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August 28, 2023 Libya’s Prime Minister Fires Top Diplomat for Meeting With Israeli Counterpart Libya’s prime minister fired his top diplomat on August 28 for meeting with her Israeli counterpart last week. News of the meeting had earlier set off protests in several cities... August 28, 2023 Papua New Guinea to Open Jerusalem Embassy Latest Developments Papua New Guinea’s prime minister will visit Israel next week to open an embassy in Jerusalem, a spokesperson for his office said on August 28. The inauguration, tentatively... August 24, 2023 Israel Arrests Four Citizens for Smuggling Iran-Made Explosives Israeli authorities on August 24 announced the arrest of four Arab Israelis for smuggling Iran-made explosives obtained from the terrorist group Hezbollah. Israel’s Shin Bet security... August 23, 2023 Iran Unveils New Combat Drone Latest Developments The regime in Iran unveiled a new drone on August 22, which it claims can fly higher and farther than other drones in its arsenal. According to Iran’s state-run Islamic Republic... August 22, 2023 Russia and Iran Deepen Military Cooperation Latest Developments Iran’s regular army commander and his Russian counterpart met in Moscow on August 21. Brig. Gen. Kioumars Heydari, commander of the Ground Forces of Iran’s Artesh, met with Gen.... August 21, 2023 Iran’s Illicit Oil Exports Surge in August Amid U.S. Failure to Enforce Sanctions Illicit Iranian oil exports surpassed 2.2 million barrels per day in August, Bloomberg reported on August 21. This volume exceeds the five-year high Iran reached in May as the United... August 21, 2023 Israeli Mother Killed in Palestinian Terrorist Attack Latest Developments A Palestinian terrorist opened fire against Israelis driving near the city of Hebron today, killing an Israeli mother and critically injuring an Israeli man. The woman’s... August 19, 2023 IDF Searching for Terrorist Who Killed Israeli Father and Son in Huwara Latest Developments The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are searching for a Palestinian terrorist near the West Bank village of Huwara on August 19 after the murder of an Israeli father... August 18, 2023 Iran Arrests 12 Human Rights Activists Ahead of Nationwide Protests Anniversary Latest Developments The regime in Iran arrested 12 human rights activists on August 16, about a month before the first anniversary of nationwide protests. The activists, 11 women and one man,... August 18, 2023 Russia Plans to Locally Produce 6,000 Iranian Suicide Drones A Washington Post investigation published on August 17 sheds new light on Russia’s efforts to expand its supply of Iranian suicide drones for use against Ukraine. The report details... August 17, 2023 U.S. Green-Lights Israel’s Arrow-3 Sale to Germany Israel’s Defense Ministry said on August 17 that the United States had signed off on a sale of Jerusalem’s Arrow-3 ballistic missile defense system to Germany, clearing the way for Israel’s largest... August 16, 2023 Treasury Department Sanctions Hezbollah ‘Green’ Front Group The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned Lebanon-based Green Without Borders (GWB) and its leader, Zuhair Subhi Nahla, on August 16 for aiding Hezbollah. Treasury explained that GWB “has provided... August 16, 2023 Israeli Counterterrorism Forces Preemptively Strike West Bank Bomb Facilities Israeli forces uncovered an explosives laboratory containing seven ready-to-use bombs and another cache of eight bombs concealed in a northern West Bank warehouse, according to an... August 16, 2023 Israel, Jordan Move Ahead on Water-for-Electricity Deal Senior Israeli and Jordanian officials met in Abu Dhabi on August 14 to move forward on a trilateral water-for-electricity deal that is an outgrowth of the Abraham Accords. Representing Israel at the... August 15, 2023 U.S. to Provide Iran Access to $16 Billion in Frozen Funds The United States moved toward giving Iran access to at least $16 billion in the last few weeks, including $6 billion held in South Korea as part of a prisoner exchange deal and $10 billion held in... August 14, 2023 Hamas Caught Trying to Resurrect Cell in West Bank Village Israeli forces have cracked a Hamas attempt to resurrect a terrorist cell in a West Bank village near Jerusalem, the Shin Bet said on August 14. Nine Palestinians are under arrest in connection with... August 11, 2023 Abbas Sacks Palestinian Governors Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas fired 12 out of the 16 regional governors in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on August 10 and ordered the creation of a presidential committee to identify... August 10, 