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December 26, 2023
U.S. military strikes Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq after soldiers wounded in drone strike
The U.S. military launched airstrikes in Iraq against Hezbollah Brigades, an Iranian proxy, and allied militias after three U.S. soldiers were wounded, including one critically, when a drone struck a...
December 26, 2023
US airstrikes in Syria are not a game-changer
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December 26, 2023
Egypt’s Gaza Dilemma
Egypt has denied requests to solve the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and take in refugees. Several countries have offered cash incentives to Cairo in the hopes it reconsiders, but Cairo has rebuffed...
December 25, 2023
Poland’s media problem just exploded as government makes public-TV channels go dark
The official goal was to “depoliticize” the public airwaves. Instead, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s new government ignited a political bonfire. Poland’s government sent baton-wielding...
December 25, 2023
Hamas, Yahya Sinwar defiant, 80 days into war
Hamas terrorist leader Yahya Sinwar broke his silence on Monday, putting out a message which was reported by several outlets, including the Houthi media’s Al-Masirah...
December 25, 2023
The Hezbollah tunnel threat emerges again
Five years after Israel launched Operation Northern Shield against Hezbollah cross-border tunnels, there are concerns about the Hezbollah tunnel threat again. It’s important to understand the context...
December 25, 2023
Palestinian ambassador in Cairo thanks UAE for diplo efforts
The Palestinian Authority’s ambassador to Cairo, Diab al-Louh, thanked the United Arab Emirates for its diplomatic efforts to push for more humanitarian aid for Gaza. The UN Resolution...
December 23, 2023
Israel’s consul-general in Montreal raises awareness of Hamas crimes
On December 11 Israel’s consul-general in Montreal, Paul Hirschson, posted on X about a Canadian media outlet that seemed intent on not viewing footage of Hamas massacres. “A story about Radio Canada...
December 22, 2023
Arms-build-up ‘ghosts’ that will haunt Joe Biden this holiday season
President Biden may not realize it, but he’ll be visited this holiday season by six menacing “Ghosts of Nonproliferation” — weapons build-ups, particularly of the nonconventional sort...
December 22, 2023
Israel-Hamas War: The Israeli drones keeping the IDF safe in Gaza
An IDF soldier holds in the air what looks like a large model airplane attached to a giant string. He pulls it back, bending backward so the model airplane is tilted slightly upward toward the sky. Then...
December 21, 2023
Biden’s Iran Policy Fails Day After Day
Regarding your editorial “The Houthis, Iran and U.S. Deterrence” (Dec. 20): I’ve spent 20 years working on Iran issues through four U.S. presidential administrations. My think tank and...
December 21, 2023
The Mullahs and the Dragon
As Israel and Hamas slug it out in Gaza, the Biden administration is trying to deploy enough naval muscle to intimidate the Islamic Republic of Iran and its allies. It has been, however, reluctant to...
December 21, 2023
New Israeli tech, munitions bring IDF success in Gaza war
The war in Gaza is expected to continue for the foreseeable future, although the intensity of the conflict may change...
December 21, 2023
Israel-Hamas war: Will Iran escalate or manage the Gaza war?
In the aftermath of the Hamas massacre on October 7, Iran was quick to mobilize its proxies across the region to launch a combined attack on Israel and US forces in Iraq and Syria. Hezbollah, for example,...
December 21, 2023
Viktor Orbán Is No Friend of America
Call it bluster or statesmanship, Viktor Orbán’s pugnacity, which was on full display at the most recent European Council meeting, has not made him many friends in Europe. Even the “populist” right...
December 21, 2023
Rocket fire targets northern and central Israel
Hamas in Gaza fired several large barrages of rockets at Israel on December 21 as Hezbollah in Lebanon targeted the northern Israeli community of Avivim with anti-tank missiles. While most civilians...
December 20, 2023
Hezbollah targets Israeli aircraft with missiles
Hezbollah fired two surface-to-air missiles at an Israeli aircraft on December 20, the IDF said. The aircraft was not hit. The attack came as Hezbollah also launched other attacks on Israel on Dec. 19...
