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Oct 17, 9 tweets

🚨🇮🇱Israel's Global Spy Network: Meet the Countries Helping Mossad

Let's dissect the myth of Israeli intelligence supremacy. The recent assassinations operations in Iran and Lebanon weren't solo triumphs but exposes a regime dependent on external backing.

Here's how🧵

🇸🇦🇦🇪Saudi Arabia & UAE:

Provide critical financial channels, political cover, and share vital intelligence on Iranian proxy movements through joint command centers.

🇪🇬🇯🇴Egypt & Jordan:

Offer territorial access for surveillance and coordinate border security, creating a perimeter that directly benefits Israeli intelligence operations.

🇶🇦🇧🇭Qatar & Bahrain:

Act as diplomatic intermediaries and host joint intelligence facilities that monitor strategic maritime and air traffic in the Persian Gulf.
This network, often called the "Regional Security Construct," is a formal, not ad-hoc, partnership.

🇺🇸🇬🇧The Western Backbone: Five Eyes Integration

This regional intelligence is not isolated. It's systematically fed into and enhanced by the US-UK-led "Five Eyes" intelligence alliance.

The result? A seamless kill chain:
Arab ground truth + Western SIGINT/Satellite data = Israeli strikes.

A Historical Precedent: The "Kilowatt" Network

This is not new. Archival research reveals "Kilowatt," a secret 18-nation intelligence network from the 1970s.
Mossad used intelligence from European partners to execute targeted assassinations post-Munich, with Western governments' tacit approval.

The Inherent Vulnerability

This dependency is Israel's Achilles' heel. The recent attempted strike on Qatari soil backfired dramatically.

It threatened this fragile alliance, revealing that geopolitical shifts can sever these ties, forcing the US to rein in its client state.

Final Thought

As the region navigates a precarious future, these deniable, undocumented intelligence channels will be more crucial than ever for Israel.

The critical question remains: How long can it retain the trust of its covert allies in the face of escalating regional tensions?

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