Israel-Palestine
Hamas-Israeli (Gaza) Conflict 2023
Hamas: Operation Al-Aqsa Flood
Israel: Operation Iron Swords
REPORTS & ANALYSIS
DPA War Expectation Guide (1 Nov 2023)
Not all wars are created equal. And not all actors... Read more →
ISRAEL PLANS TO FLATTEN GAZA CITY – Israel-Hamas War SITREP Day 6-7
Israel had ordered for all civilians in north Gaza Strip... Read more →
Israel published AI generated photo of burnt-charred baby as Hamas victim
One of the 3 image shared by Israeli govt is... Read more →
DPA’s Israel-Palestine Mapping now open to public
Given how messy the information space about the Israeli-Hamas War…... Read more →
HAMAS INFILTRATES ASHKELON & ASHDOD; Egypt border crossing struck – Israel-Hamas War SITREP Day 4
Israel continues its massive bombing campaign within the Gaza strip,... Read more →
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SITREP (VIDEO)
Articles (Geopolitics)
Is Gaza the most densely populated place in the world? Nope.
This is a very popular myth about the Gaza strip,... Read more →
There was never a country called “Palestine”, yet.
People like to share this, but failed to understand how... Read more →
Israel published AI generated photo of burnt-charred baby as Hamas victim
One of the 3 image shared by Israeli govt is... Read more →
Hamas-Israeli War 2023: Deep Analysis
The Surprise Attack by Hamas and Israel’s Response Israel finds... Read more →
[ MEMO ] Israel: IDF acknowledges failure to destroy ‘Hamas metro’
Senior officers have recognised that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF)... Read more →
SITUATION OVERVIEW
Point of view
""Our enemy will pay a price the type of which it has never known... We are in a war and we will win it"."
Prime Minister
Israel
... owing to retaliate after Hamas declared war as Israeli's army confirmed fighting with militants in several Israeli towns and military bases near Gaza.
Point of view
"This is the day of the greatest battle to end the last occupation on earth.... Enough is enough. Today the people are regaining their revolution"
Supreme Military Commander
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas
... in the recorded message announcing the start of the operation broadcasted on Hamas media . He said the morning attack on 7 October 2023 was only the start of what he called “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm” and called on Palestinians from east Jerusalem to northern Israel to join the fight..
Point of view
"Palestinian people have the rights to defend themselves in facing the terrorism posed by settlers and the Israeli occupation forces."
President
Palestine
... said during an emergency leadership meeting he chaired on Saturday that included several Palestinian civilian and security officials.
The Palestinian President stressed, during the meeting, the importance of providing the protection for Palestinian people and directed them to provide everything essential to enhance their resilience and steadfastness in the face of the crimes perpetrated by the Israeli occupation forces and the settlers' gangs.
Point of view
"Over the coming days the Department of Defense will work to ensure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself and protect civilians from indiscriminate violence and terrorism.
We will remain in close contact with our Israeli partners. The United States supports Israel's right to defend itself"
Defense Secretary
United States
... says he is "closely monitoring" the escalating situation in Israel after Hamas militants launched a rocket attack on the Gaza Strip.
Point of view
"It is a renewed confirmation that the will of the Palestinian people and the rifle of the resistance is the only choice in confronting aggression and occupation.
It sends a message to the Arab and Islamic world, and the international community as a whole, especially those seeking normalization with this enemy, that the Palestinian cause is an everlasting one, alive until victory and liberation.
We call on the peoples of our Arab and Islamic nation, and the free people around the world, to declare their support and backing for the Palestinian people and the Resistance movements, affirming their unity in blood, word, and action."
Hezbollah
... congratulates the resisting Palestinian people and the heroic fighters of the Palestinian factions, especially our dear brothers in the Al-Qassam Brigades and the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, for the wide-ranging and divinely supported heroic operation, promising complete victory.
Point of view
"The Council affirmed the right of the Palestinian people and the resistance factions to combat the occupying enemy by all legitimate and possible means.
It reiterated his support for all options taken by the Palestinian resistance leadership to deter the Zionist enemy."
Houthi's Supreme Political Council
... also affirmed its principled and religious position in supporting the Palestinian people until complete victory... calling on the Arab and Islamic countries to take positions in supporting Palestinians and their resistance fighters, support them with money, weapons, and boycott American and Israeli goods.
