GOC convoy engages fleeing terrorists, neutralized several bandits as one soldier killed in encounter
By: Zagazola Makama
Several bandits were killed following a firefight involving the convoy of the General Officer Commanding 8 Division and Commander Sector 2 Operation… pic.twitter.com/yJODJcHmJx
GOC convoy engages fleeing terrorists, neutralized several bandits as one soldier killed in encounter
By Zagazola Makama
Several bandits were killed following a firefight involving the convoy of the General Officer Commanding 8 Division and Commander Sector 2 Operation Fansan Yamma during an encounter with fleeing terrorists in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Security sources said the incident occurred at about 4:30 p.m. on April 6, 2026, while the GOC was returning from an operational visit to assess the security situation and troops deployed at Kulchin Kalgo and FOB Danjibga.
🛑🚨القاصفات والقاذفات الأمريكية تغادر قواعدها ولا يوجد اي اتفاق مع نظام إرهابي لم يتوقف عن النصب والاحتيال والارهاب وإرعاب دول العالم عبر عصابات التطرف ودعم الفوضى حول العالم بأسم الإسلام وأل البيت
سيسقط أكبر نظام إرهابي في تاريخ العالم والبشرية وستعيش كل دول العالم بسلام من… pic.twitter.com/VVkvnJA0nQ
🛑🚨The American bombers and launchers are leaving their bases, and there is no agreement with a terrorist regime that has not stopped its scams, fraud, terrorism, and intimidation of the world's countries through extremist gangs and support for chaos around the world in the name of Islam and the Ahl al-Bayt.
The largest terrorist regime in the history of the world and humanity will fall, and all the world's countries will live in peace after it.
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Yeah, I wonder what Iran's handlers will say when they get to the 'or else' clause in the settlement.
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[KavkazUzel] Security forces detained a man in Cherkessk
…a small city in southwest Russia near the border of Circassia. It started as a village in the Cossack host…
whose comments containing "anti-Russian statements" attracted the attention of counter-extremism operatives.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," courts in southern Russia have sentenced at least seven people to prison terms in prison over the past four months for social media posts. The actual number of such sentences is significantly higher, as not all terrorism justification cases are included in public court records.
The suspect, a 30-year-old resident of Cherkessk, was arrested jointly by officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Center for Extremism and the regional FSB office, with the "forceful support of the republic's National Guard." He is charged with public calls for terrorism via the internet (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Russian Criminal Code, which carries a prison sentence of five to seven years) and inciting hatred (Part 2 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code, which carries a prison sentence of two to five years).
According to security officials, in 2024, the young man used his father's mobile phone to create an account "on a popular internet resource." There, he subsequently posted comments and voice messages "filled with anti-Russian statements," the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Karachay-Cherkessia reported today.
Linguistic experts found elements of extremism in his messages—incitement of hatred and hostility toward "a certain group of people," as well as "ideas aimed at undermining statehood." Specifically, the man advocated "the creation of a new state in Eurasia based on ethnic, national, and religious affiliations," the department noted.
ISIS, perhaps?
According to law enforcement, some of his comments justified the activities of a terrorist organization banned in Russia. During interrogation, the man admitted to the charges against him "in full," according to the republic's Investigative Committee.
The court ordered him to remain under arrest and to behave appropriately. Caucasian Knot has not yet received any comment from the suspect or his lawyer regarding the security forces' version of events.
#1
Kavkaz-uzel won't mention the terror group the miscreant is associated with, but when Ukrainian security services is mentioned in the article, we know it isn't WoT
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[Regnum] One of the three attackers on the Israeli Consulate General in Istanbul has been killed, and two others were wounded. This was announced on April 7 by Istanbul Governor Davut Gül, who arrived at the scene.
Earlier, local media reported that three attackers had been killed.
“ Of the three who attacked the consulate general, one was killed and two were wounded,” the governor clarified on the NTV channel.
