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☆ Deadly drone attack by Hezbollah exposes Israel’s weaknesses
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The Golani Brigade is regarded as an elite Israeli infantry unit and has been deployed to southern Lebanon as part of Israel’s ground operation there. Sunday’s assault is also the single bloodiest attack on IDF troops inside Israel since the beginning of the war last October. Amitai Alon, who was killed in the drone attack on Sunday. But the drone sent by Hezbollah at the weekend managed to slip through without triggering Israel’s alert systems. In June, Hezbollah released a nine-minute video filmed by a drone showing civilian and military locations in and around one of Israel’s largest cities, Haifa.

Persons: Daniel Sobelman, ”, Hezbollah’s, Hassan Nasrallah, Amitai Alon, Gonzalo Fuentes, Mizrahi, “, Herzi Halevi, Israel, Sobelman Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, Golani, Golani Brigade, Israel Defense Forces, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, CNN, Reuters, IDF, Israeli Institute for National Security Studies, Residents, Sunday, Anadolu, Getty, United Nations, Center for Strategic, International Studies, CSIS Locations: Jerusalem, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Israeli, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Yemen, Herzliya, Nahariya, Acre, Gaza

☆ A US missile-defense system, hailed as the world's best, is headed to Israel to counter Iran
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The US is sending a sophisticated missile defense system to Israel. The THAAD system was described by a former US general as the "best in the world." The move comes amid the rising threat of missile and drone attacks on Israel from Iran and its allies. It's the only missile defense system designed to intercept targets either inside or outside the Earth's atmosphere. AdvertisementAnd back in 2019, when Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked Saudi oil facilities, the US deployed a THAAD system to protect the Kingdom.

Persons: —, Lockheed Martin, Mark Hertling, Hertling, It's, Israel's, Ahmet Kaya Organizations: Service, Israel, Lockheed, CNN, Hezbollah, Pentagon, Bloomberg, Area Defense, Brown University, Hamas, US, UK's National Institute of Economic, Social Research Locations: Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Tehran, Gaza, East, Yemen, Iranian, Saudi

☆ Hezbollah evaded Israeli defenses with a drone that killed 4 soldiers, raising uncomfortable questions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Hezbollah drone strike killed 4 soldiers and injured dozens at an Israeli base near Binyamina. The strike didn't trigger an alert, and Israel's military said it needed to improve its defenses. AdvertisementFour soldiers were killed and dozens injured in a Hezbollah drone strike on a military base near the Israeli town of Binyamina on Sunday night, with the incoming drone failing to set off an air-defense alert. In the aftermath, the Israel Defense Forces said that Israel's military needs to improve its defenses against drone attacks. The four soldiers killed in the strike were all 19, according to the IDF.

Persons: —, Magen David Adom, Daniel Hagari, Hagari, It's, Tamir, David Tal, Tal Organizations: Service, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, Golani Brigade, Iran, University of Sussex, Business, BI Locations: Binyamina, Israel, Lebanon, Iran, Tel Aviv

☆ Elon Musk says he will take legal action after California officials cited his politics when rejecting SpaceX launches
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk has responded after California officials rejected a request for more frequent SpaceX launches. The state's Coastal Commission denied a request from the US Space Force on Thursday. AdvertisementElon Musk has threatened to take legal action following reports that a California state commission cited his politics when rejecting a request for more frequent SpaceX launches from the state's central coast. What I post on this platform has nothing to do with a 'coastal commission' in California!" Business Insider has contacted both the California Coastal Commission and SpaceX for comment.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, Gretchen Newsom, Elon, Caryl Hart, Hart, Musk, Ravi Chaudhary Organizations: SpaceX, Coastal Commission, US Space Force, Service, California Coastal Commission, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Business, FEMA, Commission, Air Force, Space Force Locations: California, California's

☆ Iran's attacks on Israel suggest ballistic missiles are an overhyped threat
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But after launching hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel in two separate barrages, what has Iran to show for it? The October strike by 180 ballistic missiles saw a higher percentage of rockets penetrate defenses. All of which raises a question: is the danger of ballistic missiles overhyped? In 2015, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen began a bombardment campaign against Saudi Arabia that included ballistic missiles. Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty ImagesIt is not that conventional ballistic missiles aren't lethal, especially the modern versions.

