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Posted: 6/13/2024 8:48:44 AM EDT
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Firefighters and police have received reports of numerous rocket impacts in northern Israel, following a barrage fired from Lebanon. According to MDA, two men in their 20s are lightly hurt in the Katzrin area in the Golan Heights after being hit by shrapnel. Rockets that hit the Katzrin area sparked several fires, footage purportedly from the area shows.
A body in a state of extreme decomposition was found by a civilian near the Sha'ar Henegev Junction in southern Israel, police say. The body was taken for identification, and police are investigating if it is linked to the October 7 onslaught.
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Troops of the 99th Division completed a raid in Gaza City's Zeitoun and Sabra neighborhoods this week, the military says. The pinpoint operation was carried out by the Carmeli and Yiftah brigades, along with the elite Multi-Domain, or Ghost, Unit. Amid the operation, the IDF says troops killed dozens of gunmen and demolished some 50 sites belonging to terror groups, including rocket launchers and weapon depots. Meanwhile, the Alexandroni Reserve Infantry Brigade and 8th Reserve Armored Brigade were deployed this week to the Netzarim Corridor in the central Gaza Strip, where the 99th Division has been based. The division, along with troops of the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit, recently demolished an 800-meter-long tunnel in the Juhor ad-Dik area in the corridor, the IDF says. According to the IDF, the tunnel, which goes down some 30 meters deep, had several rooms and blast doors, and had been used by Hamas operatives.
Brigades swapped: - In the past week the Res. Carmeli and Res. 679th Armored Brigade left the #Gaza strip and were replaced by the Res. Alexandroni and Res. 8th Armored Brigade. - The brigades operate in Netzarim under the 99th Division. - This is a routine and expected replacement. Reserve brigades are only able to be deployed to Gaza for 2 months at a time.  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/13/2024 10:41:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GBTX01: It was a video of an Israeli fire throwing trebuchet. I think I found a new link...
How do we make clearing brush fun!? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GBTX01: Originally Posted By cash50: Originally Posted By GBTX01:
Does anyone have any context on this? It was a video of an Israeli fire throwing trebuchet. I think I found a new link...
How do we make clearing brush fun!? Another link to the video posted by a TOI reporter.
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Posted: 6/13/2024 10:55:22 AM EDT
[Last Edit: michigan66]
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Tweet from Palestinian reporter purports to show the IDF at the Mediterranean end of Rafah's Philadelphi Corridor.
Translation: Philadelphia Axis, Rafah Beach The occupation army is carrying out bulldozing operations and setting up security observation points on the shore of the Rafah Sea  Attached File
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Hezbollah takes responsibility for the barrage of rockets and attack drones on northern Israel this afternoon, claiming to have targeted several military bases. The terror group in a statement says it launched Katyusha and Falaq rockets at six army bases in northern Israel, and several more swarms of explosive-laden drones at three more bases in the area. The IDF reported that some 40 rockets crossed the border, many of which were intercepted by air defenses, but others impacted, causing at least 15 fires. Two men in their 20s were also lightly hurt by shrapnel. Another seven "suspicious aerial targets" -- thought to be drones -- were identified, the military said. Four of the suspected drones were shot down by air defenses, the IDF says, adding that there were no injuries. |
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Posted: 6/13/2024 11:05:13 AM EDT
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Israel going full midlevel on Hezbollah.
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Posted: 6/13/2024 12:07:20 PM EDT
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Two Palestinian gunmen were killed by troops of the Duvdevan commando unit in the West Bank city of Qabatiya, near Jenin, military sources say. The commandos had carried out a tactic known as “pressure cooker” that involves escalating the volume of fire directed at a building to force suspects to come out. Amid the operation, the troops fired shoulder-launched missiles at the building. In ensuing clashes, the pair were killed. The IDF continues to operate in the Jenin area since launching a raid there overnight. At least two wanted Palestinians were detained in the operation so far, the sources say. |
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Posted: 6/13/2024 1:55:40 PM EDT
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Seven rockets were launched from northern Gaza at Sderot, Ashkelon, and other communities near the Strip, the IDF says. Four of the rockets were intercepted by air defenses, while the other three struck open areas, according to the military. There are no reports of injuries or damage. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. |
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Posted: 6/13/2024 5:15:42 PM EDT
[Last Edit: GBTX01]
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A building was reportedly destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in the Tyre district, Lebanon.
I wonder who's face(s) is about to be plastered on a Hezbollah flag image and mourned? Hopefully more HVTs.
14 Members of Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad have reportedly been Eliminated by the Israeli Strike on a Two-Story Building within the Town of Janta in Southern Lebanon, with several of the Members who were Killed claimed to be Senior Officers, though this is currently Unconfirmed. |
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Posted: 6/13/2024 6:40:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By michigan66: Another link to the video posted by a TOI reporter.
https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/501718/IMG_1816_jpeg-3239728.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/501718/IMG_1815_jpeg-3239729.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/501718/IMG_1817_jpeg-3239730.JPG Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By michigan66: Originally Posted By GBTX01: Originally Posted By cash50: Originally Posted By GBTX01:
Does anyone have any context on this? It was a video of an Israeli fire throwing trebuchet. I think I found a new link...
How do we make clearing brush fun!? Another link to the video posted by a TOI reporter.
https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/501718/IMG_1816_jpeg-3239728.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/501718/IMG_1815_jpeg-3239729.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/501718/IMG_1817_jpeg-3239730.JPG I hope that is real! Hahahahaha |
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Posted: 6/13/2024 7:20:04 PM EDT
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After participating in Saturday's hostage rescue operation in the Nuseirat, the IDF's 98th Division has been withdrawn from the central Gaza Strip:
A barrage of rockets launched from Lebanon at the Kiryat Shmona area in northern Israel is seen being intercepted by the Iron Dome, as Israelis celebrate the Shavuot holiday. Another Israeli bombardment: Israeli fighter jets struck Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon's Yater: Israeli fighter jets and other aircraft carried out strikes against some 30 targets across the Gaza Strip over the past day: The Israeli military confirms it carried out last night's airstrike in southern Lebanon's Jouaiyya, killing senior Hezbollah commander Taleb Abdullah. |
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Posted: 6/13/2024 7:22:10 PM EDT
[Last Edit: michigan66]
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Times of Israel reporter has video but no more information.
More fallout from ignoring the Houthis for three months and then depending, with few exceptions, on half-assed launcher plinking missions. We know who trains the Houthis and where. We know who gives them the means to disrupt crucial shipping lanes. We know why it is done--Iran wants to reshape the Middle East by force, but is too chickenshit to do it themselves because they really, really hate it when Farsi speakers die. Biden tried, mistakenly, to diplomatically engage Iran twice to put a stop to this. Iran had more than enough time to address this peacefully like adults.
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Posted: 6/13/2024 7:26:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By neshomamench:I hope that is real! Hahahahaha Apparently it is, Frantzman confirmed it. The flaming arrows were a nice touch. Or they were bored and decided to play 'Zealots and Romans' and that was Team Rome.
