OSINTdefender
RT @no_itsmyturn: #IDF 🇮🇱Yanshuf landing in Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital.
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Jerusalem, #Israel
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Michael A. Horowitz
RT @afalkhatib: The New York Times published a story, detailing the #IDF bombing that killed dozens of my family in southern #Gaza💔'It was a family home.' Exiled Gazans learns his relatives were killed in an Israeli strike. (@liamstack 12-20-2023)

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib was at home in San Francisco when the panicked calls started. An Israeli airstrike on Thursday had hit his family’s home in Rafah, in the so-called safe zone of the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of people have sought refuge from the war.

Soon, his phone was flooded with news footage of the home, where he used to go for family barbecues and to play with his grandmother’s ducks. He watched neighbors scramble over its smoking ruins, looking for survivors.

Instead, they found at least 31 bodies, he said, including two women in their 70s, several people in their 60s, and nine children between the ages of 3 months and 9 years. More remain missing. He learned the names of the dead from texts and Facebook updates, spread out over hours and days.

“It was sickening and nauseating,” said Mr. Alkhatib, 33, a writer and vocal critic of Hamas who was granted asylum in the United States after the armed group took power in Gaza in 2007. “My heart was beating out of control with worry and fear. These are people I grew up with. It was a family home.”

The strike that killed many members of Mr. Alkhatib’s family is one of several in recent weeks that have hit zones where the Israeli military told people to go to avoid airstrikes, calling into question the advice and the safety of those who followed it.

Nir Dinar, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces, said Israel has taken “significant steps to urge civilians in the northern Gaza Strip to move toward the safer area in southern Gaza, as well as taking feasible measures to mitigate incidental harm to civilians and civilian property during its operations.”

He declined to answer questions about the airstrikes in Rafah, but said “unfortunately Hamas is embedding itself in safer areas as well, choosing to do so on the expense of the safety of the residents of Gaza.”

When the airstrike hit Mr. Alkhatib’s family home on Dec. 14, dozens of people were inside, and more were in the backyard. He said that was a reflection of the dire conditions in Rafah and the generosity of his uncle, Dr. Abdullah Shehada, 69, and his aunt, Zainab, 73. Both were killed in the strike.

“She opened up the house to dozens of people,” Mr. Alkhatib said, “If there is a building left standing, people squeeze in, and that’s a common feature of what is happening right now in southern Gaza.”

His aunt was a retired teacher at a U.N. school, and his uncle was a well-known physician, he said. The dead also included two more of his aunts, Fatma Nassman, 76, and Hind Nassman and an another uncle, Hassan Nassman, who were both in their 60s. Several children, including his 3-month-old cousin, Ellen, and his 4-month-old cousin, Iyla, were also among the dead.

Mr. Alkhatib said he knew of no justification for the strike: the house was not being used by Hamas.

“I am telling you from my heart, nothing was happening there,” Mr. Alkhatib said. “Even if there was some Hamas guy walking past the place, don’t destroy an entire house and kill everybody in it.” nytimes.com/live/2023/12/20/…
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Michael A. Horowitz
Two related statements likely tied to this incident in my opinion:

- #IDF says two surface missiles were fired at its aircraft, and that it responded against the source of the fire.
- #Hezbollah said it targeted two Israeli helicopters that were operating along the border, "forcing them to leave".

Another notable #Israeli strike reported last night deeper inside #Lebanon, in Bouslaya (25 km from the border)

Appears this may be another case in which Israel responded against the source of a launch, after a surface-to-air attack against one of its airstrikes.

Still, if those become more frequent, this could be dangerous. - Michael A. Horowitz
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Aurora Intel
RT @no_itsmyturn: Initial: 2 Lebanese Army forces were injured following the #IDF 🇮🇱 strikes #Lebanon 🇱🇧
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Nuno Felix
RT @no_itsmyturn: There are rumors regarding a massive transportation of #IDF logistics towards north 🇮🇱 #Lebanon 🇱🇧
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The Intel Crab
RT @BNN_IL: From the 146th Division HQ, #IDF Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi warns #Hezbollah: expect severe consequences for attacks on Israel. Sources hint Halevi was near during today's rocket attack towards the base, though unconfirmed. Army confirmed to us his presence in the northern border area
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The Intel Crab
RT @Charles_Lister: Maybe not quite as fast moving now, given the #IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Halevi just left #Lebanon planning meetings to visit troops confronting "anarchy" at Beit Lid base -- a situation he said "is harming the war effort."
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Evergreen Intel
The "un-corking" of IDF strikes into Lebanon is taking apart sites that have been on the book for years, maybe even decades. The true test will be once these site selections have been exhausted.

The rate at which #Israel's strikes in #Lebanon tonight are resulting in secondary explosions (i.e. they're hitting missiles & munitions) *far* exceeds what we saw in #Gaza.

#IDF intelligence is clearly on point & #Hezbollah's arsenal is larger. - Charles Lister
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ELINT News
RT @Charles_Lister: The rate at which #Israel's strikes in #Lebanon tonight are resulting in secondary explosions (i.e. they're hitting missiles & munitions) *far* exceeds what we saw in #Gaza. #IDF intelligence is clearly on point & #Hezbollah's arsenal is larger.
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doge
#IDF seems to have carried out another target assassination in Beirut. According to reports, two senior #Hezbollah officials were targeted, one possibly being Nabil Qaouk.

דיווחים בלבנון - יעד התקיפה האחרונה בדאחיה הוא נביל קאוק, חבר המועצה המרכזית בחיזבאללה - roi kais • روعي كايس • רועי קייס
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Nuno Felix
RT @BHL: Again, #Israel alone. Let’s pray for the brave girls and boys of #IDF.

Israeli Forces have begun to cross into Southern Lebanon. - OSINTdefender
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Aurora Intel
Searching into the archives here for an example of a damaged runway. For those curious/want to learn, runway/“tarmac” patching is done in squares/rectangles, over the coming days any “ambiguity” around potential damage in areas already stained by aircraft will become obvious

Satellite imagery shows the damage to #Damascus Intl. Airport, #Syria in the area reportedly affiliated to the #IRGC caused by a reported #IDF airstrike on 3rd Feb. 2021. Three targets, one building and the runway undergoing significant repairs. Additional works continue.... - Aurora Intel
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