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☆ Sec. Austin said US is 'concerned about potential escalation'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Aileen Graef | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Sunday the US is “concerned about potential escalation” in the Middle East a day after announcing the deployment of additional military assets to the region. “We’re concerned about potential escalation. Both the THAAD and Patriots systems are air defense systems designed to shoot down short, medium and intermediate ballistic missiles. Last week, a US Navy warship operating in the Middle East intercepted multiple projectiles near the coast of Yemen fired by Iranian-backed Houthi militants, who are engaged in an ongoing conflict in the country. These steps will bolster regional deterrence efforts, increase force protection for U.S. forces in the region, and assist in the defense of Israel,” Austin said in a statement.

Persons: Defense Lloyd Austin, “ We’re, ”, Austin, Biden, ” Austin, Yoav Gallant, “, Israel, Jon Organizations: CNN, Defense, Sunday, Area Defense, Patriots, US Navy, East, ABC Locations: East, Israel, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Iranian, Iraq, Gaza

☆ Operation Air Train Had One Mission. It Sounded Impossible.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Ben Cohen | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Yoav Halper’s phone rang on the worst Saturday morning of his life with a call that he was expecting. It was a few hours after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7 when Halper first heard from his contacts at Magen David Adom, the country’s national ambulance and paramedic organization. They needed as many ambulances as they could get as fast as they could get them—and they knew just the person to call.

Persons: Yoav Halper’s, Halper, Magen David Adom Locations: Israel

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened on Saturday to let desperately needed aid flow to Palestinians running short of food, medicine and water in the territory that is under an Israeli siege. More than 200 trucks carrying roughly 3,000 tons of aid, which had been positioned near the crossing for days, began heading into Gaza. Many in Gaza, reduced to eating one meal a day and without enough water to drink, are waiting desperately for the aid. Hundreds of foreign passport holders also waited to cross from Gaza to Egypt to escape the conflict. Israel said Friday it does not plan to take long-term control over the tiny territory, home to some 2.3 million Palestinians.

Persons: Israel, Judith Raanan, Natalie, Ben, Joe Biden, “, Israel —, Yoav Gallant, ”, ” Gallant, Gallant, Mohammed Abu Selmia, ___ Magdy, Bassem Mroue Organizations: Hamas, U.S, International Committee, Associated Press, Health Ministry, Israel, Shifa, Palestine Red Crescent Society Locations: RAFAH, Gaza, Egypt, Israel, American, Qatar, Persian, Chicago, Nahal Oz, Rafah, Gaza’s, Palestine, Quds, Cairo, Krauss, Jerusalem, Beirut

Ronen Zvulun/Reuters A woman mourns over a dead man at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza City on October 18. Samar Abu Elouf/The New York Times/Redux Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing in Gaza on October 16. Yousef Masoud/The New York Times/Redux Smoke rises after Israeli strikes on the seaport of Gaza City on Tuesday, October 10. Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Redux Palestinians walk amid the rubble following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on October 10. Erik Marmor/AP Six-month-old Sama Alwadia is rescued from the rubble in Gaza City on October 9.

