Antony Blinken

August 19, 2024 | |

Hamas, PIJ Threaten Resumption of Suicide Bombings Following Botched Tel Aviv Attack

Latest Developments Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) threatened to launch a new campaign of suicide bombings targeting Israelis following a failed attack in Tel Aviv on August 18. In a joint...

August 14, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: August 14, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Continues Operations in Rafah, Khan Younis, Central Gaza; IAF Strikes More Than 40 Targets | IDF Launches Counterterrorism Operation in Northern West Bank | Israeli Defense Ministry...

August 13, 2024 | |

Blinken Delays Visit to Israel as Iran Threat Continues

As the threat of an Iranian attack on Israel looms, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delayed his plans to travel to the region on August 13, according to Axios reporter Barak...

August 13, 2024 | Enia Krivine |

Will Israel restore security to the north?

If Hezbollah mounts a significant attack, Israel should declare war and establish a fully demilitarized zone between the border and the Litani River.

August 6, 2024 | |

Multiple Injuries in Northern Israel After Hezbollah Drone Attack

Latest Developments A Hezbollah drone barrage on Israel’s western Galilee region injured 19 Israelis near the city of Nahariya on August 6 as Israel and Hezbollah continued to exchange fire along...

August 5, 2024 | |

Blinken Warns of Imminent Attack on Israel

Latest Developments U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on August 4 that Iran and its Lebanese terrorist proxy Hezbollah could attack Israel within 24-48 hours, Axios reported. Blinken was speaking...

August 5, 2024 | Ivana Stradner, Jason Jay Smart

Maduro Is Putin’s Proxy and Must Be Stopped

After claiming victory in what observers deem to be falsified elections, Venezuela’s autocrat is benefitting from Putin’s support. It is in America’s strategic interest to defeat both of them.

August 2, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh |

Haniyeh’s Death in Tehran Shows Iranian Role in Hamas’ Warfare

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh spent the final hours before his assassination in a Tehran safehouse that belongs to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)...

July 22, 2024 | |

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...

July 19, 2024 | |

Iran ‘One or Two Weeks Away’ From Producing Deadly Nuclear Fissile Material, Blinken Warns

Latest Developments U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated on July 19 that Iran was days away from producing fissile material sufficient for a nuclear weapon. Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum,...

June 28, 2024 | |

U.S. Sanctions Transporters of Iranian Petroleum

The United States sanctioned on June 27 three United Arab Emirates companies and 11 associated vessels that play a role in transporting Iranian petroleum or petrochemical products....

June 26, 2024 | |

Gallant Underscores U.S.-Israel Bond During Multi-Day Trip to Washington

Following a series of high-level meetings in Washington, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant emphasized the enduring bond between the United States and Israel in remarks on June...

June 24, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel’s operations in Gaza are headed for a new phase

On June 24, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met with Amos Hochstein, a senior advisor to President Joe Biden, in Washington, DC, discussing what Gallant has called a transition to “phase C” of...

June 23, 2024 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Israel and the U.S. Need to Get Tough on Egypt

Cairo has turned a blind eye to Hamas’s tunneling and shipments of weapons over and under its border.

June 22, 2024 | |

Intelligence Assessment of More Deaths Among Israeli Hostages Fuels Concern

Relatives of the remaining Israeli hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza are increasingly fearful...

June 21, 2024 | |

UN Rapporteurs Call for Arms Embargo on Israel

Several United Nations (UN)-appointed special rapporteurs issued a statement on June 20 calling on weapons manufacturers to immediately halt arms transfers to Israel. The group —...

June 19, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Israel’s long war

A “ceasefire deal” won’t end it

June 13, 2024 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Is Israeli-Saudi normalization end or means?

Biden is delaying Saudi normalization with Israel until the region is fixed, mistakenly making peace the end game

June 11, 2024 | |

Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar Depicts Palestinian Casualties As ‘Necessary Sacrifices’

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who masterminded Hamas’s October 7 atrocities, portrayed the deaths of Palestinian civilians as a welcome sacrifice in his personal correspondence, The...

June 11, 2024 | |

Hamas Hedges on Gaza Truce Proposal

Hamas signaled its qualified acceptance of a U.S.-promoted plan to wind down the Gaza war on June 11. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken tried to drum up regional...