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Posted: 6/13/2024 7:48:45 PM EDT
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The rumors swirling around tonight's strike in Janta are getting interesting! One rumor...
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Posted: 6/13/2024 7:59:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/13/2024 8:20:02 PM EDT
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Oh boy.
If things get weird, here are a few good sources of info: Alma Research and Education Center main page.. Israeli think tank that specializes in threats to northern Israel. Their twitter--https://x.com/israel_alma_org?lang=en Matthew Levitt---Hezbollah expert. Twitter: https://x.com/Levitt_Matt. Page at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy here. Jonathan Schanzer from the FDD think tank. Twitter: https://x.com/JSchanzer. Page at FDD here.. He also wrote a book about the 2021 Gaza war that has good information and gives you an idea of the political/mi!itary situation in the run up to 7 Oct. Amazon link. Seth Frantzman twitter. https://x.com/sfrantzman Emanuel Fabian, Military correspondent for the Times of Israel. Twitter: https://x.com/sfrantzman |
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Posted: 6/13/2024 9:06:49 PM EDT
[Last Edit: michigan66]
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H/T to @GBTX01 for getting a possible name of the target in Israel's airstrike: Hashim Safi Al Din
Hashim Safi Al Din was born in 1964 in Deir Qanoun En Nahr, southern Lebanon, to a respected Shia family. He is a maternal cousin of Hassan Nasrallah. (Nasrallah is the Secretary General of Hezbollah aka the #1 guy). Al Din is among three major leaders of Hezbollah, the other two are Hassan Nasrallah and Naim Qassem. He is also regarded as second only to Nasrallah In 2006, Al Din was reportedly promoted by Iran as a possible successor to Hassan Nasrallah for the post of Secretary-General of Hezbollah.
If (and it's a big if) Israel indeed targeted and eliminated a member of Hezbollah's upper echelon, I suspect the Israeli assessment would be that it would significantly expand the war in the north. That being said, if the assessment holds true, why wait for Hezbollah to respond? It would be wise to strike while the iron is hot and catch Hezbollah off guard by launching simultaneous attacks on their strongholds and areas avoided by the IDF in the last eight months. This would have been an opportunity to gain the upper hand. However, since nothing of the sort has happened, I'm inclined to be skeptical about the accuracy of the reports that a Hezbollah leader was targeted tonight. My instincts suggest that this may be another instance of overhyping an event in the middle of a war. Though, I've been wrong before.
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Posted: 6/13/2024 9:38:09 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/13/2024 9:45:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fike:
Man the spice is flowing this evening !!!!  |
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Posted: 6/13/2024 9:59:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/13/2024 10:29:52 PM EDT
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 Institute for Study of War Backgrounder 13 June Key Takeaways Gaza Strip 99th Division concluded its week long operation in Zaytoun and Sabra neighborhoods of southern Gaza City. The objective was to deepen Israeli control over the Netzarim Corridor. Israeli forces killed dozens of Palestinian fighters and destroyed over 50 militia sites during the most recent Zaytoun operation. Israeli forces have conducted at least five distinct clearing operations in Zaytoun since the war began. Alexandroni Reserve Infantry Brigade and 8th Reserve Armored Brigade deployed to the Netzarim Corridor, south of Gaza City. The two brigades are operating under the 99th Division. Palestinian militias conducted several mortar and rocket attacks targeting Israeli forces along the Netzarim Corridor. 99th Division and Yahalom combat engineering unit destroyed an 800-meter-long tunnel in Juhor ad Dik, adjacent to the northern side of the Netzarim Corridor. Hamas dug the tunnel 30 meters underground and included military rooms and side hatches. The IDF continues to uncover and demolish Hamas underground infrastructure months after gaining operational control over the Netzarim Corridor, underscoring how many tunnels Hamas was able to dig. 162nd Division continued clearing operations in Rafah. Israeli forces. Givati Brigade engaged and killed several Palestinian fighters in Shaboura neighborhood in Rafah. The Agoz Commando unit directed a strike on a Palestinian fighter and military building in Rafah. The IDF denied on June 13 that it expanded operations into the al Mawasi humanitarian zone northwest of Rafah. Palestinian sources reported that Israeli airstrikes, artillery, and small arms fire targeted areas within the humanitarian zone. Palestinian reports indicate that the IDF is operating in the westernmost part of Rafah. A Palestinian journalist posted footage of Israeli forces establishing security operation points as well as Israeli bulldozers moving earth along the westernmost part of the Philadelphi Corridor. A Palestinian militia mortared Israeli forces operating in al Alam, western Rafah. PIJ fired rockets at the major Israeli cities of Ashdod and Ashkelon, along with several smaller towns closer to the Gaza Strip. PIJ also mortared IDF sites near the Kerem Shalom crossing into Rafah. West Bank Israeli forces have engaged Palestinian fighters in at least three locations in the West Bank. All three locations are in Jenin Governorate. The IDF conducted a 13-hour raid near Jenin. Special operations forces (SOF) engaged Palestinian fighters and detained suspected. The IDF killed two high-value targets in Qabatiya. Qabatiya is a ”stronghold” for Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Southern Lebanon and Golan Heights Lebanese Hezbollah has conducted at least 19 attacks into northern Israel. Hezbollah attacked eight IDF sites in the Golan Heights, using one-way attack drones in three of the attacks. Hezbollah also fired 40 rockets into northern Israel. Israeli air defenses intercepted most of the rockets with some landing in Israeli territory and causing fires. Shrapnel from the attacks wounded two Israeli civilians. Unspecified senior IDF officials told Israeli media that Israeli strikes on Hezbollah commanders in Lebanon will not achieve Israel's desired end state in Lebanon. They said that Hezbollah attacks have increased over the past month and that Israel must make a political decision on restoring Israeli security in northern Israel. Several senior Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former War Cabinet member Benny Gantz, have indicated that Israel will respond to Hezbollah through diplomatic or military action. The IDF said on June 13 that the IDF Kiryati Reserve Armored Brigade and 226th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade concluded a two-week-long military exercise simulating a potential conflict in Lebanon. Yemen The Houthis were responsible for at least two attacks on commercial vessels in Gulf of Aden and Red Sea on June 13. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKTMO) reported that two “unknown projectiles” struck a merchant ship 98 nautical miles east of Aden, Yemen, causing a fire. British maritime security firm Ambrey separately said on June 13 that a ship was struck by a missile 129 nautical miles east of Aden. UKTMO also reported an explosion near a merchant ship 82 nautical miles northwest of Hudaydah, Yemen.[82] The explosion did not cause any damage to the ship. US CENTCOM stated on June 12 that its forces destroyed three Houthi anti-ship cruise missile launchers in Houthi-controlled Yemen and intercepted a Houthi drone in the Red Sea. CENTCOM also reported that the Houthis launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles from Yemen into the Red Sea.    
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Posted: 6/13/2024 11:14:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GBTX01: The rumors swirling around tonight's strike in Janta are getting interesting! One rumor...
