North Korea sending more soldiers to Ukraine

October 18, 2024

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Hamas official confirms death of Yahya Sinwar

A senior Hamas official confirmed Friday that the militant group's leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces. Khalil al-Haya mourned the killing of Sinwar, the mastermind behind the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, and said that “until the invasion of Gaza ends and the Israeli military is completely withdrawn from the Gaza Strip,” Israelis He said the hostages would not be returned. Gaza Strip. He also added about the killing of Mr. Sinwar on Thursday.

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Israel needs to work on rebuilding Gaza: General David Petraeus

(NewsNation) – Former CIA Director David Petraeus says the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has temporarily complicated the Gaza peace process due to a leadership vacuum, and that lasting peace is the will of the Israeli coalition. He said that it depends on. “I don't know who you're talking to,” Petraeus said Thursday on NewsNation's “Dan Abrams Live.” “Does a central command and control communication actually exist?”

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About our radar

What we're looking forward to:

president biden returning from travel to germany On Friday, he met with senior European officials.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin We will hold our first ever event G7 Defense Ministers Meeting Saturday in Naples, Italy.

In other news

Read something different than The Hill.

President Trump compares jailed January 6 rioters to Japanese Americans during World War II

Former President Trump said Friday that no Japanese American who was incarcerated during World War II was treated worse than those jailed for storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. He claimed that no one had received it.

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monday on tap

Happenings in and around the defense industry:

of Center for Strategic and International Studies discussion about The future of the US-Korea alliance Between 9:30am EDT Online event.
of brookings institute look New geopolitical challenges 2:30 p.m. hybrid event.
of Wilson Center unpack the sandinista revolution Between 4 p.m. online event.
of hudson institute analysis Dynamics of escalation and the new Cold War at 9:30am Face-to-face event.
of council on foreign relations evaluate Impact of US elections on foreign policy at 6 p.m. online event.

what we are reading

News reported by other media outlets:

in ChinaHarris Most are considered favorable To the unstable Mr. Trump (bloomberg)
Israeli Chief pathologist speaks to CNN Sinwar killed by bullet Up to the head (CNN)

today's trends

Two important stories about The Hill today:

How Matt Drudge turned on Trump

The banner headline on this week's Drudge Report screamed “American Psycho” beneath a photo of former President Trump swaying back and forth… read more