TheOldGuy @TheOldGuy@qoto.org

⚫ In an extraordinary but justified move, Meta has suspended multiple official accounts on Instagram and Facebook belonging to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei.

A spokesperson for Meta said, "We have removed these accounts for repeatedly violating our Dangerous Organizations and Individuals policy."

Khamenei's accounts, which have consistently crossed the line, were previously given a pass, as are the accounts of most heads of state on social media.

However, since October 7, his accounts have been actively promoting and justifying the actions of Hamas, Ansar Allah (Houthis), and other terrorist organizations.

@yashar

🇮🇱 @israel_report

🔴 IDF: Rocket launchers near a kindergarten and an underground tunnel route beneath a civilian water station; operations of the 646th Brigade in Khan Yunis

The 646th Reserve Brigade is operating in the Khan Yunis area. As part of their activity, the reserve soldiers are conducting targeted raids on terrorist infrastructure, encountering the enemy, eliminating terrorists and locating many weapons.

During a targeted raid, troops located rocket launchers placed by Hamas terrorists near a kindergarten and mosque. The launchers, loaded and aimed at the territory of the State of Israel, were destroyed by the forces. Additionally, during searches of a civilian water facility in the area, the forces found a tunnel shaft leading to an underground tunnel route inside the facility. Operations inside the tunnel revealed two eliminated terrorists.

Furthermore, during a targeted raid on assets used by Hamas operatives, many weapons were found: RPG missiles, explosives, AK-47s, military uniforms and vests.

Attached is footage showing a rocket launcher discovered near a kindergarten:
https://bit.ly/42xBxHc

Attached are images of the weapons found by the soldiers:
https://idfanc.activetrail.biz/ANC0902243456
Attached are images of the tunnel shaft and the terrorist eliminated by the forces in the area:
https://idfanc.activetrail.biz/anc090220246854120684512

Attached are related photos:
https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC73119654

🇮🇱 @israel_report

🔵 A list of things Israel is blamed for even though it is 100% not Israel’s responsibility, and no other country is held to this standard:

- Gaza’s water. In reality, Israel only provided 10% of Gaza’s water. The other 90% was provided by their own government. Interesting how the Israel haters focus on the 10%, not the 90%. Also, Hamas uses the water pipes to make rockets. Google it.

- Gaza’s electricity. See previous comment. Why should Israel provide an enemy state with electricity? Besides, Hamas’ tunnels have electricity. Funny how that works.

- The Iron Dome. I love it when the haters say “At least Israelis have a siren so they can take cover. The Palestinians don’t even have that.”

Um, and why is that? Perhaps; and this might be a crazy thought, it’s because the Israeli government cares about its citizens and has invested in a defensive system that would save lives, while the Palestinian leadership, aka Hamas, needs dead Palestinians so they can cry about them to the world.

Perhaps they should have invested billions on defense systems instead of terror tunnels.

Also, Gaza doesn’t need sirens. Why? Because Israel tells them when and where they are going to attack. Also because, if they don’t attack Israel, Israel won’t attack them. No need for an Iron Dome in Gaza. Just try stopping to kill Jews.

- More “Humanitarian aid”: Say what? Israel was brutally attacked by Hamas as well as hundreds of “innocent” Gazans and Israel should send in aid to Gaza? Also, almost all that aid is stolen by Hamas and never reaches a single innocent person. On what planet does it make sense that Israel should continue to send in aid? Insanity.

- The civilian infrastructure in Gaza: If Israel bombs a civilian structure, in 100% of the cases, it’s because it was being used by Hamas as a terror base. That’s right. They use mosques, nurseries, homes, children’s rooms, and on and on. Blaming Israel for retaliating is truly ridiculous.

- The made-up number of innocent casualties in Gaza: Anyone who quotes the number of so-called innocent Gazans killed is directly quoting an actual terrorist organization that believe that no one in Gaza is a militant or terrorist. To them, every death is counted as an innocent death. Want proof? Sure. Tell me how many terrorists Israel eliminated according to their numbers. Zero. Yea… ok.

And now, a full list of things the Palestinians are blamed for and need to take accountability for, according to the international community:

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- The end.

