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Operation iPhone Nuke โ€“ State Department Tested Smartphones to Detect Nuclear Tests

Apple’s iPhones as Nuclear Test Detectors: State Department Explored Smartphones for Atomic Monitoring

The U.S. Department of State investigated whether off-the-shelf iPhones could detect underground nuclear tests โ€” and installed the devices in a seismic monitoring array in northern Iraq. The declassified documents, released in response to a FOIA request, reveal a little-known chapter in the use of everyday consumer technology for nuclear verification purposes.


An iPhone in the Vault

The concept sounds like science fiction: A commercial iPhone, carried by millions of people in their pockets, as a tool for detecting nuclear tests. Yet that is precisely what the U.S. Department of State tested in 2014 under a contract with Array Information Technology, Inc.

The project, titled “Qualification of Seismic Detection Capabilities of iPhone Accelerometers for Nuclear Explosion Monitoring,” had a total value of $149,678.

The idea: The accelerometers built into iPhones โ€” originally designed for screen orientation or step counting โ€” could potentially register ground movements caused by underground nuclear explosions.

“The rapidly evolving potential of public and societal monitoring becomes evident in the ubiquitous use of smart phones in recent years. The technology in today’s smart phones includes a sophisticated computer with built-in accelerometer sensors, a powerful CPU, data storage, GPS geo-location, and wireless connectivity. In theory, these devices are already prepared to monitor ground movement and submit the recorded signals to a central processing unit for further analysis.”
โ€” From the Statement of Work


Northern Iraq โ€“ An Unusual Test Site

The iPhones were not tested in a laboratory but in northern Iraq โ€” specifically at the North Iraq Seismic Array (KSIRS), a seismic monitoring network in the Kurdish region.

The documents show that AIT staff traveled to Iraq to install the iPhones in the vaults of the array alongside state-of-the-art STS-2 broadband seismometers. These reference instruments โ€” comparable to those used by the International Monitoring System (IMS) of the CTBTO (Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization) โ€” served as calibration standards.

The iPhones were tested under various conditions:

ยท Best-case scenario: The iPhone is glued to the concrete pier of the array
ยท Ideal operational condition: The iPhone is placed on the pier in the instrument vault (comparable to a device resting on a desk)
ยท Normal operational condition: The iPhone is placed in a garment pocket or purse resting on the vault floor


Challenges on the Ground

The installation did not proceed without problems. An internal email exchange from September 2015 shows that the project requested a no-cost extension of the performance period โ€” originally scheduled from September 30, 2014, to September 29, 2015.

The reasoning: Inclement weather conditions and the inaccessibility of the array during the winter months delayed the installation until the end of March. A second deployment in May was also necessary because two iPhones malfunctioned during the first deployment period.

Particularly noteworthy is a project staff member’s reference to the security situation:

“Kurdistan (northeastern Iraq) is a bit safer than central and south Iraq, as ISIS’ threat is not reaching the key portion of Kurdistan yet.”
โ€” Internal email from September 2015

The iPhones were originally intended to remain in the array for three to four months to capture a representative distribution of earthquake magnitudes at local and regional distances.


The Scientific Question

The project was prompted by a claim in an article by Stubbs and Drell (2013) that the iPhone 4 accelerometer should allow 95% confidence in detecting an underground nuclear test with a yield of 1 kiloton at a distance of 150 kilometers.

The problem: This claim was not supported by data on the frequency-dependent sensitivity of the sensor or explanations of the underlying assumptions.

The project was therefore designed to provide a quantitative investigation of iPhone capabilities and determine whether this technology could indeed help CTBTO achieve its verification goals.


Analysis and Objectives

The collected data was to be analyzed to establish a noise floor threshold for individual iPhones. The researchers wanted to examine the detection of a range of small and mid-sized earthquakes โ€” those similar in magnitude to clandestine nuclear explosions.

