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Sources on the fighting in Palestine against Israel. In general, CW for footage of battles, explosions, dead people, and so on:

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Defense Politics Asia's youtube channel and their map. Their youtube channel has substantially diminished in quality but the map is still useful.

Moon of Alabama, which tends to have interesting analysis. Avoid the comment section.

Understanding War and the Saker: reactionary sources that have occasional insights on the war.

Alexander Mercouris, who does daily videos on the conflict. While he is a reactionary and surrounds himself with likeminded people, his daily update videos are relatively brainworm-free and good if you don't want to follow Russian telegram channels to get news. He also co-hosts The Duran, which is more explicitly conservative, racist, sexist, transphobic, anti-communist, etc when guests are invited on, but is just about tolerable when it's just the two of them if you want a little more analysis.

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https://t.me/aleksandr_skif ~ DPR's former Defense Minister and Colonel in the DPR's forces. Russian language.

https://t.me/Slavyangrad ~ A few different pro-Russian people gather frequent content for this channel (~100 posts per day), some socialist, but all socially reactionary. If you can only tolerate using one Russian telegram channel, I would recommend this one.

https://t.me/s/levigodman ~ Does daily update posts.

https://t.me/patricklancasternewstoday ~ Patrick Lancaster's telegram channel.

https://t.me/gonzowarr ~ A big Russian commentator.

https://t.me/rybar ~ One of, if not the, biggest Russian telegram channels focussing on the war out there. Actually quite balanced, maybe even pessimistic about Russia. Produces interesting and useful maps.

https://t.me/epoddubny ~ Russian language.

https://t.me/boris_rozhin ~ Russian language.

https://t.me/mod_russia_en ~ Russian Ministry of Defense. Does daily, if rather bland updates on the number of Ukrainians killed, etc. The figures appear to be approximately accurate; if you want, reduce all numbers by 25% as a 'propaganda tax', if you don't believe them. Does not cover everything, for obvious reasons, and virtually never details Russian losses.

https://t.me/UkraineHumanRightsAbuses ~ Pro-Russian, documents abuses that Ukraine commits.

Pro-Ukraine

Almost every Western media outlet.

https://discord.gg/projectowl ~ Pro-Ukrainian OSINT Discord.

https://t.me/ice_inii ~ Alleged Ukrainian account with a rather cynical take on the entire thing.


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[–] Zrc@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

fucking feds have seized paltoday.tv sicko-wistful

where tf am i supposed to get my dope ass resistance pictures now

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[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago

Getting next to no info on Gaza tonight. Not sure if an operation is happening or not.

Tonnes happening in the west bank though. It's so scattered it's hard to make much sense of it however.

[–] DeDollarization@lemmygrad.ml 40 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Hamas Military Spox Says Releasing Israeli Captives Requires Releasing All Palestinian Prisoners

Al Manar

Commentary: Alhamdulillah nothing less than every one!

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago

Bombardment in northern Gaza on 'a scale we've never seen before'

Rushdi Abualouf reporting from Khan Younis, Gaza

There was a huge bombardment in the north of Gaza strip on a scale we’ve never seen before.

Huge flames could be seen rising into the sky – it seemed they were using different types of bombs.

At the hospital here ambulance drivers told me they couldn’t communicate with anyone, so they were just driving in the direction of the explosions.

There’s been panic everywhere, even here in Khan Younis, where the bombing was less, as people try to reach family members in other areas to check they are safe, but the phones have been cut off.

It’s total chaos.

- BBC

The BBC needs to join the 21st century and provide links to specific updates.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I wonder what the fuck the IDF is up to.

‘Humanitarian efforts to expand in southern Gaza’: Israeli army

The Israeli army’s top spokesperson has urged once again residents of Gaza City and northern Gaza to move south of the Wadi Gaza river to “safer areas” where they would receive humanitarian aid, including water, food and medicine. “Tomorrow, the humanitarian efforts to Gaza, led by Egypt and the United States, will be expanding,” Daniel Hagari also said in a video message recorded on Saturday.

An other military spokesperson confirmed to Al Jazeera that the widening of humanitarian efforts would take place on Sunday. He wouldn’t elaborate on the nature of such efforts. Since the start of the war, 87 trucks have been allowed into the besieged enclave through the Egypt-controlled Rafah border crossing.

They carried water, food and medicine with UN agencies warning that it was a fraction of what was needed. By comparison, in pre-war time an average of 100 aid trucks used to enter in Gaza everyday, according to UNRWA. No agreement has been reached yet on letting fuel into Gaza causing great difficulties for life-saving humanitarian operations there.

- Al Jazeera

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[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The only good thing about the new speaker is his opposition to Ukraine aid.

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[–] NoLeftLeftWhereILive@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago (7 children)

A new "The media did nothing wrong" think piece, including the totally mindblowing conclusion that the hospital was bombed by Israel (duh).

https://sethabramson.substack.com/p/from-start-to-finish-major-media

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[–] Des@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago (15 children)

anybody have a theory on how escalation could go?

let's say like Hezbollah launches an assault while the IOF is bogged down trying to slog through Gazan streets. they push pretty hard against a token and demoralized IOF. the U.S. responds by targeting Hezbollah armored columns and support. Hezbollah succesfully strikes a U.S. carrier or escort with an Iranian anti-ship missile.

what could happen next? would this just wind up into a crazy mostly aerial, drone and missile conventional regional conflict? would the U.S. prepare for an invasion of Iran or Lebanon? would Russia decide to enter the skirmish if Syria is caught up?

what stage would tactical nuclear weapons possibly be considered?

and finally what would israel take to do a samson option and just decide to hurl 400 thermonuclear warheads in every direction, against friend and foe alike? and would the U.S. coup netanyahu or decapitate the Israeli strategic missile command (which i'm sure the U.S. knows EXACTLY where it is located) before they decide to just smash the table and end the world?

