Thursday, November 16, 2023

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT THURSDAY 11/16/2023 ISRAELI STRIKE ON DAMASCUS, TENSIONS AHEAD OF ARGENTINE RUNOFF ELECTION, KENNEDY: "BIDEN CAN'T DEBATE ME", UK REASSURES UKRAINE OF SUPPORT

 



                          (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING)



News from the wars in Israel and Ukraine but first...




                   LATE NEWS TONIGHT: 





US SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN TALKING TO CENTRIST ISRAELI WAR CABINET MINISTER BENNY GANTZ DEMANDING ACTION AGAINST JEWS ALLEGED TO BE ATTACKING PALESTINIANS IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA (THE WEST BANK)


BLINKEN SIDELINING LIKUD PARTY FOREIGN MINISTER ELI COHEN ABOUT THE MATTER...TIMES OF ISRAEL....



MEANWHILE ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE WAR CABINET DEFENSE MINISTER YOAV GALLANT HAS ORDERED DETENTION WITHOUT TRIAL FOR A SECOND JEWISH MAN.


THE DETENTIONS WITHOUT TRIAL LINKED TO THE NOTION OF JEWISH VIOLENCE AGAINST PALESTINIANS...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS




Israeli politics the war shaking up public opinion.   


The latest polling if an election were held now Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party would dip from its current 32 seats to just 17.


The Centrist-Moderate National Unity Party of war cabinet minister Benny Gantz would rise from 11 to 36 seats.


Religious parties now in government come out relatively unscathed with Nationalists now in the government down to 11 seats from 14.



The Center-Left Yesh Atid opposition led by Yair Lapid would sink from 24 to 15 seats.,,






IN LOUISVILLE A MISTRIAL DECLARED AT THE CIVIL RIGHTS TRIAL OF EX LOUISVILLE POLICE OFFICER BRETT HANKISON.


HANKISON ACCUSED IN CONNECTION WITH THE NO-KNOCK POLICE RAID THAT LED TO THE DEATH OF BREONNA TAYLOR ON MARCH 13, 2020.


THE JURY DEADLOCKED WITH LOUD VOICES SAID TO BE COMING FROM THE JURY ROOM DURING DELIBERATIONS.


A MISTRIAL MEANS THAT HANKISON COULD AGAIN BE PROSECUTED.


HANKISON ACQUITED BY A KENTUCKY JURY LAST YEAR ON WANTON ENDANGERMENT CHARGES...ASSOCIATED PRESS-TORONTO STAR





In the Central American nation of Guatemala the Public Prosecutor's Office seeking to prosecute Leftist President-Elect Bernardo Arevalo.   Arevalo set to take office January 14th.


Prosecutor Saul Sanchez says he wants to prosecute both Arevalo and his running mate Karin Herrera for damages during a university protest that both supported.


A new group of Supreme Court justices just appointed by the currently ruling Rightist majority will decide if immunity can be lifted to allow prosecution.


The appointments triggering street protests and scuffles outside the country's Congress.


The US State Department expressing opposition to efforts to prevent Arevalo from taking power...AFP FRANCE-DIGITAL JOURNAL





ISRAEL ATTACKING THE SYRIAN CAPITAL DAMASCUS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.


MOST OF THE MISSILES FIRED FROM THE DIRECTION OF THE GOLAN HEIGHTS SHOT DOWN BUT SYRIA ACKNOWLEDGING 'MATERIAL LOSSES' ON THE GROUND...SYRIAN ARAB NEWS AGENCY





In France Senator Joel Guerriau arrested accused of drugging a female member of France's National Assembly.


She was at Guerriau's Paris home Tuesday night when she felt sick after consuming a drink.



She quickly left the home and was hospitalized.   At the hospital the drug ecstasy was found in her body.



Her case is described as one involving being drugged in order to allow for rape or sexual assault.


Police searching Guerriau's home and finding the drug ecstasy on the premises...RMC-BFM-FRANCE (TRANSLATION PROMPT)





IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA A SUSPECT ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF A PRO-ISRAEL PROTESTER.


69-YEAR-OLD PAUL KESSLER STRUCK BY A MEGAPHONE THEN HE FALLING TO THE SIDEWALK DURING A CLASH WITH PRO-PALESTINIAN DEMONSTRATORS.



BAIL FOR LOAY ALNAJI SET AT ONE MILLION DOLLARS...BBC NEWS



The Russian military in Syria announcing pre-emptive measures against jihadist forces trained in the US base area of Al-Tanf.



Russian and Syrian military forces acting to prevent "sabotage attacks" against highways and fuel and energy facilities in government controlled areas of southern Syria...TASS RUSSIA



To this dismay of environmental groups, the US Navy seeking permission to increase the number of whales it is allowed to harm.



The Navy requesting permission to raise the cap on marine mammal collisions currently allowed in an agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...NAVY TIMES





MORE RUSSIAN AND THIRD-NATION BUSINESSES LINKED TO RUSSIA ADDED TO THE US SANCTIONS LIST.


THEY INCLUDE SHIPPING COMPANIES BASED IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AND LIBERIA...TASS RUSSIA





TENSIONS BEFORE SUNDAY'S PRESIDENTIAL RUNOFF IN ARGENTINA WITH POLLING SHOWING CLOSE RACE



The runoff election in Argentina between Libertarian Javier Milei and Leftist Sergio Massa this Sunday. 



