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Israel announces start of offensive on Gaza
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Outage Alert for Saturday, August 23rd, 2025	9 14:29 swksvolFF [294]
18 arrested at anti-Israel worker protest outside Microsoft headquarters	0 [128]
Germany charges Russian national with plan to attack Israel embassy in Berlin	0 [97]
IDF: More than 2,100 terror operatives killed since Gaza fighting resumed in March	2 22:12 trailing wife [142]
Good Morning	0 [127]
IDF strikes Hezbollah targets as UNIFIL, Lebanon army find tunnel in south Lebanon	0 [150]
IDF says troops repelled rare large-scale attack in south Gaza; 10 gunmen killed	0 [198]
'Tehrik-i Taliban Pakistan' (TTP) reportedly executed one of their militants for killing a civilian.	0 [137]
Israeli munition from 12-day war explodes in Iran, reportedly killing one	0 [111]
IDF says it killed elite Hamas Nukhba member who took part in Oct. 7 assault	1 15:24 Glenmore [153]
Joint US-Syria raid overnight in Atmeh, Idlib killed a senior Iraqi ISIS leader, Saleh Nouman	0 [122]
Mali's military-led government has arrested two generals and a French national, accusing them of participating in an alleged plot to destabilise state	1 08:31 Mercutio [115]
DRC: Islamic State forces (ISCAP) slaughter 52 people, including women aand children, with machetes in Beni and Lubero.	0 [100]
At least 27 worshippers were killed and several injured early on Tuesday when armed bandits stormed a mosque in northern Nigeria's Katsina state	1 08:38 Mercutio [122]
Togo tight-lipped as Burkina jihadists infiltrate north	0 [107]
Islamic State Sahel is in the middle of serious moves in Burkina Faso and Niger, battling Nigerien/Burkinabe junta and al-Qaeda forces - and allegedly winning this month	0 [108]
At least 10 people have been killed after two rival bandit groups clashed during a naming ceremony in Katsina State	0 [111]
Israel announces start of offensive on Gaza	0 [289]
Watch: Police raid E. Jerusalem homes of terrorists paid by PA	0 [107]
Page 2: WoT Background
Maine Illegal Immigrant Police Officer self-Deports	1 11:41 EMS Artifact [95]
Small Gazan group claims it got humanitarian aid from Al-Qaeda in Yemen	1 10:06 Grom the Affective [91]
Washington sanctions 4 more ICC officials over cases against Israel and US	3 21:37 Matt [144]
Israeli defense firms barred from major Dutch arms fair amid Gaza war — report	2 08:41 SteveS [125]
German court rules Nazi camp memorial can bar visitors wearing keffiyeh	0 [71]
Whoops! Fake Mossad account that spreads misinformation escorted by IDF into Gaza	0 [157]
US State Department fires press aide after reported disputes on Gaza policy	1 10:22 Grom the Affective [166]
Intelligence Reports: Hezbollah Helping ‘Transnational Cocaine Trafficking' in Latin America	2 14:13 NoMoreBS [198]
EPLM showed gathered intel about 'United Cartel' members and accused the Cartel of collaborating with USA	0 [100]
EU ‘appalled’ by Israeli demolition of EU- and French-funded school in West Bank	3 13:11 DooDahMan [135]
Welcoming UN decision to blacklist Hamas, Michal Herzog says terror group ‘used rape a weapon’	0 [66]
COGAT complains that UN not including non-UN aid in its tracker of trucks entering	0 [72]
Israeli envoy says France’s temporary suspension of visas for El Al staff to be lifted	0 [72]
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger sign historic security pact with Russia, marking a new era of African sovereignty and self-reliance	0 [73]
UK, Iraq sign agreement to deport asylum seekers	0 [68]
ICRC reports health crisis, mass displacement in Suwayda	0 [68]
Iran-backed Iraqi armed group claims Israeli attack on its forces imminent	0 [77]
Syria, Israel hold rare talks as Damascus struggles to maintain grip over Druze-majority south	0 [101]
US Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on ISIS-Somalia Financial Network	1 09:26 Thease Chavins1024 [89]
Appeals court allows Trump to end temporary protections for migrants from Central America and Nepal	1 06:42 Super Hose [97]
The decision of the Chechen Muftiate contradicts the norms of Sharia	0 [75]
'Qatargate' British Style: How the Sheikhs Took Control of London	0 [95]
