Starting a thread of footage of the strikes on Iran, all of this is from Tehran at the moment.


"Regime targets" were struck near the Milad Tower. Nitzan Shapira of N12 says this is a joint attack with the US. A number assassinations were reported in the center of Tehran.

MEGA THREAD🧵Hamas Governor of Khan Younis KIDNAPPED? This is the full story of Osama Abu Anza, the local leadership in Southern Gaza, and the link to Nasser Hosptial.

During Hamas's 2007 takeover of the Gaza Strip, head of the Khan Younis Governorate, Osama Abu Anza, was allegedly involved in bombing the Palestinian Authority's Preventive Security headquarters in Khan Younis. Hamas fighters dug a large tunnel under the building and detonated explosives, killing 5 people. More generally he was accused of killing 15 members of the Palestinian Authority and Fatah during the June 2007 clashes. He led the October 2025 raid on the Al-Mujaida clan in western Khan Younis and al-Mawasi.
Anti-Hamas sources claimed that Osama Abu Anza was appointed governor in June 2025 with his deputy being Abu Khalid Abu Shamala. They say Abu Anza ordered Tamer Abu Dabousa, a prominent Sahm operative, to hijack aid trucks and store the profits in the College of Applied Sciences of Khan Younis. Popular Forces leader Ghassan al-Dahini accused Abu Anza of killing employees of the Al-Khazindar Company, which worked with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

Who is Hussam al-Astal, the leader of a new Israel-backed anti-Hamas gang burgeoning in Qizan al-Najjar? In this MEGA THREAD we'll go through all publicly available information on this man. 🧵 First let's begin with the elephant in the room. His tactical vest has the IMI Defense logo plastered on it. IMI is an Israeli company that manufactures firearm accessories and components. So Hussam isn't even attempting to conceal his collaboration with Israel.

This was further proven in an interview he had with the Times of Israel, wherein he said there is "coordination" with Israel. He also admitted to receiving funding from the US, Europe, and certain Arab states (I'd posit UAE given the Dahlan link I'll discuss later).

🚨Gazan sources falsely reported that Hamas captured Issam al-Nabahin, a senior commander in Yasser Abu Shabab's Popular Forces. Issam has a long history of ISIS affiliations. In this thread we'll go through the full story of al-Nabahin. 🧵 In mid-2015 a Salafi-Jihadist cell in Gaza was behind 6 car bombings of 4 Hamas and 2 Palestinian Islamic Jihad members in the Sheikh Radwan and al-Naqaf neighborhoods in Gaza City. 2 people were injured in the attacks but nobody was killed. It was their first attack on al-Qassam, Hamas's military wing. Previous attacks focused on government buildings.

UPDATE🚨: We now have far more information on origins of Yasser Abu Shabab, his militia, and their ties to Israel and secret third parties. In this thread we'll go through the latest developments, leaving no stone unturned. As a reminder, this was my introductory thread to Shabab, mainly covering the recent history of the Tarabin tribe & the functions of Shabab's militia, the Counter-Terrorism Apparatus (or Popular Forces). I'll be using all three monikers interchangeably.

https://x.com/ThetiMapping/status/1927683625841033292

Who is Yasser Abu Shabab? In this detailed thread, we'll look at the rise of a potential opposition figure to Hamas's rule, and his role in the new Gaza humanitarian aid mechanism. 🧵 Shabab is a notable clan leader of the Tarabin Tribe in Rafah. The Tarabin is one of the largest Bedouin tribes spanning the northern Sinai Peninsula, southern Gaza, the Negev Desert, southern Jordan, and even NW Saudi Arabia. The tribe consists of 21 clans & I believe Shabab is a member of the Al-Sanea Clan. Each clan consists of several smaller factions, including the Al-Shabiba Faction within Al-Sanea. Yasser is likely a leader within this particular faction.

This thread has renewed importance now that Bakhmut has been fully taken. But since early May the Ukrainians have been conducting localized counterattacks on Bakhmut's flanks (around Donbass canal, Ivanivske, Khromove, Bohdanivka, & Sacco and Vanzetti).

https://twitter.com/ThetiMapping/status/1647733243305680897

This counterattacks aimed to divert resources from Russia's last push on Bakhmut, prolong fighting on the current frontline, and gave Ukraine more favorable positions for when the Russians eventually decide they want to advance on the towns on Bakhmut's flanks.

Given Russia's recent gains in western Bakhmut, there is a heightened importance on UA defensive capabilities in the nearby city of Chasiv Yar. 1/31

https://twitter.com/ThetiMapping/status/1643686701657669632

Chasiv Yar entered the "danger zone" in late January when Russia took Soledar (Jan 16) and Klishchiivka (Jan 20). The fall of these two towns gave Russia important forward positions to flank Bakhmut and by extension Chasiv Yar, and put it within the range of close range mortars.