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☆ Hamas leaders say they have no regrets after the October 7 attack and that the goal was to 'overthrow' the status quo
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hamas officials say they do not regret the October 7 attack on Israel and would do it again. The Israeli response has killed thousands of Palestinians, but Hamas says the price is worth it. The goal was to "overthrow" the status quo, not "improve the situation in Gaza," one official said. In fact, Hamas leaders say their goal was to trigger that very response and that they're still hoping for a bigger war still. In an interview this week with the Lebanese newspaper Al-Liwaa, another Hamas leader, Osama Hamdan, reiterated that the group has no regrets for attacking Israel.

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☆ US troops came home feeling 'cursed' and seeing ghosts after intense artillery battles with the Islamic State
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The New York Times reported that some troops returned seeing ghosts and feeling "cursed." But many of those troops have nonetheless come back with debilitating psychological issues, The New York Times reported Sunday, an apparent product of that US strategy. At issue, it seems, is the sheer number of times US soldiers fired artillery rounds at Islamic State targets. One man came back seeing "the ghost of a dead girl" in his kitchen, an apparition he believed was an Islamic State hex. Indeed, many of those deployed in artillery units "came home feeling cursed," The Times reported.

Persons: —, Gary Kamimori, Kamimori Organizations: ISIS, New York Times, Service, Islamic, Times, Army Locations: United States, Iraq, Syria, State, Vietnam

☆ Zelenskyy says Ukraine is changing its tactics and will strike Russia 'unexpectedly' to prevent a stalemate
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine's Volodymr Zelenskyy said Sunday his military is changing tactics to prevent a "stalemate." In an interview with NBC News, the Ukrainian president insisted his country can still win the war. Ukraine's military is planning "to strike [the] Russian Federation unexpectedly," he added. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The Ukrainian president argued that such support would be rewarded with battlefield success, claiming his country's armed forces plan to use new tactics in the months ahead.

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☆ After losing 200 armored vehicles, Russia is now likely forcing its troops to advance on foot in its effort to take Avdiivka, Ukraine, UK says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia has likely lost about 200 armored vehicles in the last three weeks, the UK said Saturday. According to the UK, Russia is now likely forcing its troops to advance on foot. According to the UK, Russia may have no other choice. "Over the past three weeks, Russia has likely lost around 200 armored vehicles during its assaults on the Donbas town of Avdiivka," the UK said in its regular defense intelligence assessment of the fighting in Ukraine. That compares to Ukraine losing about 200 vehicles in over four months of fighting in Zaporizhzhia, ISW military analyst George Barros told Insider.

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☆ Democrats have purchased $1.2 million in ads to target Lauren Boebert, outspending Republicans by 100 times: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

That's inspired Democrats to heavily invest in the MAGA Republican's defeat in next year's vote. Democrats have so far outspent Republicans on advertising by 100x, The New York Times reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementColorado Rep. Lauren Boebert was first elected in 2020, handily beating her Democratic opponent by more than 25,000 votes. Democrats, including Frisch, a local businessman, have "already reserved $1.2 million in advertising for the race," which isn't until 2024, the Times reported, citing the tracking firm Ad Impact. That, according to the paper, is more than 100 times what Republicans have spent.

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☆ Israel's bombing of a refugee camp could be a turning point. Even its closest allies are expressing concern.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

An IDF attack on a refugee camp this week, which killed dozens, caused alarm in Washington. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Biden, in particular, "didn't like this at all," one person told CNN, referencing the attack on the refugee camp. While still defending Israel's right to defend itself, Blinken said that right does not mean anything the IDF does is acceptable. "I share Israel's desire to destroy the threat from Hamas," Sen. Chris Murphy, a liberal Democrat from Connecticut, said this week.

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☆ Obama says the war in Gaza is killing people 'who have nothing to do with what Hamas did'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Former President Barack Obama said, "What's happening to Palestinians is unbearable." NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. 'TikTok activism'Even as he acknowledged the death of innocent Palestinians, Obama cautioned against embracing what he derided as one-sided narratives online that favor slogans over nuance. "The problem with the social media and trying to TikTok activism — and trying to debate this on that — is you can't speak the truth," Obama said. In the interview published Saturday, Obama reflected on his time in office in light of this latest flare-up in the Middle East.

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☆ Young parents in Baltimore are getting $1,000 a month, no strings attached, a deal so good some 'thought it was a scam'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Baltimore Young Families Success Fund provides 200 young parents $1,000 a month. One participant told Insider they were "ecstatic" to get the cash "without stipulations and strings." Then Tazhane Jordan told Insider that she was offered a lifeline. But there was no questioning the impact, she told Insider: The money "helped me keep my life afloat." People know what they need to support their family," Moore told Insider.

