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🚨 A diplomat at Israel’s embassy in China has been attacked and stabbed with a knife in a street in Beijing, The Israeli diplomat is being treated in hospital and was in a stable condition. scmp.com/news/china/dip…

According to Barak Ravid, Iran has warned that if Israel enters Gaza, it would get “involved either directly or indirectly, such as through a militant group in Syria or by backing any Hezbollah decision to fully join the fighting.” axios.com/2023/10/14/ira…

To summarize Iran FM statements today, this could be the moment before the second phase of escalation for the axis. Eyes on Lebanon and Syria wide.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has replied to the partial-hostage-release-for-24-hour-ceasefire offer that Hamas co-founder Sheik Hassan Yousef outlined to me before he was arrested today: “Hamas lies in everything it says.” My updated report… theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

This evening, the Lebanese Armed Forces requested UNIFIL's assistance for seven individuals stranded near the Blue Line, close to Sheikh Abad's tomb, during a significant exchange of fire across the Blue Line.

“U.S. officials say this confluence of crises poses epic concern and historic danger.” axios.com/2023/10/20/bid…

“Anywhere we go war is following us” - the past year has seen an influx to Israel of Ukrainians fleeing war, and Russians escaping the draft. This month’s Hamas attacks brought sirens, shelters and death back into their lives. My report from Haifa theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

On Saturday, at around 10 pm, two mortar shells hit a UNIFIL base in the vicinity of the village of Houla, resulting in the injury of one peacekeeper who was promptly evacuated for medical treatment.

Desperate Gazans raid UN warehouses as Israeli troops push further into the strip and supplies of basic necessities dwindle. “They want to survive. That’s it.” From ⁦Nathan VanderKlippe⁩ and me theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

Smoke and fireworks visible over Jerusalem right now.

🚨Heavy barrage of rockets to northern Israel Direct hit reported at the northern Israeli city of Kyriat Shemona

Video of impact from one of the projectiles that hit Qiryat Shemona last night. Somehow, the children were uninjured.

Spavor blames fellow prisoner Kovrig for Chinese detention, alleges he was used for intelligence gathering /via The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

With George Santos expelled a reminder that it was The North Shore Leader, a local, small paper on Long Island, that broke the story of his fraud before election. This is why local media is crucial and must be supported and not ignored

Ottawa ready to pay financial settlements to the two Michaels over their ordeal in Chinese prisons #2michaels #china #cdnpoli theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

“Biden told Netanyahu in their phone call tonight that the US will not support an Israeli attack on Iran. ‘You got a victory today. Be content with this victory,’ the president told the prime minister.”

This one-word post from Itamar Ben-Gvir lamenting the Israeli counter-attack on Iran Friday uses a Hebrew word -- dardal'e -- that is tough to translate to English. I asked Thamar E. Gindin, and she was kind enough to put it out to some translators she knows, who came through in spades: