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October 15, 2023 Arab world has opportunity to take responsibility for Gaza’s future after Hamas attacks Suddenly, the Arab world has a chance to show that its concern for the Palestinians is real. When Israel is done crushing Hamas, there will be a political vacuum in Gaza. Not surprisingly, Israeli... October 15, 2023 IDF seizes EFPs, RPGs, and other weapons from Hamas The Israel Defense Forces seized a large cache of weapons, including what appears to be deadly armor piercing explosively formed projectiles, or EFPs, from Hamas during a recent raid in Gaza. The presence... October 15, 2023 The Shadow Unit: Meet the Hamas division likely holding Israeli and American hostages On Oct. 7, a significant attack by Palestinian terrorist groups led by Hamas resulted in the abduction of approximately 155 civilian and Israeli soldiers in southern Israel. Although the exact... October 15, 2023 On the Gaza Border, Chaos and a Question: How Will Israel Defeat Hamas? Israel has begun moving into the next phase — ground operations against Hamas — after the terrorist group murdered more than 1,000 civilians. I spent the first week of the war driving back and... October 15, 2023 Shabaab hosts massive pro-Palestine protests in southern Somalia A few days after publicly supporting the Hamas-led invasion of Israel, Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s branch for East Africa, hosted massive pro-Palestine protests in its strongholds in southern Somalia’s... October 15, 2023 Hamas Acts to Prevent Northern Gazans from Fleeing South Since October 13, Israel has repeatedly called — in Hebrew, English, and Arabic — on the civilian population northern Gaza to move south of the Gaza River for their safety. October 15, 2023 Israel Warns Iran Against Opening Second Front Israel is trying to prevent Iranian weapons deployments to its north designed to open a second war front. October 15, 2023 Israel Enters the Gray Zone ... October 14, 2023 Israel launches targeted killing operation against terrorists in the Gaza Strip. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a statement confirming the successful elimination of Merad Abu Merad, a commander responsible for leading Hamas’ air operations. Along with Merad, the... October 14, 2023 IDF Strikes Terrorists as Rocket Sirens Continue to Wail Across Israel Rocket sirens continued to wail across Israel on October 14 as Hamas and other Iran-backed terrorist organizations surrounding Israel launched further attacks from Gaza, the West... October 14, 2023 One week since the war broke, initial conclusions, and where we are heading? – analysis Israel experienced one of its most challenging hours in history last Saturday, undoubtedly more challenging than the founding of the state. This is a time for unity and mutual strengthening; the time... October 13, 2023 America cannot ignore the Middle East ... October 13, 2023 Hamas Urges Gazans to Stay Despite Israeli Calls to Evacuate The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on October 13 advised residents of northern Gaza to go to the southern half of the territory within 24 hours to minimize civilian casualties in anticipation... October 13, 2023 The War After the War Between Wars The latest phase of the war between Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran was bloody and brutal. It began on October 7 with a surprise attack by the Iran-backed Hamas terrorist group out of the Gaza... October 13, 2023 The BDS Campaign Embraces Hamas’ Massacre — and the World Will Remember The brutality of Hamas’ slaughter of Israeli civilians has put anti-Israel activists in a bind: Should they condemn atrocities against Israel, or should they defend Palestinian actions as extreme as killing... October 13, 2023 Hamas Network Spreads Dangerous Disinformation The social threat intelligence company Cyabra said Hamas and its supporters are successfully spreading propaganda and disinformation online, The Jerusalem Post reported on October... October 13, 2023 IDF prepares for ground offensive in Gaza While the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continue to strike Hamas military targets across Gaza after the terror group’s brutal assault on southern Israel, the IDF is now preparing for a ground offensive.... October 13, 2023 Al-Qaeda’s North and West African branches respond to the Hamas-led invasion of Israel In a joint statement released online, al-Qaeda’s branches in North Africa and West Africa, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), respectively,... October 13, 2023 Israel’s Outside-the-Box Options Excerpt No one needs to lecture the Israel Defense Forces on the difficulties a large-scale ground incursion into Gaza will entail. As the IDF knows all too well from a number of major operations over... October 13, 2023 Lax Sanctions Enforcement Has Yielded a Windfall for Iran Hamas’ horrific attack on Israel has prompted a debate within Washington about U.S. policy toward Hamas’ top external patron—and the world’s foremost state sponsor of terrorism—the ... October 13, 2023 How the Pentagon can help Israel now Following Hamas’ horrific terror attack on Israel this past Saturday, the Biden administration has moved quickly to send Israel weapons and strengthen U.S. military posture in... October 13, 2023 America’s Middle East Imperative: Contain Iran When the warriors of Hamas broke out of their fiefdom in Gaza to kill and kidnap Israelis, a historic failure of imagination came painfully into view. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s... October 13, 2023 Anticipating Blinken Visit, Abbas Belatedly Condemns Violence Against Civilians Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas on October 12 condemned violence against Israeli and Palestinian civilians alike. “We reject the practices of killing civilians... October 13, 2023 Report from the Gaza Front: A New Playbook I spent the first days of the war on the Gaza border, mostly near Kibbutz Zikim. On the fifth day, October 11, I went to the Gaza border city of Sderot and spent time in the community, speaking with locals... October 13, 2023 Israeli Intelligence Failed, But So Did Hamas It’s now clear that a rare Israeli intelligence failure enabled the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas to overrun the border and carry out the coordinated and bloody assault that claimed more... October 12, 2023 False hope and fracture kept Israel from seeing Hamas’ evil plan In the aftermath of the Hamas terrorist attack that left 1,300 dead, Israelis are shocked and saddened. A