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☆ More UN aid workers have been killed in Gaza in the last few weeks than in all previous wars between Israel and Hamas combined
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The UN aid agency that supports Palestinians in Gaza says 72 of its aid workers have been killed. In all of last year, 76 UN aid workers were killed in attacks around the world. During the last major Israeli military campaign in Gaza, in 2014, UNWRA said that 11 of its civilian aid workers were killed. For comparison, a total of 116 aid workers across all conflicts and organizations were killed in all of 2022. AdvertisementAdvertisement"I want people to know that there are civilians — really civilians — who are being killed in Gaza," she said.

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☆ Netanyahu is focused on his own political 'survival,' not the war in Gaza, says ex-IDF intelligence chief
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Charles R. Davis | Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A former IDF intelligence chief harshly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Retired Maj. Gen. Amos Malka told an Israeli radio station that Netanyahu only looks out for himself. Netanyahu "is not focused on the management of the fighting, but on survival," Malka said. AdvertisementAdvertisementA 30-year veteran of the Israel Defense Forces — and former head of the country's military intelligence unit — accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of caring more about his own political "survival" than the actual war he's waging in Gaza. If he has time to worry about that, Malka charged, "I can see that he is not focused on managing the war, but on survival."

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☆ A former Israeli soldier says serving in the last Gaza invasion made him an 'antiwar' activist
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A veteran of the Israel Defense Forces says serving in the 2014 Gaza war made him a peace activist. Benzion Sanders, writing in The New York Times, said he was shocked at the civilian death toll. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . When he took part in the ground invasion, however, he encountered a different reality, helping turn him into an "antiwar" activist. "We were told Palestinian civilians had fled," Sanders wrote.

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☆ Life in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia oblast, from an expert who just visited the front lines
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

Ukrainian soldiers, go away." And there were Ukrainian soldiers chit-chatting with the older ladies there buying food. I spoke with Ukrainian soldiers in Zaporizhzhia. The same set of Ukrainian soldiers that's been serving has been serving for more than 600 days. When you talk to actual Ukrainians, they're not getting caught up in, "Is it Crimea?

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☆ Israel's 'urgent plea' to evacuate Gaza can't be seen by residents of Gaza due to an internet blackout
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Israel Defense Forces issued an "urgent warning" to residents of Gaza on Saturday. In a video posted on X, the IDF said civilians should evacuate northern Gaza and Gaza City. This is an urgent military advisory from the Israel Defense Forces," an IDF spokesperson said in the video. "For your immediate safety, we urge all residents of northern Gaza and Gaza City to temporarily relocate south." Insider's messages to Gaza residents on Saturday were not delivered.

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☆ Bush-era diplomat joins elite chorus urging Israel not to launch a full-scale invasion of Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Writing in the Financial Times, former US diplomat Richard Haas urged Israel to rethink its Gaza war. Haas said Israel has the right to attack Hamas but destroying the group is "unlikely to prove doable." AdvertisementAdvertisementA former diplomat who served in the Bush administration and as president of the Council on Foreign Relations has joined a chorus of elite voices urging Israel against launching a full-scale ground invasion of the Gaza Strip. The Israeli government has repeatedly said a ground invasion is only a matter of time. AdvertisementAdvertisementA full-on ground war, Haas wrote, would "generate significant civilian casualties" and "allow Hamas to scapegoat Israel for its own shortcomings."

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☆ Ukraine has fallen behind Russia in the drone production race, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ukraine is falling behind Russia when it comes to the future of warfare, an expert told Insider. "The Ukrainians are way behind the Russians on drones, and this is the future of the war," Haring said. "Ukraine doesn't have enough drone pilots, and they don't have enough sophisticated drones." "Ukraine led in the technological race at the beginning, but the size and the scale of Russia is now working in its favor. It means that Ukraine has to make some choices about which specific drones it wants to invest in," Bendett said.

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☆ Ukrainian soldiers' most urgent needs are tourniquets and armored cars to evacuate wounded troops
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Among other things, "There's a need for tourniquets," Melinda Haring told Insider. "The medic that I spoke to said they need more armored cars," Haring said. The reason Ukrainian medics may enjoy some respite in the winter is they can transport people from the battlefield using the cover of darkness. Additionally, Harding said, there's "a need for tourniquets," without which injured soldiers would bleed out in armored vehicles. About 70,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion, according to a US estimate reported by The New York Times in August; between 100,000 and 120,000 have also been wounded.

