The Wire - October 17, 2023

this is the wire for 2330 Zulu October 17th 2023 precedence is routine information cut off date is 2300 17 October bottom line up front tensions flare in Gaza after strike on Hospital unrest spreads throughout the Middle East beginning with international events in the Middle East developing information indicates the alahi hospital in Gaza was struck with a large caliber munition the hospital had failed to be evacuated and was filled to capacity with Wounded from earlier strikes initial reports indicate the casualty count may be in the hundreds who conducted the strike is uncertain at this time Palestinian authorities claim it was an Israeli strike but Israel claims it was a failed Hamas missile strike that missed its Target immediately following the strike demonstrations erupted throughout the Arab world many Arab Nations have declared tomorrow to be a day of mourning for the victims of the strike extremely tense demonstrations are being reported throughout most of the Middle East in Jordan a riot broke out at the Israeli Embassy as demonstrators breached the compound and set it on fire clashes were also reported at the Israeli Embassy in Turkey Kuwait has ordered its citizens to l emonstrators breached the compound and set it on fire clashes were also reported at the Israeli Embassy in Turkey Kuwait has ordered its citizens to leave Lebanon Israel orders its citizens to leave turkey and citizens in Morocco to be on alert for attacks Russia and the United Arab Emirates have requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations security Council tomorrow morning President Biden plans to visit the conflict Zone as other European heads of state also head to the region on the the home front in the United States Biden reportedly plans to ask Congress for a $100 billion Aid package for Ukraine analyst comments for this wire regardless of the culprit of the Gaza Hospital strike this incident has been yet another spark threatening to expand the Gaza conflagration into a substantial region-wide conflict many nation states are recalling their citizens from adversarial Nations as battle lines solidify extremely kinetic riots have broken out all over the Middle East causing Mass confusion as foreign leaders pour into Israel for diplomatic talks politicians who seek to travel to Israel for a simple photo op may find themselves in a truly kinetic situation that a small secur or diplomatic talks politicians who seek to travel to Israel for a simple photo op may find themselves in a truly kinetic situation that a small security team cannot handle German Chancellor Schultz was involved in a combat engagement earlier today as his plane came under Fire at beneran airport causing him in his security detail to seek Shelter From a rocket attack on the bear tarmac various other politicians have had similar close calls since the start of this conflict tens will remain high as world leaders attempt to solve the question of Palestinian refugees Jordanian King King Abdullah II has issued his red line that no Palestinians will be accepted into Jordan or Egypt this concludes the wire for 2330 Zulu October 17 2023