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⚠️ The Israeli army announce that two of its soldiers were killed in yesterday's suicide drone attack by Hezbullah on Metulla

☠️ Master Sgt. (res.) Dan Kamkagi, 31, of the 551st Brigade's 6551st Battalion, from Kfar Ha-Oranim.

☠️ Master Sgt. (res.) Nahman Natan Hertz, 31, of the 551st Brigade's 6551st Battalion, from Elazar
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📝 Some important notes:
- This is the second suicide drone attack to cause casualties recently
- The attack was pinpoint against an unknown army staging ground
- So far 13 soldiers and 9 settlers were killed
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📹 Footage released by Israeli soldiers shows them ramming into trees and Palestinian flags on the border crossing with Egypt.

That's not important, what's important is to look at the vehicle in red that was crushed by the tank too.

The war in Gaza showcased how Israeli soldiers were pleasured by their destruction of civilian property.
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🇮🇱 Rafah: The Israeli flag was raised over the border crossing from the Palestinian side.

The IDF is currently mounting two main efforts in the Rafah area, aiming to:
- Controlling the eastern region
- Controlling the Rafah crossing

There were no casualties during the night operations, minimal resistance faced.
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📝 Despite how strategic the border between Gaza and Egypt is for the lifelihood of the resistance, taking control of it isn't as hard as many would assume.

The border strip isn't well defended, and is both filled with civilians and open areas where Hamas, or any other in its place would be incapable to hold for any long periods.

This is quite similar to sections of the Lebanese-Israeli border, where in any future war, the Israeli army at certain points of the war, will be able to take control of it.

But what's for Lebanon is different than what's for Gaza. For the Palestinians, the border with Egypt is the only route through which considerable aid can be smuggled through, despite the traitorous Egyptian army's effort to foil any attempts.

If you look at the lot dates of Iranian weapons in Gaza, you can know that these were smuggled during 2011-2012 era, thanks to the only-democratically elected Egyptian President late Mohammad Morsi. There are no considerable aid that entered, in terms of volume, after his tenture.

Without this route, and the clear and obvious difficulties to use the sea, the resistance in Gaza will witness a tremendous decline in capabilities, and would eventually be constrained to even less small arms and weapons.

Even with the pre-war situation, despite the recent acquired knowledge and local abilities to manufacture some anti-tank weapons, the resistance in Gaza was unable to defend for long and defeat the Israelis army in a materialistic sense.

Despite that, they have survived for 7-months in the longest non-occupation war fought by the Israeli army which used the lessons it gained in previous years and unparralled fire power.

So back to our topic, losing the border with Egypt is very possible and the Israeli army might want to take over the whole border soon not just the crossing. Once this is close, they will agree to a ceasefire and a prisoner exchange deal. This is the only "how" that makes sense for Israel now.

Like it or not, Israel also doesn't want to lose this war by failing to achieve its goals, so it's naive to assume they will just stop and say "ok, time to go home."

In such a scenario, it is plausible that the Israelis will accept a ceasefire which will in theory condition a withdrawal from the Netzarim corridor and rafah border in its last phases.

Under such, a few weeks of calm will take place followed by release of Palestinian and Israeli prisoners. Then, the deal will start to collapse, and the Israeli army would have secured its stay longer in those two strategic areas.

Cutting the south from the north ensures splitting the resistance's effort and controlling the population. Cutting Gaza off Egypt ensures the resistance cannot rebuild itself, even if building would have been expected to take a decade and more under the best conditions.

However if previous experiences taught us anything, it's that Israeli occupation of land always ends. Lebanon 2000 and Gaza 2005.

So how events play now, and whatever events happened in the past few months have genuinely reshaped the field and has harmed both Israel and the axis of resistance.

In regards to Israel, only a naive would underestimate the impact of this war and the current political leadership's, on the coexistence of the Jewish nation and its army. The division, the hate, and the mistakes.

Israel will leave scarred, but not scarred enough.

