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July 2, 2024
Aiming to Boost Supply of Clean Water, Israel Connects Power Line to Gaza Desalination Plant
In a bid to boost the supply of clean drinking water to the Palestinian population in Gaza, Israel on July 2 connected a power line to a main desalination plant in the strip,Reuters...
July 2, 2024
American October 7 Victims File U.S. Lawsuit Against Iran, Syria and North Korea
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a U.S.-based Jewish civil rights organization, submitted a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Washington, DC, on July 1 targeting the regimes in Iran, Syria, and North Korea for enabling Hamas’s terrorist atrocities in Israel on October 7...
July 2, 2024
How Hezbollah Fundraises Through Crime
Hours after Hamas massacred 1,200 Israelis on October 7, Hezbollah opened a second front against Israel on its northern border, re-igniting a conflict now at risk of escalating into a full-blown war. While...
July 2, 2024
Palestinian Islamic Jihad Claims Responsibility for Fatal West Bank Bombing
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist organization claimed responsibility for a deadly roadside bomb attack in the West Bank on July 1 in which one Israeli officer was killed and another was seriously wounded...
July 2, 2024
Maybe nobody lost Turkey, NATO should stop pretending nothing is wrong
Understanding Turkey’s relationship with its Western allies is challenging, at times, non-sensical. Scholars debate between whether the West actually ‘lost’ Turkey, or whether Ankara actually chose...
July 2, 2024
IDF Strikes Khan Younis After Terrorists Fire 20 Rockets
Israeli troops carried out strikes on terror targets in Gaza after terrorists fired 20 rockets at Israel on July 1, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. The rocket fire from southern...
July 2, 2024
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: July
Welcome back to the Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They...
July 1, 2024
Finance Watchdog Removes Turkey From Grey List Despite Ongoing Support for Hamas
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) — an international money laundering and terror finance watchdog — removed Turkey from its grey list of countries that require stricter...
July 1, 2024
Arab League Sends Mixed Message Over Labeling Hezbollah a ‘Terrorist’ Organization
Arab League Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki walked back his statement from June 28 implying that his organization no longer considers Iran’s Lebanese proxy Hezbollah...
July 1, 2024
Iran uses proxy militias in Iraq to pressure the US
Iranian-backed militias in Iraq have increased threats in recent days. Their increase in rhetoric appears tied to two developing trends. First of all, the IDF continues to fight in Gaza. Second, Israel-Hezbollah...
July 1, 2024
Iran’s FM warns Israel in talks with Turkey’s FM
In a development that illustrates how Iran and Turkey coordinate policy against Israel, Iran’s acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani spoke with his counterpart, Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs...
July 1, 2024
Dangerous equipment and technologies’: Hezbollah brags about its capabilities
In a flurry of activity, Iranian state media websites have sought to highlight Hezbollah’s increasing capabilities. This comes in the context of the escalating tensions with Israel. The...
July 1, 2024
Iranian Election Registers Lowest Voter Turnout Since 1979
The Iranian presidential election on June 28, which now moves to a runoff vote between two candidates, recorded the lowest voter turnout in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s history....
July 1, 2024
IDF Uncovers Hamas Hideout, Facilities in Medical Clinic and UNRWA School
Israeli forces operating in the northern Gaza neighborhood of Shujaiya discovered that Hamas used a medical facility and a United Nations school for terrorist activities, the Israel...
July 1, 2024
Protecting the Corridor of Freedom to America’s Asian Border
Excerpt Guam and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)—constituent parts of the United States—sit in such proximity to the Asian coast that the CNMI shares a maritime border with Japan....
July 1, 2024
Israel SitRep: July 1, 2024
Today’s Issue: | IDF Drone Strike Kills PIJ Commander in Nur Shams Refugee Camp in West Bank | IDF Continues Raid in Gaza City’s Shejaiya Neighborhood, IAF Airstrikes Eliminate Dozens of Terrorists...
