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13 May, 10 tweets, 5 min read
A lot of great threads out there on Hamas showcasing its drone capabilities; let me mention them first and then add a few things. video and it comes in the wake of Iran apparently using drones to attack Israel; Iran has used UAVs in the past #dronewars
What's new in the Hamas Shehab may be the design which is linked heavily to Iran's Ababil (ابابیل) and the Houthi Qasef, note @CalibreObscura explanation
Nick Waters @N_Waters89 has an excellent thread on this;
Some other threads; here @ASBMilitary


and @gbrumfiel


And @lennybendavid
Here is the propeller and a look at the design as well as an image of the Iranian-designed/inspired Houthi Qasef line ImageImageImage
Want to look at some Iranian news on their Ababil, check here tasnimnews.com/fa/search?quer…
For years the US has shown off Iranian drone materials captured and found at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling dvidshub.net/news/258890/do…
The larger threat and context is that Iran is exporting this technology and that it is a kind of progenitor or origin of species of these UAV threats in the region that reach Saudi Arabia, Israel and have been used on US forces in Iraq
Great thread here from @arawnsley on Iran drones, etc
The drone threat

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15 May
Want to know Iran's plan for the Hamas war on Israel. First of all the short article about IRGC Quds Force head Email Ghaani speaking with Hamas leader Haniyeh is one indication: tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1400/0…
However the BIG news is this article at Tasnim revealing the Iran war plan against Israel air defenses "therefore in the event of a multi-front war, this system will not be able to respond to rocket and missile attacks." tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1400/0…
This is no small report above, this is a sophisticated explanation of how Iran sees the war Hamas launched on May 10. Iran is testing Israel and it is using Hamas to do this. This is not just some "by chance" Hamas strikes here and there. This is a sophisticated war plan.
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15 May
...the whole idea of purposely destroying a large building where the international media are...so they can all film it...how exactly does it hurt Hamas and help Israel...or is the goal of Israel's leaders just to kind of erode Israel's image internationally. Unclear.
...it seems to me Hamas has continued to rain down rockets on Tel Aviv...and Israel's "answer" is to blow up some building so it can be filmed...like that doesn't stop the rocket fire...
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15 May
THREAD: Can someone explain how this supposed Israeli "deception" using media worked to lure Hamas into tunnels?

Here's what we know, and the QUESTIONS it raises about timing and Hamas intel and what did/did not happen.

jpost.com/israel-news/id…
This is now becoming controversial because of allegations the IDF spokespeople misled foreign journalists (they didn't provide the same info to local journalists);
Prior to the evening's controversy, Israel had called up 9,000 more reservists "units from three brigades are readying plans for a ground incursion, pending approval by Israel's political leaders"...a ground attack plan was put in place, theguardian.com/world/2021/may…
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15 May
🧵 when there is a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas...and both will claim “victory”...what exactly was achieved.

Nothing.

We will hear analysis about how Israel achieved “quiet” and Hamas was able to test Israel’s defenses at the behest of Iran.

People suffered and died
This entire Gaza conflict was driven by Hamas, from the first rocket on Jerusalem, a carefully executed plan exploiting tensions. Israel walked into it, or rather slouched into it amid an internal political crisis and bad planning about how tensions in Jerusalem would boil over
A public recently released from lockdowns with simmering tensions was RADICALIZED by images on social media spread by both sides, youth went to fight, lunch and burn cities while authorities fiddled.
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14 May
Iran's Press TV appears to have inside info on Hamas tactics, going beyond most media reports about its strategy of trying overwhelm Iron Dome, and its attempt to hit infrastructure and airports Image
Iran says the "balance of power" has shifted, an indication of how closely it is watching Hamas tactics; presstv.com/Detail/2021/05…
More here; farsnews.ir/news/140002240…
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13 May
🧵 The Iran #dronewars capabilities and tech export concepts are part of the overall context of Hamas using more drones
May 12 “IDF: A short while ago, the Iron Dome Aerial Defense System intercepted a Hamas UAV that crossed from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory.”
May 12 “IDF strikes a squad of Hamas terrorists operating UAV launchers...a squad of terrorists operating explosive UAV launchers belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip. The squad was struck while they were preparing to launch the UAV into Israel”
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