Monday, August 12, 2024

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 8/12/2024*ISRAEL GETS CREDIT DOWNGRADE*EU DEMANDS CENSORSHIP OF MUSK-TRUMP CONVERSATION*HIGH ALERT IN ISRAEL IRANIAN ATTACK PREPARATIONS INCREASING*EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF CALLS FOR SANCTIONS ON ISRAELI CABINET MINISTERS*

 



                                   (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING)




                      LATE NEWS TONIGHT:





A judge in New York booting independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off the ballot in that state.


Kennedy sees the hand of the Democratic National Committee behind the case being brought against him...Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "X"





A merchant vessel in the Red Sea off Yemen reporting an explosion in the distance.    No damage or injuries reported...United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations





Tonight "X" owner Elon Musk saying there appears to be a massive attack on the social media platform as held a conversation with Donald Trump..."X" Trending






THE FITCH CREDIT RATINGS AGENCY GIVING ISRAEL A CREDIT DOWNGRADE.


EXPECTATIONS OF A LONG WAR LASTING WELL INTO 2025 CITED BY FITCH IN MOVING ISRAEL'S CREDIT RATING FROM A+ TO A...TIMES OF ISRAEL




Air raid alerts in seven regions of Ukraine tonight.   


The alerts in regions of southern and eastern Ukraine from Odessa to Kharkiv (Kharkov) and Sumy regions.


Those regions next to Russia's Kursk Region where a Ukrainian incursion is underway...RIA Novosti Russia



The European Union formally asking "X" owner Elon Musk to censor his interview with Donald Trump set for 8 pm Eastern US Time this evening.



One event specifically cited as justifying censorship the recent disturbances in the United Kingdom..."X" Trending



ISRAEL'S MILITARY MOVING INTO HIGH ALERT.  INCREASING IRANIAN PREPARATIONS ARE BEING OBSERVED FOR AN EXPECTED ATTACK ON ISRAEL.


THE ATTACK IN RETALIATION FOR THE ASSASSINATION OF HAMAS LEADER ISMAIL HANIYEH IN TEHRAN...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...OSINTdefender "X"




TANZANIAN OPPOSITION LEADER TUNDU LISSU HAS BEEN ARRESTED.  FOUR OTHERS IN HIS OPPOSITION PARTY ALSO ARRESTED IN RECENT DAYS.


POLICE ANNOUNCED A BAN ON AN OPPOSITION RALLY YESTERDAY SAYING IT WAS DESIGNED TO CAUSE VIOLENCE LIKE THE DISTURBANCES SEEN IN KENYA RECENTLY...BBC NEWS


The markets today.






The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 140.53 points.



The NASDAQ up 35.31 points.



At 422 pm New York Time the price of oil rising to 79 dollars 60 cents a barrel an increase of two dollars 76 cents or 3.59 percent...Marketwatch




In London a double stabbing in Leicester Square a woman and an 11-year old girl.   Police have made an arrest after the attack in a popular tourist area.   


Opposition personality Tommy Robinson suggesting police are more occupied going after people for social media posts than dealing with actual crime...Press Association-Irish Examiner...Tommy Robinson "X


Regarding the Ukrainian incursion into Russia's Kursk Region, Russian President Vladimir Putin sees Ukraine's rejection of peace talks and no need for such talks.


Putin saying that Ukraine is attacking civilians in its military operation...Tass Russia



EVACUATIONS ORDERED IN GREECE AS WILDFIRES BURN THROUGH COMMUNITIES NEAR ATHENS.



THE FIRES DESCRIBED AS 'EXCEPTIONALLY DANGEROUS' COME AMID RECORD SUMMER HEAT.


FLAMES BURNING AS HIGH AS 80 FEET...AL JAZEERA...BBC NEWS BLOG



China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaking with the Acting Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani.


The conversation requested by Iran focused on the situation in the Middle East and bilateral relations.



The talks come amid expectations of Iranian military action against Israel in the coming hours or days...(STORY FROM PEOPLES DAILY IN CHINA)



THE EUROPEAN UNION'S FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF CALLING FOR SANCTIONS ON TWO ISRAELI CABINET MINISTERS.


JOSEP BORRELL SAYING THAT NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER ITAMAR BEN GVIR AND FINANCE MINISTER BEZALEL SMOTRICH ARE INVOLVED IN 'INCITEMENT TO WAR CRIMES'.



BORRELL'S CALL FOLLOWS A STATEMENT ON FRIDAY FROM US NATIONAL SECURITY SPOKESMAN JOHN KIRBY SLAMMING MR. SMOTRICH FOR OPPOSING A CEASE FIRE AND HOSTAGE DEAL WITH HAMAS...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS



                THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

                                                               (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)




MORE THAN 140 DEAD IN ISRAELI ATTACKS IN LAST TWO DAYS




                     ISRAELI SOLDIER KILLED IN GAZA



            MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



                                  ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS



                                         TIMES OF ISRAEL




Palestinian authorities in Gaza reporting more than 140 killed in Israeli attacks in the past two days...Tass Russia




Another Israeli soldier killed in the fighting in Gaza...Israel National News





     THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                                   (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)





RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSES SHOOT DOWN 18 UKRAINIAN DRONES

                              TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS



         RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




Russia says its air defenses took down 18 Ukrainian drones in the overnight hours into Monday.


Drones downed in the Belgorod, Kursk and Voronezh regions...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)

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