@HilzFuld

🇮🇱 @israel_report

🟣 Palestinians Publish:

"The complete destruction of the Al-Maqousi Towers in northern Gaza by the occupation's bombings and its continued aggression against the Gaza Strip."

... Let me fix it for you:
This is not an Aggression but, the result of your Aggression at octobre 7th ...Bon appétit ...

🇮🇱 @israel_report

⚫ Baghdad's Appeals Court sentenced Iraqi influencer blogger Enas al-Khalidi to four months in prison on charges of posting "distasteful content." Meanwhile, armed militias sowing death and destruction, assassinating dissidents, embezzling public funds roam the country freely.

Unless Iraqis, and many other Arabs, understand that liberty guarantees personal freedom while the rule of law regulates the usage of violence and public funds, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian Territories, and Yemen will remain the lawless dumpsters that they are (Iran too, but that's
none of my business, I speak for the Arab culture I hail from).

Deflecting attention against "settler colonialism," imperialism, capitalism, and Israel will only aggravate the problem and delay the day of reckoning.

@hahussain

🇮🇱 @israel_report

🔴 An unusual incident on El Al flight LY2522: today (Thursday) security guards took control of a passenger who tried to break into the cockpit on the flight from Prague to Tel Aviv - and the plane had to land in Greece. In the security establishment, there is growing suspicion that the background to the incident is security.

An airline security guard took control of the passenger, apparently of Arab origin, and handcuffed him. After that, a procedure was implemented according to which all planes against a more complex event. As mentioned, the plane landed in Thessaloniki after coordination with the Greek police.

Credit: Nir Dvori

🇮🇱 @israel_report

⚫ The transformative impact of living with a Jewish family

11 years ago, I was awarded the best educational idea in Saudi Arabia, honored by Minister of Education Prince Faisal Ben Abdullah, and received $40,000 for my initiative to teach English to thousands through entertainment on YouTube.

This achievement came three years after my life-changing experience in Paris with a Jewish family. They instilled in me the values of doing good in the world and healing the world (תיקון עולם), and I embraced that mission.

The Loay influenced by Islamism in his early 20s would never have contributed positively to humanity. However, the Loay who, 14 years ago, rid himself of hate with the guidance of a single Jewish family in Paris, chose a different path—to benefit humanity.

Since that pivotal moment, I've strived to do good for humanity. Though I've made mistakes, I am confident I'm on the right track to becoming a person who positively impacts the world.

To those influenced by Islamism: reject it.

It won't lead you to contribute positively to humanity.

Embrace a faith that encourages you to love all human beings and to do good for humanity.

I made that choice. You can too.

@LalShareef

🇮🇱 @israel_report

⚫ Lebanese Al-Akhbar published the full text of Hamas' response to the Paris proposal drawn up by Qatari and Egyptian mediators on a hostage/ceasefire deal. The 3-page long response outlines a 3-stage deal, guaranteed by Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, Russia, and the United Nations.

Stage 1 (45 days)
- The release of all women, children, the elderly, and sick hostages, in exchange for all female, children, elderly, and sick Palestinian security prisoners.
- Stopping all military activity, including air reconnaissance, and redeployment of IDF forces outside populated areas.
- Intensifying humanitarian aid entering Gaza (at least 500 trucks, including fuel)

Stage 2 (45 days)
- The release of all male hostages, in exchange for 1,500 Palestinian male security prisoners.
- A complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.
- The complete end of the siege on Gaza.

Stage 3 (45 days)
The exchange of bodies and remains between the two sides.

While no big surprises, some key takeaways:
- Hamas will name 500 prisoners serving life or long-term sentences to be released. This will likely challenge Israel's political/defense leaders.
- At the end of the first phase (45-day ceasefire), "a state of complete calm must be announced before implementing the second stage." Meaning, the war is to officially end after the first stage.
- Hamas calls the October 7 attacks "The Al-Aqsa Flood", but it buried the only reference to the holy site in the appendix, with a call to reverse the security arrangements in the Temple Mount in place since 2002.
- A demand for a complete end to the siege on Gaza. The only thing is the siege is a shared Israeli-Egyptian move from 2007.

