Be'eri

May 1, 2026 | Joe Truzman |

Using Facial Recognition Tools To Identify October 7 Perpetrators

December 4, 2025 | |

Battalion Commander Among 4 Hamas Terrorists Eliminated by IDF in Rafah

Key Terrorists Killed in Southern Gaza: The IDF confirmed on December 4 that Hamas’s East Rafah Battalion commander, Mohammad Bawab, was killed alongside his deputy, Ismail Abu...

November 26, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hamas hands over body of hostage as IDF fights terror cells in Rafah

On November 25, Hamas released the body of Dror Or, an Israeli who was killed during the attack on Israel led by the group on October 7, 2023. Or was one of three deceased hostages still held...

August 29, 2025 | |

IDF Recovers Remains of 2 Hostages in ‘Complex’ Gaza Operation

Recovered Deceased Hostages: The IDF announced on August 29 that it had recovered the body of Israeli hostage Ilan Weiss and the remains of an additional hostage whose identity...

February 10, 2025 | |

Israel SitRep: February 10, 2025

Today’s Issue: | IDF Arabic-Language Spokesman Issues Instructions and Warnings for Gazans Following Army’s Withdrawal From Netzarim Corridor | Following Withdrawal From Netzarim Corridor, IDF Deploying...

December 5, 2024 | |

Egypt Ceasefire Proposal For Gaza Emerges as IDF Recovers Slain Hostage

Egypt Offers Up Hostage Deal Proposal: Egypt is understood to have proposed a temporary ceasefire agreement in Gaza that would see the potential release of “the largest number”...

December 2, 2024 | Enia Krivine, Aaron Goren

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.

October 6, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF returns to northern Gaza’s Jabaliya neighborhood

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) expanded operations in northern Gaza overnight between October 5 and October 6, sending tanks and infantry into Jabliya, a suburb of Gaza City. It is the third time the...

September 3, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF officers take on new roles as Gaza in political focus

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Gaza Division, which is responsible for the border of Gaza and faced the onslaught of the October 7 attack, received a new commander on September 2. Brigadier General Barak...

August 31, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Excerpt from ‘The October 7 War: Israel’s Battle for Security in Gaza’

This book was written to give the reader an account from the ground, weaving my own experiences with soldiers and Israeli civilians into the story.

July 24, 2024 | Will Erens, Emanuele Ottolenghi, Toby Dershowitz

Why Hamas Deserves Argentina’s Terrorism Designation

At 7:56 AM on October 7, 2023, Ronit Sultan, the daughter of Argentine immigrants, texted her daughter-in-law to “take care of yourself” as rockets from Gaza flew overhead...

July 22, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Sderot and the Gaza border as the war drags on

Nine months after the October 7th attacks, Gaza border communities rebuild with resilience and remembrance.

July 12, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 12, 2024

Today’s Issue: Report on Be’eri Attacks: Army Failed to Protect Kibbutz, Bravery of Residents and Rapid Responders Commendable | IDF Raids Gaza City UNRWA Headquarters, Finds Weapons, Drone Parts,...

July 11, 2024 | |

IDF Details Failure to Defend Kibbutz Be’eri During October 7 Atrocities

Defenders of a kibbutz ravaged by Hamas in the October 7 attack were outnumbered by more than 13-to-1 but managed to hold the line, an Israeli military inquiry found. The report...

July 11, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF releases its first probe into October 7 failures as the Shejaiya raid ends

The Israel Defense Forces IDF) released the first of what is expected to be numerous inquiries into specific battles and operational failures that took place during the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023....

July 11, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Return to Be’eri: What I learned from visits to Be’eri since Oct. 7

The disaster at Be’eri is a symbol of the state in general; It represents what will happen if the country continues down a path of arrogance and complacency.

July 2, 2024 | |

American October 7 Victims File U.S. Lawsuit Against Iran, Syria and North Korea

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a U.S.-based Jewish civil rights organization, submitted a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Washington, DC, on July 1 targeting the regimes in Iran, Syria, and North Korea for enabling Hamas’s terrorist atrocities in Israel on October 7...

June 19, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Israel’s long war

A “ceasefire deal” won’t end it

May 17, 2024 | |

Israel Recovers Bodies of Three Kidnapped Hostages

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on May 17 that they recovered the bodies of three hostages taken by Hamas during its October 7 massacre. In a press statement, IDF spokesperson...

May 8, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

The Netzarim corridor has become a magnet for Hamas attacks

Even if the attacks don’t harm anyone and not all of them are reflected on the ground the way Hamas describes them, they symbolize the way Hamas wants to wage the next phase of its war.