The Cradle

Strategic setbacks for US, Israel as the Resistance Axis gains ground in Syria Recent resistance operations in eastern Syria have established new rules of engagement that constrain both Washington and Tel Aviv’s once-untethered freedom to operate in this strategic theater. By Khalil Nasrallah

❗️Haaretz, 14 May: 🔻 "The renewed operations in Jabalya and other parts of northern Gaza, like Gaza City's Zeitoun neighborhood, point to two lessons learned: that the IDF failed to fully assess the scale of Hamas' military infrastructure in Gaza, and that when Israeli forces left the area, it quickly reestablished itself in the vacuum created by the lack of a "day after" strategy." 🔻 "We are in a learning contest with Hamas," Lt. Col. Ye'eli, commander of the 196th Battalion, says. "You can see they've changed tactics and are now focusing more on setting explosive devices in buildings."

Hezbollah daily brief 14/05/2024: - Eastern sector: 1- At 16:00, the headquarters of the 801st Brigade in Maale Golani Barracks was targeted with missiles. 2- At 16:50, the Al-Samaqa site in Lebanon's Kafr Shuba was targeted with artillery shells. -Western sector: 1- At 13:10, a spy balloon flying over the Admit settlement and its launch base, command & control center, and its operators were targeted with missiles, casualties confirmed. 2- At 14:35, buildings used by Israeli soldiers in the Al-Malikiyah settlement were targeted with appropriate weapons. 3- At 15:15, buildings used by Israeli soldiers in the Avivim settlement were targeted with appropriate weapons.

Intel officer latest in string of resignations over US support for Israel Internal strife is growing across the US government as Washington continues to assert support for Israel is ‘ironclad’

❗️MUST WATCH | Qassam Brigades fighters targeting Israeli soldiers and vehicles penetrating east Rafah.

❗️Yemeni media: US-UK airstrikes target Hodeidah airport.

❗️Mujahideen Brigades: "After being able to communicate with some of our combat units in the field ... Our Mujahideen clashed with a Zionist infantry force behind the Abu Zeitoun schools in Jabalia Camp, and they confirmed that they caused deaths and injuries among them."

❗️Qassam Brigades: "In a complex operation at the end of the Jabalia Camp Schools Street in the northern Gaza Strip, [our fighters] targeted a special Zionist force holed up inside a house with an anti-personnel shell. Immediately after the soldiers evacuated the lower part of the house, they were targeted by a “Ra'adiya" explosive device, and were killed and wounded. A short time later, a number of soldiers advanced. Our fighters headed towards the house and detonated an anti-personnel explosive at the entrance to the house, causing further deaths and injuries. Immediately after an armored Zionist force advanced to rescue the injured and recover the dead, our Mujahideen targeted a Merkava tank with an “Al-Yassin 105” shell and blew up a second Merkava with a 'Shuath' device."

❗️Israeli army announces the injury of five soldiers from Hezbollah anti-tank fire today.

❗️Al-Quds Brigades: We bombarded Israeli soldiers and vehicles behind the eastern cemetery in Rafah with a barrage of 60-caliber regular mortar shells.