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March 28, 2024
Iran Makes Progress on Constructing Underground Nuclear Site
A March 25 report found that Iran continues to make progress in constructing a deeply buried nuclear site near Natanz. The report by the Institute for Science and International Security...
March 28, 2024
Israel to Send Delegation to Washington to Discuss Rafah Operation
The White House said on March 27 that senior Israeli officials agreed to reschedule a trip to Washington to discuss alternatives for a ground operation in Rafah. The move reverses...
March 28, 2024
Palestinian Terrorist Confesses to October 7 Rape
A Palestinian terrorist captured by Israeli forces confessed to carrying out a rape during the October 7 rampage, his interrogation video showed. In the more than five minutes of...
March 28, 2024
Palestinian Shoots Up Israeli School Buses and Cars in West Bank’s Jordan Valley
Palestinian terrorists wounded three people in a gun ambush on Israeli vehicles in the West Bank’s Jordan Valley on March 28. The Times of Israel reported that two school buses,...
March 28, 2024
Hamas and Iran Celebrate Israel’s Isolation at UN
Senior Iranian officials and the leaders of Iran’s Gaza-based terror proxies met on March 26 in Tehran, where they celebrated the ceasefire resolution that the UN Security Council...
March 27, 2024
Former Israeli Hostage Recounts Sexual Assault, Torture in Captivity
A former Israeli hostage said Hamas terrorists sexually assaulted her in captivity in an eight-hour interview published on March 26. Amit Soussana, a 40-year-old lawyer from kibbutz...
March 27, 2024
Israeli Troops to Provide Protection for Gaza Aid Pier
Israel agreed on March 26 to provide security for U.S. military personnel building a temporary pier to deliver humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, Politico reported. The plan,...
March 27, 2024
Hezbollah Barrage Against Israeli City Kills One
Hezbollah targeted the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona with a barrage of 30 rockets on March 27. The attack killed Zahar Bashara, a 25-year-old resident of the Druze town...
March 26, 2024
Israel Intercepts Advanced Iranian Weapons En Route to West Bank
The Shin Bet and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated on March 25 that a significant weapons smuggling plot by Iranian operatives was thwarted in “recent months.” The...
March 26, 2024
Iranian Rial’s Depreciation Persists Into Persian New Year
The Iranian rial struck a record low on March 24, trading at about 613,000 to the U.S. dollar in the unregulated market. Since January, the dollar has appreciated about 21 percent...
March 26, 2024
Senior Israeli Officials Cancel Upcoming Trip to Washington
Senior Israeli officials on March 25 canceled a planned trip to Washington after the United States abstained from a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution opposed by Israel. Jerusalem...
March 26, 2024
Israel Quits Doha Hostage Talks After Hamas Rejects Deal
Israel on March 26 withdrew its negotiators from Qatar-hosted talks on a potential Gaza truce after Hamas rejected a U.S.-proposed compromise. Mossad director David Barnea, who has...
March 26, 2024
Israel Hits Hezbollah Deep in Lebanon
Israel carried out its longest-range attack on Hezbollah yet on March 26 after the Lebanese terrorist group launched missiles at a strategic northern base of the Israel Defense Forces...
March 25, 2024
Israeli Defense Minister Visits Washington to Push for Expedited Military Aid
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant arrived in Washington this week, reportedly to request expedited shipments of weapon systems from the United States. The visit marks Gallant’s...
March 25, 2024
U.S. Abstains From Ceasefire Resolution at UN Security Council
The United States abstained from a resolution that the UN Security Council adopted on March 25 demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution, which the 10 non-permanent...
March 25, 2024
Israeli Forces Find ‘Large Amount of Military Equipment’ at Shifa Hospital
Israeli forces uncovered weapons hidden throughout Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on March 25. “The operation was launched after receiving...
March 25, 2024
U.S. Bans UNRWA Funding for One Year
President Joe Biden on March 23 signed into law a one-year ban on U.S. funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The measure, passed overwhelmingly by Congress...
March 25, 2024
Hamas Shells Ashdod, First Since January
Hamas launched rockets at Ashdod on March 25, in the first such attack against the Israeli city from Gaza in 10 weeks. The eight rockets fired from the central Gaza Strip set off...
March 24, 2024
Palestinian Sniper Kills Israeli Soldier in West Bank
A Palestinian sniper killed an Israeli soldier and wounded seven others in a West Bank ambush on March 22. According to Palestinian media, the Palestinian terrorist Mujahid Barakat...
March 22, 2024
Russia, China Veto Ceasefire Resolution at UN
Latest Developments Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on March 22 calling for an immediate Gaza ceasefire, the release of remaining hostages, and a halt to Houthi attacks in the...
March 22, 2024
Israel Arrests Man Planning Suicide Attack
Israeli police said on March 21 that they arrested a Palestinian man in the West Bank who intended to carry out a suicide attack. According to law enforcement officials, an undercover...
March 22, 2024
Houthi Missile Strikes Israeli Soil for First Time
The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen struck Israel with a cruise missile on March 18 for the first time. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on March 19 that the Israeli Air Force...
March 22, 2024
Poll: Hamas Remains Popular Among Palestinians
Palestinian support for Hamas in the West Bank and Gaza remains high, according to a Palestinian poll released on March 20. That support has increased since the Iran-backed terrorist...
March 22, 2024
IDF Raid on Gaza Hospital Captures Largest Number of Terrorists Since War Began
Latest Developments The Israeli military captured 650 suspects, 358 of whom are Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists, in a raid on Shifa Hospital, said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and...
March 21, 2024
IDF: Hezbollah Stores Weapons in Lebanese Civilian Areas
Hezbollah is storing weapons, including explosives, in Lebanese civilian areas, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on March 20. The Israeli military released footage of an explosion...
March 20, 2024
U.S. Accuses Niger of Iran Uranium Deal
Niger may end counterterrorism cooperation with America over U.S. accusations that Niger’s ruling junta is negotiating a deal to sell uranium to Iran, reported The Wall Street...
March 20, 2024
Canada Bans Arms Exports to Israel
Ottawa plans to halt all arms exports to Israel pursuant to a non-binding parliamentary motion passed on March 19, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly told the Toronto...
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 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 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 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 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
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
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 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
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 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 12, 2024
Israel Thwarts Suicide Attack in West Bank
Israeli forces on March 11 intercepted a Palestinian man who they said was en route to commit a suicide attack in Israel. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet released a...
March 12, 2024
Iranian Official Calls to Expel Israel From Women’s Rights Conference
A senior Iranian official on March 11 called for the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) to expel Israel from its ranks. In a speech before the commission’s...
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