Persons: uluations, –, Judith Tai Raanan, Natalie Raanan, ”, Ben Raanan, Benjamin Netanyahu, Maj, Doron Spielman, Rami Igra, Abed Khaled, Antonio Guterres, Amr Abdallah Dalsh, Ali Jadallah, Janis Laizans, Mohammed Dahman, Yoav Gallant, Gallant, Khan, Yasser Qudih, Ofir Libstein, Aza, Ronen Zvulun, Belal Khaled, Abed Rahim Khatib, Leon Neal, Hod, Alexi J . Rosenfeld, Ayal Margolin, Antony Blinken, Joe Biden, Brendan Smialowski, Biden, Netanyahu, Kenny Holston, Ariel Schalit, Mohammed Abed, Kfar Aza, Ilia Yefimovich, Mustafa Hassona, Mahmoud Khaled, Samar Abu, Fatima Shbair, Dor Reder, Violeta Santos Moura, Shir Torem, Wahaj Bani Moufleh, Antonio Macías, Macías, Francisco Seco, Mohammed Saber, Eli Albag, Liri, Mohammed Talatene, Sergey Ponomarev, Hatem Ali, Dor Kedmi, Mahmud Hams, Saher, Hatem Moussa, Abraham Cohen, Valentin Ghnassia, Ghnassia, Yuri Cortez, Yousef Masoud, Ibrahim Hams, Bashar Taleb, Baz Ratner, Jack Guez, Yahya Hassouna, Mapal Adam, Abed Zagout, Tamir Kalifa, Agha, Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Reuters Itzik, Miriam Shafir, Dor Shafir, Savion Kiper, Maya Alleruzzo, Mohammed Salem, CNN Sergey Ponomarev, Eden Guez, Atef Safadi, Ohad, Mohammed Soboh, Said, Noam Elimeleh Rothenberg, Amir Cohen, Ilai Bar Sade, Erik Marmor, Oren Ziv, Majdi, Ramez Mahmoud, Roi Levy, Alleruzzo, Tali Touito, Jalaa Marey, Oded, Khan Younis, Ahmad Hasballah, Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa, Tsafrir, Ahmad Gharabli, Ilan Rosenberg, Eyad Baba, Itai Ron, Hadas Parush, Israel –, Martin Griffiths, Tamara Alrifai Organizations: Rafah CNN, Israel, Hamas, CNN’s, Media Offices, Palestinian Ministry of Health, United, CNN, Israel Defense Forces, CNN Aid, Humanitarian Affairs, Red, United Nations, Reuters Civil, Getty, Reuters Rockets, AP Israel's, Reuters, Regional, Al, Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Israel's, Ahli Baptist Hospital, Israeli, Ben Gurion International, New York Times, Shifa, Palestinian, AP, West Bank, Aris Messinis, Haim, Mount, Mount Herzl Military, Nova, Anadolu Agency, Nova Festival, Ben Gurion, Rockets, Reuters Police, UN Locations: Gaza, Rafah, Israel, Egypt, Tel Aviv, United States, United Kingdom, France, Gaza City, El, Arish, Anadolu, Israel's, Khan Younis, Yehuda, Aqsa, Hod HaSharon, Kiryat Shmona, AFP, Al, Ahli, Sderot, Gan, Kfar, North Sinai, Samar, Samar Abu Elouf, Beit Kama, Haifa, Cyprus, Nablus, West, Lebanon, Kfar Saba, Israeli, Be'eri, Rehovot, Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, Kibbutz Be'eri, Modiin Maccabim, Kfar Aza, Ashkelon, Mount Herzel, Yassin, Palestinian, Beitar Ilit, Ramat Gan, Itai, Beit Hanun, Rishon Lezion

☆ What is Israel's post-invasion plan for Gaza?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

No one knows,” Zak told CNN at a military camp not far from the Gaza border. Their unit is part of a massive buildup of Israeli troops and military material on the Gaza border. But a spokesman for the IDF told CNN on Saturday that while they try to avoid civilian casualties, they are inevitable in urban warfare. Rabbi Yitzhak, a military rabbi, has been traveling around the Gaza border, visiting troops and offering his encouragement. He and the other young men he served with have been reunited near the Gaza border, training for what’s to come next – whatever that may be.

Persons: Gaza CNN — Tal, Zak, “, ” Zak, Yoav Gallant, ”, Harel Chorev, ” Chorev, Ronaldo Schemidt, Hasan Alhasan, ” Alhasan, Peter Lerner, CNN’s Lynda Kinkade, Violeta Santos Moura, Tal, Rabbi Yitzhak, Israel, ” Tal, Ivana Kottasova, Fatah, Avi Dichter, Shin Bet, ” Dichter, ’ ”, Alhasan, overreaction, Chorev, we’ve Organizations: Gaza CNN, CNN, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, Israeli Defense, Tel Aviv University, Gaza City Metro, Middle East, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Humanitarian, Humanitarian Affairs, West Bank, Hamas, Reuters, Palestinian Authority, European Union, Israel, Israeli Security, Palestinian Locations: Gaza, Israel, Gaza City, Israeli, Kibbutz Beeri, AFP, Egypt, Jordan, Israel's, United States, Europe

REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSummary Oil prices drop on Friday but gain over 1% for the weekHamas releases two US hostages in GazaEarlier, Israeli minister said troops to see Gaza 'from inside'Global oil market already faces supply concernsBENGALURU, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices settled lower on Friday after the Islamist group Hamas released two U.S. hostages from Gaza, leading to hopes the Israeli-Palestinian crisis could de-escalate without engulfing the rest of the Middle East region and disrupting oil supplies. Brent crude futures fell 22 cents, or 0.2%, to settle at $92.16 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for November delivery , which expired after settlement on Friday, fell 62 cents, or 0.7%, to $88.75 a barrel. Hamas' armed wing released two U.S. hostages from Gaza - a mother and her daughter - "for humanitarian reasons" in response to Qatari mediation efforts in the war with Israel, its spokesman Abu Ubaida said on Friday. "The report took some of the risk premium out of the market," said Phil Flynn, analyst at Price Futures Group.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Abu Ubaida, Phil Flynn, Yoav Gallant, John Kilduff, Kilduff, Giovanni Staunovo, Brent, Staunovo, Shariq Khan, Paul Carsten, Florence Tan, Sudarshan, Shri Navaratnam, Jason Neely, David Gregorio, Jane Merriman Organizations: REUTERS, Hamas, Brent, . West Texas, Price Futures, Israeli, Pentagon, UBS, U.S . Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, Gaza, BENGALURU, Hamas, Israel, Yemen, New York, Saudi Arabia, Russia

A person puts gas in a vehicle at a gas station in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 11, 2022. Brent crude futures rose $1.00, or 1.1%, to $93.26 a barrel by 11:24 a.m. EDT (1524 GMT). Both front-month contracts were headed for a second weekly gain on heightened fears of the Middle East conflict spreading. "The Middle East remains a big focus of the market because of fears of a region-wide conflict that would likely involve a disruption of oil supplies," said John Kilduff, a partner at New York-based Again Capital. "Venezuelan oil production will not be a significant factor in shaping the global oil balance in the foreseeable future," Tamas Varga of oil broker PVM wrote in a note.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Brent, John Kilduff, Kilduff, Yoav Gallant, Washington's, Phil Flynn, Tamas Varga, PVM, Shariq Khan, Paul Carsten, Florence Tan, Sudarshan, Shri Navaratnam, Jason Neely, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, . West Texas, Israeli, Pentagon, . Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Price Futures, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, Gaza, Venezuela, BENGALURU, Israel, New York, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Russia, OPEC

All three benchmarks had gained more than $1 in earlier trading, and both front-month contracts are set to record a second weekly gain as an explosion at a Gaza hospital this week and an anticipated ground invasion by Israeli troops heightened fears of the conflict spreading in the Middle East. "Signs that an Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip is imminent have been pushing oil prices up significantly since yesterday. So far, however, the supply situation on the market has not changed," Commerzbank analysts wrote in a note on Friday. Oil prices are "likely to remain well supported, especially as the oil market is significantly undersupplied at present", they said. "Venezuelan oil production will not be a significant factor in shaping the global oil balance in the foreseeable future," Tamas Varga of oil broker PVM wrote in a note.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Brent, Yoav Gallant, Tamas Varga, PVM, Paul Carsten, Florence Tan, Sudarshan, Shri Navaratnam, Jason Neely Organizations: REUTERS, Brent, . West Texas, Israeli, Pentagon, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, U.S . Department of Energy, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, Gaza, Venezuela, Israel, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Russia, United States, Washington, OPEC, London

Both front-month contracts are set to record a second weekly gain as an explosion at a Gaza hospital this week and an anticipated ground invasion by Israeli troops heightened fears of the conflict spreading in the Middle East. "Signs that an Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip is imminent have been pushing oil prices up significantly since yesterday. So far, however, the supply situation on the market has not changed," Commerzbank analysts wrote in a note on Friday. Oil prices are "likely to remain well supported, especially as the oil market is significantly undersupplied at present", they said. "Venezuelan oil production will not be a significant factor in shaping the global oil balance in the foreseeable future," Tamas Varga of oil broker PVM wrote in a note.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Brent, Yoav Gallant, Tamas Varga, PVM, Paul Carsten, Florence Tan, Sudarshan, Shri Navaratnam, Jason Neely Organizations: REUTERS, Minister, Brent, . West Texas, Israeli, Pentagon, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, U.S . Department of Energy, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, Gaza, Venezuela, Israel, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Russia, United States, Washington, OPEC, London

