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September 27, 2024
Houthis Missile Fired at Central Israel, Intercepted by Arrow System
A missile fired by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen targeted central Israel, including Tel Aviv, shortly after midnight on September 26. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the...
September 27, 2024
Netanyahu Slams United Nations Antisemitism in General Assembly Speech
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned what he called “moral confusion” in the United Nations (UN) on September 27, during his address on the third day of the UN...
September 26, 2024
Iran-backed Iraqi Militias Attack Eilat With Drones
An armed drone launched by Iraqi-based terrorists struck the port of the southern Israeli city of Eilat on September 25, causing damage and lightly injuring two civilians, including...
September 26, 2024
Egypt Delivers Second Weapons Shipment to Somalia This Month
Egypt delivered its second weapons shipment to Somalia in less than a month on September 23, signaling a potential escalation in the Horn of Africa. According to Reuters, the shipment,...
September 26, 2024
Israel Eliminates Head of Hezbollah Drone Unit
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) eliminated Muhammad Hussein Srour, also known as Abu Saleh — the leader of Hezbollah’s aerial unit — in a precision strike in Beirut on September...
September 25, 2024
Iran Brokers Talks to Provide Russian Missiles to Houthi Rebels in Yemen
Iran is brokering talks between Russia and the Houthi rebels in Yemen to provide the terrorist group with Russian-made anti-ship missiles, Reuters reported on September 24. “Seven...
September 25, 2024
Hamas Backer Qatar Joins U.S. Visa Waiver Program
The U.S. State Department and Department of Homeland Security admitted Qatar to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program on September 24, allowing the emirate’s 330,000 citizens to travel...
September 25, 2024
IDF Reserve Brigades Deployed in Northern Israel as Hezbollah Launches Ballistic Missile at Tel Aviv
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced it is dispatching two reserve brigades to be deployed in northern Israel as Operation Northern Arrows targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon entered...
September 24, 2024
Israeli Police Seize Hamas Terror Funds in Eastern Jerusalem
Israeli Border Police, Jerusalem police officers, and agents from the Israel Tax Authority carried out a raid in the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Shu’afat against a Hamas...
September 24, 2024
Israeli Strike on Beirut Eliminates Hezbollah Missile Chief
An Israeli air strike on Beirut’s Dahiyeh suburb, a Hezbollah stronghold, eliminated Ibrahim Qubaisi, the head of Hezbollah’s rocket and missile division, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on September...
September 23, 2024
IRGC Orders Members to Stop Using All Communications Devices
Citing two Iranian security officials, Reuters reported on September 23 that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has banned the use of all communications devices following...
September 23, 2024
IDF Calls on Lebanese Civilians to Leave Areas Where Hezbollah Is Active
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) called on Lebanese civilians to leave areas where Hezbollah is hiding weapons, the IDF announced in several statements on September 23. “Residents...
September 22, 2024
Hezbollah Launches Fresh Barrage of Rocket Attacks Deep Into Northern Israel
Latest Developments Stung by a succession of Israeli attacks on its top commanders and fighters over the past week, Hezbollah launched several barrages of rockets at Israel on September 22 that targeted...
September 21, 2024
15 Hezbollah Terrorists Killed with Aqil, Devastating Chain of Command
Latest Developments The toll of Hezbollah terrorist leaders killed with top commander Ibrahim Aqil in a September 20 Israeli air strike has risen to 15. An Israel Defense Forces statement released...
September 20, 2024
Top Hezbollah Commander and Radwan Force Leaders Eliminated in Israeli Air Strike on Beirut
An Israeli air strike on Beirut on September 20 eliminated Hezbollah’s top military commander, Ibrahim Aqil, and 10 other senior commanders belonging to the Iran-backed terrorist...
September 20, 2024
Second Round of Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign to Include Nutrients, Additional Immunizations
More than 600,000 children in Gaza are expected to receive micronutrients, including vitamins and minerals, during the second round of the joint United Nations and Israel Defense...
