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June 1, 2024
Amid Tensions With Israel, Brazil Withdraws Ambassador
Brazil recalled its ambassador to Israel, the government announced in its official gazette on May 29. In February, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, also known as Lula, compared Israel’s actions against Hamas to those of the Nazis, claiming that the only historical parallel for the current fighting was “when Hitler decided to kill the Jews.” ...
June 1, 2024
What Is Hamas Hiding in Rafah, and Why Doesn’t Biden Want the IDF to Find It?
In the lead up to the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) operation to destroy Hamas and secure the release of over 100 hostages – including 8 Americas – believed to be in and around Rafah, leaders around...
June 1, 2024
Why 2024 is the ‘year of the drone’ after Iran’s attack on Israel
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June 1, 2024
The Russian Art of Mudslinging and Conspiracy-mongering
For decades the Kremlin has maintained its position as one of the world’s most prolific generators of conspiracy theories regarding the deaths of foreign leaders: from blaming JFK’s assassination on...
June 1, 2024
To help Israel, Washington needs to get tougher on Cairo
Cairo is becoming a spoiler in the current Israel-Hamas war, and the U.S. must take action to reverse Egypt’s posture. The Egyptian government prevented humanitarian aid from entering...
June 1, 2024
Putin’s next conquests are already in his sights
Russia recently celebrated Victory Day, a major national holiday commemorating the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany...
May 31, 2024
Slovenia Latest EU Member State to Push Recognition of Palestinian State
Israel lambasted Slovenia on May 31 after the former Yugoslav republic’s government formally requested its parliament to unilaterally recognize an independent Palestinian state....
May 31, 2024
Biden Announces Israeli Ceasefire Proposal to End Gaza War
President Joe Biden announced a three-phase Israeli ceasefire proposal on May 31 that would entail Hamas’s release of all hostages in exchange for a permanent end of hostilities...
May 31, 2024
Israel Announces Two Soldiers Killed, Concludes Jabaliya Operation
Two Israeli soldiers were killed during intense fighting in northern and southern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported on May 31. Reserve Sgt. First Class Adar Gavriel,...
May 31, 2024
Will France abandon its opposition to unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state?
Will France recognize an independent Palestinian state? That question has taken on an added urgency in the last week after Spain and Ireland, members of the European Union, along with non-E.U. member Norway,...
May 31, 2024
Iran Poised to Execute Child Offender and Five Other Prisoners
Iran’s judiciary has transferred six men to pre-execution solitary cells in Shiraz Central Prison, suggesting their executions are imminent, the Oslo-based nonprofit Iran Human...
May 31, 2024
Analysis of the IAEA’s Iran NPT Safeguards Report – May 2024
For the second time in its quarterly safeguards reports on Iran’s compliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has drawn a direct line between Iran’s non-compliance with its comprehensive safeguards agreement (CSA) and concern about Iran’s current ability to make nuclear weapons...
May 31, 2024
Israel SitRep: May 31, 2024
Today’s Issue: | IDF Stepping Up Operations Against Shooting From West Bank Toward Israeli Communities | 98th Division Completes Operation in Jabalya, Prepares for Further Combat | IDF Destroys Tunnels...
May 30, 2024
China blasts US open borders even as its citizens pour across
The recent surge of Chinese nationals attempting to illegally enter the United States via Mexico has increased 50-fold, from 689 in 2021 to 37,000 in 2023, placing heightened...
May 30, 2024
Israel, Sweden: Iran Using Criminal Gangs for European Terror
Iran is using criminal networks as terrorist proxies in Europe, Israel and Sweden warned on May 30. Jerusalem disclosed that an investigation involving the Mossad, the Shin Bet,...
May 30, 2024
U.S. Boycotts UN Session Honoring Iran’s Late President
The United States boycotted a May 30 plenary session of the UN General Assembly held to commemorate Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on May 19. Speeches...
May 30, 2024
IDF unearths more tunnels, gains control of Philadelphi Corridor
Three weeks after launching an offensive along the border of southern Gaza and Egypt, the Israel Defense Forces achieved “operational control” of the Philadelphi Corridor. This is the name of the border...
