🧵Last weekend, a legal complaint filed by [@HindRFoundation] resulted in the brief detention of an Israeli officer in Cyprus, accused of committing war crimes in Gaza

On Saturday, the MFA intervened, leading the officer’s immediate removal from Cyprus & his return to Israel ->

https://twitter.com/alarabytv/status/1858450077645508630

• Sources in Cyprus told me that the officer arrived in Limassol on Wednesday, Nov 13, with his wife, and stayed at a local hotel for three days.

• On Thursday night, a legal complaint was filed against him, supported by substantial evidence of his involvement in war crimes ->

🧵From Maryland to Gaza: How a Company Commander & his soldiers are using Palestinians as human shields

On 29 Oct near 4 AM local time, a story was posted by a soldier in the “Latak” Platoon of Operational Company Mitzvait” of the 435 Rotem Battalion of the Givati Brigade -> The story shows a collection of 3 pictures in which 2 pictures show a blindfolded Palestinian man dressed in military uniform in Jabalia Refugee Camp, where the unit is currently launching an ethnic cleansing. The soldiers are smiling and chillingly posing for a picture taken ->

10 pictures showing Israeli soldiers burning Jabalia Refugee Camp in the past 2 days.

Obtained through Israeli soldiers on their private social media accounts

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🧵1/19 EXCLUSIVE

In an unprecedented & biggest investigation into war crimes in Gaza, we expose the elite & secretive IDF sniper team, the Ghost Unit "Refaim" & their brutal executions of unarmed civilians

Soldiers from Paris, Munich, Illinois, Brussel, Johannesburg, Italy-> 2/19 “Refaim,” a Hebrew name for “the Ghosts,” refers to the Ghost Unit, a sniper team composed of soldiers from:

3 US (NY, Virgnia & Illinois)
2 France (Paris & Lyon)
1 Belgium (Brussel)
1 Germany (Munich)
1 South African (Johannesburg)
1 Italy
1 Ethiopia
1 Azerbaijan (Baku)

🧵Exposure: [@CIJ_ICJ]

Lt.Col Eyal Shalit-Snir, a battalion commander in the Gaza division, who has been fighting in Gaza & also daily commanding the aid trucks entering there, has been advocating for starving all civilians & called to kill all residents of Gaza & wipe it out ->

https://twitter.com/ytirawi/status/1794826941209702699

According to Lieutenant Colonel Eyal, a battalion commander in the 143rd Gaza Division who has been actively fighting in Gaza, he stated on his personal Twitter account that he is in daily command of the aid trucks in the strip.

🧵Cpt. Avshalom Slock, company K commander in 9th battalion who fought in Gaza for months

“Only way to achieve victory is if there is a complete cutoff of water, electricity, starvation & deprivation to the point they see their people collapsing,.. parents, wives & children” ->

https://twitter.com/ytirawi/status/1794826941209702699

On 3 Dec, and while in Gaza, Israeli officer a commander in company K of the 9th battalion of the 401st brigade writes a long read facebook post as following advocating that there are no innocents in Gaza and calls to starve the population including women, children and elderly as a mean to make them collapse

Full Post:
Maybe it's time to stop with this lie!

Where do we draw the line on who is uninvolved?
Who is considered an innocent civilian?
Where is the boundary?
Only those who hold weapons? Only those who intend to fire (means and intent)? Only those who have already shot?

What about his parents, who encourage and push their son, the ones he calls to boast about killing ten Israelis, and they celebrate with him, urging him to continue and kill more?
What about the doctor or teacher who hid hostages in their homes? What about the doctors at Shifa Hospital and all other hospitals?
What about those who handed over the hostage who managed to escape?
What about those who worked for us in the settlements, who we drove to hospitals, and in return, they informed and guided exactly how the settlement looked, where the security response team was, where the security coordinator lived, and more?

What about the crowds cheering at the sight of bodies and hostages?
What about the crowds kicking the bodies, continuing the slaughter and the harm?
What about all those who came on bicycles, carts, and any possible way just to join in the massacre?

