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May 2, 2024
Jordan Rejects Hosting Hamas as Pressure Rises on Qatar
A senior Jordanian diplomat on May 2 firmly rejected the suggestion that Hamas could move its political bureau to Jordan if forced to leave its current base in Qatar. “Hamas behaves...
May 2, 2024
Qatar-Owned Al-Jazeera to Close Israel Bureau Pending Israeli Cabinet Vote
Israel’s attorney general, Gali Baharav-Miara, greenlit the closure of Qatar-owned Al-Jazeera’s Israel-based news operations on May 2, allowing the Israeli cabinet to bring the...
May 2, 2024
Turkey Suspends Trade With Israel
Turkey suspended trade with Israel on May 2, according to two unnamed Turkish officials quoted by Bloomberg. In response, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz wrote on X that Ankara...
May 2, 2024
Gaza Health Ministry Cannot Provide Names for More Than 10,000 It Says Have Died
The Gaza Ministry of Health cannot provide names of more than 10,000 of the 34,000 individuals it says have died during the war between Israel and Hamas. While the Health Ministry conceded earlier this...
May 2, 2024
Lacking Hostage Deal, Blinken Continues to Stall Israeli Ground Operation in Rafah
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on May 1 emphasized his unease with Israel’s pledge to carry out a ground operation in Rafah. Blinken, who concluded another Middle East troubleshooting...
May 2, 2024
Israel Thwarts West Bank Terrorist Cell Planning Bombing Attacks
Israel recently detained three Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists suspected of planning bombing attacks, the Shin Bet said on May 2. The Shin Bet said that troops from the Israel Defense...
May 2, 2024
Turkey Poised to Join South Africa’s Genocide Lawsuit Against Israel at ICJ
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced on May 1 that Turkey plans to join South Africa’s genocide complaint against Israel in the International Court of Justice...
May 2, 2024
Bahraini militia claims drone attack on Israel
Earlier today, Saraya al-Ashtar, an Iranian-backed Shia militia in the island Kingdom of Bahrain, claimed its men launched a drone attack against the Israeli city of Eilat last week. The claim...
May 2, 2024
Safeguarding U.S. Interests in the Face of China’s ‘New Productive Forces’ Strategy
Amidst China’s economic downturn, Chinese leader Xi Jinping recently announced new industrial policies aimed at cementing China’s dominance in several emerging technology sectors, such as batteries,...
May 1, 2024
U.S. Legislators Push Back Against Possible ICC Warrants for Israeli Officials
In response to reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague could soon issue arrest warrants for one or more senior Israeli officials, Speaker of the U.S. House...
May 1, 2024
World Central Kitchen Resumes Gaza Operations
Aid organization World Central Kitchen (WCK) resumed operations in Gaza this week, providing 200,000 meals to Palestinians in Gaza on April 30. The aid organization had suspended operations in Gaza after...
May 1, 2024
Hezbollah Targets Israeli Forces on Northern Border
The Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah carried out several attacks on northern Israel on April 30 and May 1. Hezbollah claimed it targeted an Israeli military barracks at Biranit,...
May 1, 2024
Iran handed Jordan and Israel an opportunity to improve ties
Some threats simply beg to be turned into opportunities. Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi confirmed that his country’s air force intercepted several Iranian drones between April...
May 1, 2024
What to Know About Iran’s Nuclear Program: Advanced Centrifuges
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May 1, 2024
IAEA Director General May Attend Iran Nuclear Technology Conference
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Mohammed Eslami, claimed on May 1 that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi will attend...
May 1, 2024
IDF combat unit recruitment attracts record number of Israeli men and women
Almost seven months into the war in Gaza, Israelis are flocking to combat units in the Israeli Defense Forces at higher than expected numbers. The IDF published data on April 30 reflecting the...
May 1, 2024
The Azerbaijanis, Not the Azeris, Are Hosting COP29
The Republic of Azerbaijan will host the annual UN Climate Change Conference known as COP29 in November 2024. For many who will attend COP29 and follow the process, this will be their first...
May 1, 2024
The ideological cocktail poisoning American campuses
Back in December, the eminent historian Niall Ferguson wrote an essay in The Free Press that, it’s now apparent, presaged the tidal wave of demonstrations now inundating college campuses around...
May 1, 2024
Israel SitRep: May 1, 2024
Israel SitRep: May 1, 2024 Today’s Issue: Netanyahu Vows to ‘Enter Rafah and Eliminate Hamas Battalions There, With or Without a Deal’ | IDF Divisions Improve Combat Readiness for Further Gaza...
May 1, 2024
Hezbollah says it targeted IDF ‘barracks’ in north
Hezbollah claimed to target an Israeli army base at Biranit on May 1. The group put out a statement to the pro-Iran Al-Mayadeen media claiming that the “Islamic Resistance in Lebanon-Hezbollah announced...
May 1, 2024
Kuwait Emir visits Egypt, meets with leaders over Rafah concerns
Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait, visited Cairo on Tuesday to meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to discuss their concerns about Israel’s pending...
May 1, 2024
Hezbollah’s war has destroyed South Lebanon, BBC report reveals
The BBC recently reported on southern Lebanon where it said it saw “air strike destruction in deserted towns.” The report sought to downplay the role Hezbollah has had in bringing this disaster on...
April 30, 2024
Progress Elusive as China Hosts Palestinian Unity Talks
Chinese officials said that Fatah and Hamas appear willing to smooth over their longstanding differences following a round of negotiations over the weekend between the...
April 30, 2024
Iranian IRGC Agents Murdered Teen Protestor Whose Death Was Ascribed to ‘Suicide,’ Leaked Document Reveals
A leaked document from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) revealed that a young female protestor whom the Tehran regime claimed had taken her own life in 2022 was...