@Ariel_Oseran

🇮🇱 @israel_report

🔵 Netanyahus full statement to Israeli citizens tonight:

Citizens of Israel,

On the eve of Sabbath, the first of December, the paratrooper warrior Amit Benzel wrote the following words to his family: "We began a historic journey, and we must finish it with a decisive victory. I am proud to be a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces." Five days later, Amit fell in battle. He did not sign his last words with his name. He signed them with a drawing of the Israeli flag. This is Amit's will. A decisive victory.

Yesterday, I met with my wife Sarah and the "Forum of Heroism" of the families of the fallen. They gave me a memory booklet, and here is its title: "In their deaths, they commanded us - victory."

This is the testament of all our heroes. They did not fall in vain. And tonight I come to tell you one thing: we are on the way to an absolute victory. Victory is within reach. It is not a matter of years or decades, it is a matter of months.

The IDF is achieving wonders. It advances systematically to achieve all the goals of the war that we, as the political leadership, set for it: neutralizing Qhamas, releasing all the captives, and ensuring that Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel. From the outset, I stated that absolute victory is our goal. This was the decision I brought to the government at the beginning of the war, and we will not settle for less than that.

I remember when I was a commander in the IDF's Sayeret Matkal unit, I heard from Meir Har-Zion: "We do not return - until we win." Today, I hear from our heroic soldiers and commanders: "We do not return - until we win." This is in stark contrast to what we have been told for months by various "experts" and "former officials" in the studios.

I must tell you that it is also in stark contrast to what many in the international community told us before the ground operation. They told us that a ground operation would not succeed, that it would be a mistake to enter Gaza City, that we could not clear out Qhamas command posts in hospitals without killing thousands of civilians, that we could not release 110 of our captives without ending the war, and above all they warned us that we could not enter the Qhamas terror tunnel network because it was "impenetrable." Our brave fighters and commanders have proven the opposite. Everything they said was impossible, our soldiers and commanders proved possible. All the goals set by the political leadership for the IDF - our soldiers and commanders achieved. They even surpassed that.

The achievements of the IDF are truly unprecedented. In four months, the IDF has killed or wounded about 20,000 terrorists, more than half the fighting force of Qhamas. We have dismantled 18 out of 24 battalions and we are eliminating the remaining terrorists in ongoing operations. Our soldiers systematically destroy the tunnel network where Qhamas hides. They destroy rocket factories, weapons depots, command and control centers, and hiding places that Qhamas thought were impenetrable. It was sure that it was safe, that we would not enter there.

Our heroic fighters are now fighting in Khan Yunis, the main stronghold of Qhamas. We have directed the IDF to also operate in Rafah and in two central camps, the last remaining strongholds of Qhamas. And here, when the time comes, the IDF will act according to international law and allow the population to safely leave the combat zones.

For these three actions: dismantling the battalions, clearing out the remaining terrorists, and destroying the underground infrastructure - we will continue until the end.

And I ask again to emphasize - there is no solution other than absolute victory. If Qhamas survives in Gaza, it is only a matter of time until the next slaughter, and the evil axis of Iran and its proxies will continue their campaign of killing and aggression unhindered.

🇮🇱 @israel_report

🔴 IDF: IDF troops are operating in western Khan Yunis in parallel to operations in the northern Gaza Strip; IDF troops apprehended terrorists that participated in the October 7th Massacre

IDF troops are continuing intensive operations in terrorist hubs in western Khan Yunis. Over the past day, IDF troops have apprehended dozens of individuals suspected of involvement in terrorist activity, including two terrorists who participated in the October 7th Massacre and an additional Nukhba terrorist.

IDF troops killed two terrorists in close-quarters combat. Simultaneously, IDF troops identified and killed a terrorist positioned on the roof of a school using precise fire. During a targeted raid on terror infrastructure located in the residence of a terrorist, IDF troops located a RPG launcher, scuba suit and ammunition.

Furthermore in Khan Yunis, IDF troops identified and killed over 20 terrorists during offensives on terror targets.

In the northern Gaza Strip, IDF troops killed ten terrorists in various encounters during the day, terrorists carried out anti-tank missile fire toward a tank. The troops identified the terrorists who fired at them and directed an IDF fighter jet which struck and killed the terrorist cell.

