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Chinese firms selling drones to Russia.

https://mil.in.ua/en/news/chinese-firms-sell-12-million-in-drones-to-russia/

A Chinese ship was transiting the area at the time the damage occurred

https://mil.in.ua/en/news/chinese-ship-suspected-of-damaging-baltic-sea-gas-pipeline-and-communication-cables/

12-year-old Harry Potter fan championed by J.K. Rowling found murdered by Hamas

The bodies of Noya Dan, a 12-year-old autistic Israeli girl, and her grandmother Carmela, 80 — who were initially believed to have been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza — have been found, the Kan public broadcaster reported on Thursday.

On Monday, while Noya’s fate was still unknown, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling retweeted a post highlighting the child’s uncertain situation that was initially posted by the State of Israel’s official X account.

Rowling wrote, “For obvious reasons, this picture has hit home with me,” the author says, adding that kidnapping children is “despicable and wholly unjustifiable,” and expressing hope for the release of all captives in Gaza

IDF: ”Now, our maneuvers are going to take the war into their territory. It's going to be long, it's going to be intense, the best commanders and soldiers are here”

As part of the completion of the preparation for the continuation of the fighting, the approval of operational plans and the deployment of forces in the field are currently happening. The Commanding Officer of the Southern Command, MG Yaron Finkelman, toured the various units currently stationed in the southern arena. During his visits, he approved plans and conversed with soldiers and commanders.

Attached is a sync of the Commanding Officer of the Southern Command, MG Yaron Finkelman: https://bit.ly/3tGirkX

Attached is a video of the Commanding Officer of the Southern Command with forces in the field: https://bit.ly/46zWK4E

🇺🇳 UN Commission presents new report on human rights violations and war crimes in Ukraine.

Rape. A Russian soldier attacked a 75-year-old woman. During the interrogation, he beat her in the face, chest and ribs and choked her. He ordered her to take off her clothes, and when she refused, he tore off her clothes, cut her stomach and raped her several times. The woman also had several broken ribs and teeth.

Torture in the occupied territories is systematic. Witnesses described situations where people were tortured with such cruelty that they died.

Deportations. The UN recorded the deportation of 31 children from Ukraine to the territory of the Russian Federation, which is a war crime.

@liveukraine_media

The Russian dictator's spokesman, Peskov, said that Russia "finds unacceptable" Biden's comparison of Putin to Palestinian Hamas.

He cynically stated that "such rhetoric is hardly suitable for responsible leaders of states."

@liveukraine_media

Good morning Resisters everywhere

The IDF publishes new data on the abducted and missing:

The IDF allows the publication that out of about 200 abductees for whom there is information about their presence in the territory of the Gaza Strip -
A couple dozen (less than 30) are children up to the age of 18.
About 10-20 of them are elderly people aged 60+.
Most of the abductees are alive, but there are also bodies that were abducted to Gaza.

In addition, there are another 100-200 Israelis who are defined as missing, and there is no information on their whereabouts. This is compared to about 3,000 people who were declared missing on the first day of the war, and since then their number has been greatly reduced when certain information about their whereabouts has arrived (they were found alive, found dead, or known to have been kidnapped).

The IDF emphasizes that there are quite a few complexities that make it difficult to locate information regarding the missing. Among other things, many bodies that are in Shura camp have not yet been identified, bodies that have not yet been collected from the area, and the army is still conducting ground raids in the area of ​​the fence with the aim of collecting more bodies.

The IDF emphasizes that they adhere to the principle of complete transparency with the families, and pass on to them any information they have about their loved ones. There are many teams that are in daily contact with the families of the abductees, but teams have not yet arrived for all the families of the missing, and there is an effort to do so in the next day.

Taylor Swift's Israeli bodyguard is back in Israel fighting Hamas.https://t.me/NewsWorld_23/811

Nepalis mourn relatives and broken dreams in wake of devastating Hamas massacre

On a small farm in Nepal, a weeping father mourns the lost dreams of his 25-year-old son, among the 10 Nepali agriculture students massacred in Hamas’s devastating onslaught in Israel.

It was only last month that Ashish Chaudhary’s family had been celebrating his hopes of building a better life after he joined Israel’s 11-month “Learn and Earn” work-study program.

“I thought… it would be good for him and his bright future,” his father Bejhulal Dangaura told AFP with tears in his eyes.

Chaudhary was among the 10 Nepali students killed when Hamas launched its October 7 massacre, which saw at least 2,500 terrorists burst across the border into Israel from the Gaza Strip by land, air, and sea, killing over 1,400 people and taking at least 199 hostages under the cover of thousands of rockets fired at Israeli cities.

The minesweeping group consisting of vessels from the Bulgarian and Romanian navies has initiated the search for mines along the route of the new Ukrainian corridor in the Black Sea, as reported by Andriy Klymenko, the head of the Sanctions and Freedom of Navigation Monitoring Group at the Institute of Black Sea Strategic Studies.

A total of one Romanian and six Bulgarian ships are currently engaged in trawling operations, focusing on the coastal areas of Bulgaria and the adjacent zones frequented by bulk carriers.

Klymenko noted the swift action of the Black Sea neighbors, saying, 'Finally... Our Black Sea neighbors have impressively transitioned from the decision to create a minesweeping group to actual on-the-water operations. The decision was made just on October 12, 2023, during the latest 'Ramstein' meeting, and by October 16, 2023, the ships were already at sea.

🕯 9:00 - minute of silence

Nariman Seitmemetov died on July 8, 2023 in Donetsk region. The defender is forever 36 years old.

