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The deadly Israeli attack on Hezbollah communications systems in Lebanon but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
"about 30 trucks with armed terrorists in them, with cameras and Hamas and Palestinian flags"
That's some of the testimony from Israeli military reservist Amit Yerushalmi.
She told a civilian investigative committee that she saw increasingly intense Hamas military activity as a lookout on the border with Gaza before the October 7th attack on Israel.
Yerushalmi said she and fellow soldiers felt the higher ups in the military were taking their observations seriously...Israel National News
(UPDATED) A MASSIVE UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK ON TOROPETS, RUSSIA EARLY WEDNESDAY.
EVACUATIONS OF CIVILIANS ORDERED FROM AREAS WHERE AIR DEFENSE IS OPERATING AND A FIRE IS BURNING.
TOROPETS SOME 200 MILES WEST OF MOSCOW NEAR THE BORDERS OF BELARUS AND LATVIA...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...LATER INFORMATION POINTS TO THE TARGET OF THE ATTACK BEING AN AMMUNITION DEPOT WHICH WAS DAMAGED.
The Russian military in Syria says a US drone came dangerously close to one of its warplanes over Homs Province.
12 violations of Syrian airspace by eight US and allied warplanes also reported today...Tass Russia
NORTH KOREA FIRING MULTIPLE SHORT-RANGE MISSILES ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THE MISSILES TRAVELED IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AND WERE FIRED FROM A LOCATION NORTH OF THE CAPITAL CITY OF PYONGANG...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
For a third night in a row an overflow at a reception center for migrants seeking asylum in the Netherlands.
A sports hall opened up tonight for the second night in a row to provide overnight accommodation...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
A US APPEALS COURT UPHOLDING THE CONVICTION OF GHISLAINE MAXWELL IN CONNECTION WITH HER ACTIVITIES RELATED TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
EPSTEIN ACCUSED OF CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING BEFORE HIS DEATH AND ALREADY CONVICTED IN A PREVIOUS PLEA DEAL RELATED TO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.
MAXWELL HAD CONTENTED THAT THE PREVIOUS PLEA DEAL MEANT SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHARGED.
THE APPEAL CITED JUDICIAL ERROR AND A MISCALCULATION OF FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES. IT WAS ALSO ARGUED THAT THE STATUE OF LIMITATIONS HAD RUN OUT.
MAXWELL CONVICTED OF A ROLE IN THE SEX TRAFFICKING OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN AND SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON IN JUNE 2022...THE INDEPENDENT UK
CANADIAN POLITICS A STUNNING DEFEAT FOR PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU IN A SPECIAL ELECTION.
THE SAFE LIBERAL PARTY SEAT IN MONTREAL LOST TO THE BLOC QUEBECOIS PARTY.
ANOTHER SPECIAL ELECTION FOR A SEAT IN MANITOBA WITH THE NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY KEEPING A SAFE SEAT BY A NARROW MARGIN OVER THE SURGING CONSERVATIVE PARTY...CBC NEWS
WILDFIRES RAGING IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTUGAL.
THREE FIREFIGHTERS KILLED TODAY.
FOUR OTHERS HAVE DIED THOSE INJURED TOTALLING MORE THAN 40.
MASS EVACUATIONS WITH HOMES AND CARS SET ABLAZE...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKIYE)
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 15.90 points.
The NASDAQ up 35.93 points.
At 413 pm New York Time the price of oil at 71 dollars 28 cents a barrel up one dollar 19 cents or 1.7 percent...Marketwatch
BREAKING NEWS:
ASYMMETRICAL ISRAELI ATTACK ON HEZBOLLAH WITH HOPES OF TRIGGERING FULL-SCALE CONFLICT
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IN LEBANON A COORDINATED ATTACK ON THE COMMUNICATIONS-WARNING SYSTEM USED BY MEMBERS OF HEZBOLLAH.
11 DEATHS REPORTED LATE TONIGHT...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
MORE THAN 4,000 INJURIES REPORTED BY THE LEBANESE MINISTRY OF HEALTH.
THE ISRAELIS ABLE TO HACK INTO VARIOUS DEVICES INCLUDING PORTABLE RADIOS AND PAGERS.
TONIGHT WE LEARN THAT ONE TO TWO OUNCES OF EXPLOSIVES WERE INSERTED INTO PAGERS BY ISRAELI AGENTS AS THEY WERE SENT FROM TAIWAN TO LEBANON...OSINTdefender "X"...
THIS ATTACK APPARENTLY LAUNCHED WITH HOPES OF TRIGGERING A HEZBOLLAH RESPONSE THAT MAY ESCALATE TO FULL-SCALE WAR...OSINTdefender "X" POST...
