Can Hamas ever be defeated?
The questions about Gaza’s future are still unanswered
Al-Mawasi, Rafah
Removing Hamas from central Gaza is the key to removing its leverage
Despite IDF operating in Gaza for more than a year, Hamas believes it is winning the war with its control of central Gaza.
Op-eds
The IDF is in Jabalia again, but this time there is nowhere for Hamas to run
Washington should refrain from pressuring Jerusalem to cede the important strategic corridors in a ceasefire agreement.
Op-eds
Israel expands humanitarian area in Gaza, intercepts weapons smuggling
On November 10, Israeli troops inspecting a convoy of trucks moving between southern and northern Gaza uncovered a bag containing small-arms ammunition. The discovery highlights some of the IDF’s challenges...
Op-eds
What does it feel like to drive through Jabalya, northern Gaza, with the IDF?
Reporter's Notebook: Spending a day with the IDF in northern Gaza, into the heart of Jabalya.
Op-eds
What can we learn from a month of IDF fighting in Jabalya?
What does this month-long operation tell us about Hamas and the war in Gaza?
Op-eds
Israel SitRep: October 18, 2024
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Israel at War Situation Report
IDF pushes to weaken Hamas in north Gaza
Israeli forces are seeking to uncover Hamas’s terrorist infrastructure in Jabaliya in northern Gaza while also trying to cut off the group in other areas. The current challenges facing the Israel Defense...
Op-eds
Hamas has moved its command centers into Gazan schools
In the last two months of the war, the IDF has carried out strikes on almost twenty Hamas command and control centers located in schools.
Op-eds
Israel SitRep: October 7, 2024
Today’s Issue: | October 7 Anniversary Starts With Four Rockets From Gaza; War Began Last Year With 2,500 Rockets | In Past Year, More Than 13,000 Projectiles Fired From Gaza; IAF Struck About 40,300...
Israel at War Situation Report
Israeli Strike Targets Top Hamas Commanders in Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted three top Hamas commanders in an airstrike overnight between September 9 and 10. “Three senior Hamas operatives were killed in a targeted...
Flash Briefs
Israel’s challenges in long-term control of Philadelphi corridor
As Philadelphi looms, those sent to patrol it will need to learn lessons from what has worked and not worked in the past.
Op-eds
Israel Confirms Hamas Terror Commander Muhammad Deif was Killed on July 13
Latest Developments After two weeks of speculation about his fate, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on August 1 that Hamas military commander Muhammad Deif was eliminated in an airstrike. The...
Flash Briefs
Israeli Troops Complete Successful Operation in Gaza’s Khan Younis
Following a successful week-long operation in Khan Younis, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on July 30 that it was withdrawing from the southern Gaza city. Led by the IDF’s...
Flash Briefs
Israel SitRep: July 26, 2024
Today’s Issue: | IDF Operates in Khan Younis and Rafah, Eliminates Terrorists, Finds Weapons, Tunnel Shafts | IAF Strikes Southern Lebanon Military Buildings; More Than 500 Terrorists Killed in Lebanon...
Israel at War Situation Report
Israeli forces launch raid into Khan Younis after terrorists return
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) entered the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis to target terrorists and uproot more terrorist infrastructure on July 22. The raid into Khan Younis is similar to raids into...
Op-eds
IDF: Terrorists Used Humanitarian Zone to Launch Rockets at Israel
Latest Developments The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) called on Palestinian civilians to evacuate the western part of the city of Khan Younis for the Mawasi humanitarian zone on July 22. The announcement...
Flash Briefs
Israel SitRep: July 22, 2024
Today’s Issue: | IDF Confirms Deaths of Hostages Alex Dancyg and Yagev Buchstab | After Attacks Against Israel From al-Mawasi Humanitarian Zone, IDF Calls for Temporary Evacuation | COGAT: ‘We Place...
Israel at War Situation Report
Israel continues to assess whether Hamas commander Deif was killed in airstrikes
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted the head of Hamas’s armed forces in Gaza and one of its remaining brigade commanders in a series of airstrikes in south Gaza on July 13. The strikes...
Op-eds
Israel Strikes Hamas Terror Mastermind’s Hideout
Israeli jets struck the hideout of Hamas terrorist mastermind Muhammed Deif in a Gaza Strip humanitarian zone of al-Mawasi on July 13. The Israeli military’s surprise air strike...