Mideast Geopolitics through the Maranatha Lens.
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100% of votes counted besides the "double envelope" ballots, Bibi's Bloc is still in the lead but without a clear mandate. There are still 600k ballots to be counted, mostly IDF active duty, foreign diplomats, prisoners, etc who cannot vote in person (the so-called "double envelopes," for which an inner envelope is anonymous, sealed in a named outer envelope.
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Glad to see this, hope we see serious action taken on the part of the Syrian Govt (although we're not overly optimistic).
#US condemns violence against displaced Kurdish families returning to Tel Abyad, northern #Syria, urging Damascus to hold perpetrators accountable and ensure safe returns. #Kurds
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The U.S. has told several Gulf Arab countries to be prepared for a short, intense military campaign against #Iran after the U.S. midterm elections, people briefed on the conversations said.
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With more than half of votes counted, Netanyahu's coalition pulls ahead, but still without majority. Both blocs can still work to reform a coalition that would constitute a majority (or join and form a unity gov't, but neither side is willing to do that so far).
Syrian Kurds did everything they had to do this year after being pressured by the Trump Admin to integrate with Damascus. They have "played ball," and this is what happens when they finally attempt to return to their homes after 15 years (guaranteed by the deal they signed, by the way).
A RETURN TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE
69 vehicles burned and around 100 Kurdish families attacked while returning home to Girê Spî (Tal Abyad) after years of forced displacement. The attacks were carried out by settlers and ISIS cells backed by Turkey, in full view of the STG.
#kurd
Preliminary results are in: the opposition bloc is leading with 52 seats, Netanyahu's coalition with 50, Arab parties with at least 15. Likud (Bibi's party) won the most seats at 25. Highest turnout in Israeli history, Arab voters may have voted at a higher rate than Jews.
Great infographic on the Israeli electoral system here.
Israel's complex and unique elections: Attempted to summarize @JewishWonk helpful thread in this infographic...maybe it helps, some people like graphics/visuals more.
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Jordanian airstrike in Southern Syria targeting the ISIS cell responsible for the terrorist attack on the church in Kerak. Jordanian govt reports 20 militants killed, although the Syrian govt also reports women and children killed (incl images we won't post here).
The Jordanian govt did not coordinate with the Syrians ahead of time, likely because they don't believe they can trust the al-Sharaa gov't to not tip off the target. Al-Sharaa's HTS regime has a complicated, semi-competitive, also semi-cooperative relationship with ISIS (as elements of its "military" and wider, Sunni tribal base are former ISIS members, or sympathetic to ISIS, as we saw demonstrated earlier this year with over 1,200 ISIS detainees released from SDF detention centers).
🔴 Jordan’s Minister of Government Communication and Government Spokesperson, Mohammad al-Momani, says that Monday’s strikes on southern Syria targeted ISIS militants
🔴 Al-Momani says the strikes killed more than 20 militants
🔴 Jordan will form a joint committee with Syria after strikes on ISIS and expand counterterrorism coordination, al-Momani says
🔴 Jordan had refrained from targeting locations where information suggested the presence of civilians, he adds
Despite a devastated economy, Iran is still sending Hezbollah 100's of millions to rebuild. And despite a devastating string of losses over the last 3 years, Hezbollah continues to remain committed to jihad against Israel.
This doesn't end until the regime in Tehran ends.
Hezbollah has spent three months preparing for a possible resumption of hostilities with Israel, after receiving an infusion of cash from Iran, according to Lebanese security personnel briefed on its activities.
Its focus is on procuring explosives and producing drones that can be flown into Israeli positions, two Lebanese security sources told Reuters.
One of the sources, and another close to Hezbollah, said the group had received tens of millions of dollars from Iran to help boost its military capabilities. That is in addition to around $200 million that the group received from Tehran to aid displaced families in its Shi'ite heartlands, which Reuters reported earlier this month.
The group has been restoring command-and-control structures that broke down in key battles, according to one of those sources and three other security officials familiar with the group's operations.
