Israel/Middle East/Armageddon

[Matthew]

>Hezbollah Chief Nasrallah: Israel Crossed All Red Lines, This Is a Declaration of War
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-09-19/ty-article-live/netanyahu-slams-misguided-starmer-accuses-u-k-of-sending-mixed-messages/00000192-07f9-d543-ab9f-2ffbf5790000

>IDF begins wave of targeted strikes against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-820899

[Matthew]

>Israel says its strike on Beirut killed top Hezbollah military official as Lebanon reports 12 died
>The strike — apparently the deadliest such Israeli attack on a neighborhood of Beirut since Israel and Hezbollah fought a bloody, monthlong war in 2006 — signaled a major escalation in the past 11 months of cross-border attacks.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hezbollah-rocket-attack-mideast-tensions-a6a95169a21b45dc86d86182e255fa7e

>An Israeli official said the senior command of the Radwan forces — about 20 commanders — were killed in the strike.
https://www.axios.com/2024/09/20/israel-strikes-hezbollah-military-commanders-beirut

>Sky News in Arabic reports: the deputy commander of the Iranian Quds Force, Mohammad Rada, was also killed in an attack in Da'ahia in Beirut
https://t.me/US2020US/24128

>Iranian Embassy in Beirut: Israel's madness has crossed all lines
https://x.com/AlArabiya_Brk/status/1837152395421184082

>The chief of staff in Iran's leader Khamenei's office: "The response to the assassination of Haniyeh will come soon"
https://t.me/asafroz/24112

>A group of religious Israelis have been pictured practising the ritual of the red heifer, which is meant to herald the building of a new Jewish temple on the site of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-practise-red-heifer-ritual-al-aqsa

[Matthew]

>China calls on its citizens to leave Israel ‘as soon as possible’
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/09/23/china-calls-on-its-citizens-to-leave-israel-as-soon-as-possible-

>Events in North amount to 'Third Lebanon War,' security official says
>"Hezbollah will certainly respond with large amounts of fire on northern Israel," added the source, "and possibly also on targets in Tel Aviv."
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-821325

>Lebanese authorities said it was the deadliest day since the civil war ended in 1990
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-23/israels-military-warning-to-residents-southern-lebanon/104385318

>US sends additional forces to Middle East as tensions soar, Pentagon says
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-sends-additional-forces-middle-163743602.html

>Israeli Broadcasting Authority: Netanyahu's government approves declaration of state of emergency in Israel
https://x.com/AsharqNewsBrk/status/1838252010912522659

[Matthew]

>Hezbollah urged Iran in recent days to launch an attack against Israel as fighting between the Lebanese militant group and the Israeli military dramatically escalated, but Iran has so far refrained, two Israeli officials and one Western diplomat told Axios.
>Two Israeli officials said Iranian officials told their Hezbollah counterparts that "the timing isn't right" for launching an attack against Israel because the Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian is currently in New York for the UN General Assembly.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-deflects-hezbollah-request-to-attack-israel-as-it-steps-up-strikes-report

>The Israeli military said it hit more than 1,600 targets in Lebanon on Monday, a number that has few, if any, precedents in 21st-century warfare
https://archive.is/qa7Hy

>An alleged Israeli attack targeted the port city of Tartus in Syria, according to initial reports.
>The UK-based, opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that air defenses had intercepted Israeli missiles targeting the area.
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/levant-turkey/artc-idf-targets-port-of-tartus-in-syria-reports

>For the fourth time in a day: an attack in Tartus is reported in Syria
https://x.com/kann_news/status/1838694970594590927

[Matthew]

>For the first time ever: a missile fired from Lebanon to Tel Aviv
https://t.me/amitsegal/38208

>The terrorist organization Hezbollah took responsibility for firing the missile this morning towards Tel Aviv. It is also claimed that the missile that was fired was of the "Kadir 1" type, and was aimed at the Mossad headquarters.
https://www.maariv.co.il/breaking-news/Article-1135170

>Haaretz: The army is anxiously following the arrival of about 40,000 from #Syria , Iraq and Yemen to the Golan Heights and awaiting Nasrallah's call to fight
https://x.com/AJArabic/status/1838650476029772081