A person puts gas in a vehicle at a gas station in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSINGAPORE, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices extended gains on Friday and were on track for a second week of increases on heightened fears that the Israel-Gaza conflict may spread in the Middle East and disrupt supplies from one of the world's top-producing regions. Both contracts are on track to post a second weekly gain as an explosion at a Gaza hospital this week and the anticipated ground invasion by Israeli troops heightened fears of the conflict spreading in the Middle East. "The prospect of more Venezuela oil did little to ease concerns of disruptions in the Middle East," analysts at ANZ Research said in a note to clients on Friday. Reporting by Florence Tan and Sudarshan Varadhan; Editing by Gerry Doyle and Shri NavaratnamOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Tony Sycamore, Yoav Gallant, Sycamore, Florence Tan, Sudarshan, Gerry Doyle Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Brent, . West Texas, Israel Defence Forces, Israeli, U.S, Pentagon, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, U.S . Department of Energy, Reuters, ANZ Research, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, Rights SINGAPORE, Israel, Gaza, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Russia, United States, Washington, Venezuela, OPEC

☆ Gaza conditions worsen by the hour as fresh wave of protests expected across Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The population of southern Gaza has swelled in recent days after the Israeli military told around one million residents to leave northern Gaza ahead of the expected Israeli ground incursion. Early Friday morning, CNN’s Nic Robertson witnessed increased military activity along Israel’s border with Gaza. Protests in the Middle EastIsraeli warplanes’ relentless bombardment has left hundreds of thousands of people homeless and sparked growing protests across the Middle East. Anti-Israel protests gained momentum this week after hundreds of Palestinians were killed Tuesday in a blast at the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza. With anti-Israel protests rising across the Middle East there are fears other fronts could open up, particularly on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon where Hezbollah dominates and has increasingly clashed with Israel’s military over the last week.

Persons: Joe Biden, ”, heightening, Biden, Israel, Khaled Desouki, Guillemette Thomas, Mohammed Abed, Israel’s, Hassan Yousef, Yousef, Yoav Gallant, “, Benjamin Netanyahu, CNN’s Nic Robertson, Ursula von der Leyen, ” von der Leyen Organizations: CNN, UN, UN Human Rights, Getty, Shifa, Hamas, of Interior, National Security, Jerusalem, Israel Defense Forces, ” CNN, Health Ministry, West Bank, Palestinian Legislative, Israeli, East, Hudson Institute, Israel, Al, Ahli Baptist Hospital, United Arab Locations: Gaza, Egypt, Lebanon, AFP, Palestine, Jerusalem, St, Porphyrius, Gaza City, Israel, Egypt’s, Washington ., Ahli, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Iraq

☆ Gold scales 3-month peak as Middle East conflict lifts demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Gold prices hit a three-month high on Friday and were set for a second straight weekly gain, with demand bolstered by the Middle East conflict and expectations that the Federal Reserve's rate hikes are nearing an end. Spot gold was up 0.2% at $1,978.19 per ounce by 0542 GMT, after hitting its highest since July 20. "Gold prices were supported as fears of another Fed rate hike in 2023 subside. We remain neutral towards gold prices for 2023, expecting prices to average $1,950/oz," Fitch Solutions said in a note. Spot silver fell 0.4% to $22.94 per ounce, but was headed for a second weekly rise.

Persons: Kyle Rodda, Yoav Gallant, Jerome Powell, Wang Tao Organizations: Agosi AG, Capital.com, Israeli, Fitch Solutions, Economic, of New Locations: Pforzheim, Israel, Gaza

They were the first hostages confirmed by both sides in the conflict to be freed since Hamas gunmen burst into Israel and killed 1,400 people, mainly civilians, and abducted around 200 others. Abu Ubaida, a spokesperson for Hamas' armed wing, said the hostages were released in part "for humanitarian reasons" in response to Qatari mediation efforts. HEAVY BOMBARDMENTPalestinian media reported heavy Israeli bombardment in Gaza overnight, including a strike on a house in Jabalia in northern Gaza that killed at least 19 people. [1/8]Judith Tai Raanan and her daughter Natalie Shoshana Raanan, U.S. citizens who were taken as hostages by Palestinian Hamas militants, walk while holding hands with Brig.-Gen. Israel has already told all civilians to evacuate the northern half of the Gaza Strip, which includes Gaza City.