What about the simple understanding that Hamas *is* the people in Gaza? It was elected by them. These are their sons, their brothers, their children. This is essentially the public itself.
They didn’t come from somewhere else; they didn’t seize control of the people there.
They were born there, grew up there, were educated there, and they work in all Hamas frameworks (governmental, civilian, military, etc.).
They *are* Hamas. This is simply the age group that can hold weapons. The rest would do anything to join in the massacre and, indeed, participated in various ways –
encouragement, education, promoting the murderous ideology.
They hid weapons and terror tunnels. Everything is located in schoolyards and hospitals.
These are not small tunnels that no one knows about. These are tunnels that everyone saw, everyone was involved with.
Everyone understood that all resources and hundreds of millions of dollars were directed towards a murder industry rather than education, economy, tourism, and more.
Everyone, everyone was part of the murder industry and the desire to destroy Israel.
And even if there are a few who regret it, our battle is not against individuals; our battle is against a nation – and until we internalize that, we are doomed to fail.

In the simplest terms –
Any attempt to separate Hamas from the population in Gaza will doom the entire war to failure.
There is no way to kill every last Hamasnik (those holding weapons); we will never win that way.
War is not just a battle of weapons versus weapons but a battle of consciousness, ideology, national perspective, economy, fuel, food, and ammunition supply. It's a battle of a civilian society that manages to support and sustain the fight.

The only way we can achieve victory is if there is a complete cutoff of water and electricity, bringing hunger and deprivation to the point where the leadership sees their entire people collapsing, even to the extent that their fighters themselves will see their parents, wives, and children collapsing—their entire people collapsing.
Any other way is destined for failure—they will always paint themselves as victors, as the saviors of the people.
Only if the people themselves collapse, then, maybe, just maybe, they will agree to surrender…

Hebron |

Israeli soldiers from the 92nd Battalion took a mocking selfie with a kidnapped Palestinian elderly from the city

Posted today on one of the soldiers' social media accounts. The soldier who posted the story deleted it. I still have access to his account.

He is FRENCH and named Orhen Jaoui.

Orhen is from suburbs of Paris from the town of Sevran

(1/4) I have been closely monitoring the security situation in the West Bank for years. Tonight, the Israeli military launched a large-scale invasion into several cities in the northern West Bank. So far 11 have been killed at least 6 fighters. If certain parts of my very long analysis here seem to be incomplete or vague, please bear with me; this is intentional due to security considerations

Background:

In October 2021, the Palestinian Authority (PA) leadership sought to send a clear message: the absence of a political solution would lead to an irreversible deterioration in the security situation. The situation was echoed and resulted in two empty talk US-Israeli-Arab-PA summits held in Aqaba and Sharm El-Sheikh. For Abbas this was huge, he is getting attention. Despite recognizing that he was being misled, President Abbas pushed anyways forward with his plans, determined to be seen as the ideal peace partner.

The PA has been actively working to maintain security in the West Bank, it’s not that it does it for Israel’s benefit, which in reality is, but for its own national interest. The 2nd intifada can not be repeated. For Abbas this was a failed experience (for me Abbas worked to fail it). However, the Authority has placed all its bets on being perceived as the optimal peace partner. The Palestinian people, however, are growing increasingly frustrated with this approach, especially as the promise of a political solution in exchange for quiet—a promise Abbas made when he won the presidential elections in 2005—remains unfulfilled. The Second Intifada ended with the expectation of a lasting just solution, but Israel didn’t want to materialize this.

PA security officials have repeatedly stressed in discussions with their Israeli counterparts in 2021-2022 that security is a mutual interest, but it hinges on Palestinians being granted their basic human rights. Yet, the Israeli military has made it clear that nothing can be done since the leaders, who show no interest in pursuing such a path have already been pursuing stealing lands and bringing their own-terror convicted figures into the leadership.

