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April 24, 2024
Hamas Places Rocket Launch Sites Near Civilian Shelters in Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out airstrikes on two Hamas rocket launch sites in southern Gaza, the IDF said on April 24. An infographic distributed by the IDF showed that...
April 24, 2024
Israel Mobilizes Reservists Ahead of Rafah Push
Israel is redeploying reservist ground forces brigades on April 24 for operations in the Gaza Strip, signaling its readiness to move against the Hamas stronghold of...
April 24, 2024
Half of Hezbollah’s South Lebanon Commanders Killed
Israeli counterstrikes have killed “half of Hezbollah’s commanders in southern Lebanon,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant revealed on April 24. Gallant’s remarks...
April 24, 2024
Iran-Backed Iraqi Militias Resume Attacks on U.S. Forces
U.S. forces at Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq shot down approximately two drones on April 22, according to U.S. officials. This was the second attack in 24 hours against U.S. troops, coming...
April 24, 2024
Israel Develops Plan for Rafah Evacuation
The Israeli military is preparing to evacuate Gazan civilians from Rafah, Hamas’s last stronghold, as part of Israel’s planned offensive, The Wall Street Journal reported on...
April 23, 2024
Iranian President in Pakistan, Pledges to Strengthen Ties
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Islamabad on April 22, kicking off a three-day visit to Pakistan. Raisi’s trip comes three months after Iran and Pakistan exchanged airstrikes...
April 23, 2024
Israel Calls UN Investigation into UNRWA ‘Insufficient’
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) on April 22 released the final report by investigators charged with reviewing the agency’s “neutrality” in light of Israel’s...
April 23, 2024
Iran’s Noor Plan Intensifies Crackdown on Women
Amid escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, the Islamic Republic’s Law Enforcement Command (LEC) introduced a new initiative called the “Noor” campaign to further crack...
April 22, 2024
Israeli Officials Hold Emergency Meeting to Discuss Possible ICC Arrest Warrants
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly held an emergency meeting with advisors on April 18, in response to reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the...
April 22, 2024
Hamas Chief Meets Turkish President, Considers Move From Qatar to Turkey
Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on April 20 — the first meeting between the two leaders since Israel launched its...
April 22, 2024
Israeli Forces on Alert for Passover
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are on high alert ahead of the Passover holiday, which begins at sundown on April 22, the IDF said. “During the Passover holiday, the IDF continues...
April 22, 2024
Passover Eve Massacre in Jerusalem Averted
Hours before Passover began, Israel averted a mass-casualty attack by two Palestinians in Jerusalem on April 22. The two terrorists rammed a car into groups of people in Romema,...
April 22, 2024
IDF Intel Chief Resigns Over Hamas’s October 7 Attacks
The commander of Israeli military intelligences resignation on April 22, citing his responsibility for the failure to anticipate the Hamas rampage that triggered...
April 21, 2024
U.S. Legislators Move to Sanction Iranian Leaders, Oil Trade
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a package of four national security bills on April 20. In addition to providing security funding to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, the bills...
April 21, 2024
Hezbollah Claims to Target Multiple Sites in Northern Israel
Hezbollah claimed to target numerous areas in northern Israel on April 21. The Iranian-backed terrorist group told pro-Iranian media outlet Al-Mayadeen that it struck the northern...
April 21, 2024
Israeli Forces Kill 14 Terrorists in West Bank Raid
Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinian terrorists during a 50-hour weekend raid in the West Bank, the Israeli military said on April 20. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) counterterrorism...
April 19, 2024
Turkish Flotilla to Set Sail for Gaza
Israel is bracing for potential maritime trade disruptions due to imminent seaborne aid deliveries to Gaza from Turkey by Turkish charities and pro-Palestinian activist groups. The...
April 19, 2024
Iran Threatened to Reevaluate Nonproliferation Obligations if Israel Attacked Atomic Facilities
A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatened on April 18 to reevaluate Iran’s commitment not to develop atomic weapons if Israel attacked...
April 19, 2024
Israel Carried Out Strikes in Iran, U.S. Officials Say
Israel carried out strikes inside Iran U.S. officials told CNN on April 19, reportedly using warplanes with long-range missiles to strike at an Iranian military airbase near Isfahan....
April 18, 2024
U.S. Vetoes Palestinian Statehood Bid at UN
The United States on April 18 vetoed the Palestinian bid to gain full membership at the United Nations. Twelve members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) supported the...
April 18, 2024
Hamas Leader to Meet With Erdogan in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on April 17 that he plans to meet Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Turkey over the coming weekend, calling Haniyeh the “leader of...
April 18, 2024
Qatar Reevaluates Role as Hamas Mediator
Doha is reevaluating its role as a mediator between Hamas and Israel, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on...
April 18, 2024
Iran Attempts to Destabilize Jordan
Iran has sought to leverage its militias and proxies, including Lebanese Hezbollah, to destabilize Jordan, reported the pan-Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat on April 16. There are...
April 18, 2024
White House Defends $10 Billion Sanctions Waiver to Iran Following Attack
The White House on April 15 defended Iran sanctions waivers it last extended in March, giving Iran access to $10 billion in funds. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby...
April 18, 2024
Israel Arrests Terrorists Hiding in School in Northern Gaza
Israeli soldiers arrested Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists hiding in a school in the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on April 17. “Over...
April 18, 2024
Israel Foils West Bank ISIS Plot
Israeli forces detained a Palestinian overnight who was planning an imminent attack on behalf of the Islamic State (ISIS). Undercover commandos carried out the arrest in Beitunia,...