Persons: —, Hitler, Ilia Yefimovich, doesn't, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Israeli Air Force, Soviet Union, British, Fortress, Getty, Minuteman, Soviet, Patriot, Aegis, Allied, South, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Israel, Ukraine, Iran, Britain, Jordan, Nazi Germany, Western Europe, British Lancaster, Iraq, Iranian, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, America, Russia, Nodong, Tehran, Europe, Berlin, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Lebanon, Gaza, Forbes

☆ Israel’s last war against Hezbollah ended in stalemate. Fierce border clashes suggest a win won’t be easy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Northern Israel CNN —The Ziv hospital in northern Israel is on high alert. Both the IDF and Hezbollah said there had been fierce clashes and several cross-border attacks in the past week. Most troops appeared in high spirits in the days after the ground operation began. He was born in 2006, the year of the Second Lebanon War – a coincidence that is not lost on him. “The first (Israeli) soldiers have now been killed in the Third Lebanon War and the children who will fight in the Fourth Lebanon War are being born now,” he said.

Persons: Northern Israel CNN —, Israel, Salman Zarka, Majdal Shams, “, Ivana Kottasova, Daniel Sobelman, ”, Zarka, Hassan Nasrallah, Sobelman, that’s, ” Sobelman, They’re, Herzi Halevi, Benjamin Netanyahu, Itamar Greenberg, refusenik ” Itamar Greenberg, CNN Greenberg, Greenberg Organizations: Northern, Northern Israel CNN, CNN, Ziv Medical, IDF’s Medical Services Center, Israel Defense Forces, Ziv Medical Center, IDF, United Nations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Lebanese, UN, West Bank, Lebanon Locations: Northern Israel, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Golan, Safed, Iran, Beirut, Shmona, Gaza, ”, Tel Aviv

☆ Gaza: After mulling siege plan, Israel ramps up military push in north of enclave
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Mick Krever | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Four sources have told CNN that the Israeli cabinet has not adopted the siege proposal put forward by retired general Giora Eiland. Eiland last month proposed forcing all civilians out of northern Gaza, including Gaza City, and then cutting off all supplies to the area. The World Food Programme told CNN on Friday that no food trucks had entered northern Gaza since the start of the month. Palestinians in northern Gaza say that this week has brought some of the most intense military action of the war. Meanwhile, seven attempts this week by the World Health Organization to reach northern Gaza were “denied or impeded,” Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Thursday.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Giora, Eiland, –, ” Eiland, Yahya Sinwar’s, ”, General Gershon Hacohen, Omer Bartov, CNN Eiland, Lahia –, Al Mawasi, Avichay Adraee, Salah al, Netanyahu, Kan, Mohammad Ibrahim, Mahmoud Issa, ” Ibrahim, Dr, Hussam Abu Saifiya, Kamal Adwan, Al Awda, “, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, Brown University, Rhode Island ., Food Programme, “, ” CNN, Generals, Hospital, World Health Organization, ” Locations: Gaza, Jabalya, Israel’s, Eiland, Gaza City, Israeli, Rhode Island, Gaza’s, Israel, Al, Ahli

☆ Tesla investors don't seem to trust Elon Musk like they used to. Is that because of Twitter?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk says self-driving Tesla cabs — something he's talked about for a long time — are just around the corner. The next day, Wall Street declared itself thoroughly unimpressed: Investors knocked down Tesla shares by nearly 9%. Related storiesAnd at the same time, Tesla investors no longer seem so forgiving. Since Musk acquired Twitter — after failing at his attempt to back out of a signed deal to acquire Twitter — Tesla shares are down 4.7%. Something like "Tesla investors don't care about Musk's Twitter travails — at all."

