🇱🇧 Senior Lebanese geologist tweets that he refuses to accept being interviewed by Syrian media to discuss the latest earthquakes in Hama, because he holds a U.S. citizenship, works at AUB and is worried about the U.S. sanctions on Syria affecting him!

🇮🇱 Israeli police is investigating that the explosion in Tel Aviv is not drug cartel related, and might have been a failed suicide (martyrdom) attack.

There is one death and one medium injury.

🇮🇱 Tel Aviv District Commander on the explosion:

"The dead man is not an innocent citizen, but rather the one who carried this bomb. The initial investigation shows that he was carrying the explosive charge in a bag on his back."

Unfortunately, the operation failed.

📸 The Israeli army towed the vehicle of the attacker in Tel Aviv and shared a photo to identify him.

His nationality is unknown, and could have been possibility operating on behalf of a "foreign Islamic group or nation."

The question is, ليش سلب الله التوفيق

🇮🇱 According to the security services' assessment, the attacker planned to reach Bloomfield Stadium, where a football match was being held between Bnei Sakhnin and Maccabi Tel Aviv, and waited for thousands of fans to leave the stadium.

سبحان الي سلب التوفيق، لعله لخير هو ادرى فيه

⭕️ Hezbullah released footage of their twin FPV suicide drone attacks on Al-Malkiah base on 11 August, including on the 4th anti-drone radar.

⭕️ Hezbullah released footage of their attack on Ayelet Hashahar settlement in northern occupied Palestine on 17 August.

The attack was in response to the murder of Syrian civilians in Lebanon.

✍ Some general thoughts:

1- After the murder of Imad Moghnieh, Hezbullah attempted discreetly to attack Israeli targets in Europe but failed due to a Mossad infiltration at a senior level. The officials were arrested in an operation in 2009-2010

These two officials are rumored to have been behind the failure to retaliate for Imad.

2- A suicide operation was successful in 2012, never taken credit for, and this was the last known attempt.

3- The attack tonight happens on the eve of the announcement of failure of the negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza

4- The attack failed, unfortunately, and as I joked with a friend tonight, God is with the Jews.

5- The Iranian retaliation for the Israeli attack in Tehran was likely delayed because of the 40th day anniversary of Ashoura, and they don't want to sabotage flights over Iraq until it's done

6- Hezbullah's retaliation to the murder of Sayyed Foad Shokour was likely multi-layered, a covert and overt attack.

7- The attack, had it been successful, might have been the opening of the show.

8- God knows better, how and why, but also what will unfold.

🇮🇱/🇱🇧 On this day, 18-19 August 2006, elite IDF unit, Sayeret Metkal, disguised with Lebanese army clothes and using Lebanese army issued Humvees landed in the outskirts of Afka village northern Lebanon.

The purpose was to deploy behind enemy lines against Hezbullah in Boday village, for an undisclosed sabotage or kidnapping operation.

The operation came just 5 days after the end of the Lebanese second war on 14 August 2006.

While on the move, the IDF unit fell into a Hezbullah ambush, where two were killed including a very senior commander. No Hezbullah casualties took place.

What's special about this commander, is that the IDF didn't reveal yet his photo, Lieutenant colonel Emmanuel Yehuda Moreno.

His profile is secret, his operations are secret, and everything about him is secret.

⭕️ Hezbollah daily brief 17-08-2024:

1- The settlement of Eilet Hashahar was targeted for the first time with Katyusha rockets.

2- At 11:15, Israeli soldiers were targeted at the Marj base with two drones, confirmed casualties.

3- At 17:00, the Samaqa site in Lebanon's Kfar Shouba was targeted with rockets.

4- At 17:00, the Ruwaysat al-Alam site in Lebanon's Kfar Shouba was targeted with artillery shells.

5- At 17:20, the Hadab Yaroun site was targeted with artillery shells.

6- Surveillance equipment at the Jal Al-Alam site was targeted with drones.

7- Israeli soldiers in Shtula were targeted with artillery shells.

⭕️ Hezbullah daily brief 18-08-2024

1- At 08:15, attack on Al-Marj base with rockets

2- Attack on Al-Sahl Battalion in the Beit Hillel barracks with rockets

3- At 15:10, attack on Zar’it barracks with artillery shells

4- At 15:30, attack on equipment at the Ruwaysat al-Alam site in the occupied Lebanese Kfar Shuba Hills with appropriate weapons

5- At 15:45, attack on Al-Malikiyah base with artillery shells

6- Attack on Jal Al-Alam base with artillery shells

7- At 18:15, attack on Zabadin base in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms was targeted with rockets

8- At 18:15, attack on Ruwaysat al-Qarn base in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms with rockets

9- At 18:50, attack on equipment at the Maskaf Aam bade with appropriate weapons

10- Attack on buildings used by Israeli soldiers in the Shtula settlement with appropriate weapons

11- Attack on Al-Rahib base with artillery shells

✈️ Israeli jets are flying over South Lebanon at very low altitudes. [Illustrative photo]

⭕️ Hezbullah foiled an Israeli force near the border area at Hadb Aita from advancing to the zone, firing rockets and artillery.

A similar incident happened months ago, however they were attacked with an IED. Several Israeli soldiers were injured.

✈️ Drone alerts north of Acre

📸 The alerts are focused on the coastal area, namely Nahariyah city

📹 There was only one attempted interception. No reports of impacts.

⭕️ A new set of rocket sirens in the Zar'it, Shomera, and Shtula

📄 There are possible Israeli casualties in the drone attack in the direction of Ya'ra.

Recently most casualties are not on the frontline, as soldiers are well hidden or evacuated, but rather deeper when they are still positioned in regular bases.

📃 The IDF announced the death of one soldier from Hezbullah's attack yesterday on Ya'ra

☠️ Chief Warrant Officer Mahmood Amaria, 45, a tracker in the 300th "Baram" Regional Brigade, from Ibtin
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Some extra details:
🪦 A total of five suicide drone were launched, of which at least 2 impacted the Israeli base successfully

⭕️ Hezbullah announced that the attack on two Israeli bases, was in response to the Israeli targeted assassination in Qadmous area on 17 August, that killed one.

🌹 For the first time in 18 years, Hamas and Islamic Jihad take credit for yesterday's attempted martyrdom attack on Tel Aviv

They announce that they are back on this holy track, as long as Israel continues to murder civilians and assassinate leadership.

📹 Overnight, the Israeli army attacked Aita al-Shaab, Biet leaf and Hula village twice.

In the latter, two rose to the heavens as martyrs.