According to him, Istanbul authorities do not yet have information about the attackers' identities. They arrived at the scene by car and were armed with long guns and pistols, the governor added. Gul reported that two police officers were injured in the attack, suffering minor injuries.
The Israeli Consulate General in Istanbul has been closed for two and a half years and is unmanned, but its building is guarded by police.
An armed attack on the Israeli Consulate General in Istanbul's Levent district occurred on April 7. Eyewitnesses reported gunfire outside the diplomatic mission building. Initial reports indicated that one police officer was injured.
According to the local police department, three assailants in camouflage opened fire on the consulate building with automatic weapons. They were killed. Turkish Justice Minister Akin Gürlek announced the opening of an investigation. The circumstances of the incident are being investigated.
The attack took place around 12:15 pm local time (0915 GMT). Two coppers sustained slight injuries in the clash, Istanbul Governor Davut Gul told news hounds. The assailants were carrying long-barreled weapons.
The consulate is located in a high-rise building in Levent, one of the city’s main business districts. It was not immediately clear if the intended target was the empty Israeli consulate. Israel withdrew its diplomats amid security concerns and deteriorating relations with The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire... , soon after the October 7, 2023, Hamas ..the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,... attack on Israel that triggered the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response... war.
Turkey recalled its ambassador from Israel in November of that year. Diplomatic relations have been effectively frozen since then, while Turkey has hosted Hamas leaders, and its president frequently compares the Jewish state to Nazi Germany.
The two maimed assailants are brothers, identified as Onur C. and Enes C. The first has a criminal record related to drugs. Both are being interrogated, according to the Ottoman Turkish interior ministry.
Turkey’s Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said three prosecutors, including a deputy chief prosecutor, have been assigned to lead an investigation.
Video circulating online showed one assailant carrying what appeared to be an assault rifle, wearing a brown backpack, and hiding behind a bus when exchanging fire with police. A police officer falls to the ground, apparently having been shot, and then rolls away to get behind a tree for cover.
Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said the brothers arrived in Istanbul by a rental vehicle from Izmit, a city about 86 kilometers (50 miles) away, and that one of the assailants was affiliated with an "organization that exploits the region."
Ottoman Turkish officials would not immediately reveal the group, but Ottoman Turkish media said it could be the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems.... group (ISIS), whose members clashed with Ottoman Turkish police in Yalova — which lies on the shores of the Sea of Marmara about 90 kilometers (55 miles) southeast of Istanbul. ISIS fighters opened fire on police in Yalova in December, killing three officers and wounding nine others. Ottoman Turkish police have since stepped up nationwide raids against ISIS operatives, rounding up 125 suspects after that attack.
The Ottoman Turkish interior ministry also confirmed that the two coppers who were shot were "slightly injured," one of them in the leg and the other in the ear.
[IsraelTimes] Freelance reporter Shelly Kittleson had been held in Baghdad, says source, and was ordered to ‘leave the country immediately’ after being released by Iran-backed militia
American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad street corner last week, has been released, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ...The diminutive 13-year-old Republican U.S. Senator from Florida, Secretary of State in the second Trump administration... confirmed on Tuesday.
Kittleson was freed in the afternoon, said an Iraqi official, who spoke to The News Agency that Dare Not be Named on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly. He did not share her current whereabouts but said that prior to her release, she had been held in Baghdad.
The powerful Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataeb Hezbollah said in a statement earlier in the day that it had decided to free Kittleson, who was kidnapped on March 31.
The group said its decision came "in appreciation of the patriotic stances of the outgoing prime minister," Mohammed Shia al-Sudan ...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans... i, without giving more details. It added that "this initiative will not be repeated in the future."
The statement added a condition — that Kittleson must "leave the country immediately" upon her release.
Rubio said in his statement, "The US Department of State extends its appreciation to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of War, US personnel across multiple agencies, and the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council and our Iraqi partners, for their assistance in securing her release."
This resolution reflects the Trump Administration’s steadfast commitment to the safety and security of American citizens, no matter where they are in the world," he continued. "We are relieved that this American is now free and are working to support her safe departure from Iraq."