Point of view
"We congratulate the Palestinian fighters. We will stand by the Palestinian fighters until the liberation of Palestine and Jerusalem"
Yahya Rahim Safavi
Adviser to Ali Khamenei and former Chief Commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Iran
... expressed “deep concern” on developments in Gaza and called on “all parties” to halt the escalations and “exercise utmost restraint”.
Point of view
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs holds Israel alone responsible for the ongoing escalation due to its ongoing violations of the rights of the Palestinian people, the latest of which is the repeated raids on the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the Israeli police."
... expressed “deep concern” on developments in Gaza and called on “all parties” to halt the escalations and “exercise utmost restraint”.
Point of view
"Saudi Arabia had issued repeated warnings of a possible escalation in light of "the ongoing occupation and the deprivation of the Palestinian people of their legitimate rights, as well as the repeated deliberate provocations against their sanctities."
Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministry
... calls for "an immediate cessation of the escalation" between both sides and "the protection of civilians".
Point of view
"We call on the Palestinian and Israeli sides to immediately ceasefire, renounce violence, show the necessary restraint. The long-lasting conflict between Israel and Palestine cannot be solved by force, but only by diplomatic means
Moscow was standing by its position in favor of negotiations for the creation of an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living in peace and security with Israel."
Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman
Russia
... called the parties to set up "a negotiation process aimed at establishing a comprehensive, lasting and long-awaited peace" with the help of the international community.
Point of view
"Deeply shocked by the news of terrorist attacks in Israel. Our thoughts and prayers are with the innocent victims and their families. We stand in solidarity with Israel at this difficult hour"
Prime Minister
India
... said in a post on X.
LATEST ON ISRAEL-PALESTINE
Is Gaza the most densely populated place in the world? Nope.
This is a very popular myth about the Gaza strip, and it constantly brought up by the pro-Palestinian people, especially in the light of the Israeli-Hamas War – a “fact” that is weaponised in the information war between the two sides. However, this is not true. As a Singaporean, I literally know for a fact…
DPA War Expectation Guide (1 Nov 2023)
Not all wars are created equal. And not all actors are fighting the same war, despite they are in the same battle. Manage your expectations, and stop being surprised/outraged.
There was never a country called “Palestine”, yet.
People like to share this, but failed to understand how the map turned so white. By 1946, “Palestine” isnt even a country yet, as its still under the British control – and they, being British, decided in their ultimate wisdom, to create a Jewish state in Palestine (Balfour Declaration 1917 – and also given Zionist…
ISRAEL PLANS TO FLATTEN GAZA CITY – Israel-Hamas War SITREP Day 6-7
Israel had ordered for all civilians in north Gaza Strip to evacuate south, as Israel seemed to looking to heavily intensify military operations in Gaza City. Artillery bombardment had begun on Gaza City. Hamas’ ground operations outside of Gaza has basically been reduced to suicide bombers attack at Sa’ad and further fighting in the northern…
Israel published AI generated photo of burnt-charred baby as Hamas victim
One of the 3 image shared by Israeli govt is AI generated. I had gave this tool some robust testing, including feeding it multitude of real and AI generated images – and cropping the original charcoal baby image that is tested to be AI generated, to test if it can still detect it at the…
DPA’s Israel-Palestine Mapping now open to public
Given how messy the information space about the Israeli-Hamas War… I decided open up the DPA’s Israel-Hamas mapping to public, to provide better informational awareness to the world, on the military/battlefield situation in Palestine-Israel. Hopefully it helps people to see the bigger picture clearer and not get caught up by all the propaganda from both…
HAMAS INFILTRATES ASHKELON & ASHDOD; Egypt border crossing struck – Israel-Hamas War SITREP Day 4
Israel continues its massive bombing campaign within the Gaza strip, of particular, hitting the Rafah Crossing (border crossing between Egypt and Gaza Strip), causing the border crossing to close after only just reopened after repairs. Hamas/Palestinian forces largely struggles to hold any positions in the southern and eastern front in the Gaza sector, as evident…
Situation in Palestine/Israel at the end of Day 3 of the war
Guerrilla warfare in West Bank starting to get fiercer, while Israeli forces starting to push towards the Gaza border after forming up the frontline. There are signs that Hamas forces are started to get pushed back into Gaza. Hamas commando-type units continues to operate in the rear of the eastern front in the Gaza sector.…
HAMAS CONTINUES COMBINED ARMS OPERATIONS; Massive Israeli airstrikes – Israel-Hamas War SITREP Day 2
Overall Situation in Israel-Palestine (Gaza region): Hamas forces continue their military operation against Israel, and tentatively, Israel’s ground base counterattack had not materialized just yet. Israel is still regroup and mobilizing, holding porous lines quite a distance from Gaza. Hamas airborne forces strikes again in the region of Netivot while bombardment via rocket fire seemed…