Persons: Netanyahu, Benjamin Netanyahu, Judith Tai Raanan, Natalie, Gal Hirsch, Uri Raanan, we'll, Abu Ubaida, Israel, Yoav Gallant, Gallant, it's, Natalie Shoshana Raanan, Antony Blinken, Biden, Antonio Guterres, Nandita Bose, Nidal, Idrees Ali, Stephen Coates, Diane Craft Organizations: Gaza Hamas, Friday, Reuters, Israeli, Brig, Palestinian, of Saint, United, Israel, Hamas, West Bank, Thomson Locations: Gaza, GAZA, JERUSALEM, Israel, Bannockburn , Illinois, Chicago, Jabalia, U.S, Jerusalem, of Saint Porphyrius, Gaza City, Iran, United States, United Nations, Rafah, Egypt, Palestinian, Jericho, Washington

☆ Israel aims to end its responsibility for Gaza Strip -minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant meets soldiers in a field near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel October 19, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun Acquire Licensing RightsJERUSALEM, Oct 20 (Reuters) - One Israeli objective of its military campaign in the Gaza Strip is to end Israel's responsibility over the Palestinian coastal enclave, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Friday. The Israeli defense minister, briefing parliament's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, said the Gaza campaign that was launched after a deadly Hamas rampage on Israeli towns on Oct. 7, would have three phases. "The third phase will require the removal of Israel’s responsibility for life in the Gaza strip, and the establishment of a new security reality for the citizens of Israel," the minister said, according to a statement from his office. Israel has previously looked to oversee imports into Gaza to prevent military materials from reaching Hamas.

Persons: Yoav Gallant, Ronen, Gallant, Ari Rabinovitch, Christina Fincher, Crispian Balmer Organizations: Israel's, REUTERS, Rights, Islamists, Foreign Affairs, Defense, Thomson Locations: Israel's, Gaza, Israel, Egypt

Homeland Security, as well as companies that help identify counterfeit products such as Israel’s BrandShield. Fake weight-loss drugs will be a key focus in the agency’s annual counterfeit medicines report, due next year, the official said. “We have counterfeit products and stolen products,” the official said. "We will look online and if we find something that infringes (obesity drug trademarks) we'll get it taken down,” said Yoav Keren, BrandShield CEO. When a consumer buys those fakes, “what you get are expired drugs, counterfeit drugs, or nothing,” he added.

Persons: George Frey, Eli Lilly, BrandShield, Novo’s Ozempic, ”, Jim Mancuso, Mancuso, Europol, Novo, Lilly, “, Ozempic, Yoav Keren, MHRA, Eli, Mounjaro, Patrick Wingrove, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Novo Nordisk, Pharmacy, REUTERS, Novo Nordisk’s, Pharmaceutical Security Institute, drugmakers Novo Nordisk, Europol, Interpol, U.S . Homeland Security, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, U.S . Department of Homeland, Coordination Center, PSI, Medicines, Healthcare, Agency, Health Organization, Ireland’s, Products Regulatory Authority, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Provo , Utah, U.S, America, Europe, Germany, Egypt, Russia, North America

☆ Oil climbs on Mideast contagion fears from Israel-Gaza conflict
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Oil prices extended gains on Friday, rising about 1% on fears that the Israel-Gaza conflict may spread in the Middle East and disrupt supplies from one of the world's top-producing regions. Brent crude futures climbed 77 cents, or 0.8%, to $93.15 a barrel by 0042 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $90.36 a barrel, up 99 cents, or 1.1%. Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told troops gathered at the Gaza border on Thursday that they would soon see the Palestinian enclave "from inside," suggesting an expected ground invasion could be nearing. Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA has begun contacting customers with crude supply contracts, two people familiar to the matter said on Thursday, moving to resume cash sales to global refiners.