A particular focus was on array operation: The availability of the KSIRS vaults enabled the researchers to apply array processing techniques and evaluate the improvement of detection through array processing over individual threshold values.

The resulting detection thresholds would then be used to model the detection statistics for an assumed operational system of these devices โ€” with varying density of iPhones per square kilometer in a given region.


Redacted Secrets and Unanswered Questions

The released documents are heavily redacted. Large sections have been blacked out under FOIA exemptions (b)(4) (trade secrets and confidential commercial information) and (b)(6) (protection of privacy).

Particularly the cost breakdown โ€” including line items such as “Direct Labor,” “Travel,” “Equipment,” and “G&A” โ€” is almost entirely redacted. The names of key personnel have also been obscured.

The results of the study remain completely hidden in the published material โ€” they appear to have been kept under seal.


A Project with Open Questions

The concept that smartphones could one day contribute to nuclear monitoring is fascinating โ€” but also problematic. The documents show that the State Department seriously examined this technology.

Yet the crucial questions remain unanswered: Do the iPhones actually work? The redactions suggest that the results may have been classified as sensitive. Who had access to the data? And what security risks arise from using commercial mass-market technology for security-related purposes?

The project formally ended on August 31, 2016 โ€” with a no-cost extension of the performance period by nearly a year. Whether the iPhones fulfilled their mission remains shrouded in secrecy.


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Apples iPhones als Atompilz-Jรคger: US-AuรŸenministerium testete Smartphones zur รœberwachung von Atomtests

Das US-AuรŸenministerium hat bereits 2014 untersucht, ob handelsรผbliche iPhones in der Lage sind, unterirdische Atomtests zu detektieren โ€“ und installierte die Gerรคte dafรผr in einem seismischen รœberwachungsarray im Nordirak. Die geheimen Dokumente wurden nun nach einer FOIA-Anfrage freigegeben und offenbaren ein bislang wenig bekanntes Kapitel der Nutzung von Alltagstechnologie fรผr nukleare Verifikationszwecke.



Ein iPhone im Bunker

Die Vorstellung klingt nach Science-Fiction: Ein handelsรผbliches iPhone, wie es Millionen Menschen in der Tasche tragen, als Werkzeug zur Detektion von Atomtests. Doch genau das testete das US-AuรŸenministerium im Jahr 2014 im Rahmen eines Vertrags mit dem Unternehmen Array Information Technology, Inc. ใ€4โ€ L2-L6ใ€‘.

Das Projekt mit dem Titel “Qualification of Seismic Detection Capabilities of iPhone Accelerometers for Nuclear Explosion Monitoring” (Qualifizierung der seismischen Detektionsfรคhigkeiten von iPhone-Beschleunigungsmessern fรผr die nukleare Explosionsรผberwachung) hatte ein Volumen von 149.678 US-Dollarใ€5โ€ L3-L5ใ€‘ใ€35โ€ L15-L17ใ€‘.

Die Idee: Die in iPhones verbauten Beschleunigungssensoren โ€“ eigentlich fรผr die Ausrichtung des Bildschirms oder Schrittmessung gedacht โ€“ kรถnnten mรถglicherweise auch Bodenbewegungen registrieren, die von unterirdischen nuklearen Explosionen ausgelรถst werden.

“Die sich rasch entwickelnden Mรถglichkeiten der รถffentlichen und gesellschaftlichen รœberwachung werden in den letzten Jahren durch die allgegenwรคrtige Nutzung von Smartphones deutlich. Die Technologie in heutigen Smartphones umfasst einen hochentwickelten Computer mit eingebauten Beschleunigungssensoren, einer leistungsstarken CPU, Datenspeicher, GPS-Geolokalisierung und drahtloser Konnektivitรคt. Theoretisch sind diese Gerรคte bereits darauf vorbereitet, Bodenbewegungen zu รผberwachen und die aufgezeichneten Signale an eine zentrale Verarbeitungseinheit zur weiteren Analyse zu รผbermitteln.”
โ€” Aus dem Statement of Workใ€43โ€ L15-L21ใ€‘



Der Nordirak โ€“ Ein ungewรถhnlicher Testort

Die iPhones wurden nicht etwa in einem Labor getestet, sondern im Nordirak โ€“ genauer gesagt im North Iraq Seismic Array (KSIRS), einem seismischen รœberwachungsnetzwerk in der kurdischen Regionใ€14โ€ L4-L8ใ€‘ใ€43โ€ L36-L38ใ€‘.