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Posted: 6/14/2024 12:00:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fike:
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Posted: 6/14/2024 12:33:38 AM EDT
[Last Edit: GBTX01]
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The moral of the story is...don't hang out in an enemy command post while your side is shooting rockets and drones at an enemy with a highly efficient intelligence gather system. It might get real spicy quickly and it will likely void your life insurance policy!
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Posted: 6/14/2024 10:07:31 AM EDT
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US military considering taking down Gaza aid pier amid weather concerns — report Link
The US military is reportedly considering temporarily dismantling its floating pier off the coast of Gaza amid concerns over sea conditions, weeks after it was damaged by bad weather. CNN cites US officials as saying a decision on whether to move the pier to the Israeli port of Ashdod will be made today. The US military-built pier, designed to carry aid into Gaza by boat amid the ongoing war, was reconnected to the beach in the Strip last week after it broke apart in storms and rough seas. The section that connects to the beach in Gaza, the causeway, was rebuilt nearly two weeks after heavy storms damaged it and abruptly halted what had already been a troubled delivery route.
The Israeli military releases footage showing how Hamas smashed holes in walls of homes in southern Gaza's Rafah to allow terror operatives to move between buildings to fight IDF troops. The IDF says troops of the Nahal Brigade found several such holes in dense neighborhoods of Rafah. The Nahal troops have also killed numerous gunmen and located numerous tunnel shafts and weapons in the Rafah area, the military says. Nahal forces also directed an airstrike on a booby-trapped building in the area. The military says it identified secondary blasts after the building was hit by a fighter jet, indicating explosives were hidden there. Video inside tweet  Attached File Attached File
This is obviously a tactic borrowed from the Israeli army, employed most notably during Operation Defensive Shield in 2002 in the West Bank. Amid the Gaza war, the IDF has also routinely broken through walls to avoid Hamas traps, as seen in this report I wrote last year from the Shati Camp. "Tomer said the troops are not entering alleyways or even through the main entrances to buildings in the camp. Instead, they are blowing holes through the walls, clearing the building, and moving to the next, without ever needing to be exposed in the streets. In many of the buildings, he said, troops found explosive devices planted by the doors." The IDF began to widely encounter Hamas's use of breaking through walls in the Jabaliya camp during the most recent offensive there last month.
The IDF says this morning's barrage from Lebanon on Kiryat Shmona and the nearby community of Kfar Szold comprised of 35 rockets. Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the attack. Several of the rockets were intercepted, the IDF says, while others impacted the area, causing damage in Kiryat Shmona and sparking a fire near Kfar Szold. In response, fighter jets hit several sites belonging to the terror group in Odaisseh and Kafr Kila, the military says. The IDF says it also shelled the launch sites with artillery.
Hezbollah claims responsibility for launching dozens of Katyusha and Falaq rockets at the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona and the nearby community of Kfar Szold. In a statement, the terror group says the attack is a response to a deadly IDF strike in southern Lebanon's Jannata last night, in which at least two civilians were reportedly killed. The IDF has not yet commented on the strike. In Kiryat Shmona, damage was caused to property by several rocket impacts, police say.
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Posted: 6/14/2024 10:28:38 AM EDT
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Israeli fighter jets and drones struck some 45 targets across the Gaza Strip:
Israeli fighter jets struck several buildings used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon's Ayta ash-Shab: Israeli soldiers using old-school methods to clear vegetation by the Lebanese border to make sure Hezbollah terrorists cannot hide and infiltrate the border into Israel. They’re doing whatever it takes to keep their base secure Israel Defense Forces operate in Gaza: Documentation from the fall in Katsrin: |
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Posted: 6/14/2024 12:05:56 PM EDT
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The Shin Bet security agency publishes an image showing a makeup room during preparations for the hostage rescue mission in central Gaza's Nuseirat last weekend. A report by the Saudi-owned Asharq outlet last week quoted local residents saying that a special forces unit, including women, entered Nuseirat in disguise. Forces of the police's elite Yamam counter-terrorism unit and Shin Bet agents rescued the four hostages from two buildings in Nuseirat, as the IDF provided support for the mission. Another image released by the Shin Bet shows a member of the security agency speaking with agency chief Ronen Bar, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai, head of the Operations Directorate Maj. Gen. Oded Basiuk, head of the Intelligence Directorate Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, and IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, just before the operation began.
An IDF soldier was wounded after being hit by a vehicle near the Rantis checkpoint in the West Bank, the military and medics say. The soldier, aged 33, was taken to a hospital in good-to-moderate condition, the Magen David Adom ambulance service says. The IDF says it has launched a pursuit for the suspect who fled the scene. According to a military source, the incident is not believed to be a terror attack. |
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Posted: 6/14/2024 5:11:54 PM EDT
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The IDF releases footage from last weekend showing troops of the Paratroopers Brigade's reconnaissance unit operating near central Gaza's Nuseirat, as rescued Israeli hostages and special forces were transferred to armored vehicles. The video shows the paratroopers arriving at an area where the Yamam and Shin Bet officers got stuck with the rescued hostages, and securing it. The special forces, including fatally wounded Yamam officer Ch. Insp. Arnon Zmora, and the hostages were then extracted in armored vehicles and taken to the Netzarim Corridor area, from where they were airlifted to a hospital in Israel. |
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Posted: 6/14/2024 5:28:50 PM EDT
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US Navy faces ‘most sustained combat’ since WWII against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis Link
Drawings of drones and missiles that have been shot down are painted on the fuselage of a fighter jet stationed on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower  Attached FileHighpoints Near-daily attacks by the Houthis since November have seen more than 50 vessels clearly targeted, while shipping volume has dropped in the vital Red Sea corridor that leads to the Suez Canal and into the Mediterranean. The pace of the fire can be seen on the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, where the paint around the hatches of its missile pods has been burned away from repeated launches. Its sailors sometimes have seconds to confirm a launch by the Houthis, confer with other ships and open fire on an incoming missile barrage that can move near or beyond the speed of sound. The Eisenhower’s air crews have dropped over 350 bombs and fired 50 missiles at targets in the campaign, said Capt. Marvin Scott, who oversees all the air group’s aircraft. Houthi attacks continue to depress shipping through the region. Revenue for Egypt from the Suez Canal — a key source of hard currency for its struggling economy — has halved since the attacks began. US and European partners patrol the waterways; Saudi Arabia largely has remained quiet, seeking a peace deal with the Houthis. Reports suggest some Mideast nations have asked the US not to launch attacks on the Houthis from their soil, Entire article in quote box The US Navy prepared for decades to potentially fight the Soviet Union, then later Russia and China, on the world’s waterways. But instead of a global power, the Navy finds itself locked in combat with a shadowy, Iran-backed rebel group based in Yemen. The US-led campaign against the Houthi rebels, overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, has turned into the most intense running sea battle the Navy has faced since World War II, its leaders and experts told The Associated Press. The combat pits the US Navy’s mission to keep international waterways open against a group whose former arsenal of