🇺🇳 🇮🇷 🇷🇺 A UN Security Council resolution on Iran’s missile program has expired today. Russia is free to deliver hypersonic missiles to Iran. First deliveries are probably arriving at Iranian ports. Russia will support Iran in the upcoming war against Israel/US. Payback for Ukraine. - Kim Dotcom

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2023-10-19/un-security-council-resolution-2231-banning-missile-transfers-iran-expires

🇺🇸🇮🇱 U.S. to send Israel artillery shells initially destined for Ukraine

The Pentagon plans to send Israel tens of thousands of 155mm artillery shells that had been destined for Ukraine from U.S. emergency stocks several months ago, three Israeli officials with knowledge of the situation tell Axios.

Why it matters: The Israel Defense Forces and the Israeli Ministry of Defense told their U.S. counterparts they urgently need artillery shells to prepare for a ground invasion in Gaza — and a potential escalation of the war by Hezbollah along the Israel-Lebanon border, Israeli officials say.

📎 Axios

🇺🇸🇺🇦 FLASHBACK: Ukraine looks to arm itself as Western support slips

It’s all part of a larger and growing refrain among Ukrainian officials, which is “we will have to become an Israel in Europe — self-sufficient but with help from other countries,” said Daniel Vajdich, president of Yorktown Solutions, which advocates on behalf of Ukraine in Washington.

That effort will rely on co-production deals “that will develop capabilities in the region initially and then in-country when possible.” Leaders in Kyiv want that day to come sooner rather than later, an urgency that’s been bolstered by comments from several Western officials over the past few weeks that weapons are running out and allies haven’t significantly ramped up their production lines to keep up with demand.

“We cannot keep on giving from our own stockpiles,” said one European official, who like others quoted in this story was granted anonymity to speak frankly about a politically sensitive issue.

📎 Politico

🇺🇸🇮🇱 State Dept officials are preparing a dissent cable over Biden's Israel-Palestine policy

"A mutiny [is] brewing within State at all levels,” one official said, as staff describe anger, depression, tears in meetings + rumors more colleagues will quit.

The cable would represent a formal assessment that the US must change its Gaza approach to shield its national security interests. How harsh it is & how many sign will help determine its impact.

State Dept staff even at high levels feel Blinken is not hearing them right now.

📎 HuffPost

🇮🇱 💵 🇺🇸 "Israel has consistently received more U.S. aid than any other country. Since the end of World War II, the U.S. has cumulatively provided Israel with almost $318 billion in aid of all types, including military, economic and humanitarian."

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politifact/2023/10/19/us-aid-to-israel-what-to-know/

🇵🇸🇮🇱☦️The Greek Orthodox Church condemned the Israeli attack on the Church of St. Porphyrios.

The Jerusalem Council of Churches called on Israel to stop the massacre in the Gaza Strip.

By the way, as they write, this church is very ancient, built during the conquest of Palestine by the Crusaders during the Crusades.

🇵🇸🇮🇱 Destroyed Greek orthodox Church by zionist airstrike

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸 Devastating poll

📎 Dr. Snekotron

🇺🇸🇮🇱 The associated press published and then removed this section from an article.

📎 Patrick