Mr. Milei's political movement concerned about the possibility of electoral fraud by the Peronist Left government now in power.



A judge confirming that all the ballot boxes in Sunday's runoff election will be turned over by officials at the polls to police and soldiers for transportation to be counted.


The last four political polls show Mr. Milei leading Mr. Massa by two to four percentage points...




TODO NOTICIAS ARGENTINA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



      SECOND ROUND ELECTION POLLING-WIKIPEDIA




SOUTH AFRICA FILING A REFERRAL TO THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ACCUSING ISRAEL OF WAR CRIMES IN GAZA...AFRICA NEWS




The markets today.




The Dow down 45.74 points.




The NASDAQ up 9.84 points.


At 532 pm New York Time the price of oil 72 dollars and 90 cents a barrel down three dollars and 76 cents or 4.9 percent...MARKETWATCH



Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the favorite for President among 18-34 year olds in the US according to a Quinnipiac poll that gave Kennedy 21 percent support overall.




Mr. Kennedy telling "News Nation" host Chris Cuomo that he is in strongest position of any third-party independent candidate since Theodore Roosevelt in 1912.


Kennedy also saying "Joe Biden can't debate me" indicating Biden cannot meet the public without a script in front of him...







Meanwhile Fox News polling in all kinds of directions with President Trump looking like a winner.


Trump leads Biden in a direct matchup.


Mr. Trump leading in multi-candidate matchups that include RFK Jr. and others.


And Trump also leads in contests with Vice-President Kamala Harris, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia...REAL CLEAR POLITICS LATEST POLLS




A VOTE IN SPAIN'S PARLIAMENT TODAY ESTABLISHED A NEW SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT LED BY PRIME MINISTER PEDRO SANCHEZ.



THE 179-171 VOTE FAVORING THE NEW GOVERNMENT INCLUDED SUPPORT FOR SANCHEZ FROM CATALAN MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT SEEKING AMNESTY FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN THE 2017 INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM.


EGGS WERE HURLED AT SOCIALIST POLITICIANS AS THEY ENTERED PARLIAMENT.


THERE HAVE BEEN FIERCE PROTESTS LED BY THE VOX PARTY IN SPAIN OBJECTING TO THE AMNESTY PLAN WHICH IS NOW TANGLED UP IN LEGAL MANEUVERS...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)




The new British Foreign Secretary former "Moderate" Prime Minister David Cameron offering reassurance to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky.



Mr. Cameron promising more military training and weaponry for Ukraine to continue the War Against Russia into the winter.


Cameron describing Ukraine as the UK's top security issue...I NEWS UK




Unemployment in Australia up slightly in October to 3.7 percent from 3.6 percent the month before.     Underemployment also measured in Australia standing steady at 6.4 percent...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA



Next Wednesday the Dutch election a very proportional allocation of 150 seats in the lower house of parliament.



It will take a coalition of parties to govern.



Polling data puts either the liberal capitalist VVD of outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte or the recently formed New Social Contract group of centrist politician Peter Omtzigt in the lead.



In third place the Labor-Green alliance and in fourth place the Party of Freedom (PVV) led by Geert Wilders...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...BBC NEWS





IN NORTH KOREA A VISITING RUSSIAN DELEGATION METTING WITH NORTH KOREAN OFFICIALS.



ECONOMIC, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND TRADE COOPERATION DISCUSSED...TASS RUSSIA




                        WAR IN ISRAEL

                                                (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



ISRAEL SAYS TUNNEL SHAFT UNCOVERED AT AL SHIFA HOPSITAL 


                 COMMUNICATIONS DOWN IN GAZA



            TERRORIST ATTACK NEAR JERUSALEM



ISRAELI FORCES ON ATTACK IN GAZA AT AL SHIFA HOSPITAL



LEAFLETS DROPPED IN SOUTHERN GAZA BY ISRAEL WARNING PEOPLE TO EVACUATE



        MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



                         ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS



                                BBC NEWS BLOG




Tonight the Israeli military spokesman saying a tunnel shaft was discovered at the Al-Shifa Hospital and also reporting that the body of hostage was recovered near the hospital...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS




Telecommunications down in Gaza due to a lack of fuel...(Times of Israel)




Three gunmen wounded six Israelis in an attack near Jerusalem today.    The gunmen killed when they launched their attack at a security checkpoint.    They were linked to Hamas...TIMES OF ISRAEL




The Israeli military storming into Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza today as the attempt to take out Hamas forces said to be in an around it and even underneath it...(BBC News)






Israel has dropped leaflets in four southern Gaza towns warning people to evacuate a sign of impending military action there following Israel's assault in northern Gaza...(BBC News)




      THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA



              RUSSIA DOWNS UKRAINIAN WARPLANE



  FIVE UKRAINIAN DRONES DOWNED EARLY TODAY




                    TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED




       RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




Russia's defense ministry reports the downing of a Ukrainian MIG-29 warplane in the Donetsk Region today.    Russian combat aircraft involved in the shoot down...TASS RUSSIA




Early today Russian air defenses downing five drones.    Two in the Bryansk Region and three in the Black Sea near Crimea...TASS RUSSIA

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