THURSDAY PDB – Hamas terrorists seek to block Israeli advance on Gaza City. Israeli tanks and troops pressed towards Gaza City on Thursday, to annihilate the Hamas command structure, but met fierce resistance from the terrorists' using mortars and hit-and-run attacks from tunnels.
Flood the Gaza tunnels. The biggest to Israel in its war on Hamas is how to destroy their Gaza terrorist tunnel networks. Bombing mostly works—at a cost—but there's a better way. Flood them with seawater from the adjacent Mediterranean.
Egypt flooded thirty-seven cross-border tunnels in southern Gaza back in 2015 in what stands as a practical proof of concept in this location.
Flooding would force the terrorists above ground where they can more easily be engaged, dramatically reduce the Israeli and civilian Gazan casualties, and also resolve the problem of the tunnels that are too deep to destroy through bombing.
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Here's a roundup of today's other top defense stories from conservative national security expert PAUL CRESPO.
Not the President's Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL'S DAILY BRIEFING – the PDB:
ISRAEL'S WAR AGAINST HAMAS TERROR
The Hamas war is far more dangerous to Israel than the Yom Kippur War. This war with Hamas is a far bigger threat to Israel than the 1973 war, fifty years ago. In 1973, it was solely a military contest, one that Israel, despite suffering staggering losses, could turn around. Few thought that the existence of Israel was at risk then.
How an AI company parsed misinformation early in Israel-Hamas war. When 2,000 Hamas terrorists swarmed southern Israel in early October, murdering and abducting more than 1,600 people, videos, images and text flooded social media. Then rumors and shoddy information proliferated.
US SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL
Washington National Guard military police detachment to deploy to Middle East. The 506th Military Police Detachment will soon deploy to the Middle East for a nine-month tour in support of ongoing operations in Jordan.
NATIONAL SECURITY
Senior Pentagon official calls on DOD components to embrace irregular, asymmetric warfare more fully. Special operations forces shouldn't be the primary lead for irregular warfare.
The Army needs to invest in psychological operations, not cut them. A decline in psyops capabilities is a strategic error that will have severe implications for U.S. national security.
China and Russia are far ahead the US in the race for hypersonic missiles. Hypersonic missiles may be game changers. The U.S. military is pouring resources into the superfast weapons but has struggled to develop them.
HOMELAND SECURITY – LAW ENFORCEMENT
Questions linger over Army reservist's gun access after Maine shooting. Authorities identified Robert Card as a person of interest four hours after the deadliest mass shooting in Maine's history.
QUANTIFY THE REAL DANGER, PLEASE – What the Pentagon has, hasn't and could do to stop veterans and troops from joining extremist groups. Experts worry that the current environment of political violence is increasing the risk.
PENTAGON WOKE WATCH
GO WOKE, GO BROKE – DEI backfires on the US military. Just as it has damaged every other institution that allows it to fester.
POLITICS
TUBERVILLE HAS ALWAYS PUSHED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONFIRMATIONS – Republicans confront Tuberville over military holds in extraordinary showdown on Senate floor. The Republican challenged Sen. Tommy Tuberville on his hold on almost 400 military officers Wednesday evening, taking over the Senate floor for more than four hours to call for individual confirmation votes.
BIDEN'S BORDER SECURITY BUDGET REQUEST IS A JOKE – Johnson says House GOP will consider Ukraine funding, border security together. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said House Republicans would “marry” appropriations bills for Ukraine funding with border security Wednesday.
GOP Reps. Ken Buck and Kay Granger announce they won't run for re-election. Buck attributed his decision to his party's reliance on former President Donald Trump's claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
CHINA THREAT
BOOM! – USS Ronald Reagan pulls into the Philippines amidst tension with China. The aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan began a port call in Manila on Saturday amid tensions between China, the Philippines, and the U.S. ally over territorial claims in the South China Sea.
China sends more ships and planes toward Taiwan. It sent another 43 military aircraft and seven ships near the self-ruled island.
BIDEN DANGEROUSLY NAÏVE – China, US to meet for rare nuclear arms-control talks. Washington meeting comes as concerns grow over an arms race with Beijing and Moscow.
RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR
Import records illuminate Ukraine's desperate hunt for arms and ammo. Kyiv is paying exorbitant prices for Soviet-designed materiel and has even managed to obtain Swiss ammo despite Geneva's ban.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 617. At least 118 settlements in 10 regions of Ukraine's east had come under Russian fire in the previous 24 hours, marking the heaviest day of Russian shelling this year.
Poll: US public's support for Ukraine begins to wane. The share of Americans who say the U.S. is doing “too much” to help Ukraine defend itself from Russian aggression jumped to 41% last month — driven by growing concern among Republicans.
Senior US Republicans urge long-range missiles for Ukraine. They urged Joe Biden to send longer-range missiles, in a show of continued support for Kyiv among U.S. lawmakers despite pushback from some conservatives against more aid.
NORTH KOREA THREAT
Seoul believes North Korea sent Russia over a million artillery shells. South Korea's top spy agency believes North Korea has sent the million shells to Russia since August to support Putin's war on Ukraine.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Blinken, Austin to discuss Indo-Pacific with Indian counterparts in November. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet with their Indian counterparts later this month in New Delhi to discuss “concerns and developments in the Indo-Pacific.”
Switzerland becomes newest customer of most advanced Patriot missile. It is buying the most advanced version of the Lockheed Martin-made Patriot missile as an add-on to the country's Air2030 program.
BUT GAZA GETS ALL THE ATTENTION – A record 6.9 million people have been displaced in Congo's growing conflict. This, according to the United Nations migration agency. It makes it one of the world's largest displacement and humanitarian crises.
US MILITARY
Top Marine general in stable condition after apparent heart attack. Here's what we know.
Meet the Air Force squadron preparing PJs for near-peer conflict. It takes nearly two years to train a PJ, but even after the Pararescue Apprentice Course at Kirtland Air Force Base, a new maroon beret has one more stop before going operational: the 68th RQS.
Army gets first high-power microwave prototype to counter drone swarms. Epirus has completed initial government acceptance testing of its high-power microwave prototype.
Recon Marines will use electric dirt bikes on next deployment. These sturdy and quiet E-bikes allow Recon Marines to stealthily cross terrain that is impassable for other military vehicles.
Air Force destroys Minuteman III missile off California coast due to ‘anomaly.' It was forced to destroy the unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile during a test.
END of PDB
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