Kataeb Hezbollah had not previously acknowledged that it was the one responsible for Kittleson’s abduction, although both US and Iraqi officials had pointed fingers at the group.
Two officials within the militia, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly, told the AP that in exchange for freeing Kittleson, several members of the group who had previously been detained by Iraqi authorities would be released.
Kittleson, 49, a freelance journalist, had lived abroad for years before the kidnapping, using Rome as her base for a time and building a respected journalism career across the Middle East, particularly in Iraq and Syria. Like many freelancers, she often worked on a shoestring budget and without the protections afforded by large news organizations to staff.
She had entered Iraq again shortly before her abduction. US officials have said that they warned her multiple times of threats against her, but that she did not want to leave.
Iraqi officials have said that two cars were involved in the kidnapping, one of which crashed while being pursued near the town of al-Haswa in Babil province, southwest of Baghdad. The journalist was then transferred to a second car that expeditiously departed at a goodly pace.
Three Iraqi officials said earlier Tuesday that attempts to negotiate her release had run into obstacles.
The two Iraqi security officials and one official from the pro-Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... Coordination Framework political bloc spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about the sensitive case publicly.
One of the security officials said that an official with the Popular Mobilization Forces, a coalition of Iran-backed militias that is nominally under the control of the Iraqi military, had been tasked with communicating with the abductors to secure Kittleson’s release but had run into difficulties in communicating with the Kataeb Hezbollah leadership.
"The primary challenge is that the leaders of the Kataeb militia — specifically, the commanders of the battalions — are nowhere to be found. No one knows their whereabouts, and the process of establishing contact with them is extremely complex," they said. "These leaders have gone underground, maintaining no active lines of communication, out of fear of being targeted."
The political official said a message had been sent to the Kataeb leadership to determine their demands in exchange for releasing the kidnapped journalist. Iraqi authorities were willing to release six Kataeb Hezbollah members who are currently detained, most of them in connection with attacks on a US base in Syria, they said.
Kataeb Hezbollah has previously been accused of kidnapping foreigners.
Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Princeton graduate student with Israeli and Russian citizenship, disappeared in Baghdad in 2023. After she was freed and handed over to US authorities in September 2025, she said that she had been held by Kataeb Hezbollah.
[DropSiteNews] EIR AL-BALAH, Gaza—The dead and wounded were brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al-Balah by car, truck, ambulance, and motorized rickshaw following a brutal attack by an Israeli-backed Palestinian militia supported by airstrikes on Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza on Monday.
Inside the hospital morgue, young men wept openly as they gathered around the lifeless bodies of their relatives lying on blankets on the floor. "Don’t leave me brother," one man screamed as he put his head on the chest of his dead relative before grabbing his limp hand and putting it to his lips in grief. At least 10 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in the assault, according to the WAFA news agency.
From the Times of Israel liveblog on Monday — note the lack of dramatic emoting. Update at 8:20 a.m. EDT: Also, it’s a Gaza tribal militia, not settlers — whom the IDF absolutely do not permit across the Gaza border — and they say they went after Hamasniks:
An Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 people and wounded several others on Monday, outside a school that has been housing displaced Palestinians, health officials in the Hamas-run sector of the enclave say.
Before the strikes, some Palestinians had clashed with members of an Israeli-backed militia, who they said attacked the school in an attempt to abduct some people, medics and residents say.
In the midst of the clashes, east of the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, Israeli drones fired two missiles into the area, killing at least 10 people and wounding several others, they say.
It was not immediately clear how many civilians were killed in the strikes, which hit a closely packed neighborhood of mostly displaced Palestinians.
A leader of one of the Israel-backed militias says in a video, which Reuters cannot immediately authenticate, that they killed some five Hamas members .
There is no immediate comment from Hamas, which brands those groups that operate in areas under Israeli control as “Israeli collaborators.”
The Israeli military also has no immediate comment.
