Tuesday, October 15, 2024

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 10/15/2024*COVID ERA MASK RULE LEADS TO RECORD DISCRIMINATION FINE AGAINST AIRLINE*HEZBOLLAH SAYS ITS RECOVERED FROM ISRAELI STRIKES ON LEADERS*ISRAEL RESPONDS TO KAMALA HARRIS PRESSURE*

 


                          (UPDATED WHEN ABLE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING)





                 LATE NEWS TONIGHT:





IT BEGAN WHEN SOME ORTHODOX JEWISH PASSENGERS REFUSED TO WEAR MASKS ON A LUFTHANSA AIRLINES FLIGHT DURING THE COVID ERA IN 2022. 



THAT LED TO A LARGE GROUP OF MORE THAN 100 ORTHODOX JEWISH PASSENGERS BEING KEPT OFF A FLIGHT THAT WAS ON THE GROUND IN FRANKFURT, GERMANY ENROUTE TO BUDAPEST, HUNGARY.



NOW THE US TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT IMPOSING A RECORD FOUR MILLION DOLLAR FINE ON LUFTHANSA.



THE FINE IMPOSED FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST THE ORTHODOX JEWISH PASSENGERS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)






The Russian military in Syria reporting 16 air space violations involving aircraft of the US-led coalition in Syria.


Those airspace violations in the Al-Tanf Zone around a US military base inside Syria on its borders with Jordan and Iraq...Tass Russia







THE POWERFUL AMERICA ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE COMMENTING ON THE LETTER LEAKED OUT INTO THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA TODAY.


US SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN TELLING ISRAEL'S STRATEGIC AFFAIRS MINISTER RON DERMER THAT IF MORE HUMANITARIAN AID DOES NOT ENTER GAZA IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS THE US WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY OF CUTTING MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL. 


AIPAC SAYING THAT 'THREATENING TO CUT OFF AMERICAN SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL'SENDS A DANGEROUS MESSAGE TO OUR COMMON ENEMIES'...TIMES OF ISRAEL


An Israeli air attack on the city of Qana in southern Lebanon with ten reported killed and others wounded...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)




US TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT FLYING FROM AN AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY BASE IN TEXAS HAVE BEEN IN AND OUT OF ISRAEL TODAY.



THIS APPARENTLY MARKS THE ARRIVAL OF THE THAAD AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM TO SUPPORT ISRAEL DURING ITS UPCOMING ATTACK ON IRAN...OSINTdefender "X"




THE PENTAGON ANNOUNCING A CHANGE OF STATUS FOR 800 VETERANS OVER THEIR HOMOSEXUALITY RELATED DISCHARGES.



THOSE 800 GETTING 'HONORABLE DISCHARGES' AFTER A REVIEW OF THE 'DON'T ASK DON'T TELL' POLICY REGARDING HOMOSEXUALITY IN THE US MILITARY FROM 1994 TO 2011...BBC NEWS



In Lebanon Hezbollah says it has recovered from the serial assassination of its leadership by Israel.


Deputy Secretary General Naim Qassem saying that the movement influential in the Lebanese government has been able to "reestablish governance"...Tass Russia...



Qassem further saying a ceasefire with Israel is linked to a ceasefire in Gaza...Times of Israel



ISRAEL'S NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER ITAMAR BEN GVIR CITING PRIVATE GUN OWNERSHIP AS A FACTOR IN PREVENTING A MORE SERIOUS TERRORIST ATTACK TODAY.



A POLICEMAN KILLED AND FOUR OTHER PEOPLE WOUNDED ON A HIGHWAY NEAR ASHDOD.



A VOLUNTEER MEDIC WHO OWNED A FIREARM KILLED THE ATTACKER...TIMES OF ISRAEL



SAUDI ARABIA'S CROWN PRINCE AND DE-FACTO RULER MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN VISITING EGYPT.


SPECULATION SURROUNDING POSSIBLE SAUDI INVESTMENT THERE. 


THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES INVOLVED IN A 35 BILLION DOLLAR DEAL WITH EGYPT EARLIER THIS YEAR.


ALSO, DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE CROWN PRINCE AND EGYPTIAN LEADERS ON THE CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST BEWEEN ISRAEL AND ITS ENEMIES...THE NEW ARAB




In the Netherlands the value of chip maker ASML's stock down 15 percent today. 


 Figures about the company's sales released a day early and they show and sharp drop in orders.  ASML is being forced to comply with US sanctions on dealings with China...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)



Sharp declines in the markets today.




The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 324.80 or .75 percent.




The NASDAQ dropped 187.10 points or 1.01 percent.


At 410 pm New York Time the price of oil 70 dollars 92 cents a barrel a price a decline of two dollars 91 cents or 3.94 percent...Marketwatch



European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants to create 'return hubs' for migrants outside the European Union.



She also outlined new EU legislation to facilitate the easier removal of illegal immigrants.



Von der Leyen echoing policy already adopted by Italy which established centers to house migrants in Albania which opened in recent days.




She suggests such a policy would help migrants seeking asylum in Europe avoid dangerous journeys across the Mediterranean.



Australia has also adopted policies that end up housing migrants on offshore locations in the South Pacific.



Such policies comply with UN rules regarding how immigrants should be treated...BRUSSELS SIGNAL



THE NORTH KOREAN MILITARY BLOWING UP PORTIONS OF ROADS CONNECTING NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA TODAY.



THE NORTH HAD ANNOUNCED ITS PLANS TO CUT OFF BORDER ACCESS BY RAIL AND ROAD LAST WEEK.


SOUTH KOREA'S MILITARY FIRED WARNING ON ITS SIDE OF THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE SEPARATING THE TWO COUNTRIES...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA



In Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad the two-day summit meeting of the Chinese-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization underway with heavy security.


There have been terrorist attacks on Chinese workers in Pakistan helping to develop economic projects associated with China's "Belt and Road" initiative...Outlook India




ISRAEL ALLOWING 30 TRUCKLOADS OF AID INTO NORTHERN GAZA MONDAY.


THIS FOLLOWED CRITICISM AND PRESSURE FROM THE UNITED STATES INCLUDING DEMOCRAT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE KAMALA HARRIS...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS




THE ISRAEL-HAMAS-HEZBOLLAH-IRAN CONFLICT

                                                    (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



           MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



            LBCI LEBANON (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



                               ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS



                                     AL JAZEERA QATAR



                                       TIMES OF ISRAEL





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     THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                                             (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)



                            TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS



        RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

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