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Kurilla's visit to Israel last week (Feb23/25) remains unannounced (CENTCOM usually post about his visits several days later. last week only announced Jordan+Qatar visit). This is not their only secret meet past month. Arriving again 2day for Israeli Army chief's departure event

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Interesting history from JD Vance here, maybe I hallucinated the 1,000 or so non-American NATO ally troops who died in Afghanistan. www.reuters.com/world/us/jd-...

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"A more accurate headline would have been that Israel is violating the hostage deal. It isn't withdrawing from the Philadelphi corridor, it rescinded its commitment to end the fighting and it isn't willing to begin the deal's second phase." www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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Wary of China, Vietnam to buy two spy satellites from Israel www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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All eyes on China: Vietnam to buy two Israeli spy satellites www.haaretz.co.il/news/securit...

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Serbia used Israeli firm's tools to spy after journalists. The firm has now disconnected Belgrade's access to its spytech www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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What four Israeli bases along Gaza's Netzarim corridor looked like one day b4 ceasefire began, compared to this week Planet Labs PBC | 18Jan-14Feb

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seems the IDF has also established an outpost on the Yarmuk river google.com/maps?ll=32.7...

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Don't know what US-Russia Riyadh summit outcome is yet, but be sure arms flights 2 Ukraine continued strong past several days. Counted 10+ US.Transportation.Command chartered 747s, doing runs from Dover+Qatar to Rzeszow, Poland. There were more mil US/UK/Can flights

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Russia is repatriating weapons, military equipment & vehicles from Syria following Assad regime’s collapse: Russian Ministry Defense owned Oboronlogistika‘s, civilian crew operated Russian flag roro Sparta transits under the Great Belt Østbroen en route from Tartus to St. Petersburg.

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Satellite imagery reveals Israel has built at least seven new bases in Syria, all along the buffer zone, from the Syrian Mt Hermon, down south towards tri-border area with Jordan www.haaretz.co.il/news/politic... Planet Labs PBC

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After journalist hacked, Italian spy agency is denied use of Israeli spyware. The Mossad's counterpart is one of Israeli spyware maker's two clients in Italy, which has been in turmoil since the hackings were revealed last month www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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King Abdullah's G700 back from two hour visit to Cairo. Urgent meeting with El-Sisi? following last week's public humiliation by Trump over Gaza displacement plan?? Israeli jet also arrived in Cairo same time as King Abdullah's plane. not sure it's related

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Italian journalist @fcancellato.bsky.social used to joke about being spied on. Then Israeli spyware was found on his phone www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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🚨 Trump envoy Witkoff's plane just entered Russian airspace

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Israeli arms maker reportedly wins 170mil Euro contract with Morocco www.themarker.com/markets/2025...

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🚨 Two days after mysterious Belarusian 747 cargo landed Beirut, a Lukashenka family bizjet just landed Beirut from Minsk. Plane is US sanctioned btw more here - x.com/LebanonJets

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Israel Police buys armored boats worth $millions, without official bid, from obscure Dubai firm Officials say "no need for them - that's what we have the Navy for" www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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“A kid”. The DOGE staffer in question 25 years old & the racist posts date from the ancient past of <checks notes> July & September. “Normalise Indian hate.” This is the vice-president normalising explicit, open, unabashed racism. We are in such a dark place.

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Disturbing ties between Kash Patel and SHEIN — a PRC company implicated in forced labor in Xinjiang. He has millions in shares and won’t divest. Especially concerning amid reports that DOJ/FBI is going to reduce focus on PRC influence efforts in the US. Full detail below from Roger Sollenberger:

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Italian gov't top VIP jet usually used by Italian PM/FM/DefMin just landed Israel. wonder if it's related... MM62174 / A319

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🚨Israeli spyware firm Paragon kills Italy's access after journalists targeted. Whatsapp said spyware used against 100 civil society members+journalists. Three- critical of PM Meloni- came forward. Italy failed to address claims, and was cut off www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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Israeli Aerospace Industries bizjet landed Rabat last night. n280gu

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Azerbaijan buys 10% stake in Israel's 2nd largest natural gas reservoir www.timesofisrael.com/azerbaijans-...

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Satellite images reportedly show IDF bases in Syrian Golan, pointing to long term stay Planet Labs PBC www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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📳 Italian investigative journalist known for exposing fascists within PM Meloni’s far-right party was targeted with Israeli spyware made by Paragon. 90 journalists, civil society members targeted www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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WhatsApp says Israeli spyware firm Paragon targeted 100 journalists, civil society activists. Unclear where and by which client. Paragon was recently sold to U.S. defense firm. It's the first time Paragon is linked to abuse of its spyware www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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a Pro-Israel AI bot tried to push Israeli talking-points on Gaza. Then it went rogue www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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Israel-Serbia Ties Intensify: Arms Sales From Belgrade to IDF Shoot Up by 3,000% My story with Sasa Dragojlo / BalkanInsight www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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After Trump tells Jordan and Egypt to take in Palestinians from Gaza, this Egyptian gov't bizjet just landed at Aqaba - quick meeting with the King to coordinate? www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...

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Make that five! USAF flights this week to Nevatim. from Israel the planes continued to Rzeszow, Poland. Are they hauling in new stuff to Israel? or taking stuff from Israel to Poland (and then Ukraine?)

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First Azeri cargo flight to Israel's Ovda base for 2025. Last year had 25 flights, 2nd highest annual total. 4k-az102

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make that four flights since yesterday. from Israel the planes continued to Rzeszow, Poland. Are they hauling in new stuff to Israel? or taking stuff from Israel to Poland (and then Ukraine?)

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Netherlands restricts F-35 parts to Israel, but buys Israeli weapons systems. The Elbit deal drew strong criticism in parliament, arguing against buying from an Israeli maker of arms used in the "illegal occupation of the West Bank and Gaza" by Oded Yaron www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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