October 18th, 2023

• ​Commentary: The Biden Administration Tries to Hide What It Knew About an Impending Massacre, While Leaving U.S. Backing for Iran Untouched - The D.C. blame game is about avoiding responsibility while protecting a policy that is written in blood
• US pressing Israel to devise strategy for scenario of Hamas's rule being toppled
• Report: Biden Admin to Ask Congress for $100 Billion in Ukraine, Israel Aid
• Israeli tanks add drone protection cages, a lesson from Ukraine war
• Tracking Cellphone Data by Neighborhood, Israel Gauges Gaza Evacuation
• PBS: Israeli Forces Found 'Iranian-Made' Mortars that Show 'Iran Is Directly Supplying Weaponry to Hamas in This Fight'
• Distrusting Netanyahu, US takes oversight role in Israel's Hamas war - The two visits to Israel by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, another by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and the expected arrival on Wednesday of President Joe Biden reflect American concerns over the outbreak of a regional war
• Saudi's crown prince snubbed the US Secretary of State by making him wait hours for a meeting before postponing it, report says - It came as Blinken, the US secretary of state, tried to persuade the Saudi ruler to condemn the Hamas terror attacks
• As it harbored Hamas, Qatar spent $1 billion-plus trying to influence U.S. education, politics
• The danger of leaving things be: how the world 'failed miserably' in the Middle East - Amid Israel's turn to the right and the resurgence of armed groups in the Palestinian territories, recent horrific events highlight the dangers of diplomatic inaction
• Israelis Gird for a Deeper War Amid a Crisis of Trust in the Government
• Netanyahu Opted for Limited Strikes in the Past. This Is His First All-Out War.
• Ashkelon caught between Gaza rockets and gov't indifference
• IDF intel chief says he 'bears full responsibility' for not warning of Hamas attack
• 4,000 Palestinian workers held by Israel for questioning into Hamas attack
• Israel eliminates top Hamas commander; 14 said killed as Haniyeh's family home bombed
• After blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital, Hamas and Israel trade blame as rage spreads in region
• After Fatal Explosion at Gaza Hospital, Netanyahu Blames 'Barbaric Terrorists'; Abbas Nixes Biden Meeting
• Egypt blames Israel for blast at Gaza City hospital
• Israel Denies Striking Gaza Hospital - After Palestinian Officials Blame Israeli Airstrike For Killing Hundreds
• Israel says Islamic Jihad rocket misfire caused Gaza hospital blast
• NBC's Sanchez: Israel Denies Hamas' Claim It Struck Hospital, But Israel Has Said Incorrect Things Before
• MSNBC's O'Donnell: Israel Must Welcome Restraint Talk After Hospital Blast, Even if It Wasn't Responsible for the Blast
• Keith Olbermann Apologizes for Post Blaming Israel for Missile Strike on Palestinian Hospital
• IDF: Media Blindly Believing Hamas Propaganda on Hospital Explosion Is Causing Violence
• Israel-Palestine war: Jordanians try to storm Israeli embassy after Gaza hospital attack
• Dozens Of Protesters Attempt To Storm Israeli Embassy In Amman: AFP
• Fact Check: Istanbul protest outside the Israeli embassy in Ankara clip predates Oct 2023 Israel-Hamas war
• Protests Break Out at US Embassies Across Middle East - Muslims Raise Palestinian Flag at US Embassy Wall in Beirut - Burn US Flags
• Biden's Mideast trip upended by Gaza hospital strike
• Terror group Hezbollah calls for 'day of anger' against Biden's visit to Israel
• Jordan cancels Biden summit with King Abdullah, Sissi, Abbas after hospital blast
• Biden's visit to Israel conditioned on Israel allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza: report
• Marsha Blackburn Slams Biden Administration: 'Should Not Be Placing Conditions' on Support for Israel
• Army announces Gaza humanitarian zone as Biden heads to Israel with 'tough questions'
• Dem Sen. Murphy: Egypt Needs to Face 'Consequences' from U.S. if They Won't open Border Crossing
• UN chief Guterres to meet Sissi in Egypt to discuss Gaza aid
• Fears grow people are dehydrating to death in Gaza as clean water runs out - UN agency warns residents exposed to cholera and dysentery as city's last seawater desalination plant closes
• Gaza's medics work under Israeli strikes, lack of supplies in battle to save lives
• UNRWA indicates Hamas stole supplies from its Gaza premises, then walks back claim
• Commentary - Hamas is more dangerous, utterly inhumane: Israel must not underestimate it again
• Netanyahu: "Hamas Are The New Nazis," Worse Than ISIS, These Are The Worst Crimes Against Jews Since The Holocaust
• In Kfar Aza, French MPs say gruesome scenes recall 2015 Paris massacre - Lawmakers from delegation, which includes former prime minister, say Paris won't tie Israel's hands and will support Jerusalem for as long as it needs to topple Hamas
• French government wants hard-left lawmaker probed for backing Hamas
• IDF: Status of post-war Gaza will be 'global issue'
• Republicans Pounce After Kamala Harris Calls for "Assault Weapons" Ban of "Weapons of War" After Unarmed Israelis Massacred by Hamas
• Democrats' unity starts cracking on Israel-Gaza conflict
• Ocasio-Cortez: I Have Concerns About Israel Pursuing 'Collective Punishment' on Gaza
• 'Squad' Member Posts Fake Photo of 'Hundreds of Dead Palestinian Kids'
• Israel-Hamas Conflict Spills Over in Newsroom Shouting Matches
• Alicia Keys accused of pro-terrorist messaging in now-deleted post about 'paragliding' while wearing Hamas colors
• Palestinian NYC Doctor Fired After Posting a Disgusting Remark Celebrating Hamas Savages Slaughtering Innocent Israelis
• Tech leaders boycott Europe's biggest tech confab over criticism of Israeli response
