Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi

September 20, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel has turned the tables on Hezbollah, now what comes next?

After many months where it seemed Israel was only responding proportionately to Hezbollah’s attacks, it now appears that Israel is turning the tables.

July 31, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Ismail Haniyeh’s Killing in Iran Brings Israel Closer to Victory

The death of Hamas’ leader leaves the organization headless and less able to develop a strategy going forward.

May 16, 2024 | David Adesnik, Ahmad Sharawi

Don’t buy Rashida Tlaib & Co.’s lie: ‘From the river to the sea’ has always meant erasing Israel

In English, protesters call for Palestine to be free. But when their chants shift to Arabic, they often call for the whole of Palestine to be Arab — an explicit call to dismantle the Jewish state...

February 20, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

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...

November 29, 2023 | |

Israel SitRep: Nov. 29, 2023

Israel SitRep: Nov. 29, 2023 Today’s Issue: Next Hostage Group, 10 Israelis, Two Thais, Arrives in Israel | IDF Operates Overnight in Jenin, Eliminates Palestinian Islamic Jihad Leader | IEDs Detonated...

November 20, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Three Weeks of Ground War in Gaza

On Saturday, November 18, Israel’s war in Gaza reached its 43rd day and the ground offensive in Gaza has now reached its three-week mark. This war, Israel’s leaders say, is going to be long....

November 15, 2023 | |

Hidden Hamas Headquarters at Gaza Hospital Reached by Israeli Forces 

Latest Developments  The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) entered Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on November 15, trading fire with Palestinian terrorists in the first stage of an operation to uncover...

November 15, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Shifa hospital the focus of IDF ground operations in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces on November 15 began the task of searching Gaza’s Shifa hospital for evidence of Hamas’ use of the facility as a headquarters and weapons storage depot. The numerous buildings...

November 14, 2023 | |

Israel Offers Incubators for Gaza’s Shifa Hospital 

Latest Developments  The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) offered to coordinate the transfer of incubators from an Israeli hospital to the Shifa hospital in Gaza, the military said on November 14. “Following...

November 14, 2023 | |

Israel SitRep: Nov. 14, 2023

Gallant Says Hamas Has Lost Control in Gaza, IDF Forces Capture Gaza’s Parliament and Hamas Police HQ | IDF Finds Hamas Command Center in Rantisi Children’s Hospital | Gallant Says Hamas Has Lost...

November 13, 2023 | Richard Goldberg |

Hamas commits war crimes in hospitals and mosques, but world says nothing

Hamas supporters in New York and London took to the streets this weekend to pressure the American and British governments to cut off support for Israel’s war on terrorism. Hamas responded...

November 13, 2023 | |

Gaza Hospital Basement Used to Confine Hostages, Israel Finds

Hamas used one of Gaza’s six hospitals to hold hostages seized from Israel on October 7, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed on November 13. The chief IDF spokesperson, Rear...

November 13, 2023 | |

Israel SitRep: Nov. 13, 2023

Hezbollah Attacks from Lebanon Wound at Least 14 Israelis: On November 12, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for firing anti-tank guided missiles toward Dovev, a moshav near Israel’s northern border,...

November 13, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

UAE, Saudi Arabia, Gulf states increase aid to Gaza

The UAE is establishing a 150-bed field hospital. Five planes brought equipment for it last week.

November 12, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Gaza hospitals and Nasrallah threats challenge IDF

Israel struggled on two fronts over the weekend, trying to simultaneously pick through a densely populated Gaza while also warding off Hezbollah in northern Israel. In Gaza, the IDF paused operations during...

November 12, 2023 | |

Israel Enables Gaza Civilian Evacuations While Battling Hamas

Israel secured an evacuation route for Palestinian civilians from northern Gaza’s Shati neighborhood, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on November 11. During a battle in the...

November 12, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

What do we know about hospitals in north Gaza? – explainer

The hospitals in the Gaza Strip have become a main point of contention on the international stage as Israel's invasion of the Hamas-run enclave continues. Here's what we know about them.

September 11, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Ayman al-Zawahiri defends 9/11 hijackings in anniversary address

Ayman al-Zawahiri defends the 9/11 hijackings in a video released on the 18th anniversary of al-Qaeda’s most devastating attack. The production, released by al-Qaeda’s As Sahab propaganda arm, is titled...

September 12, 2014 | Jonathan Schanzer

Hamas’s Benefactors: A Network of Terror

Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman Poe, Ranking Member Deutch, Ranking Member Sherman, and distinguished members of these subcommittees, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, I tha...

September 9, 2014 | |

Hamas’s Benefactors: A Network of Terror

Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman Poe, Ranking Member Deutch, Ranking Member Sherman, and distinguished members of these subcommittees, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, I thank yo...