July 1, 2024
Shabaab hits Djibouti military base with suicide bombing in central Somalia
Yesterday, Shabaab, al Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, took responsibility for a suicide car bombing targeting Djiboutian and Somali troops at a military base in central Somalia. The blast was the 14th...
July 1, 2024
Hezbollah drone attack injures 18 IDF soldiers
Hezbollah carried out a kamikaze drone attack on June 30 targeting Israeli forces in the northern Golan Heights, severely injuring one IDF soldier and lightly injuring 17 other soldiers. It is the latest...
July 1, 2024
Tunnel destroyed and 100 terrorists eliminated in central Gaza
On July 1, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that operations in central Gaza have led to the discovery of a tunnel used by terrorists and the elimination of around 100 terrorists. The operations were...
June 30, 2024
Turks Cold-Shoulder Israeli El Al Emergency Landing
An Israeli airliner was refused refueling services after making an emergency landing in Turkey on June 30. El Al flight LY5102 from Warsaw to Tel Aviv was diverted to Antalya,...
June 30, 2024
Why is the Arab League reaching out to Hezbollah?
Reports over the weekend suggested the Arab League is shifting its position on Hezbollah. According to the reports, the Arab League Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki spoke at length with...
June 30, 2024
Houthis claim they will unveil new kamikaze drone boat
A spokesperson for the Iranian-backed Houthis claimed on June 30 that the group will soon unveil a new “military boat” which is ‘furnished with advanced technology and destructive power,”...
June 30, 2024
Countering CCP’s narrative warfare with the Digital Lennon Wall
One of the few social media channels to fearlessly cover China is the popular and respected China Uncensored YouTube channel (1.95 million subscribers). To ensure editorial independence, Chris...
June 29, 2024
The Palestinian War on Israel’s Olympic Team
The Palestinian Arab sports chief Jibril Rajoub once declared regarding Israel, “I swear that if we had a nuke, we’d have used it this very morning.” The next best option for Rajoub: attempting to boot Israel from the 2024 Paris Olympics. ...
June 29, 2024
Iranian Mission to UN Threatens Israel With ‘Obliterating War’
Iran will unleash its terrorist proxies around the Middle East in an “obliterating war” against Israel should the burgeoning conflict in Lebanon intensify into a full-scale...
June 29, 2024
Northern fire: The Artillery Corps battalion defending the North
The dirt road runs up a hill, and then through several small trees. Eventually, it comes to an opening, surrounded by trees which are all slightly taller than a car. There are a few containers and portable...
June 29, 2024
The US presidential debate shows Middle East is not in focus
The US presidential debate between former US President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden has led to many takeaways. For those focused on the Middle East and Israel, the debate illustrated...
June 28, 2024
U.S. in Talks With Israel Over Transfer of Patriot Air Defense System to Ukraine
The Biden administration is in talks with Israel about transferring its aging U.S.-manufactured Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, The Financial Times reported on June 27. Improving...
June 28, 2024
Post-Biden, we must secure the border to address the looming national-security threat
Just two days after that 50 ISIS-linked illegal migrants were on the loose somewhere in the United States, President Biden dismissed the threat of terrorists entering our...
June 28, 2024
U.S. Sanctions Transporters of Iranian Petroleum
The United States sanctioned on June 27 three United Arab Emirates companies and 11 associated vessels that play a role in transporting Iranian petroleum or petrochemical products....
June 28, 2024
War Between Israel and Hezbollah Drawing Closer, U.S. Says
Escalating clashes on the Lebanese border could erupt into a full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah in the coming weeks if Hamas and Israel fail to reach a cease-fire, Politico...
June 28, 2024
U.S. Legislators Bar State Department From Citing Gaza Health Ministry Fatality Statistics
An amendment to the annual State Department appropriations bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 27 bars the State Department from citing the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry’s fatality data. Sixty-two Democrats and 207 Republicans voted for the measure, which was spearheaded by representatives Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Mike Lawler (R-NY), and Carol Miller (R-WV). ...
