OSINT Commentator Ryan McBeth Offered his Analysis of the Initial Hamas Attacks on Southern Israel a few days ago. Obvious now but his key points were as follows:
- Due to the complexity and size of the operation this was likely planned years ahead of attack.
- It is unlikely that Russia funded the attack.
- There is almost no chance the US Taxpayer funded the operation.
- Small munitions dropped from drones cannot be put back into Pandora's Box. Armies will have to deal with this in the future. Police forces will also have to figure out how to manage the threat of drone attacks.
- HAMAS Militants did not go into battle with Body Armor, First Aid Kits, or water. The lack of water may indicate that the militants did not expect to live through the battle.
- HAMAS militants aren't just violating the Geneva Convention and Law or Armed Conflict, they are flaunting their violations.
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He also analyzed the media Hamas published of the Filipinos they are holding hostage and had some observations to share regarding how imported Japanese Wheat as food aid is now serving dual use now as sandbags.
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Israeli Muslim Women and Children are Fleeing/Evacuating the central Israeli province of Samaria, attempting to avoid IDF Checkpoints, and fleeing towards Jordan. Similar evacuations of women and children are taking place in Southern Lebanon.
Jordanian military forces, including armored vehicles, are moving towards the Israeli-Jordanian border likely in an attempt to secure their long border with the Israeli and Palestinian territory during this crisis.
FrontlineNews said:
Elhanan Friedlow, who lives in the Eastern Benjamin region, says residents have so far seen over 27 large taxi vans full of Muslim women and children approach the Allenby Bridge that connects Samaria with Jordan. Sources told Frontline News the convoy originated in the village of Al Mughayyir — 45 minutes north of Ramallah — and collected more passengers in the village of Duma before continuing its journey. Military sources stationed in Samaria say the convoy drove through fields to attempt to circumvent IDF checkpoints.
But the convoy did run into a checkpoint, where IDF personnel confirmed that passengers were reportedly carrying plane tickets. Unconfirmed reports add, however, that Jordanian authorities have stopped the convoy at the border.
There's apparently a fear in Samaria of Jewish communities being threatened by their Muslim neighbors even in Israel proper, especially with the IDF stretched between protecting its Northern and Southern borders.
Military sources confirm intelligence reports of imminent attack
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Maxar Satellite Imagery of the Aftermath of IDF Strikes on Various Parts of Gaza.
And some of the weapons seized from the Hamas militants so far.
Misagh-1 MANPADs from Iran which are originally clones of Chinese and Pakistani MANPADs released in the early 90's.
North Korean and Iranian RPG rockets, Chinese model Assault Rifles and RPG Launchers, and Hamas manufactured US model fragmentation grenades in this captured cache.
Islamic Jihad in Gaza, even more radical then Hamas, using Iranian mortars to bombard Southern Israel.
Hamas "Marine Commandos" Equipped with Modern AK-103 Assault Rifles likely smuggled in from Libya and Egyptian clones of the FN MAG Machine Gun.