>Egypt, Jordan and Iraq in a joint statement: "Israel is dragging the region into an all-out war"
https://t.me/N12chat/88516

>The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei reportedly delivered a Letter to Hezbollah Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah stating, “I am at your service, we are ready to help whenever you want.”
https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1838839726100615436

>A U.S. Navy refueling ship has been damaged during an incident in the Middle East, the Navy said Tuesday.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4897309-us-navy-refueling-ship-damaged

[Matthew]

>Israel conducts massive strike targeting Hezbollah HQ in Beirut
>This was the biggest Israeli strike in Beirut since the 2006 war in Lebanon, and an Israeli source said the primary target was Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
https://www.axios.com/2024/09/27/israel-airstrike-hezbollah-hq-beirut

[Matthew]

>Israel Targets Hezbollah Chief Nasrallah in Massive Beirut Strike; Israeli Officials Estimate 300 Killed
https://archive.is/Qsb5m

>In Israel, the estimates are increasing: Nasrallah was killed in an attack in Dahiya
>Political source: "Israel is going to war"
>According to estimates, there are about 400 trapped in the ruins
https://www.mako.co.il/news-military/2024_q3/Article-e2692f584243291026.htm

>Maariv on Israeli army estimates: "The assassination of Hassan Nasrallah was successful.
>A meeting between officials of the Revolutionary Guards and the Iranian army in Tehran.
>Britain asks its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately."
https://x.com/AlJarasMagazine/status/1839739645682237947

>Iranian State Media is reporting that the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces has ordered Air Defenses and the Air Force of the Artesh, as well as the Air and Missiles Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to a High State of Readiness.
https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1839798859570262109

>Report: Hizbullah senior Ali Karchi, commander of the southern front, who survived the assassination attempt this week was with Nasrallah - assessment: he was also eliminated.
https://t.me/almogboker78/5889

>Senior commanders of the Quds Force, the external wing of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, were killed in the attack targeting Nasrallah.
https://x.com/MohamadAhwaze/status/1839758367599824913

>Iranian media confirms the killing of a high-ranking Iranian military commander in the Balochistan province of Iran a short while ago.
https://x.com/MohamadAhwaze/status/1839763135021895815

>IDF spokesman - We will not allow hostile flights to land at the airport in Beirut, it is intended for civilian flights
https://t.me/newsil_tme/132704

[Matthew]

>The main headline in the Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspaper this morning: "This is total war"
https://x.com/kaisos1987/status/1839847164412833877

[Matthew]

>Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel's campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon.
>Israeli army radio said nearly 200 missiles had been launched into Israel from Iran.
>Iran's Revolutionary Guards said... that if Israel retaliated Tehran's response would be "more crushing and ruinous".
>The Iranian missile launches came after Israeli ground troops launched raids into Lebanon and its warplanes bombed from the skies.
https://archive.is/kB4H3

>Iran telegraphed to Arab officials in the region on Monday night that it was going to launch an attack on Israel that would be similar in scale to its April attack when it launched 300 drones and ballistic and cruise missiles at Israel but caused minimal damage, according to Arab officials.
>Israel sent clear messages back to Iran that it would respond to any hit on Israeli territory, no matter how small or large, and that it didn’t matter if there were casualties or not, the officials said. Israel specifically said it would directly hit Iran’s nuclear or oil facilities, they said.
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/israel-iran-hezbollah-conflict/card/iran-gave-warning-ahead-of-attack-in-response-israel-promised-heavy-retaliation-bLNC6W0OspEIy0DwdquQ

>IDF: The Air Force will attack strongly tonight throughout the Middle East
https://t.me/MichaelShemesh/22089

[Matthew]

>Israeli officials staring down all-out regional war tell Axios Israel will launch a "significant retaliation" to Tuesday's massive missile attack within days that could target oil production facilities inside Iran and other strategic sites.
>Iran threatened on Tuesday that if Israel responds with force to the nearly 200 missiles it launched on Tuesday, it will attack again.
>If that happens, Israeli officials say all options will be on the table— including strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.
>"We have a big question mark about how the Iranians are going to respond to an attack, but we take into consideration the possibility that they would go all in, which will be a whole different ball game," an Israeli official said.
>The Israeli security cabinet convened on Tuesday at an underground government bunker inside a mountain near Jerusalem.
https://www.axios.com/2024/10/02/iran-israel-missile-attacks-response