Nariman Seitmemetov was born in Uzbekistan. He lived in the village of Vynogradne in the Ukrainian Crimea. He worked as a mechanic and a driver. Later he moved to Cherkasy. There he got a job at a sawmill.

During the full-scale invasion, Nariman fought in the ranks of the 118th Separate Territorial Brigade. Was a machine gunner.

The soldier was posthumously awarded the Order "For Courage" III degree.

The defender is survived by his wife, children and other relatives.

Goodnight

Northern border heats up with fresh rocket fire, Hezbollah attacks on IDF posts

Rockets were fired from Lebanon at northern Israel towns, and the Hezbollah terror group attacked several Israeli army posts along the border, as skirmishes on the frontier continued, amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.

According to the Israel Defense Forces, nine rockets were launched from Lebanon, setting off sirens in Kiryat Shmona and several nearby communities. The IDF said four were intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system.

At least one rocket landed in the northern city, causing no injuries or damage.

Throughout Wednesday, Hezbollah said it had launched several missiles and attacked a number of Israeli army posts along the border with gunfire.

An unprecedented American naval force with over 15 thousand American soldiers is enveloping Israel these days

American military support for Israel, which is reflected in the placement of dedicated physical forces near Israel, is reaching its peak these days.
I am attaching a list of the naval forces (only) that were sent to Israel due to the security situation.

1. USS Gerald R. Ford (aircraft carrier)
2. USS Eisenhower (aircraft carrier)
3.Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser
4. USS Normandy (destroyer)
5. USS Thomas Hudner (destroyer)
6. USS Ramage (Destroyer)
7. USS Carney (Destroyer)
8. USS Roosevelt (destroyer)
9. USS mount Whitney (command ship)
10. USS Bataan
Amphibious helicopter carrier and rapid intervention force

The American aircraft carriers each contain about 5,000 American soldiers, while the naval vessels that accompany them (aircraft carriers are not fools alone, but with an enveloping naval force that includes destroyers, missile ships, and according to foreign publications also submarines), include about 1,500-2,000 people. For example, The US Navy's latest publication Vessels 3 to 8 listed above are part of the strike group attached to the aircraft carrier Gerald Ford.
The American missile ships accompanying the aircraft carrier Gerald Ford have a firepower of about 200 cruise missiles per ship.

The Bataan helicopter carrier (number 10 on the list) is actually a rapid intervention force of the US Navy and has about 1600 soldiers on board.

In total, over 15 thousand American soldiers are stationed here who came to support Israel and deter various parties from joining the fighting against Israel.

For comparison, in Syria the US maintains a military force of only 900 men in recent years and in Iraq another 2500 to deal with the challenges there.
I will also note that the numbers I mentioned do not include US military air forces in American bases in neighboring countries.

The American force standing here can face a great many challenges in the Middle East, if required.

@NewsWorld_23

The SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) reports that the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church is in the process of forming 'Orthodox PMCs' to participate in the conflict in Ukraine.

One such private military company, known as the 'Andreevsky Cross,' is said to be operating from the Kronstadt Maritime Cathedral in St. Petersburg, where it actively recruits parishioners. Preference is given to men with prior military experience.

The SBU states that after recruitment, these mercenaries undergo military-tactical and firearms training, supervised by instructors from Russian special services. To conceal their combat training, the organizers conduct these activities exclusively within the cathedral's premises and on designated training grounds within the Russian Federation.

It is reported that this 'Orthodox PMC' is financially supported by oligarchs with close ties to President Putin. Funds are channeled into the accounts of the Russian Orthodox Church in the form of charitable contributions and donations ostensibly intended for the construction of temples.

Now that the ATACMS have been delivered, and nuclear war is inevitable, let's go through some of the red lines Russia has drawn so far:

Dec 2021: No weapons from the West to Ukraine
Feb 2022: No Western "interference" in Ukraine
Mar 2022: No more Western weapons to Ukraine
Mar 2022: No MIGs to Ukraine
Jun 2022: No long range missiles to Ukraine
Aug 2022: No supplying of old Soviet tanks to Ukraine
Sep 2022: Aid by Germany "crossed a red line"
Sep 2022: No longer range missiles than HIMARS to Ukraine
Nov 2022: No Patriot systems to Ukraine
Jan 2023: No modern Western tanks to Ukraine
May 2023: No F-16s to Ukraine
Sep 2023: No ATACMS to Ukraine

To conclude: they're bluffing, send everything Ukraine needs to win the war against Russia.
wouter

Starbucks is suing their union for posting pro Palestine propaganda.
https://t.me/NewsWorld_23/790

This is the magic gun

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C41CAAMgnoo

🔴 The smart sight - at the service of IDF soldiers. This week the soldiers of the IOS Division stationed in Judea and Samaria will receive in their hands an advanced weapon sight, which will change the situation in the daily combat against Palestinian terrorists in built-up areas full of civilians. The company responsible for the technology is called Smart Shooter - and this is of course an Israeli startup, Ben Kibbutz Yegor.

The company's products are called SMASH, and the target in question actually provides a fire control system and a firing computer that knows how to lock onto a target, and while taking into account the wind, distance and humidity - analyze its speed and estimate when a shot should be fired that will hit the target. The percentage of hitting the target is expected to increase significantly.

When the IDF's mantra "every bullet has an address" has never been truer, the IDF believes that thwarting incidents of disorder in Judea and Samaria will now be carried out more effectively, as well as thwarting terrorist incidents. The army even confirms that in the near future the IDF fighters in the sector will receive additional technologies that will help eradicate terrorism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C41CAAMgnoo