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Iran blames Israel, vows revenge after Guards die in Syria strike.

DAMASCUS - Iran on Jan 20 accused Israel of a strike in Damascus that killed five Revolutionary Guards members, and vowed to avenge the latest attack on the Islamic republic’s personnel abroad.
President Ebrahim Raisi said Teheran would not let the “cowardly assassination” go unanswered.

Israel has been accused of intensifying strikes targeting senior Iranian and allied figures in Syria and Lebanon – backers of the Palestinian militant group Hamas – raising fears that fighting in the Gaza Strip could spread further.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middl...ion-office

Trump claims Israel was part of attack on Soleimani, but pulled out last second. According to Trump, until two days before the operation, Israel was due to take direct part in the assassination itself but then got "cold feet," likely wanting to avoid direct blowback from Tehran.

Sunday told FOX News that Israel was originally supposed to be directly part of the operation to assassinate Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force Chief Qasem Soleimani in January 2020 but pulled out at the last second. Trump previously made similar comments in mid-October 2023 as part of an extended criticism of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's security apparatus shortly after Israel failed to prevent Hamas's invasion of southern Israel.

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-785134
In the end, it was US alone that assassinated Soleimani using hellfire missiles from drones at Baghdad airport. Trump's comments say differently to him, according to Trump, until two days before the operation, Israel was due to take direct part in the assassination itself but then got "cold feet," likely wanting to avoid direct blowback from Iran, Tehran.

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Trump claims Israel was part of attack on Soleimani, but pulled out last second. According to Trump, until two days before the operation, Israel was due to take direct part in the assassination itself but then got "cold feet," likely wanting to avoid direct blowback from Tehran.

Sunday told FOX News that Israel was originally supposed to be directly part of the operation to assassinate Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force Chief Qasem Soleimani in January 2020 but pulled out at the last second. Trump previously made similar comments in mid-October 2023 as part of an extended criticism of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's security apparatus shortly after Israel failed to prevent Hamas's invasion of southern Israel.

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-785134
In the end, it was US alone that assassinated Soleimani using hellfire missiles from drones at Baghdad airport. Trump's comments say differently to him, according to Trump, until two days before the operation, Israel was due to take direct part in the assassination itself but then got "cold feet," likely wanting to avoid direct blowback from Iran, Tehran.

Iran condemns US attacks on Iraq, Syria. Iran’s Foreign Ministry says overnight US strikes are ‘violations of the sovereignty and territorial integrity’ of the two countries. U.S. attack inside Iraq and Syria are a “strategic error” that will only add to tensions and instability in the Middle East heightened by Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.

The US forces launched a wave of air strikes against Iranian-backed fighters in Iraq and Syria on Friday in retaliation for a drone attack in Jordan that killed three American soldiers on Sunday. US President Joe Biden later said the strikes “will continue at times and places of our choosing”.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/3/...iraq-syria

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BLOODY REVENGE: ‘To blitz Iran navy or terror bases?’ after ‘huge security flaw’ drone kill US troops including one on 1st tour. Strike marked first US deaths by enemy fire since start of Israel-Hamas war - marking a major escalation in the Middle East crisis. Among the three US soldiers killed was Breonna Moffett, 23, whose family say was on her first tour of duty.

Biden held private meetings with his national security team to this week discussing the "unacceptable" attack - officials said they are preparing to hit back with force. John Kirby, vowed that a "very consequential response" would be carried out.
https://www.the-sun.com/news/10230049/bi...ce=youtube

Since Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023, Iranian govt-aligned actors have launched a series of cyberattacks influence operations (IO) intended to help Hamas cause and weaken Israel and its political allies business partners. 

Many of Iran’s immediate operations after Oct 7 hasty and chaotic had little or no coordination with Hamas nevertheless has achieved a little success. 

