Taking advantage of the Jewish holy Sabbath, HAMAS launched a large-scale military operation that surprised Israeli forces. After an intense bombardment with missiles towards multiple positions the Gaza militants have launched a ground offensive in which they have taken several positions around the border and have reached several towns where multiple battles are taking place.
In response, #Israel has declared a state of war and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has reached a significant escalation that has not occurred for years.🇮🇱🇵🇸
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Situation at Gaza strip [7/10/2023] (18:00):
Palestinian Armed Groups managed to control more territories following the withdrawal of IDF, which were not unable to hold these positions. Clashes are taking place now in three important cities: Sederot, Askelon & Ofakim. Meanwhile IDF began to accumulate reinforcements in the southern district.
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The first hours of the Palestinian groups' offensive have proven to be a success, as they have captured a huge amount of military equipment and seized several military bases from the Israeli Army. This shows on the one hand how well prepared the Palestinian troops were, who had been preparing this attack for months; and on the other hand the overestimation of the Israeli intelligence services who were not able to detect this offensive. These events are a serious blow to Israel, which is considered a regional power in the Levant and boasts one of the best defense systems in the world, which has been circumvented by an unconventional army (militias).🇮🇱🇵🇸

#Niger closed its airspace following the end of the ultimatum of the ECOWAS...

#Niger military junta rejected the arrival of tripartite delegation of ECOWAS, UN and AU. Meanwhile, Nigerien Army began the reinforcement of important places in preparation of what could happen in the next days. Situation remains tense. Thursday's ECOWAS meeting will be… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Mali and Burkina Faso close ranks around Niger and demanded AU and UN to avoid any hypothetical ECOWAS military intervention in this country. Diplomacy will play a key role in the next days in order to avoid any regional conflict.

Some time ago was pointed out in this account that the Ukrainian conflict should be seen as a confrontation between two powers in a third country, which had been invaded by one of the belligerents, thus undermining its international sovereignty. Prior to the invasion, Russia had

pursued a grey zone strategy in Ukraine by creating new national entities outside the Ukrainian state, such as the Donbas republics.
However, this type of strategy is not original to the Slavic giant. During the last 24 hours another conflict gained intensity in the Balkans again

concretly in Serbia, whose national sovereignty was weakened after the establishment of a grey zone in the Kosovo region with the creation of a state that is still partially recognised today. In this case, the actor in question implementing the strategy was NATO. The conflict of

Nearby eight years since the Minsk agreements were reached the situation in eastern #Ukraine deteriorates again, the recent recognition of LPR & DPR by #Russia put an end of the previous agreement & set a new period of scalation in this conflict where military confrontation

ceased to be a remote possibility but an inevitable one. #Russia, as a superpower that is, uses the conflict in #Ukraine as a grey zone strategy, trying to grow its influence in the country, which was lost previously in 2014 in order to confront NATO/EU expansion towards east

Another strategy related with this one is the use of popular referendums in this regions in order as a way to legalize & legitimate the covert expansion as we saw in Crimea. Strategy in which Russia is not pioneer.

Situation in Eastern #Ukraine following #Russia's recognition of #Luhansk & #Donetsk People's Republics.

Following the anouncement of a new operation #Russian forces entered in #Ukraine soil from four axis (Chernobil, Járkov, Chernígov & Crimea) taking control over many areas & towns. Current map situation after the fisrt day of combats.
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Map situation in #Ukraine after the second day of combats.
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After a week of reinforcements & preparations, #Houthis/#Ansarullah restarted offensive to capture #Marib city. After some hours of combats, advances were reported in Meghdal, Jawf & Rahabah/Harib axis, while #YSF hold its positions in Sirwah, Raghwan & Jabal Murad axis so far.

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Small #Houthi/#Ansarullah advances in Jawf, Raghwan, Sirwah & Jabal Murad axis. Battles are very hard in all Marib fronts as #YSF is putting heavy resistance. New map in the next hours...

Bloody day today between both sides in #Marib, specially Sirwah front. #Houthi/#Ansarullah retreated from some positions while #YSF is being very pressured in Jawf & northern Marib axis.