Persons: Elon Musk, he's, aren't, —, Elon Musk —, Musk, Reed Hastings, Tesla, Bill Gurley —, Uber Organizations: Service, Star, Wall Street, Tesla, Twitter, SpaceX, Netflix

☆ Russia's drive in one battlefront has cost it a staggering 1,800 combat vehicles
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia has lost five divisions' worth of tanks and vehicles in the Pokrovsk region since last October. AdvertisementRussian forces have reportedly lost nearly 2,000 armored vehicles, tanks, and heavy equipment since launching its offensive in eastern Ukraine last October, an open-source researcher found. AdvertisementDespite the heavy equipment losses, Russian forces have yet to make concrete tactical gains in the region, only advancing about 25 miles toward the key Ukrainian city. Russian forces have also lost rockets, anti-aircraft systems, and drones in its offensive along the eastern front. This is a breakdown of the heavy losses that could jeopardize Russia's ability to expand its battlefield gains.

Persons: —, Ukraine's Organizations: Service, Institute for Locations: Russia, Pokrovsk, Avdiivka, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Donetsk, Vuhledar, Hrodivka

☆ What’s it like to play Rafael Nadal on clay? We asked Djokovic, Ruud and Dimitrov
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Charlie Eccleshare | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

The players we heard from, including world No 1 Novak Djokovic, almost unanimously described playing Nadal on clay as “the toughest test in tennis”. Ruud’s words call to mind Andy Roddick’s famous “first your legs, then your soul” description of Novak Djokovic, so what exactly makes playing Nadal specifically so terrifying? GO DEEPER Why you should be excited about this year's tennis clay court swingLet’s start with the ultimate, ultimate test — playing Nadal on Chatrier. Nadal beat Monfils in the 2016 Monte Carlo final (Michael Steele/Getty Images)Corentin Moutet, the world No 79, played Nadal at the French Open two years ago. But perhaps it’s fitting that the only person who has properly got the better of Nadal on clay is Rafael Nadal himself.

Persons: Rafael Nadal’s, ” Casper Ruud, Rafael Nadal, Philippe, Chatrier, Roland Garros, Nadal, Ruud, Novak Djokovic, ”, Monfils, Tim Clayton, Corbis, Karen Khachanov, Andy Roddick’s, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Arthur Ashe, Djokovic, Rod Laver, — Djokovic, “, ” Nadal, It’s, Novak, Alexander Zverev, Zverev, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Philippe Chatrier, can’t, ” Zverev, Nadal’s, Sebastian Korda, “ He’s, ” Korda, Korda, Julian Finney, Clive Brunskill, haven’t, Kecmanovic, Rafa, ” Khachanov, “ It’s, there’s, Federer, Grigor Dimitrov, —, ” Dimitrov, Neal Simpson, ” Bergs, Monte, Michael Steele, Moutet, I’ve, Yannick Hanfmann, Nadal didn’t, ” Hanfmann, Bergs, ” Ruud, “ I’m, Fabio Fognini, Andy, Roger, Nole, Hubert Hurkacz, Mike Hewitt, Mateo Villalba, Dan Goldfarb Organizations: Nadal, Getty, PlayStation, Centre Court, Federer, Monte Carlo, Wimbledon, Athletic Locations: Monte Carlo, Madrid, Rome, German, Chatrier, Paris, Australia

☆ Air France says jet flew over Iraq as Iranian missiles descended on Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Christian Edwards | Saskya Vandoorne | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Air France has opened an investigation into how a jet flying from Paris to Dubai went over Iraq as Iranian missiles fired at Israel crossed the same airspace, the airline said Wednesday. The missiles had to pass through Iraq’s airspace to reach Israel. Air France Flight AF662 was flying over Iraq when the Iranian attack began at around 4:45 p.m. UTC (11.45 a.m. “Thanks to the information we gathered we were able to identify a forthcoming attack on Israel by Iran, involving the launch of ballistic missiles,” Air France said. “As a result, and without waiting for instructions from the Iraqi authorities, Air France decided to suspend the overflight of the country’s airspace by its aircraft from 5 p.m. UTC [12 p.m.