Four findings stick out: A 42% increase in traffic, in the first wk of the war, to news sites run by or affiliated to Iran state. 3-wks later, traffic was still 28% above pre-war levels. Despite early Iran claims, many “attacks” in early days of war either “leaking” old material, using pre-existing access to networks or is false. Iran’s quickly grew from nine Microsoft-tracked groups active in Israel during first wk of the war to 14-two wks into war. Cyber-enabled influence operations went roughly 1-operation every other mth in 2021 to 11 in Oct 2023 alone. As war progressed, Iranian expanded their geographic scope to include attacks on Albania, Bahrain & USA. They increased their collaboration, enabling greater specialization and effectiveness. In some ways, Iran’s work in support of Hamas seems to be as much about the appearance of having influence on global stage as it is about concrete impact. 

As look forward to 2024 U.S. presidential election, Iranian activities could build on what happened in 2020 when they impersonated American extremists and incited violence against U.S. govt officials. 

All are control, insights taken from latest biannual report on Iran from Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) Iran surges cyber-enabled influence operations in support of Hamas.
https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issue...st-israel/

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Since Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023, Iranian govt-aligned actors have launched a series of cyberattacks influence operations (IO) intended to help Hamas cause and weaken Israel and its political allies business partners. 

Many of Iran’s immediate operations after Oct 7 hasty and chaotic had little or no coordination with Hamas nevertheless has achieved a little success. 

Four findings stick out: A 42% increase in traffic, in the first wk of the war, to news sites run by or affiliated to Iran state. 3-wks later, traffic was still 28% above pre-war levels. Despite early Iran claims, many “attacks” in early days of war either “leaking” old material, using pre-existing access to networks or is false. Iran’s quickly grew from nine Microsoft-tracked groups active in Israel during first wk of the war to 14-two wks into war. Cyber-enabled influence operations went roughly 1-operation every other mth in 2021 to 11 in Oct 2023 alone. As war progressed, Iranian expanded their geographic scope to include attacks on Albania, Bahrain & USA. They increased their collaboration, enabling greater specialization and effectiveness. In some ways, Iran’s work in support of Hamas seems to be as much about the appearance of having influence on global stage as it is about concrete impact. 

As look forward to 2024 U.S. presidential election, Iranian activities could build on what happened in 2020 when they impersonated American extremists and incited violence against U.S. govt officials. 

All are control, insights taken from latest biannual report on Iran from Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) Iran surges cyber-enabled influence operations in support of Hamas.
https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issue...st-israel/

U.S  airforce plane hit a pair, two Houti warships 140 km from Aden Gulf!.
https://youtu.be/JXHshkiUBKs?si=QIDDKysMYy2zXl73

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Latest Update:  U.S. is lousy.   

Euro approves $83 billion (big) aid to Ukraine. SBS world news..
https://youtu.be/sHDAUKgVJ4g?si=mibM-jwtKSj1ODDE

EU-NATO Countries Entirely Split Over Israel, Iran, And Houthis. To follow the US or not into conflict — that is the question. As U.S. plunges ever deeper into a fresh Middle East conflagration — this time fighting Iran-backed non-state actors, including Yemen’s Houthis and Shiite resistance groups in Syria and Iraq — its closest allies from the EU and NATO stand divided.

These divisions reflect a long-standing failure of the EU member states and institutions to speak with “one voice” on the Middle East. U.S. called for international coalition to stop the Yemen-based Houthi militias attacks on the international shipping in the Red Sea, only a few European nations signed joint statement: UK, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Italy. Of that initial group, only Britain, Denmark, Netherlands, plus Greece joined as the European contingent of “Operation Prosperity Guardian.”

Others like France, while condemning the Houthi attacks, expressed preference for an autonomous, European-led operation. Others, like Spain is skeptical of any involvement in anti-Houthi action whatsoever.
So far, Britain has been the only navy to engage in actual strikes against the Houthis (so far, with limited success), as part of the U.S.-led operation. 

Meanwhile, EU defense ministers agreed to launch the EU-led “Operation Aspides” to help guarantee free navigation and the safety of commercial traffic — initially, under Italian command. Securing maritime freedom is considered vital, as approximately 40% of EU trade with Asian and Middle Eastern countries passes through Red Sea, the precise mandate & rules of engagement for this mission remain unclear. 

