186: IDF Ground Operations Approach Gaza City + US Sec of State Back to Israel + Arrow ADA System Intercepts Ballistic Missile Over Red Sea + Switzerland to Procure Advanced Patriot System + More

For review:
1. US Foreign Military Sales: Japan- Rolling Airframe (Naval) Missiles; Latvia- M142 HIMARS.
2. Pentagon Press Brief Notes (31 Oct 23).
3. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returns to Israel. Will also visit Jordan.
4. Israel-Hamas war and foreign factors-  Analysis by Zoran Kusovac.
5. IDF ground operations approach Gaza City.
6. IDF Arrow Air Defense System intercepts ballistic missile for the first time (over Red Sea).
7. Switzerland to procure advanced Patriot ADA system.
8. Russian Air Defense Systems challenge Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 Drones.
9. Canada's future surveillance plane program under scrutiny over perceived Boeing P8 Poseidon bias.
10. USMC Commandant hospitalized from medical emergency. 
(hope the Commandant has a quick return to duty)