See here for the IDF’s completed deployment posture up to the Litani River. Panic might not be the proper word…
by Leonid Tsukanov
[REGNUM] Israel's Operation Raven Roar in Lebanon is gaining momentum. Despite the feeling that the front against Hezbollah is still playing a secondary role in the Jewish state's military planning, it wants to deploy its full force here.
This includes intimidating Iran's other allies and discouraging them from interfering. This is especially tempting given that, unlike in other theaters of war, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ground forces can reach Lebanese territory without complex logistical arrangements.
True, the campaign beyond the northern border appears victorious only on paper. In reality, things are far more complicated—both at the front and in the rear.
SECOND GAZA
Israel does not disclose the exact number of forces involved in the operation against Hezbollah.
It is only known that, in addition to the fifteen ground units that participated in the previous campaign (Arrows of the North, autumn 2024), the General Staff transferred the 162nd HaPlada Division, known for its desperate breakthroughs during the conflict in Gaza, to the conflict zone.
Furthermore, to reinforce and support the advancing force, the government ordered the dispatch of an additional 400,000 reservists to the border region, with a focus on manning armored divisions. Reservists from the 8th Armored Brigade, part of the 91st "HaGalil" Division, were among the first to be deployed to the conflict zone.
The deployment of such a significant human resource is driven by the Israeli leadership's ambitious plans. Defense Minister Israel Katz , who is overseeing the new operation, makes no secret of the fact that the army is going to Lebanon for more than just a flag-raising exercise.
On the contrary, the IDF intends to create an "absolute security zone" in southern Lebanon to prevent Shiite insurgents from shelling the border area. However, to do this, the Israelis will have to raze villages and establish forward pickets in their place. This was previously done in Gaza, where the buildings in Rafah and Beit Hanoun were significantly thinned out.
At the same time, the Litani River, which marks the conventional border of southern Lebanon, will no longer be considered a buffer zone marker. The Israelis intend to clear both banks and advance an average of 30–40 kilometers into Lebanese territory.
In total, according to the General Staff's plans, more than half a million Lebanese will be "inevitably displaced" from their homes. More pessimistic reports, however, put the number of potential refugees from the south at over 800,000—that's one in seven residents of the Arab Republic.
Katz's statement could well be seen as expressing the position of a narrow group of military leaders for whom the cleansing of southern Lebanon is part of an approach to ensuring the security of the Jewish state in accordance with the logic of the right of might.
However, similar views are also expressed by moderate Israeli politicians. For example, parliamentary opposition leader Yair Lapid is convinced that the IDF should "decimate and destroy" all of southern Lebanon and build a similar "Yellow Line" along the Litani River, similar to the "Yellow Line" established in Gaza.
At the same time, both Lapid and Katz consider negotiating with local politicians who oppose Hezbollah a waste of time.
For the first time in a long time, a public consensus has emerged among Israeli elites regarding the future balance of power in Lebanon. Both the ruling cabinet and the opposition are unanimous in their decision to carve off a chunk of land from their northern neighbor to shield border settlements from possible future shelling.
TOO SLOW
However, despite the apparent unanimity, not everyone in Israel is positive about the operation's progress. The reason is the IDF's slow progress in the future "security zone."
A month has passed since the advance units entered the combat zone, and in some areas, advancement has amounted to only a few kilometers. This is approximately 2% of the initially declared area.
Just recently, the Israelis boasted that they would be able to cross the Litani by the end of the first few weeks—and practically in full force. In reality, the positions of pro-Iranian forces in southern Lebanon turned out to be stronger than frontline intelligence had predicted.
Personnel losses are also mounting. By the end of the first month, the IDF confirmed the deaths of at least ten soldiers and officers. Hezbollah's reports multiply this figure by at least four.
And although the total irreparable losses are still somewhat less than those suffered by the army in 2024 (up to 80 people killed), real combat clashes in the region have only just begun, which is giving rise to pessimistic forecasts among soldiers.