EU foreign ministers are supposed to decide on those questions at meeting on February 19. Representative for foreign affairs however, seems to have ruled out anything beyond defensive actions to protect ships and intercept Houthi attacks, including taking part in U.S.-UK-led strikes against the Houthis or conducting their own offensive strikes.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/houthis-europe-eu/

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They killed 3 U.S. soldiers and wounded 34 others at a base along Jordan-Syria border. Biden vows to retaliate after 3 U.S. troops killed in drone attack.

President Joe Biden has vowed to retaliate after 3 U.S. servicemembers were killed in a drone attack on a base in Jordan, near the Syrian border. They are the first U.S. deaths in months of attacks by Iran-backed militant groups since the Israel-Hamas war began, though Iran has insisted it did not order the strike.

Official added “from 1st day moment U.S. president directed military to review options” following Jordan attack, killed was a Kataib Hezbollah commander in Iraq responsible for attacks on American forces. A Kataib Hezbollah commander in Iraq on Wednesday evening who was responsible for attacks on US forces in the region, US Central Command says attack was carried out by a drone hitting a SUV@Al-Mashtal, a predominantly Shia neighborhood eastern Baghdad, two people who were inside vehicle have not been identified b'cos bodies were completely charred by a fire erupted from strike, the identity of commander has not yet released, but 3-US officials told CNN the US targeted Wisam Mohammed Saber al-Saedi. A senior local security source, is a senior with Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) told CNN that a senior leader with Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia was be killed in the attack.

Kataib Hezbollah is considered one of the most powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq, part of a state-sponsored consortium of militias in the country known as the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMU) — many of them is Shia militias — they maintain security there. senior iran leader said. Kataib Hezbollah released a statement mourning al-Saedi Thursday morning (Baghdad time.) The militant group said al-Saedi’s death “calls us to remain steadfast in the jihadist approach

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A covert Israeli plan aims to establish a military govt in Gaza and foster regional ties, eyeing a future Palestinian state and peace with Saudi Arabia.Stage one involves the creation of a comprehensive Israeli military government in Gaza to oversee humanitarian aid and assume responsibility for the civilian population during a "transition period."

Concurrently, stage two will see the formation of an international Arab coalition, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and others. This coalition is to be part of a broader regional normalization agreement, backing the establishment of "the new Palestinian Authority."

Officials, neither affiliated with Hamas nor directly associated with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's (Abu Mazen) guard, will inherit Gaza's governance from Israel, concluding military administration. Israel will maintain right to conduct security operations in Gaza, mirroring its operations in the West Bank, whenever operational needs to counter terror or terror infrastructures emerge.

The subsequent phase, contingent upon Gaza's stabilization and the success of the new entity ("the new Palestinian Authority"), entails extensive reforms in Judea and Samaria regarding the Palestinian Authority's functionality, educational content, and terror management.

Potential future of a Palestinian state
Should this stage proceed smoothly within a predefined two to four-year timeline, Israel will recognize a delineated Palestinian state within the Palestinian Authority territories and consider transferring additional, non-settlement-requiring lands to that state.
https://m.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-784451

Explosions have been reported near a US army base in Syria, by Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese Wednesday.
American base in Al-Omar oil field Kurdish-controlled northeastern Syria, near city of Deir ez-Zor, American troops have been present here since least 2017. Base was attacked by "swarm of suicide drones" according to Egypt-based Bayan-gate news & is second attack of its kind this week against US bases in the region.
Attack has linked to retaliatory US airstrikes against Iranian-aligned groups their positions. 

American airstrikes were a response to 3-American servicemembers killed at a base in Jordan, near the Syrian border earlier this week. Retaliating to retaliation today's attack comes only a few hours after a suspected American assassination of a Kataib Hezbollah commander in Baghdad. Kataib Hezbollah has been closely involved current round o escalation with multiple attacks against US positions in the Middle East, they are suspected to have been directly behind the deadly attack in Jordan.
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-785735

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Netanyahu asks military to submit Rafah plan and impact on flooding tunnels. 

