Tuesday, October 24, 2023

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 10/24/2023 S AND P LOWERS ISRAEL'S CREDIT, TRUMP OPPOSES EMMER FOR SPEAKER AND HE PULLS OUT, CHINA REMOVES DEFENSE MINSTER


                          (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING)




One of the recently released hostages in Israel speaks out leading to controversy and a full look at the War In Israel but first...




                  LATE NEWS TONIGHT:






Late tonight Israel launching air strikes into Syria aimed at Syrian military infrastructure.


Earlier today Israel fired back with artillery when rockets were fired from Syria...MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)







ISRAEL'S CREDIT OUTLOOK LOWERED FROM 'STABLE' TO 'NEGATIVE'.    THIS IS DUE TO THE EXISTING WAR SITUATION AND THE POTENTIAL FOR THE WAR TO SPREAD...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...




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






FINNISH INVESTIGATORS SAY THE ANCHOR OF A CHINESE CONTAINER SHIP BECAME DISLODGED DAMAGING A NATURAL GAS PIPELINE BETWEEN ESTONIA AND FINLAND EARLIER THIS MONTH.


THE PROBE WILL NOW CONSIDER WHETHER THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED INTENTIONALLY..ASSOCIATED PRESS-ABC NEWS USA




RUSSIAN AEROSPACE FORCES IN SYRIA STRIKING TARGETS OF TERRORIST GROUPS IN THE NORTHWESTERN IDLIB REGION.



THE TARGETS SAID TO INCLUDE TWO UNDERGROUND FACILITIES.     THE JIHADISTS ARE FIGHTING AGAINST THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT...TASS RUSSIA




The Pentagon now says that two dozen US military personnel were hurt in drone attacks on American bases in Iraq and Syria.



Those attacks last week attributed to Iranian backed militia groups...NBC NEWS




Today a Russian SU-27 fighter intercepted a US spy drone approaching Russia in the Black Sea near Ukraine...TASS RUSSIA...



Earlier a Russian fighter jet intercepted two US B1-B bombers over the Baltic Sea ...TASS RUSSIA




THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS EXPANDING THEIR STRIKE AGAINST AUTOMAKERS TO INCLUDE A GENERAL MOTORS SUV FACTORY IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS.



FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE WALKING OFF THE JOB...ASSOCIATED PRESS-LOS ANGELES TIMES





The markets today.



The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 204.97 points.




The NASDAQ rose 121.55 points.


At 418 pm New York Time the price of oil 83 dollars and 58 cents a barrel down one dollar and 91 cents...



                           MARKETWATCH





"Voting for a Globalist RINO like Tom Emmer would be a tragic mistake!"


The message from President Trump on social media this afternoon...DONALD J TRUMP TRUTH SOCIAL MEDIA...



A few hours after Mr. Trump's message Mr. Emmer pulled out of the contest...FREE REPUBLIC POST-THE HILL STORY-DISCUSSION





EARLIER TODAY REPUBLICANS VOTING TO NARROW THE CHOICES FOR HOUSE SPEAKER TO FOUR FROM THE ORIGINAL NINE CANDIDATES, THEN MAKING A FINAL CHOICE.



THE LEADING CANDIDATE IN TODAY'S VOTING WAS NUMBER THREE REPUBLICAN IN THE HOUSE, CONGRESSMAN TOM EMMER.      EMMER SELECTED IN THE FINAL VOTING...FREE REPUBLIC POST-THE HILL STORY-DISCUSSION



OTHERS MAKING THE FINAL CUT BEFORE THE FINAL VOTING MIKE JOHNSON, BYRON DONALDS AND KEVIN HERN...REUTERS-MALAY MAIL





Another one of the defendants in the case brought by Atlanta Democrat prosecutor Fani Willis against President Trump and others for challenging the 2020 Election Results has entered a guilty plea.


Lawyer Jenna Ellis appearing in an Atlanta courtroom this morning...FREE REPUBLIC POST-POLITICO STORY-DISCUSSION




THERE ARE CREW MEMBERS MISSING FOLLOWING THE COLLISION OF TWO CARGO SHIPS IN THE NORTH SEA. 



ONE OF THE SHIPS IS BELIEVED SUNK...BBC NEWS



(Updated) Following that defamation suit by Idaho medical business conglomerate "St Luke's Hospital" that led to a 52-million-dollar judgement  Libertarian activist Ammon Bundy said last night that a lawyer intends to come to his home against his wishes later today.


The case brought against Bundy over his challenge to the medical conglomerate's involvement in the seizure of a 10-month old infant found not to have been the victim of neglect or abuse.