assault rifles and pickup trucks has grown into a seemingly inexhaustible supply of drones, missiles and other weaponry. Near-daily attacks by the Houthis since November have seen more than 50 vessels clearly targeted, while shipping volume has dropped in the vital Red Sea corridor that leads to the Suez Canal and into the Mediterranean. The Houthis say the attacks are aimed at stopping the war in Gaza and supporting the Palestinians, though it comes as they try to strengthen their position in Yemen. All signs suggest the warfare will intensify — putting US sailors, their allies and commercial vessels at more risk. “I don’t think people really understand just kind of how deadly serious it is what we’re doing and how under threat the ships continue to be,” Cmdr. Eric Blomberg with the USS Laboon told the AP on a visit to his warship on the Red Sea. “We only have to get it wrong once,” he said. “The Houthis just have to get one through.” The pace of the fire can be seen on the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, where the paint around the hatches of its missile pods has been burned away from repeated launches. Its sailors sometimes have seconds to confirm a launch by the Houthis, confer with other ships and open fire on an incoming missile barrage that can move near or beyond the speed of sound. “It is every single day, every single watch, and some of our ships have been out here for seven-plus months doing that,” said Capt. David Wroe, the commodore overseeing the guided-missile destroyers. One round of fire on Jan. 9 saw the Laboon, other vessels and F/A-18s from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower shoot down 18 drones, two anti-ship cruise missiles and a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis. Nearly every day — aside from a slowdown during the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan — the Houthis launch missiles, drones or some other type of attack in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait that connects the waterways and separates Africa from the Arabian Peninsula. The Navy saw periods of combat during the “Tanker Wars” of the 1980s in the Persian Gulf, but that largely involved ships hitting mines. The Houthi assaults involve direct attacks on commercial vessels and warships. “This is the most sustained combat that the US Navy has seen since World War II — easily, no question,” said Bryan Clark, a former Navy submariner and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. “We’re sort of on the verge of the Houthis being able to mount the kinds of attacks that the US can’t stop every time, and then we will start to see substantial damage. … If you let it fester, the Houthis are going to get to be a much more capable, competent, experienced force.” Dangers at sea and in the air While the Eisenhower appears to largely stay at a distance, destroyers like the Laboon spend six out of seven days near or off Yemen — the “weapons engagement zone,” in Navy speak. Sea combat in the Mideast remains risky, something the Navy knows well. In 1987, an Iraqi fighter jet fired missiles that struck the USS Stark, a frigate on patrol in the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq war, killing 37 sailors and nearly sinking the vessel. There’s also the USS Cole, targeted in 2000 by boat-borne al-Qaida suicide bombers during a refueling stop in Yemen’s port city of Aden, which killed 17 on board. AP journalists saw the Cole patrolling the Red Sea with the Laboon on Wednesday, the same day the Houthis launched a drone-boat attack against a commercial ship there that disabled the vessel. Rear Adm. Marc Miguez, the Navy’s commander for its Carrier Strike Group Two, which includes the Eisenhower and supporting ships, said the Navy had taken out one underwater bomb-carrying drone launched by the Houthis as well during the campaign. “We currently have pretty high confidence that not only is Iran providing financial support, but they’re providing intelligence support,” Miguez said. “We know for a fact the Houthis have also gotten training to target maritime shipping and target US warships.” Asked if the Navy believed Iran picks targets for the Houthis, Miguez would only say there was “collaboration” between Tehran and the rebels. He also noted Iran continues to arm the Houthis, despite UN sanctions blocking weapons transfers to them. Iran’s mission to the United Nations told the AP that Tehran “is adept at thwarting the US strategy in a way that not only strengthens (the Houthis) but also ensures compliance with the pertinent resolutions.” The risk isn’t just on the water. The US-led campaign has carried out numerous airstrikes targeting Houthi positions inside Yemen, including what the US military describes as radar stations, launch sites, arsenals and other locations. One round of US and British strikes on May 30 killed at least 16 people, the deadliest attack acknowledged by the rebels. The Eisenhower’s air crews have dropped over 350 bombs and fired 50 missiles at targets in the campaign, said Capt. Marvin Scott, who oversees all the air group’s aircraft. Meanwhile, the Houthis apparently have shot down multiple MQ-9 Reaper drones with surface-to-air missile systems. “The Houthis also have surface-to-air capabilities that we have significantly degraded, but they are still present and still there,” Scott said. “We’re always prepared to be shot at by the Houthis.” Officers acknowledge some grumbling among their crew, wondering why the Navy doesn’t strike harder against the Houthis. The White House hasn’t discussed the Houthi campaign at the same level as negotiations over the Israel-Hamas war. There are several likely reasons. The US has been indirectly trying to lower tensions with Iran, particularly after Tehran launched a massive drone-and-missile attack on Israel and now enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels. Meanwhile, there’s the Houthis themselves. The rebel group has battled a Saudi-led coalition into a stalemate in a wider war that’s killed more than 150,000 people, including civilians, and created one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters. The US directly fighting the Houthis is something the leaders of the Zaydi Shiite group likely want. Their motto long has been “God is the greatest; death to America; death to Israel; curse the Jews; victory to Islam.” Combating the US and siding publicly with the Palestinians has some in the Mideast praising the rebels. While the US and European partners patrol the waterways, Saudi Arabia largely has remained quiet, seeking a peace deal with the Houthis. Reports suggest some Mideast nations have asked the US not to launch attacks on the Houthis from their soil, making the Eisenhower’s presence even more critical. The carrier has had its deployment extended, while its crew has had only one port call since its deployment a week after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Meanwhile, the Houthi attacks continue to depress shipping through the region. Revenue for Egypt from the Suez Canal — a key source of hard currency for its struggling economy — has halved since the attacks began. AP journalists saw a single commercial ship moving through the once-busy waterway. “It’s almost a ghost town,” Blomberg acknowledged. |
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Posted: 6/14/2024 7:20:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By michigan66: US Navy faces 'most sustained combat' since WWII against Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis Link Drawings of drones and missiles that have been shot down are painted on the fuselage of a fighter jet stationed on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/501718/AP24166314172532_jpg-3240874.JPG Highpoints Entire article in quote box |
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Posted: 6/14/2024 8:45:48 PM EDT
