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February 23, 2024
Biden’s Hezbollah Plan Is a Win-Win—for the Terrorists
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February 23, 2024
Israeli Navy exercise occurs as Israel looks to threats in the north and Red Sea
The Israeli navy conducted an exercise over the last week, which the Israel Defense Forces characterized as “readiness in the northern arena.” The IDF said the drill included the Israeli Navy missile...
February 22, 2024
Evacuated Israelis May Return to Homes Near Gaza
The Israeli government authorized residents of evacuated Israeli communities on the Gaza Strip to return to their homes. The February 22 advisory reflects the success of the Gaza offensive in degrading the rocket and armed incursion capabilities of Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist groups.
February 22, 2024
U.S. Defends Israel at International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice “should not find that Israel is legally obligated to immediately and unconditionally withdraw from occupied territory,” a U.S. representative...
February 22, 2024
Palestinian Terrorist Attack Near Jerusalem Kills One
Three Palestinian gunmen opened fire on a crowded highway near Maale Adumim in the West Bank on February 22, killing an Israeli man. At least 11 others were wounded in the terrorist...
February 22, 2024
Israeli Airstrike Kills Two Hezbollah Terrorists, Including Senior Radwan Commander
Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on February 22 killed a senior commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force and another operative. The Iran-backed terrorist group announced...
February 22, 2024
Israel Arrests Eight UNRWA Employees Over Ties to Hamas
Israel arrested eight employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) over their ties to Hamas, the Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv reported on February 22. Citing Israeli...
February 22, 2024
Hezbollah Rocket and Anti-Tank Missiles Target Northern Israel
Hezbollah targeted northern Israel with anti-tank missiles on February 22. “An anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon Thursday morning struck a private home in Yuval, a village in...
February 22, 2024
Iran Has Already Sent Missiles to Russia, Report Says
Iran has already provided Russia with a significant number of surface-to-surface ballistic missiles and plans to send more soon, Reuters reported on February 21. Three Iranian sources...
February 22, 2024
Kurdish solidarity delegation from Germany visits Israel
The October 7 massacre has led to an outpouring of solidarity with the Jewish victims and Israel among some groups. For instance, Kurdish people in the Middle East have suffered the same types...
February 22, 2024
Can pro-Palestinian activism recover after embracing Hamas?
Following the Hamas October 7 attack on Israel, there has been an outpouring of support for Hamas in the West. Much of this support takes the form of various types of protests that have hijacked...
February 22, 2024
What Biden must do to punish Putin for Navalny’s murder
Russian President Vladimir Putin has in the last two years caused the death of hundreds of thousands of people, from innocent civilians in Ukraine to the poorly trained conscripts he uses as cannon fodder...
February 21, 2024
At Least Two Reported Killed in Alleged Israeli Airstrike in Damascus
An alleged Israeli airstrike in Damascus killed two people, Syrian state-run media reported on February 21. The reports claim that Israeli planes launched several missiles that hit...
February 21, 2024
Qatar Claims of Medicine Delivery to Hostages in Gaza Under Scrutiny
Israel is investigating the credibility of Qatari claims that Hamas received medicines for hostages it is holding captive in Gaza, the prime minister’s office said on February...
February 21, 2024
Hamas Sexual Crimes Detailed in New Report on October 7 Attack
A new study released on February 21 provides fresh details about the sexual crimes that Hamas carried out during its October 7 attack on Israel. “Many rape incidents occurred collectively,...
February 21, 2024
CBI Revoking Bank Melli’s License Is Unlikely to Curb Iran’s Sanction Evasion in Iraq
The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) revoked Bank Melli of Iran’s operating license on February 8, following increased U.S. pressure to untangle Iraq’s financial system from Iranian money laundering and...
February 21, 2024
Israel SitRep: Feb. 21, 2024
Israel SitRep: Feb. 21, 2024 Today’s Issue: IAF Jets Strike Hezbollah Headquarters in Lebanon, Explosions Reported in Damascus | IDF Carries Out Overnight West Bank Raids, Arrests Wanted Persons,...