2023 Lebanese Central Bank Governor Hit With Sanctions From U.S., UK, Canada The United States, UK, and Canada sanctioned the former governor of Lebanon’s central bank, Riad Salameh, for “corrupt and unlawful actions” on August 10 but stopped short of sanctioning the... August 10, 2023 U.S. to Release $6 Billion to Iran in Exchange for Hostages The United States and Iran reached a deal on August 10 for Tehran’s release of five Iranian-American dual nationals to house arrest in exchange for Washington’s release of several jailed Iranians... August 9, 2023 U.S. Denies Significant Progress in Saudi-Israel Normalization The Biden administration on August 9 denied reports that the United States and Saudi Arabia had agreed to a framework that would see the Arab kingdom normalize relations with Israel. National Security... August 8, 2023 Sanctioned Former Prosecutor-General Chosen to Lead Iran’s Supreme Court Iranian media announced the appointment of Mohammad Jafar Montazeri to the position of the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Iran on August 6. Montazeri, who has served as prosecutor-general of Iran... August 8, 2023 Israel Sharpens Warning to Lebanon Over Hezbollah Provocations Latest Developments Israel will “send Lebanon back to the stone age” if provoked into war by Hezbollah, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on August 8 in a sharpened warning as friction with... August 7, 2023 Violence Among Palestinians in Lebanon Spurs Travel Advisories The United Arab Emirates (UAE) joined a growing list of countries on August 6 warning its citizens against traveling to Lebanon in the wake of clashes between Palestinian militant groups in Ayn al-Hilweh,... August 6, 2023 Israeli SWAT Team Stops Palestinian Terror Squad Israeli special forces killed three Palestinian terrorists on August 6 as they were en route from Jenin to carry out an attack. The daylight interdiction on a West Bank road came less than 24 hours... August 6, 2023 Israeli Security Officer Killed Halting Larger Palestinian Terrorist Attack A Palestinian gunman killed a municipal security officer in Tel Aviv on August 5 before being shot dead, in an interdiction that appears to have prevented a much larger terrorist attack in the Israeli... August 4, 2023 U.S. May Put Military Personnel on Commercial Ships to Deter Iran’s Harassment The Pentagon is considering placing armed U.S. Marines and Navy sailors on commercial ships in response to increased Iranian attempts to harass and seize vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz,... August 3, 2023 Iran and Belarus Sign Defense Cooperation Agreements The Iranian and Belarussian defense ministers met in Tehran on July 31 to sign a pair of defense cooperation agreements. While details about the accords are scarce, Minsk may be looking to Tehran for... July 31, 2023 Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation Talks Result in No Agreement Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas chaired a four-hour meeting with Hamas leaders in Egypt on July 30 in another attempt to reconcile longstanding divisions between the two rival factions.... July 31, 2023 Palestinians in Gaza Protest Hamas Rule, Rising Cost of Living Thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip took to the streets on July 30 to protest economic hardship under Hamas rule. This public expression of discontentment constitutes a rare occurrence and... July 30, 2023 Israel Sees Saudi Connection in Expanded Rail Network Israel unveiled an ambitious expansion of its rail network on July 30, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying it could eventually enable train connections to Saudi Arabia. The $27 billion “One... July 28, 2023 IDF Intelligence Warns of Growing Threat at Israel-Lebanon Border Israeli intelligence personnel have issued increasingly dire warnings about security on Israel’s northern border, Israeli media reported on July 28. According to Yedioth Ahronoth, Israeli Prime Minister... July 27, 2023 Palestinian Terrorists Fire Rockets at Israeli Community A new Palestinian terrorist organization known as the Ayyash Battalion claimed responsibility for launching a rocket toward the northern Israeli community of Ram-On on July 27. The attack caused no... July 27, 2023 CENTCOM and Israel Coordinate on Increased Threats from Iran U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla visited Israel from July 25-27, meeting with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant and the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF)... July 24, 2023 Iranian Air Force Conducts Training Exercise The Iranian air force began an annual air force drill on July 23, a