The equipment situation is even worse. In the first month, Israel lost at least 30 tanks and several armored personnel carriers in Lebanon—a record loss in the last four decades. In most cases, they were destroyed by FPV drones, which Hezbollah has become much more frequent and skilled in using.
At the same time, the IDF command is not yet able to supply the advancing forces with a sufficient number of drone operators, citing, among other things, the lack of such practice in previous campaigns.
Hezbollah is also reporting far greater successes here, citing data on the destruction of more than 100 units of Israeli armored vehicles.
The situation in the rear is not much better. Despite Israel's offensive in Lebanon, the frequency of Hezbollah strikes on Jewish territory has decreased only slightly.
The Shiite movement reports that it continues to launch an average of 80–90 missiles and drones daily. Moreover, they target not only border infrastructure but also the center of the country, constantly keeping the capital's air defenses on edge.
Against this backdrop, hysteria is growing in Israel's border settlements. Margaliot Mayor Eitan Davidi , speaking on television, stated that the government has abandoned them to face Hezbollah alone.
The army's presence in the surrounding areas, according to the mayor, has only led to escalation, and attempts to push back pro-Iranian forces only fuel their fervor.
Davidi is not alone in this opinion: most residents believe that the central government has failed to eliminate the threat from Hezbollah in two years, and some cities in the district (for example, Kiryat Shmona) have become constant targets of Iranian proxies.
At the same time, the northerners, who suffer from constant shelling, have not received either the monetary compensation that was promised back in early 2025, or additional air defense batteries.
As a result, the local population favors the opposition. Given the upcoming parliamentary elections, this paints a bleak picture for the ruling coalition: electorally, northern Israel has already been effectively lost.
WHO IS TO BLAME?
The Prime Minister's Office is downplaying the difficulties, calling them "temporary." However, behind the scenes, blame is being actively sought.
However, finding them under current conditions has proven difficult. The Ministry of Defense, the General Staff, and the military intelligence agency (AMAN) are currently headed by personnel whose appointments were personally lobbied for by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu .
All of them took up their posts after the "nationwide Israeli debriefing" over the failure of the defense against Hamas in 2023. For Netanyahu, blaming the current leadership for the failed planning of the operation against Hezbollah would mean admitting his own incompetence and undermining the army, something the prime minister is clearly not prepared to do.
Against this backdrop, attempts have been made to pin all the failures on Mossad chief David Barnea , the only high-ranking security official to retain his post after the 2023 crisis.
A month ago, the prime minister and he had a serious conflict over disagreements regarding the Iranian campaign. However, Barnea easily deflects these accusations, claiming that Mossad was playing its own game in Lebanon. And, it must be said, quite successfully in some places.
In particular, following a tip from plainclothes Israeli intelligence officers, it was possible to eliminate Haj Yousef Ismail Hashem , one of Hezbollah's most senior field commanders and the head of the southern front, which largely underpinned the pro-Iranian movement's new defensive structure on both sides of the Litani River.
However, the army failed to capitalize on the opportunity and build on its success, negating the tactical breakthrough. Netanyahu has no counter-argument to this so far.
Meanwhile, the situation in the border area is providing new grounds for deepening the rift. On March 30, Hezbollah launched a drone attack on a group of Israeli troops in one of the border areas.
The incident might well have been routine and unreported, had it not been for the presence of the Jewish state's Minister of Defense among the victims. He had arrived in a supposedly peaceful area to inspect the troops deployed along the border and barely escaped the sudden fire.
Such incidents further fuel spy mania and panic in Israel's border regions, forcing the central government to resort to manual mitigation. This does not contribute to the overall positive assessment of the operation in Lebanon.
[IsraelTimes] As the IDF continued to strike targets inside Leb ...an Iranian satrapy until recently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel... , Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets at northern Israel, wounding at least two people on Tuesday.
In Nahariya, a woman in her 20s was lightly hurt following a Hezbollah rocket impact in the northern city. Magen David Adom says the woman was hit by flying stones following the impact, adding that two others were being treated for acute anxiety.