In the central Gaza Strip, IDF troops killed a number of terrorists over the past day. In one of the activities, the troops struck Hamas military infrastructure and killed four terrorists belonging to the organization.

During intelligence gathering activity in the northern Gaza Strip, IDF troops identified a terrorist cell that attempted to transfer technological systems to the Hamas terrorist organization. The troops activated a drone that killed the terrorist cell.

Attached is a video of IDF activity in the Gaza Strip: https://bit.ly/42wOGAe

Attached is a video of IDF strikes: https://bit.ly/3UA0a4g

Attached are photos of IDF activity in the Gaza Strip: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC080220248765

🇮🇱 @israel_report

⚔️ Operational information as of 06.00 on February 9, 2024 regarding the Russian invasion

❗️ The main summary:

➡️ During the past day, 65 combat clashes took place. In total, the enemy launched 13 missile and 66 air strikes, fired 96 salvo rockets at the positions of our troops and populated areas.

➡️ In the area of responsibility of the "Khortytsia" security guard in the Kupyansk direction, our defenders repelled 5 attacks in the areas of Sinkivka and Ivanivka settlements of the Kharkiv region.

➡️ In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 4 enemy attacks near Terni, Donetsk region.

➡️ In the direction of Bakhmut, the Defense Forces repelled 4 enemy attacks near Ivanivskyi and Klishchiivka, Donetsk region.

➡️ In the area of responsibility of the "Tavria" anti-aircraft missile defense system in the Avdiyivka direction, the Defense Forces repelled 19 enemy attacks in the Avdiivka area and another 7 attacks near Pervomaiskyi, Nevelskyi, Donetsk region during the past 24 hours.

➡️ In the Mariinsky direction, Ukrainian soldiers continue to hold back the enemy near Georgiyivka, Pobieda and Novomykhailivka of the Donetsk region, where 16 attacks were repelled.

➡️ The enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) actions in the Shakhtarsky direction.

➡️ In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the Defense Forces repelled the attack of the invaders west of Vervovoy Zaporizhzhia region.

➡️ In the area of responsibility of the "Odesa" air defense unit in the Kherson direction, Ukrainian soldiers continue to hold positions and repel assaults by the occupying forces. So, during the past day, the enemy carried out 2 unsuccessful assault actions.

🔥 During the past day, the aviation of the Defense Forces struck 7 areas where the enemy's personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated.

🔥 Units of the missile forces struck 2 ammunition depots, 2 artillery units and 1 logistics hub of the enemy.

Support the Armed Forces! Let's win together!✊
Glory to Ukraine!🇺🇦
AFU

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"Putin knows no borders": Borrell warned about the consequences for Europe of the defeat of Ukraine

The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, warned that Putin will not stop if he wins in Ukraine. After all, the Russian dictator is ready to sacrifice his army and people in order to stay in power.

"Do you think that if Russia installs a puppet regime in Ukraine, similar to the one they have in Belarus, and Russian troops show up on the border with Poland, are we going to be out of trouble or are we going to have big problems?" - he asked.

Source Estonian publication EFE .

🇺🇦@ukraine_report🇺🇦🔱Liz

New military aid from allies — what Ukraine will receive:

🇫🇮 Finland: Sending the 22nd aid package worth €190 million to Ukraine. The Ministry of Defense of Finland noted that the cargo meets Ukraine's needs, but the contents are not disclosed for security reasons. The aid package also includes products purchased from Finnish producers, with separate financing of €30 million allocated for its acquisition.

🇳🇴 Norway: The government proposes to the parliament the purchase of ten new launchers and four control points of NASAMS air defense systems for Ukraine, at a cost of NOK 3.45 billion ($250 million). This equipment is in addition to what has already been transferred to Ukraine as part of military aid.

🇺🇸 USA: Despite funding delays, Washington continues to supply Ukraine with weapons for air defense under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), according to Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder.

🇱🇹 Lithuania: Handing Ukraine a new aid package consisting of winter uniforms and equipment, announced Defense Minister Arvydas Anušauskas.

Dear brothers-in-arms and sisters-in-arms, with whom I had the honor to serve in the ranks of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Khortytsia Air Force Base!

