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April 10, 2024
The consequences of US weakness in Iraq and Syria
U.S. forces in the Middle East are on high alert after Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran’s foreign minister, suggested on Monday that Tehran may attack U.S. forces in the region following...
April 10, 2024
Israel to Iran: Any Direct Attack Will Be Answered in Kind
Israeli officials warned Iran on April 10 that it would come under retaliation for any direct attack against Israel. Blaming Israel for an April 1 strike that killed two Islamic...
April 10, 2024
UAE sends 370 tonnes of aid, first land convoy reaches Jabalya in northern Gaza
The United Arab Emirates sent a convoy via land that brought 370 tons of humanitarian aid to northern Gaza, Emirati state media Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported this week. “The Joint Operations...
April 10, 2024
Israel’s Defense Minister details new humanitarian focus in Gaza
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant held a briefing on April 10 in which he sought to highlight Israel’s challenges in Gaza and also the next phase of the war. “Two weeks ago I instructed the defense...
April 10, 2024
Hezbollah’s expected Response to IRGC-QF Gen. Mohammad Zahedi’s killing
According to the Syrian Army, at 17:00 hours on April 1, Israel launched an airborne attack from over the Golan Heights, targeting a building in Damascus that it described as the Iranian consulate...
April 10, 2024
Biden wavers
“Today, the people of Israel are under attack, orchestrated by a terrorist organization, Hamas.” So said President Joseph R. Biden six months ago last Sunday. He went on to speak of the...
April 9, 2024
Hamas Pervades Every Aspect of Life in Gaza, and Is Preventing the Distribution of Aid
Gaza is experiencing a total collapse of governance, making basic life-sustaining tasks like food distribution, aid delivery, and law enforcement incredibly challenging. The breakdown is a direct result...
April 9, 2024
Qatar Not an Honest Broker, New Report Concludes
A group of veteran American and Israeli intelligence professionals assert in a new report that Qatar should not mediate between Hamas and Israel, The Times of Israel revealed on...
April 9, 2024
Israel’s Maritime Iron Dome Makes First Successful Intercept
The ship-mounted version of Iron Dome shot down a drone on April 8 that entered Israeli airspace near Eilat, according to the Israel Defense Forces. “C-Dome,” which, like Iron...
April 9, 2024
Opaque Shell Companies
April 9, 2024
‘Victory Requires Entering Rafah,’ Netanyahu Says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on April 8 that Israel has selected a date for its operation against Hamas terrorists in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. In a video...
April 9, 2024
Hamas-Run Gaza Health Ministry Admits to Flaws in Casualty Data
The Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health said on April 6 that it had “incomplete data” for 11,371 of the 33,091 Palestinian fatalities it claims to have documented. In a statistical...
April 9, 2024
Israel’s Arab Neighbors Undermine Their Own Interests by Backing Iran
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its proxy militias have Jordan in their crosshairs, calling for mass protests against the government and promising to arm a militia of 12,000 Jordanians....
April 9, 2024
IDF trains to confront threats from Hezbollah
In the wake of withdrawing a key division from Gaza, the IDF continues to carry out training in northern Israel to prepare for escalation from Hezbollah or other Iranian-backed groups. The IDF has been...
April 8, 2024
Iran is watching Israel’s next Gaza move carefully
Iran has been watching Israel’s next moves in Gaza and the region carefully. Iran has vowed revenge for an airstrike in Damascus on April 1 that killed a top IRGC commander. However, even as Iran vows...
April 8, 2024
Israel Eliminates Hezbollah Terror Commander
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) eliminated a senior commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force on April 8. The IDF said that “fighter jets struck and eliminated Ali Ahmed Hassin,...
April 8, 2024
Palestinian Terrorist Injures Two Israelis in West Bank Shooting
A Palestinian terrorist wounded two Israelis on a West Bank highway on April 7. The assailant shot at a bus and car on Route 55 between the towns of Azzun and Nabi Ilyas, wounding...
April 8, 2024
Germany Stands by Israel
Israel looks increasingly isolated on the world stage. But one country has stood unwaveringly by Israel’s side: Germany. It stands out as a model of support. Not because it gives Israel a free pass on...
April 8, 2024
After 45 Years: The Impact of the Gaza War on the Israel–Egypt Peace Accord
In the shadow of the October 7 massacre and the subsequent war that erupted in the Gaza Strip, Israel and Egypt recently marked the 45th anniversary of signing the peace accord between the two countries....
April 8, 2024
IDF ends operations in Khan Younis as Gaza war reaches six months
In a field in Israel, not far from the Gaza border, dozens of Merkava IV tanks and a coterie of other armored vehicles lined up on April 7. They were part of the 98th division and the 7th armored...
April 8, 2024
UN Human Rights Council Calls for Arms Embargo on Israel
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on April 5 passed a resolution that calls upon all states “to cease the sale, transfer and diversion of arms, munitions and other...
April 8, 2024
Israel SitRep: April 8, 2024
Israel SitRep: April 8, 2024 Today’s Issue: IDF Ground Forces Withdraw From Southern Gaza, Leaving Only Nahal Brigade | IDF Completes Another Stage in Preparations for War in North | IDF Eliminates...
April 7, 2024
Did Israel surrender to White House pressure in Gaza? Iran likely thinks so
Just 72 hours after President Biden all but threatened to cut off US support for Israel, the Israeli military marked the Oct. 7 massacre’s six-month anniversary by announcing its withdrawal of forces...
