How will the war in Lebanon end?
Hezbollah, Hamas seem slow to realize Israel’s military successes have decimated their populations and changed the status quo
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Russia closes in on “fortress” city of Vuhledar
Ukraine’s yearslong defense of Vuhledar, a small city serving as a defensive stronghold in the Donetsk region, appears to be nearing its denouement. Russian advances on Vuhledar’s flanks have put it...
Op-eds
A greatly expanded arsenal means this is not the Hezbollah of 2006
Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into northern Israel on Sunday. That attack followed a July 4 assault in which the terror group fired approximately 200 projectiles and over 20...
Op-eds
Hezbollah’s Missiles And Growing Military Might Are A True Threat
Unpacking the Capability Behind Hezbollah’s Threat to Expand its War: Less than a day after U.S. Special Envoy Amos Hochstein was in Beirut to again meet with Lebanese officials to press for...
Op-eds
Ukraine’s new Unmanned Systems Forces takes shape
The Ukrainian military announced last week that it appointed Colonel Vadym Sukharevskyi as the commander of its inchoate Unmanned Systems Forces (USF). Sukharevskyi shared some interesting details...
Op-eds
Understanding Israel-Hezbollah Clashes Since October 7
After six months of trading fire, we can observe three distinct stages of the fighting between Israel and the Iranian proxy group.
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Battle of Avdiivka: A Preliminary Analysis
This article offers a preliminary analysis of the Battle of Avdiivka, particularly its final weeks. While more information will no doubt come to light as time passes, some initial conclusions stand out....
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Israel bulks northern defense with new mountain brigade amid ongoing Hezbollah threat
The Israel Defense Forces announced the creation of a new unit with the objective of protecting Israel’s mountainous terrain on its northern border with Lebanon. The new unit will be called the ‘mountain...
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Hezbollah Rockets Target IDF Base in Northern Israel
Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets at the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) Meron Airbase in northern Israel on February 27. The rockets set off sirens in northern Israeli communities...
Flash Briefs
Hezbollah Shoots Down Israeli Drone With Surface-to-Air Missiles
Hezbollah targeted an Israeli Elbit Hermes 450 drone with surface-to-air missiles on February 26. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intercepted one of the missiles with the David’s...
Flash Briefs
Breaking down Hezbollah’s rocket strategy: the Short-Range Threat
Hezbollah entered the 2006 war against Israel with an arsenal of 14,000 projectiles – a mixture of rockets and missiles of various ranges. By the end of the 34-day conflict, Hezbollah had lost approximately...
Op-eds
Israel SitRep: Feb. 23, 2024
Today’s Issue: Two Hezbollah Operatives Killed in Apparent Israeli Drone Strike | IDF Makes Arrests in Overnight West Bank Raids | IDF Intercepts ‘Suspicious Aerial Target,’ Carries Out Air Strikes...
Israel at War Situation Report
Biden’s Hezbollah Plan Is a Win-Win—for the Terrorists
Israel faces a harsh reality in an election year for the United States.
Op-eds
Israeli Airstrike Kills Two Hezbollah Terrorists, Including Senior Radwan Commander
Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on February 22 killed a senior commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force and another operative. The Iran-backed terrorist group announced...
Flash Briefs
Hezbollah Rocket and Anti-Tank Missiles Target Northern Israel
Hezbollah targeted northern Israel with anti-tank missiles on February 22. “An anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon Thursday morning struck a private home in Yuval, a village in...
Flash Briefs
Israeli Air Force struck 31,000 targets in four months of war
New government numbers show roughly 228 targets struck by airstrikes every day of the conflict, significantly more than any previous IDF effort.
Op-eds
Hezbollah’s threats to northern Israel: The evolution of drone warfare
Drones have been revealed as a central aspect of the future of warfare on battlefields from Iraq to Ukraine and in conflicts between countries such as Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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Israel suffers historic loss with most soldiers killed in single day since onset of Gaza ground operations
24 Israeli soldiers were killed in Gaza during a 24-hour period, the worst for Israel since ground operations began on October 27. Most of these casualties resulted from an explosion amidst buildings...
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Israel releases data on three months of fighting in Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces published extensive data collected from the last three months of fighting Hamas in Gaza. The data also includes information on the threats Israel has faced from Hezbollah and...
Op-eds
What are Hezbollah’s calculations, 90 days into war on Israel?
Hezbollah has dictated the tempo. It has been used to doing what it wants, creating provocations and escalation, and pushing again and again to see what is effective.