The Defense Minister explained that Israel will begin seizing territory and will not stop until all hostages are released | Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that the IDF will begin annexing parts of the Gaza Strip. President Donald Trump and Israeli officials have discussed expelling the Palestinians from the Strip. [...] On Wednesday, Katz directly threatened the civilian population of Gaza with “utter destruction and devastation” if they did not release the hostage and expel Hamas from Gaza. He added if the Palestinians did that, then they would be allowed to leave Gaza for another country. ● While Katz is demanding Hamas release the hostages, the renewed assault on the Strip breaks a hostage and ceasefire deal that would have led to the release of the remains of the Israeli captives. Since Israel resumed bombing Gaza, at least 500 have been killed, including 200 children.

■ Report: Israel Planning More Aggressive Invasion of Gaza (antiwar.com)
■ Report: Netanyahu Demanded the IDF Bomb Homes Without Intelligence (antiwar.com)

Respondents are confident that:  ● The USA declared independence from Spain [according to a elementary school teacher]. ● The shape of the Pentagon building in the USA is square. ● The US Senate has 6 or 7 senators. ● The Civil War in the US was fought between the East and the West...It was fought between "these citizens" and "whoever was in power. " ● The Supreme Court includes an FBI representative. ● The 2nd Amendment of the US Constitution gives the right to vote in elections. ● The state that borders Canada is called Asia. – History class, anyone?

Pam Bondi claimed that demonstrators “incite violence” against Jewish students (a protected species) | US Attorney General Pam Bondi has described pro-Palestinian student protesters as “domestic terrorists,” warning that universities could lose federal funding if they fail to address anti-Semitism on campus. Speaking to Fox News on Sunday, Bondi addressed recent unrest at Columbia University and urged institutions to take stronger action to protect Jewish students. [...] Protesters, including Jewish students, argue that criticism of Israeli policy does not constitute anti-Semitism. They say advocacy for Palestinian rights aligns with core American values. However, others on campus said the protests created a hostile environment. A Columbia University task force later found “serious and pervasive” issues affecting Jewish students.

Mute Egede has condemned a planned visit by Second Lady Usha Vance and key members of the Trump team | The prime minister of Greenland has hit out at the US following the announcement that Second Lady Usha Vance and senior American officials will visit the island on Thursday. The administration of US President Donald Trump is pursuing control over the autonomous Danish territory and its resources. Mute B. Egede described the upcoming trip – reportedly involving National Security Adviser Michael Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright – as part of “very aggressive American pressure” aimed at “taking over our country over our heads.” [...] Vice President J.D. Vance's wife will travel to Greenland with her son and a delegation of officials to explore historic sites and observe a dog race, as stated in her office's announcement on Sunday. Participants “are excited to witness this monumental race and celebrate Greenlandic culture and unity,” it added.

("The Russian delegation arrived at the site of the talks with U.S. representatives.")

■ Russian, US delegations meet in Riyadh to discuss Ukrainian settlement (TASS) Representatives of Russia and the United States have started talks on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, a source close to the Russian delegation told TASS. The meeting is taking place at The Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh. Saudi security services previously asked reporters to leave the hotel where the talks are taking place. The Russian delegation is led by Grigory Karasin, the head of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, and Sergey Beseda, adviser to the director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB). The US delegation includes State Department’s Policy Planning Director Michael Anton, as well as aides to Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg and national security advisor Mike Waltz.

■ What to Know About Russia-US Talks on Ukraine Settlement in Saudi Arabia (Sputnik)

Kit Klarenberg | October 15, 2024, marked the 65th anniversary of Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN-B) and Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) founder Stepan Bandera’s assassination by the KGB in Munich, in then-West Germany. The date passed without mention anywhere. | This may reflect how prior public commemorations of the life and death of Nazi collaborator Bandera—widely credited as the father of Ukrainian nationalism—in Kyiv sparked significant controversy and condemnation across Central and Eastern Europe, particularly neighboring Poland. ■ The complicity of Bandera and the fascist movements he birthed during World War II is well-documented. His influence over modern-day ultranationalist and Neo-Nazi factions in Ukraine, such as the Azov Regiment, has also been acknowledged in the mainstream media. ■ Yet, Bandera’s secret Cold War bond with British intelligence has never been seriously explored by Western news outlets. Now, examination of little-known declassified CIA records by CovertAction Magazine exposes the malign contours of a long-running, ruthless conspiracy between Bandera and MI6 to destabilize the Soviet Union.