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Dramatic night as Saudi sources now claims Iranian intel ship Zagros (SIGINT) was sunk by U.S. forces at the same time the IDF conducts wide-ranging strikes in Gaza after Israel discovers Hamas was plotting another major Oct 7 style attack. Gaza ceasefire officially over, according to the Prime Minister’s office. Reuters is also reporting ballistic missile movement at IRGC bases in Iran. There were also reports from Yemen (video) that several senior IRGC members were eliminated in US attacks on Houthi targets.

and wide-ranging strikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip by Israel happening simultaneously. Gaza ceasefire officially over, according to the Prime Minister’s office.

Zagros Rifles, named for the mountain range that runs through the Kurdish heartland, are locally fabricated weapons, constructed from parts of large caliber (12.7, or 14.5 mm) Russian rifles. They have served as long range sniper rifles, and as anti-materiel rifles for Kurdish guerillas. Today, they are widely used in the fight against ISIS.

Study of 44 ancient Middle Eastern genomes supports idea of independent farming revolutions in the Fertile Crescent. Two Middle Eastern populations independently developed farming and then spread the technology to Europe, Africa and Asia, according to the genomes of 44 people who lived thousands of years ago in present-day Armenia, Turkey, Israel, Jordan and Iran. ...the research supports archaeological evidence about the multiple origins of farming, and represents the first detailed look at the ancestry of the individuals behind one of the most important periods in human history — the Neolithic revolution. Some 11,000 years ago, humans living in the...