Persons: Hassan Nasrallah, AF662, ”, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: CNN — Air, Israel, Air, CNN, ” Air, “ Air France, Air France Locations: CNN — Air France, Paris, Dubai, Iraq, Iranian, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, ” Air France, Air France, Tehran

ISRAEL LEBANON Israeli armored vehicles crossed the border Vehicle tracks Israeli vehicles in a bulldozed area Vehicle tracks Israeli vehicles in a bulldozed area Flattened buildings Israeli armored vehicles YAROUN YAROUN Israeli vehicles in a bulldozed area LEBANON ISRAEL Flattened buildings Vehicle tracks Israeli armored vehicles crossed the border Vehicle tracks Israeli vehicles in a bulldozed area ISRAEL Israeli armored vehicles crossed the border LEBANON Vehicle tracks Israeli vehicles in a bulldozed area Vehicle tracks Israeli vehicles in a bulldozed area Flattened buildings Israeli armored vehicles YAROUN ISRAEL LEBANON Israeli armored vehicles crossed the border Vehicle tracks Israeli vehicles in a bulldozed area Vehicle tracks Israeli vehicles in a bulldozed area Flattened buildings Israeli armored vehicles YAROUN Source: Satellite image by Planet Labs, Oct. 5Tank tracks leading from Israel across the border to the Lebanese village of Yaroun are visible in satellite images taken on Saturday by Planet Labs, a commercial satellite provider. So are newly constructed banks of earth where the Israeli military set up positions for tanks and other military vehicles. Over the past week, the Israeli military has flattened large parts of two border villages: Maroun al-Ras and Yaroun, seen in the video above that was filmed by the Israeli military and verified by The Times. Aug. 28, 2024 Rubble YAROUN Destroyed buildings Rubble YAROUN Destroyed buildings Oct. 5, 2024 YAROUN Area flattened YAROUN Area flattened Oct. 5, 2024 Newly destroyed buildings Appears burned YAROUN Appears burned Newly destroyed buildings Appears burned YAROUN Appears burned Even before the ground invasion, months of rocket strikes had damaged Yaroun, this satellite imagery from the summer shows. Aug. 28 MAROUN AL-RAS Destroyed building MAROUN AL-RAS Destroyed building Oct. 5 Israeli military vehicles Vehicle tracks Israeli military vehicles MAROUN AL-RAS Vehicle tracks Vehicle tracks Israeli military vehicles Vehicle tracks MAROUN AL-RAS Oct. 5 Newly destroyed buildings MAROUN AL-RAS Destroyed mosque Flattened area Newly destroyed buildings Destroyed mosque MAROUN AL-RAS Flattened area Maroun al-Ras has seen fighting before: It was the scene of a major battle during Israel’s 2006 invasion of Lebanon.

Persons: Israel, Israel Maroun, Ras, Ras Naqoura, Maroun, Ali Qassem Tafeh, Hassan Awada, MAROUN, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, ”, ” Mr, Rajagopal, Tafeh, Hussein Jaafar, Yaroun's, “ Organizations: Hezbollah, The New York Times, Planet Labs, The Times, United Nations Interim Force, New York Times, Times, United Nations, Hague Convention, National News Agency Locations: Yaroun, Lebanon, ISRAEL LEBANON Israeli, LEBANON ISRAEL, Israeli, LEBANON Israeli, Israel, Lebanese, Lebanon Israel Nabatieh, Litani, Deir Aames, Area, Gaza, Maroun, Jerusalem, Geneva

☆ Biden held ‘direct,’ 30-minute call with Netanyahu, White House says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Biden has grown frustrated that Netanyahu appears to brush off his advice and recommendations, and to publicly reject his attempts at lowering regional temperatures. Biden last week made clear he expected to speak with Netanyahu ahead of any potential reprisal against Iran for its missile onslaught. Still, she acknowledged the significance of the conversation, the first between Biden and Netanyahu since August 21. Still, Biden was insistent that he speak to Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s next steps, believing it important to convey his views directly. The White House, which has declined to comment on those reports, has insisted the two men maintain a functional relationship.

