Explosions in Kharkiv. KAB strikes.

Reliable reports suggest that Russian forces have made substantial progress in the direction of the village of Bohoyavlenka.

Here, Russian forces were likely able to capture a series of treeline positions, as well as a ventilation shaft for the Pivdennodonbaska 3 mine.

In my opinion, due to the topography of the region, the advances here will pause until the Russians capture Vuhledar, from which they can link up with the northern spearhead.

Missiles were launched in the direction of Tel Aviv.

Reportedly from Lebanon

Violent explosions are reported in Tel Aviv.

There are unconfirmed reports of impacts North of Tel Aviv

Smoke is rising east of Tel Aviv.

Explosions in Zaporizhzhia. Repeated KAB launches.

Hezbollah artillery fire has been pounding IDF positions and troop accumulations in the village of Metula for the past hour.

Wtf did I just wake up to…

It is estimated that 180 ballistic missiles were launched.

— 🇮🇱/🇮🇷 WATCH: The speed of an Iranian hypersonic missile

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Reportedly Israel’s Mossad headquarters leveled by an Iranian missile.

Israel has renewed their airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut.

— ❗️🇮🇷/🇮🇱 Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Muhammad Baqeri: 'In this operation, we targeted the Mossad base in Tel Aviv, the Nevatim Airbase in the Negev, the Hatzerim Base, the IDF's radar array, and the gathering places of Israeli tanks'

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Meanwhile in Ukraine, Vuhledar has likely been captured by Russian forces.

— 🇮🇷/🇮🇱 Iran's attack in April was a message and a show of force. The attack was extensively telegraphed for over 2 weeks, and Iran gave advance warning to the US in order to avoid an all-out war.

This time, Iran did not inform anyone. US intelligence only detected the attack about 2 hours before it happened. There were also no NOTAMs issued in Iranian airspace, which usually signals an imminent attack. Iran also decided to carry out the attack with ballistic missiles only, which arrive in Israel within ~15 minutes, giving Israel virtually no time to respond. Most US aircraft carriers recently left, something Iran was waiting for. Everything shows that Iran really aimed to re-establish deterrence this time, while still not going 'all-out'.

All in all, it seems that today was for real. We'll have to wait to assess the damage, and Israel will try to cover up as much as possible, as usual. From the videos that are available, I would estimate at least 60-70 impacts in total, and that's a conservative estimate. We won't know for sure until the satellite images get released in a few days.

Until then, we wait for a potential Israeli response. Last time, there was virtually none, but this time seems different. In any case, this was only the first wave, and the IRGC has prepared for an unprecedented exchange that could last multiple months.

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Meanwhile in Gaza, the IDF has withdrawn from the Al-Manama neighborhood of Khan Younis, after a raid which lasted for hours. Heavy artillery shelling and airstrikes were reported on civilian areas, killing and wounding several people.

Local sources reported extensive damage in the city and stated that the situation was “catastrophic”.