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March 20, 2024
Israel Eliminates Key Hamas Terrorist Commanders in Rafah
An Israeli airstrike killed five senior Hamas commanders in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on March 20. The fatalities included Nidal Aleed,...
March 20, 2024
Triple Murder Organizer Nabbed in Gaza Hospital
Israeli forces operating in the Gaza Strip’s biggest hospital captured a Hamas terrorist who helped plan a triple murder that sparked the 2014 war, the Shin Bet said on March 20....
March 20, 2024
Reported US-Iran Talks Explain Saudi Sitting Out Red Sea Operations
Wafic Safa, a top Hezbollah official, is on an unprecedented visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a country that classifies the Iran-backed Lebanese militia as a terrorist organization. The...
March 20, 2024
Khamenei’s Strategy to Dominate the Middle East Will Outlive Him
Earlier this month, Iran conducted elections for its parliament and the Assembly of Experts, a body of elderly clerics nominally responsible for choosing the next supreme leader. The massive disqualification...
March 20, 2024
Israel SitRep: March 20, 2024
Today’s Issue: In Shifa Hospital Raid, IDF Kills Dozens, Arrests More Than 300, Finds Weapons | IDF Completes Raids in Southern Gaza’s Hamad Town | IDF Establishes Team to Locate West Bank Terror Tunnels,...
March 20, 2024
Attack TikTok
Starting in the 1920s, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union pioneered the art of dezinformatsiya. A hundred years later, the Communist Party of China has developed disinformation into...
March 19, 2024
Israeli, U.S. Officials to Meet in Washington to Discuss Rafah Operation
Latest Developments The White House said on March 18 that Israel is sending an interagency team to Washington to hear alternative U.S. ideas to supplant a major military operation in Rafah. President...
March 19, 2024
IDF Establishes New Unit to Combat Terror Tunnels in West Bank
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has assembled a special team to locate West Bank terror tunnels, Ynet reported on March 19. It includes civilian and military engineers and intelligence...
March 19, 2024
Israel Arrests 180 Terror Suspects in Operation at Shifa Hospital
Israeli troops continued precise operations against Hamas terrorists at Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on March 19. The IDF apprehended 180...
March 19, 2024
Israel bulks northern defense with new mountain brigade amid ongoing Hezbollah threat
The Israel Defense Forces announced the creation of a new unit with the objective of protecting Israel’s mountainous terrain on its northern border with Lebanon. The new unit will be called the ‘mountain...
March 18, 2024
Putin Wants War in the Balkans
As all eyes are on Ukraine, another conflict is brewing in Europe. Three decades after the bloody breakup of Yugoslavia, recent clashes between Serbia and Kosovo have reignited lingering ethnic...
March 18, 2024
White House: Israel Killed Hamas Deputy Chief
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan confirmed on March 18 that Israeli forces killed Marwan Issa, deputy chief of Hamas military operations, in an airstrike last week. Issa,...
March 18, 2024
IDF Targets Hamas Terrorists Using Shifa Hospital as Command Center
Israeli troops arrested about 80 Hamas terrorists who were using the premises of Shifa Hospital as a command center, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on March 18. The IDF announced...
March 18, 2024
Humanitarian Aid Arrives in Gaza Via New Maritime Corridor
A ship carrying 200 tons of humanitarian aid reached northern Gaza on March 15 through a newly established humanitarian maritime corridor. The ship Open Arms carried food, water,...
March 18, 2024
Pakistani military, Afghan Taliban exchange fire along the border
The Afghan Taliban launched attacks across the border into Pakistan on Monday in response to Pakistani military airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan. The Pakistani military, which helped the Afghan Taliban...
March 18, 2024
It’s not just a theory. TikTok’s ties to Chinese government are dangerous.
The House of Representatives last week delivered a clear ultimatum to Chinese technology giant ByteDance: Sell TikTok to American owners or see it removed from U.S. app stores. This bold,...
