We know what’s coming and we are prepared.
— 🇮🇱/🇵🇸/🇱🇧 12th day of the war, October 18th, status update and major events:
– Many airstrikes on Gaza throughout the entire day, still a huge lack of food, water, medicine and electricity.
– Israel and the US now officially claim that the Al-Ahli hospital massacre was the result of a misfired PIJ rocket, not an Israeli airstrike.
– Sporadic rocket attacks by Hamas and PIJ on cities such as Ashkelon, Ashdod and Tel Aviv.
– Biden visited Israel, and announced that an agreement was reached to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza from Egypt through the Rafah crossing. He also discussed the details of a possible Gaza invasion with Netanyahu.
– Israel set up field hospitals near Lebanon, and Defense Minister Gallant said that the IDF needs to be ready for any scenario in the north.
– Throughout the entire day, a large amount of Hezbollah attacks on the IDF in settlements near the Lebanese border. Hezbollah carried out even more attacks than yesterday. They used ATGMs on Israeli tanks, launched mortars against IDF outposts, and disabled surveillance equipment by shooting with snipers and small arms.
– Furthermore, Hezbollah announced that 3 of their fighters had been killed, making the total amount of fighters killed 13.
– The Israeli army shelled South Lebanon with artillery in response to these attacks, and the Israeli air force carried out strikes on Hezbollah targets.
– Israeli public broadcaster Kann says that all preparations for an Israeli ground offensive into Gaza are complete.
– Israel's war cabinet held a meeting to make a final decision regarding the plans for a possible ground offensive into Gaza.
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🇺🇸 Teenagers are now facing charges after doing a ding-dong ditch prank with a twist. They showed up in masks, wearing tactical gear and a rifle, or what looks like a rifle.
Two #Delaware teenagers, aged 16 and 17, faced charges after knocking on doors in New Castle while wearing tactical-style vests and carrying what appeared to be a rifle, police said.
This could’ve ended so badly..
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📝 🇪🇺 🇫🇷 Mario Nawfal on X: Europe's riots are just the beginning. The real economic shock hasn't even arrived yet.
I spoke with economist Philip Pilkington about the unrest spreading across France, Italy and Albania.
He thinks we're watching the early stages of something much bigger.
One statistic really caught my attention.
According to Pilkington, France's inflation-adjusted household food consumption has fallen roughly 6.4% since 2022. He suspects the poorest households have suffered far steeper cuts.
Now add another surge in energy prices.
Pilkington pointed to rice futures rising 70% this year, wheat and sugar climbing 40%, and fertilizer shortages threatening next year's harvest.
His prediction is that the worst food inflation could arrive this winter or next spring.
And there's a political problem sitting right on top of it.
Governments across Europe are already deeply unpopular. People are struggling to afford basic necessities, and another prolonged energy ...