May 30, 2024
Maryland Court Issues Restraining Order Against U.S.-Based Iranian Diplomat
A Maryland court issued a temporary restraining order on May 28 against an employee of Iran’s Interests Section in Washington — the Islamic Republic’s de facto consular office...
May 30, 2024
Hamas Stole Millions From Gaza Bank, Internal Document Reveals
Israel’s Arabic language spokesperson on May 29 revealed an internal Hamas document showing how the terrorist group orchestrated the theft of hundreds of millions of shekels from...
May 30, 2024
IDF tech innovation redefines the war in Gaza
Earlier this week it was reported the IDF is using new unmanned M113 APCs in Gaza. The tracked vehicles are old, dating from the 1960s, but they have been re-purposed to be used without people. “Unmanned”...
May 30, 2024
Hamas and Islamic Jihad seek to enflame West Bank
A shooting attack aimed at the Israeli community of Bat Hefer on May 29 has led to concerns that terrorist groups are increasingly operating in the West Bank. These types of attacks have spread over...
May 30, 2024
Hamas’s weapons: What have the terrorist group got in their arsenal?
As Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza are cut off from their weapons supply due to the IDF’s operations on the Philadelphi Corridor between Gaza and Egypt, the terrorist groups will go to...
May 30, 2024
China may seek greater role in Gaza conflict after Arab summit
China is currently hosting a China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, an important gathering that underpins how China is seeking to play a larger role in the Middle East. The Forum could also have ramifications...
May 30, 2024
IDF Finds Terror Tunnel Near Rafah Crossing
Anti-tank missiles, grenades, and AK-47 automatic rifles were among the weapons discovered by Israeli troops on May 29 in a terror tunnel located several hundred feet from the Rafah...
May 29, 2024
Canada Increases Number of Temporary Visas Allotted to Gazans
Canada announced plans on May 27 to increase the number of visas allotted to Gazans from 1,000 to 5,000. The temporary visas are reserved for relatives of Canadians and will be issued...
May 29, 2024
Israeli Embassy in Mexico City Attacked by Hamas Supporters as Government Requests to Join ICJ Case
Pro-Hamas protestors clashed with police officers outside the Israeli embassy in Mexico City on May 28. The protestors, many of whom were masked, lit fires and sprayed graffiti on...
May 29, 2024
War Against Hamas To Continue All Year, Senior Israeli Official Says
A senior Israeli official predicted on May 29 that the Gaza war would last at least until the end of this year. “We expect another seven months of combat, in order to deepen...
May 29, 2024
Three Israeli Soldiers Killed by Explosion in Booby-Trapped Gaza Building
Three Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers were killed on May 28, when a booby trap exploded in a building in Rafah. In a statement the following day, the IDF named the fallen as...
May 29, 2024
Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring Report — May 2024
● This report summarizes and assesses information in the International Atomic EnergyAgency’s (IAEA’s) quarterly report, dated May 27, 2024, Verification and monitoring in theIslamic Republic...
May 29, 2024
The bonds that bind: Our adversarial sovereign bond habit
In Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Serbia, he extolled bonds “forged with blood” between the two countries from NATO’s bombing of Belgrade. Yet, it is concerns over future...
May 29, 2024
Hamas is preparing long-term insurgency in Gaza
Hamas has been communicating its tactics in Gaza via statements put out in pro-Iranian media for a while now, many by Al-Mayadeen media. They also reflect Hamas’s strategy for Gaza’s future. For...
May 29, 2024
Israel SitRep: May 29, 2024
Today’s Issue: West Bank Gunmen Fire at Israeli Town of Bat Hefer | IDF Troops in Gaza’s Jabalya Find Weapons Near Mosque, Kill Terrorist Armed with RPG | Hezbollah Launches Six Attacks in Past 24...
May 29, 2024
A new war fought with old arms: The limits of economic statecraft
Today’s geopolitical environment is increasingly shaped by conflict and instability...
