NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 7/11/2023 WHITE HOUSE SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT OPPONENTS IN ISRAEL, AGRENTINE DELEGATON DELAYS TRIP FOR IMF TALKS ON LOAN MONEY, BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ACCUSES WHISTLEBLOWER OF BEING FOREIGN AGENT
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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
FLOODING IN THE US STATE OF VERMONT CALLED 'HISTORIC AND CATASTROPHIC'.
THE STATE DECLARED A FEDERAL DISASTER AREA...BBC NEWS
North Korea launching a projectile Wednesday morning local time what appears to be a ballistic missile...(NHK Japan)...
More North Korea news later in the summary....
THE WHITE HOUSE CHOOSING SIDES IN THE DEBATE OVER JUDICIAL REFORM IN ISRAEL.
A STATEMENT SAYING THAT PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO PROTEST JUDICIAL REFORM IN ISRAEL FOLLOWING TODAY'S DISRUPTIVE PROTESTS BY OPPONENTS...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...
A roundup of the mass protests today in Israel later in the summary...
IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA A SUSPECT DETAINED IN THE SHOOTING OF A LOCAL MOBILIZATION OFFICIAL.
HE WAS FOUND CARRYING A PISTOL WITH A SILENCER...TASS RUSSIA
Russia and China voted against extension of a UN humanitarian aid corridor into the jihadist occupied northwest of Syria.
Their votes vetoed a plan pushed by Western nations and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
Russia's UN representative Vasily Nebenzya said the corridor was being used by Western nations to help the various extremist groups in the Idlib region including Syria's branch of Al Qaeda.
Russia's plan did not pass the Security Council...TASS RUSSIA
DOLLAR-SHORT ARGENTINA STRUGGLING TO MEET PAYMENTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.
AN ARGENTINE DELEGATION DUE TO MEET IMF OFFICIALS DELAYING ITS TRIP TO WASHINGTON UNTIL TOMORROW.
DROUGHT AND LIMITED TAX REVENUES HELPING TO CREATE THE DOLLAR SHORTFALL WITH INFLATION RAGING OVER 100 PERCENT ANNUALLY.
THREE OF THOSE PAYMENTS WORTH 2.6 BILLION US DOLLARS DELAYED THIS MONTH.
LAST MONTH CHINESE CURRENCY GIVEN TO ARGENTINA WAS USED TO HELP MEET PAYMENTS THAT WERE DUE...TODO NOTICIAS ARGENTINA (TRANSLATIION PROMPT)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 317.02 points.
The NASDAQ rose 75.22 points.
At 420 pm New York Time price of oil 74 dollars and 82 cents a barrel up one dollar and 83 cents or 2.51 percent...MARKETWATCH
The continuing legal assault by authorities in Pakistan against former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
A new arrest warrant issued by Pakistan's Election Commission accusing him of contempt. Another former government official from Khan's party accused...PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
THE SISTER OF NORTH KOREAN RULER KIM JONG UN AGAIN RAISING THE PROSPECT OF A US SPY PLANE BEING SHOT DOWN.
KIM YO JONG SPEAKING OF A 'VERY CRITICAL FLIGHT' IF INTRUSIONS INTO NORTH KOREA'S EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE BY US AIRCRAFT CONTINUES...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY
IRAN CLAIMS THAT THE IRAQI NATIONAL WHO BURNED A QURAN IN SWEDEN RECENTLY WAS AN AGENT OF ISRAEL'S MOSSAD INTELLIGENCE AGENCY...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
A man with joint US-Israeli citizenship is accused by the Biden Administration Justice Department of being a foreign agent.
57-year Gal Luft arrested in Cyprus earlier this year for extradition to the US but he disappeared after being released on bail.
A Twitter account associated with Mr. Luft has said his prosecution is politically motivated...BBC NEWS STORY...
Mr. Luft said in a video used in a "New York Post" news story just days ago that Joe Biden was selling out US interests to the Chinese government...CHARLIE KIRK TWITTER
MASS PROTESTS AGAINST JUDICIAL REFORM IN ISRAEL
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Blockades of highways in Israel today with dozens of arrests reported as of early afternoon. Tonight the total is 120 arrests during the protests.
Tires burned to create blockades.
Clashes between police and protesters reported in Israel's largest city Tel Aviv.
Police using water cannon and riding on horses to push back protesters.
Demonstrators also inside Ben Gurion airports. Thousands disrupting normal activities there...TIMES OF ISRAEL NEWS STORY
In the city of Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv a protest at the Coca-Cola factory a tractor trailer blocked after the Coke CEO in Israel tweeted his support for the mass protests...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
NATO SUMMIT IN LITHUANIA
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National leaders from dozens of countries gathered in Vilnius, Lithuania for the NATO Summit with the Ukraine War being waged against Russia looming over it.
Ukraine actively seeking NATO membership as well.
NATO agreeing to a joint council with Ukraine and long-term military assistance ahead of Ukraine formally joining NATO...TASS RUSSIA
NATO also getting more interested in China and the "Indo-Pacific Region" a code-word applying to military activities in the area near China.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan now willing to accept Sweden into NATO it's said that Joe Biden's willingness to support Turkey militarily and Sweden's promise to allow Turkish citizens freer access to Europe helped to change his mind.
French President Emmanuel Macron told the summit that France is sending long-range "Scalp" missiles to Ukraine...TASS RUSSIA...
A source telling French media outlet BFM-TV that the first of the "Scalp" missiles have already arrived in Ukraine.
They are France's version of the British Storm Shadow...(BFM-TV France)
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY SAYS THAT UKRAINIAN MISSILES AND DRONES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED IN RECENT HOURS
RUSSIAN ACTIVIST SAYS UKRAINIAN TANKS AND ARMORED VEHICLES DESTROYED
ABOUT 70 SHELLS HIT SOUTHWEST RUSSIAN REGION
The Russian Defense Ministry says that three Ukrainian "Storm Shadow" missiles from the UK along with a Ukrainian HIMARS rocket and ten Ukrainian drones have all been destroyed on the battlefield...TASS RUSSIA
Russian political activist Vladimir Rogov says that three Leopard tanks and five Bradley fighting vehicles belonging to Ukraine have been destroyed in the Zaporozhye Region...TASS RUSSIA
The governor or Russia's Belgorod Region says that about 70 Ukrainian shells hit the area in a 24 hour period...TASS RUSSIA
In other news...
A follower of the convicted mass murderer Charles Manson freed on parole after serving 53 years of a life sentence.
Leslie Van Houten was denied release five previous times by California Governors upon recommendation of her release from the parole board.
Current Governor Gavin Newsom who previously denied her release did not object to the latest recommendation from the parole board...BBC NEWS
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