For the past four years, the Israeli military has conducted daily raids, arresting tens of thousands in an attempt to suppress resistance to their occupation and to further their government’s agenda of land stealing. After October 7th, the notion of Palestinian self-rule with a national identity has been erased in the eyes of Israel. While the PA has provided Israel with security for decades in the hope of achieving a peaceful just resolution, the PA did not provide it with what it and the Palestinians will never relinquish: their national identity. This assertion of identity—expressed through living as Palestinians in their homeland—poses the greatest threat to Israel. In Israel, they need a self autonomy that sees themself as Arabs, that strictly doesn’t express this national background.

Several PA officials have expressed to me that Israel's current objective is not merely to combat resistance fighters or mow the loan, but to "Gazify" the West Bank. They believe Israel aims to justify the severe aggression in areas like Tulkarem by portraying them as akin to Gaza, both to its own public and to the international community. This would provide Israel with the pretext to inflict heavy collective punishment on anyone who resists, as we are witnessing in the ongoing large-scale invasion.

The Palestinian government is facing an existential crisis, exacerbated by efforts by Israel to push it toward near-collapse, as weak as possible until we find another report but for Israel Gaza needs to be solved first. The PA is caught in a difficult position, unable to offer a viable option to those who want to resist the occupation, yet responsible for protecting its citizens from harm. The PA is left questioning whether remaining quiet will bring any improvement, especially as settlers -> (2/4) who have established notorious Zionist militias typical and even worse than the then Haganah and Irgun , known for its brutal and zionist style onslaughts across the mandate of Palestine. These militias have since October 7 launched deadly pogroms, murdered dozens of civilians including children, ethnically cleansed communities, stolen more lands and burned tens of villages.

Settlement expansion continues unchecked, and extremist Kahanist elements have gained control of the Israeli government. On October 7th, the PA held numerous meetings aimed at preventing any escalation in the West Bank. Security forces were placed on high alert, and representatives met with gunmen in Balata (Nablus), Jenin, and Tulkarem explaining to them the necessity to avoid being drawn into war.

In Jenin and Tulkarem, security officers who are fathers to men involved in the resistance played a crucial role in containing operations. Fatah officials engaged in deep discussions with members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and Hamas in the refugee camps, leading to a decision to delay any escalation. However, many of these figures were later arrested by the occupation forces, including Jamal Hweel, a key figure in Jenin associated with Marwan Barghouti. Despite these arrests, the Israeli military’s invasions in November and late October also played as a painkiller but with long-term ramifications.

Security Situation in the West Bank

Nablus:
Since October 7, military operations and airstrikes in the Balata Refugee Camp have significantly disrupted the activities of local armed groups. The operations have particularly targeted Fatah militants, leading to the elimination and arrest of several members, as well as hindering the development of military infrastructure. However, for unknown reasons the very few military incursions into Nablus' old city have allowed the Lion's Den, an armed group, to reorganize. The group's founding father, released from prison a year ago, has resumed his role, with support from old Lion’s Den members and with the capabilities that can be provided through the Asker, Ain, and Balata refugee camps. Recently, tensions escalated between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Lion’s Den following the arrest of a member responsible for weapon import. The old city, with its complex layout, provides ideal hideouts for the group, which has recently implemented strict security measures and set up roadblocks to maintain secrecy.

Tulkarem:
Tulkarem has become a stronghold of armed resistance, with various groups establishing a solid presence. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) has a well-organized network in the Nour Shams Refugee Camp, while Fatah’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (AAMB) and a single Hamas cell are active in the Tulkarem Refugee Camp.

Jenin:
In Jenin, the resistance remains largely unchanged despite the complexity of the situation. Following a series of airstrikes that killed many fighters, including key figures, militants in Jenin and Tulkarem have adopted a strategy of avoiding direct gunfire with the military unless absolutely necessary, relying instead on explosives and ambushes. Hamas has been investing heavily in the creation of new cells in Jenin and Tulkarem, leveraging the difficulties faced by the PA in these areas, especially within the refugee camps due to already existing cells. Hamas cells are highly secretive, often relying on obtaining weapons from existing PIJ and Fatah-affiliated groups.