Israel’s war on Gaza updates: Netanyahu asks military to submit Rafah plan, Israeli PM says he has ordered military to develop a plan to both evacuate civilians from Rafah and defeat the remaining Hamas battalions. Israeli snipers in Khan Younis kill at least 21 people outside Nasser Hospital with medical staff among those targeted. Within 24 hours, 107 Palestinians have been killed and 142 injured.

At least 27,947 people have been killed and 67,459 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from the October 7 Hamas attacks stands at 1,139.

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Despite Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu comprehensively rejecting Hamas’ ceasefire counter-proposal, Blinken said it “creates space for an agreement to be reached”. He pledged the US would continue to “work relentlessly” to achieve a ceasefire and hostage release deal. Putting aside the fact the job description of senior diplomats requires them to remain upbeat in the face of negotiating setbacks, does Blinken’s shuttle diplomacy - he has visited the Middle East five times since Hamas’ Oct 7 attacks on Israel - have any chance of success?

WHERE THE NEGOTIATIONS STAND
Israel and the US presented a proposal to Hamas via Qatar about a week ago. It was not made public, but Qatar’s Al Jazeera news agency reported sources “close to the talks” as saying it involved an initial 40-day truce, during which Hamas would free remaining Israeli civilian hostages it holds, followed by Israeli soldiers and the remains of dead hostages.

Counter-proposal, delivered on Feb 7, offered freedom for all remaining hostages and the return of the deceased in a three-stage ceasefire lasting 4-half months. Hamas hope in return, Israel would first release all Palestinian women and children held in Israeli jails, as well as 1,500 male prisoners, including 500 serving long sentences.

At same time, Israeli military must implement a phased withdrawal of its troops from Gaza, and the ceasefire would become permanent???. Obviously implication of this proposal was that Hamas would remain in control of Gaza...

Hamas 'terror group's still live on Dream Hope.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commenta...se-4112371

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U.S  airforce plane hit a pair, two Houti warships 140 km from Aden Gulf!.
https://youtu.be/JXHshkiUBKs?si=QIDDKysMYy2zXl73

Explosions after US-UK attacks in Yemen's Al Hudaydah

Explosions in the city of Al Hudaydah in Yemen have been reported by the Hezbollah affiliated news outlet Al-Mayadeen on Wednesday. The outlet accredits the explosions as results of "American-British aggression." In addition, American-British attacks were reported in the Al-Katinat area of Bakim, in the Saada province in Yemen.

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Explosions after US-UK attacks in Yemen's Al Hudaydah

Explosions in the city of Al Hudaydah in Yemen have reported by Hezbollah affiliated news outlet Al-Mayadeen on Wednesday, outlet accredits the explosions, a results of "U.S.- British aggression." 

U.S. - British attacks were reported in the Al-Katinat area of Bakim, in the Saada province in Yemen.
https://youtu.be/rOROzc3JhOU?si=k-1_ZHNdjz6DlQVv

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Iranian President is shaken be U.S. Heavy Bombers at the Zero Points at Iranian Border!. (No Video avilable)
https://youtu.be/v-oJmtKaYLA?si=v6Y4gusQg8o9yc9K

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U.S. ve Iranian back terrorist group's is on fire by U.S. warplanes and B1-Bombers once again.
https://youtu.be/OXXv08876o0?si=wtjz34_gy2B1BWyz

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The Army is rushing to field more counter-drone air defenses. This week the Army announced it had agreed to a U.S. $75 million contract with Raytheon for 600 Coyote 2Cs, a loitering counter-drone munition. It’s doing so using its rapid acquisition authority, allowing an expedited process to quickly acquire and field the weapons.