Some 10 rockets were fired from Lebanon in the attack, with at least one striking a road, causing the injury and damage to nearby cars and homes.
A few hours later, a 36-year-old was injured by shrapnel following a Hezbollah rocket impact in the Galilee town of Meron, MDA said. The victim was taken to the hospital in good condition, the ambulance service added.
Additionally, a Hezbollah rocket fired from Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon struck a home in the northern city of Kiryat Shmona, according to rescue services. No injuries were reported.
#5
When it's always bullshit , why entertain it? Kinda like watching CNN, the mutherfuckers would be out of business if it wasn't for doctors offices, airports and other sites posting there shit they would not be around.
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I don't mind differing views as long as there are facts involved. Regnum is no better than the inbred cretins at Dailykos or Democratic Underground.
[IsraelTimes] IDF reportedly holds off strikes on Lebanon-Syria crossing after US intervention; a rmy also says it mobilized elite 98th Division to area
The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had completed deployment of ground troops along a strategic ridge in southern Leb ...home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade.... from which Hezbollah could fire anti-tank guided missiles directly at Israeli communities.
The so-called anti-tank line is located several kilometers deep in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah’s anti-tank missiles have an estimated range of around 10 kilometers.
"IDF troops have now completed their deployment along the ’anti-tank line’ and continue operating in the area to strengthen the forward defensive line and remove the threat to residents of the north," the military said in a statement.
In recent weeks, the IDF advanced to strategic positions from which the military said Hezbollah could launch attacks on Israel, including the Ras al-Bayada headland, south of the coastal city of Tyre, located around eight kilometers (5 miles) north of Israel’s border.
In the western sector, the Israeli military has been operating near the Litani River — some four kilometers from Israel’s border. And in the central sector, troops have also pushed into villages several kilometers deep into Lebanon.
Israeli officials have said the IDF is establishing a demilitarized "security zone" in southern Lebanon up to the Litani River, and would remain deployed there until the threat of Hezbollah is removed. The buffer zone would be controlled with surveillance and firepower, as well as ground troops in areas deemed strategically necessary, the military has said.
According to a military official briefing news hounds, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir defined three lines of defense in southern Lebanon as part of the ground operation and efforts to establish the buffer zone.
They include the first line of Lebanese border villages, where the IDF has operated to remove the threat of a Hezbollah infiltration attack; the second and third lines of villages, from which Hezbollah could launch anti-tank missiles on northern Israel; and the Litani River, located some 20-30 kilometers (some 12-18 miles) from the border in most areas, from which Hezbollah has been carrying out rocket attacks on Israel.
The military official said the IDF is not expected to push deeper beyond the Litani River as part of the ground offensive. Still, the IDF has said that Hezbollah is launching most of its rocket and drone attacks on Israel from north of the Litani River.
The IDF said its buffer zone plan was being coordinated with legal authorities and would soon be presented to the politicianship for approval.
The plan involves clearing villages within around four kilometers of the border of Hezbollah infrastructure, and the IDF would establish forward army positions at strategic locations.
Defense Minister Israel Katz has said he instructed the IDF to raze all buildings in the so-called first line of Lebanese villages close to the Israeli border — except for several Christian communities — to ensure Hezbollah cannot use them to stage attacks on Israel.
Also on Tuesday, the IDF announced that it had deployed a sixth division to southern Lebanon amid the ongoing ground offensive against Hezbollah.
In the past week, the 98th Division, an elite formation of paratroopers and commando units, began "targeted ground operations to additional objectives in southern Lebanon," the military said.
According to the military, five IDF divisions were now involved in the ground offensive against Hezbollah: the 146th and 162nd pushed into the western sector, and the 91st and 36th have raided the eastern sector.
The military said the 98th Division was operating in areas of southern Lebanon where "operational control has been achieved, to clear the area of turbans and terror infrastructure."
