Skip to main content
About
About FDD
FDD Team
Advisors
Jobs and Internships
National Security Network
Issues
Israel at War
Russia
Iran
China
Turkey
Cyber
All Issues
Projects
Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation
Transformative Cyber Innovation Lab
Center on Economic and Financial Power
Center on Military and Political Power
FDD's Long War Journal
Barish Center for Media Integrity
China Program
International Organizations Program
Iran Program
Israel Program
Nonproliferation and Biodefense Program
Turkey Program
Russia Program
National Security Network
All Projects
Products
Analysis
Op-eds
Flash Briefs
Insights
Policy Briefs
Foreign Policy Trackers
Memos
Monographs
Visuals
Congressional Testimonies
In The News
Quotes
Broadcast Appearances
Podcasts
Foreign Podicy
Generation Jihad
FDD Events Podcast
Overnight Updates
FDD's Overnight Brief
Israel at War Situation Report
Connect
Events
Government Relations
Congressional Testimonies
Media Center
Press Releases
National Security Network
Subscribe
Invest
About
About FDD
FDD Team
Advisors
Jobs and Internships
National Security Network
Issues
Israel at War
Russia
Iran
China
Turkey
Cyber
All Issues
Projects
Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation
Center on Economic and Financial Power
Center on Military and Political Power
Barish Center for Media Integrity
China Program
International Organizations Program
Iran Program
Israel Program
Nonproliferation and Biodefense Program
Turkey Program
Russia Program
National Security Network
All Projects
Products
Analysis
In The News
Podcasts
Overnight Updates
Connect
Events
Government Relations
Media Center
National Security Network
Subscribe
Invest
Flash Briefs
Filter
Close
Products
February 26, 2024
Russia to Host Palestinian Unity Talks
The Russian government will welcome multiple Palestinian factions to Moscow from February 29 through March 2 for “inter-Palestinian talks” about resolving the Gaza war. Russian...
February 24, 2024
Israel Firm on Gaza Truce Terms
Israel said on February 24 that any new Gaza truce must entail the release of all remaining hostages and allow for resumption of its war against Hamas. Mossad Director David Barnea...
February 24, 2024
U.S. Sanctions Iranian Entities for Helping Russia Build Drones
The U.S. Treasury Department unveiled new sanctions on February 23 against hundreds of entities complicit in Russia’s war in Ukraine, including a network of Iranian entities that...
February 23, 2024
Israel Sends Negotiators to Hostage Talks in Paris
Israeli negotiators arrived in Paris on February 23 to advance a deal with Hamas to free hostages held in Gaza. Egypt, Qatar, and the United States participated in this latest round...
February 23, 2024
Houthis Target Israel and International Shipping
Iran-backed Houthi terrorists continued their attacks on Israel and international shipping on February 22. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that its Arrow air defense system...
February 23, 2024
Israel Sidesteps UNRWA to Deliver Gaza Aid Via WFP
Israel will sidestep the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) by allowing a substantial flour delivery to reach Gaza through the UN World Food Programme (WFP) instead,...
February 23, 2024
Two Islamic Jihad Terrorists Killed by Israeli Airstrike in Jenin
An Israeli airstrike on February 22 killed two terrorists belonging to Islamic Jihad in the northern West Bank city of Jenin. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement...
February 23, 2024
Israel Prime Minister Presents Plan for Post-War Gaza
Latest Developments Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented the security cabinet with a plan for post-war policy in Gaza on February 22. The plan stipulates that the Israel Defense Forces...
February 22, 2024
Evacuated Israelis May Return to Homes Near Gaza
The Israeli government authorized residents of evacuated Israeli communities on the Gaza Strip to return to their homes. The February 22 advisory reflects the success of the Gaza offensive in degrading the rocket and armed incursion capabilities of Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist groups.
February 22, 2024
U.S. Defends Israel at International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice “should not find that Israel is legally obligated to immediately and unconditionally withdraw from occupied territory,” a U.S. representative...
February 22, 2024
Palestinian Terrorist Attack Near Jerusalem Kills One
Three Palestinian gunmen opened fire on a crowded highway near Maale Adumim in the West Bank on February 22, killing an Israeli man. At least 11 others were wounded in the terrorist...
February 22, 2024
Israeli Airstrike Kills Two Hezbollah Terrorists, Including Senior Radwan Commander
Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on February 22 killed a senior commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force and another operative. The Iran-backed terrorist group announced...