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 Institute for Study of War Backgrounder 14 June Key Takeaways Gaza Strip 99th Division continued to operate in the Netzarim corridor, south of Gaza City, on June 14. 3rd Alexandroni Reserve Infantry Brigade directed an Israeli Air Force airstrike strike on Palestinian fighters in Zaytoun. Hamas reported that its fighters detonated a building east of Zaytoun rigged to explode, killing an unknown number of IDF soldiers. Hamas also stated that it detonated a rigged tunnel entrance east of Zaytoun, killing and wounding IDF soldiers. 162nd Division continued to operate in Rafah, engaged Palestinian fighters, seized weapons, and identified several underground tunnel shafts.] An IDF Maglan drone team conducted a strike killing a Palestinian fighter approaching Israeli forces. Nahal Brigade killed armed fighters, located tunnel shafts, seized weapons, and destroyed several improvised explosive devices; they also directed an airstrike on a rigged, booby trapped building. IDF reported secondary explosions at the site. Palestinian fighters engaged Israeli forces using rocket-propelled grenades, anti-personnel mines, and mortars. Nahal Brigade identified openings between buildings in Rafah that Hamas fighters use to traverse quickly through dense neighborhoods. The IDF previously identified similar openings in between buildings in dense areas of Jabalia camp during clearing operations in May 2024. IDF reported on June 14 that it detected several indirect fire attacks launched from the Gaza Strip targeting the surrounding area. West Bank Israeli forces engaged Palestinian fighters in Jenin and Jenin refugee camp. Southern Lebanon and Golan Heights Lebanese Hezbollah has conducted at least 22 attacks in the last 24 hours. Hezbollah launched approximately 35 rockets targeting Kiryat Shmona and the surrounding area. The IDF said that it has intercepted approximately 69 percent of Hezbollah drones that targeted northern Israel. IDF conducted airstrikes targeting Hezbollah military infrastructure and launch sites in al Adisa and Kafr Killa, southern Lebanon on June 13 and 14. Lebanese state media reported on June 13 that an IDF airstrike killed at least one civilian and injured 14 others near Tyre. A Hezbollah official said they would increase the rate and scale of attacks against Israel in response to targeted strikes on Hezbollah leaders. Hezbollah launched over 200 mortars and rockets into northern Israel on June 12 in response to an IDF airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah commander on June 11. Yemen US CENTCOM destroyed several Houthi systems, including an air defense sensor, drone, and two patrol boats. Houthis claimed to attack three vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden on June 13. The Houthis struck the Palauan-flagged, Ukranian-owned, Polish-operator M/V Verbena in the Gulf of Aden with two anti-ship cruise missiles. The Verbena reported damage and subsequent fires on board. The attack ”severely injured” one civilian mariner. An aircraft from the USS Philippine Sea medically evacuated the injured mariner to a US partner force ship nearby Iran Iranian hardline candidate Saeed Jalili launched his 2024 presidential campaign by defining his political platform as a continuation of former President Ebrahim Raisi’s policies. Peformist presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian is adopting an increasingly reformist political agenda likely to bolster endorsements from high-profile reformist individuals.   
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Posted: 6/15/2024 4:26:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cypher15: Ehhh, bit of a misnomer. Its 'combat' in that they are shooting down enemy aircraft and missiles of a sort. A couple things though: Politicians wont let them hunt down the people launching them with extreme prejudice and they, while a threat if they are launched in large numbers, are a bit of a nuisance. The problem is that they are being treated by the politicians as less than a nuisance and are allowing them to continue to shoot at ships. Reagan wouldve fucking killed them all by now. Having gone to war in the Gulf under Reagan...yes. He would have. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 9:34:29 AM EDT
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Rockets fired by Hamas at southern Israel last night were launched from the Israeli-designated "humanitarian zone" in the Gaza Strip, the military says. Five rockets were launched in the barrage, two of which crossed the border, impacting open areas near Kibbutz Kissufim. The other three fell short in the Strip. Hamas claimed to have targeted a military base in the area. In a statement, the IDF says Hamas's use of the humanitarian zone to launch rockets at Israel is "a further example of the cynical exploitation of humanitarian infrastructure and the civilian population as human shields by terror organizations in the Gaza Strip for their terrorist attacks."  Attached File
One rocket launched from the Gaza Strip struck an open area in the Eshkol Regional Council, causing no injuries, the military says. Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed to have launched a barrage of rockets at a military base near the community of Sufa. Sirens had sounded in Sufa, as well as the adjacent towns of Sdei Avraham, Holit, Pri Gan, and Talmei Yosef.
Two missiles launched from Lebanon this morning struck the Israeli military's sensitive Mount Meron air traffic control base. The IDF says there are no injuries and "no harm to the unit's capabilities" in the attack. Hezbollah took responsibility for the incident, claiming to have targeted equipment at the base with guided missiles. The terror group has attacked Mount Meron, located some eight kilometers (5 miles) from the Lebanon border, several times amid the ongoing war, launching large barrages of rockets at the mountain, as well as guided missiles at the air traffic control base that sits atop it.
Article referenced in tweets in quote box below--link. For three years, violence in the West Bank has persisted with no signs of abatement, fueled mainly by Iran-backed terrorist groups. While Israeli forces conduct near-daily counterterrorism raids, attacks on Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and civilian targets continue. Branches belonging to Islamic Jihad, the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, Hamas, and other armed groups not only continue to be operational but are expanding their presence in the West Bank. The FDD’s Long War Journal “Mapping Terrorism in the West Bank” project breaks down attacks carried out by armed groups between March 31, 2022, and June 13, 2024. Additionally, the project breaks down data to show attacks pre- and post-October 7, 2023. Notable figures from the tally reveal that Katibat Jenin, the Islamic Jihad’s Jenin branch, has been responsible for the majority of attacks against Israeli targets. The Lions’ Den has also conducted a significant number of attacks. However, that group has since ceased its activities following repeated Israeli counterterrorism raids against its leadership and members. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades’ Tulkarm Battalion has also demonstrated a capacity to launch a substantial number of attacks, with a total of 132 recorded incidents. Separately, LWJ’s mapped data highlight a concerning issue regarding the presence of numerous terrorist groups operating in the West Bank. While the infographic identifies 15 groups, many linked to known terrorist organizations, additional factions are also active. The data illustrate a marked rise in the number of armed cells, indicating a substantial uptick in terrorist activity in comparison to previous years when only a few militant groups were active in the West Bank. A significant development the infographic does not highlight is the substantial increase in the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) against Israeli troops. Initially, Palestinian terrorist groups in the West Bank relied on automatic weapons, pipe bombs, and crudely rigged fire extinguishers. However, as the violence in the West Bank evolved, armed groups have grown in capability. For example, IED manufacturing labs have been established, creating more sophisticated and powerful explosives capable of causing significant damage to thinly armored Israeli military vehicles. Two notable examples of this trend are attacks in January and May of this year. On January 7, an Israel Border Police officer succumbed to injuries sustained in a roadside bomb explosion, which was claimed by Islamic Jihad’s Jenin branch. On May 5, a car bomb detonated against an Israeli bulldozer, with Islamic Jihad’s Tubas branch taking responsibility for the attack. These incidents demonstrate the evolving tactics of Palestinian terrorist groups and the growing sophistication of their explosive devices. Iran is arming West Bank terrorist groups Iran has been advocating for arming Palestinian terrorist groups in the West Bank since 2014. In August 2022, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Chief Hossein Salami stated that the West Bank was “being armed” against Israel. He repeated the claim less than a year later, hinting that the Iranian regime was involved in the surge of West Bank violence. “But invisible hands have armed the West Bank, and you [now] see modern automatic rifles and automatic weapons in the hands of the Palestinians,” said Salami. Salami’s words were not mere rhetoric. A significant indicator that the status quo had changed in the West Bank was that armed groups increasingly clashed with Israeli troops, and shooting attacks against IDF posts and Jewish communities became prevalent. Iran’s strategy to arm Palestinian terrorist groups involved employing its proxies and networks of clients in the region to smuggle arms to the West Bank. In September 2023, a senior Israeli military official confirmed to LWJ that Lebanese Hezbollah was involved in the plot. Moreover, on March 25, the Shin Bet said it had thwarted an Iranian plot to smuggle advanced weapons into the West Bank. The smuggling network involved two units from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a senior Fatah official in Lebanon. The Iranian regime has demonstrated a shrewd ability to identify areas of weak governance in the region and leverage its proxies to exploit them. One such example is the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, which has a troubled history of corruption and declining popularity. Recognizing an opportunity, Iran initiated a substantial campaign to arm and support its existing proxies in the West Bank, creating a new “resistance” front on Israel’s doorstep. This development has presented a serious security challenge, as armed Palestinian groups supported by Iran continue to pose a threat despite three years of perpetual Israeli efforts to mitigate it.  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 10:09:52 AM EDT
