This is a thread specifically for the war, not a general megathread (use the pinned /c/genzedong thread for that).
Please keep related news in this thread rather than making separate posts. Remember to include sources and avoid spreading rumours.
❗️Israeli tanks advanced toward the area around a religious seminary between the southern Lebanese towns of Aita al-Jabal and Beit Yahoun, before firing a shell at a house beside the seminary.
Another shell struck the area between Haddatha and Aita al-Jabal, while Israeli occupation forces carried out machine-gun fire toward the surrounding area.
Images: https://t.me/thecradlemedia/69569?single
‼️ Israeli bulldozers are uprooting olive trees in Wadi al-Zayt, Kfar Shuba, south Lebanon.
https://t.me/thecradlemedia/69580
❗️Moments ago, Israeli occupation forces carried out a blast targeting Yohmor al-Shaqif, in southern Lebanon.
https://t.me/thecradlemedia/69586?single
🇮🇷🇵🇰| The Taftan border crossing between Iran & Pakistan has been closed at the request of Pakistan.
This is the 2nd border crossing between the two countries to be closed, following the Rimdan crossing.
@FotrosResistancee
https://t.me/FotrosResistancee/24197
❗️Israeli settlers attack Palestinians and target olive harvest in occupied West Bank
Three Palestinians were injured in an Israeli settler attack in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.
One Palestinian was shot in the thigh with live ammunition, while two others sustained injuries from pepper spray. Israeli settlers also attacked Palestinian homes in the Ma’in area, east of Yatta city.
Separately, in Beit Furik, east of Nablus, Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian farmers, throwing harvested olives onto the ground and preventing farmers from picking olives in the eastern part of the town.
Local reports said a settler wearing an Israeli occupation army uniform took part in obstructing the harvest.
Video: https://t.me/thecradlemedia/69557?single
Napoleon Dynamite looking ass. Why do the settlers all look like malnourished inbreds from Ohio?
—❗️🇾🇪/🇸🇦 BREAKING: Ansarallah have captured Hawab mountain and Harooz mountain in Lahij Governorate, in a push that threatens to cut off PLC forces on Yemen’s southern coast
The Southern Giants Brigades stationed in Ras Al-Arah, which previously carried out two failed counteroffensives in the Dhubab direction, are under a very high threat of encirclement.
With their rear flanks not secured, it is currently impossible for the PLC to attempt any new counteroffensives towards Bab Al-Mandab.
@Middle_East_Spectator
https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/37638
— 🇸🇦/🇾🇪 NEW: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is moving ‘bunker to bunker’ escorted by his hand-picked personal security teams, due to paranoia of being assassinated by the Houthis – Wall Street Journal
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I wish him sweet dreams about grinders and acid.
he’s more afraid of other “princes”
❗️Iran says head of CENTCOM, UAE forces running oil smuggling network in Strait of Hormuz
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei has accused the head of US Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, of overseeing oil smuggling operations in the Strait of Hormuz with support from the UAE’s armed forces, according to Press TV.
“Over the past two or three months, on average, we have been striking five of these smuggling vessels every night,” Rezaei said, claiming the operations were overseen by the CENTCOM commander and involved UAE military personnel.
He also accused US President Donald Trump of joining forces with smugglers operating in Oman’s rocky coastal waters. Neither CENTCOM nor the UAE has publicly responded to the accusations.
https://t.me/thecradlemedia/69232
❗️Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei says latest US response insufficient:
“The US has agreed to some of Iran’s seven conditions, but we consider its response INADEQUATE. Iranian diplomacy has changed and there will be no return to the status quo ante.”
—❗️🇮🇱/🇱🇧 NEW: A group of Israeli hikers experienced an explosion in Ramim (Manara), on the border with Lebanon
The cause of the explosion is unclear; it may have been an IED or an FPV drone strike. There are 12 injuries, with at least 2 in critical condition.
@Middle_East_Spectator
https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/37639
— 🇮🇱/🇱🇧 UPDATE: It was a school trip, and one of the Israeli students decided to put an unexploded artillery shell in his bag after finding it (it exploded).