• Victoria's Secret Founder Leslie Wexner Severs Financial Ties with Harvard Over Its "Dismal Failure" to Condemn Hamas Attacks
• Hayward: China Demands U.S. Colleges Be More Pro-Palestinian
• Global task force against antisemitism warns of danger ahead due to Israel-Hamas war
• Jews again faced most hate crimes of any religious group in 2022, FBI reports
• Iconic Jewish NYC deli vandalized with swastika after pro-Israel social media posts
• National Guard Chief Gen. Daniel Hokanson Dismisses Leaked Email Claiming Enlisted Troops are Anti-Semitic and Don't Want to Risk Lives for Israel
• Israel Readying Emergency Regulations Allowing Arrest of Journalists for Factual Reporting - One Israeli journalist said Israel's far-right government—trying to stop Al Jazeera's Gaza broadcasts - is "acting more like Putin's" regime
• Foreign media given unprecedented access to forensic institute to witness atrocities
• Hamas Releases Statement, Says Foreign Hostages Were Taken "By Accident" - They Will Be Returned Soon; "They Are Being Treated Like Esteemed Guests"
• IDF says it expects more Hamas clips of hostages, brands them 'psychological terror'
• Macron: Talks to free Gaza hostages progressing, Turkey also involved
• Jordanian king warns Mideast 'on brink of abyss,' refuses refuge for fleeing Gazans
• Nikki Haley Argues to Bring One Million Hamas Supporting Palestinians to the US from Gaza - Where Over 68% of Population Supports Terror Strikes on Israel
• Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa Says 'This World Needs Prayer' as Attacks on Israel Continue
• 'There's War, Blood Is Boiling': Settlers Force Palestinians Out Their West Bank Homes
• Mahmoud Abbas' 'Moderate' Fatah Declares Unity with Hamas, Lauds Israel Massacre: Armed Struggle 'Only Way'
• Four soldiers lightly hurt in latest Hezbollah missile attack on Lebanon border
• Metula missile attack injures 3; IDF kills Hezbollah cell trying to infiltrate border
• White House has discussed U.S. military response if Hezbollah attacks Israel
• IDF chief warns Israel will 'annihilate' Hezbollah as attacks continue
• Iran warns of 'another shockwave' on Israel if Gaza strikes don't stop
• Iran's Khamenei says 'no one' can stop resistance if Israel continues Gaza offensive - 'Muslim nations are angry,' says supreme leader, accusing Jewish state of 'genocide' and asserting that no action can 'make up for the scandalous failure it suffered'
• Russia rejected at UNSC for failing to call out Hamas
• Baltic MPs: Hamas is in Iran-Russia 'axis of evil,' Europe must reevaluate its policy
• Resurfaced Video Shows Houston-Based Muslim Children Pledging to Be Soldiers, Martyrs for Iranian Ayatollah
• Report: Ukraine Is Using Autonomous AI 'Killer Drones'
• Inside Biden's decision to secretly send longer-range U.S. missiles to Ukraine
• Putin Visits China Underscoring Ties Amid Ukraine War And Israel-Hamas Conflict
• Arkansas Becomes First State to Force Chinese Company to Give Up Land
• North Korea's New Missle Appears Designed to Overwhelm US Defenses
• Suspected radical Islamic terrorist Abdesalem Lassoued, a 45-year-old Tunisian, has been shot dead in the Belgian and European Union capital of Brussels, after being hunted down by Belgian counter-terrorism police
• France's Macron Says Rising Islamist Terrorism Threatens All of Europe
• Brazil's Bolsonaro Plotted Coup After Election Defeat, Congressional Probe Finds
• "Washington DC is Broken" - Arizona GOP Rep. Debbie Lesko Announces Plans to Retire Amid Speaker Vote
• How conservative media figures helped to fuel the GOP speaker chaos
• Next Speaker vote pushed to Wednesday after Jordan falls short
• Jeffries blasts Jordan as 'poster child of MAGA extremism' after failed speaker vote, pushes bipartisan path
• Pelosi: Jordan as Speaker Would Be 'Appalling,' Our Democracy Is at Stake
• Trump Committed Egregious Intelligence Breach, Ex-UK Spy Tells Court
• Banana Republic: Corrupt Left-Wing Judges Now Decide What Republicans Can Say While Campaigning
• Gag order against Trump will prevent him from criticizing prosecutors, judge in J6 case
• Trump calls NY fraud trial 'election interference' as proceedings enter third week
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits southeast of the Loyalty Islands
• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits near Bandar Abbas, Iran
• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Bandar Abbas, Iran
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Kermadec Islands region
• Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattles Northern California
• Bezymianny volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 35,000ft
• Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 22,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 22,000ft
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 19,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
• Sakurajima volcano on Japan erupts to 10,000ft
• Tropical Storm Norma in Eastern Pacific expected to threaten Mexico as a significant hurricane
• Triple-digit heat to put October record in jeopardy in Phoenix
• Research finds charging electric vehicles will increase Colorado energy bills
• 'God goes before us': Over 3,000 attend revival at Arkansas high school football stadium
• Biden admin moves to offer 'temporary status', benefits to illegal immigrant families
• Trans Athlete Takes Title Away from 14-Time Female Fencing Champion
• India's top court declines to legalize same-sex marriage in landmark LGBTQ ruling
• How same-sex unions are rooted in Indian tradition
• Planned Parenthood Uses Aftermath Of Hamas Attack To Fundraise For Its Own Killing Operations
• Abortion Doc Donates $100K for Ohio Ballot Measure
• Britney Spears reveals she aborted her baby with Justin Timberlake after he told her they were 'too young'