oil 73 dollars and 86 cents a barrel down two dollars and 50 cents...MARKETWATCH

The prime lending rate in New Zealand raised half a percent up to 4.75 percent. 

  The rate hike follows severe weather that has caused deaths and major property damage in the country...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND

Subway drivers in London planning to strike on March 15th which will be Budget Day for the British government...BBC NEWS

GROCERY STORES LIMITING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PURCHASES IN UK

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Fruit and vegetable shortages in the UK forcing two major grocery chains to limit purchases...BBC NEWS...

And later word today that two other grocery store chains have introduced limits on fruit and vegetable sales...BBC NEWS

(Updated) 11 Palestinians now reported dead and more than a hundred others wounded in fighting with Israeli forces.

The fighting in Nablus came as Israeli forces surrounded a home with two terrorist suspects...LATEST TIMES OF ISRAEL STORY...TIMES OF ISRAEL

SIX KILLED IN A FIRE AT A HOTEL IN CENTRAL MOSCOW...CGTN CHINA

(Updated) In southwestern France a teacher at a private Catholic school stabbed to death by a student today.     The 16-year old high school student arrested.

Other students who witnessed the attack said they were shocked.  All was calm before the attack.   The attacker said to have taken the knife out of paper that was wrapped around it...BBC NEWS..(Information also from BFM-TV France)

            RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA

TWO RUSSIAN CIVILIANS WOUNDED IN UKRAINIAN SHELLING OF BORDER REGION

                TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED

Two Russian civilians hurt today in the shelling of a shopping mall in the Russian city of Shebekino in the Belgorod region...TASS RUSSIA

In other news....

Russia will not fire its latest hypersonic missile during exercises involving warships from China, Russia and South Africa.

The Russian commander in the exercises speaking in South Africa today.

Firing exercises will be held off the coast of South Africa starting on Saturday...TASS RUSSIA