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Far from being "invincible," the IDF's morale is broken. Snip:

After a year of committing genocide in Gaza, more and more Israeli soldiers are quietly refusing orders to return to the strip to fight, saying they are depressed, worn out, psychologically damaged, and unmotivated, according to a report by Ha-Makom magazine published on 20 October.

The ultra-Orthodox-oriented magazine interviewed multiple soldiers and parents of soldiers who refuse to return to Gaza. When a platoon of 30 soldiers of the Nahal Brigade was recently ordered to enter Gaza for the latest of several tours, only six reported for duty.

“I call it refusal and rebellion,” says Inbal, the mother of one of the soldiers in the platoon.

“They return to the same buildings that they cleaned, each time trapping them anew. They have been to Al-Zaytoun neighborhood three times already. They understand that it is futile and pointless.”

Although they had only a fifth of their personnel, the commander still insisted they enter Gaza.

A Palestinian resistance IED strike on a Merkava tank eliminated a Zionist senior commander, Colonel Ehsan Daqsa (commander of the "401st Armored Brigade"), in the Jabaliya refugee camp. Snip:

Colonel Ehsan Daqsa, 41, was killed after his tank and another tank were hit by explosive devices during military operations in Jabalia refugee camp.

Another Israeli soldier was seriously wounded during the same incident.

Daqsa has been described in Israeli media as one of the most senior officers to have been killed since the war on Gaza began over a year ago.

Washington (and its Zionist junior partners) have miscalculated big time by assuming that their wave of assassinations could pressure the regional resistance forces into surrendering. The resistance will continue, until there is justice. Snip:

In a televised speech on Friday, Deputy Head of the Hamas Political Bureau Khalil al-Hayya praised Sinwar as “steadfast, brave and intrepid,” adding that he “sacrificed his life to the cause of our liberation.”

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Hayya confirmed, in reference to the stalled negotiations, that Sinwar’s death will strengthen the resistance and that the “occupation prisoners will not return unless the aggression on Gaza stops, there is a complete withdrawal from [Gaza], and our prisoners are released from the prisons,” holding fast to Hamas’ terms since the beginning of the war in Gaza. “We continue on the path of Hamas and the spirit of the Al-Aqsa Flood,” he vowed.

The Qassam Brigades said in a separate statement that the killing of leaders across the region will only embolden the Axis of Resistance.

“This criminal enemy is delusional if he thinks that by assassinating the great leaders of the resistance such as Sinwar, Haniyeh, Nasrallah, Al-Arouri and others, it can extinguish the flame of the resistance or force it to retreat,” the Qassam Brigades said.

“Rather, it will continue and escalate until the legitimate goals of our people are achieved. Martyrdom is the highest desire of our leaders, and their blood will be a beacon that lights the path to liberation and a fire that burns the aggressors,” it went on to say, adding that the leaders of the resistance “have left behind hundreds of thousands” who are "determined to confront the Zionist occupation until Palestine and Al-Aqsa Mosque are cleansed of [Israel's] filth.”

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“The Islamic Resistance fighters targeted, at 09:00 am on Thursday 10-17-2024, two Merkava tanks on the Labbouneh Heights with guided missiles, which led to their burning and the deaths and injuries of their crews,” Hezbollah said on Thursday.

Hezbollah announced hours before, during the early hours of 17 October, that it hit a “second Merkava tank on the Labbouneh heights with a guided missile, burning it and killing and injuring its crew.”

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“A force of 40 Israeli soldiers entered a point near the town of Ramya in southern Lebanon, where battles are taking place that have caused many casualties,” Al Mayadeen reported on Wednesday evening.

Shortly after the force entered the spot near Ramya, Hebrew media reported a “dangerous” security incident. At least five soldiers were killed, according to what was permitted for publication by Israeli media.

Lebanese resistance forces continue successfully repelling Zionist invasion attempts along their country's southern border. Snip:

At least seven Israeli forces have reportedly been killed during clashes with Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement on the country’s southern border with the occupied Palestinian territories.

Israeli media outlets said the fatalities were caused during the clashes that took place near the Lebanese villages of Aita al-Shaab and Ramia on the border on Wednesday.

Scores of other troops were wounded, some 17 of them seriously, during the confrontation that followed an ambush by Hezbollah, the outlets noted amid reported tight censorship being imposed around the incident by the Israeli military.

Earlier, reports indicated that at least 49 wounded troops had been evacuated to hospitals in the occupied territories following the incident.

Yesterday, Washington revealed that is sending a THAAD battery (a type of ballistic missile defense system) to aid its fascist puppets in Tel Aviv. However, THAADs are not "wonder weapons". Iran has the ability to counter this system. Snip:

However, the equation changes with the Kheibar Shekan-2, which has a longer range of 1,800 kilometers compared to the 1,450-kilometer range of the Kheibar Shekan-1.