April 7, 2024
Biden’s tone-deaf Iran policy ignores what the Iranian people want: freedom, not terrorism
Persian New Year is over, but the Biden administration’s missteps continue. These own goals perfectly characterize Washington’s policy toward Tehran: inattentive and tone-deaf. Sending Iranians...
April 7, 2024
After Damascus strike, Iran’s goal: Isolate Israel, deter the US
After Iran has been signaling about “punishing” Israel for almost a week since the Monday airstrike that killed Mohammed Reza Zahedi, an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general,...
April 7, 2024
UAE praises role of World Central Kitchen in Gaza
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April 7, 2024
The Gaza border, six months after Oct. 7
Lines of freshly planted trees. Israeli flags, each at a different height on a stick above where a tree will one day grow, fly in the wind. It’s been six months since the Nova festival massacre took...
April 7, 2024
Six Months Into War, Israel Withdraws Division From Gaza
Six months into the Gaza war, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on April 7 that it had withdrawn its 98th Division from the coastal strip. This is a “major scaledown,” reported...
April 7, 2024
‘U.S. threat assessment report has several blind spots’
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April 6, 2024
Israel Recovers Murdered Hostage’s Body
Israeli commandos on April 6 recovered the body of an Israeli hostage murdered by his Palestinian terrorist captors in the Gaza Strip. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they...
April 6, 2024
Bulgarian Police Uncover Hamas Weapons Stash
Bulgarian police uncovered a stash of weapons that Hamas-affiliated terrorists intended to use against Jewish institutions in Europe, Agence France-Presse reported on April 4. Authorities...
April 5, 2024
Islamic State’s current da’wah campaign across Africa
Since the beginning of the year, the Islamic State’s central media apparatus has made a concerted effort to highlight its men engaging in da’wah across the African continent. These actions...
April 5, 2024
Gaza Flotilla Plans Mid-April Sailing
A coalition of pro-Palestinian activist groups, including a Turkish charity outlawed by Israel, plans to send several ships to breach the Gaza Strip blockade in mid-April. The Freedom...
April 5, 2024
Israel SitRep: April 5, 2024
Today’s Issue: IDF Publishes Findings on Deaths of World Central Kitchen Aid Workers | IDF Continues Khan Younis Operations, IAF Strikes More Than 30 Gaza Targets | In Overnight West Bank Raids, Troops...
April 5, 2024
Two IDF Officers Dismissed Over Aid Convoy Tragedy
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on April 5 the dismissal of two officers and the disciplining of others over an accidental air strike on a Gaza aid convoy. Publishing...
April 5, 2024
The Urgent Need for UN Reform
April 4, 2024
Hamas Rejects Another Ceasefire Offer
Hamas rejected the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal on April 4, refusing to compromise on its maximalist position. “We are committed to our demands,” Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh...
April 4, 2024
Israel Apprehends Terror Cell That Plotted Attacks on Government Official
Israeli forces busted a terrorist cell that plotted an attack on a government official, the Israel Security Agency (ISA), also known as the Shin Bet, said on April 4. The operation...
April 4, 2024
The West cannot let Putin open a second front in Europe
Today marks Nato’s 75th anniversary, and Vladimir Putin’s grand strategic vision remains resolute: its dissolution. Emboldened by recent advances in Ukraine, the direct peril to Nato affiliates...
April 4, 2024
Iran’s grasp is loosening on its eastern borders
On April 4, Iranian media reported a series of attacks by the Baluch separatist group Jaish al-Adl in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan Province. The militants claimed they targeted six regime...
April 4, 2024
Israel on Alert for Iranian Strikes After Damascus Blast
Latest Developments Israel reinforced its air defenses on April 3 amid threats from Tehran to avenge the killing of senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officers in Damascus. The IDF announced...
April 4, 2024
Post-Erdogan Turkey Is Finally Here
Turkish politics is interesting again. For years, Turkey’s opposition was moribund. Under the leadership of Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) had trouble...
April 4, 2024
Israel faces renewed rocket threat from Gaza
On April 4, sirens sounded in numerous Israeli communities near Gaza. These included sirens in the large Israeli cities of Ashkelon and Netivot. This appears to be the first large barrage of rockets fired...
April 4, 2024
Hamas’s Casualty Numbers Games
As Israeli troops batter Hamas and drive its surviving forces to the southern edge of the Gaza Strip, the Gaza Health Ministry has etched in the public mind a statistic that casts Israel’s war of self-defense...
April 4, 2024
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: April
April 3, 2024
U.S. Considering Major Military Package for Israel
The Biden administration has informally notified Congress of its desire to approve the sale to Israel of as many as 50 new F-15 fighter jets valued at $18 billion, according to media...
April 3, 2024
Hamas Poised to Respond to Latest Ceasefire Proposal
Israeli negotiators departed Cairo on April 2, concluding the latest round of talks with Egyptian and Qatari mediators for a deal that would see Hamas free the remaining hostages....
April 3, 2024
Israel Retaliates for Rocket Fire From Lebanon
The Israeli military struck terrorist cells in southern Lebanon that had fired rockets at northern Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported on April 2 and 3. The “Hezbollah...
April 3, 2024
Israel beefs up air defenses, calls on reservists as Iran vows to avenge IRGC assassinations
On April 3, the Israel Defense Forces said they were increasing manpower for their air defenses by calling up reservists. Israel operates a complex, integrated and multi-layered air defense array that...
April 3, 2024
Israel’s multi-front war takes shape
On April 2, Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said “we are currently in a multi-front war – we see evidence of this every day,” during a meeting with the Israel Knesset’s Security and Foreign...
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