Die Dokumente zeigen, dass Mitarbeiter von AIT in den Irak reisten, um die iPhones in den Gewรถlben des Arrays neben hochmodernen STS-2-Breitbandseismometern zu installierenใ€44โ€ L14-L18ใ€‘. Diese Referenzinstrumente โ€“ vergleichbar mit denen, die vom Internationalen รœberwachungssystem (IMS) der CTBTO (Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization) genutzt werden โ€“ sollten als Kalibrierungsstandard dienenใ€43โ€ L38-L40ใ€‘.

Die iPhones wurden unter verschiedenen Bedingungen getestet:

ยท Best-Case-Szenario: Das iPhone wird auf den Betonsockel des Arrays geklebt
ยท Idealer Betriebszustand: Das iPhone liegt auf dem Sockel im Instrumentengewรถlbe (vergleichbar mit einem auf einem Schreibtisch liegenden Gerรคt)
ยท Normaler Betriebszustand: Das iPhone liegt in einer Kleidungs- oder Handtasche auf dem Boden des Gewรถlbesใ€44โ€ L18-L26ใ€‘



Die Herausforderungen vor Ort

Die Installation verlief nicht ohne Probleme. Ein interner E-Mail-Austausch vom September 2015 zeigt, dass das Projekt eine kostenlose Verlรคngerung der Leistungsperiode beantragte โ€“ ursprรผnglich war der Zeitraum vom 30. September 2014 bis zum 29. September 2015 geplantใ€14โ€ L2-L10ใ€‘.

Die Begrรผndung: Ungรผnstige Wetterbedingungen und die Unzugรคnglichkeit des Arrays wรคhrend der Wintermonate hatten die Installation bis Ende Mรคrz verzรถgert. Zudem fiel ein zweiter Einsatz im Mai an, weil zwei iPhones wรคhrend der ersten Einsatzphase ausfielenใ€14โ€ L4-L8ใ€‘.

Besonders bemerkenswert ist der Hinweis eines Projektmitarbeiters zur Sicherheitslage:

“Kurdistan (Nordostirak) ist etwas sicherer als der zentrale und sรผdliche Irak, da die Bedrohung durch den IS die Schlรผsselregion Kurdistans noch nicht erreicht hat.”
โ€” Interne E-Mail vom September 2015ใ€12โ€ L15-L17ใ€‘

Die iPhones sollten ursprรผnglich fรผr drei bis vier Monate im Array verbleiben, um eine reprรคsentative Verteilung von Erdbebenmagnituden in lokaler und regionaler Entfernung zu erfassenใ€45โ€ L1-L3ใ€‘.



Die wissenschaftliche Fragestellung

Hintergrund des Projekts war eine Behauptung aus einem Artikel von Stubbs und Drell (2013), wonach der Beschleunigungssensor des iPhone 4 mit 95-prozentiger Sicherheit einen unterirdischen Nukleartest mit einer Sprengkraft von 1 Kilotonne in einer Entfernung von 150 Kilometern detektieren kรถnnen sollteใ€43โ€ L22-L27ใ€‘.

Das Problem: Diese Behauptung war weder durch Daten รผber die frequenzabhรคngige Empfindlichkeit des Sensors noch durch Erklรคrungen der zugrunde liegenden Annahmen untermauertใ€43โ€ L27-L31ใ€‘.

