Tuesday, October 20, 2026

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT TUESDAY 10/20/2026*NETANYAHU TALKS IRAN GOV'T ELIMINATION*YEMEN WAR*IRAN CLAIMS TANKER, DRONE HITS*CALL TO ARREST ISRAELI COMMANDER IN US*GAZA FOOD AID CUT*US ENVOY UKRAINE TALKS*

 


      (SERVICE AS ABLE IMPACTED BY PERSONAL COMMITMENTS DURING THE DAY)

(SERVICE SUSPENDED DUE TO PERSONAL COMMITMENTS WILL RESUME WEDESDAY)



ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SAYS HE TOLD US PRESIDENT TRUMP OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ELIMINATING IRAN'S CURRENT GOVERNMENT.

HE SPOKE OF IT AS A 'TERRORIST REGIME'.

NETANYAHU SPEAKING ONE WEEK BEFORE ISRAEL'S ELECTION...(NEWS AGENCIES)




(Updated) In the Yemen War two explosions heard in Riyadh Saudi Arabia's capital.


The Saudis say one Houthi missile was shot down.


Later the downing of a drone was reported in Riyadh.



The Yemeni government aligned with Saudi Arabia says a Houthi attack on besieged city of Taiz was repelled...


FULL DAWN PAKISTAN MID-EAST WAR BLOG


AFP FRANCE-DAWN PAKISTAN MID-EAST WAR BLOG




IRAN SAYS TWO TANKERS ARE 'ABLAZE' AND HAVE BEEN STOPPED IN THE SOUTHERN STRAIT OF HORMUZ.   


THIS IS LINKED TO THE VESSEL HITTING MINES PLANTED BY IRANIAN FORCES...TASNIM NEWS AGENCY IRAN



IRAN ALSO CLAIMS TO HAVE SHOT DOWN A US MQ-9 REAPER DRONE OVER THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.   IRAN SAYING THIS IS THE 54TH SUCH DRONE IT DESTROYED IN THE IRAN WAR...FARS IRAN-DAWN PAKISTAN WAR BLOG



Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib of Michigan calling for the arrest of an Israeli soldier reportedly in the United States over war crime allegations.


Sean Glass, now reported in the US, was commander of a unit that shot and killed five-year-old Hind Rajab, then killed medics trying to rescue her.


The child spoke by cell phone from the vehicle she was in after her family members died and before her own death on January 29, 2024.



The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) filing an emergency appeal to the US Justice Department to arrest Glass.   


Congresswoman Tlaib notes that as a party to the Genocide Convention and Geneva Convention the US is obliged to arrest and investigate him for war crimes and genocide...Al Jazeera Qatar




FOOD AID FOR RESIDENTS OF GAZA IS BEING CUT BACK DUE TO A LACK OF FUNDS.


THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) SAYS IT RECEIVED LESS THAN HALF ITS FUNDING THIS YEAR THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS.


AS A RESULT FOOD AID IS ENDING FOR 500,000 GAZA RESIDENTS.


AND THE FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR 1.1 MILLION OTHER RESIDENTS IS BEING REDUCED IN SCOPE.


THE WFP SEEKING 450 MILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDING TO MAINTAIN CRITICAL OPERATIONS IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS...AL JAZEERA QATAR



US envoy Steve Witkoff in Oslo, Norway today talking with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and representatives of the NATO nations supporting Ukraine.


Witkoff then expected to visit Russia and meet President Vladimir Putin...


                         Barak Ravid "X"




The markets today.

The Dow rising 529.85 points or 1.02 percent.

The NASDAQ down 6.07 points. 

At 430 pm in New York the price of oil down two dollars 57 cents  or 2.48 percent...Marketwatch




INTERNATIONAL GROCERY RETAILER AHOLD DALHAIZE REPORTING A CYBER ATTACK TO DUTCH AUTHORITIES JUST OVER A WEEK AFTER IT HAPPENED.


THE PUBLIC PROSECUTION SERVICE IN THE NETHERLANDS APPEALED TO THE COMPANY TO FILE A REPORT.


THE COMPANY SAYS IT HAS BEEN STRUGGLING DUE TO 'MALICIOUS ACTION BY THIRD PARTIES'.


VARIOUS AHOLD DALHAIZE BRANDS ARE IMPACTED INCLUDING 'ALBERT HEIJN' STORES IN THE NETHERLANDS AND BELGIUM AND 'GIANT FOOD STORES' IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES.


ONLINE SHOPPING REMAINS DISRUPTED BY THE CYBER ATTACK...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)




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