Persons: CLc2, Tony Sycamore, Yoav Gallant, Sycamore, PDVSA Organizations: Brent, . West Texas, Israel Defence Forces, Israeli, U.S, Pentagon, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, U.S . Department of Energy, Reuters Locations: Israel, Gaza, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Russia, United States, Washington, Venezuela, OPEC, Venezuelan

The president also stressed the urgency of getting relief to Palestinian civilians in Gaza who lack food, water and medicine. Israel appeared to be getting closer to a full-scale invasion of Gaza, a densely populated enclave ruled by Hamas. The Israeli military has massed troops and equipment near the Gaza border. The command will come," Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told troops gathered at the Gaza border on Thursday. [1/8]Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from Ashkelon, in southern Israel, October 19, 2023.

Persons: Khan Younis, Biden, Joe Biden, Israel, Yoav Gallant, Ayman Safadi, Amir Cohen, David Satterfield, General Antonio Guterres, Gaza's, Issam Abdallah, Crescent, Abu Obeida, Al, Nidal al, Cynthia Osterman, Stephen Coates, Howard Goller Organizations: Israel, Wednesday, Israeli, REUTERS, Middle East, State Department, Hamas, United Nations, Palestinian, Gaza's Hamas, Pentagon, U.S . Navy, Hezbollah, Bank, West Bank, Thomson Locations: West Bank, Lebanon, U.S, Yemen, Israel WASHINGTON, GAZA, JERUSALEM, Gaza, Israel, kibbutzes, Jordanian, Amman, Tel Aviv, Egypt, Ashkelon, Rafah, FLASHPOINTS, Khan, Iran, Lebanese, Manara, Nur, Tulkarm, Al Jazeera, Gaza , Washington, Jerusalem

☆ Israel-Hamas war live updates: Israel to evacuate city near Lebanon border; Biden to make ‘urgent budget request’ to support allies
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Israel's Defense Ministry and the Israel Defense Forces on Friday asked residents to evacuate from the northern city of Kiryat Shmona, near the Lebanon border. The evacuation order, which was approved by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, comes amid fears that the Israel-Hamas war could spill over into a regional conflict. Shelling has intensified in recent days between northern Israel and southern Lebanon, a stronghold of the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. U.S. President Joe Biden said he would send Congress an "urgent budget request" on Friday, seeking to provide funding for critically important international allies, including Israel and Ukraine. The request comes as the Israel-Hamas war enters its 14th day, with many fearful that an expected ground assault on the Gaza Strip could worsen an already dire humanitarian crisis.

Persons: Yoav Gallant, Joe Biden, Biden, Ehud Barak Organizations: Palestinian, Hamas, Israel's Defense Ministry, Israel Defense Forces, Defense, Hezbollah, Israeli, NBC Locations: Sderot, Gaza, Israel, Kiryat Shmona, Lebanon, Iran, U.S, Canada, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine

☆ Israel Lays Out Plan for Three-Phase War
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

An aerial view shot showed destroyed buildings in al-Zahra in the Gaza strip on Friday. (Belal Alsabbagh/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant laid out a three-phase war plan that envisions a ground invasion to end Hamas rule in the Gaza Strip and an eventual move by Israel to end its responsibility under international law for the isolated Palestinian enclave. Gallant said the goal was to destroy Hamas infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, which was the staging ground for the militant group's Oct. 7 attack that killed 1,400 people in southern Israel.

Persons: Yoav Gallant, Gallant Organizations: Agence France, Israeli Locations: al, Zahra, Gaza, Israel

☆ Israel Aims to End Its Responsibility for Gaza Strip -Minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - One Israeli objective of its military campaign in the Gaza Strip is to end Israel's responsibility over the Palestinian coastal enclave, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Friday. Gaza has no access to the outside world except through Israel, which controls 90% of its land and sea boundaries, and Egypt, which has a narrow land border to the south. The Israeli defense minister, briefing parliament's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, said the Gaza campaign that was launched after a deadly Hamas rampage on Israeli towns on Oct. 7, would have three phases. "The third phase will require the removal of Israel’s responsibility for life in the Gaza strip, and the establishment of a new security reality for the citizens of Israel," the minister said, according to a statement from his office. Israel has previously looked to oversee imports into Gaza to prevent military materials from reaching Hamas.