March 18, 2024
Israel warns Hezbollah as attacks continue in north
Israel has been at war with Hamas for 164 days as of March 18, and the Israel Defense Forces continue to operate on multiple fronts. Israel’s Chief of Staff Herzi HaLevi said on March 17 that Israel...
March 18, 2024
U.S. official confirms Israeli forces killed senior Hamas military leader Marwan Issa
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan confirmed on Monday an Israeli airstrike in the Nuseirat area last week killed senior Hamas military commander Marwan Issa. The targeted strike against...
March 18, 2024
Israel SitRep: March 18, 2024
Today’s Issue: IDF Raids Shifa Hospital in Gaza, Calls on Area Residents to Evacuate | At Weekly Israeli Cabinet Meeting, Netanyahu Rejects International Pressure to End the War | IDF Chief of Staff...
March 18, 2024
Friends in Low Places? Behind South Africa’s New Genocide Case Against Israel
Shortly before South Africa accused Israel in the International Court of Justice of committing genocide in its post-Oct. 7 counteroffensive against Hamas, the South African ruling party, the African National...
March 17, 2024
Netanyahu: Halting Gaza War Means Losing It
Halting the Gaza war now would be tantamount to losing it, Israel said on March 17. In a televised statement during his weekly cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
March 17, 2024
Tehran claims to be ‘self-sufficient’ in building drone engines
Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani said recently that Iran is “designing and manufacturing airplane and drone engines; the country is self-sufficient in this field,” according...
March 17, 2024
Iran’s president wants new focus on artificial intelligence
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi held a meeting focusing on “big steps” in the field of artificial intelligence, Iran’s pro-government Tasnim News reported on Sunday. Iran has already invested in...
March 17, 2024
Iran’s far reaching influence: Are the Houthis getting leverage via attacks?
The Iranian-backed Houthis appear to be increasing their influence through their continued attacks on ships in the Red Sea. This is because they have not been deterred, and their attacks have become increasingly...
March 17, 2024
How tensions between Hamas and Fatah could change Gaza
Tensions between Hamas and Fatah, the two largest Palestinian groups, appear to be growing and becoming more openly visible. While the two groups have been rivals historically, the October 7 attack...
March 16, 2024
Losing control of Gaza: Hamas cracks down on civilians with more intensity
Hamas appears to sense that its rule over Gaza is in jeopardy and is returning to its roots as a thuggish, mafia-like organization, cracking down on Gazans who speak out against it and massacring people...
March 16, 2024
Why wasn’t October 7 prevented? Time to look to the West
While Israel will need to investigate its own failures on and leading up to October 7, there is also enough blame to go around Western nations. Hamas is hosted by Qatar, a major non-NATO ally...
March 15, 2024
Gaza-Born Israeli Citizen Commits Terror Attack
Gaza-born Israeli citizen Fadi Abu Latif attacked Israelis on March 14 at a café in the Beit Kama junction, about 20 miles from the Gaza border. Abu Latif stabbed Israel Defense...
March 15, 2024
IDF Strikes Terrorists in Response to Rocket Fire From Gaza
The Israeli military responded to rocket launches from Gaza with airstrikes and artillery, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on March 15. Hamas rocket fire from Gaza has significantly...
March 15, 2024
Radical transparency is democracy’s secret weapon to counter China
Authoritarian regimes, like China, fundamentally depend upon opacity for their engagement with the global economy. Opacity provides the perfect cover for bribes, illicit finance, and corruption, while...
March 15, 2024
Israel Eyes Rafah Offensive, New Hostage Talks
Israel approved plans for a Rafah offensive on March 15 while signaling openness to renewed Gaza truce talks. After convening his war cabinet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said...
March 15, 2024
Israel SitRep: March 15, 2024
Today’s Issue: Preliminary IDF Findings on Aid Convoy Incident: Gazans Shot at by Palestinian Gunmen | IDF Troops at Checkpoint Arrest Four in Car Carrying Explosive Device, Conduct West Bank Raids |...
