Turkey Cannot Be a Mediator in the Gaza War
The Turkish government led by Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not shy about its enthusiastic support of Hamas. Last month Erdogan shocked observers after declaring “Turkey is a country that stands firmly behind...
Cyprus
Israel Readying for U.S. Military’s Floating Pier off Gaza Coast for Humanitarian Aid
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on April 27 that it is preparing to receive a floating pier that the United States is building off the Gaza coast for the purpose of “receiving...
Flash Briefs
Terrorists Attack U.S. Pier Under Construction Off Gaza Coast
Terrorists conducted a mortar attack on a U.S. pier under construction off the Gaza coast, American defense officials said on April 25. Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder...
Flash Briefs
Israel contends with rocket fire, pushes more aid to Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces carried out strikes on 25 targets in Gaza between April 18 and 19, according to the Israel Defense Forces. The airstrikes targeted a variety of sites, most of them defined as...
Op-eds
US Army ships heading to Gaza, arrive in Crete
US Army ships on their way to Gaza are part of the increased efforts by US-Israeli cooperation to increase humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
Op-eds
Israel to Open New Aid Corridor Into Northern Gaza
Israel plans to open a new corridor into northern Gaza to facilitate international humanitarian aid deliveries, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced on April 10. “We...
Flash Briefs
Israel SitRep: April 11, 2024
Today’s Issue: Three Hamas Operatives, Sons of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh, Killed in Israeli Airstrike | IDF Begins Operation in Central Gaza | IDF, Shin Bet, and Border Police Arrest Six in Overnight...
Israel at War Situation Report
UAE sends 370 tonnes of aid, first land convoy reaches Jabalya in northern Gaza
UAE sends 370 tonnes of aid to northern Gaza via land convoy, marking a significant development amid efforts to provide humanitarian support.
Op-eds
Israel’s Defense Minister details new humanitarian focus in Gaza
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant held a briefing on April 10 in which he sought to highlight Israel’s challenges in Gaza and also the next phase of the war. “Two weeks ago I instructed the defense...
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
Gaza Flotilla Plans Mid-April Sailing
A coalition of pro-Palestinian activist groups, including a Turkish charity outlawed by Israel, plans to send several ships to breach the Gaza Strip blockade in mid-April. The Freedom...
Flash Briefs
Israel’s multi-front war takes shape
On April 2, Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said “we are currently in a multi-front war – we see evidence of this every day,” during a meeting with the Israel Knesset’s Security and Foreign...
Op-eds
Israel to Set Up Coordination Room for Gaza Aid
Israel will set up a situation room to coordinate between its military and international aid organizations, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on April 2 following the accidental...
Flash Briefs
Egypt Opposes Coalition to Secure Gaza Aid Deliveries
Cairo does not support Israel’s efforts to establish an international peacekeeping force in Gaza, a high-ranking Egyptian government official told Sky News on March 30. Instead,...
Flash Briefs
Hamas launches rockets at major Israeli cities
For the first time in two months, rockets were fired from Gaza at Ashdod and Ashkelon, two coastal Israeli cities south of Tel Aviv which were the major targets of hundreds of rocket attacks...
Op-eds
Humanitarian Aid Arrives in Gaza Via New Maritime Corridor
A ship carrying 200 tons of humanitarian aid reached northern Gaza on March 15 through a newly established humanitarian maritime corridor. The ship Open Arms carried food, water,...
Flash Briefs
First maritime humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza
The first delivery of humanitarian aid by sea to Gaza occurred on March 15. The Israel Defense Forces said that 115 tons of food and water arrived via a barge that was towed to Gaza by a ship called Open...
Op-eds
Shabaab retakes territory as the U.S. sanctions one of its money laundering networks
Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, is steadily undoing progress made by Somali security services in its nearly two year old counter-offensive against the group. Over the last few days, the group...
Op-eds
New Maritime Humanitarian Corridor Opens for Gaza
A ship carrying humanitarian aid set sail from Cyprus to Gaza on March 12 as the pilot run for a maritime aid corridor. The pilot ship Open Arms and an accompanying vessel departed...
Flash Briefs
Israel vows to press on against Hamas as conflict faces new hurdles
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at an IDF officers course graduation ceremony on March 7 at a training base in the Negev. “The IDF will continue to operate against all of Hamas’s battalions...