Thread by @EasternVoices

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HOW ISRAEL MANAGED TO LAUNCH COAST MISSILES INTO YEMEN

You ask yourselves how did Israel manage to fire coastal missiles so deep into Houthi territory and gather intelligence that potentially led to elimination of the Houthi command?

This thread might shed some light

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As Israel just managed to eliminate senior Houti figures alongside hitting strategic targets, many began speculating: Besides the fighter jets strikes, from where were Israel’s naval missiles were launched and how was the precise intel obtained that enabled the operation?

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One Arabic channel claimed that the launch originated from an Israeli naval base on the Dahlak Islands in the Red Sea: Eritrean territory where Israel and the UAE had established a port facing Yemen’s coast, northwest of Hudaydah.

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The credibility of this claim is questionable, but its very publication reflects the regional understanding that Israel maintains a long-term presence in this maritime arena.

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At the same time, other outlets emphasized the intelligence dimension: Israeli reports said that Military Intelligence (A.M.A.N) had obtained exceptionally precise and rare intelligence that provided the “window of opportunity” for the strike.

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In this satellite image, you can see the direct, clear vision line from the top of the mountain all the way to the Red Sea

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Some suggested that the info came from Israel’s long-standing intelligence base in Eritrea, located on Mount Amba Soira, around 3,000m high, 135 km south of Asmara) which might monitor Houthi movements in Yemen, the Iranian navy in the Red Sea, and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

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Several reliable publications in the past described the base as a large-scale regional electronic intelligence hub.

Here is what it can obtain according to Open-Source Intelligence:

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• Overseeing Saudi and Islamic coalition forces’ activity in Yemen.

• Tracking IRGC movements in the Red Sea and Eritrea (after its expulsion from Sudan).

• Monitoring maritime traffic.

• Monitoring Sudan, which is suspected of supplying weapons to Hamas in Gaza.

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This is not a “military base” in the familiar sense - with soldiers etc’.. Rather, it is an advanced electronic intel facility, based on tech and satellite systems. The real asset is not the personnel physically present on-site, but the technology that gathers the intelligence.