NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT 4/23/2026*NEWSDUMP THURSDAY*ISRAELI HIGH COURT HEARS OCT. 7 PROBE ARGUMENTS*FORMER PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL TRIAL DRUG CRACKDOWN*DEADLY ISRAELI ATTACKS CONTINUE IN GAZA*

 

(SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING PERSONAL COMMITMENTS LIMITING SERVICE)

ISRAEL'S HIGH COURT HEARING ARGUMENTS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND ATTORNEY GENERAL OVER AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE BRUTAL OCTOBER 7, 2023 ATTACK FROM GAZA.

THE GOVERNMENT SPOKE OF WAITING UNTIL THE 'WAR IS WON' WITH SOME JUSTICES SUGGESTING THE PROBE DECISION IS BEST MADE AFTER VOTERS HAVE THEIR SAY ON A NEW GOVERNMENT IN OCTOBER...TIMES OF ISRAEL

The former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will face an International Criminal Court trial for killings during a crackdown on illicit drug activity.

Thousands of deaths occurred during the crackdown which Mr. Duterte promised when he was elected President in 2016.

Duterte was arrested at the Manila airport last year and is now detained by the international court in The Hague in the Netherlands...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

FIVE KILLED IN THE LATEST ISRAELI ATTACK IN GAZA.

 ACCORDING TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITIES 2,400 CEASEFIRE VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN COMMITTED BY ISRAEL SINCE LAST OCTOBER'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF A CEASEFIRE...AL JAZEERA QATAR

The markets today...Marketwatch

Russia says it's stopping transit of oil to Germany from the nation of Kazakhstan in Central Asia.

Russia citing technical reasons for ending the movement of oil through its territory.

German authorities do not see the decision as a threat to Germany's oil supply.

It's been suggested Ukrainian attacks have damaged infrastructure in Russia and that oil transit will resume following repairs...Tagesschau Germany

IN THE NETHERLANDS NEW CONNECTIONS TO THE POWER GRID ARE BEING PUT ON HOLD.

THE FIRST PART OF THE COUNTRY TO BE IMPACTED WILL BE UTRECHT REGION ON JULY 1ST.

POWER GRID CONGESTION REPORTED WITH MANY NEW ITEMS LIKE HEAT PUMPS AND ELECTRIC CARS CONTRIBUTING TO PEAK HOURS CONSUMPTION...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)