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October 31, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

7 Israelis killed by Hezbollah rocket fire as Israel hosts US envoys

Seven Israelis were killed on October 31 by Hezbollah rocket fire, one of the worst days for civilian casualties in northern Israel since Hezbollah’s rocket attacks began on October 8, 2023. Five people,...

October 30, 2024 | |

Israel Eliminates Deputy Commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force

An Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon eliminated the deputy commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, Mustafa Ahmad Shahadi, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on...

July 10, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Releases New Drone Footage Showing Israeli Military Bases

The Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah posted footage on July 9 it claimed was filmed by a drone that overflew Israel Defense Forces (IDF) bases and other sensitive sites in...

July 7, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Launches Dozens of Rockets at Northern Israel

The Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets at northern Israel on July 7, wounding a farmer in the central Galilee and igniting several fires. The initial...

July 7, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah rocket barrage on Israel wounds several, including a US citizen

On July 7, Hezbollah launched several rounds of rockets and anti-tank missiles at Israel, wounding at least four people. Two of those injured, including an American citizen, suffered serious...

June 25, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel intercepts Hezbollah drones as Israel’s defense minister continues meetings in Washington

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant continued his multi-day trip to Washington, DC, on June 25, meeting with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Gallant praised Austin and the US for their steadfast...

June 12, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Rockets Pound Israel Following Killing of Senior Terror Commander

Hezbollah launched more than 200 rockets as well as several missiles and drones deep into northern Israel on June 12 after the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group lost one of its...

May 7, 2024 | |

Ongoing Hezbollah Attacks Have Killed 22 Israelis Since October 7

Hezbollah claimed responsibility for an attack that killed two Israeli soldiers on May 6. The deaths bring to 22 the number of Israelis killed in assaults launched by the Lebanon-based...

April 1, 2024 | |

Senior IRGC Leader Killed in Damascus Air Strike

Israel reportedly killed a senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in a Damascus airstrike on April 1. Mohammed Reza Zahedi was among five people who...

March 11, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel targets Hezbollah drones

On March 11, the Israel Defense Forces targeted Hezbollah in Lebanon after two days of increased Hezbollah attacks on Israel. Airstrikes in the Beqaa Valley targeted sites that “belong to Hezbollah’s...

February 26, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: Feb. 26, 2024

Israel SitRep: Feb. 26, 2024 Today’s Issue: After Hezbollah Downs an Israeli UAV, Israeli Fighter Jets Attack Hezbollah Sites in Lebanon | IDF Carries out West Bank Raids, Arresting 22, Seizing Terror...

November 9, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

The Iranian proxy war in Syria against the US, Israel grows

More than 40 attacks on US forces by Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria.

November 3, 2023 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Gaza and the De-Colonization Narrative

Western views of Arab society often get one major thing wrong – Arab agency.

May 12, 2022 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Lebanon’s ‘useless’ election will be neither free nor fair

Hezbollah coercion has occurred in the weeks and months leading up to this Sunday’s vote

April 23, 2020 | Tony Badran |

Lebanon, Hezbollah, and COVID-19

In response to the pandemic, the Iran-backed terror group Hezbollah has waged an aggressive public relations campaign aimed at displaying its primacy within Lebanon. This campaign has also demonstrated...

October 11, 2017 | Tony Badran |

Hezbollah Calls the Shots in Iran’s Syria Policy

President Donald Trump is reportedly about to extend a terrorism designation to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in its entirety. The IRGC is both the dominant force inside I...

July 13, 2008 | Tony Badran Across The Bay |

French Veterans Oppose Assad’s Bastille Day Presence

Lest we forget who this regime is, and that it (along with its...

July 19, 2006 | The Washington Times |

Inside Hezbollah’s Lebanon

Authored by Barbara Newman As the Israeli military and the Lebanese Hezbollah exchange blows and Middle East violence escalates, the chattering class moves to center stage on th...