April 30, 2024
EU Members Gear Up for Palestinian State Recognition
At least five European Union member states are moving to unilaterally recognize Palestinian statehood in the coming months, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on April 29....
April 30, 2024
Israel Dismantles Terror Tunnels in Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) dismantled two underground tunnels in Gaza operated by Palestinian terrorist organizations, according to an IDF statement on April 29. The tunnels...
April 30, 2024
Gaza-based terrorist group threatens British forces if they begin to deliver aid from offshore pier
The Popular Resistance Committees warned via its official Telegram channel on April 28 that if British forces operate on a U.S.-made pier off the Gaza coast, they will become legitimate...
April 30, 2024
Islamic State expands da’wah activities in Mozambique
Earlier this month, FDD’s Long War Journal reported on the Islamic State’s concerted effort to both engage in more da’wah [proselytizing] activities in Africa and highlight...
April 30, 2024
Possible arrest warrants for Israeli leaders expose the utter perversity of the International Criminal Court
The perversity of targeting Israeli leaders for justly attempting, as any other nation would, to free the hostages and prevent future Hamas atrocities is precisely why two decades of US presidents, from...
April 30, 2024
Two IDF Divisions prepare for next phase in Gaza
Two Israel Defense Forces divisions are preparing for the next phase of combat and operations in Gaza, the IDF said on April 30. The divisions are completing preparations as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin...
April 30, 2024
China Has Crossed Biden’s Red Line on Ukraine
Excerpt President Biden warned China two years ago not to provide “material support” for Russia’s war in Ukraine. On Friday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken conceded that Xi Jinping ignored...
April 30, 2024
Turkey Cannot Be a Mediator in the Gaza War
The Turkish government led by Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not shy about its enthusiastic support of Hamas. Last month Erdogan shocked observers after declaring “Turkey is a country that stands firmly behind...
April 30, 2024
Houthis target US ships and expand operations as part of attack escalations in the region
The Houthis have increased their attacks over the last several days, saying Tuesday that they “targeted two American destroyers and two ships in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.” Their spokesman...
April 30, 2024
Despite the state of the Gaza Strip Hamas is certain that they are still winning the war
Hamas continues to dictate the next stage of the Gaza war, both in its own view and in how it holds the world hostage by not agreeing to a hostage deal. After Hamas violated the first hostage deal in...
April 30, 2024
Israel SitRep: April 30, 2024
Today’s Issue: IDF Maps and Destroys Two Terror Tunnels in Gaza’s Beit Hanoun | Israel Increasing Efforts to Bring...
April 29, 2024
The Netherlands Considers Restoring UNRWA Funding, Pending Reform
The Netherlands is the latest country to consider reinstating funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) after the release of a report on April 22 into the agency’s...
April 29, 2024
Israel Readying for U.S. Military’s Floating Pier off Gaza Coast for Humanitarian Aid
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on April 27 that it is preparing to receive a floating pier that the United States is building off the Gaza coast for the purpose of “receiving...
April 29, 2024
IDF Strikes Hamas Positions in Rafah Ahead of Planned Offensive
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out airstrikes in Rafah on April 29 ahead of a planned offensive on the southern Gazan city, where several battalions of Hamas terrorists...
April 29, 2024
Erdogan Needs a Reset with the US but Congress Could Stand in the Way
Turkey is attempting the impossible by trying to reestablish a productive relationship with the US while declaring his unreserved support for Hamas, and Congress may be gearing up to push back. After suffering...
April 29, 2024
IDF Focuses on Humanitarian Aid in Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces are focusing on humanitarian aid entering Gaza ahead of a possible offensive against Hamas in the southern Gazan city of Rafah. The focus on improving the humanitarian situation...
April 29, 2024
Hezbollah Stumbles Into a War of Attrition
Hezbollah, Iran’s most formidable proxy, barely lifted a finger when its patron fired more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel in the early hours of April 14. The Lebanese group fired a few dozen...
April 29, 2024
The Out-of-Control Social Media App Spreading Antisemitism at Columbia
Demonstrators have shouted “tear down the gates!” while circling Columbia University’s main entrance in recent days. “I am Hamas!” “Long live the intifada!” The chants carried beyond the...
April 28, 2024
Egypt Seeks Hostage Negotiations Breakthrough
Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel met his Israeli counterpart David Barnea on April 26 to continue deadlocked negotiations over a potential deal to free the hostages still in Hamas captivity...
April 28, 2024
Hezbollah Retaliates Against IDF Strike, Launches Barrage of Missiles
Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets at Israel on April 26 in retaliation against an Israeli strike that killed two Palestinian Islamist terrorists in Lebanon...
April 28, 2024
China watches as the U.S. fumbles around in central Pacific
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April 27, 2024
Blinken Reverses Plan to Sanction IDF Battalion
The U.S. State Department on April 26 froze a plan to impose sanctions on the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) Netzah Yehuda battalion...
April 27, 2024
Crush and eliminate Hamas: Navigating ties with Hezbollah, Iran, and Saudi Arabia
Normalization with Saudi Arabia is crucial but shouldn't come at the cost of significant concessions. ...
April 27, 2024
Blinken to Address Normalization With Israel During Visit to Saudi Arabia
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia on April 28 for the World Economic Forum. While in Riyadh, Blinken is expected to discuss the normalization of Saudi-Israeli...
April 26, 2024
Terrorists Attack U.S. Pier Under Construction Off Gaza Coast
Terrorists conducted a mortar attack on a U.S. pier under construction off the Gaza coast, American defense officials said on April 25. Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder...
April 26, 2024
Russia and Iran Agree to Deepen Security Ties
Russia is ready to expand military and technical cooperation with Iran, the Russian state-owned media outlet RIA Novosti reported on April 26. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu...
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