We know what’s coming and we are prepared.
— 🇮🇱/🇵🇸/🇱🇧/🇮🇶/🇸🇾 17th day of the war, October 23rd status update and major events:
– Heavy airstrikes on Gaza at night. Still a huge lack of food, water, medicine and electricity. Hospitals are expected to be out of power within 48 hrs.
– Sporadic rocket attacks by Hamas and PIJ took place on cities like Sderot, Ashkelon and others. Very small.
– Throughout the day, Hezbollah carried out at least 3 attacks with ATGMs against IDF targets in settlements near the Lebanese border. Today's activity on the northern front was significantly less intense than the previous days, possible even the least we have seen since the first few days of the war.
– The amount of officially announced Hezbollah martyrs has risen to 32.
– As a response to Hezbollah attacks, the IDF carried out artillery shellings, drone strikes and airstrikes on Hezbollah positions in Lebanon, but much less than previous days.
– The Islamic Resistance in Iraq carried out attacks on 5 U.S. occupation bases in Syria with suicide drones. They first struck Al-Tanf, Al-Rukban and Al-Malikiyah in the afternoon, and then Al-Omar oil field and Al-Shaddadi base in the evening.
– IRGC-affiliated planes started using Khmeimim airbase in Syria for the first time.
– Hamas released two elderly female prisoners for humanitarian reasons.
– Limited Israeli raids and incursions took place in the Gaza strip to the East of Al-Maghazi camp.
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🇺🇸🛢 US oil inventory model excluding SPR fair value showed ~$95/bbl WTI last week.
This week’s commercial oil inventory draw excluding propane/propylene is 8-9million bbls.
It would put fair value at $98-$99.
By the end of July, another 65-70 million bbls will be gone.
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❄️🌊 Mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic suggests the AMOC is weakening
A patch of ocean south-east of Greenland is the only place on Earth that is cooling, and it could be a sign that the warm water "conveyor belt" in the Atlantic is slowing down
Over the past 150 years, Earth’s entire surface has been warming, except for one patch of the north Atlantic. Located south-east of Greenland, this area has cooled by as much as 1°C and is known as the “warming hole” or the “cold blob”.
Scientists have been split over why this cold blob exists, but the latest evidence backs up the idea that it is caused by a weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the system of currents that transports warmth from the tropics to Europe.
The AMOC carries warm, salty water from the Gulf of Mexico towards the north Atlantic, where it cools and sinks, flowing back south along the ocean floor. Scientists are concerned that the surge of freshwater from Greenland’s ...
🇮🇷🇮🇷❌🇮🇱🇺🇸🌞- Summary of today's events in Israel, Iran, Lebanon, and Iraq:
➡️ Earlier today, Israel struck an apartment building in Dahieh, southern Beirut, despite Iranian threats of retaliation on northern Israel if they carried out such attacks. At least 2 people were killed.
➡️ In response, Iran carried out their threat and attacked northern Israel with at least 26 ballistic missiles and multiple drones. At least 2 impacts were confirmed near Tiberias and southwest Haifa, along with 3 impacts allegedly of debris in other areas of northern Israel.
➡️ Missiles were launched from Kermanshah (5), Tabriz (3), Urmia (2), Isfahan (7), Kashan (3), Qom (3), and Andimeshk (3), all towards northern Israel.
➡️ After the attack, Israeli officials are pushing for a response; Donald Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu spoke on the phone, where according to Israeli media, Netanyahu "Kind of agreed" not to retaliate.
➡️ A U.S. Army MQ-1C "Gray Eagle" ...