February 21, 2024
Israeli Knesset Agrees: No Unilateral Palestinian Statehood
Israel’s parliament on February 21 reinforced the government in formally opposing any attempt to impose Palestinian statehood unilaterally. By a vote of 99 lawmakers in favor and...
February 21, 2024
Hezbollah increases attacks on northern Israel
Hezbollah in Lebanon launched rockets and an anti-tank missile at Israel on February 21. Sirens sounded in Metula in the eastern Galilee of northern Israel beginning in the early afternoon. Metula is one...
February 21, 2024
Murder in the Gulag
While Tucker Carlson was marveling over the opulence of Moscow’s subways, Alexei Navalny died in the “Polar Wolf” prison camp in northern Siberia. Mr. Navalny was Russia’s most prominent dissident,...
February 20, 2024
Hezbollah Official: Our Missiles Can Reach All of Israel
A senior Hezbollah official threatened on February 19 that the Iran-backed group’s missiles can reach all of Israel, not only the north. Hassan Fadlallah, who is also a member of Lebanon’s...
February 20, 2024
U.S. Vetoes One UN Resolution, Proposes Another Opposing Israeli Attack Against Hamas in Rafah
The United States proposed a United Nations Security Council resolution on February 19 that urges Israel not to attack Rafah, Hamas’s last stronghold in Gaza. The draft makes clear...
February 20, 2024
Supporting Ukraine and Israel Will Help Deter Aggression Around the World
The U.S. Senate voted 70-29 last week to approve more than $95 billion in assistance to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The bill’s fate in the House of Representatives remains uncertain....
February 20, 2024
Jihadi History: Al-Qaeda’s failed mobilization efforts in Central African Republic
In early 2014, when observers and researchers were sounding the alarm about a potential genocide in the Central African Republic (CAR), al-Qaeda attempted to throw itself into the ring by trying...
February 20, 2024
Israel Releases Seized Footage of Bibas Family Kidnapped by Hamas
Israel on FebrIsrael on February 19 released footage from a Gaza street camera of a mother and her two young children being kidnapped by Hamas on October 7. The footage of the Bibas...
February 20, 2024
Israeli Air Force struck 31,000 targets in four months of war
The Israeli Air Force has struck 31,000 targets on multiple fronts since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas, according to new data released by the IDF. The report, which covers everything from...
February 20, 2024
‘The month of Rafah’: Will Israel’s talk lead to defeating Hamas in Gaza?
The month of February 2024 should be remembered as the month of “Rafah,” considering all the talk and focus on the southern Gaza City that has gone on so far. This area along the Egyptian...
February 20, 2024
Hezbollah Terror Plot in Brazil
Excerpt This article examines a thwarted Hezbollah terror plot targeting Jewish sites in Brazil,orchestrated by two Brazilian nationals of Middle Eastern descent, facilitated byHezbollah’s shift in...
February 20, 2024
Hezbollah’s threats to northern Israel: The evolution of drone warfare
On Monday, February 19, a drone carrying explosives struck a field near Arbel in northern Israel. This is around 30 kilometers from the Lebanon border, which meant the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) had...
February 20, 2024
For Russia, a Year of Setbacks at the OPCW
February 20, 2024
IDF shifts forces as rocket threat is reduced in Gaza
Israel continues to withdraw reserve units that were part of the ground operation in Gaza. The 646th Reserve Brigade had been fighting in the Gaza Strip for several months, the IDF said in a statement...
February 19, 2024
Qatar: Ceasefire in Gaza Should Not Depend on Hostage Deal
Qatar’s prime minister said on February 17 that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza should not depend on a hostage deal. “This is the dilemma that we’ve been in and...
February 19, 2024
The ICJ’s New Chief Judge Has a History of Bias Against Israel
Excerpt The proceedings at the International Court of Justice are even more of a travesty than Israel’s defenders realize. The court began hearings Monday on meritless claims that international law...