Thank you for every day of military work spent together in the most difficult areas of the front of our liberation war!
Your success, professionalism, dedication to the defense of the Motherland and perseverance in the execution of combat tasks are the foundation of the stability of our defense and do not allow the enemy to realize his aggressive intentions.

From the bottom of my heart, I thank every soldier, sergeant, officer and general for the joint implementation of operational plans, which made it possible to save the lives of thousands of civilians and save the territory of Ukraine from occupation!

New tasks are on the agenda. First of all, this is a clear and detailed planning of the actions of all military administration bodies, associations, connections and units, taking into account the needs of the front in the latest weapons that come from international partners.
The fastest and most rational distribution and delivery of everything necessary for combat units was and remains the main task of military logistics.

Knowing all the needs of the front without exception and mastering the situation in each of its areas is the task of headquarters at all levels. It is the qualification of the personnel of the military administration that is decisive for the development and successful implementation of ideas and plans.

The life and health of servicemen have always been and are the main value of the Ukrainian Army. Therefore, maintaining a balance between the performance of combat tasks and the restoration of units and units with the intensification of training and training of personnel remains more relevant than ever.

The introduction of new technical solutions and the scaling of successful experience, such as the use of unmanned systems, modern means of radio-electronic warfare, is one of the future vectors of building victory in our war of liberation.

Only changes and constant improvement of the means and methods of warfare will make it possible to achieve success on this path.

But, of course, a reliable rear is one of the main components of overall success in war.

Thank you to the former leaders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and veterans who,
during the 10 years of the Russian-Ukrainian war, made all possible efforts to restore and acquire the capabilities of the Ukrainian army - the real, solid foundation of our statehood!
Let's unite! Together to victory!
Glory to Ukraine!

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Colonel-General Oleksandr SIRSKY

🔥 SBU attacks on Russian oil refineries continue.

Sources of Channel 24 confirm that this time the drones of the Service hit two refineries in the Krasnodar Territory at once - not only Ilsky, but also Afipsky.

▪️Results for the Ilsky Refinery - there was a big fire, the primary processing plant with a capacity of 3.6 million tons per year was affected. And without it, the enemy will not be able to produce diesel fuel for military needs. The price of such an installation is $50 million.

▪️At the Afip plant, drones also worked well, but the consequences are currently being clarified

"Such factories are completely legal targets. They not only work for the defense industry and provide fuel for the Russian troops, but are important for the economy of the Russian Federation. Because Russia is a Goliath standing on oil legs. We systematically cut them. And we will continue to do this in the future, until Goliath falls," - notes a source in the SBU.

❗️Air raid alert

UAV from the south in Odesa region, Bilyayivka district, heading towards Odesa from the west;

A UAV from the Black Sea direction enters Mykolaiv, heading north;

UAV over the Black Sea, heading north;

UAV from the Black Sea direction entering Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district, heading north.

Take shelter!

❗️Air defense active in Odesa - Bratchuk.

🔴 Kharkiv region - air alert!

Alarm due to the activity of Russian aviation

Urgent: threat from the air. Go to shelter, operational hazard notification system - Airspace of Ukraine.

💥Explosions in Kharkiv region.

Preliminary KAB on the front-line territories.

💥 Explosions near Ochakov in Mykolaiv Oblast!

❗️Air raid alert

🛬Activity of enemy tactical aviation in the eastern direction!
🚀 Threat of aviation weapons!

Update:

🚨 Odesa - stay in shelters.
🛵 UAVs from the north and west in the direction of the city!

Update:

The threat of ballistics for the Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

More twins. https://t.me/liveukraine_media/18073

Twins?https://t.me/liveukraine_media/18074

🤡Tucker Carlson announced the interview with Putin as "historic" - but instead he received from the dictator a lesson in false Russian history, delusions about the denazification of Ukraine and the war unleashed by NATO.

That is, the usual Russian propaganda that justifies the invasion and that the whole world has been hearing for almost two years.

This is what the American presenter himself said after the interview with Putin:

"I'm not quite sure what I think about this interview... Putin is not the kind of person who gives a lot of interviews. He doesn't know how to explain himself... He clearly spends a lot of time in a world where he doesn't have to explain anything to anyone," Carlson said.