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News & Analysis covering the Middle East

Independent, but not unbiased, striving for a multipolar world.

Mainly focused on Iran & Resistance Axis.

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โ€” ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ Abu Obaidah: Our fighters have destroyed 22 Israeli military vehicles so far with Al-Yassin anti-armor missiles

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โ€” ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ Abu Obaidah: For the first time, our fighters also used sticky bombs against tanks

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โ€” ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ Abu Obaidah: The Al-Qassam Navy was able to direct attacks against naval targets off the coast of Gaza using a remotely controled torpedo

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โ€” ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ Abu Obaidah: Our defensive operations are continuing and we still have a lot in store, and Gaza will be a graveyard for the enemy and a dirthole for its soldiers and political and military leadership

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โ€” ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ Abu Obaidah: We call on every honorable soldier and fighter in this nation to seize the opportunity and participate in this battle

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After a few days of resting, tomorrow I will resume posting with full intensity.
๐Ÿ“‘ Update on the ground situation in Gaza

The Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza announced that Israeli forces are trying to reach Al-Rashid Street (west) from Salah al-Din Street (east) on the outskirts of Gaza City.

And as of now, the Israeli army advanced westwards from the Samouni area and has reached the vicinity of Al Nour Resort and Tika Hospital in Netzarim area.

The IDF is moving along Wadi Gaza towards the coast in an attempt to cut off north Gaza and surround Gaza City, while other units advance from the north near Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia towns.

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โ€” ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง Hezbollah: The Game Plan

Everyone who has been following the war since the 7th of October knows that all parties involved are anxiously awaiting the next move from resistance-axis factions, first and foremost Hezbollah.

Hezbollah, who pushed Israel out of Lebanon in the 80's and defended the South against another attempted occupation in 2006, is a far more potent and capable enemy to the Israeli military than Hamas or the PIJ will ever be.

Since the beginning of the war, unofficial statements and media reports have been circulating, claiming that an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza would be considered as a red line for Hezbollah.

Despite these statements being unofficial, many of you have wondered, when will Hezbollah really get involved?

Since October 8th, Hezbollah has attacked IDF positions across the Lebanese border every single day, with no exceptions. Approximately 50 martyrs have been announced, and we can only wonder about the number of Israeli casualties. Besides the deaths, many IDF vehicles and tanks have been destroyed.

However, there are clues that something else is being prepared for. Something bigger. Something unprecedented.

Each day for the past 24 days, Hezbollah has consistently and sucessfully been targeting Israeli surveillance & observation equipment on the Lebanese border.

Dozens of radar stations, night vision cameras, infrared sensors, long range communication towers, telescopes and antennas have all been destroyed by the Lebanese group during the past few weeks.

These operations, which disabled most of the IDFs observation network, have practically blinded the Israelis in the north, especially in Metula and the surrounding settlements. One can only start to wonder why Hezbollah would have put so much emphasis on this modus-operandi, instead of just opting for killing soldiers or destroying tanks.

Now that the IDF has comitted most of its forces to urban combat operations in Gaza, a unique opportunity is opening up in the north. One that might shape the future of the region. Hezbollah knows this, and has been waiting for this moment for 17 years.

The north is now a total blind spot, and based on the available information, it is very possible that the main event is yet to come.

All we can do is wait for Nasrallah's speech on Friday, but there might be some surprises in store. All the signs are there.

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โ€” ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง NEW: Hezbollah published an official list of Israeli losses until now

It includes:

โ€“ 120 soldiers killed or injured
โ€“ 9 tanks
โ€“ 2 APCs
โ€“ 2 hummers
โ€“ 1 UAV
โ€“ 33 radars
โ€“ 69 communication systems
โ€“ 140 cameras
โ€“ 27 intelligence systems
โ€“ 17 jamming systems

These losses are the result of attacks on 105 different military sites belonging to the IDF near Lebanon.

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โ€” I have seen about 3 different videos today, shared on prominent Telegram and Twitter channels, claiming that Hezbollah released more teaser videos for Friday.