June 28, 2024
Israeli forces return to northern Gaza’s Shejaiya neighborhood in surprise raid
The Israel Defense Forces launched a new raid into northern Gaza’s Shejaiya neighborhood on June 27. The surprise offensive is designed to uproot Hamas terrorists and other terrorist elements that have...
June 28, 2024
Key Russian division gets new commander amid stalled offensive at Chasiv Yar
The 98th Guards Airborne Division, one of the main Russian units currently attempting to take the eastern Ukrainian city of Chasiv Yar, apparently has a new commander. Although the reason remains unclear,...
June 28, 2024
Cognitive Combat
China, Russia, and Iran’sInformation War Against Americans ...
June 28, 2024
Down and out in Paris and London
In my previous column, I wrote about the rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in Paris at the hands of three boys just one year older than her, who showered her with antisemitic abuse as they carried...
June 28, 2024
Should Biden let Hezbollah and the Houthis get a say in Gaza?
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has been clear: The war he launched on Israel, on October 8, has nothing to do with Lebanon and its 13 disputed border points with the Jewish state and everything to do...
June 28, 2024
Toward an International Norm against Enrichment and Reprocessing Proliferation
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June 28, 2024
China’s Internet-of-Everything Gambit and Battle for LiDAR
June 27, 2024
Turkey Should Remain on FATF Grey List
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is expected to announce on Friday whether it will remove Turkey from its so-called grey list of jurisdictions that warrant increased monitoring. While Turkey anticipates...
June 27, 2024
Erdogan Backs Hezbollah in War with Israel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged on June 26 to back Lebanon if a full-scale war breaks out between Iran’s terrorist proxy Hezbollah and Israel. In a speech to parliamentarians...
June 27, 2024
Iran’s Supreme Leader Pushes for ‘Maximum’ Turnout in Presidential Election Amid Voter Disillusionment
On the eve of Iran’s June 28 presidential election, the Islamic Republic’s leaders have bolstered efforts to drive voters to the polls. Yet the clerical regime faces widespread...
June 27, 2024
Will Turkey Work With Hezbollah?
Turkey is likely to play a dangerous and unpredictable role in any potential conflict between Israel and Lebanon. Conventionally, Ankara has been interested in limiting Tehran’s regional influence. Lebanon...
June 27, 2024
Hezbollah’s Missiles And Growing Military Might Are A True Threat
Unpacking the Capability Behind Hezbollah’s Threat to Expand its War: Less than a day after U.S. Special Envoy Amos Hochstein was in Beirut to again meet with Lebanese officials to press for...
June 27, 2024
Israel Asks Residents to Evacuate Gaza’s Shujaiya Neighborhood Amid Renewed Fighting
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a new offensive in northern Gaza’s Shujaiya neighborhood on June 27, Israeli media reported. “According to Palestinian sources, the forces...
June 27, 2024
IDF Captain Killed, 16 Soldiers Wounded in IED Attacks in Jenin
An Israeli soldier was killed and 16 wounded in a roadside bomb attack in the West Bank city of Jenin in the early hours of June 27. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) named the fallen...
June 27, 2024
Iran-backed Iraqi militia threatens to strike US interests should Israel attack Lebanon
The leader of one of Iraq’s most influential and powerful Iran-backed militias threatened US interests in the Middle East in response to a potential large-scale Israeli military campaign against Hezbollah...
June 26, 2024
U.S. Sanctions Banking Network Transferring Billions for Iran’s Military
The United States sanctioned nearly 50 individuals and entities that comprise branches of a “shadow banking” network processing billions of dollars for Iran’s military on June...
June 26, 2024
Gaza ‘Day After’ Plan Circulating Among Israeli Leaders
A postwar plan for Gaza written by four Israeli academics has been circulating among leaders in Israel’s government and security establishment. Titled “From a murderous ideology...
June 26, 2024
Iranian Proxies in Iraq, Yemen Launch New Attacks on Israeli Targets
Iranian-backed terrorist groups in Iraq and Yemen launched fresh attacks on Israeli targets on June 25 and 26 as the prospect of a regional escalation continues to intensify. The...
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