December 20, 2023
Hamas’s foreign policy helped it commit October 7 massacre
Hamas carried out an unprecedented massacre on October 7. However, despite the mass killing and kidnapping of civilians, the group has not suffered diplomatic setbacks in the Middle East. It also...
December 20, 2023
Deterring the Houthis Won’t Be Easy for the Red Sea Maritime Task Force
On Tuesday in Bahrain, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced a new maritime “multinational security initiative” designed to confront continued attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis...
December 20, 2023
Don’t listen to the doubters, history shows Hamas CAN be defeated
“Hamas is an idea.” And you cannot kill an idea. This is an increasingly popular argument from opponents of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, such as Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad...
December 19, 2023
Antisemitism on Campus Must End
Calling for the genocide of Jews is permitted at the University of Pennsylvania. School president Liz Magill conveyed this message at a congressional hearing earlier this month. Days later, she resigned....
December 19, 2023
Can Saudi Arabia Forge an Israel-Palestine Peace?
While many in the Arab world react somberly to news from Gaza, Saudi Arabia celebrates winning Expo 2030. Since the Hamas-Israel war started two months ago, critics of the wealthy Gulf monarchy have...
December 19, 2023
U.S. forms coalition to counter Houthi threat on international shipping; Houthis appear undeterred
One month after the Iranian-backed Houthis began attacking international shipping and U.S., British, and French warships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, an international coalition called Operation Prosperity...
December 19, 2023
Israel uses new defense technology on Gaza battlefield
The Israel Defense Forces on December 19 targeted terror tunnels and revealed they had carried out a precision strike on a Hamas terror financier. The operations are part of the continuing attempt to strike...
December 19, 2023
Gaza war: Palestinian terrorist groups dispatch suicide bombers against Israeli troops
FDD’s Long War Journal has tracked statements published by Palestinian terrorist organizations since the Hamas-led Oct. 7 terrorist attack. Three groups have issued statements claiming responsibility...
December 19, 2023
Al Qaeda-aligned Jaysh al-Ummah says it is fighting Israeli troops in Gaza
Al Qaeda-aligned Jaysh al-Ummah published a statement on Dec. 8 saying its fighters have attacked Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops operating in the Gaza Strip. The statement alleges that IDF positions,...
December 19, 2023
Houthis slam US-led naval force in Red Sea, threaten Middle East
The Iran-backed Houthis have responded to the announcement by Washington that the US will back a new naval force in the Red Sea. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin pronounced the establishment of Operation...
December 19, 2023
Jordan, Saudi Arabia and UAE help Gazan civilians
Key Arab countries in the region have continued to help Gaza’s civilians amid the war. With more than 1.4 million people displaced by the fighting, these countries are stepping up to continue to aid...
December 19, 2023
Middle East shifts focus to Houthi threats in Red Sea
The US has announced a new initiative to provide security for the Red Sea, and countries in the region are now watching this initiative to see what may come next. “This is an international challenge...
December 19, 2023
With 7-ton resupply of water to troops in Gaza, IDF shows precision airdrop capability
JERUSALEM — A precision airdrop via parachute to an Israeli military division in Gaza illustrated Israel’s abilities to resupply troops via air, a capability that analysts say may have broader ramifications...
December 19, 2023
It’s not just Zelensky’s war
The meeting is scheduled to start at 6 p.m., so I arrive at the Ukrainian Embassy 10 minutes early. I am ushered into a room already filled with three dozen think tankers, opinion journalists, and other...
December 18, 2023
US Secretary of Defense Austin arrives in Kuwait
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Kuwait on Sunday evening. He came to pay respects after the passing of Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, the late Emir of Kuwait. “His Highness...
December 18, 2023
Iraq heads to provincial elections, first in ten years
Iraq headed to provincial elections on Monday, for the first time since war with ISIS broke out in early 2013, causing massive displacement of people, genocide, and other atrocities. When...
