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January 5, 2024
South Africa Wages Lawfare Against Israel at the ICJ
South Africa initiated proceedings against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on December 29, alleging that Israel’s response to the largest murder of Jews since the Holocaust has included...
January 5, 2024
The United States Needs to Play Hardball With Turkey
Turkey and the United States have been treaty allies since Ankara joined the trans-Atlantic alliance in 1952 by formally becoming a member of NATO. Over the ensuing 70 years, Turkey’s bilateral relationship...
January 5, 2024
U.S. Rejects ‘Meritless’ South Africa ICJ Case Against Israel
U.S. National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby on January 3 called South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) “meritless, counterproductive, and completely without any basis in fact whatsoever ...
January 5, 2024
Islamic State announces new global campaign to rally members and supporters
In a new audio message released online, the Islamic State’s official spokesman, Abu Hudhayfah al-Ansari, announced a new global campaign to the world. Entitled “Kill Them Wherever You Find Them,”...
January 4, 2024
IDF Thwarts Hamas Threats in Khan Younis
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) prevented three terrorists from planting an explosive device near Israeli troops in Gaza, the IDF said on January 4. “In response, an [Israeli Air...
January 4, 2024
Israel: Time Running Out for Hezbollah to Back Off
Time is running out for a diplomatic deal that would lead to the removal of Hezbollah from Lebanon’s border with Israel, Jerusalem warned a U.S. envoy on January 4. As it shifts...
January 4, 2024
Israel SitRep: Jan. 4, 2024
Today’s Issue: IDF Continues Operations in Khan Younis, Kills Several Hamas Operatives in Airstrikes | IDF Operation in Nur Shams Refugee Camp Continues for Over 30 Hours | Hezbollah Confirms Deaths...
January 4, 2024
Here’s how Hezbollah will likely respond to Israel’s assassination of Saleh Al-Arouri
Since Hezbollah’s guns began their unprovoked fire against Israel on October 8, 2023, Lebanon has found itself an unwitting battlefield in the war between Israel and the Gaza Strip’s Palestinian terrorist...
January 4, 2024
Egypt Proposes Unrealistic Gaza Ceasefire
Cairo is looking to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on January 3. “President El-Sisi affirmed that...
January 4, 2024
Israel focuses on security in north amid Hezbollah threats
As Israel transitions to a lower intensity war in Gaza, its Ministry of Defense and security establishment is focused on returning security to northern Israel. This comes after ninety days of Iran-backed...
January 4, 2024
U.S. kills commander in Iranian-backed militia in Baghdad strike
The U.S. military killed an influential commander of Harakat Hezbollah al Nujaba, a powerful Iranian-backed militia based in Iraq and Syria, in an airstrike in Baghdad on Thursday. The commander also served...
January 4, 2024
What are Hezbollah’s calculations, 90 days into war on Israel?
For the past 90 days of the war, Hezbollah got used to playing fiddle. After Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, Hezbollah began to carry out attacks on Israel, and while there were initial concerns in...
January 4, 2024
Will the world take action against Houthi threats in the Red Sea?
More countries are beginning to realize the threat the Iran-backed Houthis pose to the Middle East and to the global economy. For two months, the Houthis have been increasing threats to shipping....
January 4, 2024
Israel Shifts Tactics in Gaza
Three months into the war in Gaza ,with the defeat of most of the Hamas battalions in northern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is preparing for a new phase of fighting. The new phase will focus on...
January 3, 2024
Israel prepares for escalation as fighting continues in Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces were on a “high state of readiness in all arenas,” IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said on the evening of January 2, after deputy Hamas leader Saleh...
January 3, 2024
Iranian media vows retaliation to Israeli killing of Saleh al-Arouri
Pro-Iranian media in the Middle East have reacted to the killing of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri. The reactions run the gamut from claims that the killing will not go “unpunished” to claims...
January 3, 2024
How Israel’s alleged assassination of al-Arouri ends an era for Hamas
The killing of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut is a game changing event and represents the end of an era for his Hamas organization. For decades Hamas has enjoyed growing impunity...