[Matthew]

>For the first time in history, the #Israel Air Force targeted a #Russian military base!
>#Hmeimim Air Base in #Latakia was targeted by the #IsraeliAirFoce over its recent use by the #IRGC Quds Force for sending weapons to #Syria in-order to be delivered to #Hezbollah terrorist organization.
https://x.com/BabakTaghvaee1/status/1841698952728437104

[Matthew]

>A senior Iranian official told Al Jazeera: We sent a message to the US through Qatar that any Israeli attack would be met with an unconventional response that would also include infrastructure. The phase of unilateral restraint is over. There is a regional need to restrain Israel and its madness
https://x.com/kaisos1987/status/1841827787725853166

[Matthew]

>Iran military chief 'killed' by Israeli air strike in Lebanon that targeted new leader of Hezbollah
>Esmail Qaani, head of the Quds Force – the elite wing of the feared Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) – was reported to be with the new leader of Hezbollah, Hashem Safieddine, who was targeted in his HQ bunker in Beirut by the Israelis.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13928491/Iran-military-chief-killed-Israeli-air-strike-Lebanon-targeted-new-leader-Hezbollah.html

>Did Iran conduct underground nuclear test on Saturday night?
https://www.india.com/viral/did-iran-conduct-underground-nuclear-test-on-saturday-night-measured-earthquake-in-region-suggests-7303295

[Matthew]

>Trump’s campaign advisers received briefings in which the government said Iran is still actively plotting to kill him, according to the emails reviewed by The Post and the people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive discussions. Trump advisers have grown concerned about drones and missiles, according to the people.
https://archive.is/52cxm

[Matthew]

>With the rise of tensions in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa, the Egyptian army conducted a "war readiness review" - a "war inspection lineup" for the 6th Armored Division of the Second Field Army on Tuesday, in which Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi participated.
>It should be remembered that today the 2nd Army is responsible for the border with Israel and controls the entire area of northern Sinai
https://nziv.net/110059

[Matthew]

>IDF tanks cross into Syria - report
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-824565

[Matthew]

>The #Israel Air Force destroyed three sites suspected to be in use of #IRGC Quds Force as weapon storage facilities in #Latakia, #Syria. The #Syrian Arab Air Defence Force was unable to shoot down #Israeli cruise missiles & #Russian Aerospace Forces also stood down and avoided engaging the incoming missiles.
https://x.com/BabakTaghvaee1/status/1846716900962599323/video/1

[Matthew]

>Preparations for the Israeli attack against the Ayatollah regime are underway, and yesterday the cabinet ministers were informed that a "very significant attack" would soon be carried out in Iran... In Israel they estimate: the Iranians will react strongly to the action.
https://13tv.co.il/item/news/politics/state-policy/dc52f-904305244/?pid=7&&cid=902992383

>Israel’s planned attack on Iran will mark the "beginning of a war" that will last "many months," retired Israel Defense Forces Brig. Gen. Amir Avivi told ABC News.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/israel-gaza-lebanon-live-updates-idf-targeting-hezbollah/?id=114980385&entryId=115003735

[Matthew]

>After Hezbollah's attempt to assassinate Netanyahu - Iran is threatened: if Israel responds by killing Khamenei, it will encounter an attack on economic, nuclear, military facilities and airports https://x.com/kann_news/status/1848799094786961550

>It was allowed to be published that the UAV launched by Hezbollah on Saturday hit Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's house in Caesarea. Since the UAV hit, instructions have been issued on a significant reinforcement of security for ministers and government officials. A senior government official said that "Iran tried to eliminate the Prime Minister of Israel - and will not escape responsibility."
https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/rkiokmsejx

[Matthew]

>Report in Iran: A "mysterious" fire broke out at a nuclear power plant in the city of Karaj, west of Tehran.
https://www.maariv.co.il/breaking-news/Article-1142404

[Matthew]

>Russian President Vladimir Putin told BRICS leaders on Thursday that the Middle East was on the brink of a full-scale war
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-10-24/putin-warns-of-middle-east-conflagration-and-debates-ukraine-at-brics