week after the United States announced it was deploying additional assets around the Strait of Hormuz in response to Iran’s growing... July 20, 2023 U.S. Boosts Middle East Combat Power to Deter Iranian Maritime Aggression To counter Iranian attempts “to threaten the free flow of commerce in the Strait of Hormuz and its surrounding waters,” the Department of Defense announced on July 20 the deployment of a portion... July 20, 2023 King of Morocco Invites Israeli Prime Minister to Visit Morocco’s King Muhammad VI invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 19 to visit him in Rabat. The invitation comes two days after Jerusalem announced that it recognized Morocco’s... July 19, 2023 In Major Reversal, U.S. Lifts Restraints on Iranian Income From Electricity Sales The Biden administration this week reportedly issued a national security waiver allowing Iraq to pay for the import of Iranian electricity by depositing cash in Iranian bank accounts throughout the... July 19, 2023 Secretary of State and Arab League Chief Meet After U.S. Condemns League’s Readmission of Syria Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with League of Arab States Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit at the State Department on July 19. Blinken and Aboul Gheit did not discuss the specifics of their... July 18, 2023 Iran Intensifies Crackdown on Dissent Iran has intensified its crackdown on dissent, Reuters reported on July 18. “Journalists, lawyers, activists, human rights advocates and students have been arrested, summoned or faced other measures... July 14, 2023 Iraq to Pay Iran with Oil for Billions of Dollars in Debt Iraq announced this week it would repay billions of dollars in natural gas debts owed to Iran using Iraqi oil instead of cash — a move that would likely violate U.S. sanctions absent authorization... July 13, 2023 Iran’s President Conducts Influence Tour in Sub-Saharan Africa Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi wrapped up the final leg of his three-day visit to Sub-Saharan Africa with a stop in Zimbabwe on July 13, seeking to bolster Iran’s influence, trade, and business... July 12, 2023 Eyeing Iran, U.S. and Israeli Air Forces Hone Long-Range Strike Skills U.S. Central Command and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on July 10 that they are conducting a combined military exercise in Israel this week as part of the Juniper Oak exercise series. The... July 12, 2023 Israel Repels Hezbollah Sabotage of Lebanese Border Fence Hezbollah operatives tried to sabotage the fence on Lebanon’s border with Israel at two points on July 12 but were dispersed by non-lethal Israeli military responses. The incidents — the latest... July 10, 2023 Palestinian Authority Refuses Israel’s Lifeline to Prevent Collapse The Palestinian Authority (PA) on July 10 rejected an Israeli offer to help prevent its collapse in exchange for Palestinian steps to halt key anti-Israel policies. Under Israel’s terms, the PA would... July 10, 2023 Iran Publicly Hangs Two Afghan Prisoners Iran publicly hanged two Afghan nationals on July 8 on charges of efsad-fil-arz (corruption on earth) and baghy (armed rebellion) after trials devoid of due process that relied on confessions elicited... July 7, 2023 Non-Enforcement of U.S. Oil Sanctions on Iran Hits New High Following weeks of indications that the United States was moving toward an unacknowledged nuclear agreement with Iran that would include the non-enforcement of U.S. oil sanctions and the release of... July 6, 2023 Iran Becomes Full Member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Iran officially became the ninth member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi participating in the organization’s virtual summit on July 4. Iran’s... July 5, 2023 Soldier Killed as Israel Completes Jenin Counter-Terror Sweep Israel wrapped up Operation Home and Garden — a large-scale incursion into Jenin to kill or capture Palestinian terrorists and root out their infrastructure — after 48 hours in the West Bank city.... July 4, 2023 Palestinian Motorist Rams, Stabs Pedestrians in Tel Aviv A Palestinian terrorist carried out a car-ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv on July 4, wounding at least seven people before an armed civilian shot him dead. The terrorist, Abed al-Wahab Khalaila,... July 3, 2023 Iran Foments Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in Jenin Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanani accused Israel on July 3 of “state terrorism” following the launch of a major Israeli military operation in Jenin to weaken the presence of Iran-backed...

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