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Road damage is actually a way to see where armored vehicles likely operated. This map therefore portrays the extent of operations and it also reveals areas where large IDF forces probably didn’t operate. It’s actually a more complex story than the initial reaction of “this is where roads were damaged”…it’s a major insight into the history of the war. When I always say Hamas controls 80-90% of Gaza after 8 months of war, here you can see part of that story
New analysis: approximately 65% of the total road network has been damaged across the Gaza Strip as of 29 May 2024. UNOSAT identified approximately 1,100km of destroyed roads, 350km of severely affected roads, and 1,470km of moderately affected roads.  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:03:10 PM EDT
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Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in a blast in southern Gaza's Rafah this morning, the military announces, in what marks the deadliest incident for the IDF in the Strip since January. Only one of the soldiers is named: Cpt. Wassem Mahmoud, 23, a deputy company commander in the Combat Engineering Corps' 601st Battalion.from Beit Jann. The families of the other seven soldiers have been notified, and their names are due to be released later. According to an initial IDF probe, the troops were all killed inside a Namer armored combat engineering vehicle (CEV). The soldiers had been driving in a convoy at around 5 a.m. on Saturday following an overnight offensive against Hamas in the northwestern areas of Rafah's Tel Sultan neighborhood, during which troops under the 401st Armored Brigade killed some 50 gunmen, according to the IDF. The convoy was heading to buildings captured by the army, for the troops to rest following the overnight operation. The Namer CEV was the fifth or sixth vehicle in the convoy, and at some point, it was hit by a major explosion. It was not immediately clear if it was a bomb planted ahead of time or if Hamas operatives had approached the vehicle with an explosive device and directly placed it on the CEV. The military was also investigating the possibility that explosives stored on the outside of the CEV contributed to the massive blast. Normally, the mines and other explosives stored on the outside of a CEV would not manage to cause injuries to troops inside if they detonated. There was no gunfire amid the incident, and the vehicle was not at a standstill when the blast occurred, the probe found. Their deaths bring the toll of slain IDF soldiers in the ground offensive against Hamas and amid operations along the Gaza border to 207. A police officer was killed in a hostage rescue operation last week, and a civilian Defense Ministry contractor has also been killed in the Strip. The deadliest incident in Gaza occurred in January, during which 21 soldiers were killed in a blast following Hamas RPG fire that collapsed two buildings. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 12:48:20 PM EDT
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Crew has abandoned ship hit by Houthis earlier this week (6/13)
 Attached FileVideo showing damage in tweet below
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Posted: 6/15/2024 1:35:30 PM EDT
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Tweet with English subtitles.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 3:31:51 PM EDT
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Never stop killing the cancer known as Hamas. Never.
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Posted: 6/15/2024 4:47:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By osprey21: Never stop killing the cancer known as Hamas. Never. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By osprey21: Never stop killing the cancer known as Hamas. Never. They're trying.
They made it official--pier is off line, again,
Today, due to expected high seas, the temporary pier will be removed from its anchored position in Gaza and towed back to Ashdod, Israel. The safety of our service members is a top priority and temporarily relocating the pier will prevent structural damage caused by the heightened sea state. The decision to temporarily relocate the pier is not made lightly but is necessary to ensure the temporary pier can continue to deliver aid in the future. After the period of expected high seas, the pier will be rapidly re-anchored to the coast of Gaza and resume delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza. Since May 17, over 3,500 metric tons (7.7 million pounds) have been delivered through the maritime corridor for onward delivery by humanitarian organizations. |
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Posted: 6/15/2024 9:08:24 PM EDT
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 Institute for Study of War Backgrounder 15 June Key Takeaways Gaza Strip Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and the al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades conducted two separate mortar attacks targeting Israeli forces in eastern Zaytoun. Hamas and the Nasser Salah ad Din Brigades conducted mortar and rocket attacks targeting Israeli forces along the Netzarim Corridor on June 15. The Nasser Salah ad Din brigades are the armed wing of a group that left Fatah--Popular Resistance Committees. Palestinian fighters are still active in western Rafah. Hamas and the al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades attacked IDF vehicles with rocket propelled grenades. The National Resistance Brigades attacked an IDF D9 with an improvised explosive device (IED). Palestinian fighters attacked a convoy of the IDF 401st Armored Brigade in Tel al Sultan on June 15, killing eight IDF soldiers. The IED attack struck an IDF Namer armored combat engineering vehicle (CEV). The IDF explained that the CEV should have prevented injuries to troops inside and suggested that the Palestinian fighters may have planted the IED on the vehicle. Palestinian fighters have conducted at least four indirect fire attacks into southern Israel. Hamas and PIJ fighters launched a salvo of rockets targeting an IDF site at Sufa. Hamas, PIJ, and the Nasser Salah ad Din Brigades launched rockets at Kisuffim site. The Martyr Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades launched a salvo of rockets targeting Israeli forces stationed at the Kerem Shalom border crossing. West Bank Israeli forces engaged PIJ and the al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades fighters in Kfar Dan. Southern Lebanon and Golan Heights Iranian-backed militias, including Lebanese Hezbollah, conducted four attacks from southern Lebanon into northern Israel. Yemen US CENTCOM destroyed seven Houthi radars in a Houthi-controlled area in Yemen. Crew from a commercial vessel that the Houthis attacked evacuated the vessel, marking the second such incident in 24 hours. Region The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed two separate drone attacks targeting Haifa, Israel.   
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Posted: 6/16/2024 4:06:28 AM EDT
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Israeli fighter jets struck Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon's Deir Seryan:
Firefighters and police have received reports of numerous rocket impacts in northern Israel, following a barrage fired from Lebanon. Surveillance camera footage shows two rockets launched from the Gaza Strip at the Ashkelon area: Israeli fighter jets struck a building used by Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon: In the past 72 hours, Hezbollah launched 16 explosive-laden drones from Lebanon at Israel, the military says. According to the IDF, 11 of the drones were shot down by air defenses. It publishes footage of some of the interceptions. |
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Posted: 6/16/2024 8:27:22 AM EDT
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Israeli fighter jets struck a building used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon's Yaroun a short while ago, the military says. Troops also shelled areas near southern Lebanon's al-Amra with artillery to "remove threats," the IDF says. Last night, another building belonging to the terror group in Kafr Kila, and Hezbollah infrastructure in Marwahin were struck, the military adds.
