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February 8, 2024
Facing Low Poll Numbers, PA President Pushes for Palestinian Statehood
Facing mounting unpopularity in the West Bank, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas pushed for Palestinian statehood in a February 7 meeting with U.S. Secretary of...
February 8, 2024
Don’t reward Erdogan
After holding the NATO alliance hostage for nearly two years, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan finally agreed to allow Sweden to join the trans-Atlantic alliance. Washington and other NATO...
February 8, 2024
How actually to compete with China
Fifteen years ago, the federal government poured $535 million into a California-based solar module innovator, Solyndra. That’s a lot of money. In today’s money, it would be enough to cover...
February 8, 2024
Putin Set to Visit NATO Member Turkey
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit Turkey on February 12 — the first trip by a Russian leader to a NATO country since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Putin and...
February 8, 2024
Part I – Hezbollah’s narrative on Al-Aqsa Flood: Tailored to appeal to specific Western sensibilities
Part one in a three-part series. “How will I conquer this beleaguered one? He possesses courage, ingenuity, resourcefulness, and tools of war.’ And then he said, ‘I’ll not rob his strength,...
February 8, 2024
As Israel aims for more ‘focused’ operations in Gaza, key questions remain for endgame
JERUSALEM — Israel’s former Defense Minister Benny Gantz said earlier this week that Israeli operations in Gaza will become more “focused” in the future, following months of aerial bombardment...
February 8, 2024
Hamas stronghold in Gaza’s Rafah is key to its survival – analysis
Hamas has been defeated in many parts of the Gaza strip. This is particularly true in terms of Hamas battalions, the organizational tactical level unit that it has used to control areas in Gaza. Of 24...
February 8, 2024
Meet the Israeli tank unit that led the way into Gaza
Master Sergeant Dar Cohen was at home on Friday, October 6. It was Shabbat, and like most Israelis, he was expecting a normal Simchat Torah holiday over the weekend. However, on the morning of October...
February 8, 2024
Target: Kataib Hezbollah – why the latest US airstrike is a gamechanger
US Central Command said on Wednesday evening that it conducted a strike, killing a leader of the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah. It happened on a busy street in Baghdad, and a car was seen in flames...
February 8, 2024
Hezbollah Rockets Wound Three Israeli Soldiers
Rockets fired by Hezbollah on February 8 wounded three Israeli soldiers, including one seriously. Hezbollah launched numerous rockets that day at communities across northern Israel,...
February 8, 2024
US Congress’ COFA Delay Jeopardizes a Key Element of the ’Free and Open Indo-Pacific’
The U.S. government concluded COFA renewal talks with Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands in 2023. Months later, Congress has yet to approve the funding...
February 8, 2024
The UN agency that’s supposed to aid Palestinian refugees has only made things worse
A growing bipartisan group of legislators is calling to permanently end American taxpayer support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency amid accusations that it took part in the Oct....
February 8, 2024
Israel attempts to assassinate two high-ranking Hezbollah commanders in south Lebanon
On Thursday evening, at approximately 4:30 PM local time, media outlets began reporting on a possible Israeli drone strike in south Lebanon. The details of the strike were slightly unusual. The strike...
February 8, 2024
Iranian-backed Bahraini militias eulogize killed Hezbollah Brigades commander
In a joint statement, Saraya al-Ashtar and Saraya Wa’ad Allah, both Iranian-backed militias in the island Kingdom of Bahrain, sent their condolences to the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades – itself an Iranian...
February 8, 2024
Ukraine’s Hold on Avdiivka Slipping
A Ukrainian military spokesman confirmed today that Russian troops have pressed into northern Avdiivka, a small city in southeastern Ukraine that has been on the front line since 2014. While...
February 7, 2024
The truth of Biden’s ‘revenge’ on Iran
Nearly 72 hours out from President Joe Biden's retaliatory strikes against Iranian-backed militias, who killed Americas and we're left asking: was that it? ...