February 22, 2024
Israel Arrests Eight UNRWA Employees Over Ties to Hamas
Israel arrested eight employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) over their ties to Hamas, the Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv reported on February 22. Citing Israeli...
February 22, 2024
Hezbollah Rocket and Anti-Tank Missiles Target Northern Israel
Hezbollah targeted northern Israel with anti-tank missiles on February 22. “An anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon Thursday morning struck a private home in Yuval, a village in...
February 22, 2024
Iran Has Already Sent Missiles to Russia, Report Says
Iran has already provided Russia with a significant number of surface-to-surface ballistic missiles and plans to send more soon, Reuters reported on February 21. Three Iranian sources...
February 21, 2024
At Least Two Reported Killed in Alleged Israeli Airstrike in Damascus
An alleged Israeli airstrike in Damascus killed two people, Syrian state-run media reported on February 21. The reports claim that Israeli planes launched several missiles that hit...
February 21, 2024
Qatar Claims of Medicine Delivery to Hostages in Gaza Under Scrutiny
Israel is investigating the credibility of Qatari claims that Hamas received medicines for hostages it is holding captive in Gaza, the prime minister’s office said on February...
February 21, 2024
Hamas Sexual Crimes Detailed in New Report on October 7 Attack
A new study released on February 21 provides fresh details about the sexual crimes that Hamas carried out during its October 7 attack on Israel. “Many rape incidents occurred collectively,...
February 21, 2024
Israeli Knesset Agrees: No Unilateral Palestinian Statehood
Israel’s parliament on February 21 reinforced the government in formally opposing any attempt to impose Palestinian statehood unilaterally. By a vote of 99 lawmakers in favor and...
February 20, 2024
Hezbollah Official: Our Missiles Can Reach All of Israel
A senior Hezbollah official threatened on February 19 that the Iran-backed group’s missiles can reach all of Israel, not only the north. Hassan Fadlallah, who is also a member of Lebanon’s...
February 20, 2024
U.S. Vetoes One UN Resolution, Proposes Another Opposing Israeli Attack Against Hamas in Rafah
The United States proposed a United Nations Security Council resolution on February 19 that urges Israel not to attack Rafah, Hamas’s last stronghold in Gaza. The draft makes clear...
February 20, 2024
Israel Releases Seized Footage of Bibas Family Kidnapped by Hamas
Israel on FebrIsrael on February 19 released footage from a Gaza street camera of a mother and her two young children being kidnapped by Hamas on October 7. The footage of the Bibas...
February 19, 2024
Qatar: Ceasefire in Gaza Should Not Depend on Hostage Deal
Qatar’s prime minister said on February 17 that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza should not depend on a hostage deal. “This is the dilemma that we’ve been in and...
February 19, 2024
Israel Strikes Hezbollah Weapons Caches in Lebanon
Latest Developments Israel carried out airstrikes against Hezbollah weapons caches deep inside Lebanon on February 19. The attack came in retaliation for a drone launched by the terrorist group toward...
February 19, 2024
Hundreds of Terrorist Operatives Found at Gaza Hospital
Israeli soldiers detained hundreds of terror operatives, some dressed up as hospital staff, at the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, the Israel Defense Forces...
February 18, 2024
Palestinian Authority: Israel Is Not a Peace Partner, World Is Too Focused on October 7
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said on February 18 that Israel is not a peace partner and that world leaders are too preoccupied with Hamas’s October 7 massacre....
February 18, 2024
Unless Hamas Releases Hostages, Israel to Push into Rafah During Ramadan
Israel gave Hamas until Ramadan to release hostages, saying on February 18 that otherwise the Gaza Strip military offensive would continue into Rafah. The Ramadan fasting month begins...
February 18, 2024
Israel Formalizes Opposition to Unilateral Imposition of Palestinian Statehood
Israel’s government unanimously passed a resolution on February 18 rejecting any effort to impose Palestinian statehood unilaterally. The vote by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
February 16, 2024
ICJ Rejects South Africa’s New Attack Against Israel
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on February 16 rejected South Africa’s “urgent request for additional measures” to restrict Israel’s possible operations in Rafah....
February 16, 2024
U.S. Conducts Cyberattack Against Iranian Spy Ship Helping Houthis
The United States conducted a cyberattack against an Iranian spy ship operating near the Red Sea earlier this month, according to February 15 reports. The news comes near the third...
February 16, 2024
Egypt Creates Buffer Zone With Gaza for Displaced Palestinians
Cairo is building a buffer zone along the Gaza border to prevent displaced Palestinians from flooding Egypt, according to February 15 reports. The eight-square-mile enclosure will...