US deportations: Trump strikes deals with Honduras and Uganda	0 [72]
Federal court ruling equates Star of David on Israeli flag with Jewish identity	6 13:38 swksvolFF [206]
DHS pulls funding from groups with ‘alleged terrorist ties' after watchdog report	4 08:43 Mercutio [120]
Drone activity above Iran shuts down local GPS system - report	1 10:08 Grom the Affective [105]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Missing Texas woman found living among lost ‘African' tribe in Scotland	11 21:42 Matt [275]
Parkinson's Isn't Just Bad Luck. Scientists Reveal It's Largely Preventable‐and the Culprit Is All Around Us	9 22:15 trailing wife [422]
North Korea has secret ICBM base near China border: report	0 [80]
Navy slashes civilian public affairs jobs in push for military readiness	1 06:30 Super Hose [100]
OceanGate Titan Sub USCG FINAL Report: Lies, Errors, Laws Broken	2 13:35 swksvolFF [152]
Black Moon phenomenon will be visible in a few days	0 [104]
[CO] Space Force cadet sobs as he's jailed for 54 years for killing 14 year-old who'd just stolen his car	11 16:18 Rex Mundi [349]
From ‘homicide capital' to safer streets? Memphis area sees [FED] policing push	3 08:31 Mullah Richard [113]
US offers $5 million for information on Haitian gang leader, terror group head 'Barbecue'	0 [132]
Page 4: Opinion
Facebook Reel: Bibi says EU leaders support Israel privately, fear public backlash	1 02:30 Grom the Affective [86]
August, 1941: Zhukov, Guderian and the race to Kyiv	0 [77]
Remove incriminating evidence, prevent a second civil war: why Trotsky was killed	0 [85]
Bed, Bath & Beyond flees California, tells the world exactly why	12 20:52 swksvolFF [302]
NOAA Issues La Niña Watch For Northern Hemisphere	1 10:37 DarthVader [130]
Page 5: Local News
Wreckage of Hypersonic Zircon gives more evidence the missile is weaker than thought	0 [92]
Ukraine peace talks are in disarray as Russia and China demand a say on security guarantees	4 20:28 SteveS [159]
Ukrainian General Staff: Battles took place on the Pokrovsky, Lymansky and Novopavlovsk directions	0 [69]
Current information on the situation on the front line on August 20 (updated)	0 [72]
Media: New Russian Navy Frigate Keeps American Strategists Awake	1 08:11 ed in texas [111]
Patriot and IRIS-T air defense missile systems have been destroyed in Odessa.	1 10:12 Grom the Affective [119]
Irreversible losses of the Armed Forces since 2022 are 1.7 million people	2 13:42 Abu Uluque [167]
Uncrewed Boats Launch FPV Drone Strike On Key Russian Radars Located On Crimea's Southern Tip	0 [74]
General Dubbed 'Hero Of Russia' Critically Wounded In Border Region	0 [71]
Page 6: Politix
Trump's civil fraud penalty is thrown out by New York appeals court	5 15:29 Glenmore [184]
ALERT: Docs Detail China Interest in Gov Walz!	3 13:13 Abu Uluque [166]
The Walls Are Closing in on Adam Schiff and He Knows It	5 13:12 DarthVader [215]
Kentucky judge killed in chambers accused of trading sexual favors for influence at wild parties	2 15:32 Glenmore [163]
Former CIA director Burns calls Trump firings of U.S. workers ‘’a war on...expertise’’	13 16:59 DarthVader [264]
New Schiff leak claim from whistleblower echoes years of similar accusations	2 12:01 49 Pan [205]

Good Morning

New Schiff leak claim from whistleblower
echoes years of similar accusations

Thursday 08/21/2025

Israel announces start of offensive on Gaza

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Israel-Palestine-Jordan Whoops! Fake Mossad account that spreads misinformation escorted by IDF into Gaza		Syria-Lebanon-Iran IDF strikes Hezbollah targets as UNIFIL, Lebanon army find tunnel in south Lebanon
Israel-Palestine-Jordan IDF says troops repelled rare large-scale attack in south Gaza; 10 gunmen killed		Home Front: Politix US State Department fires press aide after reported disputes on Gaza policy
Caribbean-Latin America Intelligence Reports: Hezbollah Helping %u2018Transnational Cocaine Trafficking' in Latin America		India-Pakistan 'Tehrik-i Taliban Pakistan' (TTP) reportedly executed one of their militants for killing a civilian.

US offers $5 million for information
on Haitian gang leader, terror group head 'Barbecue'