Pentagon already has addition to Coyote munitions, but new deal will expand the Army’s arsenal for them and fast. Under rapid acquisition authority, the Army is able to secure contract & start delivery in less than a month after it received authorization to purchase the Coyotes. This allows the Army to much more quickly acquire & field the munitions compared to the normal process, which can take months if not longer. The contract was made in mid-January, with the Army only announcing it this week.

“The Coyote is a key component of the counter-UAS system of systems,” Army said in its release about the decision. “It is a ground-launched, radar-guided interceptor, with kinetic and non-kinetic variants, that integrates into fixed site-low, small-unmanned aircraft system integrated defeat systems & mobile-slow, small-unmanned aircraft system integrated defeat systems.” Weapons system is small enough that it can be deployed at smaller operating bases. According to its manufacturer. Coyote interceptor is capable of taking out drones of various sizes and maneuverability, such as the one-way attack drones used by various militias in the Middle East.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-cou...terceptor/

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The Army is rushing to field more counter-drone air defenses. This week the Army announced it had agreed to a U.S. $75 million contract with Raytheon for 600 Coyote 2Cs, a loitering counter-drone munition. It’s doing so using its rapid acquisition authority, allowing an expedited process to quickly acquire and field the weapons.

Pentagon already has addition to Coyote munitions, but new deal will expand the Army’s arsenal for them and fast. Under rapid acquisition authority, the Army is able to secure contract & start delivery in less than a month after it received authorization to purchase the Coyotes. This allows the Army to much more quickly acquire & field the munitions compared to the normal process, which can take months if not longer. The contract was made in mid-January, with the Army only announcing it this week.

“The Coyote is a key component of the counter-UAS system of systems,” Army said in its release about the decision. “It is a ground-launched, radar-guided interceptor, with kinetic and non-kinetic variants, that integrates into fixed site-low, small-unmanned aircraft system integrated defeat systems & mobile-slow, small-unmanned aircraft system integrated defeat systems.” Weapons system is small enough that it can be deployed at smaller operating bases. According to its manufacturer. Coyote interceptor is capable of taking out drones of various sizes and maneuverability, such as the one-way attack drones used by various militias in the Middle East.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-counter-drone-coyote-interceptor/

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“It is urgent issue,” LaPlante said at a defense conference that month, calling the situation a “crisis.”

The Army’s contract was made in January, before the drone attack on the Tower 22 base in Jordan killed three American soldiers and wounded 41 other military personnel. 

The Associated Press reported this week that Tower 22 base did have Coyote interceptors but did not have larger scale anti-air defenses. But the Army’s decision to pursue rapid acquisition came after several months of rocket and drone attacks on American positions in Iraq and Syria, which have resulted in dozens of injuries.

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Palestinians in Rafah are trying to figure out their next move as alarm mounts ahead of Israel’s planned ground offensive in the Gazan city near to Egypt's.

US President Joe Biden's admin is deeply concerned about Israeli ops, as rescued two hostages from Rafah may have also resulted in about one hundred Palestinians being killed as part of that operation, according to a senior administration official.

After a meeting with King Abdullah of Jordan, Biden said Israel should not proceed with an offensive in Rafah "without a credible plan" to protect civilians.
The Israeli military says it has not yet presented its plan to its government for the achievement of its "war goals" in Rafah....

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WSJ: Israel presents plan to Egypt to evacuate civilians from Rafah. As Israel’s planned ground offensive in the Gazan city near to Egypt's.

Palestinians displaced by Israel air and ground ops in Gaza Strip take shelter near the border fence with Egypt in Rafah,.Israel has drawn up an evacuation plan for civilians along the coast in Gaza Strip, and has presented it to Egypt in recent days.

According to WSJ, plan envisions 15 sites containing 25,000 tents each across Gaza, running fm southern edge of Gaza City south to Al Mawasi area north of Rafah. Rafah, a city that sits on Gaza-Egypt border, is target of next IDF offensive, according to Israeli leaders. The US and regional allies have warned about the humanitarian dangers of the IDF moving into the city, in which more than 1 million Gazan refugees are sheltering.

