The IDF announced that its forces from the 9221st "Samaria" Reserve Battalion of the 442nd "Samaria" Territorial Brigade, and undercover Border Police officers have arrested the head of the Balata company.

The Balata company is a small Palestinian armed group subordinated under the Nablus Battalion, which is a part of the Saraya al-Quds brigades (armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad). It is based in the Balata Refugee Camp in the eastern part of the city of Nablus.

After reaching the centre of the camp, they reportedly engaged in clashes with Palestinian fighters, who threw improvised explosive devices (IEDs) while Israeli forces cleared the area, which was fortified by the Palestinians, with grenades and other explosives. The IDF claimed that a small group of undercover Israeli police officers managed to infiltrate the building and captured "Qaran" - the head of the Balata Company.

No casualties were reported among Israeli forces. Notably, the Saraya Al-Quds brigades did not release any statements regarding the clashes as they usually do.

Keep in mind, this is not a huge loss for Palestinian resistance in the West Bank. All of the armed groups here are very "rag-tag" these days and have very little coordination. They operate in cells of 1-2 fighters and mostly operate by detonating low yield Improvised Explosive Devices on Israeli vehicles, which rarely do much damage.

New heads of these companies pop up almost instantly after the old head is eliminated. The heads also don't do much which would require a lot of training for a new head due to the small nature of the groups, limited coordination, limited weapons due to the lack of supply and constant Israeli raids, and little experience of the fighters - many of which are very young.

A new head will pop up soon, and he will be killed within a year or so. Israel claims these groups pose a major threat to Israeli security, but the only real threats come from lone-wolf terrorist attacks in Israeli territory, or to the Israeli forces actually entering the refugee camps in the West Bank. This is very different to Hamas and the armed groups in Gaza which have the ability to regularly fire rockets into Israel, can put up significant armed resistance at specific points, have a lot of experience in fighting Israelis, much more weaponry and manpower, and had the ability to conduct large-scale operations such as "al-Aqsa flood" on October 7, 2023.

Iskander from Crimea towards Odesa

Disappeared. Air defence work in Kherson Oblast.

So, if you see statements made by Palestinian armed groups in the West Bank that suggest high levels of coordination and significant results on Israeli forces, please know that they are heavily exaggerated and often blatant lies.

The only group which really had significant experience, coordination and a proper leadership structure was the Jenin battalion, specifically the fighters based in the Jenin Refugee Camp. It was seen as the capital of Palestinian resistance in the West Bank. However, since the Israeli military operation in Jenin and its Refugee Camp, the group which went from numbering in the hundreds, and actually controlling and administering the camp is completely dismantled, with its members either being killed, in Israeli custody, or fleeing to other parts of the Jenin governorate.

Of course, the Jenin battalion will probably return in the future under new leadership (the old leader was assassinated in a joint operation by the Palestinian Authority and the IDF during the failed Palestinian Authority military operation last year), but the Jenin camp is currently uninhabitable, with many of its buildings being bulldozed or blown up, meaning that any reformation of armed resistance in the camp will take time.

Possible Iskander on Kryvyi Rih. Could be air defence again.

Its air defence

Unidentified missile through Sumy Oblast to Kyiv Oblast

Passed through Poltava Oblast to Yahotyn, Kyiv Oblast

Flies further to Pereyslav.

Disappeared over Kyiv Oblast

In the Yunakivka direction, Russian forces advanced and captured new positions in Sumy Oblast.

Russian forces advanced in two main areas. The most progress was made in the west where they pushed south down a treeline, and captured positions there and in the nearby forest plantations. They then advanced through the fields to the two treelines further south, capturing positions in them too.

In the east, Russian forces marginally advanced in the village of Loknya and recaptured previously lost positions in the houses in the northern part of the village.

+ ~8.21km² in favour of Russia.

In the Yunakivka direction, Russian forces continued to advance and captured the village of Oleshnya, Kursk Oblast.

