2014 Gaza War

September 15, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

Israeli elections stall Board of Peace plans, IDF reports 14 Gaza ceasefire violations Sept. 4–15

United States officials are reportedly frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reticence to implement parts of their Gaza strategy. The US-backed Board of Peace (BoP), which...

July 7, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hamas announces intent to dissolve Gaza government as disarmament questions remain

Hamas claimed on July 6 it was ready to transfer authority and dissolve its government in Gaza. The announcement appeared to be in line with the US-brokered ceasefire that envisions...

June 23, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi, Ahmad Sharawi

Hamas Haven Provided by Turkey Fuels Terror in the West Bank

Israel’s Shin Bet security agency announced that it had foiled dozens of planned terror attacks in the West Bank directed by Hamas operatives in Turkey over the past year. According to the agency,...

March 6, 2026 | Tzvi Kahn |

Iranian and Iranian-Backed Attacks Against Americans (1979-Present)

Armed conflict between the United States and Iran did not begin in 2026, but instead has deep roots that extend back to the 1979 Islamic Revolution. For nearly five decades, the clerical regime in Tehran...

November 13, 2025 | Samuel Ben-Ur, Aaron Goren

Palestinian terrorists broke Gaza ceasefire 6 times from November 7 to 12, IDF says

Palestinian terrorists in Gaza have violated the stipulations of phase one of the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel on at least six occasions between November 7 and November 12, according to...

November 10, 2025 | |

Remains of IDF Officer Held Captive by Hamas for More Than a Decade Finally Released

Returned After 11 Years: Israeli authorities confirmed on November 9 that Hamas had released the body of slain IDF officer Lt. Hadar Goldin. Goldin was killed in August 2014, and...

November 10, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hamas returns body of IDF soldier held since 2014 amid Rafah tensions

Hamas returned the body of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Lieutenant Hadar Goldin on November 9. Goldin was killed in 2014 during fighting with Hamas, and his body was recovered from a tunnel in...

June 19, 2025 | Tzvi Kahn |

Iranian and Iranian-Backed Attacks Against Americans (1979-Present)

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the clerical regime in Tehran and its proxies have committed a range of attacks against Americans. This memorandum provides select documentation of these assaults. While...

March 28, 2025 | Jonathan Schanzer, Sinan Ciddi, Melissa Sacks, Michael Rubin

Hamas and Turkey: Partners in Terror

September 16, 2024 | David Adesnik |

How Israel Lost a Battle to Al Jazeera — and How It Must Do Better Next Time

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July 15, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 15, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Confirms the Death of October 7 ‘Mastermind’ Rafa’a Salameh in Targeted Killing | Chief of Staff: IDF Will Continue to Pursue Hamas Officials Who Planned October 7 Massacre...

March 20, 2024 | |

Triple Murder Organizer Nabbed in Gaza Hospital

Israeli forces operating in the Gaza Strip’s biggest hospital captured a Hamas terrorist who helped plan a triple murder that sparked the 2014 war, the Shin Bet said on March 20....

January 22, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

The Hamas numbers game: Recruiting new terrorists

As of January 9, Hamas had lost two brigade commanders and 19 of its battalion commanders.

November 17, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel’s modern warfare: How IDF tech closes the loop on terrorists

Modern warfare provides commanders with more access to technology, enabling strike cells to coordinate fire against terror targets.

November 6, 2023 |

10 Things to Know About Hamas Tunnels

The terrorist organization Hamas operates an extensive and sophisticated tunnel system to transport weapons, store supplies, and train operatives. The network zigzags for hundreds of miles under the Gaza...

October 27, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

‘I took my gun and drove toward Gaza’: One soldier remembers Oct 7

Givati company commander recalls how he was staying in northern Israel when he heard about the attack and drove south.

October 25, 2023 | |

Israel Declares Global War on Hamas

Israel said on October 25 that its war against Hamas would not be limited to Gaza and would entail the destruction of the Palestinian terrorist group worldwide. In a televised...

October 13, 2023 | Aaron MacLean |

Israel’s Outside-the-Box Options

A war in Gaza right now is a war on Hamas’s timeline and initiative. Israel should consider seizing the initiative by making unpredictable moves elsewhere first.

October 13, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

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 12, 2023 | Eyal Hulata |

Why Did Hamas Go All-In?

The terror organization must have anticipated the reaction but still decided to start a war that might risk its very existence. Iran might have realized that if it did not ignite a war, it would pay dearly in the form of Israel’s normalization with Saudi Arabia.