The PA intelligence is attempting to track these cells by monitoring PIJ members, their families, and associates suspected of Hamas affiliations. This has led to several arrests. In a specific incident, a highly secretive Hamas cell responsible for two deadly attacks on Israeli troops was accidentally exposed by the PA intelligence. The exposure occurred when militants left a bag containing explosive materials in a neighborhood in Tulkarem during a handover to the cell. During an unrelated Israeli military incursion

Rafah |

Israeli soldiers in Rafah looting and wearing women underwear and dresses belonging to displaced or killed Palestinian women More pictures from Rafah

🧵What Happened Yesterday in Palestine?

Israeli military bombs in Gaza, killing dozens, incl women and children, executes a 15 yo girl with sniper fire in Mawasi, unleash settlers in a mass attack into a Bethlehem village killing one, and strikes in Tulkarem killing 5 people -> JABALIA, NORTH GAZA |

3 Palestinians were bombed while on Hoja Street in Jabalia Refugee Camp.

The target was a food stall. The 2 passbyers and the owner of the stall were killed.

🧵 (⚠️) Warning sensitive content

Israeli-Indian soldier Elisha Gangte from the Steel Cat Company shares disturbing footage showing clear evidence of war crimes being committed in Gaza.

1. Civilians as human shields. In the video, he writes , "Terrorists > military dogs." 2. Destroying graveyards.

He writes in Hebrew “Because you didn't invite me to the funeral😭😭”

January 2 from Khan Younis

I spoke with Tamer Abo Misbh, head of the maintenance team at the water services in Deir al-Balah. He informed me about the severe water crisis in the town, which currently a shelter to over a 1 M residents. This situation has exacerbated by the new Israeli evacuation orders -> The Israeli evacuation orders affected areas of Deir al-Balah where the city's main water wells are located—9 in total, with seven for human use and two for drinking water. These wells are critical for supplying water to the entire city. Tamer mentioned another water facility ->

⚠️Warning

🧵Israeli soldier Moshe Yifrah currently serving in the Gaza division.

“Do not return home until you have b**ned all of Gaza. Leave not even a baby there!!!! I take upon myself any sin you commit there. Feel free to slau**r them alive if possible, please!!!"” ->

https://twitter.com/ytirawi/status/1794826941209702699

"B*rn Gaza and k*** every last person from Gaza! There is no such thing as
'innocents'; everyone there is a child of Satan!" - Yesterday

What’s needed now with the Israeli assassination of former PM Ismael Haniyah:

Abbas must travel to Cairo to meet with Mishal immediately & announce reformation of PLO. Egypt and Jordan will oversee the talks, while Saudi Arabia and the Arab League will endorse the new council -> The new PLO national council will serve as the framework for any political moves that represents the will and decision of the Palestinian people. All parties will join including Dahlan and his movement.

The council will be temporarily until elections in Palestine will be held ->

🧵The forward commander of Battalion 7012 in the Alexandroni Brigade, Israeli officer Carmi Yogev is currently fighting in Gaza.

“Rows of D9 bulldozers will clear the city [of Rafah] into the sea. By the way, the effect will be more significant than another bomb.” ->>

https://twitter.com/ytirawi/status/1794826941209702699

On a post from 9th may he calls to wipe out Rafah and clear into the sea

“Rafah can be dealt with even without American weaponry. Rows of D9 bulldozers will clear the city into the sea. By the way, the effect will be more significant than another bomb.”

🧵Israeli officer testimony from Gaza |

Name: Ari Kaniel
Rank: Officer in Givati’s special operations unit
Areas of operations: Rafah (currently) & Khan Yunis

“Reg Gaza, be encouraged. Gaza is being torn apart systematically & methodically, eliminating everything that moves” -> FULL POST on 19 April

**"Is it laid out before all the information available to the decision-makers? If it had been laid out before me, would I have made a different decision?**

A bit of security/political interpretation to hopefully clarify the situation:

There are hierarchies of priorities in the different theaters we are fighting in.

Currently, Gaza is defined as the main theater due to the hostages and the primary goal of the war—destroying Hamas and all its branches. Hezbollah is ranked second, though still significant, due to its proximity to the border. Iran is in third place.