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☆ On Ukraine's frontlines, soldiers show steely determination. But they also experience burnout, depression, divorce, 'and a lot of PTSD'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ukraine's soldiers are "steely" and "determined" but also experiencing burnout, an expert says. "There's a lot of stories of divorce and of family separation and also depression," she told Insider. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Soldiers only get 30 days off each year — and can only take up to 10 days off at a time. There's a lot of stories of divorce, and of family separation, and also depression.

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☆ In D.C., activists find that there are still pro-Ukraine Republicans, but their voters have mixed feelings on aid
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Activists were on Capitol Hill this week to urge support for Ukraine. Insider attended a meeting between the activists and Sen. Markwayne Mullin, an Oklahoma Republican. Mullin supports aid for Ukraine, but staff warned that calls from constituents have been "mixed." A majority of Republican lawmakers are no longer so sure, at least publicly, that defending Kyiv from the Kremlin is in America's strategic interests. Republican lawmakers are responding to concerns expressed by Republican voters — the people who will ultimately decide their political future.

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☆ A Ukrainian soldier went to Washington to explain the war. He says American politicians don't realize much of the funding actually stays in the US.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The soldier, who deploys to the front lines next month, said many don't know how aid money is spent. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . "It's been very useful and interesting because nobody knows that financial help to Ukraine doesn't go directly to Ukraine," he said. It's still in the United States. The United States has provided cash to Ukraine: over $26 billion to support the country's public spending.

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☆ Ukrainians and allies descend on Washington with one main goal: Make Republicans listen
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Ukrainians and their American allies are coming to Washington, DC, this week to meet with lawmakers. The goal is to convince Congress to back President Joe Biden's call for $60 billion more in aid. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . "Because if Russia is not stopped in Ukraine, it'll embolden Russia to take even bigger steps, and it'll embolden other adversaries." Is it going to keep them from saying negative things in public about Ukraine so that other people can overhear it?

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☆ Israel did not bomb that hospital, according to the latest intelligence. It's a reminder that in war, all sides engage in propaganda.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Israel was blamed for bombing a hospital in Gaza. The incident serves as a reminder that, in war, all sides engage in propaganda. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . First, the fog of war, paired with social media, is a recipe for inaccuracy.

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☆ The real science behind the mysterious 'Devil Comet' that's larger than Mount Everest and erupting for reasons scientists don't fully understand
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Jessica Orwig | Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

It is larger than typical comets and has been dubbed the "Devil Comet" for appearing to have horns. We know it's rare," a researcher told Insider. We know it's rare," Kareta told Insider. When this happens, "the comet brightens really rapidly and then sort of fades back to the brightness it had before," he said. "And in Pons-Brooks, these are really, really bright — really, really large outbursts.

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☆ British Navy unveils novel 'Proteus' surveillance ship that can detect underwater threats from adversaries like Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Britain has formally dedicated a new surveillance ship capable of detecting underwater threats. The RFA Proteus is the first ship in the UK's "Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance" (MROS) program. The ship, which is a converted commercial vessel, underwent final testing in September. AdvertisementAdvertisementConcerned by threats to underwater pipes and cables that connect it with Europe and the rest of the world, Britain this month formally dedicated a new and unusual surveillance ship called the RFA Proteus. The 6,000-tonne vessel will be crewed by 26 sailors and "augmented by" 60 Royal Navy specialists "responsible for the undersea surveillance, survey and warfare systems," according to the Royal Navy.

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☆ Israel wants Palestinians to rise up against Hamas. One who did says that's now impossible.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Israeli President Isaac Herzog this week said Palestinians should have overthrown Hamas. AdvertisementAdvertisementNo one will "make any kind of revolution against Hamas under the Israeli missile," Aman told Insider in an interview. "They are creating more Hamas, more Hamas, more Hamas," he said — an entire new "generation" of people radicalized by Israeli bombardment and the propaganda of armed extremists claiming to defend them. "Most of the people in Gaza do not support Hamas," Aman said, characterizing the 2006 election as a protest vote against corruption and the failure of the peace process. "I believe that what is happening now, it will not destroy Hamas," Aman said.

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☆ I'm a mother from Gaza. When I tried to evacuate, Israel bombed the way out. Nowhere is safe.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"It's really horrible," she said. In terms of what I'm going to do in the hours ahead, I don't know. I don't know. Actually, all of us, we don't know what to do, because they bombed here — even in Deir el-Balah, where we are right now, they bombed. It's really horrible.

Persons: Rana Akila, —, It's, Shuhada Organizations: Service, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Gaza, Akila, Gaza City, Deir el, Ramal

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