The Shadow War
A review of Yonah Jeremy Bob and Ilan Evyatar, “Target Tehran: How Israel Is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination—and Secret Diplomacy—to Stop a Nuclear Iran and Create a New Middle East” (Simon & Schuster, 2023).
David Barnea
Hamas Yields on Key Israeli Demands, Hostage Deal Hopes Renewed
Terror Organization No Longer Demands Israeli Military Withdrawal from Gaza: Hamas has reportedly told mediators that it would no longer demand a full IDF withdrawal from Gaza during a proposed pause in fighting that would see up to 30 Israeli hostages released.
Flash Briefs
Egypt Proposes Two-Day Gaza Ceasefire Deal
Egypt proposed a two-day Gaza ceasefire on October 27 that would see Hamas free four hostages in exchange for some Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails...
Flash Briefs
Israeli Delegation Will Travel to Qatar for Renewed Talks on Hostages Held by Hamas
A new round of negotiations for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas is set to take place in Qatar on October 27. Mossad director David Barnea was in Egypt this week to...
Flash Briefs
Israel, Egypt Discuss Philadelphi Deployment
Latest Developments Israel sent a delegation to Cairo for discussions on August 22 about its long-term troop deployment along the Gaza-Egypt border. Negotiators led by Mossad director David Barnea presented...
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Israeli Delegation in Qatar for Fateful Gaza Truce Talks
Negotiations on the fate of Israeli hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza as well as a ceasefire in the war-torn territory began in the Qatari capital Doha on August 15. An Israeli...
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Israel Open to Gaza Truce Despite Lebanon Tension
Israel will pursue negotiations over sticking points in a Gaza truce proposal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on July 28. The announcement came as Netanyahu...
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Israel weighs response after Hezbollah rocket kills 12 young civilians
Israel’s security cabinet met on July 28 to weigh a response to a Hezbollah rocket that killed twelve children and teenagers on July 27 in the Golan town of Majdal Shams. The death toll is...
Op-eds
Netanyahu Dismisses Claim That Israel May Vacate the Philadelphi Corridor
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Flash Briefs
Egypt Seeks Hostage Negotiations Breakthrough
Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel met his Israeli counterpart David Barnea on April 26 to continue deadlocked negotiations over a potential deal to free the hostages still in Hamas captivity...
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Israel Quits Doha Hostage Talks After Hamas Rejects Deal
Israel on March 26 withdrew its negotiators from Qatar-hosted talks on a potential Gaza truce after Hamas rejected a U.S.-proposed compromise. Mossad director David Barnea, who has...
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Netanyahu: Halting Gaza War Means Losing It
Halting the Gaza war now would be tantamount to losing it, Israel said on March 17. In a televised statement during his weekly cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
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Mossad, CIA Chiefs Meet About Stalled Hostage Talks
CIA Director William Burns met his Mossad counterpart to discuss the stalled Gaza hostage talks, with Israel voicing hope on March 9 that progress can still be made. Israeli Prime...
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Israel Firm on Gaza Truce Terms
Israel said on February 24 that any new Gaza truce must entail the release of all remaining hostages and allow for resumption of its war against Hamas. Mossad Director David Barnea...
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U.S., Egyptian, Qatari, and Israeli Officials End Talks Without A Deal
Officials from the United States, Egypt, Qatar, and Israel met in Cairo on February 13 to try to outline a potential deal between Hamas and Israel. CIA Director Bill Burns, Qatari...
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Israel: Discussion of Hostage Crisis ‘Constructive,’ But ‘Significant Gaps’ Remain
The Israeli prime minister’s office said it deemed “constructive” a meeting on January 28 with Qatari, Egyptian, and U.S. delegates aimed at recovering Gaza hostages. The one-day...
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CIA and Mossad Directors Seek to Expand Hostage Deal
Latest Developments Mossad chief David Barnea and his CIA counterpart, William Burns, made an unannounced visit to Qatar on November 28 for talks on securing the release of more hostages seized by Hamas....
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Israel SitRep: Nov. 28, 2023
Today’s Issue: Fourth Group of Hostages Returns to Israel, Truce Extended by Two Days | Israel’s Public Broadcaster Reports That IDF Intelligence Unit 8200 Had Reduced Monitoring of Gaza Border | IDF...
Israel at War Situation Report
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
The hidden danger in Khamenei’s multi-phased plan: will Iran go nuclear?
The fourth stage in Khamenei’s satanic plan is a breakout to a nuclear weapon under the cover of a general war.