⚰️ Israel's Golani brigade more crippled with each new day

The commander of the Golani Brigade's training base, Lt. Col. Shahar Barkai, was moderately wounded in southern Gaza today, during the incident in which five other soldiers were seriously wounded, in which an explosive device was detonated near the troops.

Barkai had been substituting for the commander of Golani's 12th Battalion, who had been wounded in southern Israel at the beginning of the war. Lt. Col. Omer Suleiman will now return to command his battalion.

Quoted from Mannie Fabian, Israeli Journalist

📝 This comes a day after the commander of the 13th battalion in Golani was killed alongside other soldiers from the same unite.

🐐Israeli cruelty targets animal farms in Lebanon

An injured goat in an animal farm in Arnoun, south Lebanon is seen lying on the body of the shepherd dog, who was killed today in the Israeli army artillery attack.

Last month, Caretaker Agriculture Minister Abbas Hajj Hassan reported that, between Oct. 7 and Nov. 16, the Israeli bombardment has killed 700 cattle (cows, sheep, goats) and 200 chickens. It has damaged 250 beehives, 60 greenhouses, and started 351 fires in 53 villages, burning 47,000 olive trees.

📃 As of now, Hezbullah took credit for 3 attacks on the Israeli army

🔻 A staging ground for Israeli soldiers near Shomira barracks at 10.00 am

🔻 Yiftah barracks and staging ground at 2.20 pm

🔻 Group of soldiers near Hunin at 2.30 pm

📝 Important note: All three attacks intentionally took place in one of the 7 occupied villages. They are Lebanese villages annexed into Palestine by the British.

🗣️ Hezbullah's Secretary-General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah in 2019:

"We believe that the seven villages are occupied Lebanese lands. This is something [we set aside now] for the future."

📹 Hezbullah released today footage of some of their attacks on Israeli bases between 11 and 13 December.

📹 Hezbullah released today footage of some of their attacks on Israeli bases between 11 and 13 December.

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📝 To note, the Israeli army moved from retaliation to attacks in south Lebanon to pre-emptive attacks on both cells and military assets in an intention to weaken the forces.

That aside, as in material damage aside, the Israeli army is failing to hunt active cells on the Lebanese border in the absolute majority of the cases. Fighters are completing their missions and retreating safely.

🔴 An Israeli airstrike took place in Markaba village in south Lebanon, and another in the area between Beit Leaf and Ramia villages.

📃 Update: Casualties are reported in the Israeli airstrike in Markaba village. Several houses were damaged.

📹 In footage released by the Israeli army, a dozen or so Palestinian fighters were executed after surrendering.

🌷 They were unarmed, and facing harsh conditions in terms of lack of food and water. They were all cornered then killed.

The IDF officially says "they were killed in diverse means."

📑 The tunnel was located based on testimonies of a POW.

📹 The Israeli army released footage of their attack that took place between Ramia and Beit Leaf earlier tonight. An individual is clearly seen in the footage.

Notably, they didn't release footage of their attack on Markaba village, where the airstrike caused extensive damage to civilian homes.

📝 The Israeli airstrike in Markaba killed one and critically injured another.

Extensive and widespread damaged was caused in the Israeli airstrike in the village, to homes and cars.

📝 Some thoughts as usual

I'd initially say that had Israel been able to kill Sinwar, may he live longer than the youngest of us, Israel would have had been ready to declare the victory in Gaza and the liquation of Hamas as a fighting force and its leadership.

However with their failure to do so after two month, after this destructive wave of attacks and penetration in Gaza, I'm getting convinced that Israel might actually intend to repeat the scenario it did with the PLO in Lebanon back in 1982. That is, efficiently ending the PLO in Lebanon and dismantling it.

Though I'd like to say I'm confident in Hamas's ability to withstand longer, I've always been a guy (or a girl...don't assume my gender lol), who put sensible evidence and unbiased analysis before faith in things (excluding God).

Hamas is facing a very strong force, one that's not only has one of the biggest firepowers in the world, but one that's being supported by the world supper powers. Enough men, and weapons, and you are good to go.

The thing is, Israel's backyard is safe and this will enable it to go for long. I'd compare this to Hezbullah's war in Syria. Lebanon was safe, people lived normal lives, giving Hezbullah the safe backyard to recruit, plan, operate. Lebanese were not under pressure. A safe heaven. Hamas is denied that and denied thanks to Egypt and others the necessary aid to ensure the patience and survivability of the people. No, Gazans will not turn on Hamas, but Gazans are suffering immense pain.

If the situation goes for long, and Israel continues to advance, in that small strip... literally the size of Saida in Lebanon, Hamas will be in a real existential crisis.

A full Israeli occupation of Gaza and then resistance translates to the end of Hamas in comparison to what it was back before 7-October. Itll he a new phase of one trying to rise again.

But I doubt it'll reach that exact point. Knowing the above, I'm confident that the moment Israel reaches a point where it is able to end Hamas as a fighting force, Hezbullah will join the war in full force.

Hezbullah's role is now simply to engage the army in a limited effort to draw the attention of part of the air force, special forces, and armour. Honestly I do think that Hezbullah decreased its operations for two reasons:

- A small or large number is giving the same effect
- The lack of targets that can keep this battle limited

Clearly, Hezbullah wants this war to end. It neither wants nor wishes the war to resume and hopes Hamas will be able to negotiate a ceasefire and exchange of prisoners that will bring great joy to the Palestinians. It'll make 7-October a day of greater victory and a day to be remembered.

However from what I can understand from what im seeing from Hezbullah, but who am I to even assess them..my apologies. But, what I can observe is that Hezbullah is acting tamed and is allowing Israel to cross many red lines...too many red lines just for the sake of ensuring if a war happens, it'll be in Hezbullah's timing and playground.

Nothing else will justify the weak actions of Hezbullah in certain moments, and it staying silent to two assassinations in Syria and others in Lebanon. To the damage being caused. And so on.

Assumption is, Hezbullah sees that if the war in Gaza stays long enough, Israel will lose the international support knowing the pain it brought to Palestinian and the evil it displayed. They already started to lose this momentum as mentioned by Biden.

With Israel losing that, being deep and months exhausted in Gaza, knowing well they aren't rotating soldiers, and with increasing their hostilities in Lebanon verses Hezbullah's limited actions...an opening of a harsh retaliation by Hezbullah will be justifiable to the supporting base and Lebanese but more importantly won't be viewed as aggression.

Then, Israel whose deep in Gaza will be forced to pull some forces to retaliate deep in Lebanon, setting the ground for The Third Lebanon War.

It's again, where Hezbullah could save Hamas like it did in 2006.

I personally, I hope the war end today.