Das Projekt sollte deshalb eine quantitative Untersuchung der iPhone-Fรคhigkeiten liefern und klรคren, ob diese Technologie tatsรคchlich dazu beitragen kann, die รœberwachungsziele der CTBTO zu erreichenใ€43โ€ L31-L33ใ€‘.



Die Analyse und ihre Ziele

Die gesammelten Daten sollten analysiert werden, um eine Rauschuntergrenze fรผr einzelne iPhones zu etablierenใ€45โ€ L6-L8ใ€‘. Die Forscher wollten die Detektion einer Reihe von kleinen und mittelgroรŸen Erdbeben untersuchen โ€“ solche, die in ihrer Magnitude heimlichen nuklearen Explosionen รคhnelnใ€45โ€ L8-L10ใ€‘.

Ein besonderer Fokus lag auf dem Array-Betrieb: Durch die Verfรผgbarkeit der KSIRS-Gewรถlbe konnten die Forscher Array-Verarbeitungstechniken anwenden und die Verbesserung der Detektion durch die Array-Verarbeitung gegenรผber den individuellen Schwellenwerten bewertenใ€45โ€ L14-L17ใ€‘.

Die resultierenden Detektionsschwellen sollten dann genutzt werden, um die Detektionsstatistik fรผr ein angenommenes Betriebssystem dieser Gerรคte zu modellieren โ€“ mit variabler Dichte von iPhones pro Quadratkilometer in einer bestimmten Regionใ€45โ€ L17-L20ใ€‘.



Redigierte Geheimnisse und ungeklรคrte Fragen

Die freigegebenen Dokumente sind in weiten Teilen geschwรคrzt. GroรŸe Abschnitte wurden unter Berufung auf die FOIA-Ausnahmen (b)(4) (Geschรคftsgeheimnisse und vertrauliche kommerzielle Informationen) und (b)(6) (Schutz der Privatsphรคre) unkenntlich gemachtใ€2โ€ L14-L18ใ€‘.

Besonders die Kostenaufschlรผsselung โ€“ mit Positionen wie “Direct Labor”, “Travel”, “Equipment” und “G&A” โ€“ ist nahezu vollstรคndig redigiertใ€47โ€ L28-L34ใ€‘. Ebenso unkenntlich gemacht wurden die Namen der Schlรผsselpersonenใ€47โ€ L2-L8ใ€‘.

Die Ergebnisse der Studie bleiben im verรถffentlichten Material vollstรคndig verborgen โ€“ sie wurden offenbar unter Verschluss gehalten.



Ein Projekt mit offenen Fragen

Die Vorstellung, dass Smartphones in Zukunft zur nuklearen รœberwachung beitragen kรถnnten, ist faszinierend โ€“ aber auch problematisch. Die Dokumente zeigen, dass das US-AuรŸenministerium diese Technologie ernsthaft geprรผft hat.

Doch die entscheidenden Fragen bleiben unbeantwortet: Funktionieren die iPhones tatsรคchlich? Die Redigierungen legen nahe, dass die Ergebnisse mรถglicherweise als sensibel eingestuft wurden. Wer hatte Zugang zu den Daten? Und welche Sicherheitsrisiken ergeben sich aus der Nutzung kommerzieller Massentechnologie fรผr sicherheitsrelevante Zwecke?

Das Projekt endete formal am 31. August 2016 โ€“ mit einer kostenlosen Verlรคngerung der Leistungsperiode um fast ein Jahrใ€34โ€ L14-L16ใ€‘ใ€35โ€ L15ใ€‘. Ob die iPhones ihre Aufgabe erfรผllten, bleibt im Dunkeln.



Die vollstรคndige Dokumentation mit allen freigegebenen Seiten, Vertragsdetails und Korrespondenz ist exklusiv fรผr Patreon-Abonnenten verfรผgbar unter patreon.com/berndpulch.