The Israeli military says it will carry out a daily "tactical pause of military activity" in areas of the southern Gaza Strip to enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to Palestinians. The IDF says the pause will take place between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. every day along a road that leads from the Kerem Shalom Crossing to the Salah a-Din road, and then northward toward the Khan Younis area. "This is an additional step in the humanitarian aid efforts that have been conducted by the IDF and COGAT since the beginning of the war," the military says.  Attached File
It seems clear that the IDF's decision to have a "tactical pause" for humanitarian purposes from 08:00-19:00 from the Kerem Shalom Crossing to the Salah al-Din Road and then northwards coincides with Eid al-Adha...meanwhile PIJ openly says it is using the holiday to make weapons.
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Posted: 6/16/2024 10:57:27 AM EDT
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The Israeli military releases footage showing how Hamas smashed holes in walls of homes in southern Gaza's Rafah to allow terror terrorist to move between buildings to fight IDF troops.
The IDF says this morning's barrage from Lebanon on Kiryat Shmona and the nearby community of Kfar Szold comprised of 35 rockets. The military says it carried out a strike on a Hezbollah rocket launcher in southern Lebanon's Yaroun , used in an attack on the northern community of Avivim. Israeli fighter jets struck a building in southern Lebanon's Kafr Kila last night, which the IDF says was used by Hezbollah and was adjacent to an area from which the terror group fired rockets at Metula. The heart-stopping moment when Noa Argamani was saved from Gaza by Israeli security forces. Watch the Israeli Police talk about the rescue of Noa Argamani. Better than any movie. |
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Posted: 6/16/2024 9:43:01 PM EDT
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 Institute for the Study of War Backgrounder 16 June Key Takeaways Gaza Strip The National Resistance Brigades conducted a mortar attack targeting Israeli forces southeast of Zaytoun. The al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades conducted mortar and rocket attacksagainst Israeli forces along the Netzarim Corridor. Palestinian fighters have continued to engage Israeli forces in western Rafah. The al Qassem Brigades and National Resistance Brigades mortared Israeli forces around Tal al Sultan. The al Quds Brigades fired a rocket propelled grenade targeting an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) vehicle in Saudi neighborhood. The IDF announced it has begun executing a daily 11-hour “tactical pause” along a route east of Rafah to increase humanitarian aid delivery into the southern Gaza Strip. The IDF stated that it will suspend military activities daily between 0800 and 1900 local time along an approximately 10.5 kilometer route that leads from the Kerem Shalom crossing along Salah ad Din Road to al Fukhkhari, south of Khan Younis. The IDF has previously announced “tactical pauses” in several neighborhoods in the Gaza Strip to allow humanitarian aid delivery to Palestinian civilians. The new 11-hour daily tactical pauses are longer and cover a larger area than the IDF’s previous pauses. The IDF clarified that the fighting in Rafah will continue despite the tactical pauses east of the city. The al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades launched a salvo of rockets targeting the IDF Sufa site in southern Israel. West Bank Israeli forces engaged the al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades in al Faraa refugee camp, Tubas, and Balata refugee camp, Nablus. Southern Lebanon and Golan Heights The IDF intercepted a ”suspicious aerial target” over Lebanese airspace approaching Nahariya. Yemen United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported two explosions near a vessel approximately 40 nautical miles south of al Mokha, Yemen. US Central Command (CENTCOM) published an update about the Palauan-flagged, Ukranian-owned, Polish-operated commercial vessel Verbena on June 15. The Houthis struck the Verbena in the Gulf of Aden on June 13 with two anti-ship cruise missiles, causing fires onboard. CENTCOM reported that the Verbena’s crew issued a distress call and abandoned ship on June 15 due to “continuous fires and an inability to control them.” The Cayman Islands-flagged commercial vessel Anna Meta responded to the distress call and rescued the crew. CENTCOM noted that the Iranian Artesh Navy frigate Jamaran was eight nautical miles from the Verbena but did not respond to the distress call. UKMTO reported on June 15 that the crew of an unspecified vessel abandoned their vessel after the Houthis attacked it, likely referencing the Verbena. 
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Posted: 6/17/2024 1:51:25 AM EDT
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A Hezbollah weapons depot was struck by Israeli fighter jets in southern Lebanon's Aitaroun:
Hamas using civilian areas to launch rockets. The UN seems to be sleeping. Israeli fighter jets struck a building used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon's Yaroun: IDF Spox. on Hezbollah’s Escalation on the Northern Front: Israeli fighter jets struck Hezbollah targets in four areas of Southern Lebanon: |
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Posted: 6/17/2024 10:18:05 AM EDT
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Posted in the big Gaza thread but might be of interest here.
The Israel Defense Forces says it has dismantled about half of Hamas's fighting force in Rafah, killing at least 550 gunmen in the area, as the operation against the terror group in the Gaza Strip's southern city continues. The IDF's 162nd Division has been fighting in Rafah for more than 40 days, initially taking control of the city's eastern outskirts and the border crossing with Egypt in early May. In the second stage of the operation, about a week and a half later, the division captured the Brazil neighborhood. The third stage of the Rafah offensive saw the IDF take control of the entire Egypt-Gaza border, known as the Philadelphi Route, as well as push into the city's northwestern Tel Sultan neighborhood. The IDF says it has killed at least 550 gunmen in the Rafah operation, meaning those it was able to physically identify following battles. Many more terror operatives were killed in strikes against buildings and tunnels, it has assessed. Additionally, an unknown number of terror operatives fled the Rafah area as the military began its offensive there. Of Hamas's Rafah Brigade's four battalions, two — Yabna (South) and East Rafah — are considered to be almost completely dismantled, while the capabilities of the other two — Shaboura (North) and Tel Sultan (West) — are somewhat degraded from IDF operations. Along the Philadelphi corridor, the IDF says it has located hundreds of rockets, including dozens of long-range projectiles aimed at central Israel. Also in the border area, more than 200 tunnel shafts were located, leading to many underground routes. The IDF says it has located at least 25 "long" tunnels that reach up to the border with Egypt, some of which likely cross into Sinai and had been used by Hamas to smuggle weapons. The military says it is investigating these tunnels further. Aside from the Philadelphi Route, the IDF says it has established "complete operational control" over the Brazil neighborhood and so-called NPK neighborhood of Rafah — located near the Shaboura and Yabna camps. The latter neighborhood is considered to be a major Hamas stronghold, and the army says troops killed dozens of gunmen inside tunnels there. The 162nd Division has lost 22 soldiers amid the fighting in Rafah, eight of whom were killed on Saturday in a blast in an armored vehicle that came under attack.
"Although security around him has been tightened, former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen recently revealed unequivocally, "We know the exact location of the Secretary-General of the terrorist organization, and we can take him out at any moment." He added, "If a decision is made to settle the score with Nasrallah, Israel can do so at any given time." 2/2
This messaging is somehow supposed to deter Nasrallah...but considering the fact Hezbollah likely assumed this to be true for a decade and a half...I don't think it matters. This is built into the Hezbollah calculous. They know Israel hasn't taken out Sinwar and that Israel is fine with having Hamas leaders in Doha...they can also watch what is happening in Gaza and see how Israel's campaign has left most of Hamas intact in parts of Gaza. I don't think Hezbollah buys the threats anymore. They've fired 5,000 missiles and rockets at Israel and suffered only minor setbacks of 300 of their personell eliminated and some fields and "launch sites" and empty buildings struck...they know the equation and they have been busy changing it. Stories about "we will flatten Beirut and make it like Gaza" and "we know your location" doesn't impress them anymore, and probably never did. Hezbollah is a very sophisticated organization and puts a lot of thought into this. It knows the equation. So far it hasn't seen Israel do anything surprising. It is familiar with this Israeli leadership...it's not facing off against Ariel Sharon and Meir Dagan... Palestinian twitter in quote box. Video of attacks on IDF troops
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Posted: 6/17/2024 12:44:46 PM EDT
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The IDF confirms carrying out this morning's drone strike in southern Lebanon's Salaa, killing a "prominent" member of Hezbollah's rocket unit. Muhammad Ayoub served in the rocket unit of Hezbollah's Nasr regional division, according to the IDF. In recent months, Ayoub was behind several rocket attacks on Israel, and plans to carry out other attacks. Fighter jets also struck a building used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon's Mays al-Jabal, the IDF adds. |
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Posted: 6/17/2024 1:17:36 PM EDT
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We are a generation of victory, not victimhood. Israel must finish the job.
Video from Israeli troops operating in Rafah: Seconds from disaster: Dramatic video from Kiryat Shmona - a missile fired from southern Lebanon falls in the city's territory and almost hits a vehicle passing by. |
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Posted: 6/17/2024 3:30:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fike:
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Posted: 6/17/2024 7:42:55 PM EDT
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 Institute for the Study of War Backgrounder 17 June Key Takeaways Gaza Strip The Israel Defense Forces said it has dismantled about half of Hamas’ forces in Rafah. The IDF said that it now controls approximately 60 to 70 percent of the governorate, including the Egypt-Gaza Strip border and that Israeli forces have completely “dismantled” two of four battalions in Hamas’ Rafah Brigade and that IDF units have “somewhat degraded” the other two. An Israeli correspondent estimated that Israel will take “several more weeks” to completely “dismantle” Hamas’ Rafah Brigade. Israeli forces located 200 tunnel openings, 25 of which led to tunnels that reach the border with Egypt. The IDF said that its forces have killed at least 550 Palestinian fighters in Rafah. Twenty-two 162nd Division soldiers have died during fighting in Rafah. The IDF will shift to a “targeted raid” approach in the whole of the Gaza Strip after the end of the Rafah operation; forces in northern Gaza have already transitioned to this approach to target reconstituting Hamas units. Hamas’ Rafah Brigade will likely survive with sufficient assets to reconstitute itself, given the time and space to reconstitute. An Israeli war correspondent said an unspecified number of Hamas fighters left the Rafah area when Israeli forces first arrived. This group of surviving Hamas fighters could provide Hamas commanders in Rafah sufficient human capital to rebuild the Rafah Brigade. The IDF has discovered large numbers of Hamas fighters in previously uncleared areas during other operations. 99th Division continued to operate along the Netzarim Corridor south of Gaza City. Israeli forces continued clearing operations in two areas of Rafah. 162nd Division is operating in Tal al Sultan and Shaboura. Israeli forces destroyed a weapons storage facility in Tal al Sultan and executed controlled detonations of explosives that Palestinian fighters had previously planted. Israeli forces established “operational control” over the “NPK“ neighborhood in central Rafah, the area is a known Hamas stronghold. Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) fighters fired on Israeli forces near Kerem Shalom. Palestinian Mujahideen Movement fighters launched rockets at an IDF site in southern Israel. West Bank No IDF activity reported. Southern Lebanon and Golan Heights The IDF intercepted a drone off the coast of Acre, northern Israel. CTP-ISW did not record any claimed attacks by Lebanese Hezbollah since CTP-ISW's last data cut off on June 16. An IDF drone strike killed a senior Hezbollah fighter in Selaa, southern Lebanon. The target of the strike, Mohammed Ayoub, was the head of the Rocket and Missile Department in Hezbollah’s Nasr Unit. The Nasr Unit commander Taleb Sami Abdullah was airstrike in southern Lebanon on June 11--Abdullah was the most senior Hezbollah commander killed in the current conflict. The Nasr Unit is one of three regional commands in southern Lebanon. Ayoub planned rocket attacks from southern Lebanon into Israel. IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari highlighted the increased risk of a wider conflict between Israel and Hezbollah amid a heightened rate of Hezbollah attacks into northern Israel. Hezbollah launched its largest attack into northern Israel on June 12 in response to the IDF airstrike that killed the commander of Hezbollah’s Nasr Unit on June 11. Hezbollah has previously planned attacks like the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks. Hezbollah has also established an elite commando arm—the Radwan Force—that is designed to conduct ground operations into Israeli territory. US envoy Amos Hochstein met with senior Israeli officials on June 17 to deescalate rising tensions between Israel and Hezbollah on the Israel-Lebanon border. Yemen The Houthis conducted four attacks that caused physical damage to commercial vessels between June 9 and June 13, indicating an increase in the effectiveness of Houthi attacks. The Houthis claimed to attack three vessels in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea. The Houthi movement claims it launched ballistic missiles at a US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea. Houthi media claimed on June 17 that the United States and the United Kingdom conducted six airstrikes targeting Hudaydah International Airport and three airstrikes targeting Kamaran Island, west of Hudaydah. Houthis use routes through Djibouti and Lebanon to import Iranian weapons and equipment and Chinese-manufactured weapons parts. Iranian arms arrive in Djibouti and are transfered to civilian ships. The Houthis use an established corridor between Djibouti and Houthi-controlled ports along the Yemeni Red Sea coast to smuggle “illicit cargo.". Officials also noted that the Houthis are using Lebanon to buy spare drone parts from China. The UN Panel of Experts on Yemen found in two 2023 Panel of Experts reports that the Houthis smuggled weapons that were manufactured or partially manufactured in China. Iranian Presidential Election Iranian reformist presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian appears to be struggling to consolidate support among Iranian youth, a key voter demographic. The Sharif University students’ statements—while not emblematic of all individuals in this demographic—are demonstrative of the increased disillusionment of Iranian youth in recent years.   
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Posted: 6/17/2024 7:52:57 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/17/2024 8:06:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By osprey21:Rest in pieces, subhuman scum. They killed his boss 6 days ago. The "next man up" is probably regretting his life choices. |
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