Friday, November 2, 2018


Brazilians Elect Pro-Israel President - Marcus M. Gilban (JTA)

Petraeus: Why the World Must Curb Iran - Rawan Radwan  (Arab News-Saudi Arabia) 
Illicit Procurement Network Used Firms in China, Portugal, and Turkey to Supply Iran - Mana Mostatabi  (Iran Watch-Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control)  
Tehran strategic networks under attack, Hadashot TV says, hours after Israel revealed it tipped off Denmark about Iran murder plot, and days after Rouhani’s phone was found bugged (Times of Israel)

 
ISIS claims responsibility for attack on central Libyan town (Reuters) At least four people were killed and 10 kidnapped when suspected ISIS militants attacked a town in central Libya, military officials said on Monday. The raid on the desert oasis town of al-Foqha late on Sunday lasted several hours, during which the insurgents set local government and security offices on fire, a military official said. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack on Monday.


Palestinians in Gaza Fire 39 Rockets at Israel under Orders from Iran - Amos Harel and Yaniv Kubovich (Ha'aretz)  In response, the IDF struck 87 Hamas targets Friday and an additional eight Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza on Saturday, after which Islamic Jihad announced it had reached a cease-fire with Israel, brokered by Egypt. Israel holds Hamas, which rules Gaza, responsible for the rocket barrage.

ISIS gunmen kill 40 US-backed fighters in eastern Syria - Bassem Mroue and Maamoun Youssef (AP) ISIS reportedly killed at least 40 U.S.-backed Syrian fighters, captured several alive, and regained areas they lost earlier this month over the weekend in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border in some of the most intense fighting in weeks. 
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