17 Miraculous Israeli Military Victories

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The Battle of Mishmar HaEmek

On April 4th 1948, the odds were not in Israelโ€™s favor. Outnumbered ten to three and with artillery shells raining down on them, a few hundred Jewish residents and soldiers managed to hold off about one thousand troops of the Arab Liberation Army. The Arabs had attacked the kibbutz, Mishmar Haemek, with the intent of taking it for the strategic location in between Jenin and Haifa. All hope seemed lost, yet surrender was not acceptable. Miraculously, the highly outnumbered Jewish forces managed to go on the offensive, successfully taking over the Arab villages surrounding the kibbutz. This attack led to the Arab Liberation Armyโ€™s retreat and was the last significant stand of the Arab Liberation Front in the Israeli War of Independence.

The Battle for Katamon

During the Independence War, Israeli forces reentered Katamon which was a key strategic position inJerusalem that Israel had failed to retake from the  Arab forces controlling it, just two days earlier. This time, the Israeli troops quickly captured the monastery that was being used as the Arab forces’ base of operations and that was the end of the fighting, or so they thought… After a few quiet hours, a fierce counter-attack began. Although they managed to hold off the Arabs, the Palmach began to run low on supplies. Additionally, they suffered countless injuries including Platoon Commander Raful Eitan who was shot in the head. They needed to retreat, but no soldier could be left behind for torture and mutilation. It was decided that those wounded who could not make it out would be put in a room rigged with explosives. Two soldiers would stay behind and detonate the explosives when the Iraqi forces reached the monastery. In the meantime, the enemy forces had also suffered many casualties and were out of Ammo. Their surrender was near, but the Israeli Forces in the monastery had no way of knowing this. The Israeli soldiers were on their way out the door, when suddenly the words โ€œdon’t retreatโ€ echoed from a radio that was thought to be broken. The Arabs retreated. The Israelis stayed and reinforcements arrived to treat the wounded. Raful, the platoon commander, survived what should have been a fatal bullet wound to the head and was back in action, half an hour later! This, along with the battle being won, was nothing short of miraculous.

The Battle of Safed

In 1948, as their sovereignty over Palestine was coming to an end, the British were handing over the strategic high points of the city to the heavily armed Arab troops. Outnumbered and outgunned, the Israeli forces struggled battling over Safed for months. In late April, an artillery piece nicknamed โ€œThe Davidkaโ€ was delivered to the Jews. Surprisingly ineffective, the most notable feature of the Davidka was the tremendous noise it produced. A rumor quickly spread through the Arab ranks that the Jews had acquired an atom bomb, and the entire Arab community left that night. With their exit, morale deteriorated among the Arab troops, and the Haganah was able to secure the city.

Taking Back Mount Zion

During the Independence War, Ira Rappaportโ€™s Israeli platoon fought the Jordanian military for Mount Zionand found themselves surrounded by hundreds with only twenty five bullets left. With a sad end seemingly near, the men agreed to go out with a bang and readied themselves to make good use of every last bullet. Then, just when the small platoon were about to face the inevitable, something incredible happened. The Jordanian soldiers dropped their weapons and began suddenly running away, screaming โ€œABRAHAM!โ€. Several years later, Ira would come across a familiar face with an unlikely answer, as to what had actually occurred on that miraculous day. This was a former Jordanian soldier who had fought against Ira on Mount Zion. According to him, his army all witnessed a vision of Abraham defending the Jews in the sky above the Israeli platoon and had no choice, but to drop their weapons.

Saving the Kibbutz

During the War of Independence, twenty-four homemade Israeli armored trucks and cars took a wrong turn on the way to aid a besieged Kibbutz, and crossed and accidentally entered Lebanon. They realized their mistake, when they ran into twenty brand new Syrian armored cars traveling with dozens of Syrian supplies trucks carrying ammunition and artillery. The Israelis immediately fired at the first Syrian truck and amazingly hit a tank loaded with gasoline, causing an explosion, which set fire to the following truck full of hand grenades. One by one, each truck in the Syrian convoy exploded. The loud booms could be heard for miles and the scared surviving Syrians abandoned their cargo. The Israelis had just enough people to drive the captured armored vehicles and Syrian weapons back. By the time they finally reached the Kibbutz, the Arab besiegers had already left. Apparently, after they heard rumors that the Israeli forces invaded Lebanon, they fled back toSyria. And thatโ€™s how one wrong turn saved an entire kibbutz. The skeptical may write it off as accidental, but when it comes to Israel there are no accidents.

