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🇮🇱 TECH THURSDAY: HOW ISRAEL TURNED A WATER CRISIS INTO A GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY SUCCESS STORY
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In one of the driest regions on Earth, Israel didn’t wait for more rain. It innovated its way to water security while surrounding countries struggle with severe water shortages.
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🚨 IDF SHELLS SYRIAN HILL FOR SECOND NIGHT
The IDF reportedly fired two artillery shells at a hill near Beit Jinn in southern Syria, roughly 10 km from the Israeli border.
The same site was hit by three shells the previous day. No injuries or damage were reported.
Local reports say this was artillery shelling, not an airstrike, and it did not occur near Damascus.
🚨 IRGC OFFICIAL CLAIMS IRANIAN OIL EXPORTS HAVE RECOVERED
Mohsen Rezaee, senior IRGC figure and advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, claims:
“The volume of oil sales has returned to pre-sanctions levels.”
He says Iran has created new export routes and is increasing shipments.
But moving millions of barrels a day leaves a massive OSINT trail—tankers, terminals, satellite imagery, customs records and shipping data. There is no clear evidence supporting a return to pre-sanctions export levels.
Rezaee also threatened Israel’s prime minister:
“Sooner or later, we will send Netanyahu to hell where he belongs.”
🚨 NEW US AIRCRAFT CARRIER SET TO DEPLOY TO THE MIDDLE EAST
The USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group is expected to deploy from San Diego in the coming weeks for a 7+ month mission, according to the US Naval Institute.
It will relieve the USS George Washington as the US maintains a carrier presence in the Arabian Sea amid the ongoing war with Iran.
The USS Abraham Lincoln is heading for a port call in Thailand after months at sea.
🇺🇸 U.S. GREEN LIGHTS AMBASSADOR TO MEET WITH HEZBOLLAH
The Trump administration has reportedly authorized US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa to meet with senior Hezbollah figures as Washington pushes efforts to disarm the terror group.
The US brokered an Israel-Lebanon agreement aimed at Hezbollah’s disarmament, but Hezbollah’s opposition has complicated implementation.
🚨 TRUMP ABANDONS PAKISTAN MOU IRAN DEAL
Trump is reportedly no longer interested in reviving the June MOU with Iran after mediators say Tehran repeatedly “burned” him at the last minute.
Qatar and Pakistan are still trying to broker a deal, but Trump is now favoring sustained economic pressure, betting sanctions will force Iran into tougher terms on the Strait of Hormuz and its nuclear program.
A senior diplomat warns the U.S. may need to “wait Iran out” for an extended period.
🚨 JEWISH UNION MEMBERS SAY THEY DON’T FEEL SAFE
Nearly 3 in 4 Jewish teachers’ union members say they feel they must self-censor in union spaces, according to a new ADL survey of 307 Jewish members across 24 states.
47.6% say they’ve reduced participation because of hostile rhetoric or conduct targeting Jews, Zionists/Zionism or Israel.
“When nearly three-quarters of Jewish members say they don’t feel safe in union spaces, that is the full story.”
ADL Director of Advocacy Sara Colb joins @BenitaLevin on The Rundown on @i24NEWS_EN.
🚨 IRANIAN SECURITY CHIEF DENIES BARRON TRUMP ASSASSINATION PLOT
Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei calls reports of a potential plot to assassinate Barron Trump a “lie.”
The Secret Service says it was aware of an Iranian state-TV video discussing the alleged plot.
Rezaei also says mediators asked Tehran for conditions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, including “ending the war in the region.” He claims Iran and Oman agreed on a shipping corridor through the strait if US conditions are met.
🚨 ISRAEL STRIKES HEZBOLLAH TARGETS AGAINST AL-QANTARA IN SOUTHERN LEBANON
Israeli forces carried out an airstrike on al-Qantara in Lebanon’s Marjayoun district, amid continued Israeli military activity across southern Lebanon.
@ThisIsBeirut_
🇺🇸🇻🇪 TRUMP MOVES FOR U.S. STAKES IN VENEZUELA’S OIL
The Trump administration is negotiating U.S. ownership stakes in more than a dozen Venezuelan oil fields, potentially giving American companies access to a massive share of the world’s largest proven crude reserves.
Axios reports the deal could more than double U.S. oil reserves on paper as Washington seeks greater energy security and Venezuela works to rebuild its devastated oil industry.
The deal is not finalized.
Source: Axios
🚨 90 AMERICANS UNACCOUNTED FOR AFTER NEPAL FLOODS
The State Department says 90 Americans may have been affected by catastrophic floods and mudslides along the Nepal-Tibet border. Three Americans have been rescued; no U.S. deaths are currently reported.
The disaster has killed hundreds and left more than 1,400 people missing as rescue operations continue.
🇮🇱 TECH THURSDAY: HOW ISRAEL TURNED A WATER CRISIS INTO A GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY SUCCESS STORY
(Part of our new scheduled content...always pinned)
In one of the driest regions on Earth, Israel didn’t wait for more rain. It innovated its way to water security while surrounding countries struggle with severe water shortages.
Subscribe to Solar Paths YouTube channel.
Link in comments.
🚨 PENTAGON PREPARES 4 OPTIONS FOR U.S. TROOPS IN EUROPE
The Pentagon is preparing at least four options for the future size and deployment of roughly 80,000 U.S. troops stationed across Europe.
The six-month review will examine troop levels, bases, costs, military repositioning and NATO allies’ willingness to provide access and overflight rights.
Recommendations are due to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by November 6. No troop withdrawal has been predetermined.
🇺🇸 IS CAMPUS ANTISEMITISM IS AN AMERICA FIRST ISSUE?
Sabrina Soffer says yes, and that the problem goes far deeper than protests and encampments.
It starts in the classroom.
She points to cases at Harvard where Jewish students were pressured to renounce Zionism, and where an Israeli student was reportedly told to leave a classroom because her nationality made others uncomfortable.
Her warning: federal action alone is not enough.
The deeper problem is an academic culture protected by administrators, reinforced by faculty, and increasingly influenced by foreign money—including Qatar.
Whoever owns the classroom owns the culture.
@sabrinasoff
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DEEP PARTIAL LUNAR ECLIPSE TONIGHT 🌕🌑
Tonight, the Moon will pass deep into Earth’s shadow, with roughly 96% of its surface entering the darkest part of the shadow.
Visible across much of North and South America and parts of Europe and Africa, the eclipsed Moon may take on striking red and copper hues.
@NASAArtemis
🇸🇾 AL-SHARAA DECLARES SYRIA’S “NEW STORY” BEGINS IN DAMASCUS
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa declares a new chapter for Syria following the lifting of sanctions:
“What greatness it is to see the sun of Syria rise once again, so that it may become a beacon through its economy, a bridge between markets, a corridor for trade, a meeting place for civilizations, and a center where the interests of East and West intersect.”
He says the lifting of sanctions is “the beginning of a long and sustainable road” toward “renaissance, construction, reconstruction, development, and civilization.”
“Many stories began in Damascus, and from here, today, we begin the story of the new Syria.”
@selenaryan_
✝️ HE WENT LOOKING FOR HATE. HE COULDN’T FIND IT.
A U.S. influencer walked through Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter wearing a massive cross around his neck, expecting Jews to spit at him.
He filmed for two hours.
Not one person spit at him.
Instead, people were friendly, respectful, and eventually he gave up.
Could it be that Tucker was mistaken?