Shorts – Summaries

The Day Today 24th October 2023

Hamas released two more Israeli hostages yesterday, at least 222 more people are being held hostage in Gaza according to Israel’s military. China’s foreign minister Wang Yi told his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen “every country has the right to self-defence but should abide by international humanitarian law and protect civilians. The top priority is to…

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The Day Today 23rd October 2023

US secretary of defence, Lloyd Austin talked on Sunday about “the prospect of a significant escalation of attacks on our troops and people” in the Middle East. The US has redirected one of two carrier strike groups which had been ordered to head to the eastern Mediterranean to move to the Gulf. China launched an…

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The Day Today 20th October 2023

Israel plans a buffer zone in Gaza so “no matter who you are, you will never be able to come close to the Israeli border” said Avi Dichter, the agriculture minister who was previously head of Shin Bet. US has seen an increase in drone attacks in Iraq and Syria, meanwhile a US destroyer in…

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The Day Today 19th October 2023

US vetoed UN Security Council resolution calling for humanitarian pauses in the Israel conflict, Russia and the UK abstained. US suspended some sanctions on Venezuela oil, gas and gold production. Fed Williams said “we need to keep this restrictive stance of policy in place for some time”. Australia employment increased by 7,000 vs f/c 20,000,…

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The Day Today 18th October 2023

President Biden’s visit to Israel and Jordan has fallen apart after the leaders of Jordan, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority cancelled a summit with Biden, blaming Israel for attacking a Gaza hospital in what seems to be a misfired rocket attack the militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Country Garden, distressed Chinese builder, looks set for…

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