February 7, 2024
Exploiting America’s Declining Pressure: Iran’s Nuclear Escalation Over Time
February 7, 2024
Israel Spurns Hamas Demands, Vows Total Victory in Gaza
Israel on February 7 spurned some demands made by Hamas for a proposed Gaza truce, reiterating that the Jewish state would vanquish the Palestinian terrorist group. Prime Minister...
February 7, 2024
Lebanon Rejects Proposal to Curb Hezbollah
Lebanon rejected a proposal on February 6 for Hezbollah’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon, as mandated by UN Security Council Resolution 1701. The United States and four European...
February 7, 2024
Israel ‘peeling off layers’ of Hamas in Gaza
Israeli Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi visited northern Gaza on February 6 and met with IDF commanders and soldiers. He said Israel was continuing to “advance” in the Gaza strip. He also said there is...
February 7, 2024
Tunnel Used by Hamas to Hold Hostages Found in Gaza
Israeli troops uncovered a tunnel “used by senior [Hamas] operatives to hold hostages in Khan Younis,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on February 7. Israeli soldiers have...
February 7, 2024
Iran’s Proxies Continue Attacks Despite U.S. Strikes
The Pentagon said on February 5 that Washington neither plans a full-scale war against Iran’s proxies in Iraq and Syria nor seeks an escalation against the Houthis in Yemen. Despite...
February 7, 2024
Close Down UNRWA
Last week, Australian foreign minister Penny Wong indicated that Canberra may soon resume government funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East...
February 7, 2024
Israel SitRep: Feb. 7, 2024
Today’s Issue: IDF Soldiers Find Intelligence Documents and More than 20 Million Shekels in Cash | IDF Forces Operate Overnight in West Bank, Arrest 21 Wanted Persons | IDF Continues Operations in Gaza’s...
February 7, 2024
U.S. strike eliminates key Kata’ib Hezbollah commander
A U.S. drone strike in the Iraqi capital killed Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH) commander Wissam Muhammed Saber, who was “directly planning and participating in attacks” on American troops in the...
February 6, 2024
The Middle East could get even uglier, with Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah ready to wage war on Israel
A brutal war is looming between the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah and Israel. The Iran-backed radicals began firing anti-tank missiles and drones at Israel Oct. 8, one day after Hamas carried...
February 6, 2024
Tyrants and expendable migrants: Dictators play with people’s lives to gain leverage
Illegal immigration through the U.S.-Mexican border is at an all-time high, straining public resources and fueling political tension in the United States. Much of what moves migrants to undertake the...
February 6, 2024
Iran Reportedly Used UK Banks to Evade U.S. Sanctions
Iran used two banks in the United Kingdom to evade U.S. sanctions via front companies secretly owned by Iran’s Petrochemical Commercial Company (PCC), the Financial Times reported...
February 6, 2024
Blinken Visits Saudi Arabia to Broker Gaza Deal
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on February 5 to discuss a deal that would pause the Gaza war and free the remaining hostages....
February 6, 2024
Majority of Israelis Oppose Palestinian Statehood Due to Security Threats
The majority of Israelis oppose the creation of a Palestinian state, even as part of a U.S.-brokered deal that would forge formal relations with Saudi Arabia, a poll published on...
February 6, 2024
Israel’s war cabinet charts next steps in Gaza
Israeli political leadership says it is beginning to see signs of victory in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told troops on February 5 that 75% of Hamas battalions have been defeated in...
February 6, 2024
Hezbollah Rocket Attack Wounds Two Israeli Soldiers
Hezbollah terrorists wounded two Israeli soldiers in a rocket attack on northern Israel on February 6. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that “terrorists launched several projectiles...
February 6, 2024
As US, Iran trade blows, Afghans and Kurds in Syria may pay price
Iranian-backed militias in Iraq targeted US forces in Jordan on January 27, killing three Americans; the US responded this past Friday, striking 85 targets in Iraq and Syria. Many of the targets were empty...