Citing Egyptian officials, the report says that Israel expects the camps, which would include medical facilities, to be funded by the US and Arab partners.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e...rom-rafah/

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U.S. ve Iranian back terrorist group's is on fire by U.S. warplanes and B1-Bombers once again.
https://youtu.be/OXXv08876o0?si=wtjz34_gy2B1BWyz

'Arabs Supply Us Everything' - Russian Soldier Reveals Starlink Supplied Moscow From Arab Countries

In an intercepted call published by HUR, Russian soldiers discuss how Russia is obtaining Starlink satellite terminals from Arab countries and utilizing them on the frontline.

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/28009

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“It is urgent issue,” LaPlante said at a defense conference that month, calling the situation a “crisis.”

The Army’s contract was made in January, before the drone attack on the Tower 22 base in Jordan killed three American soldiers and wounded 41 other military personnel. 

The Associated Press reported this week that Tower 22 base did have Coyote interceptors but did not have larger scale anti-air defenses. But the Army’s decision to pursue rapid acquisition came after several months of rocket and drone attacks on American positions in Iraq and Syria, which have resulted in dozens of injuries.

Explosions after US-UK attacks in Yemen's Al Hudaydah. As explosions in the city of Al Hudaydah in Yemen have reported Hezbollah affiliated news outlet Al-Mayadeen Wed outlet accredits explosions, a results of "U.S.- British aggression." The U.S. - British attacks were reported in the Al-Katinat area of Bakim, in Saada province in Yemen.

With 7 confirmed Houthi drones shot down, this USMC AV-8B Harrier pilot could be the First American ace since the Vietnam War: Meet USMC Captain Earl Ehrhart V. USMC Captain Earl Ehrhart V cuold be the first American ace since the Vietnam War

In the skies above the volatile Red Sea, US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain Earl Ehrhart V has become a silent guardian against Houthi drone threats as noted by Alert 5, with seven confirmed Houthi drones intercepted since December 2023, Captain Ehrhart has amassed an impressive record as an AV-8B Harrier pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 attached to the elite 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).

Captain Ehrhart and his fellow Harrier pilots play a crucial role in safeguarding maritime traffic and deterring Houthi aggression operating within the US Fifth Fleet’s area of responsibility.

These are aircraft boasting vertical takeoff & landing (VTOL) capabilities, offer unparalleled flexibility and rapid response in the region’s complex airspace.
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/with-7-c...ehrhart-v/

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Israel did not start this terrorist massacre, Hamas start it. It was plan in Gaza undergound by Hamas and Israelis start follow-up and begin to start trying to finish...this war

Israel / Hamas war...continue with more Israelis trooper slowly moving into North Gaza first.

Hamas attacking Israel
The troops on board the USS Bataan were about to finish their tour of duty after months patrolling the waters close to the Persian Gulf.

But on Oct. 7, 2023, everything changed.

The USS Bataan received new orders, to plot a course towards the eastern Mediterranean and prepare to monitor the coast of Gaza within an hour of Hamas attacking Israel and killing around 1,200 people.

To engage the Houthis another change in the mission came 12 days later. In response to the escalating violence in Gaza, since mid-December the Yemeni Houthis have attacked more than two dozen shipping vessels. They claim all were either Israeli-owned or operated. However, many appear to have no connection with Israel at all.

The US and UK began carrying out air strikes in retaliation, including from the USS Bataan, in January.

A Harrier jet modified it for air defence
US & UK began carrying out air strikes in retaliation, including from the USS Bataan, in January.


A Harrier jet modified it for air defence
“The Houthis were launching a lot of suicide attack drones,” Ehrhart told to BBC. “They are a robust and capable force,” he added, warning they are not to be underestimated. To be effective against this rebel group, the marines needed to adapt. 

“We took a Harrier jet and modified it for air defence,” Ehrhart tells me. “We loaded it up with missiles and that way were able to respond to their drone attacks.” When Yemen’s Houthis began firing missiles and flying drones into commercial ships in the Red Sea, the crew of the USS Bataan sent jets out to try and shoot them down.