Persons: Yoav Gallant, Gallant, Ari Rabinovitch, Christina Fincher, Crispian Balmer Organizations: Islamists, Foreign Affairs, Defense, Hamas Locations: JERUSALEM, Gaza, Israel, Egypt

☆ Israel-Hamas War Live News Updates: Biden Says American Leadership Holds the World Together
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden said in a broadcast speech that "American leadership is what holds the world together." The Israeli military continued its airstrike campaign on Gaza and said it was preparing for the next phases of the war. Biden speech: President Biden said in his Oval Office address that supporting the security of Ukraine and Israel was critical to buttressing the U.S.-led global order, characterizing the current moment as an "inflection point in history." Hostages: Israel's military said 203 people were taken hostage by Hamas, an increase on its previous number. Attacks on U.S. forces: A Pentagon spokesman said U.S. forces in the Middle East came under attack several times this week.

Persons: Biden, Yoav Gallant Organizations: Israeli, House Republicans, U.S, Hamas, Pentagon Locations: Gaza, Ukraine, Israel, U.S, Yemen, Palestinian

☆ Moody's places Israel's A1 ratings on review for possible downgrade
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from Ashkelon, in southern Israel, October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 19 (Reuters) - Global ratings agency Moody's on Thursday placed Israel's A1 ratings on review for a possible downgrade, citing the ongoing military conflict with the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. There has been a huge spike in the cost of insuring Israel's government debt using what are known as credit default swaps (CDS). Israel has never been downgraded by any of the three main ratings agencies - S&P Global, Moody's and Fitch. Earlier this week, rival rating agency Fitch placed the country on rating watch negative and warned a major escalation of the ongoing conflict could result in a negative rating action.

Persons: Amir Cohen, Moody's, Yoav Gallant, Fitch, Aatrayee Chatterjee, Sriraj Organizations: REUTERS, Hamas, Israeli, CDS, P, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Ashkelon, Israel, Palestinian, Bengaluru

☆ Israeli Defense Minister Tells Troops They Will See Gaza ‘From Within’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told troops that they would soon see Gaza “from within,” during a tour of the country’s border with the Palestinian enclave on Thursday. “You now see Gaza from afar. Soon you will see it from within. Israel has called up more than 360,000 reservists since it was attacked by Hamas militants on Oct. 7 and has been conducting airstrikes on Gaza in the days since. The moves are part of an expected ground operation in the Palestinian enclave that experts say could last many months as Israel tries to expel Hamas militants who rule the territory.

Persons: Yoav Gallant, “, ” Gallant, Israel Locations: Gaza, Israel

☆ Big money donors are slamming Ivy League universities and pulling funding over their response to the Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Wealthy donors are slamming elite US colleges for their responses to the Israel-Hamas war. Thousands of civilians have been injured or killed in Hamas' attacks on Israel and Israel's bombardments of Gaza. In the past week, wealthy college donors have closed their checkbooks, citing their disagreement with the universities' responses to the Israel-Hamas war. The Huntsman family recently notified Penn that it's stopping further donations to the Ivy League school. Thousands of people have been injured or killed in Hamas' terrorist attacks on Israel and Israel's bombardment of Gaza.

Persons: —, Marc Rowan, Rowan, Huntsman, Jon Huntsman Jr, Elizabeth Magill, Magill, David Magerman, Estée Lauder, Ronald Lauder, Les Wexner, Claudine Gay, Bill Ackman, Idan Ofer, Yoav Gallant Organizations: Service, Apollo Global Management, University of Pennsylvania's, Penn, Ivy League, Daily, Huntsman Foundation, University, Computer, Renaissance Technologies, Bloomberg, Harvard, Wexner, Kennedy School of Government Locations: Israel, Gaza, Utah, China, Russia, Singapore, Penn, Egypt

☆ Israel needs to have a vision for Palestine besides just destroying Hamas: ex-CIA director
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

David Petraeus told CBS that Israel needs a vision for Palestine, besides annihilating Hamas. 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 . AdvertisementAdvertisementA former CIA director says Israel needs to have a vision for Palestine post-conflict, besides just vanquishing Hamas. On October 7, Hamas launched a terrorist attack on Israel, attacking Israel by land, air, and sea, killing hundreds of people in Israeli towns, military bases, and at a music festival.

Persons: David Petraeus, Petraeus, Israel, —, Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, It's, reoccupy Organizations: CBS, Service, CIA, Hamas, ISIS, US Army Locations: Israel, Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, Gaza, Baghdad

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