As for the Axis, this war has sided a key local player, Hamas, from effectively playing its role for some time. It needs to heal once it survives this war. However, this war witnessed the end of the Iranian self-inflicted deterrence to engage Israel and has taught Hezbullah monstrous lessons on how to engage the post-2006 Israeli army.

This will be instrumental on shaping any war with Lebanon.

There are lots more, a lot of stories of pain and sickness and agony and cries. A lot of injury and death and lost ones. A lot of discomfort and cries and screams. There is fear
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But these are crimes inflicted by God's enemy on God's people. And the hereafter promises endless rest and a beautiful comfort to those who arrive.
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⚠️ Hezbullah fired 6 suicide drones at Israeli army targets in the Galilee.

One was only intercepted, two impacted an open area used by the Israeli army as a staging ground.

Rest three successfully impacted their other targets and caused material damage. No casualties.

Israeli jets attempted to intercept the drones but failed. It seems they only know how intercept Iranian-launched ones (sarcastic).

The Iron Dome was no-show, as expected.
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📹 The Israeli enemy continues its violent attacks on Rafah city, the last safe heaven for Gazans and the only city that was not destroyed yet.

Countless innocent men, women, and children were killed in the indiscriminate attacks.

Crimes are documented for the people to see and remember.
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🗣️ Hezbullah takes credit for the suicide drone attacked on:

🔻 Yiftah base, attacking a location were soldiers were stationed
🔻 Ramot Naftali settlement, attacking an Iron Dome

A fire is confirmed in Ramot Naftali. This could be the 3rd successful attack on an Iron Dome.
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📝 It's unfortunate that Telegram is allowing such crypto scams to be displayed as Ads.

I'm already thankful for the Ad program, I've got 33$ (of which none I can withdraw lol).

However they seriously need to vet what they display, because there is difference between crypto-related content and crypto scams.
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📑 Hezbullah carried 3 additional attacks today, targeting Al-Rahib and Zibqdin base with rockets...

and an ATGM attack on Ramot Naftali base. Casualties are claimed but not supported by any Hebrew media.
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📷 In response, the Israeli enemy carried a series of airstrikes in Aita al-Shaab and Maroun Al-Ras [photo].
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📷 Followed by two airstrikes in the village of Blida.
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📷 Moreover, a fire was started between Al-Ghajar and Al-Abasieh by the Israeli army, in an attempt to burn now the vegetation and foil any infiltration plans.
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📷 Aftermath of the Israeli attack on a house in Maroun Al-Ras. Extensive damage was caused to civilian property and cars.
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📷 Aftermath of the attack in Kfarhamam.
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🔞 Rafah - Gaza Strip: Horrific images of children stuck under the rubble after Israel bombed their house in the Al-Salam neighborhood, south of Rafah.

12 were killed, including 9 members of the Qishta family. In a separate airstrike on Yabna refugee camp, 7 members of the Al-Attar family were killed. (Palinfo, Al-Mayadeen)

📝 600,000 children in Rafah are at risk from Israeli genocide.
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🔴 UNICEF: The 600,000 children of Rafah are in danger

In a statement on May ⁠6, the UN agency warns that half of the 1.2M people currently sheltering in Rafah are children in danger, while already more than 14,000 children have been reportedly killed.

“UNICEF is warning that a military besiegement and ground incursion in Rafah would pose catastrophic risks to the 600,000 children currently taking shelter” there.
statement.
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📑 In response to Israeli attacks on Lebanese villages that destroyed civilian houses, Hezbullah announced attacking houses in the following Israeli settlements:

🔻 2 x Shtula
🔻 2 x Metulla
🔻 1 x Manara
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📷 The Israeli army carried 10 airstrikes on the open fields between Aita al-Shaab an Ramiah.

These attacks didn't target any infrastructure and falls in an area near the border wall.

However note, the Israeli army is focusing on destroying all forests and vegetation in the border area for obvious reasons.
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📹 The Israeli army carried additional attacks in Kfarkila village in south Lebanon.
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📹 Followed by a second wave of airstrikes on Khiyam village.

In both attacks, material damage was caused to the houses of Lebanese civilians.
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