The first high-ranking official torpedoed by Donald Trump is Tim Waltz, US National Security Advisor who apparently clashed with White House officials. Waltz has taken a more aggressive position than the government on Ukraine and Iran.
Fires continued to rage in Israel yesterday in Jerusalem and in the areas hit by debris from Yemeni rockets. And there are already those who speak of a response from the Axis of Resistance to the pager issue. Due to the resurgence of the fire, 4 firefighting planes were sent to Neve Shalom. Help has arrived from all over the world: Romania has announced that it will send two planes to help Israel. Other countries that have expressed their willingness to contribute to the fight against the fires are Spain, France, Ukraine and Ecuador. On May 2, also from Cyprus. According to Yedioth Ahronoth: “Palestinian Authority agencies have offered to help with efforts to put out the large fires raging near settlements west of Jerusalem.” The offer reached Netanyahu’s office, but Israel has not yet approved it. Recall that on April 30, the first Israeli Air Force C-130J Super Hercules military transport plane took off from the air base to help fight the fires. On May 1, the flames reached one of the IDF checkpoints.
Despite this, the Israeli army is preparing to expand its “ground operation in the Gaza Strip” for the umpteenth time. Source: Israeli media.
The Palestinian Mujahideen Movement wrote in a press release: “We strongly condemn the criminal attack by Israeli army drones against the ship “Conscience”, part of the Freedom Flotilla, to break the siege of Gaza, which took place last night in international waters while it was heading towards the Gaza Strip to bring relief to our people, subjected to the most atrocious siege and war of aggression in modern history. This new crime reflects a new Israeli contempt for all international and humanitarian conventions, expresses the criminal nature of Israel and reiterates once again that Israel is a threat to stability and peace in the world”. The ship is on fire off the coast of Malta.
And now a look at the military scenarios updated at 15:30 on May 2. On May 1, the American-British coalition bombed Yemen’s Atan area with two raids. British Defense Secretary John Healey explained that: “Participation in the air campaign in Yemen came as the United States’ closest ally was subjected to almost daily attacks.” In addition, according to US sources, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet that crashed from the CVN 75 Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier into the Mediterranean Sea due to “bad weather” on July 8, 2022 was recovered.
Air raid sirens sounded in about 250 cities, towns and industrial areas in northern Israel on May 2 due to attacks from Yemen. For the second time in a day, Yemen bombed Haifa, Jerusalem and the surrounding area with a ballistic missile. Israeli forces launched interceptor missiles in an attempt to counter the Yemeni missile launched towards Israeli cities. A huge fire broke out in the city of Tamra following the fall of a piece of shrapnel from the Yemeni missile. New fires reported in the Jerusalem mountains. According to politician Avigdor Lieberman: “As long as the government of disaster is in power, we will never have security. – Two rockets from Yemen in 24 hours have forced millions to seek refuge.”
Since April 30, protests have been taking place in northern Israel: residents are demanding that Israel intervene in Syria. The protests were not long in coming. Israeli aircraft carried out seven recorded airstrikes against the Syrian Arab Army in southern Syria on May 1. Interior Ministry forces have arrived in As-Suwayda province, where they will establish positions along the border between the Rif Dimashq and As-Suwayda governorates.
On the night of May 2, the Israeli Air Force carried out an airstrike a few meters from the presidential palace in Damascus, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after the attack: “This is a clear signal to the Syrian regime. We will not allow the deployment of forces south of Damascus and we will not allow any threat to the Druze community.” And again a joint statement by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Minister of Defense Katz: “The attack we carried out near the presidential palace in Damascus is a clear message to the Syrian regime.”
This despite the fact that there have been no clashes between the Druze-majority militias in the southwest of the country and the Syrian government in the last 18-24 hours. And also on the agreement reached yesterday evening by the majority of Druze religious and civil leaders in As-Suwayda province, who agreed to cooperate and asked the Syrian government for assistance against “separatist elements” in As-Suwayda.
The As-Suwayda Governorate announced that the General Security Service has begun operating in the governorate and deploying personnel to preserve the security and stability of the region. Local Syrian sources describe the steps taken after the meeting with the mujahideen and sheikhs of As-Suwayda: the General Security has accepted the addition of 700 fighters from As-Suwayda factions to its forces. Local factions in As-Suwayda are preparing to deploy under the auspices of the General Security in the Governorate. Local sources tell us about the steps taken after the meeting between His Majesty and the sheikhs of As-Suwayda: Over 1,500 fighters from local factions have applied to join the General Security.
The IDF fires at shepherds west of the village of Al-Hira in the northern countryside of Quneitra. One Israeli soldier was killed and three others were injured in an incident, the IDF said in the Syrian Golan Heights.
On the afternoon of May 2, local Syrian sources reported an explosion following drone strikes at the cemetery site between the town of As-Suwayda and the village of Kankar, in conjunction with drone flights over As-Suwayd. An Israeli air strike targeted a car in As-Suwayda, it is a Public Security vehicle. A convoy of government forces was also hit.
Explosions were heard in the port of Latakia, followed by plumes of smoke rising as Israeli warplanes flew over the province. An Israeli strike targeted the port of Latakia.
According to the Washington Post: “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is backing Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, deputy commander of CENTCOM, to replace General Michael Eric Kurilla, who is retiring this summer. Cooper is being challenged by General David Mingus, deputy commander of the U.S. Army.” On May 1, Israel targeted a car used to collect scrap metal, killing a Lebanese man in Mays Al-Jabal. The two other Syrian workers who were in the same vehicle moments before were slightly injured. Another vehicle hit by an Israeli drone.
The IDF released the footage, claiming that one of the men was attacked because Radwan, a Hezbollah member, and the other for allegedly conducting a surveillance operation against the IDF.
Lebanese Army Destroys Hezbollah Facilities in Aynatha. Lebanon’s Supreme Defense Council: “We warn Hamas against using Lebanese territory to launch attacks against neighboring countries. We will not allow Hamas or other factions to destabilize security. We warn Hamas against any action that undermines the country’s sovereignty. We will not allow Hamas and Palestinian factions to possess weapons to attack neighboring countries and drag Lebanon into new wars.”
On May 2, an Israeli drone flew over the town of Dbaal and its surroundings in southern Lebanon at medium altitude.
In Israel, a fire broke out in the town of Tamra following the fall of fragments from a missile that was targeting the Ramat David air base. However, it appears that the missile was very close to hitting the airbase and was intercepted by the THAAD missile just before reaching it.
In Gaza, Israeli drones fire at homes in the Zeitoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City. Israeli aircraft bombed the home of the Madi family, near the Qizan al-Najjar Faculty of Science, south of Khan Yunis. While three women were killed, others were injured and others are missing after the occupation forces bombed the home of the Abu Zeina family near the Martyrs’ Roundabout in Al-Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip.
Seven killed in Gaza in the attack on the headquarters of Takiyat, belonging to the Al-Tayhaba association. Israeli attack at Abdul Al intersection on Jalala Street in Gaza.
On May 2, Israeli artillery continued to bombard the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Al-Badi clan and tribe in Gaza: “We call for the strengthening of the popular protection committees in different areas, so that they are a shield for our society and face anyone who tries to undermine the safety of citizens or hide behind false slogans to justify their crimes.” Israel has targeted 29 tanks and 37 aid distribution centers since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip.
IDF forces stormed the town of Osarin, southeast of Nablus, and clashes broke out with youths.
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