The Attack on Degania

Shortly after the Independence War, nearly all of the Syrian forces stationed at Tel al-Qasr used two hundred armored Syrian vehicles including forty-five tanks to attack Israelโ€™s oldest kibbutzim; Degania Alef (โ€œAโ€) and Degania Bet (โ€œBโ€). With no artillery, about seventy Israelis (most of them were kibbutz members which means they were not regular fighters) had virtually no chance of blocking a Syrian advance, but they wouldnโ€™t go down without a fight.  When the tanks approached Degania Aleph, the minimal Israeli forces began to throw molotov cocktails and behold, an Israeli soldier made a direct hit on the first approaching Syrian tank. Suddenly, the entire Syrian column was turning around and fleeing, possibly believing that Israel had a large multitude of anti-tank weapons. When the Syrians hit Degania Bet, the Israelis were incredibly low on weapons, but quickly assembled two ancient French cannons and used them well against the Syriansโ€™ 75 mm cannons, and 60 and 81 mm mortars. The use of Israelโ€™s little artillery must have really taken the Syrians by great surprise. Why else would they retreat when they had Israel outgunned and outnumbered? Sometimes, the best explanation is the simplest one. Miracles really do happen.

The Preemptive Strike

In 1967, Egypt began moving large forces and heavy artillery to the Sinai desert. Next, Egypt closed the Straits of Tiran to Israeli ships and anyone bringing any military equipment to Israel. This was an act of war. WhenEgypt, Syria and Jordan formed a pact and placed their militaries on high alert for war, it became clear that conflict was inevitable. Israel had horrible odds. However, the Rebbe confidently declared, โ€œG-d is guarding them (the people of Israel)โ€ and โ€œThe people of Israel will emerge from the current situation with remarkable success.โ€ And sure enough their success was more than remarkable, it was miraculous. Two hundred Israeli Air Force planes were heading towards Egyptian air bases and should have been shot down. Though flying very low to avoid being detected by Arab radar sites, a Jordanian radar facility was able to detect the unusual amount of aircrafts approaching the sea. Jordan quickly sent out the message, โ€œInabโ€ (a code for war) to Egypt. Miraculously, however, the Egyptian coding frequencies were changed the very day before and Jordan was not yet updated. Still, the miracle of surprise was not enough. Egyptโ€™s anti-aircraft ammunition was sufficient enough to destroy all the Israeli planes attacking. Miraculously, the order was not given to launch any of those missiles on the Israeli crafts. Israel accomplished her mission and took down half the Egyptian air force: two hundred and four Egyptian planes, the majority of which were in the Sinai Desert readying to attack Israel. With this battle, the Six Day War began.

The Battle of Ammunition Hill

This battle for an extremely fortified Jordanian military post in East Jerusalem was arguably the most furious battle of the Six Day War โ€˜67. Instead of an air strike that would ensure an israeli victory, they opted for a ground attack, using paratroopers, to minimize the risk of civilian casualties. However, the Israeli forces had incorrect intelligence suggesting the hill was being defended by a single Jordanian platoon, not accounting for the numerous underground bunkers throughout Ammunition Hill that made this battle so incredibly difficult. They sent a third of the amount they should have. This is the kind of serious mistake that should cost the military a battle and possibly the war, but not Israel. Despite their misinformation, Israel miraculously won this battle in the incredible time of just four hours! Ammunition Hill is currently a national memorial site.