December 18, 2023
Israel Faces Pressure to Shift to “Low Intensity” Conflict in Gaza
srael faces increasing challenges in Gaza as it continues to fight Hamas while facing calls from the White House to wrap up its combat operations. These twin problems for Israel, the need to...
December 18, 2023
Hezbollah threats extend to Israel’s North amid Iran pressure
Threats against Israel from Hezbollah and other terrorist groups in Lebanon are increasing. On Monday, December 18, there were several attacks and Israeli responses. The larger context is that Iran...
December 18, 2023
Biden Should Get Tough on Tehran to Better Stand with Israel Against Hamas
he Biden administration’s Middle East policy exhibits a troublesome contradiction impeding both its credibility and effectiveness. Despite its continuing support for Israel,...
December 18, 2023
Israel faces Hezbollah threat as US Secretary of Defense arrives
After an Israeli reservist soldier was killed on December 16 by a Hezbollah drone along the northern border, Iran-backed Hezbollah launched several more attacks on Israel on December 18 as US Secretary...
December 17, 2023
What would a maritime security force mean for the Red Sea?
Reports indicated yesterday that a new task force could form in the Red Sea. Howard Altman at The War Zone wrote that “during his visit to the Middle East next week, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin...
December 17, 2023
In the Pacific, U.S. bureaucracy messes up against PRC influence operation
I have no idea what the U.S. State Department was thinking. But if the goal was to help honest people in a highly strategic country that is also a close ally protect themselves against Chinese influence...
December 17, 2023
Iran’s goal is to drag Israel into a larger conflict
The US’s role in the Middle East is declining, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Maj.-Gen. Hossein Salami said in a speech over the weekend. This statement is not new to the Iranian...
December 16, 2023
IDF Alexandroni Brigade prepares for second front on Lebanese border
The Golan in winter is swept with high clouds threatening to bring down a downpour or snowfall. It is a land in waiting. The Golan is also the training center for IDF units who are preparing for...
December 15, 2023
Israel troops accidentally kill three Israeli hostages in ‘unbearable tragedy’
Amid the fog of war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Friday, Israeli troops mistakenly fired upon and killed three people who were later identified as Israeli hostages taken by Hamas back on Oct. 7. Israeli...
December 15, 2023
Israel prepares for potential escalation in north
Israel has carried out an exercise in northern Israel dubbed “Valuable Time” as the IDF prepares for potential escalation in the north. The drill came on Friday, December 15 as Hezbollah continued...
December 15, 2023
How can the US use the Gaza war to expand the Abraham Accords?
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December 14, 2023
Putin is already proving he won’t stop at Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks out the Kremlin windows upon a nation whose economy, buckling under Western sanctions, is sputtering as badly as his tanks are across the battlefields of Ukraine. ...
December 14, 2023
Israel hosts US National Security Advisor to discuss Gaza objectives
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Thursday with members of Israel’s wartime cabinet, and together they hosted US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Tel Aviv at the Kirya, where Israel’s...
December 14, 2023
Iran-backed attacks on US forces in Syria and Iraq continue
Iranian-backed proxies continued to attack US forces in Iraq and Syria this week, including overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, according to media reports...
December 14, 2023
Hamas to recognize Israel? Part of terror group’s deceitful plans
Mousa Abu Marzouk made comments in an interview with Al-Monitor this week. The comments were portrayed as Hamas considering “Israel recognition.” ...
December 14, 2023
Erdogan’s Hypocrisy Has No Boundaries!
Among the Muslim world, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan likes to think of himself as a leading figure, overseeing a moral and justified crusade against Israel. It is nothing short of hypocritical...
December 13, 2023
IDF faces tough battles in Gaza City neighborhoods
Israel Defense Forces infantry faced a tough battle in the Gaza neighborhood of Shujaiya between December 12 and 13 as ten IDF soldiers were killed, including the commander of the Golani brigade’s...
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