January 3, 2024
Houthi terrorists meet Iranian officials, coordinate Middle East policy
A Houthi official met with the Iranians this week, according to Houthi-linked media in Yemen. Mohammad Abdul Salam, who is the head of the Iran-backed Houthi negotiating delegation, met with...
January 3, 2024
Were terrorists behind the explosions in Iran?
Iranian pro-government media have claimed that more than 70 people were killed and 170 injured due to “two terrorist explosions” near Kerman’s “Martyr’s Cemetery” on January 3. The...
January 3, 2024
Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, and Ethiopia join BRICS, doubling membership
Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt all joined BRICS, an economic group that has increasing clout in the region, earlier this week. BRICS already includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South...
January 3, 2024
Turkey’s Erdogan Tries to Distract from His Support for Hamas
Turkish authorities arrested nearly three dozen individuals accused of spying for Israel, Turkish media reported on January 2. Ankara claims that Israel’s Mossad recruited the...
January 3, 2024
Iran Deploys Warship to Red Sea As Houthis Continue Attacks
Iran has deployed its warship the Alborz to the Red Sea, Tehran’s state media reported on January 1. On January 2, the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen launched two anti-ship ballistic...
January 3, 2024
Israel SitRep: Jan. 3, 2024
Today’s Issue: Presumed Israeli Drone Strike in Beirut Suburb Kills Hamas Official Saleh al-Arouri | Israel Carries Out West Bank Raids, Arrests Suspects, Confiscates Weapons | IDF Continues Operations...
January 3, 2024
Saudi Arabia: The Chimera of A Grand Alliance
Even alliances between countries that share similar cultures and rich, intersecting histories can be acrimonious. France and Israel, for example, provoke vivid and contradictory sentiments for many Americans....
January 3, 2024
13 countries threaten Houthis with military response if attacks against shipping continue
An international coalition of 13 countries said that the Iranian-backed Houthis with “will bear the responsibility of the consequences” if the militia continues to attack ships passing through the...
January 3, 2024
All the Ayatollah’s men
Forty-five years ago this month, a revolution was underway in Iran. It was called an Iranian revolution but its leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, had a more ambitious project in mind: the founding of...
January 2, 2024
What China may have learned from Pearl Harbor
The best way to defeat an enemy is never to let it get to the battlefield in the first place. Japan tried to do that to the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor in 1941. No doubt Beijing will...
January 2, 2024
Israel shifts operations in Gaza, seeks to return Israeli civilians to border towns
The new year has seen Israel shifting its forces in Gaza, bringing some troops home and moving others to new areas of operations in Gaza. As Hamas battalions have mostly been defeated in northern Gaza,...
January 2, 2024
Shabaab says it rejects Red Sea access deal between Ethiopia and Somaliland
Shabaab, through its official spokesman Ali Mohamud Rage, vehemently rejected a recent agreement signed between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland. The landmark deal gives Ethiopia access...
January 2, 2024
Israel Shifts to ‘Third Phase’ of Gaza War
Israel is withdrawing some ground forces from the Gaza Strip and focusing on localized operations against Hamas. This move constitutes a shift to what Israeli officials have described...
January 2, 2024
Hamas No. 3 Killed in Beirut Blast
The third-most senior Hamas figure, Saleh al-Arouri, was killed on January 2 in a Beirut blast that Lebanese authorities blamed on Israel. Arouri was among at least four people who...
January 2, 2024
Iran stations warship in Red Sea as US aircraft carrier leaves Middle East
Iran’s Alborz warship has passed through the Bab al-Mandab Strait and entered the Red Sea, the country’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday. Iranian warships have...
January 2, 2024
Rockets Fired From Syria Target Israel
Five rockets were fired from Syria at Israel on January 1, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. The rockets set off alarms in communities in the Golan Heights. In the early morning...
January 2, 2024
Hamas deputy leader killed in suspected Israeli airstrike in Lebanon
Hamas deputy leader Salih al-Aruri, one of the founders of the Qassam Bridges – Hamas’ so-called military wing – was killed in an airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday. While the Israelis have...