They are all fake. Hezbollah has not released any new video featuring Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. These videos are fan-edits, and not official in any way.
โ€” Large Palestinian channel 'Gaza Now' has been banned in the EU

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โ€” ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ/๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ BREAKING: Reports that Egypt is considering a deal proposed by Israel that would allow for the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza to Sinai in exchange for the cancelation of a significant portion of Egypt's foreign debt

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โ€” However, a quick google search shows that this is not a new proposal, it was actually known more than 2 weeks ago, back then it was the Americans that offered it

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โ€” ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ/๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช BREAKING: Yemeni missiles incoming in Eilat, interceptions happening

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โ€” ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ/๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช BREAKING: Buzzing sound of suicide drones, possibly Shaheds, reported in Eilat

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โ€” ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ/๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช BREAKING: Several impacts in Eilat

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โ€” ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ/๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช The sound of explosions and interceptions of Yemeni missiles above Eilat on the Red Sea coast

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โ€” In the past few weeks, Israel has come under attack from:

- Gaza
- West Bank
- Lebanon
- Syria
- Iraq
- Yemen

The axis of resistance is a sucessful project. This war has shown it.
โ€” ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ/๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ/๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง/๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช 25th day of the war, October 31st, status update and major events:

โ€“ Heavy airstrikes in the Gaza strip. The IAF bombed a large gathering of civilians in the Al-Jabaliya Refugee Camp, resulting in possibly hundreds of deaths. Humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate, but Egyptian aid is expected soon.

โ€“ Throughout the day, Hamas carried out at least 5 different rocket barrages into Israel, including Tel Aviv. Settlements located close to Gaza such as Ashkelon and Sderot have been registering more direct impacts due to a shortage of Tamer missiles for the Iron Dome, which forces Israel to focus its defenses on major population centers, considering there are not enough stockpiles to defend all of Israel at this point.

โ€“ Ground situation in Gaza: Israeli forces control the beach area of As-Siafa in the north-west of the strip, as well as most of the farmland on the outskirts of Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun in the north and north-east. Today, the IDF penentrated into the middle of Gaza by entering Wadi Gaza with armored units from the east. As a result, they established control over Salah Al-Deen road, the main road connecting Gaza City to the rest of the Gaza strip. The IDF is trying to push west through the middle of Wadi Gaza to capture Al-Rashid street, the last route that still connects the north of Gaza to the south.

โ€“ According to the available information, the IDF has suffered a considerable amount of casualties in Gaza so far. Hamas claims that the Al-Qassam brigades have destroyed 22 IDF vehicles until now, and some sources estimate that a few dozen Israeli soldiers have been killed, although no official figures are available except what the IDF releases. Most of the casualties occured while penentrating Gaza from the middle of Wadi Gaza, to capture the Salah Al-Deen road.

โ€“ The Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun outskirts have not offered much resistance, because the area consists mostly of farmland and is not suitable for fighting a superior enemy, as opposed to an urban environment.

โ€“ Yemen's Ansarullah (Houthis) carried out four attacks on southern Israel with ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones. Most of these were intercepted above Eilat, and at least one missile fell in Jordan. The military spokesman of Ansarullah vowed to increase attacks against Israel as long as the agression on Gaza continues.

โ€“ Hezbollah targeted the IDF in the settlements of Al-Jardah, Branit Barracks, Al-Marj, and Al-Khazzan Hill with ATGMs, leading to several confirmed casualties and the destruction of a Merkava tank with its crew inside.

โ€“ The IDF shelled South Lebanon and carried out airstrikes against Hezbollah targets.

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โ€” ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ/๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ/๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง/๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช 25th day of the war, October 31st, status update and major events: โ€“ Heavy airstrikes in the Gaza strip. The IAF bombed a large gathering of civilians in the Al-Jabaliya Refugee Camp, resulting in possibly hundreds of deaths. Humanitarian situationโ€ฆ
โ€” Accurate map of the current ground situation in Gaza

Israel controls the As-Siafa beach area in the northwest, the farmlands north of Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun, and a section of Wadi Gaza in the middle of the Gaza strip up to the Salah Al-Deen road.

It is expected that the IDF will push towards Al-Rashid street in the West, to completely cut off northern and southern Gaza from each other.

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