Israel and Middle East News Review – 11:32 AM 10/21/2023: ‘The strikes are everywhere’: Palestinians flee south in Gaza but cannot escape bombs – The Guardian

Iran’s foreign minister went to Qatar and met with the Hamas leadership in the first week of the war, pledging cooperation with Hamas.

N12 quoted a White House National Security Council spokesman as saying that the US focus remains on creating a unified anti-terror front and pressing for the admittance of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

 Selected Articles – The News And Times’We Don’t Accept Such a Tone’ – The Kremlin is Upset About Biden’s … – Kyiv Post  Kyiv Postposted 17h ago via “Biden and Putin” – Google News ‘We Don’t Accept Such a Tone’ – The Kremlin is Upset About Biden’s Putin-Hamas ComparisonDmitry Peskov, spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin, has commented…

 FBI chief warns that terrorists can unleash AI in terrifying new waysposted at 12:38:31 UTC via news.yahoo.comThe chiefs of the FBI and Britain’s MI5 have raised concerns about the enormous and terrifying potential artificial intelligence poses for terrorists, saying the technology adds “a level of threat to that we haven’t previously encountered.””It’s…

IDF says Hamas is holding at least 210 hostages. Close to 310 soldiers have died since the start of the war.

Youssef Ziadna recalls driving into the line of fire, more than doubling his 14-seater’s capacity with scared and wounded; he also laments his community’s societal neglect

Two knives and hammer found inside vehicle of suspects ranging in ages from 17 to 21; they face multiple charges including attempted destruction of property using explosives

US president advises Israel to avoid the pitfalls of revenge as it intensifies operations against Hamas, urging consideration for Palestinian casualties.

AMMAN: “The first casualty of war is the truth.” The phrase remains valid more than 100 years after US politician Hiram Warren Johnson is purported to have said it. Israel’s war on Gaza is no different. In fact, as Israel unleashed its firepower on residents of Gaza, in response to Hamas’ surprise attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7 which, according…

The year is 1931 and 30,000 football fans await an epic encounter between France and England at the Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, 40 km outside of downtown Paris. Within the initial half-hour, it became unmistakably clear to the spectators that this encounter would be heavily one-sided, as France asserted their dominance right from the outset. The…

ABU DHABI: The inaugural Abu Dhabi Extreme Championship began at the Mubadala Arena on Friday night with Sarah Galvao emerging victorious over Vitoria Gabreilla in the third round in the Gi Super Fight division. At just 17 years of age, Galvao, the youngest fighter on the ADXC roster, won the first-ever match in the ADXC series and made history….

DUBAI: A CNN spokesperson defended the network and its embedded reporter Clarissa Ward by reiterating that “Interviewing voices such as the protestor in Cairo is why our CNN team is on the ground reporting from there. We continue to cover this conflict and those impacted by it, including dozens of voices from the Palestinian perspective, as well as…

MIAMI: HyFlyers GC and Cleeks GC pulled off the upsets as lower-seeded teams during Friday’s quarterfinal matches of the LIV Golf Team Championship in Miami and will face the top two seeds in Saturday’s semi-finals at Trump National Doral. HyFlyers’ captain, Phil Mickelson, lost his high-profile singles match to Smash GC captain, Brooks Koepka,…

WASHINGTON: Jose Altuve smashed a three-run home run in the ninth inning to deliver defending champion Houston a dramatic 5-4 comeback victory over Texas on Friday in the Major League Baseball playoffs. The 33-year-old Venezuelan second baseman, talisman of the Astros’ dynasty run, rallied the visitors after a benches-clearing scuffle in the eighth…

RIYADH: The poignant eveningwear of Saudi designer Mohammed Ashi served as the inaugural Riyadh Fashion Week’s opening act last night. Dozens of elegantly clad Saudi men and women, celebrities and members of the press met inside a temporary rectangular structure in front of the King Fahd National Library last night to witness Ashi’s latest collection,…

DUBAI: British auction house Christie’s is set to sell 48 Arab artworks from the Dalloul art collection in London. The sale, titled “Marhala: Highlights from the Dalloul Collection,” will take place on Nov. 9 at Christie’s headquarters. Mahmoud Saïd’s, Fille à l’imprimé. (Supplied)

DUBAI: UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed received a phone call from Lloyd Austin, US secretary of defense, state-run WAM news agency said Friday. They discussed “cooperation between the UAE and the US in defense matters as part of the strategic relations that bind the two countries. “They also addressed serious regional developments…