>As it braces for an expected retaliatory strike from Israel, Iran has ordered the armed forces to be prepared for war but also to try to avoid it
>Four Iranian officials said in telephone interviews this week that the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has ordered the military to devise multiple military plans for responding to an Israeli attack. The scope of any Iranian retaliation, they said, will largely depend on the severity of Israel’s attacks.
>If Israeli strikes — a response to a barrage of missiles from Iran earlier this month — inflict widespread damage and high casualties, they said, Iran will retaliate. But if Israel limits its attack to a few military bases and warehouses storing missiles and drones, Iran might well do nothing.
>The officials said Mr. Khamenei had directed that response be certain if Israel strikes oil and energy infrastructure or nuclear facilities, or if it assassinates senior officials.
>The officials, including two members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said that if Israel inflicted major harm, the responses under consideration included a barrage of up to 1,000 ballistic missiles; escalated attacks by Iranian proxy militant groups in the region; and disrupting the flow of global energy supplies and shipping moving through the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.
>“In the event of an Israeli attack, the shape of our response will be proportionate and calculated,” Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, told the Russian news media on Wednesday on the sideline of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia.
https://archive.is/rYHdi

[Matthew]

>Israel sent a message to Iran on Friday ahead of its retaliatory airstrikes warning the Iranians not to respond, three sources with knowledge of the issue told Axios.
>The Israeli message was an attempt to limit the ongoing exchange of attacks between Israel and Iran and prevent a wider escalation, the sources said.
>U.S. and Israeli officials said three waves of airstrikes took place on Saturday morning local time.
>"The Israelis made it clear to the Iranians in advance what they are going to attack in general and what they are not going to attack," one source told Axios.
https://www.axios.com/2024/10/26/israel-iran-attack-warning

[Matthew]

>a source for the Iranian news agency Tasnim: "Iran is ready to respond to Israeli aggression"
https://t.me/N12chat/95171

[Matthew]

>In Hebrew: "Another flood is coming." A sign in Palestine Square in the center of the Iranian capital, Tehran.
https://x.com/PalinfoAr/status/1850260949745242313

>New York Times: Iran's leader Khamenei is in serious medical condition, his son Mujtaba may succeed him
https://x.com/GLZRadio/status/1850249337781338320

[Matthew]

>The attack destroyed *all* Iran's *strategic* defense capabilities. That is - all long-range surface-to-air missile batteries
https://t.me/moriahdoron/15954

>Senior Iranian: "We will respond to the Israeli attack"
https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/hkmsfcigjx

>Iran’s Guards chief warns of ‘bitter, unimaginable consequences’ for Israel’s strike
>Tehran says it will use ‘all available tools’ to respond to targeted assault on military sites
>The head of the Israel Defense Forces said Sunday that Israel had restrained itself in its weekend attack on Iran.
>“We hit strategic systems in Iran… and we will see how things develop now. We are ready for all scenarios on all fronts,” he added.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-guards-chief-warns-of-bitter-unimaginable-consequences-for-israels-strike

>Khamenei posted a message warning that “The Zionist regime made a mistake” when it decided to retaliate for the October 1 ballistic missile attack carried out by Tehran.
>Israel “erred in its calculations on Iran,” the post read. “We will cause it to understand what kind of strength, ability, initiative, and will the Iranian nation has.”
https://www.timesofisrael.com/khameneis-day-old-hebrew-account-on-x-suspended-after-threats-against-israel

[Matthew]

>Threatening to target it.. Iranian websites publish a video clip in Hebrew of the most important water desalination stations of [Israel]
https://t.me/QudsN/487155

>Iranian sources: Khamenei approved plans to respond to Israel
https://t.me/realize_israel_heb/513094

>Another Israeli response against Iran is planned for soon
https://t.me/moriahdoron/15978

[Matthew]

>Iran's envoy to the UN: "The US bears responsibility for the Israeli attack and will bear the consequences."
https://www.maariv.co.il/breaking-news/Article-1143559

[Matthew]

>Iran's Revolutionary Guards threaten to deliver more 'crushing' strikes to Israel in coming days
https://x.com/SkyNewsArabia_B/status/1851220395338133940

>New surprises, heavier blows await Israel in coming days: Senior IRGC cmdr.
https://archive.is/CV3XM

>Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon spoke directly to Iran's leadership at the UNSC meeting on Sunday.
>"Take this as a warning. Israel has shown restraint," Danon said, "But from here on, you will see only strength."
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-826563

[Matthew]

>Israel’s recent attacks on Iran will be met with a “definitive and painful” response that will likely come before the US presidential vote, a high-ranking source told CNN on Wednesday.
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-palestine-gaza-war-10-30-24-intl-hnk#cm2w69wn300003b6lu1vnybo2

[Matthew]

>Israeli intelligence suggests Iran is preparing to attack Israel from Iraqi territory in the coming days, possibly before the U.S. presidential election, two Israeli sources told me.
https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/1852056722719850996

>Khamenei said to order retaliatory attack against Israel
>The retaliatory attack is unlikely to take place before the US presidential election, as Tehran fears another spike in regional tensions could benefit Republican nominee Donald Trump, the officials tell NYT.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/khamenei-said-to-order-retaliatory-attack-against-israel-after-realizing-damage-from-idf-strike-too-large-to-ignore

[Matthew]

>“The enemies, whether the Zionist regime or the United States of America, will definitely receive a crushing response to what they are doing to Iran and the Iranian nation and to the resistance front,” Khamenei said in video released by Iranian state media.
>Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said Friday that more destroyers, fighter squadrons, tankers and B-52 long-range bombers would be coming to the region to deter Iran and its militant allies.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-khamenei-israel-hamas-lebanon-war-30385c3a17d1fca9415eb37db86dc9c5

[Matthew]

>The Biden administration warned Iran in recent days against launching another attack on Israel and stressed it won't be able to restrain the Israelis
https://www.axios.com/2024/11/02/us-warn-iran-attack-israel-nuclear-oil-sites

[Matthew]

>Iran Tells Region ‘Strong and Complex’ Attack Coming on Israel
>Tehran has warned diplomats that it is planning to use more powerful warheads and other weapons
>Iran has told Arab diplomats that its conventional army would be involved because it had lost four soldiers and a civilian in Israel’s attack
>Involving its regular army doesn’t mean its troops would be deployed but that the paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that normally deals with Israeli security matters wouldn’t act alone in this case.
>An Egyptian official said Iran warned privately of a “strong and complex” response.
>“Our military lost people, so they need to respond,” said an Iranian official. He said Iran could use Iraqi territory for part of the operation and would likely target Israeli military facilities “but much more aggressively than last time.”
>Iran isn’t planning to limit its response to missiles and drones, as two previous attacks did, and any missiles used would have more powerful warheads
>Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said last week there would be “severe consequences” if Iran attacked Israel or the U.S.
>On Friday, a top Iranian general threatened “an unimaginable response,” and the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, weighed in Saturday to warn of a “tooth-breaking response.”
>Israeli officials also believe Iran is seriously considering a response and have warned they are willing to mount a far more aggressive attack in return.
>The U.S. said its military wasn’t involved in Israel’s most recent attack on Iran, but any retaliation would likely involve American forces helping defend Israel. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered several B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft, tanker aircraft and Navy destroyers to the Middle East, the Pentagon said Friday.
>The additional military assets will arrive as the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group is expected to leave the region. The U.S. will be without a carrier and its accompanying ships in the region for the first time since shortly after Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023.
https://archive.is/6C2MS

[Matthew]

>Israeli channel 14: Israel is considering a preemptive strike against Iran
https://x.com/MTVEnglishNews/status/1853502118050623772

>The new tweet of Iran's official account in Arabic "Day of Revenge"https://t.me/hadshotb/8569
https://x.com/iraninarabic_ir/status/1853520143554424890

>An expert at the Washington Institute estimates that Iran is expected to launch about 400 missiles at Israel. The targets: the air force bases and the defense industries in Haifa
https://www.maariv.co.il/news/military/article-1145373

[Matthew]

>The Iranian regime hung this sign in the heart of Iran. It says in Persian "Teloshima" - a combination of Tel Aviv + Hiroshima, and together with the picture everyone understands the threat - a nuclear missile on Israel.
https://www.facebook.com/100044550484300/posts/1108606430634363

[Matthew]

