Children Found Murdered in Israeli Kibbutz

Bodies of Israeli residents and Hamas attackers lay outside burned-out homes in the Israeli kibbutz Kfar Aza on Tuesday, days after the Palestinian militant group launched a large-scale surprise assault on Israel. And, as CNN reports, the IDF said that women, children, toddlers, and elderly were “brutally butchered in an ISIS way of action.”

Americans Killed and Captured

U.S. officials said at least 22 American citizens have been killed, and at least 17 others are unaccounted for, including some held hostage by Hamas, as The Washington Post reports.

Fatalities Top 1K Each for Israelis and Palestinians

As the conflict between Hamas and Israel entered a fifth day on Wednesday, the number of dead continued to rise, topping 1,000 on each side of the Israeli-Gaza border, as the WSJ reports.

Unity Government Formed

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formed an emergency government on Wednesday, adding two opposition lawmakers—both former army chiefs—to his cabinet. Analysts said the infusion of military expertise would give the government greater legitimacy to make tough wartime decisions, as the NYT reports.

Executive Education

Beyond the Battlefield: Global Implications of Russia's War in Ukraine breaks down how the February 2022 invasion and concomitant sanctions have been altering national and regional security in Russia, on the European continent, and the United States.

Audio Briefs

CSIS experts give short, spoken-word summaries on the biggest takeaways from their latest reports, white papers, and commentaries—in their own words.

Listen here: "Assessing Electric Transmission’s Cost Allocation Dilemma" with CSIS's Cy McGeady.

In That Number

22

At least 22 Americans have died amidst the conflict between Israel and Hamas, according to the State Department.
Source: ABC

Critical Quote

“This attack has brought to the surface painful memories and the scars left by a millennia of antisemitism and genocide against the Jewish people. We have to be crystal clear: There is no justification for terrorism. No excuse. The United States has Israel’s back, and we’re going to be working on this all through the day and beyond.”

—President Joe Biden

iDeas Lab

Hamas's attacks on Israel will have oil market repercussions if the conflict widens to include Hezbollah or Iran. Read the full CSIS analysis here.

The Andreas C. Dracopoulos iDeas Lab at CSIS enhances our research with the latest in cutting-edge web technologies, design, and multimedia.

Optics

(Photo credit: Jalaa Marey/AFP/Getty Images.) Israeli soldiers sit atop Merkava tanks positioned in the upper Galilee in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on October 11, 2023.

This Town Tomorrow

At 9:00 a.m., CSIS welcomes Commanding General of U.S. Army Pacific Charles Flynn for a conversation on his vision for landpower in the joint force and challenges in the Indo-Pacific.

Then, at 11:00 a.m., Brookings unpacks the Polish elections and the direction of democracy in Central Europe.

Later, at 2:00 p.m., the Carnegie Endowment discusses the conflict between Israel and Hamas with former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak.

Video

This morning, the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program hosted a discussion on the EIA's International Energy Outlook 2023 and how the IEO can be helpful in informing policymakers. Watch the full video here.

Podcasts

CSIS's Daniel Byman joins the podcast to discuss the last few days of war between Hamas and Israel and what might come next in the conflict.

Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

Smiles

Well, if anything can make me smile it’s a posthumous new release from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Next week, the band and its late leader will drop “Extra Mojo Version,” a digital re-release of their 2010 blues album “Mojo.” The “Extra Mojo” album features a bunch of cool stuff including 2 unreleased tracks. A couple of days ago, Warner Records issued this video of “Help Me,” a previously unreleased Sonny Boy Williamson cover.

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