Friday, October 27, 2023

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT FRIDAY 10/27/2023 NEWSDUMP FRIDAY ROBERT CARD FOUND DEAD, ISRAEL EXPANDS GROUND OPERATIONS IN GAZA, US STRIKES IN SYRIA, RUSSIA STOPS NUKE PLANT ATTACK

 


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Heavy Israeli strikes in Gaza tonight with an 'expansion of ground operations' announced and Hamas saying it's fighting Israel on the ground and the Chinese Foreign Minister meets top US officials in Washington but first...





                    LATE NEWS TONIGHT:





IN MAINE TONIGHT WORD THAT ROBERT CARD IS DEAD.



POLICE SAY CARD SHOT HIMSELF.



CARD THE SUSPECT IN TWO MASS MURDER ATTACKS IN LEWISTON ON WEDNESDAY EVENING THAT KILLED 18 PEOPLE...WMTW-TV PORTLAND




A resolution approved by the United Nations General Assembly calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.


It passed 120-14 with 45 abstentions...SYRIAN ARAB NEWS AGENCY (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...



Nations in favor include Russia, China, Iran, Argentina, Nicaragua, the Solomon Islands and New Zealand.


Nations opposed include the United States, Guatemala, Hungary, Israel, Austria and Croatia.



Among the nations abstaining the United Kingdom and Ukraine.



This is welcomed by Hamas...MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...



But Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen says:




"We reject outright the UN General Assembly despicable call for a ceasefire.   Israel intends to eliminate Hamas just as the world dealt with the Nazis and ISIS"...TASS RUSSIA





A class-action lawsuit against Abercrombie and Fitch alleging funding of sex-trafficking.   


This suit follows investigative reporting linking former CEO Mike Jeffries to allegations of sexual exploitation of men...BBC NEWS




FOUR ISRAELI HOSPITALS ALERTED TO PREPARE FOR RELEASED HOSTAGES FROM GAZA.   NO CONCRETE INFO ON AN IMMINENT RELEASE IN THIS REPORT...TIMES OF ISRAEL



More on the war in Israel later in the summary....





THE ANNUAL RATE OF INFLATION IN THE US STEADY AT 3.4 PERCENT...BREITBART STORY-FREE REPUBLIC POST-DISCUSSION



The markets today.



The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 366.71 points or 1.12 percent.




The NASDAQ rose 47.41 points.


At 832 pm New York Time the price of oil 85 dollars and 16 cents a barrel up one dollar and 95 cents...MARKETWATCH



A NEW GALLUP POLL WITH JOE BIDEN'S FAVORABLE RATING DOWN TO 37 PERCENT.   59 PERCENT GIVING BIDEN AN UNFAVORABLE RATING...REAL CLEAR POLITICS...





Democrat Congressman Dean Phillips of Minnesota entering the New Hampshire Democrat Primary to challenge Joe Biden.



Phillips calls himself a "Moderate" and says he is concerned about Biden's ability to defeat Donald Trump in the 2024 Presidential Election...BBC NEWS




POLITICS IN GERMANY A NEW POLL TODAY THAT MEASURES FOR THE FIRST TIME SUPPORT FOR THE POLITICAL PARTY OF SAHRA WAGENKNECHT.


THE 'FOR REASON AND JUSTICE' MOVEMENT OF THE FORMER "LEFT" LEADER PEGGED AT 13 PERCENT SUPPORT.


THIS POLLS SHOWS THE ALTERNATIVE FOR GERMANY DOWN BELOW 20 PERCENT TO 18 PERCENT.


THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS LEAD THIS POLL AT 26.5 PERCENT WITH THE THREE PARTIES CURRENTLY IN GOVERNMENT (SOCIAL DEMOCRATS, GREENS AND FREE DEMOCRATS) COMBINED AT 33.5 PERCENT...WIKIPEDIA-GERMAN ELECTION POLLS



At the Democrat driven fraud trial of President Trump in New York Judge Arthur Engoron says that Ivanka Trump must testify in person.



Lawyers for both argued against Mr. Trump's daughter being forced to testify at the trial...NEW YORK POST



THIERRY BAUDET LEADER OF THE DUTCH ANTI-COVID RESTRICTION FORUM FOR DEMOCRACY PARTY HIT BY AN UMBRELLA.


BAUDET TAKING A FEW DAYS OFF AFTER THE INCIDENT IN BELGIUM.



HIS EUROSKEPTIC POLITICAL PARTY NOW SEEKING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR HIS SECURITY.  BAUDET'S PARTY HAS BEEN ATTACKED FOR SUPPORTING ANTI-SEMITISM IN THE PAST...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



IN THE UK THE LABOUR PARTY MAYOR OF LONDON SADIQ KHAN CALLING FOR A CEASE-FIRE IN THE CONFLICT BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS IN GAZA.



KHAN JOINED IN THE CALL BY THE LEADER OF THE LABOR PARTY IN SCOTLAND ANAS SARWAR.



THIS PUTS BOTH AT ODDS WITH LABOR PARTY LEADER SIR KEIR STARMER WHO IS TAKING THE 'ESTABLISHMENT' POSITION OF US-ALIGNED NATIONS THAT 'HUMANITARIAN PAUSES' SHOULD OCCUR IN ISRAEL'S MILITARY ACTIONS IN GAZA...BBC NEWS




Russia explaining the visit of a Hamas leader to Moscow.


Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying the presence of Abu Marzouk reflects Russia's desire to maintain contacts with all parties in the conflict. 