February 16, 2024
Top UN Aid Official Says Hamas Is Not a Terrorist Group
A top United Nations (UN) official on February 14 denied that Hamas is a terrorist group. “Hamas is not a terrorist group for us … It’s a political movement,” said Martin...
February 16, 2024
Terror Attack in Southern Israel Kills Two and Wounds Four
A terrorist attack in southern Israel on February 16 killed two people and wounded four others. The assailant used a firearm in the attack, which took place at the Masmiya junction...
February 15, 2024
Turkey, Egypt Presidents Meet to Repair Ties, Call for Gaza Ceasefire
The presidents of Turkey and Egypt called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas during a February 14 meeting in Cairo. Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan traveled to Egypt for the...
February 15, 2024
U.S. and Arab Partners Plan for Palestinian Statehood
The Biden administration is working with a group of Arab countries to develop a path toward Palestinian statehood, The Washington Post reported on February 14. The planning...
February 15, 2024
Israel Kills Senior Hezbollah Commander, Deputy in Strike
An Israeli airstrike killed two senior Hezbollah operatives overnight in retaliation for the Iranian-backed terrorist group’s lethal shelling of IDF Northern Command’s headquarters...
February 15, 2024
IDF: Hamas Held Hostages at Nasser Hospital
Hamas held hostages at Nasser Hospital in Gaza’s Khan Younis, Israel disclosed on February 15. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said that Israel possesses...
February 14, 2024
Another Gaza Hospital Evacuated as New York Times Confirms Hamas Use of Al-Shifa
Palestinians in Gaza are evacuating a major medical complex after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued evacuation orders on February 13. The IDF advised civilians sheltering at...
February 14, 2024
One Killed and Eight Wounded in Hezbollah Attack on Northern Israel
Rockets believed to have been fired by Hezbollah in Lebanon on February 14 killed one female Israeli soldier and wounded eight people. The barrage of 11 Grad rockets struck near...
February 14, 2024
Tunnel Footage Shows Sinwar on the Run
Israel aired footage on February 13 showing fugitive Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in a tunnel beneath his hometown of Khan Younis during the first days of the war. Sinwar, Hamas’s...
February 13, 2024
U.S., Egyptian, Qatari, and Israeli Officials End Talks Without A Deal
Officials from the United States, Egypt, Qatar, and Israel met in Cairo on February 13 to try to outline a potential deal between Hamas and Israel. CIA Director Bill Burns, Qatari...
February 13, 2024
Turkey-Based Organization Prepares to Send Flotilla to Gaza
An assembly of international organizations announced on February 10 that it seeks to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza by sending a flotilla of humanitarian aid. The assembly,...
February 13, 2024
Former Iranian Official Hints at Nuclear Weapons Program
Tehran maintains a nuclear weapons program, a former senior Iranian official appeared to suggest in an interview broadcast on February 12. Iran has crossed “all the thresholds...
February 13, 2024
France Proposes Lebanon Border Deal
France has proposed a three-step plan to resolve hostilities along the Israel-Lebanon border, media reports stated on February 12. The written proposal, which French Foreign Minister...
February 13, 2024
Hezbollah Rocket Fire Wounds Two in Northern Israel
A Hezbollah rocket attack on the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona wounded two civilians on February 13. The 47-year-old woman and 15-year-old boy — a mother and her son —...
February 12, 2024
Israel Thwarts Drug Smuggling Attempts From Egypt
Israeli forces announced on February 11 that they thwarted an attempt to smuggle $14 million worth of drugs across the Egypt-Israel border earlier in the month. The Israel Defense...
February 12, 2024
Israeli Airstrikes Target Hezbollah Forces in Southern Lebanon
Israel conducted a series of airstrikes in southern Lebanon on February 12 against individuals and facilities affiliated with the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah. The Israel...
February 12, 2024
Hamas Data Center Found Under UNRWA Headquarters
Israeli forces last week uncovered a Hamas data center housed underneath the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza City. The center included...
February 12, 2024
Israel Rescues Two Hostages From Gaza
Israeli special forces rescued two hostages — Fernando Marman, 61, and Louis Har, 70 — from Rafah in southern Gaza in the early hours of February 12. “We have prepared for...
February 11, 2024
Hamas Threatens Hostages Over Israeli Operation Against Rafah
Hamas threatened on February 11 to call off negotiations over freeing the hostages if Israeli forces advance against the Palestinian terrorist group’s “last bastion” in Rafah....
<
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
…
18
>