war is imminent, and Hamas is not likely to survive it. But when the dust settles, there... October 12, 2023 Erdogan Pushes for Another Hamas Flotilla Turkey’s Ministry of Defense announced on October 12 that it plans to ship humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. While Ankara did not specify how the aid will be delivered, the move... October 12, 2023 To Support Israel, We Must Reverse Course on Iran When adversaries tell you what they want, it is best to believe them. For decades, the regime in Iran and its terrorist proxies like Hamas loudly demanded, “Death to Israel. Death to America.” The... October 12, 2023 Skills-based Hiring Can Address Cyber Workforce Shortfalls On an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis, the House of Representatives on October 2 passed the Modernizing the Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act, which would eliminate all minimum educational requirements... October 12, 2023 What Americans Need to Know about the Next War lobal disorder is growing rapidly even as domestic political support for the post-war order that America’s power underwrote is diminishing. The prospect of a direct war between two or more of the world’s... October 12, 2023 Why Did Hamas Go All-In? Israel is at war. The time for investigating the events with which it started will come. Tough questions will need to be answered: Where was the intelligence warning and why was Israel not prepared to... October 12, 2023 The Miscalculation of Hamas Hamas came at dawn and murdered with abandon. It had the element of surprise. Israel was unprepared. This was unprecedented. Israel’s security barrier breached; Israeli communities and military... October 12, 2023 Egypt Signals Openness on Its Gaza Border as Crisis Mounts Egypt signaled a measure of willingness on October 12 for its border with the Gaza Strip to become an outlet for Gaza residents seeking refuge. As fighting raged into a sixth day... October 12, 2023 Syria Reports Israeli Strikes on Damascus, Aleppo Airports Syria reported Israeli strikes against two of its major airports on October 12, underscoring the potential for escalation on yet another front. There was no immediate word on the... October 12, 2023 Canada must secure the release of hostages without funding Hamas “I hear them coming. I don’t know what will happen.” These were among the final words of Canadian-Israeli dual national Vivian Silver, sent to a friend via text message on Saturday, as members... October 12, 2023 Secretary of State Blinken Arrives in Israel Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on October 12, the first leg of a tour of the region in the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel, which killed 22 Americans. Blinken... October 12, 2023 The Threat of Hezbollah Joining Hamas and Why Israel and the US Should be Prepared Long before Hamas captured a string of towns in southern Israel, gunning down residents or taking them as hostages, Hezbollah planned to launch a similar attack in the north. Hamas is a Palestinian organization... October 12, 2023 Point: United States Must Stand by Israel in Its Hour of Need Last weekend, the world watched with horror as hundreds of Hamas terrorists breached Israeli territory to slaughter Israeli civilians. They killed no fewer than 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped more... October 12, 2023 Was Biden’s Speech as Pro-Israel as You Think? There is only one word that mattered in President Joe Biden’s remarks on the terrorist attack on Israel—and it was a word he didn’t say. For those who care about actual U.S. policy rather than... October 12, 2023 Will Iran Goad Hezbollah Into War with Israel? Excerpt On Wednesday, air raid sirens forced thousands in northern Israel into bomb shelters. It turned out to be a false alarm, but the fears were warranted. While Israel contends with Hamas to... October 12, 2023 Erdogan’s love for Hamas threatens Israel While the vast majority of Turkey’s Western allies were quick to condemn Hamas’s vicious terrorist attacks in Israel, Ankara took an ambiguous approach. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a day after... October 12, 2023 Iran wanted Saudi Arabia to drop Israel — but failed miserably At first glance, Thursday’s first-ever phone call between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi might suggest the two predominantly Muslim nations... October 11, 2023 False Alarm of Hezbollah Aircraft Infiltration Underlines Israeli Concern of Multi-Front War Reports of aircraft infiltration and rocket fire on Israel’s northern border on October 11 turned out to be a false alarm caused by Israel’s automated threat detection system.... October 11, 2023 Israeli Death Toll from Gaza Onslaught Hits 1,200 ... October 11, 2023 Shabaab celebrates Hamas-led invasion of Israel, calls people to jihad Joining other al-Qaeda branches around the world, Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s branch for East Africa, expressed jubilation for the Hamas-led invasion of Israel in a new statement. Shabaab thus joins al-Qaeda’s... October 11, 2023 Other Iraqi groups, figures join the fray warning the United States against support for Israel The chorus continues to grow of various Iranian-backed groups and individuals entering the fray to openly threaten the United States over its support for Israel’s counter-attack against Palestinian militants. Hadi... October 11, 2023 Another Iraqi Shia militia threatens the United States over involvement in Israel Hezbollah Brigades, an Iranian proxy that operates primarily in Iraq but also in Syria, has joined the chorus of so-called ‘Islamic Resistance’ groups in issuing threats against the United States as... October 11, 2023 Shabaab responds to FDD’s Long War Journal study on its suicide bombings Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, responded to FDD’s Long War Journal’s recent study on its suicide bombings through an article published on its Shahada News Agency. While... October 11, 2023 Washington Provides Cyber Support to Israel U.S. officials confirmed on October 10 that Washington is providing cyber support to Israel as Jerusalem battles Hamas terrorists on the ground and criminals in cyberspace. Anne... October 10, 2023 Army Secretary Calls on Congress to Ensure Pentagon Can Aid Israel, Ukraine Latest Developments U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth on October 9 urged Congress to ensure the Pentagon has adequate resources to provide military aid to both Israel and Ukraine. The Pentagon...

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