That St. Luke's lawyer and an appraiser want to determine the value of the home to be sold to satisfy the judgement.


Mr. Bundy saying they are not welcome and he isn't letting them in...AMMON BUNDY VIDEO...(Updated News:  Tonight Mr. Bundy saying they intend to do this on November 17th during a week when he is to be on trial over this civil lawsuit...NEW AMMON BUNDY VIDEO TONIGHT





Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu, who's been out of the public eye for months, formally dismissed today.



His dismissal comes days before a US defense delegation is set to visit China...TASS RUSSIA...THE NATIONAL UNITED ARAB EMIRATES





CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI COMING TO WASHINGTON FOR TALKS ON THURSDAY...TASS RUSSIA...  


DURING THE TALKS US SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN WILL PUSH WANG TO BE MORE IN LINE WITH US POLICY ON UKRAINE AND THE CURRENT SITUATION IN ISRAEL...(News Agencies)




Canada's foreign affairs department saying that it detected an online disinformation campaign likely linked to China.



The campaign alleged to have targeted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of Parliament.



A bot network said to have been involved in a campaign that placed thousands of comments on social media accounts of Canadian politicians particularly at the beginning of September...BBC NEWS






                        WAR IN ISRAEL

                                                       (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)




     ISRAEL STRIKES SYRIA AFTER ROCKETS FIRED





GROUP OF TERRORIST INFILTRATORS ON SOUTHERN ISRAELI COAST





HEAVY ROCKET BARRAGE ON CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ISRAEL THIS EVENING





ISRAEL ANGERED BY UN SECRETARY GENERAL'S SPEECH





RELEASED HOSTAGE HELD CAPTIVE IN A NETWORK OF TUNNELS UNDERNEATH GAZA, HER STATEMENT SETS OFF FIRESTORM OF CONTROVERSY



MACRON VISITS ISRAEL MAKES COMMENTS ON EXPANDING ANTI-ISIS COALITION TO FIGHT HAMAS



QATARI EMIR CONDEMNS ISRAELI BOMBING OF GAZA





FRENCH PRESIDENT TALKS INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE AGAINST HAMAS BUT HIS REMARKS PULLED BACK AFTERWARDS




         MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)





                          ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS





                                 TIMES OF ISRAEL






                                   BBC NEWS BLOG




Israeli artillery fire into Syria tonight after rockets were fired into Israel...JERUSALEM POST






Shooting on the coast of southern Israel this evening as the Israel Defense Forces fought a group of Hamas terrorists who landed by sea.     A group of terrorists killed by Israeli troops...TIMES OF ISRAEL





Two shrapnel injuries this evening as a heavy rocket barrage was aimed at central Israel including the Tel Aviv area and Samaria.  


Three others hurt running to shelters...(BBC News) 


Further rocket barrages aimed at points south in Israel afterwards...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS




Israel's Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan demanding the resignation of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.



This after Guterres said the Hamas assault on Israel "did not happen in a vacuum"...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS




One of the elderly woman released last night by Hamas speaks of being held captive in a network of tunnels underneath Gaza.


Yocheved Lifshitz also speaks of being beaten by her captors and provided food and medical care during her captivity...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...



Lifshitz's statement to the media set off a firestorm in Israel as she expressed criticism of government security policy ahead of the attack and spoke well of her treatment.


Some made the claim her statement was a PR victory for Hamas...TIMES OF ISRAEL





French President Emmanuel Macron visiting Israel today meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.



Macron saying that the international coalition against the Islamic State should be expanded to include Hamas.       But his comments were later walked back...TIMES OF ISRAEL






The leader of the nation which hosts Hamas political leaders and has ties to many Middle East terrorist groups and the Taliban condemning the Israeli bombing campaign in Gaza.



Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani calling it "barbaric" something that "exceeds all limits".



He also expressed his opposition to attacks on civilians from all sides in the conflict...THE NATIONAL UNITED ARAB EMIRATES








  THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA




RUSSIANS BRING DOWN DRONE IN CRIMEA ELECTRONICALLY





SOUTHWESTERN RUSSIAN REGION RECORDS 50 UKRAINIAN STRIKES IN 24 HOUR PERIOD




                 TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED





    RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)






The Russians able to bring down a drone in an open field in the port city of Sevastopol in Crimea using electronic warfare.   The drone said to have exploded without causing damage to infrastructure...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)






The governor of southwestern Russia's Belgorod Region reports 50 strikes with various munitions in a 24-hour period...TASS RUSSIA

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