True, Iran has launched hundreds of missiles at us, and thanks to recent defense alliances and the Air Force, no significant damage has been caused (one Hercules aircraft and a construction site), and yes, we all want revenge against the Iranians, but bombing their 'parents' now means making the third priority theater the main one and effectively abandoning the primary goals of the war.

The military has been conducting a strong defense and 'strategic strikes' in the northern front for half a year now. They are not devastating Hezbollah or bombing the Dahiyeh neighborhood just to keep Hezbollah in second place, ensuring that the primary theater receives all the attention.

Regarding Gaza, be encouraged. Gaza is being dismantled systematically and methodically, eliminating everything that moves and turning over every stone in an attempt to locate the hostages and the terrorists.

Why haven’t we entered Rafah yet? From an international political standpoint, the number of refugees there does not allow us to attack without facing significant global backlash. We must give them some time to move north, while we maintain strict supervision, and clear the southern area. If a single missile accidentally hits a group of refugees, we won’t be able to withstand international pressure and will be forced to halt the war before achieving the goals.

From a security perspective, I prefer not to elaborate further, but rest assured, we will enter Rafah. Not much longer, and not with a small force.

Regarding the demonstrations for the immediate return of the hostages, what you are essentially asking for is for us to agree to Hamas's demands, cease the fighting, and effectively declare defeat. This weakens the state, strengthens Hamas's demands, and harms the chances of success for the forces on the ground.

We all want to bring the hostages home and are doing everything possible to make that happen. But, and this is a very important but—if we release terrorists in exchange for the hostages, we will face October 7th once again. And again.

It is difficult, undoubtedly, but we must understand—the main goal of the war is to dismantle Hamas and take full control of the Gaza Strip to prevent the recurrence of October 7th. The second most important goal is the return of the hostages. And by the way, regarding the fantasy of seeing 130 hostages return together to their families one day, I am sorry to disappoint. Hamas, in the last negotiation, declared that it could not find 40 hostages alive to meet Israel's minimum demand.

If any of you lack motivation to continue this war to the end, I recommend watching a one-minute video of October 7th once a week.

I love you all from the bottom of my heart, and wish for a swift and decisive victory over all our enemies."

🧵 Have you heard about the immigrant from New Jersey, US, who came to Israel a few years ago and is now blowing up mosques in Gaza and shooting indiscriminately at civilian houses in the strip?

His name is Bram Setterbrino -> He’s from New Jersey, and his Hebrew isn’t even normal. It has a seriously heavy American accent ->

🧵 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐢 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐃𝐅 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐩: 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 -> An interactive evacuation zone map, touted by the Israeli military as an innovation in humanitarian process, was revealed to rely on a subset of an internal Israeli military intelligence database. The US-based software developer who revealed the careless error has determined ->

🧵Major. Mikito Shoshan from the 901 division

Last Oct he sent a message in English to what he called “Pagans of Gaza”:

“Residents of Gaza… your home will be demolished. Anyone left in Gaza when we will get there will die. Gaza is our territory now. Leave or die.” ->>

https://twitter.com/ytirawi/status/1794826941209702699

He also sent a message to residents of Gaza calling them “dogs” and other animals and vowing to k*ll them

A BLOODBATH IN KHAN YUNIS |

The Israeli military carpet bombed an area in the alleged designated-Humanitarian zone in Mawasi.

100s btw killed and injured. Bodies are torn to pieces Locals report 120 bodies extracted

Colonel Yaron Buganim, a senior commander in the IDF and graduate of Israel’s Command and Staff Military College

Calls to “Erase Gaza”, “Hell on Gaza and Hell on Rafah”, “Gaza = Hiroshima”, “Erase Gaza from the maps”, replying to the ICJ: “Happy Hague.. we decide not them” (1/3)

https://twitter.com/ytirawi/status/1794826941209702699

Related to Lebanon.

He also asserts that the IDF's initial action will be to erasing Beirut. He writes that in Hebrew. In another statement, he vows for flattening Lebanon, akin to what was done in Gaza.