January 2, 2024
Despite significant losses in Gaza, Hamas has yet to unleash an ace up its sleeve
Since the beginning of the Oct. 7 war against Hamas and its allies in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have not slowed down their efforts to destroy the groups. Numerous leaders from assorted...
January 2, 2024
Israel SitRep: Jan. 2, 2024
Today’s Issue: Israeli Air Force Strikes Targets in Syria, Lebanon | IDF Announces Troop Reductions In Gaza, Plans for a Lengthy War | IDF Operates Overnight in West Bank, Arrests Wanted Individuals,...
January 1, 2024
Hamas’s 2024 New Year’s rocket fire signals war not over
Hamas claimed responsibility for the rocket barrage fired at Israel that occurred just after midnight, as people were ringing in the New Year. Hamas rocket fire had lessened last week, making...
December 31, 2023
New Year, new strategy: How will Iran shift threats to Israel?
Iran has been dictating the tempo of the conflict against Israel for more than a year. It began in the fall of 2022 to heat up threats in the West Bank using Palestinian Islamic Jihad. After...
December 31, 2023
IDF combat engineers, bulldozers: A key weapon in the Gaza war
On October 7, Hamas terrorists attacked dozens of points along the border with Gaza. They broke through the security fence and massacred people in Israeli communities. It took days of fighting to...
December 30, 2023
IDF ‘Ghost’ unit uses new tech to fight Hamas in Gaza
Israel’s new multi-dimensional “Ghost” unit is active in Gaza fighting terrorists using the latest technology. This past week, The Jerusalem Post had a chance to spend an afternoon with the unit...
December 30, 2023
Airstrikes target Iranian militia sites in Eastern Syria
Three airstrikes targeted terrorists in the al-Boukamal region of eastern Syria Saturday morning, killing four members of Lebanese Hezbollah, and two members of Iraqi militia groups. The target...
December 29, 2023
UN Peacekeeper Injured After Mob Attack on Convoy in Southern Lebanon
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced on December 28 that a group of young men attacked a convoy of UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, injuring...
December 29, 2023
IDF Expands Operations Against Hamas in Khan Younis
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) expanded operations against Hamas terrorists in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, the IDF said on December 29. Soldiers from Israel’s paratroopers brigade...
December 29, 2023
New Jersey man arrested for attempting to join Shabaab, inspired by support of Hamas
The U.S. Department of Justice has arrested an American citizen living in Egypt, who traveled to Kenya to join Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, in the wake of Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 terror...
December 29, 2023
Israel SitRep: Dec. 29, 2023
Today’s Issue: IDF Operating in Area from Which Hamas Terrorists Launched October 7 Attack | In West Bank Raids, Israel Arrests 21 Suspects for Funding Hamas | Several Israelis Injured in West Bank Terror Attacks on Thursday Evening, Friday | Hezbollah Launches Rockets at Israel, IDF Responds With Strikes in Southern Lebanon | Latest FDD Analysis...
December 29, 2023
Hamas headquarters in northern Gaza destroyed, IDF strikes Hezbollah
The IDF destroyed a Hamas headquarters in northern Gaza. The command center, which was located within a tunnel network, had electricity and other amenities, illustrating the extensive and sophistication...
December 28, 2023
Israel Seizes Hamas Funds in Raid on West Bank Money Exchanges
Israeli forces on December 28 seized tens of millions of shekels in the West Bank intended for the Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas. The joint operation by the Israel Defense Forces...
December 28, 2023
Will Iran escalate the conflict against Israel, US in the Middle East?
Iran is trying to manage the conflict against Israel in much the same way Israel sought to “manage” the conflict in Gaza over the last decade. What this means is that Iran seeks to bring the war to...
December 28, 2023
Why is Hamas worried about the October 7 narrative of Iran, Hezbollah?
Hamas put out two denials this week about October 7, both of which raised eyebrows. Neither of the Hamas statements denies its crimes on October 7; rather, it is proud of how it massacred civilians and...
December 28, 2023
Second American-Israeli Murdered in Hamas Captivity
A second American-Israeli kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 has been declared dead in Gaza captivity. Kibbutz Nir Oz announced on December 28 that Judy Weinstein-Haggai had been murdered...
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