September 20, 2024
U.S. Sanctions Key Iranian Human Rights Abusers
The Biden administration sanctioned 12 people on September 18 for their “violent repression” of the Iranian people, both within Iran and abroad. The sanctions, imposed in coordination...
September 19, 2024
November Ceasefire in Gaza Collapsed After Hamas Lied About Female Hostages
Israeli media reported on September 18 that the week-long ceasefire in November — which saw Hamas release 81 Israeli hostages — collapsed after the terrorist group relayed false...
September 19, 2024
UN Calls to Boycott Israel and Institute Arms Embargo
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed a non-binding resolution on September 18 calling for Israel to withdraw unconditionally from the West Bank, Gaza, and eastern Jerusalem...
September 19, 2024
Hezbollah has Suffered ‘Major and Unprecedented Blow,’ Nasrallah Admits
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah admitted in a televised speech on September 19 that the Iran-backed terrorist organization has suffered a “major and unprecedented blow” during...
September 19, 2024
Israeli Businessman Indicted in Iranian-Orchestrated Assassination Plot Appears in Court
An Israeli businessman accused of participating in an Iranian plot to assassinate top Israeli leaders appeared in court in the city of Beersheba on September 19. A joint statement...
September 18, 2024
First Female Israeli Soldier Killed in Combat in Gaza
A female Israeli soldier has been killed in combat in Gaza, the first since the war began 11 months ago, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on September 18. In addition to...
September 18, 2024
Israel Intercepts Drone From Iraq
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intercepted a drone launched from Iraq over Israeli airspace on September 18. Israeli fighter jets shot down the drone around 4:30 a.m. as it approached...
September 18, 2024
After Pager Explosions, Blasts From Hand-Held Radios Rock Lebanon
Hand-held radios used by Hezbollah terrorists exploded across Lebanon on September 18, one day after thousands of pagers carried by the Iran-backed organization’s operatives similarly...
September 17, 2024
Hamas, Houthis Open Offices in Iraq
Hamas and the Houthi rebels in Yemen — both Iran-backed terror groups — quietly established political offices in Iraq over the summer, The New York Times revealed on September...
September 17, 2024
IDF Eliminates Palestinian Islamic Jihad Rocket Commander
Israel eliminated a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) commander while he was “embedded and operating inside the Humanitarian Area in Khan Yunis,” according to a statement issued...
September 17, 2024
Hundreds of Hezbollah Operatives Wounded as Pagers Explode Across Lebanon
Hundreds of Hezbollah operatives were wounded in various parts of Lebanon on September 17 when the pagers they use to communicate exploded, in what appeared to be an act of long-range...
September 16, 2024
Iran Launches Satellite Into Orbit Using Domestic Missile
The United States expressed concern on September 14 after Iran successfully launched a satellite into space using a rocket developed by its widely sanctioned Islamic Revolutionary...
September 16, 2024
Military Operation Needed to Stop Hezbollah’s Daily Attacks, Top IDF General Says
The head of Israel’s Northern Command is pushing for Israeli officials to act against Hezbollah threats by creating a buffer zone in southern Lebanon, The Times of Israel reported...
September 16, 2024
Iranians Commemorate Mahsa Amini on Second Anniversary of Her Murder
The second anniversary of the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was marked in Iran and around the world on September 16 amid a media blackout ordered by Iran’s rulers. The young...
September 15, 2024
Houthis Missile Fragments Strike Central Israel
A missile launched by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen targeting central Israel set off sirens in dozens of areas on the morning of September 15, spreading fragments throughout...
September 13, 2024
Iranian Minister Urges Anti-Western BRICS Bloc to Create ‘Security Structure’
The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Akbar Ahmadian, called for the BRICS bloc of states (named after original founders Brazil, Russia, India, China,...
September 13, 2024
Hamas Chief Sinwar Pens Letter of Gratitude to Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah
Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar personally thanked Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah for his solidarity in the war against Israel in a rare letter that the Iran-backed Lebanese...