Persons: Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s, “, Karine Jean, Pierre, Biden, Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Biden’s, Biden “, ”, unstick, Kamala Harris, Dana Bash, Hurricane Milton, Simon Harris, Still, Bob Woodward, ” Jean, Pierre said Organizations: CNN, Wednesday, ”, Hurricane Locations: Iranian, Lebanon, Iran, Israel, Beirut, ”, Gaza, New York, Gaza . Irish, Washington, Ireland, Israel’s

☆ Bridgit Mendler's space startup Northwood passes first test, connecting prototype antenna to Planet satellites
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The company's prototype antenna "Frankie" during testing in North Dakota on Oct. 5, 2024. North Dakota testingSetting up the company's prototype antenna in the early hours of Oct. 2, 2024. Northwood SpaceLast week the Northwood team was out in remote Maddock, North Dakota, to test its prototype antenna — "fondly dubbed Frankie," Mendler notes — by connecting to a Planet satellite in orbit. We're proud to be a part of this breakthrough in ground station technology," Planet senior director of global ground networks Joseph Breu said in a statement to CNBC. Northwood Space

Persons: Griffin, Bridgit Mendler, Mendler, Northwood, Frankie, Joseph Breu Organizations: Software, Northwood, CNBC, Service, Northwood Space Locations: Northwood, Segundo , California, North Dakota, Maddock , North Dakota

☆ Oil edges lower after rallying to highest in over a month on Middle East war risk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

An oil pumpjack (L) operates as another (R) stands idle in the Inglewood Oil Field on January 28, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Oil prices edged lower in early Asian trading hours on Tuesday as traders booked profits after prices rallied to their highest in over a month on Monday amid fears that the Middle East could be on the brink of a region-wide war. Israel has sworn to retaliate and is weighing its options, with Iran's oil facilities considered a possible target. However, some analysts believe that an attack on Iranian oil infrastructure is unlikely and have warned that oil prices could face considerable downward pressure if Israel focuses on any other target. U.S. crude oil inventories are expected to rise by 1.9 million barrels in the week ended Oct. 4, according to a preliminary Reuters poll.

Persons: Israel, Hurricane Milton Organizations: Inglewood Oil Field, . West Texas, Organization of Petroleum, ANZ Bank, American Petroleum Institute, Energy, Administration Locations: Inglewood, Los Angeles , California, Middle, Iran, Haifa, Israel, Lebanon, Gaza, Hurricane, Florida, U.S . Gulf of Mexico, .

☆ Gold eases as dollar firms; focus on Fed cues, U.S. data
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Spot gold was down 0.2% to $2,639.45 per ounce, as of 0303 GMT. U.S. gold futures lost 0.3% to $2,658.70. The dollar index hovered near a seven-week high, making bullion more expensive for holders of other currencies, while the benchmark U.S. Treasury 10-year yield topped 4% for the first time in more than two months. Investors are focused on the minutes of the Fed's latest policy meeting, due on Wednesday, followed by the U.S. Consumer Price Index on Thursday and the Producer Price Index data on Friday. "Looking ahead, if we see any upside surprises in the U.S. CPI numbers this week, this could boost further boost the dollar and pressure gold," Waterer added.

Persons: Gold, Tim Waterer, Israel, Bullion, Waterer, Louis, Alberto Musalem Organizations: Treasury, KCM Trade, U.S . Consumer, U.S, CPI, Louis Fed Locations: Singapore, Haifa, Lebanon, Gaza, St

☆ Hezbollah endorses Lebanon ceasefire efforts for the first time as Israel ramps up offensive
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Abbas Al Lawati | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Lebanon’s Hezbollah began firing at Israel on October 8 last year to show solidarity with Hamas, which had launched an attack on Israel from Gaza a day earlier. Hezbollah had previously stated that it would only cease its attacks on Israel once a ceasefire was reached with Hamas in Gaza. Israel, however, insisted that Hezbollah separate its conflict with Israel from the ongoing war with Hamas. It was Qassem’s second speech since Israel assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah late last month. Israel has since been conducting limited ground incursions into southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah, which has continued to fire rockets into northern Israel.