Russian forces from the 11th Airborne Brigade advanced northwest from their positions in the forests southwest of the village of Melevoi and entered the forest plantations and treelines. They pushed northwest, capturing further positions and reached the southern and southeastern approaches to Oleshnya. Additional positions were captured in the forest plantation right next to the international border, as well as in the treelines to the rear.

Meanwhile, Russian forces from the 106th Airborne Division advanced from their positions in the northern houses of Oleshnya and reached the international border, capturing the remaining buildings in the village.

+ ~7.99km² in favour of Russia.

In the Myropillya direction, Russian forces continued to advance and have completed the capture of the village of Gornal, Kursk Oblast.

Building on their success, Russian forces advanced from their positions in central Gornal and secured the remaining houses in the southern, eastern and western parts of the village, completing its capture.

Additionally, Russian forces cleared the remaining Ukrainian positions in the forests north of the monastery and captured further positions in the forests on the northwestern approaches to Gornal.

+ ~2.79km² in favour of Russia.

In the Myropillya direction, Russian forces recently advanced and recaptured the village of Popovka, Belgorod Oblast.

Russian forces advanced west from their positions in the eastern houses of Popovka and captured the remaining buildings in the village. They also seized positions in the forests to the south and northwest, while further attacks were carried out on positions in the forests further north, where positions were also occupied.

+ ~1.40km² in favour of Russia

In the Chasiv Yar direction, Russian forces advanced and entered the village of Stupochky.

Russian forces recently attacked from their positions in the forests east of Stupochky and advanced across the fields. They were able to enter an industrial building, as well as a series of houses that make up the eastern part of the village and captured the positions there. Ukrainian forces maintain control over the rest of the settlement.

Two Ukrainian counterattacks that attempted to recapture the lost positions in the eastern part of Stupochky were repelled by Russian forces, and Russia maintains their positions here despite heavy drone activity.

+ ~0.59km² in favour of Russia.

In the Kostyantynivka direction, Russian and Ukrainian forces have both made progress, capturing new positions in and around Toretsk.

North of Toretsk, Russian forces advanced and captured the Berezka children's camp, which is situated in the low-lying ground next to two reservoirs. Additionally, Russian forces advanced northwest from the forests outside Toretsk and entrenched in four residential buildings next to the railway line on the northern edge of the town of Shcherbynivka.

Ukrainian forces advanced from a terykon, into the northern part of Toretsk again, bypassing another terykon and capturing a storage complex as well as a couple of other buildings on the northern outskirts of the city.

+ ~0.77km² in favour of Russia.
+ ~0.23km² in favour of Ukraine.

Russian forces continue to advance on the eastern flank of Pokrovsk and have made progress in three main directions.

Most of the advances were made in the west, with Russian forces pushing northwest and southwest from treeline positions, capturing further treelines near the Pokrovsk - Kostyantynivka highway. They also advanced to and captured the eastern end of a forest plantation and seized an isolated treeline with a trench stronghold. All of these positions are on the tactical heights

To the northeast, Russian forces advanced from their positions in the forest outside the village of Berezivka, and entered the settlement from the east, quickly capturing it.

In the east, Russian forces from the 33rd Regiment of the 20th Motorised Rifle Division advanced from their positions in the central part of the village of Tarasivka and cleared out the remaining Ukrainian positions in the northern houses, completing its capture.

+ ~4.49km² in favour of Russia.

In the Novopavlivka direction, Russian forces continued to advance and completed the capture of the village of Nadiivka.

After seizing the agricultural buildings on the northwestern outskirts of the village, Russian forces cleared out the remaining Ukrainian positions which were encircled in the western houses, likely capturing Ukrainian soldiers.

Additionally, further north Russian forces advanced towards the village of Novooleksandriivka, capturing further treeline positions and gaining a foothold in the next forest plantation over.

+ ~1.35km² in favour of Russia.

In western Donetsk Oblast, Russian forces continued to advance in the direction of the village of Bahatyr, and captured further treeline positions.

Russian forces advanced north along four treelines, capturing positions there and reaching the road from the village of Rozlyv. Additionally, they made progress to the east, capturing the rest of the forest plantations which were previously in the grey zone.

+ ~3.40km² in favour of Russia.