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May 15, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi |

Turkey Plays Central Role in Transfer of Iranian Weapons to Sudan

Turkey is enabling covert weapons trafficking to Sudan. A newly unsealed U.S. federal indictment against Iranian national Shamim Mafi details how Turkish financial channels, currency exchanges, and corporate...

April 21, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur, Aaron Goren

Hamas says it may give up some weapons, IDF reports 5 ceasefire violations April 17-21

On April 19, The New York Times reported that Hamas officials said the group is ready to give up “thousands of automatic rifles and other weapons belonging to its police force and other...

April 7, 2026 | Aaron Goren |

Hamas Given Ultimatum on Disarmament After Group Signals Unwillingness To Cooperate

President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BOP) initiative, whose first task is overseeing the implementation of the ceasefire in Gaza, has reportedly given Hamas until the week’s end...

February 12, 2026 | Aaron Goren |

Without Full Disarmament of Hamas, Gaza Ceasefire is at Risk

The latest efforts by the U.S. to secure the ceasefire in Gaza may not only permit Hamas to survive but also to retain some of its weapons. According to reports on February 10, the terrorist organization...

January 13, 2026 | David Daoud |

Lebanon Must Continue Publicly Dismantling Active Hezbollah Installations

Lebanese news outlet Al Jadeed published three leaked images on January 6 allegedly showing Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) soldiers seizing a massive Hezbollah installation located south of the Litani River...

November 13, 2025 | |

Fifth Terror Suspect Arrested in Germany in Connection With Wider Hamas Europe Plot

Suspect Arrested: A fifth suspect was arrested upon entering Germany on November 12 in connection with a Hamas cell that was allegedly planning attacks against Jewish targets in...

October 2, 2025 | |

‘He Started Stabbing Anyone Near Him’: Two Murdered at England Synagogue During Yom Kippur Terror Attack

Deadly Synagogue Attack on Holy Day: At least two people were murdered and three others seriously wounded on October 2 outside the Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester, England,...

June 5, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Rocket fire marks first attack from Syria on Israel since Assad’s fall

On June 3, at approximately 10 pm Israeli time, two rockets were launched from Syrian territory and landed in the Golan Heights—the first such attack from Syria toward Israel since the fall...

March 3, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi, Joe Truzman

Nascent Syrian armed group emerges to confront Israeli forces

An armed organization calling itself The Islamic Resistance Front in Syria—Great Might (formerly known as The Front for the Liberation of the South) has issued statements warning the Israel Defense Forces...

February 18, 2025 | Toby Dershowitz, Eitan Fischberger

Is Al Jazeera Providing Material Support to Hamas?

Select Language Is Al Jazeera Providing Material Support to Hamas? . By Toby Dershowitz and Eitan Fischberger AP On January 25, the world watched in revulsion as Hamas paraded four...

January 29, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Continued chaos in Syria: Iraqi militias and an Alawite insurgency

On January 25, a new Iraqi militia, Kataib Awliya’ al Haq (Guardians of Truth Brigades), announced its formation. So far, the group has issued a single statement displaying its full name, logo, and...

December 31, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israeli forces in southern Lebanon dismantle more Hezbollah sites

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued combing through southern Lebanon to dismantle Hezbollah sites and extract weapons and munitions from villages and hilly terrain near the Israeli border. These...

December 27, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: December 27, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IAF Bombs Crossing Used for Weapons Smuggling on Lebanon-Syria Border | IDF Begins ‘Targeted’ Operation at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Northern Gaza, a ‘Key’ Terrorist Stronghold...

December 13, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: December 13, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Troops in Syria Buffer Zone Carry Out Searches, Reinforce Barrier | IDF Soldiers Operating Along Lebanese Border ‘To Remove Threats’ While ‘Preserving Understandings’| IDF...

December 6, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: December 6, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF: We Are Reinforcing Troops in Golan Heights in Response to Syrian Fighting | Father and Son from Golan Heights Druze Village Arrested for Espionage | IAF Eliminates Several Senior...

November 5, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Technology, drones and complexity: The IDF’s battle for Jabalya

Reporters' Notebook: This is my second time in Jabalya during the war against Hamas. It’s also the second time in the neighborhood with the IDF’s Multi-Dimensional Unit.

October 18, 2024 | Will Selber |

The lights are still blinking red—Sunni Islamists and Iran are determined to attack the homeland

As the US election comes down the final stretch, the radical Islamic terrorism threat continues to metastasize—at home and abroad. On October 8, the FBI arrested an Afghan man who authorities...

October 9, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: October 9, 2024

Today at 8:30am (ET): “FDD Morning Brief,” featuring Jonathan Schanzer and Brian Katulis, FDD Event “The October 8th War,” Jonathan Schanzer, Commentary “Qatari...

October 7, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

At the Nova Festival massacre site a year later

One year after the massacre, we find ourselves only a few miles from Gaza, where over 100 hostages are still being held captive.

August 21, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: August 21, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IAF Strikes Hezbollah Weapons Depots for Second Consecutive Night | IDF Continues Operations in Rafah, Khan Younis, and Netzarim Corridor, IAF Strikes Some 30 Targets | IAF Uses Precision...