We know what’s coming and we are prepared.
— 🇮🇱/🇵🇸/🇱🇧/🇮🇶 15th day of the war, October 21st status update and major events:
– Extremely heavy airstrikes on Gaza throughout the day, especially in the evening. Still a huge lack of food, water, medicine and electricity.
– In the early morning, the Rafah crossing was temporarily opened, and 20 trucks with aid managed to get into Gaza.
– Sporadic rocket attacks by Hamas and PIJ took place on cities like Sderot and Ashkelon.
– Throughout the entire day, Hezbollah carried out many attacks with ATGMs against IDF troops, vehicles and radar stations in numerous settlements near the Lebanese border. At least one Hummer and one Merkava were destroyed, and several IDF soldiers were killed.
– Hezbollah announced 6 new martyrs, bringing the total amount of casualties they suffered since the beginning of the war to 19 deaths.
– As a response to the Hezbollah attacks, the IDF carried out artillery shellings and drone strikes on Hezbollah positions in Lebanon. It seems that the IDF has adapted and is now engaging more directly and proactively against Hezbollah, targeting ATGM squads before they get into position, as well as carrying out targeted drone strikes on known Hezbollah vehicles and manned hideouts.
– The Islamic Resistance in Iraq carried out an attack with two suicide drones against the U.S. military base in Erbil International Airport.
– The IAF carried out an airstrike on Al-Ansari Mosque inside the Jenin camp in the West Bank, claiming it was used as a hideout by Hamas and PIJ.
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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 ...