February 19, 2024
Israel Strikes Hezbollah Weapons Caches in Lebanon
Latest Developments Israel carried out airstrikes against Hezbollah weapons caches deep inside Lebanon on February 19. The attack came in retaliation for a drone launched by the terrorist group toward...
February 19, 2024
Iran claims to add two new ‘stealth’ ships to IRGC Navy
Iran held a ceremony recently to mark the addition of two new patrol ships, the Shahid Sayad Shirazi and Shahid Bagheri ships, to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy. Iran has two...
February 19, 2024
Russia’s worrisome invite to Hamas, PIJ and its implications
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said over the weekend that Russia invited Palestinian factions to meet in Moscow at some point in late February, the latest Russian move to increase...
February 19, 2024
Hundreds of Terrorist Operatives Found at Gaza Hospital
Israeli soldiers detained hundreds of terror operatives, some dressed up as hospital staff, at the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, the Israel Defense Forces...
February 19, 2024
How the US can ground Iran’s ‘terrorist airlines’
The Biden administration has a unique opportunity to step up its campaign against anti-American regimes in Venezuela, Iran and Nicaragua. Recent actions demonstrate that serious application...
February 18, 2024
Palestinian Authority: Israel Is Not a Peace Partner, World Is Too Focused on October 7
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said on February 18 that Israel is not a peace partner and that world leaders are too preoccupied with Hamas’s October 7 massacre....
February 18, 2024
Unless Hamas Releases Hostages, Israel to Push into Rafah During Ramadan
Israel gave Hamas until Ramadan to release hostages, saying on February 18 that otherwise the Gaza Strip military offensive would continue into Rafah. The Ramadan fasting month begins...
February 18, 2024
Israel Formalizes Opposition to Unilateral Imposition of Palestinian Statehood
Israel’s government unanimously passed a resolution on February 18 rejecting any effort to impose Palestinian statehood unilaterally. The vote by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
February 18, 2024
Can Hamas recruit more terrorists amid surmounting losses in Gaza?
On Friday, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant shared further details about the 12 UNRWA employees accused of participating in the October 7 attack on Israel. The details are important because they...
February 18, 2024
Ending Dependence on Russia’s Nuclear Sector
Nearly two years after Russia invaded Ukraine, Russia’s state-run nuclear conglomerate, the Rosatom Corporation, raked in $14 billion dollars in annual revenue in 2023. U.S. and European purchases...
February 17, 2024
Deceptive normalcy: A border town with a front-row seat to the Gaza carnage
The border of Gaza today is green, and farm equipment tills the fields on Israel’s side. The pastoral scene is a stark change from four months ago after Hamas militants’ rampaging...
February 17, 2024
Part III – Hezbollah’s narrative on Al-Aqsa Flood: Tailored to appeal to specific Western sensibilities
Final in a three-part series. You can read part one here, and part two here. Sanitizing the Resistance Axis and its Objectives ...
February 17, 2024
Iran pushes threats from Yemen to Lebanon
Iran continues to push its proxies to increase their threats from Hezbollah in Lebanon to the Houthis in Yemen. A new report on 60 Minutes, for instance, includes statements by the commander of the US 5th Fleet that Iran is actively advising the Houthis in their attacks...
February 17, 2024
Trailblazers: IDF’s engineers transform the North
The Upper Galilee in winter is far removed from the peace and tranquility of the coastal plain near Haifa and Tel Aviv. The area along the Lebanese border has been under daily rocket attacks since October...
February 17, 2024
Turkey is a sanctuary for terrorism financing
Since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks against Israel, much of the international focus on Turkey has centered on its patronage of Hamas. Along with Qatar and Iran, Turkey provides the terrorist...
February 16, 2024
ICJ Rejects South Africa’s New Attack Against Israel
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on February 16 rejected South Africa’s “urgent request for additional measures” to restrict Israel’s possible operations in Rafah....
February 16, 2024
U.S. Conducts Cyberattack Against Iranian Spy Ship Helping Houthis
The United States conducted a cyberattack against an Iranian spy ship operating near the Red Sea earlier this month, according to February 15 reports. The news comes near the third...
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