Hamas-Israeli War 2023: Deep Analysis
The Surprise Attack by Hamas and Israel’s Response Israel finds itself once again plunged into a war with the Palestinians, and this time, it’s Hamas that initiated the hostilities. The surprise attack on Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah, a national holiday day in Israel, a day when Israelis were not expecting such aggression, sent shockwaves…
[ Israel-Palestine ] Gaza rocket fail; 40yr prisoner released; clashes at Kafr Dan, Nablus & Dheisha
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LIFELINE FOR LEBANON: Israel and Lebanon signs the Maritime Border Deal mediated by United States
The Maritime Border Deal, which aims to resolve the 860-square-kilometer maritime dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean between Israel and Lebanon, which do not have diplomatic relations, was finalized on October 11, 2022, under the US mediation led by special energy envoy Amos Hochstein. According to the published text of the Maritime Border Deal, entire Karish…
[ NBC ] Ballistic missiles hit Iraqi city, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claim responsibility
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed responsibility for a dozen ballistic missiles that struck Iraq’s northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil in the early hours of Sunday, Iran’s state media reported, adding that the attack was against Israeli “strategic centres.” The missiles, which targeted the U.S. consulate’s new building, caused only material damage and one civilian was injured, the Kurdish interior…
[ MEMO ] Israel rejects selling Iron Dome defence system to UAE
Israeli security agencies have rejected selling the Iron Dome and David’s Sling Weapons System to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Israel Hayom and Maariv reported military analysts revealing on Friday. According to Maariv, military analyst Alon Ben David said that the Israeli security agencies rejected the potentiality to sell developed technologies to its new partners, referring to…
[ DefenseNews ] Morocco buys Israeli counter-drone system Skylock Dome
The Moroccan military has purchased the Israeli counter-drone system Skylock Dome, according to a Nov. 21 post on the armed forces’ official Facebook page. “Some systems were delivered already, but there is no information about the value of the deal or the number of systems that have been acquired,” Moroccan military expert Abdel Hamid Harfi…
Morocco signs defence pact with Israel, as Trump’s legacy reverberates and relationship with Algeria worsen
Israel signed a defence pact with Morocco on Wednesday, its latest public display of readiness to advance national security interests in tandem with Arab countries that have drawn closer to it amid shared concern over Iran and Islamist militancy. The memorandum of understanding could herald intelligence cooperation, arms deals and joint military training, Israeli Defence…
Syrian gas pipeline sabotage, causing complete power outage across Syria
Last night, Syria suffered a complete power outage for unknown reasons (other reports mention that this only affected Damascus and the surrounding regions). It was later announced by Syria’s Minister of Electricity Ghasan Al Zamel that a pipeline was targeted an explosive device at Deir Ali Power Plant, that caused the blackout. “There was a…
[ United With Israel ] Biden ‘Not Optimistic’ About Return to Iran Nuclear Deal
President Joe Biden’s mood on a U.S. return to the Iranian nuclear deal is “not optimistic,” according to an Israeli source quoted by Times of Israel. The report followed up on the president’s Friday meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Oval Office. The controversial Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) promised Iran economic…
[ MEMO ] Israel: IDF acknowledges failure to destroy ‘Hamas metro’
Senior officers have recognised that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) failed to achieve the goals set for the military offensive against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip between 11 and 21 May, the Times of Israel reported on Wednesday. Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz and IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi have discussed these issues with senior…
[ MEMO ] Lebanon premier blames corruption for fuel tank explosion
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[ Reuters ] U.S., Britain believe Iran attacked Israeli-managed tanker off Oman
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[ WeeklyBlitz ] Rohingya militancy group ARSA silently gets organized
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[ DW ] As Lebanon nears collapse, EU debates sanctions
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[ Asia Times] Israeli Sea Breaker missile touted for US Navy
aSources say the long-range, precision-guided missile is far superior to similar US Navy systems Flying at high subsonic speeds and following terrain or skimming the water, Sea Breaker has a multi-directional, synchronized, full-sphere attack capability for day/night all-weather use. Its datalink supports real-time, man-in-the-loop decision-making and features a 250 lb. penetration blast and fragmentation warhead…
[ NBC ] Netanyahu era ends in Israel as new government survives key parliament vote
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Iran’s Enemies Strike Back
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