Sunday, August 11, 2024

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT SUNDAY 8/11/2024 NEWSDUMP WEEKEND*FORMER BANGLADESH LEADER SAYS US BEHIND OUSTER*CONTROVERSIAL ISRAELI STRIKE IN GAZA*US MILITARY CASUALTIES IN SYRIA ATTACK*UKRAINIAN DRONES SHOT DOWN OVER BELARUS*

 



       (UPDATED WHEN ABLE FINAL POSTING 1130 PM-12 MIDNIGHT EASTERN US TIME)




                    LATE NEWS TONIGHT:




US DEFENSE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN ANNOUNCING US MILITARY MOVEMENTS TO THE MIDDLE EAST TONIGHT.


A GUIDED MISSILE SUBMARINE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN BEING MOVED.


THE 'ABRAHAM LINCOLN' AIRCRAFT CARRIER ORDERED TO MOVE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AFTER LEAVING GUAM IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC YESTERDAY...OSINTdefender "X"




HAMAS SAYS THAT IT WANTS A DEAL WITH ISRAEL ON THE BASIS OF PRINCIPLES LAID OUT BY JOE BIDEN IN MAY.


TALKS ON A CEASE-FIRE BETWEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS AND RELEASE OF HOSTAGES HELD BY HAMAS WERE SET TO RESUME ON THURSDAY.


BUT HAMAS INDICATING A DEAL SHOULD BE CUT WITHOUT ANY TALKS BEING HELD...BBC NEWS




A Hezbollah rocket barrage aimed at northern Israel late tonight.  Some rockets fell in open areas starting fires.   The Israeli military launching counterstrikes into Lebanon...Israel National News




A UKRAINIAN ATTACK REPORTED NEAR COOLING TOWERS AT THE ZAPOROZHYE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT.


A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PLANT CALLING IT PART OF UKRAINIAN EFFORTS TO SHUT DOWN THE FACILITY.


UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT AND OUTLETS THAT SUPPORT UKRAINE CLAIMING A STAGED EVENT...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




Another terrorist bombing in Afghanistan with the fingerprints of the ISIS (Daesh) organization.


One dead and 11 wounded in an explosion on a minibus in a Shiite neighborhood in Kabul.


ISIS activity in Afghanistan has spiked since the US military was forced out of the country and replaced by the rule of the Taliban...


                                            Voice of America




The Iranian President telling the European Council President that the "double standards" of the US and some other Western nations make Israel "more aggressive".


Masoud Pezeshkian saying the "Zionist regime" has committed "assassinations and heinous crimes".



The Iranian President telling Charles Michel that he hopes talks on Iran's nuclear program can resume in the future provided obligations are met and trust established...Mehr News Agency Iran



At least 18 killed in Uganda when a garbage dump collapsed.    The collapse occurred at the landfill following heavy rains.   


Women and children are often observed at the landfill seeking to recover plastic to sell...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)



Pressure on Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cut a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas.



The Biden Administration said to be ratcheting up pressure even asking Iran to delay military action against Israel so that talks set for this coming Thursday can move forward.



Mediating nations Egypt and Qatar saying the new Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar wants to cut a deal with Israel even as he remains under threat of Israeli assassination inside Gaza.



Mr. Netanyahu's position on such a deal said to be unclear according to CNN internal pressure from nationalists and Israel's defense establishment cited...Israel National News




THE NEW PRESIDENT OF IRAN MASOUD PEZESHKIAN NAMING A 19-MEMBER CABINET TODAY.


THE CABINET NOMINEES INCLUDE A 'MODERATE' AS WELL AS A FEMALE...AL JAZEERA


                               "mark of Cain"



A famous Bible story alluded to by the Orthodox Jewish Shas Party in Israel.


This follows Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara's latest move to compel Orthodox Jews to comply with Israel's military draft.



She sent a letter to Israel's labor minister ordering withholding of government subsidies for child care to children of those who do not comply with draft orders...Times of Israel


A terrorist attack on motorists in Israel today.   One killed, another wounded in the attack...Israel National News


RUSSIA SAYS IT FORCES IN THE KURSK REGION ARE PREVENTING ATTEMPTS BY UKRAINE TO BREAKTHROUGH DEEP INTO RUSSIAN TERRITORY...TASS RUSSIA



An "undelivered speech" of the ousted ruler of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina points to United States involvement in forcing her out.


Hasina says the US wanted surrender of Bangladesh's sovereignty over Saint Martin Island in the Bay of Bengal near the nation of Myanmar.



