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Iran Update, April 28, 2024

IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi approved operational plans “for the continuation of the war” during a visit to IDF Southern Command on April 28.[i] He discussed the plans with IDF Southern Command commander Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman and division and brigade commanders. An Israeli war correspondent said that Rafah …

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The geopolitics of labor: Israel’s quest to replace Palestinian workers with Indians

On 10 April, in the thick of the war on Gaza, the Israeli government, facing a labor crisis, announced that it would fly in 6,000 Indian laborers during April and May on state-subsidized shuttle flights. This decision follows Israel’s suspension of work permits for Palestinian construction workers, a move that …

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Yemen downs third US MQ-9 Reaper drone since November

The spokesman for the Yemeni armed forces, Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, announced on 27 April that Sanaa downed another MQ-9 Reaper drone and that its troops successfully targeted the British-owned MV Andromeda Star crude oil tanker. According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), the Yemeni armed forces launched three anti-ship …

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Hamas holds dozens of high-ranking Israeli officers in Gaza: Report

A source within Palestinian resistance movement Hamas told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed on 24 April that the group holds around 30 Israeli army generals and officers from the Shin Bet security service as prisoners in the Gaza Strip. “The movement alone has about 30 generals and Shin Bet officers, who were captured …

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Arab al-Aramshe: Hezbollah issues a notice to Israel’s assassins

On 17 April, Hezbollah launched a series of qualitative military operations on the western sector of the Lebanese–Israeli border, culminating in a sophisticated attack using guided missiles and an explosive-laden drone that struck the headquarters of an Israeli reconnaissance unit in the village of Arab al-Aramshe. The attack resulted in …

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Troubled waters: Al-Yasat dispute reignites Saudi–Emirati contest

Despite their public portrayal as close allies, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are, at best, ‘frenemies,’ engaging in ferocious competition for regional and economic dominance. Now, their territorial dispute over Al-Yasat has entered the international realm, with a formal UN complaint filed by the Saudis. An official document released on the …

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Un «Léopard» capturé livré à Moscou : Rheinmetall est en colère, Berlin grogne que «ce n’est pas la bonne façon de faire», Poutine a organisé un «zoo»

La constitution de la «ménagerie cabossée» se poursuivra après l’ouverture de l’exposition le 1er mai. Si l’occident, qui pourtant nous a donné le spectacle de la guerre comme l’essence même du divertissement de masse, s’indigne de la manière dont la Russie est en train de révéler au monde le côté …

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Stratégies de gouvernance britanniques : sectes religieuses

La Grande-Bretagne a une longue histoire de création de réseaux d’agents secrets, de subversion d’autres pays et de création de mouvements par procuration. La religion y joue un rôle non négligeable, car Londres doit tenir compte de l’identité religieuse des communautés et des peuples où elle mène ses opérations d’influence. …

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Poland’s Implied Plans To Deport Draft-Eligible Ukrainian Men Could Push It Into A Recession

Poland’s Ukrainian labor loss will be Germany’s gain, which represents another way in which the former has become indispensable to fueling the latter’s superpower trajectory. Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz’s implied plans to deport draft-eligible Ukrainian men could be the straw that breaks Poland’s back and pushes it into recession. …

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La défense aérienne russe a abattu cinq missiles américains ATACMS lors d’une attaque contre la Crimée

Le lendemain, l’opération spéciale s’est à nouveau déroulée avec la supériorité de l’armée russe, qui continue d’étendre la zone de contrôle des forces armées russes dans la région d’Ocheretino. Une autre direction où la situation des forces armées ukrainiennes est très difficile est celle de Chasov Yar, où les nôtres …

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