May 29, 2024
Europe’s Hamasniks
The flag of the United Nations was flown at half-staff last week to honor the late Ebrahim Raisi, president of the Islamic Republic of Iran who perished in a helicopter crash. Known at home as the “Butcher...
May 29, 2024
European Union Foreign Ministers Threaten Israel With Prospect of Sanctions
The European Union’s (EU’s) Foreign Affairs Council warned that Israel could face sanctions imposed by the 27-member bloc over its ongoing military operation against Hamas terrorists...
May 28, 2024
Malaysian PM Reaffirms Friendship With Hamas
Speaking at a conference in Tokyo on May 23, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim defended his country’s relationship with Hamas. “Did I promote terrorism?” Ibrahim asked,...
May 28, 2024
Interim Iranian President Brags About Oil Production
Interim Iranian President Mohammed Mokhber highlighted Iran’s soaring crude oil production in a speech to the Iranian parliament on May 27. In his first public address since assuming...
May 28, 2024
Hezbollah Rockets Target Northern Israeli City of Kiryat Shmona
Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets on May 27 at the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, causing damage to a building and starting a fire. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF)...
May 28, 2024
Al-Qaeda’s general command lauds attacks against Jews, commends anti-Israel protests on Western campuses
A recent statement released by al-Qaeda’s general command – which is a term it uses to to denote its central leadership – praised and endorsed attacks against “Zionists” in response to the war...
May 28, 2024
Under Pressure From Washington, Cairo Resumes Aid to Gaza
Egypt resumed providing humanitarian aid to Gaza on May 26 after more than two weeks of withholding it. With food insecurity in Gaza a major challenge, the Egyptian blockade exacerbated the humanitarian...
May 28, 2024
Palestinian Munitions May Have Caused Rafah Blaze
Preliminary findings of an Israeli investigation into a May 26 airstrike against Hamas commanders indicate that the scenes of carnage among civilians in the southern Gaza city of...
May 28, 2024
Amid New Iranian Nuclear Advances, Washington Blocks European Push for IAEA Censure
The United States is blocking European states from pursuing a formal censure of Iran for its nonproliferation violations, despite a push by the United Kingdom and France, The Wall...
May 28, 2024
IDF Pushes Forward in Rafah City
The Israel Defense Forces continued to advance in Rafah over the weekend. The forces, which include tanks backed by infantry and specialized units, found additional terrorist infrastructure including rocket...
May 28, 2024
All eyes are focused on Rafah as IDF moves forward
The battle for Rafah is becoming the crucible through which a new stage of the Gaza war is now passing. The battle has been brewing for months which has made the city a focus of international...
May 28, 2024
The US-built pier for humanitarian aid delivery was always a long-shot
The US-built floating pier faces a new hurdle in the delivery of aid to the coast of Gaza. The pier contained two elements, one of which was attached to the shore and the other of which was out at sea....
May 28, 2024
Israel SitRep: May 28, 2024
Today’s Issue: 460th Armored Brigade Fights in ‘Heart of Jabalya,’ Finds Weapons in UNRWA Bags Inside School | IDF Troops Arrest Eight in Overnight West Bank Raids | Hezbollah Launches Fundraising...
May 27, 2024
Israel Investigates Civilian Casualties Following Strike on Hamas Officials in Rafah
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) opened an inquiry on May 26 into an IDF strike on Hamas inwestern Rafah the night before that resulted in the reported deaths of Gaza...
May 27, 2024
Israeli, Egyptian Troops Trade Fire Near Rafah
Israeli and Egyptian troops exchanged fire near the southern Gaza border city of Rafah on May 27, killing at least one member of Egypt’s security forces. Both Jerusalem and...
May 27, 2024
Can Israel’s ‘security zone’ in Lebanon teach us about Gaza?
Today in Gaza, Israel is operating in several areas. In the south, the focus is on Rafah, the offensive of which began on May 7. In Jabalya in the north, the 98th division is also uprooting terrorist infrastructure....
May 26, 2024
Bahrain Seeks to Bolster Ties with Iran
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the kingdom looks forward to resuming diplomatic relations with Iran during a May 23 visit to...
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