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[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago

🇸🇾💥🇺🇸 Reports that the US base at Al-Tanf, Syria was targeted by two drones.

[–] What_Religion_R_They@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I summarized a recent press release from the PFLP into this: "Reports indicate systematic crimes against prisoners in certain jails, including physical assaults, starvation, and punitive measures. The prison administration allegedly cuts off utilities, reduces meals, forbids family visits, and denies medical treatment. The Office of Martyrs, Prisoners, and the Wounded for the PFLP is monitoring the situation and criticizes the silence of international institutions. They reassure that their General Secretary and his comrades are well and negotiations for a prisoner exchange are ongoing."

Personally, I think they would rather kill Ahmed Saadat than release him in any exchange...

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[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on residents of the country to protest because of the start of the Israeli operation. - Twitter

Military spokesman in Egypt: Our air forces are intensifying the work of securing our entire airspace

The Jordanian Foreign Ministry has warned that Israel's ground operation in the Gaza Strip will result in a "humanitarian disaster of epic proportions for years to come."

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[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago

BREAKING: Thousands of Israeli soldiers have entered Gaza - Spectator Index

Not sure how true tbh

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago (7 children)

American officials told ABC: The United States is pressuring #Israel to adopt a narrower scope of its attack and adopt a gradual approach.

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[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago

🟢 Hamas:

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:

We welcome the General Assembly’s resolution calling for an “immediate and permanent humanitarian ceasefire” and demand the immediate implementation of the resolution to bring fuel and relief materials to civilians.

We in the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) welcome the decision of the United Nations General Assembly calling for an “immediate, permanent, and continuous humanitarian ceasefire” that leads to an end to the aggression against our people in the Gaza Strip. We call on the General Assembly and the relevant international bodies to take measures to implement the decision immediately, in a way that enables the opening of crossings and bringing fuel and emergency relief aid into the Gaza Strip.

Islamic Resistance Movement - Hamas

Friday: 12 Rabi’ al-Thani 1445 AH

Corresponding to: October 27, 2023 AD

[–] Kaplya@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Huge UAW victory against Ford.

Thank you President Biden for standing with the workers!

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[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Emphasis mine. I love how the NYT doesn't even bother to explain. But in so doing for libs who are actually thinking the settlers seem like a direct extension of the Israeli state.

Four more Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in the Israeli-occupied West Bank overnight into Friday as violence continues to rise, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. Since Oct. 7 at least 110 Palestinians have been killed and another 1,900 wounded in clashes with Israeli forces or attacks by settlers, the ministry said.

The U.N. Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said it had recorded a significant increase in Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians and their property in the occupied territory since Oct. 7, with at least 146 such attacks. The agency added that amid the increase in violence at least 82 Palestinian households, comprising 607 people, have been displaced from their homes.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/10/27/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news/939bf05a-51a2-5fab-8741-6982f76d295e?smid=url-share

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[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 39 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Does anybody have any good Twitter accounts that focus on the West Bank?

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[–] QuillcrestFalconer@hexbear.net 39 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Death to America, America deserves a million 9/11s

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[–] kristina@hexbear.net 39 points 2 years ago (1 children)

anyone got that stamp to put a hexbear logo on a meme?

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[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 39 points 2 years ago

Deadly Israeli raids continue in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces raided many cities here in the occupied West Bank overnight. The three Palestinians killed by the Israeli forces overnight were shot in three different locations. The main, and the largest, raid was in Nablus, where lots of reinforcements were brought in close to the Askar refugee camp.

We have seen Palestinians using improvised home-made explosive devices to deter the Israeli forces, which was unsuccessful. Also in Jenin, we have seen Israeli forces raiding the city centre where there was a protest in support of the Palestinians in Gaza.

- Al Jazeera

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 39 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Jordan asks US for Patriot air defense system amid fears of regional escalation

Close US ally Jordan has asked Washington to deploy Patriot missiles to strengthen its air defenses at its borders, a Jordanian military spokesperson told state media on Sunday.

The request comes at a time of heightening tensions in the Middle East due to the war in Gaza as well as clashes on the Lebanon-Israel border between Hezbollah and Israeli forces.

"We asked the American side to strengthen our defense system with Patriot missiles. This system is expensive and cannot be employed with local capabilities, and we need a strategic partner," Jordan army spokesman Brig. Gen. Mustafa Al-Hiyari said on Al Mamlaka TV.

Al-Hiyari said Jordan is facing ongoing threats, including ballistic missiles, from the north, east and west and the Patriot air defense system is “the best weapon to confront such a threat.”

Jordan is also requesting a system to combat drones that are used on drug smuggling, as they “have become a threat to all our fronts,” Al-Hiyari added.

CNN has reached out to US officials for comment.

https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-10-29-23/h_12e32673d67bf20ac3a232be3583c7e6

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