It's Friday, October 27th. Welcome to the President's Daily Brief. I'm Mike Baker, your

eyes and ears on the world's stage. Let's get briefed. We'll begin today's episode

with the latest from the Middle East. Israel's ground forces launched their first incursion

albeit a relatively small and brief one into Gaza to target specific Hamas locations.

Afterwards, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced preparations for a potential

larger ground invasion, but remains understandably tight-lipped about specifics. Later in the

program, we'll discuss an ominous statement from Hamas concerning the fate of some Israeli

hostages, with the terror group asserting that close to 50 of the over 200 Israeli hostages

have perished as a result of Israel's military response to the brutal 7 October Hamas attacks.

Now, it's relevant here to mention that this is the same Hamas group that claimed Israel

bombed the Gaza City Hospital and killed some 500 Palestinians in that supposed but now debunked

airstrike. My point being, it's best to fact-check anything you're told by a terrorist group

that kills and abducts the elderly women, children, and babies. Also, Ukraine faces a setback

as an important ally, decides to halt its military support to the beleaguered nation.

And lastly, in today's back of the brief, we end our week on a bit of a lighter note.

Congressman Jamal Bowman faces consequences for his fire alarm stunt, which he initially

explained away as a mistake. The New York Democrat pleads guilty to a misdemeanor after admitting

to falsely pulling a fire alarm in a house office building. We'll dive into the deal

he struck and the repercussions he faces, not to give away the ending, but well it's Washington

DC, so there usually are few repercussions for any shenanigans.

But first, our PDB spotlight. Israel appears to have begun shaping the battlefield for

its upcoming offensive into Gaza, launching its first major sortie into the enclave, what

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