March 15, 2024
The Campus Antisemite’s Secret Weapon
Protesters were breaking glass and shouting “Intifada! Intifada!” at Berkeley just a few weeks ago. Following the October 7 terror attack on Israel, antisemites at many American colleges...
March 15, 2024
South African Foreign Minister Vows to Arrest Returning Israeli Soldiers
South Africa will arrest its nationals who fight alongside the Israeli military, Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said on March 10. Speaking at a Palestine solidarity event, Pandor,...
March 15, 2024
First maritime humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza
The first delivery of humanitarian aid by sea to Gaza occurred on March 15. The Israel Defense Forces said that 115 tons of food and water arrived via a barge that was towed to Gaza by a ship called Open...
March 15, 2024
The Big Lies About Israel’s Big Bombs
President Joe Biden says Israel is losing support because of its “indiscriminate bombing” in Gaza. He says that Israeli conduct in Gaza has been “over the top.” His secretary of state,...
March 14, 2024
Biden continues Iran’s access to $10 billion just weeks after its proxy killed three American soldiers
Just six weeks after an Iran-backed drone strike killed three American soldiers in Jordan, President Biden has approved a sanctions waiver giving Tehran continued access to more than $10 billion...
March 14, 2024
U.S. Grants Iran Sanctions Waiver Worth $10 Billion
The Biden administration renewed a sanctions waiver on March 13 that grants Iran access to $10 billion in previously escrowed funds. The waiver, which allows the Islamic Republic...
March 14, 2024
The West should tear down Putin’s new digital Iron Curtain
This week, the Kremlin continued pushing through some of the most repressive laws in its modern history. On March 11, Putin signed into law a bill that bans media advertisers from working...
March 14, 2024
China, Russia, and Iran Hold Fifth Trilateral Naval Drill
The naval forces of China, Russia, and Iran are conducting a four-day trilateral drill in the Gulf of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean that started on March 12. The drill’s spokesperson,...
March 14, 2024
Israel Facilitates Entry of Six Aid Trucks Into Northern Gaza
Six trucks of aid from the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) entered northern Gaza on March 12 through a new land route established by the Israeli military. The convoy,...
March 14, 2024
Russia, China, and Iran deepen ties with naval drill
Iran, Russia, and China sent ships that gathered for a naval drill over the weekend. The drill continued this week and illustrates the growing cooperation between the countries. Russia, Iran, and China...
March 14, 2024
How to Ensure Israel Has the Weapons It Needs
March 13, 2024
Palestinian Teen Stabs Two Israelis at West Bank Checkpoint
A Palestinian teen stabbed two Israelis at a checkpoint along a West Bank highway leading to Jerusalem on March 13. Israeli police said in a statement that soldiers from the Israel...
March 13, 2024
Abbas Expected to Name New Prime Minister Within Days
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to appoint a new prime minister within days, according to officials who briefed Israeli media on March 12. On February...
March 13, 2024
Israel Kills Senior Hamas Terrorist in Rafah
Israel killed a senior Hamas terrorist in an airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah on March 13. Muhammad Abu Hasna, a commander in Hamas’s Operations Unit, had diverted...
March 13, 2024
IDF Strikes Hezbollah Terror Site in Syria
The Israeli military on March 12 struck two Syrian army sites where Hezbollah was operating, according to a statement by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The strike was carried out...
March 13, 2024
Israel Kills Hamas Terror Orchestrator in Lebanon
A Lebanon-based Hamas terrorist responsible for orchestrating attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets worldwide was killed in an IDF airstrike on March 13. Hadi Ali Mustafa died near...
March 13, 2024
Shabaab retakes territory as the U.S. sanctions one of its money laundering networks
Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, is steadily undoing progress made by Somali security services in its nearly two year old counter-offensive against the group. Over the last few days, the group...
March 13, 2024
US ships begin long, slow trip to build Gaza dock in unique operation
Several small landing craft ships departed the US this week for the long, slow, trip across the Atlantic to eventually reach their destination off the coast of Gaza. According to USNI, “four...
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