@Middle_East_Spectator
https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/37644
— 🇮🇱 NEW: Israeli media confirm that 1 person has been killed, 3 are in critical condition, and in total there are 20 injuries
@Middle_East_Spectator
https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/37646?single
Apparently Israeli Media was saying it was an Iranian cluster bomb sub munition, which it is in fact not. According to some on telegram it looks like something that appeared in Libya as well.
MES believes it to be a “Frankenstein 122m rocket” made by Hezbollah. All we really know for sure us that this is not an Iranian munition.
— 🇸🇦/🇾🇪 Footage of Ansarallah in the newly captured city of Al-Misrakh
@Middle_East_Spectator
Video: https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/37650
In the opinion of MES, and others, which I agree with, Taiz is on its last legs, and will probably soon fall, expect a rapid collapse sometime soon.
—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 WATCH: The PLC attempted a large-scale offensive in southern Marib, including the use of heavy armored vehicles
The offensive failed miserably and Yemen’s Armed Forces (Ansarallah) have uploaded the footage.
@Middle_East_Spectator
— 🇮🇷 NEW: The Iranian Parliament will soon vote on the new Minister of Defense, General Mehrdad Akhlaqi
If he is accepted for the position, it will mark the first time Iran’s Minister of Defense is selected from within the ministry itself, rather than the Army, IRGC, Navy, or Air Force.
He formerly worked for SEPAND, Iran’s ‘Organization for Defensive Innovation and Research’, a secretive agency tasked with developing classified and advanced weaponry. It has been alleged to have worked on the design and development of nuclear weapons.
@Middle_East_Spectator
https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/37647
— NOTE: SEPAND is by far the most secretive agency in Iran, as it is not obligated to share any info with the parliament or government auditors
In 2024, the Iranian parliament accepted the following articles:
Article 1: ‘SEPAND’ is established as an advanced weapons research agency, permitted to develop advanced weapons to match the weaponry of the enemy.
Article 2: ‘SEPAND’ will be an independent weapons research entity as a branch of the Armed Forces, under the Ministry of Defense, and it is exempt from following regulations on transactions reporting, financial or other audits.
@Middle_East_Spectator
—❗️🇸🇦/🇾🇪 NEW: Footage from the Al-Sarari Mosque in the town of Al-Sarari confirms that Ansarallah have advanced deep into Jabal Sabr, the last mountain range separating the Houthis from southern Taizz city
@Middle_East_Spectator
Video: https://t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/37643?single
— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇮🇷 NEW: There is an unusual amount of aerial activity over Israel, and large amounts of American refuelers and long-range bombers have deployed to bases in Europe and the Middle East during the past week
In my estimation, it seems that the decision for a joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran has already been made, and it is now only a matter of timing.
The frequent and large-scale exercises of Iranian ballistic missiles and drones in recent days also point towards Iran preparing for an escalation.
@Middle_East_Spectator
Saudi economy on the ropes as Yemen raises cost of war: Report
Sanaa’s retaliatory operations have reportedly forced MbS to remain under ‘heavy guard’ as he ‘shuttles around’ from bunker to bunker
❗️Israeli national known as ‘The Banker’ detained in Colombia over $16.7 million bank fraud
Colombian authorities detained 61-year-old Mikhael Mezrahi, an Israeli national known as “The Banker,” at Bogotá’s El Dorado International Airport on Thursday after confirming an Interpol Red Notice issued at the request of the United Arab Emirates.
Emirati authorities are seeking him to serve a criminal sentence linked to fraud, money laundering and document forgery in a case involving approximately $16.7 million allegedly defrauded from the Bank of Khartoum.
According to Colombian authorities, the alleged scheme involved a network that posed as investors and representatives of legitimate commercial projects, using forged bank guarantees, contracts and financial documents to deceive the bank.
Investigators allege that funds were transferred to companies linked to Mezrahi, including WYB AG General Trading, and that false transfer orders were used to delay scrutiny while money was moved abroad.
He was placed at the disposal of Colombia’s attorney general’s office as authorities consider the legal process for his possible extradition to the UAE.
