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#Israel 's military has confirmed it launched extensive attacks on the strip, targeting " #Hamas operatives and terrorist infrastructure".

The #IDF says tunnel shafts, military headquarters and munitions warehouses were destroyed.

On Tuesday, the IDF said it hit at least 400 sites, and the day before, 320. It has not yet put a number on the number of strikes on Wednesday.

🇮🇱 🇷🇺 Israel has expressed its dissatisfaction with Russia over its frequent statements against the Jewish state in the context of the war in Gaza, the Foreign Ministry told The Times of Israel on Tuesday.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-protests-russian-stance-on-war-against-hamas-calls-for-more-balance/

#israel #russia #palestine #hamas

Exclusive Data: #Twitter Is Shrinking Under #ElonMusk #TwitterX

https://open.substack.com/pub/bigtechnology/p/exclusive-data-twitter-is-shrinking?r=2asbzl&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

UPDATES: #Israel Strikes #Assad Regime at #Damascus and #Aleppo Airports

https://eaworldview.com/2023/10/israel-assad-regime-damascus-aleppo-airports/

#Syria

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US Department of Defense:
In response to recent escalation by Iran and its militias across the Middle East, the US will advance the aircraft carrier Eisenhower in the US Central Command area of ​​responsibility, along with a THAAD anti-ballistic missile battery and Patriot missile batteries.
#AureFreePress #News #Israel #gaza #Hamas

‼️🇺🇦Powerful explosion rocks temporarily occupied Berdiansk (more) https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/10/21/7425132/ #Ukraine #Press #News #russia #russiaUkraineWar #9yrInvasionofUkraine #BoycottMusk
#NoEUPrezForHungary
#NoUSRepublicans2024

🇺🇸🇺🇦Ukraine's Defence Minister thanks Pentagon for ATACMS, saying they are quite effective (more) https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/10/21/7425130/ #Ukraine #USA #Press #News #russia #russiaUkraineWar #9yrInvasionofUkraine #BoycottMusk
#NoEUPrezForHungary
#NoUSRepublicans2024

The most reliable accounts I can find are saying it looks unlikely that the hospital blast was caused by Israeli airstrike - most likely a Hamas/PIJ rocket that went wrong.

This in no way excuses anything that Israel is doing, but facts are important.

If you allow destruction of truth on your side then it becomes easier for the other side to completely discredit everything you say.

https://nitter.net/Nrg8000/status/1714535497958334678#m
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/10/18/identifying-possible-crater-from-gaza-hospital-blast/
https://tinyurl.com/yc8kjt93

#Israel
#Palestine
#Gaza

A Russian soldier from Tver, fighting in an assault brigade near Avdiivka, complains. He says they have been fighting for over a year without a single leave of absence. He also states that only 12 of his company are left.

"Men have children... Wives... But the phrase from the brigade commander 'you will all die and it will be good' does not motivate heroism.. We fight without a motive. Thank you for your attention... It's a farce...," he writes.

As a reminder, news from May 2023:

At least four Palestinians killed during the latest round of fighting in the #Gaza Strip, including children, died as a result of explosions caused by failed rocket (…) of the 507 rockets launched by Palestinian Islamic Jihad at Israel as of Thursday morning, around 110 fell short in the Gaza Strip.

That’s around 21% failure ratio, when rockets fired at #Israel explode on Hamas own territory. A rhetorical question, do you think #Hamas cares about that? Did any of the “friends of #Palestine” care?

https://www.timesofisrael.com/military-believes-failed-islamic-jihad-rockets-killed-four-civilians-in-gaza/

Upon arrival in #Israel, Rishi #Sunak told reporters at Tel Aviv airport that the #Hamas attacks on 7 October were an "unspeakable, horrific act of terrorism", and he reiterated that the UK stands with Israel.

"I'm very much looking forward to my meetings later with the prime minister and president and I very much hope they'll be productive meetings," Sunak said.