“I never imagined I was going to be doing this when we launched,” says lead pilot Capt Earl Ehrhart.“They are shooting at us all the time, so we need to be even more focused. Our systems need to be primed so we can stay safe.”

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According to a spokesperson for Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.. Egypt is building a massive, miles-wide, buffer zone and wall along its border with Gaza, new satellite imagery shows. The wall is said to be 5 meters (16 feet) high. As Israel special forces raided Gaza's Nasser Hospital, the largest functioning hospital in the enclave, Thursday after laying siege to the facility for days.

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According to a spokesperson for Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.. Egypt is building a massive, miles-wide, buffer zone and wall along its border with Gaza, new satellite imagery shows. The wall is said to be 5 meters (16 feet) high. As Israel special forces raided Gaza's Nasser Hospital, the largest functioning hospital in the enclave, Thursday after laying siege to the facility for days.

Israeli military said over 20 suspects from the October 7 Hamas attack have been detained as it continues its raid of Nasser Hospital, Gaza's largest functioning medical facility. 

Five patients died on Friday after power was lost and oxygen supplies were interrupted at the hospital, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.


All eyes continue to be on the southernmost Gaza city of Rafah, where over a million Palestinian refugees are taking shelter, ahead of an anticipated Israeli ground offensive. 

New satellite imagery shows Egypt is building a buffer zone and a wall along its border.

Meanwhile, talks on a hostage and ceasefire deal for Gaza appear to be at an impasse. US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday about both Rafah and "ongoing hostage negotiations," according to the White House.

Five patients have died at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis because of failure in the power generators and the oxygen supply system amid an Israeli military raid on facility. Health officer hospital in Gaza said, Friday. Accused Israeli forces of forcing male patients to relocate without their belongings to the maternity building, "which been converted into a barracks."
They also said pregnant women delivered children in the hospital “under extremely challenging and inhumane conditions.”

In an earlier statement, the ministry said that six intensive care patients and three in nursery incubators could die "at any moment as a result of the cessation of their oxygen" after electrical generators had stopped.
https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news...index.html

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Israel behind rare pair of recent strikes on Iran civilian infrastructure. Iranian oil minister disruption news, an attacks on gas pipelines. NYT report says blasts caused major outages across five provinces.

Israel was behind a pair of attacks on major gas pipelines inside Iran this week, which disrupted the flow of gas to millions of people, New York Times reported Friday, citing two Western officials and a military strategist affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

If confirmed, the strike would amount to an escalation by Israel, which has been linked to numerous strikes in Iran over the yrs, but primarily against country’s nuclear program, as well as assassinations of senior figures.

The enemy’s plan was to completely disrupt flow of gas in winter to several main cities & provinces in country,” oil minister told Iranian media in comments on the “sabotage & terrorist attacks.” He avoided publicly blaming Israel for the blasts, which he said were aimed at damaging Iran’s energy infrastructure and stirring public upheaval.

A Western official told NYT that the strike was largely symbolic, causing can cause significant damage. Owji said disruption caused by blast says Iranian governors & officials at state gas company reported widespread outages across 5-provinces that led to the closure of some govt buildings.

The natural gas pipeline targeted runs from Iran’s western Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari Province up north to cities on Caspian Sea roughly 1,270-kilometer (790-mile) pipeline begins in Asaluyeh, a hub for Iran’s offshore South Pars gas field, tbere no known insurgent groups operating in that province, home to Bakhtiari, a branch of Iran’s Lur ethnic group.

Two Western officials said Israel was also behind another blast Thursday inside a chemical factory on the outskirts of Tehran. However, local officials quoted by the Times said the explosion was due to an accident in the factory’s fuel tank.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-rep...structure/

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Since Gaza triggered by Hamas-led October 7 onslaught in which Palestinian terrorists killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took 253 hostages.