Kusseima

To win the Six Day War, Israel needed to retake the Egyptiansโ€™ heavily fortified Kusseima outpost. The Egyptians were in control of powerful forces capable of a great counterattack, while the Israelis were weary from a full day of battle. As the Israeli Defence Forces drew near, they heard massive explosions. When they arrived they saw that the Egyptians had destroyed their equipment and abandoned the base, for no apparent reason! As the day continued, it became clear that the Egyptians were hastily abandoning many of their outposts and their supplies along with them. One mysterious report of the battle was from Egyptian soldiers who, when approaching the Israeli border, saw a gigantic hand come out from the sky.  Immediately terrified, they turned around and ran the other way, unable to deny that they were witness to a supernatural event.

Taking Back Jerusalem

Starting June 5th, days of violent battling ensued throughout the old city of East Jerusalem. On June 7th, an eerie silence befell the city when Jordanian firing stopped.  It was too quiet and so Israeli troops were dispatched to check for a trap.  However, their report was of no trap, but of a miracle. The city was empty, save for all the equipment that the Jordanian army left behind.  The Israeli forces entered East Jerusalem, and took the Temple Mount, reaching the Western Wall without even firing a single shot. The people of Israel had returned to the land again and again, but they never retook all of Jerusalem… not until June 8th, 1967.  On this day, Israel not only had the land, but had her holiest city of Jerusalem, for the first time in almost 2000 years. โ€œThe Lord says: I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem,โ€ -Zechariah 8:3

The Golan Heights Attack

At the end of the 6 Day War, to retake the Golan Heights, Israel had to win an uphill battle against a heavily entrenched and well fortified  Syrian army, consisting of seventy-five thousand troops. It was estimated that thirty thousand Israeli lives would be lost. Yet on June 9th, after just seven hours of heavy fighting, Israel had miraculously gained control of the main sectors. The next morning, the Israeli forces still expected another day of fierce fighting. The Syrians, however, had other plans. Before the Israelis even got to them, they pulled out of the Golan, fleeing frantically and leaving weapons behind. The mountains, which were once strategically used to murder Jews had fallen into the hands of the Jews. Having completed the final offensive, they signed a ceasefire.

Taking Tel Fakhr

Due to great casualties, an Israeli platoon was left with only twenty-five men. Nonetheless, what was left of the platoon continued to charge Tel Fakhr, in the Golan Heights. Little did they know, Tel Fakhr was maybe the most heavily fortified position Syria had. It had trenches, bunkers, and heavy wiring, machine guns, anti-tank guns, and mortars. Those Israeli soldiers did not stand a chance. That was until a miracle occurred. For no reason that makes any sense, a Syrian captain instructed his men not to fire on the Israelis until they reached the wiring. Before the Syrians knew it, they were too late. โ€œThe Jews are already inside, and weโ€™ve taken heavy casualties,โ€ they reported to their captain. Those who remained of the Israeli platoon were victorious, and continued up the Heights.

The result of the miracles of this war was the recapturing of the Western Wall and much of the land Israel has today; an Israeli victory in just six days.

Yom Kippur War

In 1973, while the entire country of Israel fasted for Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), one hundred thousand Egyptians invaded Israel from the south and over 1,400 Syrian tanks invaded Israel from the north. Although one can say that every war is a miracle, Israel surviving, let alone winning this war, is arguably more miraculous than most of her other war victories. With a significant portion of the Israeli military either in their homes or synagogues, Israel was nearly defenseless. Not only was Israel caught completely off guard and outnumbered, now the vast majority of her soldiers were at their weakest. Initially Syria was gaining territory and logic dictates that Israel should have lost this war, but by the end of the the Yom Kippur War, Israelsomehow managed to come out on top and her weakened troops managed to reach 20 kilometers into Syria!