The Kheibar Shekan-2’s more aerodynamic glide vehicle allows it to "trade" its extended range for low-altitude gliding, keeping it below the THAAD system’s engagement envelope, particularly at altitudes below 35 kilometers.

This enables the missile to bypass THAAD entirely and effectively and reach its target.

While this maneuver places significant heat stress on the Kheibar Shekan-2’s glide vehicle, it is an effective method to evade THAAD and strike its intended targets, possibly including THAAD batteries themselves.

Lebanese resistance forces continue striking back against the fascist Tel Aviv regime's supposedly "invincible" military. The drones overcame the so-called "Iron Dome" yet again. Snip:

The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has carried out a drone strike on an Israeli military site, leaving four of the regime’s soldiers dead and dozens more injured.

Hezbollah said on Sunday it fired "a squadron of attack drones" on an Israeli training camp in northern occupied territories.

Israel’s national emergency medical service said at least four Israeli soldiers were killed and at least 61 others were injured in the drone strike on the military base for the Golani Brigade in Binyamina south of Haifa.

But independent media reports said more than 100 people were injured in the attack. Seven of the injured Israeli soldiers are in critical condition, according to reports.

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The Nicaraguan government, as ordered by President Daniel Ortega, is beginning to sever ties with Israel, Vice President Rosario Murillo announced.

"Our president has instructed the republic's Foreign Ministry to comply with the request of the national parliament and begin to sever diplomatic ties with the Nazi and genocidal government of Israel," Murillo said on state TV broadcaster Canal 4.

On Friday morning, a regular session of the National Assembly in Nicaragua saw lawmakers condemn Israeli military actions and call on the government to sever ties with the country.

"Meta" is censoring anti-war and anti-genocide dissidents on all its platforms, in service of US imperialism. They are now targeting progressive writer Caitlin Johnstone. Another good reason for everyone to totally boycott "Meta"... Snip:

I am at risk of getting banned from both Instagram and Facebook as both Meta-owned platforms keep censoring my criticisms of Israel’s US-backed atrocities in Gaza and Lebanon, placing strikes on my accounts in the process.

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The Memorial to the Victims of Communism in Ottawa, originally scheduled for unveiling in November 2023, is experiencing yet another delay.

According to a report by the Ottawa Citizen, this setback is due to concerns that over half of the 550 names intended for the Wall of Remembrance are believed to be associated with Nazi affiliations, as indicated by a government statement.

Per the Department of Canadian Heritage's report, between 50 and 60 list entries were likely directly connected to the Nazis, while in last year, the department recommended more than 330 names be removed as a precautionary measure due to possible “links to fascist organizations or the Nazis” as well as “no direct link to Canada.”

The latest news from the Lebanon front from the evening of October 4th and early October 5th. Snip:

Hezbollah said it carried out a “huge explosion” on the Israeli troops on Friday evening, forcing the Israelis to retreat and inflicting casualties and injuries on them.

“...a hostile ‘Israeli’ infantry force attempted to advance towards the vicinity of the municipality in the town of Odaisseh, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance, at 11:00 pm on Friday 4-10-2024, engaged in clashes with the advancing force,” Hezbollah said in a statement.

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Hezbollah said "Israeli enemy soldiers once again attempted to advance towards the vicinity of the municipality in the town of Al-Odaisseh at 01:50 AM on Saturday 10-5-2024, so the fighters of the Islamic Resistance confronted the attempt to advance, and the clashes are continuing.”

Hezbollah said that “the fighters of the Islamic Resistance at 02:15 AM on Saturday 5-10-2024, bombed the gatherings of Israeli enemy soldiers in ‘Kfar Yuval’ with a rocket barrage.”

Hezbollah said that “the fighters of the Islamic Resistance at 02:20 AM on Saturday 5-10-2024, bombed the gatherings of Israeli enemy soldiers in Khallet Abeer in Yiron with a rocket barrage.”

The satellite images that many eagerly waited are now available. Click the article link above to see some of them. Snip:

The Nevatim air base in southern Israel sustained serious damage as a result of the October 1 Iranian missile attack, satellite images released by the Planet Labs and Maxar Technologies show.

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The satellite images released on October 3 show multiple impacts at Nevatim, including direct hits on a large hangar and other structures.

Nevatim is home to the Israeli Air Force’s most advanced aircraft, including C-130J military transport planes, Boeing 707 and KC-130H refueling planes, GV Shavit and G550 Eitam/Oron early warning and intelligence planes, F-35I fighter jets and even the Boeing 767-338ER Wing of Zion plane used by senior officials.