She spoke of being able to remain in power if she "allowed America to hold sway over the Bay of Bengal"



There is currently a civil war going in Myanmar next to the Bay of Bengal.


Myanmar provides a path for transit for goods moving in and out of China...ONMANORAMA INDIA




AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF SERBIA'S GOVERNMENT THIS MORNING FOLLOWING A MASS PROTEST OSTENSIBLY AGAINST LITHIUM MINING FOR ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIES.



MEDIA REPORTS IN SERBIA AND RUSSIA AHEAD OF THE PROTEST SUGGESTED THE DEMONSTRATION WOULD LEAD TO A US-NATO COUP AGAINST SERBIA'S GOVERNMENT...POLITICO EU



This weekend Donald Trump confirming that there was an Iranian hack of his campaign.


Microsoft released a report Friday pointing to an Iranian effort to hack into the account of a senior official of Trump's campaign...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)



MORE EVIDENCE THIS WEEKEND OF THE DELAYED POLICE RESPONSE TO THE GUNMAN WHO ENTERED AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN UVALDE, TEXAS IN MAY OF 2022 KILLING 19 STUDENTS AND TWO TEACHERS.


ON SATURDAY BODY-CAM VIDEO FROM MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT RELEASED IN RESPONSE TO A LAWSUIT BY MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS...KSAT SAN ANTONIO (VIDEO EMBEDDED MAY BE DISTURBING)



Israel attacking a school in Gaza early Saturday morning with dozens killed, others wounded.


The Israel Defense Forces speak of killing 19 terrorists linked to Hamas and the Islamic Jihad.



But many civilian causalities are reported leading to condemnation of varying degrees by nations around the world...BBC News



Israel defending its decision to revoke the status of eight Norwegian diplomats who work on relations with the Palestinian Authority.


Israel's Foreign Ministry slamming a 'smear campaign' by Norway following its decision leading to Western nations criticizing Israel.



The Norwegian diplomats targeted after Norway joined Ireland and Spain earlier this year in recognizing a Palestinian state. 


 Norway also filed a legal opinion to the International Criminal Court as it considers a case involving Israel and the Palestinians...Ynet News Israel




MEMBERS OF THE US MILITARY HURT IN A DRONE ATTACK ON A SYRIAN BASE YESTERDAY.


MILITARY PERSONNEL FROM 'THE COALTION' ALSO WOUNDED.


INJURIES BEING DESCRIBED AS NOT SERIOUS BUT SOME OF THOSE HURT MOVED TO ANOTHER LOCATION FOR EVALUATION...REUTERS-TIMES OF ISRAEL


13 PEOPLE HURT WHEN A UKRAINIAN MISSILE STRUCK A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IN RUSSIA'S KURSK REGION...TASS RUSSIA


This weekend Belarus said it would take necessary measures after Ukrainian drones violated its territory.


Some drones shot down by air defenses in Belarus...Tass Russia...


More Ukraine War news later in the summary.



THE 'WASHINGTON EXAMINER' REPORTING CLOSE TIES INCLUDING A 100,000 DOLLAR DONATION INVOLVING DEMOCRAT VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TIM WALZ AND AN ANTISEMITIC MUSLIM IMAM.



ASSAD ZAYMAN HEADS THE 'AMERICAN-ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION IN MINNESOTA'.



ZAYMAN REPORTED TO HAVE LINKED HIS FACEBOOK PAGE TO A FILM 'THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD' WHICH PRAISED NAZI GERMANY'S LEADER ADOLF HITLER...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS






               THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR

                                                            (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



              MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



                                 ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS



                                           TIMES OF ISRAEL




In other news...




NORTH KOREA SENDING AROUND 240 TRASH FILLED BALLOONS INTO SOUTH KOREA THIS WEEKEND.


WINDS BLOWING NORTHWARDS KEPT MANY OF THE BALLOONS FROM LANDING IN SOUTH KOREA.


SCRAPS OF PAPER AND PLASTIC SAID TO BE IN THE BALLOONS BUT NO HARMFUL MATERIALS...KBS WORLD RADIO SOUTH KOREA





     THE UKRAINE WAR AGANST RUSSIA

                                                         (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)




MORE THAN 76 THOUSAND CIVLIANS EVACUATED IN RUSSIAN REGION UNDER ATTACK



                           TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS




         RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




Russia's emergencies ministry saying that more than 76-thousand civilians have been evacuated in the Kursk Region.


Ukrainian forces shelling the area with some ground incursions reported...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)





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