The Valley of Tears

During the Yom Kippur War, a small impossibly outnumbered Israeli force held back a large portion of the Syrian army, for four days in the Golan Heights. The Syrians were armed with hundreds of tanks, but gave the Israeli forces a false sense of security revealing only a few of their tanks in battle formation for months before the massive attack they had planned. If this attack was successful they could have taken Israel. They had three infantry divisions and over a thousand tanks. At one point, it was said to be just three Israeli tanks against one hundred and fifty Syrian tanks. A sergeant, out of shells wanted to leave his position, but was ordered to stay put. With no ammo, he was up against impossible odds. It would take a miracle to save him; to save Israel, and thatโ€™s just what happened.  The Syrians retreated, just when the Israeli force was on the verge of collapse! It has been theorized that the Syrians didnโ€™t know the tanks were out of shells and seeing only a few tanks changing positions, they may have believed that Israel had more tanks than they actually did. However, a Syrian soldier swears an army of Angels surrounded those few tanks Israel had and considering the rate of miracles surrounding the small country of Israel, that could truly be what happened in what is now known as, the Valley of Tears.

The Gas Attack That Never Was

During the Gulf War in 1991, Iraq threatened to use chemical weapons on Israel, a country which was not actively participating in the conflict. As Iraq bombarded Israel with rockets, the country prepared for the likely possibility of a chemical attack. However, one never occurred. Why? Strangely enough, wind patterns changed from the normal directions to blow East from Israel going directly towards Iraq. The U.S. military theorized that the odd weather changes likely served as the major cause for Iraqโ€™s decision not to employ chemical warfare, since the winds would have caused any gas attacks on Israel to harm Iraq as well.

Thirty-Nine Rockets

In 1991, without any Israeli instigation, Iraq tried to provoke Israel into retaliating by firing 39 missiles intoIsrael. Despite this, Israel did not retaliate and miraculously managed to stay out of the Gulf War, much due toU.S. encouragement. Many Iraqi scud missiles were intercepted by Patriot missiles from the U.S, but not all of them.  Still, throughout all of the numerous strikes on the West Bank, there was not a single death. Two missiles disappeared. To this day, nobody has taken credit for preventing their strikes and they have never been found. Another missile struck a garbage dump and for some reason did not explode.  One missile landed just several feet away from a gas station, which could have caused devastation, but incredibly it also did not explode.  Multiple missiles missed Iraqโ€™s intended targets, instead landing in the Mediterranean Sea. One of which had gotten thrown off course by some inexplicable strong winds. There were other missiles that did hit and did actually explode. One of these exploded between two buildings and completely destroyed both of them, but somehow not a single soul was lost in this strike.

Not everyone realized the magnitude of this miracle until tragedy struck when over 40 were killed in a single missile strike on a U.S. marine bunker in Saudi Arabia. Even today, there are sadly parts of Israel that are being hit by terrorist rockets and while miracles do not occur for everyone, the rate of miracles for this country is undoubtedly exceptionally high.

Massacre Averted

During summer 2015, it was discovered that Hamas had been using supplies given by Israel for civil projects, to build tunnels that would enable them to transport weapons and invade Israel. In the weeks before July 17th,Hamas terrorists scouted out the area which one of their tunnels would potentially end, near the farming village of Sufa. It was perfect. At the time, this was a populated area of farmers concealed by tall wheat. Israelwouldnโ€™t stand a chance.  However, the terrorists didnโ€™t count on the apparent power of faith. According to Jewish customs, there is a biblical mandate that requires farmers to harvest before taking a sabbatical year, in which it is forbidden to harvest in Israel. On July 17th, terrorists exited their completed tunnel only to find an empty open land. This attempted attack happen to occur just after the sabbatical year had begun and so, the religious farmers were no longer harvesting. Without the tall wheat for cover, the terrorists were quickly spotted and intercepted by the Israeli Defense Forces. A potential massacre was avoided because of this miracle. And looking at the history of Israel, it seems there are always greater miracles to come.


Source: โ€œTop 17 miraculous Israeli military victories,โ€ Israel Video Network, (May 20, 2015)

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