In addition, the IDF’s 210th "Bashan" Regional Division remained stationed in the Mount Dov area in the east and has conducted several raids on the Lebanese side of the mountain.
Meanwhile,
...back at the precinct house, Fat Tony demanded his rosco back. He didn't say please... the IDF on Tuesday bombed another Litani River bridge, which it said was being used by Hezbollah to move operatives and weapons into southern Lebanon.
It marked the seventh river crossing that the military has struck amid the ongoing fighting. There are eight main crossings in total and countless smaller bridges.
"The IDF struck yesterday another central crossing that was used by Hezbollah turbans to move from north to south of the Litani River, and to transfer weapons, rockets, and launchers to advance terror attacks against IDF troops," the military said in a statement.
צה"ל תקף מעבר מרכזי נוסף מעל נהר הליטאני: שבעה מעברים ששימשו את מחבלי ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה הותקפו עד כה
צה"ל תקף אתמול מעבר מרכזי נוסף ששימש את מחבלי ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה לנוע מצפון לדרום נהר הליטאני, ולהעברת אמצעי לחימה, רקטות ומשגרים במטרה לקדם מתווי טרור נגד כוחות צה"ל.… pic.twitter.com/gpW8ULgEmJ
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The IDF struck another key crossing over the Litani River: Seven crossings used by Hezbollah terrorists have been targeted so far
The IDF struck yesterday another key crossing used by Hezbollah terrorists to move from north to south of the Litani River, and to transfer weapons, rockets, and launchers in order to advance terror plots against IDF forces.
The strike adds to six other crossings in the Litani River that have been targeted since the start of Operation "Roaring Lion."
The IDF will continue to act forcefully against the Hezbollah terror organization, which decided to join the campaign and operate under the auspices of the Iranian terror regime, and will not allow harm to the citizens of the State of Israel.
SOURCE: IDF HELD OFF ON STRIKING SYRIA-LEBANON CROSSING AFTER US MEDIATION
Meanwhile, the IDF has refrained from striking a key border crossing between Syria and Lebanon, which it had warned it would days earlier, after both Beirut and Damascus pressed the US on the need to keep it open, a Lebanese source said Tuesday.
The military on April 4 issued a warning for the Masnaa crossing, the main border point between Lebanon and Syria, saying it would strike it “in the near future” because Hezbollah was using it to smuggle weapons.
After Israel’s warning on Saturday, Syria’s border authority said Masnaa was not being used for any military purposes but that it would be closed temporarily to avoid any casualties from a future strike.
Lebanese border officials told Reuters on Sunday that talks were underway to try to spare the crossing.
The Lebanese source said on Tuesday that Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam had been working with Syrian counterparts and had secured a US guarantee that Masnaa would not be struck.
The border was still closed for the time being, the source said.
The IDF did not immediately respond to questions on whether it would refrain from striking the Masnaa crossing as a result of Syrian-Lebanese efforts to mediate.
Israeli public broadcaster Kan had reported on Monday that the US had asked Israel to suspend its attack on Masnaa, citing political reasons.
The Israeli military declined to comment on the Kan report. The US embassy in Lebanon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
I was going to post this, but you beat me to it. Well done!
[IsraelTimes] IDF admits Tehran synagogue damaged in strike targeting Iranian commander, regrets ‘collateral damage’
There are risks inherent in being in a war zone. it sounds like only their building was harmed, not any of worshippers. Pretty good shooting, if you ask me.
The IDF says it carried out a strike that damaged a synagogue in Tehran earlier today, saying it was targeting a senior Iranian commander and that it regretted the “collateral damage” to the Jewish house of worship nearby.
According to Iranian media and footage, heavy damage was caused to the Rafi Niya synagogue.
In response to a query by The Times of Israel, the military says that it struck a top commander from Khatam al-Anbiya, Iran’s military emergency command.
He was part of the Mullahcracy oppressing the local Jewish community. They’ll be glad Israel got him, though of course they can’t possibly say so in public — their people are abused enough by the authorities for cleaving to their ancient faith without public rejoicing.
