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February 14, 2025 | |

Israel SitRep: February 14, 2025

Today’s Issue: | IDF Chief of Staff Meets With Surveillance Soldiers Released by Hamas; Apologizes For Ignoring Their Warnings | Alma: Iran Assisting With Hezbollah’s Reconstruction Project for Shiites,...

February 4, 2025 | David Daoud |

Naim Qassem announces the date of Nasrallah’s funeral

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November 27, 2024 | |

Ceasefire Holds on Day One in Lebanon as Evacuees — and Hezbollah — Head South

Lebanese Evacuees Attempt Return: Jubilant Lebanese civilians clogged roads in a bid to reach their homes in southern Lebanon on November 27 — the first day of a U.S.- and...

November 27, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

If we want peace, Unrwa and Unifil must both be completely reformed

The UN needs to focus on preventing Hamas and Hezbollah rule. Only then can civilians live in peace in Israel, Gaza and Lebanon.

November 25, 2024 | |

‘Primary Source of Arms’: Israel Targets Syria-Lebanon Border Crossings Used to Supply Weapons to Hezbollah

Israel Strikes Jusiyah Border Crossing: The Israeli Air Force struck the Jusiyah border crossing between Lebanon and Syria on November 23, a key transit point for the smuggle of weapons...

November 25, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: November 25, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IAF Strikes Dozens of Targets in Lebanon and Eliminates Hamas Commander and October 7 Terrorist | IAF Continues Pounding Dahieh; Over the Weekend, IAF Struck Hezbollah Weapons Smuggling...

November 25, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah targets central and northern Israel with multiple rocket attacks

The Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah targeted northern and central Israel with multiple rocket barrages on November 24, including one of the largest attacks on the Tel Aviv area in one day since...

November 23, 2024 | |

Israeli Strike Eliminates Hezbollah Leader Responsible for Killing Americans

Israel Eliminates Daqduq: An IDF airstrike in Syria killed Ali Musa Daqduq, a senior Hezbollah commander who was responsible for the murder of American service personnel during...

November 18, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF expands Lebanon airstrikes and ground operations

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) expanded operations in Lebanon, increasing precision strikes in Beirut targeting Hezbollah members and widening its ground offensive. The two-pronged effort comes as discussions...

November 18, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: November 18, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Eliminates Hezbollah’s Chief Propagandist in Targeted Strike | In West Bank, Soldiers Seize Seven Lathes for Producing Weapons, 10 Illegal Vehicles, M16 Rifles | IDF’s 226th...

November 16, 2024 | |

Tehran Backs Ceasefire Talks in Lebanon as Israeli Airstrikes Pound Beirut

Hezbollah Stronghold Under Sustained Fire: The IDF launched four separate waves of airstrikes on Hezbollah’s terrorist stronghold in Dahiyeh on November 15. The strikes targeted...

November 15, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel increases airstrikes on targets in southern Beirut as Hezbollah rocket fire reduces

Residents of Beirut reported three days of heavy and increasing airstrikes in the city. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) put out statements in Arabic calling on civilians to...

November 12, 2024 | |

‘Most Dahiyeh Arms Sites Dismantled’: Israel Guts Hezbollah’s Bastion

Israel Destroys Underground Terrorist Infrastructure: The IDF revealed on November 12 that it had undertaken an extensive effort to destroy Hezbollah’s terrorist stronghold in...

November 12, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF strikes Hezbollah in Beirut as the group increases rocket and drone attacks

On November 12, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that the Israeli Air Force (IAF) has “dismantled a majority of Hezbollah’s weapons storage and missile manufacturing facilities located under the...

October 29, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Picks Longtime Nasrallah Deputy as Replacement for Dead Leader

Hezbollah announced on October 29 that it appointed Naim Qassem, the longtime deputy secretary-general of the Lebanon-based group, as its new secretary-general. In a social media...

October 24, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah continues to fire large barrages of rockets at Israel

On the morning of October 24, Hezbollah launched 50 rockets at northern Israel, one of the largest barrages in recent days. Hezbollah continues to launch between 100 and 200 projectiles a day, mostly rockets...

October 23, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Attacks Tel Aviv Twice on Eve of Jewish Holiday

The Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah launched four rockets towards Tel Aviv and nearby population centers on October 23. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF),...

October 23, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: October 23, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Confirms the Death of Hashem Safieddine, Presumed Successor to Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah | IDF Eliminates Three Hezbollah Sector Commanders in Lebanon | VOA: Hezbollah Attempting...

October 16, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: October 16, 2024

Today at 8:30am (ET): “FDD Morning Brief,” featuring Jonathan Schanzer and Edmund Fitton-Brown, FDD Event “Time for Berri to lead Lebanon’s Shiites away from Iran,” Hussain...

October 15, 2024 | David Daoud, Ahmad Sharawi

The Road to the Third Lebanon War

The conflict that Hezbollah initiated against Israel on October 8, 2023, is now one year old. The group vowed to maintain this “support front” for its allies in the Gaza Strip to bleed Israeli morale...