THE IRANIAN AMBASSADOR TO LEBANON WAS AMONG THOSE HURT WITH INJURIES SAID TO BE MINOR...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)...
HEZBOLLAH SAYING THE ATTACK ON PAGERS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS WAS ISRAELI AGGRESSION AND THERE WILL BE A RESPONSE.
ISRAEL PREPARING FOR WHAT MIGHT COME NEXT WITH A SPECIAL MILITARY MEETING THIS EVENING...
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...TIMES OF ISRAEL...TASS RUSSIA...
A new European Union leadership lineup unveiled by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
The new foreign policy chief from the camp most hostile to Russia Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.
The "Green" policy leader for "Clean, Just and Competitive Transition" Teresa Ribera of Spain.
The leadership will serve in their posts for five years...Anadolu Agency Turkey (Türkiye)
CHINA SCRAMBLING FIGHTER JETS TO WATCH A US NAVY SPY PLANE IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT.
A CHINESE MILITARY STATEMENT SAID THE US PLANE WAS FLYING LOW.
THE STATEMENT ALSO NOTING THAT CHINA'S MILITARY IS ALWAYS ON 'HIGH ALERT' TO PROTECT 'NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY' AND 'PEACE AND STABILITY'...TASS RUSSIA
Gunmen attacked a military base in Mali's capital city of Bamako. The identity of the attackers unknown but jihadists are active in the country fighting the military government supported by Russia...News Agencies-France 24
A US APPEALS COURT IN WASHINGTON DC HEARING TIKTOK'S PLEA AGAINST A US GOVERNMENT EFFORT TO FORCE ITS CHINESE OWNERSHIP TO SELL OR SHUT DOWN BY JANUARY 19TH.
THE JUDGES SEEMED SKEPTICAL OF THE NOTION THAT THE POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA APP HAD A FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT THAT SUPERSEDED NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS.
THEY ALSO POINTED OUT THE NOTION OF FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS FOR TIKTOK USERS AND OPERATIONS IN THE US...NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO USA
THE US TREASURY DEPARTMENT IMPOSING SANCTIONS ON FIVE EXECUTIVES FROM THE ISRAELI COMPANY INTELLEXA.
THEY WERE INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 'PREDATOR' SPYWARE.
THE SANCTIONS IMPOSED TO COUNTER MISUSE OF SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES TO THREATEN NATIONAL SECURITY, PRIVACY RIGHTS AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION...YNET NEWS ISRAEL
ISRAELI POLITICAL INTRIGUE
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News continuing to circulate in Israel regarding replacement of current Defense Minister Yoav Gallant with Gideon Saar who leads the four-seat New Hope faction in Israel's 120-seat parliament.
Veteran Orthodox politician Aryeh Deri involved in the situation seeking legislation to protect Orthodox Jews from the military draft.
Deri said to be seeking involvement of National Unity Party politicians Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot in the cabinet shuffle in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
If New Hope and National Unity were to be enlisted in support of Mr. Netanyahu that could negate the influence of the "Far-Right" Religious Zionism and Otzma Yehudit factions in providing the Netanyahu government with a parliamentary majority.
Meanwhile a Biden-Harris administration official suggesting getting rid of Mr. Gallant as Defense Minister would be crazy...Maariv Israel (Translation Prompt)...
Benny Gantz is not supporting of the deal saying it is 'setting the war aside to the sake of politics'.
Mr. Netanyahu's wife Sara is said to be skeptical about the deal to bring Mr. Saar in...Times of Israel
THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
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FOUR ISRAELI SOLIDERS KILLED IN GAZA FIGHTING
MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
TIMES OF ISRAEL
Tonight Israel's military announcing the deaths of four soldiers in the fighting in Gaza according to Syria's government media...Syrian Arab News Agency (Translation Prompt)
In other news...
STARVATION IN SUDAN IS REPORTED 'ALMOST EVERYWHERE'. THAT IS THE WORD FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.
ALSO, AMIDST THE CIVIL WAR THERE SOME 12 MILLION PEOPLE ARE DISPLACED...BBC NEWS
Coffee prices rising to a record level.
The price rises driven by weather conditions in Brazil and Vietnam and disruption of the Red Sea shipping route caused by attacks from the Houthi forces in Yemen...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
IN NEW ZEALAND KIWIBANK LOWERING ITS FIXED HOME LOAN AND TERM DEPOSIT RATES.
THIS FOLLOWS THE DROP IN THE NEW ZEALAND RESERVE BANK'S CASH RATE LAST MONTH FROM 5.5 TO 5.25 PERCENT...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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