“Reports were received that a nearby synagogue was also damaged in the strike. The IDF regrets the collateral damage to the synagogue and emphasizes that the strike was directed at a senior military target within the regime’s armed forces,” the IDF says.
The IDF says that it took steps to “minimize the risk of harm to civilians” in the strike, “including the use of precise munitions and aerial surveillance.”
The results of the strike are still under review, the military adds.
A Jewish synagogue in center of Tehran was damaged by the enemy at 4 a.m. on Tuesday. Debris removal operations are ongoing. pic.twitter.com/AJuFAptTFV
[NewArab] We, the Jews of Iran, condemn the brutal attacks carried out by the American-Zionist enemy against our dear homeland and the Rafi'-Nia synagogue," the statement said, adding that the community stood "alongside the people and the system of the Islamic Republic of Iran" and would defend the country "until our last breath".
Iranian media reported earlier on Tuesday that the synagogue had been "completely destroyed" during the overnight strikes, which also killed more than a dozen people across the country.
Of course they said that. The alternative to overt support of the regime is to be persecuted even more than they are the rest of the time.
State-run IRNA news agency initially suggested the synagogue may have been caught in the blast radius of a strike aimed at an adjacent building in its location near Palestine Street. The intensity of the explosion “caused at least five neighboring residential blocks to suffer extensive damage,” IRNA said.
Iran’s Jews are frequently used as mouthpieces by the Iranian regime, making it difficult to gauge the community’s real sentiments, analysts have noted.
Iran’s Jewish community is estimated at between 8,000 and 15,000, with most located in Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz. Prior to the Islamic Revolution in 1979, there were some 100,000 Jews in the country. Iran still has the second-largest Jewish population of any country in the Middle East, after Israel.
About 25 synagogues are believed to remain in Iran, sources indicate, as well as several kosher restaurants, an old-age home, a cemetery, and a Jewish library.
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Mizrahi Jews are the 2500-year old communities of the Middle East that date back to the the Babylonian Exile following the destruction of the First Temple. There is nothing else they could be in Iran.
The ones in Iran are the small remnant that did not escape before the Mullahs closed the borders to them in 1980 or so. The vast majority of the Persian Jewish community lives in Israel, with smaller populations in Europe and North America — there were a number who made their way to my synagogue in Buffalo, NY in the 1950s after they found Francophone Canada much too cold for their taste. Brilliant, erudite, cultured people, and very Zionist after waiting faithfully for Israel’s resurrection for two millennia, every year of which — and for five centuries before that — they ended the Passover Seder meal by saying, “Next year in Jerusalem!”
The statement is a strong CYA so they won’t be punished again by the authorities for supporting “the Zionist entity” even a little. They don’t believe at all what they’re quoted as saying.
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[Regnum] On April 7, the US military launched more than 50 strikes on Iran's Kharg Island. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing informed sources.
According to this data, the strikes were carried out on military targets.
According to Fox News, bunkers, radar stations, and ammunition depots were attacked.
The island is home to a significant portion of Iran's oil infrastructure. Up to 95% of the country's oil exports pass through it. On the same day, the Mehr news agency reported that Kharg had been attacked by the US and Israel, with explosions heard on the island.
Earlier, the Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post reported that the US military had practically decided to launch a ground military operation to seize the island. Iranian authorities, for their part, stated that they were "expecting" the US to launch such an operation and that it would not end well for the American military.
On February 28, Israel and the United States launched military operations against Iran. Tehran responded with strikes against American and Israeli targets in the Middle East.
The United States is considering a ground operation in Iran. US President Donald Trump threatened to " destroy " Iran on the night of April 7-8 if Tehran does not accept the terms of the peace agreement. The US president also stated Washington's desire to obtain Iranian oil and control the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by threatening to strike US targets not only in the Middle East.
Russia condemned the strikes on Iran and called for negotiations. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that the actions of Washington and Tel Aviv violate the UN Charter and the fundamental principles of international law.
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