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February 21, 2024
CBI Revoking Bank Melli’s License Is Unlikely to Curb Iran’s Sanction Evasion in Iraq
The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) revoked Bank Melli of Iran’s operating license on February 8, following increased U.S. pressure to untangle Iraq’s financial system from Iranian money laundering and...
February 21, 2024
Israel SitRep: Feb. 21, 2024
Israel SitRep: Feb. 21, 2024 Today’s Issue: IAF Jets Strike Hezbollah Headquarters in Lebanon, Explosions Reported in Damascus | IDF Carries Out Overnight West Bank Raids, Arrests Wanted Persons,...
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 21, 2024
Hezbollah increases attacks on northern Israel
Hezbollah in Lebanon launched rockets and an anti-tank missile at Israel on February 21. Sirens sounded in Metula in the eastern Galilee of northern Israel beginning in the early afternoon. Metula is one...
February 21, 2024
Murder in the Gulag
While Tucker Carlson was marveling over the opulence of Moscow’s subways, Alexei Navalny died in the “Polar Wolf” prison camp in northern Siberia. Mr. Navalny was Russia’s most prominent dissident,...
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
Supporting Ukraine and Israel Will Help Deter Aggression Around the World
The U.S. Senate voted 70-29 last week to approve more than $95 billion in assistance to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The bill’s fate in the House of Representatives remains uncertain....
February 20, 2024
Jihadi History: Al-Qaeda’s failed mobilization efforts in Central African Republic
In early 2014, when observers and researchers were sounding the alarm about a potential genocide in the Central African Republic (CAR), al-Qaeda attempted to throw itself into the ring by trying...
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 20, 2024
Israeli Air Force struck 31,000 targets in four months of war
The Israeli Air Force has struck 31,000 targets on multiple fronts since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas, according to new data released by the IDF. The report, which covers everything from...
February 20, 2024
‘The month of Rafah’: Will Israel’s talk lead to defeating Hamas in Gaza?
The month of February 2024 should be remembered as the month of “Rafah,” considering all the talk and focus on the southern Gaza City that has gone on so far. This area along the Egyptian...
February 20, 2024
Hezbollah Terror Plot in Brazil
Excerpt This article examines a thwarted Hezbollah terror plot targeting Jewish sites in Brazil,orchestrated by two Brazilian nationals of Middle Eastern descent, facilitated byHezbollah’s shift in...
February 20, 2024
Hezbollah’s threats to northern Israel: The evolution of drone warfare
On Monday, February 19, a drone carrying explosives struck a field near Arbel in northern Israel. This is around 30 kilometers from the Lebanon border, which meant the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) had...
February 20, 2024
For Russia, a Year of Setbacks at the OPCW
February 20, 2024
IDF shifts forces as rocket threat is reduced in Gaza
Israel continues to withdraw reserve units that were part of the ground operation in Gaza. The 646th Reserve Brigade had been fighting in the Gaza Strip for several months, the IDF said in a statement...
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
The ICJ’s New Chief Judge Has a History of Bias Against Israel
Excerpt The proceedings at the International Court of Justice are even more of a travesty than Israel’s defenders realize. The court began hearings Monday on meritless claims that international law...
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
Iran claims to add two new ‘stealth’ ships to IRGC Navy
Iran held a ceremony recently to mark the addition of two new patrol ships, the Shahid Sayad Shirazi and Shahid Bagheri ships, to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy. Iran has two...
February 19, 2024
Russia’s worrisome invite to Hamas, PIJ and its implications
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said over the weekend that Russia invited Palestinian factions to meet in Moscow at some point in late February, the latest Russian move to increase...
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 19, 2024
How the US can ground Iran’s ‘terrorist airlines’
The Biden administration has a unique opportunity to step up its campaign against anti-American regimes in Venezuela, Iran and Nicaragua. Recent actions demonstrate that serious application...
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 18, 2024
Can Hamas recruit more terrorists amid surmounting losses in Gaza?
On Friday, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant shared further details about the 12 UNRWA employees accused of participating in the October 7 attack on Israel. The details are important because they...
February 18, 2024
Ending Dependence on Russia’s Nuclear Sector
Nearly two years after Russia invaded Ukraine, Russia’s state-run nuclear conglomerate, the Rosatom Corporation, raked in $14 billion dollars in annual revenue in 2023. U.S. and European purchases...
February 17, 2024
Deceptive normalcy: A border town with a front-row seat to the Gaza carnage
The border of Gaza today is green, and farm equipment tills the fields on Israel’s side. The pastoral scene is a stark change from four months ago after Hamas militants’ rampaging...
February 17, 2024
Part III – Hezbollah’s narrative on Al-Aqsa Flood: Tailored to appeal to specific Western sensibilities
Final in a three-part series. You can read part one here, and part two here. Sanitizing the Resistance Axis and its Objectives ...
February 17, 2024
Iran pushes threats from Yemen to Lebanon
Iran continues to push its proxies to increase their threats from Hezbollah in Lebanon to the Houthis in Yemen. A new report on 60 Minutes, for instance, includes statements by the commander of the US 5th Fleet that Iran is actively advising the Houthis in their attacks...
February 17, 2024
Trailblazers: IDF’s engineers transform the North
The Upper Galilee in winter is far removed from the peace and tranquility of the coastal plain near Haifa and Tel Aviv. The area along the Lebanese border has been under daily rocket attacks since October...
February 17, 2024
Turkey is a sanctuary for terrorism financing
Since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks against Israel, much of the international focus on Turkey has centered on its patronage of Hamas. Along with Qatar and Iran, Turkey provides the terrorist...
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 16, 2024
Israel SitRep: Feb. 16, 2024
Today’s Issue: IDF Arrests 20 in Nasser Hospital Raid, Including Participants in October 7 Attacks | IDF Gives Update on Gaza Operations in the Past Day | Two Killed in Terror Attack in Southern Israel,...
February 16, 2024
The Taiwan Catastrophe
Washington and its allies face many potential geopolitical catastrophes over the next decade, but nearly all pale in comparison to what would ensue if China annexed or invaded Taiwan. Such an outcome,...
February 16, 2024
America must wake up to Putin’s lies
Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia may have sputtered, but it has not died. Ukrainians are willing to fight for their freedom, but they need weapons and ammunition to do so. Whereas...
February 16, 2024
Tough Anti-Assad Bill Advances on Bipartisan Vote in House
The House of Representatives approved the Assad Regime Anti-Normalization Act of 2023 by an overwhelming vote of 389-32 on Wednesday afternoon, expanding human rights sanctions on the government of Syria...
February 16, 2024
California teachers caught sharing pro-Hamas propaganda
On campuses, numerous pro-Palestinian groups celebrated the Oct. 7 massacre of 1,200 Israelis as an act of “resistance” while blaming Israel for the outbreak of violence. However, it...
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 15, 2024
American Forces Under Attack by Iran and its Proxies
February 15, 2024
Israel again contends with Hamas’ use of human shields in hospitals
The Israel Defense Forces is in control of most of the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis following a difficult two-month battle against Hamas opposition therein. Khan Younis hosts an extensive tunnel network...
February 15, 2024
Securing Communications Networks from Foreign Adversaries
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