Persons: Nabih, Naim Qassem, Lebanon’s, Qassem, Hassan Nasrallah, Nabih Berri, Abdallah Bou Habib, Nasrallah, Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron, Biden, isn’t, Mohamed Azakir, Reuters Tzipi, Nasrallah hadn’t, Bou, Kiryat Motzkin Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Hezbollah, Amal, Lebanese, US, UN, Assembly, Reuters, Sky News, Israel, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Lebanon, Gaza, Berri, Israel, Gaza . Israel, Iran, Beirut's, Hadath, Haifa, Kiryat, Kiryat Yam

☆ Israel marks the anniversary of October 7 Hamas attacks with tears and anger
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

To mark the anniversary of his death, his family huddled around the memorial on Monday, hugging each other and David’s picture. War rages onMonday marked the first anniversary of the Hamas terror attacks, and a year since Israel began its war against the militant group in Gaza. Throughout the morning, loud booms of outgoing fire reverberated throughout southern Israel as the IDF hit targets in the Gaza strip. Indeed, as the anniversary events got under way, several rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel, injuring two people. Time stopped here,” Amat Moshe, whose grandparents were residents of the kibbutz, told CNN at the Nir Oz cemetery.

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☆ Oil pares gains after strongest weekly rise in over a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Oil prices pared gains in early trade on Monday after charting their biggest weekly rise in over a year on Friday amid mounting threats of a region-wide war in the Middle East. "However, the oil market will likely continue to face upside pressure due to fears of Israel's retaliation response to Iran. Despite the rally in oil prices last week, the impact of this conflict on oil supply will be relatively small, said ANZ Research in a Monday client note. "We see a direct attack on Iran's oil facilities as the least likely response among Israel's options. "Moreover, we have seen a diminished impact of geopolitical events on oil supply.

Persons: Brent, Tina Teng Organizations: Brent, . West Texas, ANZ Research, OPEC Locations: Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Gaza, Haifa, Russia, Kazakhstan, OPEC

☆ The Middle East is on high alert for October 7 anniversary attacks as Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza and Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Hannah Abraham | Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Middle East is anticipating strikes on the anniversary of the October 7 terror attacks. Israeli offensives have targeted several Middle Eastern regions, including Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria. AdvertisementThe Middle East is on high alert for military strikes timed to coincide with the first anniversary of the October 7 terror attacks on Israel. AdvertisementThere are fears the conflict could escalate into a full-blown war in the Middle East. AdvertisementIn June, the IMF said that the long-term economic effects of conflict on real GDP per capita in the Middle East would be particularly severe.

Persons: —, Yuval Baron, Keith Siegel, Adm, Daniel Hagari, Israel, Khader Ali Tawil, Kfar Yuval, Georgios Petropoulos, Jake Oubina, Piper Sandler Organizations: Service, Gaza Health Ministry, Reuters, Military, UN Humanitarian Affairs, CNN, Hamas, Health Ministry, BBC, Bank of Israel, Fox Business Locations: Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Haifa, Israel, Iran, Tiberias, Beirut, Kfar, suboffice, Rafah, Yemen

☆ A new Blue Origin: CEO Dave Limp is bringing urgency and ‘decisiveness’ to Jeff Bezos’ space company
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp, left, and founder Jeff Bezos look up at a New Glenn rocket on at the company's LC-36 facility in Florida. Blue OriginDave Limp had only one question for Jeff Bezos when he interviewed last year to become CEO of Blue Origin, the billionaire's space venture. "Jeff felt that [Blue Origin] needed manufacturing expertise; it needed decisiveness; it need a little bit of energy," Limp said. CEO Dave Limp, third from the left, with Blue Origin employees at the company's New Glenn facility in Florida. In the mission's place, Blue Origin will fly a demonstration of its spacecraft Blue Ring on the first New Glenn launch.

Persons: Dave Limp, Jeff Bezos, Jeff, Limp, Bezos, It's, I'm, New Glenn, Allen Parker, Jennifer Pena, Leanos, Ian Richardson, Tim Collins, it's, Origin's, ULA, Paul Hennessy, Glenn, We've, Starliner, Shepard, Blue, let's Organizations: Glenn, Florida ., Amazon, CNBC, Blue, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, Lab, Firefly Aerospace, Company, NASA, Amazon Devices, Flexport, Vulcan, Cape Canaveral Space Force, Anadolu, Getty, New Glenn, Falcon, Shepard, National Security, Washington , D.C Locations: Florida, New, Mars, Seattle, Kent , Washington, Texas , Florida, Alabama, ULA, West Texas, Cape Canaveral , Florida, Glenn, Washington ,, Huntsville , Alabama, Cape Canaveral , Texas