February 6, 2024
Can US airpower stop the threats in Yemen, Iraq and Syria?
US Central Command has said that the United States carried out airstrikes on two Houthi drone boats on Monday, the latest in numerous US-UK strikes against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. The Houthis...
February 6, 2024
Iranian media lifts veil on Iran’s kamikaze drone program
Iranian pro-government Tasnim News published an important, long article on Tuesday detailing the history and extent of Iran’s kamikaze drone program. The aircrafts are known as “one-way”...
February 5, 2024
Israel Facilitates Record Aid to Gaza
Israel facilitated “the highest number of humanitarian aid trucks inspected and transferred in one day since the start of the war,” Jerusalem reported on February 5 regarding...
February 5, 2024
Egypt Threatens to Suspend Peace Treaty With Israel
Cairo threatened to suspend its peace treaty with Israel if civilians in Gaza are evacuated to Egypt, according to reports on February 5. “If even one Palestinian refugee crosses...
February 5, 2024
Israel Raids Khan Younis Brigade Compound
Israeli soldiers raided the headquarters of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on February 4. The compound, known as the al-Qadsia outpost, served...
February 5, 2024
Bipartisan Coalitions Urge Biden to Resume Enforcement of Iran Oil Sanctions
Bipartisan coalitions in the House and Senate urged President Joe Biden on January 24 to enforce U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil. Biden’s deliberate non-enforcement of sanctions has enabled Iran to earn...
February 5, 2024
US presence in the Middle East at a critical junction
Ever since oil was first found in Persia (now Iran) in 1908, and later in Saudi Arabia (1938), the US has steadily increased its interest and presence in the region, even after the US has become energy...
February 5, 2024
Here’s how to help solve Ukraine’s drone shortage problem
Drones and other unmanned systems are a “central driver” of the Russia-Ukraine war, Kyiv’s top general observed in an op-ed published this month. In terms of battlefield innovation, Ukraine’s...
February 5, 2024
People’s Republic of China Relationship
February 5, 2024
Hezbollah Fires Rockets at Northern Israeli City of Nahariya
The Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah fired two rockets toward the northern Israeli city of Nahariya on February 5. The rockets fell in an open area, The Jerusalem Post reported....
February 5, 2024
Israel SitRep: Feb. 5, 2024
Today’s Issue: Givati Brigade Soldiers Raid Al-Qadsia, Where Hamas Trained for October 7 Attacks | Border Police Foil Knife West Bank Attack, Arrest 33 Wanted Persons | IDF Carries Out Airstrikes against...
February 5, 2024
Hezbollah rocket fire continues as US, French diplomats arrive in region
Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned Hezbollah about further escalation along Israel’s northern border on February 4 during his visit to the Tel Nof airbase in central Israel. “Each attack...
February 4, 2024
Understanding the Hezbollah threat, by the numbers
Israel is now focused on the threat from Hezbollah, which has fired more than 2,000 rockets and dozens of anti-tank guided missiles and drones at Israel from October 8 to January 9. The Hezbollah...
February 4, 2024
US airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthis shows resilience
A series of important airstrikes on the evening of February 3 targeted the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen. These are one of a series of rounds of airstrikes over the past month that are intended...
February 4, 2024
Hamas Combat Battalions Down 70%
Israeli forces have dismantled 17 of Hamas’s 24 combat battalions in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on February 4. The other seven Hamas battalions...
February 4, 2024
Biden response strikes only a distraction unless they target, destroy top Iranian military leaders, capabilities
Iran-backed terrorist proxies recently killed three American soldiers and wounded more than 40. After a week of publicly telegraphing their plans to strike back, the Biden administration over the...
February 3, 2024
Israel Lifts Veil on Strikes Against Hezbollah in Syria
Israeli air and land forces have struck more than 50 Hezbollah targets in Syria since the Gaza war began, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) disclosed on February 3. In a televised...
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