🇺🇸🇮🇱 U.S. readies plans for mass evacuations if Gaza war escalates
The Biden administration is preparing for the possibility that hundreds of thousands of American citizens will require evacuation from the Middle East if the bloodshed in Gaza cannot be contained, according to four officials familiar with the U.S. government’s contingency planning.
The specter of such an operation comes as Israeli forces, aided by U.S. weapons and military advisers, prepare for what is widely expected to be a perilous ground offensive against Hamas militants responsible for the stunning cross-border attack that has reignited hostilities. The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to detail internal deliberations, said Americans living in Israel and neighboring Lebanon are of particular concern, though they stressed that an evacuation of that magnitude is considered a worst-case scenario and that other outcomes are seen as more likely.
📎 Washington Post
The Biden administration is preparing for the possibility that hundreds of thousands of American citizens will require evacuation from the Middle East if the bloodshed in Gaza cannot be contained, according to four officials familiar with the U.S. government’s contingency planning.
The specter of such an operation comes as Israeli forces, aided by U.S. weapons and military advisers, prepare for what is widely expected to be a perilous ground offensive against Hamas militants responsible for the stunning cross-border attack that has reignited hostilities. The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to detail internal deliberations, said Americans living in Israel and neighboring Lebanon are of particular concern, though they stressed that an evacuation of that magnitude is considered a worst-case scenario and that other outcomes are seen as more likely.
📎 Washington Post
🇺🇸🇮🇱 The IDF tells the Times of Israel it is concerned that Hamas might release more hostages, which might delay the ground invasion.
📎 Times of Israel
📎 Times of Israel
🇮🇱🇵🇸 The Israel Defense Forces reported carrying out more than 400 strikes on targets in the Gaza Strip. It was announced that underground tunnels, operational headquarters, temporary deployment centers located in mosques, and several field commanders had been destroyed. Nobody cares about collateral damage there. The IDF ground operation has not yet begun.
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🇮🇱🇵🇸 A video is being circulated on foreign channels of what is reportedly a recent Israeli airstrike on the town of Deir el-Balah in the Gaza Strip.
🇮🇱🇵🇸❗️The Israeli Army (IDF) is already at the limit of its capabilities, reports Vice, citing sources.
According to the publication, which cites Israeli officials, a possible operation in the Gaza Strip will take months and require a serious military presence.
According to the publication, which cites Israeli officials, a possible operation in the Gaza Strip will take months and require a serious military presence.
🇺🇲🇮🇱🇵🇸❗️The United States believes that Israel has not developed a clear plan for a ground operation in the Gaza Strip that could be implemented, and is concerned that its implementation could lead to large casualties among civilians, The New York Times (NYT) reported. with reference to sources.
🇮🇱🇵🇸 Google, at the request of the Israeli military, is turning off traffic data in Israel and the Gaza Strip in the Maps and Waze applications, Bloomberg writes.
The source told the agency that this information could indicate the movement of Israeli troops. At the same time, the company assures that drivers using their navigators will still receive an arrival time based on the actual traffic situation.
The source told the agency that this information could indicate the movement of Israeli troops. At the same time, the company assures that drivers using their navigators will still receive an arrival time based on the actual traffic situation.
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🇺🇲 Musk believes that humanity is heading towards World War III
“I think we are sleepwalking towards World War III. With one stupid decision after another. People need to do some self-reflection. If their forecasts did not come true, they should think that maybe the rest of their forecasts will not come true,” Musk said at a conference in X.
“I think we are sleepwalking towards World War III. With one stupid decision after another. People need to do some self-reflection. If their forecasts did not come true, they should think that maybe the rest of their forecasts will not come true,” Musk said at a conference in X.
🇫🇷🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️France proposes creating a regional and international coalition to fight Hamas - Macron
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🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡The Russian flag and the flag of the 114th motorized rifle brigade, which carried out a successful assault on this ash dump, are now flying over the Avdeevka waste heap.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦🇺🇲 Footage of a captured FGM-148 Javelin being launched by a Russian fighter, apparently at a training ground.
🇺🇳🇵🇸 UN:
"More than 1,400 people, including 800 children, are trapped under rubble in the Gaza Strip"
"More than 1,400 people, including 800 children, are trapped under rubble in the Gaza Strip"
🇶🇦🇮🇱 The Emir of Qatar condemned Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, Reuters reports.
“We've said enough. Israel should not be given an unconditional green light and unlimited permission to kill. We call for a serious regional and international stand against this dangerous escalation we are seeing, which threatens the security of the region and the world. We do not accept double standards and do not act as if the lives of Palestinian children are not taken into account, as if they do not have faces and names,” said Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.
This was the first comment from Qatar, which recently began a mediation mission in negotiations between Israel and Hamas over the release of the hostages.
“We've said enough. Israel should not be given an unconditional green light and unlimited permission to kill. We call for a serious regional and international stand against this dangerous escalation we are seeing, which threatens the security of the region and the world. We do not accept double standards and do not act as if the lives of Palestinian children are not taken into account, as if they do not have faces and names,” said Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.
This was the first comment from Qatar, which recently began a mediation mission in negotiations between Israel and Hamas over the release of the hostages.
🇨🇳 ⚡️Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu has been removed from his post, Chinese state media reported.
Western publications wrote about the “disappearance” of the minister in September; they claimed that he was under investigation for corruption.
Western publications wrote about the “disappearance” of the minister in September; they claimed that he was under investigation for corruption.
🇮🇱🇵🇸❗️The Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Army said that “tactical and strategic” factors are delaying the ground operation in Gaza, but give time to prepare.
The army is ready for a ground operation, a decision is expected at the political level on its form and time, the head of the General Staff said.
The army is ready for a ground operation, a decision is expected at the political level on its form and time, the head of the General Staff said.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 The assault on the Avdeevka waste heap by soldiers of the 114th Motorized Rifle Brigade, whose flag is now installed on its top.
The enemy is methodically smoked out of their holes with artillery fire and drops from copters. The soldiers are also supported by heavy armored vehicles and aircraft.
One of the first significant successes during the difficult Avdeevka offensive operation. We hope it's not the last.
The enemy is methodically smoked out of their holes with artillery fire and drops from copters. The soldiers are also supported by heavy armored vehicles and aircraft.
One of the first significant successes during the difficult Avdeevka offensive operation. We hope it's not the last.
🇺🇲🇷🇺 The United States made a serious offer to Russia to exchange Paul Whelan, sentenced in Russia to 16 years in prison for espionage - CNN.