April 17, 2024
Hamas Obstructs Hostage Negotiations
Hamas rejected all proposals and expanded demands during recent hostage negotiations, Israeli and American officials said on April 14, 15, and 16. Hamas rejected the latest Gaza...
April 17, 2024
Hezbollah Rocket Fire Wounds 18 in Northern Israel
Hezbollah launched a combined rocket and drone attack on northern Israel on April 17, wounding 14 Israeli soldiers and four other people, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. The...
April 17, 2024
Israel Promises Response to Iran Attack as World Leaders Urge Restraint
Israel’s war cabinet decided to strike back at Iran “clearly and forcefully” during a closed-door meeting on April 15. The Times of Israel, citing Israel’s Channel 12, reported that the cabinet chose to respond to send a message that Israel “would not allow an attack of that magnitude against it to pass without a...
April 17, 2024
Iran Briefly Closed Nuclear Facilities to IAEA Inspectors
The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog said on April 15 that Iran briefly closed its nuclear facilities to inspectors the day before amid security concerns about possible Israeli...
April 16, 2024
UK Fails to Designate IRGC as Terror Group Despite Iranian Attack on Israel
The British government is resisting a campaign by key UK politicians to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. UK Prime Minister...
April 16, 2024
Israel Increases Humanitarian Aid Transfers to Gaza
Israel facilitated the transfer of 126 aid trucks to northern Gaza and the opening of two bakeries there, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on April 16. The effort, led by...
April 16, 2024
Russia Defends Iranian Attack on Israel
Russia on April 14 defended Iran’s attack against Israel, blaming it on the Jewish state’s killing of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general in Syria in an April 1 airstrike....
April 16, 2024
Israeli Air Force Kills Three Hezbollah Terrorists
Israel killed three Hezbollah terrorists, at least one of them a commander, in two air strikes in southern Lebanon on April 16. Ismail Baz, who died in a strike on his car near Tyre,...
April 15, 2024
Sidestepping Tensions With Israel, Jordan Helps Repel Iran With U.S.-Led Coalition
The Jordanian Air Force joined a U.S.-led coalition to help repel Iran’s weekend attack against Israel, shooting down dozens of drones in Jordanian airspace overnight between April...
April 15, 2024
Following Failed Onslaught, Iran Threatens Further Attacks
Iranian leaders warned Israel on April 14 that the Jewish state would face “stronger” retaliation if it attacked the Islamic Republic in response to Tehran’s failed onslaught...
April 15, 2024
Israeli Navy and Air Force Shoot Down More Drones in Wake of Iranian Attack
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) downed a drone on April 15 one day after the Israeli Navy intercepted a drone — the latest attacks on Israel following Iran’s onslaught. The drone...
April 15, 2024
Congress Seeks Answers on U.S. Failure to Sanction Iran-Russia Nuclear Cooperation
Congress is seeking an explanation from the Biden administration for its failure thus far to sanction Russia for assisting Iran’s nuclear program, as required by U.S. law. In February...
April 15, 2024
IDF Troops Wounded Inside Lebanon
An explosion wounded four Israeli soldiers within Lebanon on April 15, in what appeared to be the first acknowledged Israeli ground incursion against Hezbollah since hostilities...
April 14, 2024
Israel Proposes International Coalition Against Iran
Israel on April 14 proposed a formal alliance with regional and Western partners against Iran. Israel’s success in repelling hundreds of Iran-launched suicide drones and missiles...
April 14, 2024
Hezbollah Joins Iran to Fire Rockets at Israel
The Iran-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah said it fired dozens of rockets at Israel overnight between April 13 and April 14. The attacks, which came in tandem with Iran’s...
April 14, 2024
Iran Attacks Israel With Drone and Missile Barrage
Iran launched an unprecedented direct attack against Israel overnight between April 13 and 14, firing an estimated 300 drones and missiles at the Jewish state. The attack came from...
April 13, 2024
Iran Seizes Israel-Linked Ship
Iran seized an Israeli-linked, Portuguese-flagged commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz on April 13. Members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) boarded the MSC...
April 12, 2024
Germany Rejects Nicaragua’s ‘Biased’ ICJ Case
Germany roundly rejected Nicaragua’s accusation that it was facilitating Israel’s purported genocide in Gaza at an April 9 hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ)....
April 12, 2024
Israel, U.S. Close Ranks as Iran Threatens Attack
Israel hosted the general in charge of United States Central Command on April 12 in a show of unity ahead of an anticipated Iranian attack on Israeli soil. General Michael E. Kurilla...
April 11, 2024
CENTCOM Commander Lands in Israel Amid Iran Threats
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla arrived in Israel on April 11 amid increasingly bellicose threats from Iran. The Tehran regime has threatened...
April 11, 2024
Israel to Open New Aid Corridor Into Northern Gaza
Israel plans to open a new corridor into northern Gaza to facilitate international humanitarian aid deliveries, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced on April 10. “We...
April 11, 2024
Turkey Initiates Trade War With Israel
Turkey announced on April 9 that it would ban certain exports to Israel until Jerusalem declares a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Ankara claimed that it put the ban in place after...
April 10, 2024
Hamas Says It Cannot Locate Hostages
Hamas claimed it lacks the ability to locate 40 hostages needed for a ceasefire deal with Israel, CNN reported on April 10. An unnamed Israeli government source speaking to CNN warned...
April 10, 2024
Three Terrorist Sons of Hamas Chief Killed
Israel killed three sons of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, themselves terrorists in the group, in a Gaza airstrike on April 10. Amir, Mohammed, and Hazem Haniyeh were struck in a car...
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