Here is my best attempt at mapping the war in Israel - will update in the coming hours:

The people have spoken

Botswana, Namibia, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Rwanda are doing relatively well compared to their sub-Saharan counterparts. A couple of common denominators include small populations (1-3 million) and high dependence on one main industry/export. In Botswana's case it's diamonds,

Israeli defense sources claim the assassination attempt on Raed Saad was successful. Al-Qassam's new second-in-command to Izz al-Din al-Haddad will likely be Mohammed Odeh, a member of the Military Council and the Head of Military Intelligence. Besides al-Haddad, Odeh is the

Israeli media reports that the Head of Hamas's Operations and Production Departments, Raed Saad, was targeted by 3 Israeli airstrikes on a vehicle on al-Rashid Street in Western Gaza City. Four people were killed in the strike on al-Nablusi junction. Saad, 53, previously served

🧵Who are the current Anti-Hamas militias operating inside the Gaza strip? This is an updated version of a similar thread written by @Arabosint a few months ago, after new developments. So far, there are 5 militias, spread out throughout each governorate of the Gaza Strip.

I've created a flowchart to represent the leadership structure within the Popular Forces, which should prove useful following the death of Yasser Abu Shabab. The left branch represents the military wing and the right branch represents the civilian administration. The flowchart is

There's another interesting figure who will likely benefit from this new power vacuum, Hamid Yousef Al-Soufi, “Abu Ahmed”. Hamid is in charge of the Popular Forces' civilian apparatus. He evidently keeps a low profile, but there is still some publicly available information about

Now that Yasser Abu Shabab is dead, who will carry the torch in the Popular Forces? Shabab's deputy, Ghassan al-Dahini, is his natural successor. During the altercation between Shabab and the Abu Sinima family, Ghassan was lightly injured due to gunfire hitting his leg. He was

This clip shows how invoking 'Western Civilisation' usually obscures more than it illuminates. Tucker equates Western Civilisation with egalitarian individualism and a rejection of 'identity politics,' which must mean the West did not fully come into being until the post-WW2

As expected, Cruz's RJC speech was meant to lay the groundwork to court donor support in lieu of a presidential campaign. Given his 2016 run, we know he's always had higher aspirations.

Szczegóły bitwy o Połtawkę na kierunku hulajpolskim i kulisy rozbicia w jej trakcie 218 bat ot. Na portalu Hromadske ukazał się dwa dni temu artykuł przedstawiający szczegóły rozbicia 218 bat ot (obecnego 1 bat strzelców) 125 BZ (Ciężkiej) na kierunku hulajpolskim pod koniec

I see another round of escalation between Israel and Iran as inevitable, but there are several variables serving as heuristics to gauge the timetables for when fighting will resume. 1) Production rates for Arrow-2/3, David's Sling, THAAD, & SM-3/6. 2) Iranian ballistic missile

This certainly sounds like a realistic estimate. The ambiguity surrounding the number of Ukrainians is due to: 1) Mixing up between the number of Ukrainians in the Myrnohrad pocket, the northern outskirts of Pokrovsk, and the Rodynske axis. 2) Overestimating the number of

🚨Al-Arabiya claims the Israeli strike on Nuseirat killed the commander of the Central Camps Brigade in Saraya al-Quds (the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad). His name is Abu al-Qasim Abdul Wahid.

Two Israeli strikes killed 1 person and injured 4 others west of the Al-Shuhada School, near the Al-Ahly Club area in Nuseirat. This style of attacking vehicles is reminiscient of daily Israeli activities in Lebanon.

An Israeli strike on a vehicle killed at least one person and wounded several others near the Al-Shuhada School in Nuseirat. The IDF claims they killed 1 member of the PIJ who was planning an "imminent attack" on Israeli forces in Gaza.

The first stages of such a plan are being crafted now. Today Kushner confirmed that reconstruction will only be undertaken in Israeli-controlled territory within Gaza. 1) Kushner and Witkoff met with high-ranking Saudi and Emirati officials. The goal was to convince both

#Venezuela: Our colleagues at @CSISDefense have estimated the rough area of consistent surveillance by US forces in the southern Caribbean. The strategy is to spot boats as they depart Venezuela, making identifying them easier, rather than looking on the open ocean.

As a reminder, these advances into southern Pokrovsk are happening DESPITE Russian forces being moved elsewhere. The 35th, 74th, 137th Motor Rifle Brigades and the 1454th Motor Rifle Regiment were all moved to the eastern flank of Novopavlivka. 239th Tank Regiment was sent to

What is Israel's endgame in Gaza in lieu of the 2026 elections? There are many factors to consider: 1) Kan News reports that Netanyahu plans commence early elections in June 2026, rather than waiting for the scheduled date on November 3rd. That would mean that elections are