☆ The defining images of the Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Introduction Bernadette Tuazon | Cnn Digital'S Director Of Photography | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Within hours, Israel struck back and mounted an all-out war against Hamas that has claimed more than 40,000 Palestinian lives in Gaza, according to Gaza's Ministry of Health. Thousands of images have been taken since October 7: Dead bodies strewn on the ground, lying side by side near a bus stop in Israel. Ziv Koren, a 30-year veteran photojournalist with Polaris Images, was woken up on October 7 by the blaring sound of emergency sirens in Israel. Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf was front and center in the early months of the war. The photographs are capturing history as it unfolds, “and these need to be taken every single day.”Editor's note: This gallery contains graphic images.

Persons: Israel, Young, what’s, Ziv Koren, ”, Samar Abu Elouf, Koren, “ Organizations: Hamas, Gaza's Ministry of Health, Protect Journalists, Polaris, CNN Locations: Israel, Gaza, Israeli, Tel Aviv, Palestinian

Hezbollah has also been accused of obstructing the election of a new president, leaving Lebanon leaderless for the past two years. A pro-Iranian Hezbollah supporter holds up a poster of assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, on Thursday. While some Lebanese believe Hezbollah hijacked Lebanon’s political system, it also held it up. Lebanon has already suffered a year of lower-level fighting between Israel and Hezbollah along its southern border. But Lebanese political leaders are still relishing Hezbollah’s decline, he said, even some among the group’s Shia Muslim co-religionists.

Persons: Hassan Nasrallah, ” Fouad Siniora, ”, Rafik Hariri, Marwan Naamani, Sarah Zaaimi, Firas Maksad, “, ” Maksad, Nabih Berri, Jeffrey Feltman, Berri, Israel –, ” Ibrahim Moussawi, —, Siniora Organizations: NBC News, United, Getty, Hezbollah, Hariri, & Middle, Middle East Institute, WikiLeaks, Security, Keystone, —, The Washington Institute Locations: BEIRUT, Lebanon, Israel, Beirut, Iran, United Nations, Lebanese, Syria, AFP, Washington, U.S, Paris, Tehran, Riyadh, Jerusalem, “

☆ ‘There will be a lot of deaths’: Israelis living near Lebanese border fear tit-for-tat escalation
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | Zeena Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Kiryat Shmona, Israel CNN —Yair Pinhas grew up hiking in the hills around Kiryat Shmona, his hometown in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon. A family home that was damaged by a rocket attack in Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel. Ora Hatan speaks on the phone at her house near the Israeli border with Lebanon. A city of some 22,000, Kiryat Shmona has turned into a ghost town over the past year. On Thursday, marking the Jewish new year, the Pinhas family snuck back into Kiryat Shmona for a brief visit.

Persons: Kiryat, Israel CNN — Yair Pinhas, “, we’d, ”, Pinhas, Ivana Kottasova, CNN Kiryat, won’t, ” Pinhas, Yair Pinhas, Kiryat Shmona, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Hezbollah’s, Hassan Nasrallah, Daniel Hagari, Ora Hatan, Hatan, she’s, Ivana Kottasová, Israel Organizations: Israel CNN, CNN, CNN Kiryat Shmona, United Nations, Assembly, UN, Israel Defense Forces, Lebanese Ministry of Health Locations: Kiryat Shmona, Israel, Lebanon, Galilee, Tel Aviv, Iran, Gaza, Kiryat, “ Israel, Beirut, Shtula, Pinhas

☆ October surprises are piling up, but a toss-up race seems impervious to shocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

The trio of tests facing Harris comes with potential economic, political and humanitarian consequences if the administration errs. And the new scrutiny of Trump’s behavior after the 2020 election could cause some voters to again question his fitness for the Oval Office. Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Dane Manufacturing in Waunakee, Wisconsin, October 1, 2024. NONE OF THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS PRESIDENT!” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday. But Trump has already tried to manipulate the tragedy for political gain, accusing Biden of “sleeping” following the storm.

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