Stevenson’s army, October 19

This from Dahlia Scheindlin and Yezid Sayigh is well worth listening to, even if 4 days old.

– Border crossing still closed.

– US denies Israeli reports that Biden promised to join fight against Hezbollah.

– But US may be pressuring Israel on ground war.

– US forces already facing drone attacks

– WaPo says Hamas may have surprise weapons.

– FT says Israel may follow lessons learned from earlier Gaza fighting

-Disputes over Gaza hospital deaths

– FP on Israel’s intelligence failure

– Possible outcomes of House speaker drama

– Biden chooses Kurt Campbell as Deputy SecState

– HuffPost warns of “mutiny” and dissent cable at State

– US & EU can’t resolve steel tariff fight

-I used to say the Ag committees, like the appropriators and armed services panels, could overcome politics to get bills done. Not this year, apparently.

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