Israel SitRep: August 2, 2024
Today’s Issue: | With War Apparently Imminent, Israel Holds Discussions with Allies, Hezbollah Evacuates Command Posts | Alma: 2,560 Attacks on Northern Israel Since the War Began, 48.4 Percent Against...
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UAE ship delivers 5,340 tons of food and aid to Gaza through Egypt’s Arish port
A UAE ship carrying 5,340 tons of aid arrived in Al-Arish, Egypt, for Gaza. It includes food, shelter, and medical supplies.
Op-eds
Gulf Cooperation Council meets in Doha, discuss Houthi attacks
The meeting was chaired by Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
Op-eds
Kuwait Emir visits Egypt, meets with leaders over Rafah concerns
Cairo and Kuwait City meet to discuss humanitarian crisis in Gaza and necessity of ensuring peace in region.
Op-eds
UAE praises role of World Central Kitchen in Gaza
The statements appear to show that there is a renewed window of opportunity for the UAE and WCK and others to continue work in Gaza.
Op-eds
Airdrops increase in Gaza as new method to deliver aid
Israel and several partner countries are increasingly looking to airdrops as a method to deliver aid to civilians in Gaza. Airdrops have been used since the beginning of the war but increased in frequency...
Op-eds
Jordan, UAE to Set Up Gaza Field Hospitals After Six Weeks of War
Jordan and the United Arab Emirates are setting up the first field hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip to help wounded and sick Palestinians – those injured by the Hamas-Israel...
Flash Briefs
Gulf, France aid Gaza, Russia evacuates citizens
Nations continue to vow aid to the Gaza Strip, continuing to also evacuate citizens.
Op-eds
Israel acknowledges fight on a third front: Mounting diplomatic pressure
Pressure is mounting on Israel in a new way as the country prepares to do battle on a third front: diplomatically. Yes, Israel is concentrating on defeating Hamas in Gaza. And Hezbollah is also increasing...
Op-eds
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.
Op-eds
Egypt Opens Its Border to Gaza Wounded, Foreigners
Egypt opened up its border with the Gaza Strip on November 1 to admit wounded Palestinians and foreign passport-holders fleeing the Hamas-Israel war. Hundreds of people crossed the...
Flash Briefs
Egypt Launches Massive Anti-terrorism Operation ahead of March Elections
In a surprise move, Egypt launched a massive anti-terrori...
Policy Briefs
Egypt’s Bloody Wednesday
The Sinai Peninsula experienced its bloodiest attack in a decade on Wednesday, as the Islamic State affil...
Policy Briefs
How Many Fighters Does the Islamic State Really Have?
Estimates of the number of fighters in the ranks of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) are extraordinarily wide-ranging. On the low end of things, CNN’s Barbara Starr recently...
Op-eds
Al Qaeda’s Expansion in Egypt Implications for U.S. Homeland Security
Chairman King, Ranking Member Higgins, members of the committee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss al Qaeda’s presence in Egypt. The uprisings throughou...
Congressional Testimonies
Egypt’s Sinai Goes Quiet… For Now
By David Barnett On November 20, a car bomb attack by the Salafi ji...
Policy Briefs
Al Qaeda-Linked Groups Increasing Contact with Salafi Groups in Nile Delta and Sinai
By David Barnett Egyptian officials are worried that they are seizing only a fraction of the weaponry entering the Sinai Peninsula from Libya. And in contrast to earlier arms sh...
Op-eds
2 Islamist Militants Arrested in Sinai by Egyptian Forces
David Barnett On Oct. 1, two Islamist militants were arrested by Egyptian forces near the city of el-Arish in the North Sinai governorate. The militants, who have since been tra...
Op-eds
Al Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Responsibility for Attack in Israel
A jihadist organization calling itself the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem (MSC) has claimed responsibility for yesterday's cross border attack in Israel, according to...
Op-eds
Gaza Flotilla Flops
This year's anti-Israel hate fest at sea is being sunk by countries that once backed it.