The Iranian leaders have since denied Tehran was behind Hamas attack but have praised Hamas massacres & boasted of Iran’s support for Gaza-ruling terror group and other armed proxy organizations opposed to Israel that it backs. 

The US has since said Iran was not directly responsible for onslaught but that it continues to fund, arm and train proxies who have been targeting the Jewish state.

Worries & more worries of wider regional conflict.

Since Hamas atrocities & Israel’s subsequent offensive aimed, eliminating terror group in Gaza & returning of hostages, with Lebanon’s Hezbollah launching daily attacks on northern Israel, the Houthi rebels in Yemen striking shipping in Red & Sea  Iranian-backed militias in Iraq & Syria targeting US forces stationed in those countries.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-rep...structure/

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President Joe Biden said US House's decision to call a two-week recess without passing fresh aid for Ukraine is "bizarre" and "outrageous".Biden condemns House taking break without passing fresh Ukraine aid, is a bizarre" & "outrageous", is...
...like naked Fox. A President Joe Biden said US House's decision to call a two-week recess without passing fresh aid for Ukraine is "bizarre" and "outrageous".

Tuesday, Senate approved funding worth $95bn (£75bn) for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan in a bipartisan vote. But this House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, he said 2-week off that the lower chamber would not vote on it without...  
A joker, no funding for border security.

The house failing to pass new aid is to undermine America's reputation. "I won't panic, but is a real concern about U.S. being a reliable ally," Mr Biden said angrily during a news conference at White House.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68322241

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Russia has said it has taken full control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, its biggest gain since capturing Bakhmut last May, after a retreat by Ukrainian troops. Russian troops launched multiple attacks further west from Avdiivka in a bid for further battlefield gains, a Ukrainian army spokesperson said on Sunday.

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Russia has said it has taken full control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, its biggest gain since capturing Bakhmut last May, after a retreat by Ukrainian troops. Russian troops launched multiple attacks further west from Avdiivka in a bid for further battlefield gains, a Ukrainian army spokesperson said on Sunday.

Putin's has to sent 7-8 brigades, about 15,000 men, into fight, sheer mass of troops launched multiple attacks further west into Avdiivka in a bid for further battlefield gain, Nothing tobe happy, as russia troops lost 40,000 plus plus, and it is a longer day is waiting for those still fighting tbere inside the killing zone. General Syrskyi, ordered a withdrawal. Institute for Study of War, said, continued fighting Russian advance around this year and next...
https://youtu.be/E6Ll1lxcs3U?si=gAsz6RKVrKV8D0Iz

WW3 has to wait 2029 - 2032.
https://youtu.be/NUjgs1cvYjg?si=iM2Naz-ZdEDQMzj8

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Israel’s war on Gaza updates: Hamas says Israel ‘not serious’ about truce. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he “does not recognise” the legitimacy of the ICJ case considering Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories, adding later that Israel will maintain control of the occupied West Bank and Gaza.

Hamas official says Israel is refusing to withdraw from Gaza, rejecting the return of displaced Palestinians to their homes and failing to commit to allowing enough aid to the territory, leaving nothing to agree on.

Israel has carried out heavy strikes in southern Lebanon in what it says was retaliation after a drone launched from Lebanon crashed near Tiberias, increasing fears over an escalation with Hezbollah.

Hamas claimed attacks against Israeli troops in Khan Younis, as a senior official from the group said its fighters are continuing to confront Israel’s forces with strong determination.

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Germany Confirms Future Supply of 18 Additional PzH 2000 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzers to Ukraine.

Germany has announced a significant expansion of its military support to Ukraine, with the Defense Ministry confirming on February 16, 2024, that it will supply an additional 18 Panzerhaubitze 2000 (PzH 2000) 155mm self-propelled tracked howitzers. This decision doubles the number of these advanced 155mm tracked artillery units provided to Ukraine, enhancing the country's military capabilities amid ongoing conflicts. This latest delivery builds on a series of support measures initiated by Germany since 2022, reflecting a deepening commitment to Ukraine's defense and sovereignty.