Peskov emphasizing that Moscow will also continue its contacts with Israel...TASS RUSSIA




THE BANK OF RUSSIA RAISING THE COUNTRY'S KEY INTEREST RATE FROM 13 TO 15 PERCENT.     THE BANK WARNING OF INFLATION.


CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ELVIRA  NABIULLINA DOES NOT RULE OUT AN ADDITIONAL RATE HIKE BEFORE YEAR'S END...AFP FRANCE-BARRONS...TASS RUSSIA



PAKISTAN'S IMPRISONED FORMER PRIME MINISTER IMRAN KHAN DENIED BAIL AND CANCELLATION OF A CASE ALLEGING HE REVEALED THE CONTENTS OF A DIPLOMATIC CABLE.


KHAN AND FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER SHAH MAHMOOD QURESHI INDICTED MONDAY IN THE ALLEGED LEAK OF A DIPLOMATIC CABLE FROM PAKISTAN'S EMBASSY IN THE UNITED STATES....OUTLOOK INDIA




 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visiting Washington holding talks with top US officials.



Joe Biden telling Wang that the US and China should communicate and cooperate in responding to "global challenges"...TASS RUSSIA...



Tonight a US official says that there are efforts underway to set up a meeting between Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC summit in San Francisco next month...THE JAPAN TIMES...



35 Chinese warplanes and 15 Chinese warships recorded approaching Taiwan the largest display in more than a month...TASS RUSSIA



On a visit to Washington DC Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spoken to Joe Biden about the case of Julian Assange.



The Wikileaks founded jailed in the UK awaiting extradition to the US to face charges related to the leaking of classified information showing possible atrocities and violations of international law by the US military in the post 9/11 conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq...DPA GERMANY-BERNAMA MALAYSIA




SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES TIKTOK AND META CLAIM THEY ARE NOT CENSORING CONTENT OVER THE CONFLICT BETWEEN PALESTINIANS AND ISRAELIS.


MALAYSIA WARNING THE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES OVER BLOCKING PRO-PALESTINIAN CONTENT.


THE COMPANIES SAY THEY ARE BLOCKING CONTENT PRAISING HAMAS BECAUSE IT IS A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION...IRISH INDEPENDENT



Claiming that the strikes are not related to the conflict going on in and around Israel the US military attacking two Iranian related facilities in Syria.



Joe Biden ordering the strikes after the Pentagon described 16 attacks on US bases in Syria and Iraq.


Iran has been critical of US support for Israel in the conflict and strikes are considered an Iranian response to that...ANI NEWS INDIA





                            WAR IN ISRAEL

                                                                (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)




HAMAS SAYS IT IS FIGHTING ISRAELI FORCES TONIGHT ON THE GROUND IN GAZA





ISRAEL ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF GROUND OPERATIONS



HEAVY ISRAELI STRIKES IN GAZA TONIGHT DISRUPTING COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS





ROCKET BARRAGES ON ISRAEL FROM GAZA CONTINUE, INJURIES REPORTED





         NUMBER OF HOSTAGES NOW ESTIMATED AT 229





ISRAELI MILITARY INTECEPTED ROCKETS LAUNCHED FROM YEMEN IN RED SEA




EGYPTIAN HEALTH FACILITY ATTACKED WITH ROCKET INTENDED FOR ISRAELI TERRITORY



             MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




                                   ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS





                                          TIMES OF ISRAEL





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Hamas says it is fighting Israeli ground forces tonight in the northern and eastern parts of Gaza...(BBC News)





Tonight Israel announcing an expansion of ground operations in Gaza...(BBC News)





Israeli airstrikes tonight disrupting communications including internet connectivity in Gaza...(Times Of Israel)...



Massive explosions seen this evening during intense Israeli strikes...(BBC News)






Public opinion divided in Israel when it comes to the notion of an "immediate ground invasion" of Gaza some 49 percent said to be against it.    29 percent favor an immediate offensive into Gaza.



The polling data published by "Maariv" in Israel today...TIMES OF ISRAEL






Four wounded in Tel Aviv as the rocket barrages from Gaza continue against Israel...(BBC News)





The Israel Defense Forces now estimate the number of hostages held in Gaza at 229...(Israel National News)




Israeli warplanes intercepted hostile targets aimed at Israel from Yemen this morning...TIMES OF ISRAEL





An explosion at a medical facility in Taba, Egypt near the Israeli city of Eilat.   Six wounded.   Two hits now reported in Egypt from missiles fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen aimed at Israel...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS




Another Israeli raid into Gaza.   Israel saying the raid targeted facilities of Hamas...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS





In the civil war in Sudan the Rapid Support Forces have taken control of the country's second largest city of Nyala from the army...BBC NEWS





A court in Stockholm acquitting a Swedish citizen of passing technology to Russia.



Sergei Skvortsov was born in Russia and operated import-export companies.



Skvortsov says he is innocent.     Prosecutors have three weeks to appeal the decision...BBC NEWS





  THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA





KURSK REGION NUKE PLANT OPERATING NORMALLY AFTER UKAINIAN ATTACK ATTEMPT




                   TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED





       RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)






Russian says its Kursk Nuclear Power Plant is operating normally following an attempted attack by three Ukrainian drones...TASS RUSSIA









In other news....





Special prosecutors in Switzerland opting not to prosecute the president of the world football (soccer) federation Gianni Infantino.



They targeted meetings between Infantino and former Swiss attorney general Michael Lauber.    Those meetings took place in 2016 and 2017 as the US Department of Justice was involved in an investigation of FIFA that followed FIFA's awarding of the 2018 World Cup soccer event to Russia....AFRICA NEWS





And former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host and produce programs for the "GB News".  Johnson will also act as a commentator...BBC NEWS













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