It wouldn’t be outlandish to see a follow-on “access agreement” enabling Israel to establish ISR sites near the Gulf of Aden, or maintain a fast-response UAV presence there. This is likely less about relocating Gaza's population and more about countering Yemen’s Houthis.
26.12.2025 14:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0a Hyundai hydraulic breaker was brought into the village of al-Mughayyir for demolitions; the excavator is operated or leased from EFCO, a major Israeli engineering-equipment importer recently acquired by Colmobil, Israel’s largest vehicle importer, now expanding into Austria.
25.12.2025 15:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This time in Jenin: an Israeli Border Police Venom tear-gas launcher mounted on the ‘David’ all-terrain vehicle, based on the Toyota Land Cruiser and Hilux.
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On August 25, 2025, the Israeli army struck Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza, killing 22 people, including 5 journalists. I made a modest contribution to the @washingtonpost.com investigation into the incident.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
The IDF is establishing a new land corridor separating Rafah from Khan Younis and is reportedly setting up outposts there. France24 has an important piece on it, to which I made a small contribution.
f24.my/BALg.X via @Observateurs
https://fs.knesset.gov.il/25/Committees/25_cs_mmm_4388286.pdf
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A Knesset report shows increased military weapon provisions—including machine guns and grenade launchers—to settlement security teams since October 7. Meanwhile,settlement security officers have been documented participating in attacks on Palestinians.
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The Head of the Council, Yossi Dagan, stated: "Our duty is to be strong and to be an iron fist in order to defeat our barbaric enemies."
The unprecedented provision of the rifles—effective at a range of 800 meters—to civilian settler teams marks an alarming development.
https://www.inn.co.il/news/668605
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The Shomron Regional Settlers Council announced the purchase of @SilvershadowAdv Gilboa DMR rifles at a cost of one million NIS, with the help of donations collected in America, Europe, and other countries. The rifles will be used by the settlements' first-response teams.
It seems @easybakeovensz.bsky.social noticed this already.
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Khan Yunis attack 21/4/2025 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIs-iHst4GN/
Mawasi attack 16/4/2025 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/4/16/live-israeli-forces-systematically-destroying-homes-in-gaza
Mawasi attack 16/4/2025 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/4/16/live-israeli-forces-systematically-destroying-homes-in-gaza
Armenian air defense shot down an Azerbaijani SkyStriker, Oct 2020 https://x.com/301arm/status/1321371136530223106
Photos emerging from Gaza over the past week reveal the increasing use of the Israeli-made loitering munition SkyStriker, produced by @ElbitSystemsLtd. In two separate incidents this week, the suicide drone was reportedly used to target tents west of Khan Yunis.
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A tweet by the Lebanese Army detailing a raid on a Hezbollah weapons cache in the Sidon area appears to show Iranian-made 107mm Haseb (Fajr-1) rockets — a copy of the Chinese Type 63 rockets.
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Contributed some context to this important piece. On March 19, two projectiles struck a UN guesthouse in Deir al-Balah, killing Bulgarian aid worker Marin Marinov. Israel denied responsibility but forensic analysis points to Israeli M339 tank shells.
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These APCs are equipped with the EDGE RCWS system, which integrates AI target recognition to operate the Browning machine gun. [2/2]
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A photo published on Haaretz shows what appears to be a .50 caliber armor-piercing BMG bullet, reportedly extracted from an injured person in Deir al-Balah. Browning heavy machine guns are widely used in this war, mounted on Merkava tanks and Eitan/Namer APCs. [1/2]
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Contributed some context to this piece on Danish shipping company @Maersk’s role in arms transfers to Israel. Important reporting by Ekstra bladet
ekstrabladet.dk/nyheder/samf...
The "Beeri" Flyer 72 – Heavy Duty (F72-HD) ground mobility vehicle has been deployed by the West Bank-based IDF battalion "Arayot HaYarden." The vehicle is manufactured by Flyer Defense in collaboration with General Dynamics.
www.idf.il/277316
In photos released by the IDF yesterday from a military raid on a weapons cache in the West Bank town of Qabatiya, an Italian Beretta AR-70 rifle is visible among the captured firearms.
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The five largest arms importers in 2020–24 were 🇺🇦 Ukraine, 🇮🇳 India, 🇶🇦 Qatar, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, and 🇵🇰 Pakistan. Read the new SIPRI fact sheet on international arms transfers: doi.org/10.55163/XXS...
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So Israel used the M141 rocket launcher, developed by Norwegian-Finnish Nammo, during its Gaza campaign. However, this isn't the only Scandinavian rocket launcher added to the IDF's arsenal in Gaza; Saab's AT-4CS AST has also been issued to some units.
tinyurl.com/bdhewjcc
During the 2014 Gaza invasion, the U.S. suspended a shipment of Hellfire missiles to Israel. In response, Israel adapted its locally made Spike NLOS for use on its aircraft. Nearly a decade later, the U.S. Army has begun integrating Spike missiles into its Apache helicopters.
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Palestinian activist Bisan Awdeh appears in a video from North Gaza, showing the remains of an MK-19 40mm automatic grenade launcher position. The area is littered with spent grenade casings.
06.03.2025 13:59 — 👍 10 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0Also, as space-based surveillance improves at identifying enemy assets, the decision window for verifying targets and preventing collateral damage shrinks. Enhanced surveillance is also accelerating algorithm-based target selection, increasing the risk of misclassification. [2/2]
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The Ludi Tance satellite highlights the dangers of a growing space surveillance arms race. High-res, persistent surveillance means individuals in war zones have fewer places to hide, while military planners gain greater ability to strike them anywhere on the planet. [1/2]
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To a large extent, in Gaza and in other places, remote fires are the first to be initiated and the last to subside.
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So far today, four people have been killed in Gaza as a result of Israeli UAV strikes, reflecting a growing affinity for remote strikes. By enabling low-risk, controlled violence, such tactics are often the first to be deployed at the onset or resurgence of armed conflict.
v.aa.com.tr/3497457
These tools will empower military planners to pinpoint and attack targets—all from a bird’s-eye perspective. This shift not only expands the scope of remote warfare but also raises profound ethical and strategic concerns about the detachment of decision-makers from the realities on the ground.
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The US rollback of restrictions on airstrikes and Israel’s open-ended war in Gaza are highlighting the perils of a growing reliance on over-the-horizon warfare.
Gen3 satellites provide "very-high..imagery and AI enabled outputs" which are instrumental for manhunts and pattern based signature strikes
More about the Eitan APC: its hull is manufactured by @OshkoshDefense. In 2022, Oshkosh signed a contract with the Israeli MoD to produce hundreds of Eitan hulls. The deal, valued at more than $100 million, was funded through the U.S. Foreign Military Financing program.
01.03.2025 10:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Eitan APCs were documented moving through the streets of Jenin. Deployed to the West Bank since early February. These vehicles are equipped with the Edge RCWS system, which incorporates AI capabilities and automatic target recognition for their machine gun.
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Photo by: Issam Rimawi https://www.anadoluimages.com/p/israeli-forces-killed-a-palestinian-in-nablus/29503516
Appearing in the photo, a Border Police David jeep fires its multi-barrel Combined Systems "Venom" 40mm tear gas grenade launcher at demonstrators in Nablus.
"One Palestinian was killed and 4 people were wounded by Israeli army fire during a military raid, medics said."