September 13, 2024
Egypt and Ethiopia Tussle at UN Security Council as Nile Dam Tensions Escalate
As tensions escalate between Egypt and Ethiopia over the latest filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Ethiopian Foreign Minister Taye Atske-Selassie urged UN officials to “take note of Egypt’s repeated threat to use force against Ethiopia” in a letter to the UN Security Council (UNSC) dated September 6 ...
September 13, 2024
U.S., European Powers Decline to Censure Iran’s Failure to Comply With IAEA Demands
During the quarterly meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, the United States, along with the United Kingdom, France, and Germany (the “E3”)...
September 12, 2024
IDF Special Forces Conducted Daring Raid on Iranian Precision Missile Factory in Syria
An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) special forces unit reportedly conducted a raid on an underground Iranian-built precision missile factory in Syria, three sources told Axios on September...
September 12, 2024
Russian Ship Likely Carrying Iranian Missiles Docks at Caspian Sea Port
New satellite imagery showed a Russian cargo ship that was likely carrying Iranian ballistic missiles docking at a Russian port on the Caspian Sea, CNN reported on September 11....
September 12, 2024
Israel Eliminates Three Palestinian Islamic Jihad Members in Tulkarem
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out an airstrike that eliminated three Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) members on September 11 in the West Bank city of Tulkarem. PIJ identified...
September 12, 2024
WHO Reports Polio Vaccine Targets in Gaza Achieved
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on September 12 that it has administered the polio vaccination to more than 90 percent of children in Gaza since launching a widespread...
September 12, 2024
IDF Names Hamas Terrorists Killed in Strike on Gaza School
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released the names of nine Hamas terrorists targeted in an airstrike on a shuttered school in the central Gaza Strip on September 11, pushing back...
September 11, 2024
Letter From Hamas Brigade Commander Sheds Light on Terror Group’s Demoralization
A letter penned by a Hamas commander made public by Israel on September 11 demonstrates that the Palestinian terrorist group has been on the ropes for months. The letter, from...
September 11, 2024
26 Human Rights Groups Denounce Iran’s Death Sentence Against Prominent Activist
Iran must rescind its death sentence against Kurdish women’s rights activist and social worker Pakhshan Azizi, a group of 26 human rights organizations said in a joint statement...
September 11, 2024
Israel Offers to Allow Sinwar Safe Passage Out of Gaza to Free Hostages
Israeli ceasefire negotiators offered Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar safe passage out of the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of all of Israel’s hostages, Israeli hostage envoy...
September 11, 2024
IDF Eliminates Hezbollah Commander as Rockets Target Communities in Northern Israel
Israel eliminated Hezbollah commander Muhammad Qassem al-Shaer — a member of the group’s elite Radwan Force — on September 10, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed in...
September 11, 2024
Israeli Defense Minister Says Hamas Destroyed as Organized Fighting Force
Israel’s 11-month offensive has destroyed Hamas as an organized military force and the Iran-backed Palestinian terrorist group now functions as an insurgency, Defense Minister...
September 10, 2024
Blinken Confirms Iranian Ballistic Missile Transfers to Russia
Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed on September 10 that the Islamic Republic of Iran is supplying Russia with Fath-360 close-range ballistic missiles for use in Ukraine....
September 10, 2024
Israel Intercepts Weapons Cache Smuggled From Jordan
Israeli police intercepted an attempt to smuggle weapons from Jordan on September 9. According to the police statement, soldiers from the Darom District Defense Unit and customs...
September 10, 2024
Israeli Forces Thwart Palestinian Terror Cell With Highway Arrest
Israeli forces thwarted an imminent terrorist attack on September 9 after police and special forces from the Shin Bet intelligence agency arrested a carload of Palestinians traveling...
September 10, 2024
Israeli Strike Targets Top Hamas Commanders in Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted three top Hamas commanders in an airstrike overnight between September 9 and 10. “Three senior Hamas operatives were killed in a targeted...
September 9, 2024
Iranian Lawmaker Admits Tehran Sent Missiles to Russia
A member of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee acknowledged on September 8 that Iran had transferred ballistic missiles to Russia for use in...
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