Israel ‘peeling off layers’ of Hamas in Gaza
Israeli Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi visited northern Gaza on February 6 and met with IDF commanders and soldiers. He said Israel was continuing to “advance” in the Gaza strip. He also said there is...
Benny Gantz
Israel’s war cabinet charts next steps in Gaza
Israeli political leadership says it is beginning to see signs of victory in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told troops on February 5 that 75% of Hamas battalions have been defeated in...
Op-eds
Elite Hezbollah Commander Killed in Lebanon
An airstrike killed a prominent Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon, the terrorist group said on January 8. Hezbollah identified the commander as Wissam Hassan al-Tawil, the...
Flash Briefs
Israel celebrates breaching ground Hamas didn’t foresee as war enters second month
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to members of Israel’s elite Egoz unit on Tuesday, exactly one month after Hamas’ surprise attack on the country flipped the world upside down. The Egoz...
Op-eds
The key figures leading Israel’s military campaign to destroy Hamas in Gaza
Here are the masterminds directing each aspect of the IDF operation
Op-eds
Israel Launches Second Stage of War Against Hamas
Israel entered what it described as the second stage of the war against Hamas over the weekend, expanding ground operations and shelling in order to ratchet up pressure on the...
Flash Briefs
Secretary of State Blinken Arrives in Israel
Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on October 12, the first leg of a tour of the region in the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel, which killed 22 Americans. Blinken...
Flash Briefs
American Military Aid to Israel Serves Both Countries Well
A response to a dangerous proposal
Op-eds
Raisi Affirms Iranian Coordination with Palestinian Terrorist Groups
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met with leaders of Hamas and Islamic Jihad on May 4 during his trip to Syria, where he predicted the imminent “collapse of the Zionist regime.”...
Flash Briefs
The next Intifada is about to begin
Israel's luck will soon run out
Op-eds
The Quiet War between Israel and Iran
Iran's Hegemonic Drive
Op-eds
Israeli Weapons Sent to Ukraine Could End Up in Iran
According to a report published on Wednesday, a Russian military aircraft secretly transported a British NLAW anti-tank missile, a U.S. Javelin anti-tank missile, and a Stinger anti-aircraft missile to Tehran on August 20. This news will reinforce opposition in Israel to sending weapons to Ukraine for fear they could end up in the hands of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Flash Briefs
Bibi Wins!
Israel’s political iron man inherits a hatful of tsuris
Op-eds
The Limits of Turkey’s Israeli Charm Offensive
The pillars of the Israel-Turkey relationship—energy and defense cooperation—require long-term agreements built on mutual trust, not Erdogan’s capricious vacillation between enmity and cooperation.
Op-eds
Why Israel must not provide the Iron Dome to Ukraine
While Israel should avoid sending Iron Dome and other weapon systems, it could definitely provide Ukraine with good intelligence on Iran's actions, on its drones, and on its ballistic missiles.
Op-eds
Hamas Operations Continue Unhindered in Turkey
Israel indicted three of its citizens in late October for providing intelligence to Hamas operatives in Turkey. Authorities have only identified the suspects by their initials but said they identified with Hamas ideology and planned to carry out a cyber-attack against the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The main suspect worked as a software engineer for an Israeli communications firm and met Hamas operatives in Turkey multiple times to transfer sensitive information about Israeli communications infrastructure.
Flash Briefs
Yeah, Buoy!!!
Yair Lapid trades Mediterranean gas fields claimed by Israel to Hezbollah in exchange for a line of rusting buoys
Op-eds
Hezbollah and Iran Are Destabilizing the West Bank
The Iranian proxy Hezbollah has quietly been sending arms to the West Bank in a bid to strengthen Palestinian terrorist organizations. Tehran’s goal is to undermine the authority of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and to provide terrorist groups with the means to attack Israel. This tactic is proving successful. Since the May 2021 Gaza-Israel conflict, the West Bank has experienced a major uptick in militant activity from Tehran-directed groups, while PA security forces have either joined this violence or looked the other way.
Flash Briefs
Israel’s Defense Minister Reveals Syrian Military Sites Used to Produce Advanced Weapons for Iran
At a Jerusalem Post conference in New York on Monday, Israel’s Defense Minister, Benny Gantz, revealed a map displaying Syrian arms manufacturing facilities used to produce advanced weapons for Tehran...
Op-eds
Israel Reveals Iranian Missile Production Sites in Syria
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz displayed a map on Sept. 12 that shows the Syrian location of 10 “production facilities for mid- and long-range, precise missiles and weapons” that Iran has “provided to Hezbollah and Iranian proxies.” He said Tehran is also “working to build missile and weapon industries in Lebanon and Yemen” as part of its campaign to destabilize the region.