>Iran Warns Of Risk Of 'Expansion Of War' Beyond Middle East
>"The world should know that in case of the expansion of war, its harmful effects will not be limited only to the West Asia region; insecurity and instability can spread to other regions, even far away," Araghchi said in speech aired on state TV.
https://www.barrons.com/news/iran-warns-of-risk-of-expansion-of-war-beyond-middle-east-189f2682

[Matthew]

>Israel has intensified its air offensives on three fronts, launching dozens of new strikes in Lebanon, Gaza and Syria as negotiations for a ceasefire on its northern border reach a critical point.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/14/israeli-strikes-intensify-on-three-fronts-as-talks-with-hezbollah-reach-critical-stage

>Israeli air strike hits Damascus for second time in two days
https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-israeli-air-strike-hits-damascus-for-second-time-in-two-days-18232355

>Scoop: Israel destroyed active nuclear weapons research facility in Iran, officials say
https://www.axios.com/2024/11/15/iran-israel-destroyed-active-nuclear-weapons-research-facility

[Matthew]

>Iran claims to have received new anti-aircraft systems and S-400 missiles alongside Russian experts who will assist in their operation. According to the reports, the systems will protect the nuclear facilities
https://t.me/Yair_Altman_channel14/21207

[Matthew]

>Iran has issued a chilling nuclear warning, claiming it can develop military-grade nuclear weapons within just 24 hours if needed. Mohammad-Javad Larijani, an advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, stated that Iran's nuclear program is "non-negotiable" and any attack on its nuclear infrastructure would force Tehran to adopt a "new policy" that the West would regret.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/video/watch/after-russia-iran-issues-24-hour-nuke-warning-any-attack-will-force-unprecedented-response/vi-AA1uphuV

[Matthew]

>Iran’s Special Envoy, Ali Larijani, says: “Hezbollah has not yet used its special capabilities, once they use it, the situation will undergo a substantial change."
https://x.com/AryJeay/status/1859667427811795192

[Matthew]

>The IDF attacked the Assad regime's chemical weapons stockpiles
https://t.me/N12chat/103484

[Matthew]

>Syrian government appears to have fallen in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family
https://apnews.com/article/syria-assad-sweida-daraa-homs-hts-qatar-7f65823bbf0a7bd331109e8dff419430

[Matthew]

>The Israeli Air Force is talking about the most intense day of attacks in Syria, probably since the Yom Kippur War.
>Dozens of aircraft attacked almost non-stop, close to 100 Syrian army targets.
https://t.me/HallelBittonRosen/8791

>Source close to the Prime Minister: In the coming days, they intend to further intensify attacks against strategic targets in Syria, as they fall into the hands of the rebels.
https://t.me/moriahdoron/17311

>Following the occupation of the Syrian Hermon and additional points - Defense Minister Israel Katz last night directed the IDF to act in the immediate term:
>1. Complete the takeover of the buffer zone in Syria and the controlled points - IDF activity continued last night to seize additional points.
>2. ⁠Work to create a security zone free of heavy strategic weapons and terrorist infrastructure in the southern region - beyond the buffer zone - that could threaten the State of Israel - while establishing contact with the Druze population in the region and other populations.
>3. ⁠Work immediately to prevent and thwart the renewal of the weapons smuggling route from Iran to Lebanon through Syria, in the Syrian region and at the border crossing points.
>4. ⁠Continue to work to destroy heavy strategic weapons throughout Syria, including surface-to-air missiles, air defense systems, surface-to-surface missiles, cruise missiles, long-range rockets and coastal missiles.
https://t.me/moriahdoron/17324

[Matthew]

>Israel is considering an aggressive and widespread attack on Yemen
>An Israeli official told KAN News this evening that the Houthis have decided to significantly increase their attacks against Israel, and have even fired three ballistic missiles since the weekend, independently and not under instructions from Iran.
https://www.kan.org.il/content/kan-news/defense/839947

[Matthew]

>in the Egyptian sector, contrary to past briefings, a double-digit number of open tunnels were located by the security establishment in the Rafah area, some of them dozens of meters deep and their ends deep in Sinai. They have not yet been destroyed.
https://x.com/BittonRosen/status/1875968795879313469

[Matthew]

>Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi has placed the Israeli military on high alert, warning that Iran may take extreme measures against Israel in the coming days.
>Israeli military on high alert as regional tensions, Iranian rhetoric escalate
>Iran may seek to strike Israel in the coming days
>Beni Sabti, a researcher in the Institute for National Security Studies’ Iran program, said that Iran has long promised a third attack on Israel following the attacks in April and November of last year.
>He explained that the Iranian military is currently conducting a major exercise involving air, naval, and ground forces. “There’s a concern they could use this exercise as a cover for launching an attack, similar to what Egypt and Syria did in 1973—starting with a maneuver and turning it into a war,” Sabti said.
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-836434

>United States President Joe Biden was presented with potential options for a US attack on Iran's nuclear facilities by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, according to an exclusive Axios report, citing three sources with knowledge on the issue.
>The US attack on the Iranian nuclear facilities would occur in the case that Iranians were to move forward with their nuclear weapons before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, the report added.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-835954

>Iranian foreign minister warns of ‘large-scale war’ if Israel attacks again
>Speculation has.. arisen that Israel may strike Iran in response to recurring ballistic missile attacks launched against Israel by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, which receive arms and other support from the Islamic Republic.
>“2025 will be an important year regarding Iran’s nuclear issue.” [-Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi]
https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-foreign-minister-warns-of-large-scale-war-if-israel-attacks-again

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>Defense Minister Yisrael Katz convened an urgent meeting last night (Tuesday) with the heads of authorities in Judea and Samaria, during which he warned that the region is on the brink of war and the system is preparing for a full-scale war situation. https://www.mako.co.il/news-military/2025_q1/Article-d818ce13f464491026.htm

>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife, Sara Netanyahu... has delayed her return to Israel from Miami, where she is staying, Israeli media reported.
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-835441

>Iran is changing its capital city to Makran, in the southern coastal region, from Tehran in the north for economic and ecological reasons, according to Persian-language satellite TV station Iran International.
https://www.newsweek.com/iran-changing-capital-city-makran-2011455

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>Ali Larijani, a senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been shuttling back and forth on clandestine flights to meet senior Russian officials, The Times has learned, in backchannel efforts to gain Russian assistance on its nuclear programme and air defence capabilities.
>Vladimir Putin will host Masoud Pezeshkian, the Iranian president, in Moscow on Friday, when the two sides will sign a “comprehensive strategic partnership”. Judging by the name, the agreement will closely resemble an alliance signed between North Korea and Russia last year, committing the two nuclear-armed countries to defend the other in the event of an attack.
>Iran is also seeking the latest version of the Sukhoi Su-35 fighter as it attempts to upgrade the operational capabilities of its air force, Western intelligence sources said. Reports suggest they have already been purchased. Tehran also wants to reinstall its air defence systems, which were destroyed by Israel during the latest of round of attacks and counterattacks last year.
>Iran has also requested logistical help by using Russia’s extensive presence in the region to rearm the Shia Muslim militia Hezbollah, whose leadership and weapons arsenal have largely been taken out by Israel during the past few months.
>Iran is meeting officials from the so-called E3 group — the UK, Germany and France — in Geneva this week in the second round of talks to discuss Western concerns over the acceleration of Tehran’s nuclear programme. The sides first met in November and will hold two days of talks on Monday and Tuesday. Last month, the UK, Germany and France declared their “extreme concern” over Iran’s enrichment capacity.
>Should Iran seek to cross the nuclear threshold, it risks a pre-emptive strike by the US and Israel.
https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/article/iran-russia-nuclear-talks-deal-lfzbdh7z7

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>Egyptian military buildup near the border: The Americans have begun investigating the violation of the agreement with Israel and demanded explanations from the Egyptians - at the same time, Israel is increasing intelligence gathering in the region and not waiting for the Americans | Hillel Biton Rosen
https://t.me/TheBigBadShadow/133222

>Israeli UN envoy warns of Egypt's military buildup: 'Why all the submarines and tanks?'
>“After October 7, this should raise alarm bells. We have learned our lesson. We must monitor Egypt closely and prepare for every scenario.”
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-840114

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>Egypt has reportedly deployed hundreds of tanks along its border with the Gaza Strip, accompanied by footage showing logistical preparations and construction of barriers.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/403336