Deir al-Balah

April 3, 2025 | Joe Truzman |

Palestinians protest against Hamas and the war in Gaza

Palestinians in the northern Gaza city of Beit Lahia renewed protests against Hamas and its war with Israel on Wednesday. The latest round of demonstrations followed a lull last week after earlier protests erupted on March 25. Some protestors held signs that read “Stop the war,” and others chanted, “Hamas, get out. Palestinians...

March 27, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Palestinians in Gaza Protest Against Hamas Rule

Hundreds of Palestinians have taken to the streets of Gaza in a rare and direct display of anger against Hamas, blaming the Iran-backed group for plunging the territory into 16 months of devastation...

March 19, 2025 | |

Israel Announces New Ground Operations in Gaza

IDF Expanding Buffer Zones: The IDF announced on March 19 that it had restarted ground operations in the Gaza Strip following renewed airstrikes that killed several Gazan terrorist...

March 5, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Can Hamas ever be defeated?

The questions about Gaza’s future are still unanswered

February 5, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Can any of the plans for Gaza prevent a Hamas takeover?

Terror group remain a factor in talks on rebuilding the Strip

January 15, 2025 | |

Israel SitRep: January 15, 2025

January 15, 2025 | Israel at War Situation Report Israel SitRep: January 15, 2025 Today’s Issue: | Israel Prepares for Return of Hostages, Social Workers Briefed on How to Assist Them | IAF Strikes...

January 7, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

In 2025, Israel’s Gaza Campaign Is Not Over

Despite multiple IDF campaigns, Hamas continues to recruit fighters.

December 30, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Multi-month battle for Jabaliya underscores Israel’s security challenge in northern Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) eliminated “dozens” of terrorists in the northern Gaza area of Jabaliya overnight between December 29 and December 30. The militants were killed in...

December 26, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Removing Hamas from central Gaza is the key to removing its leverage

Despite IDF operating in Gaza for more than a year, Hamas believes it is winning the war with its control of central Gaza.

December 11, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: December 11, 2024

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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 22, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: November 22, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IAF Eliminates PIJ Rocket Unit Commander in Gaza, Destroys More Than 45 Launchers in Lebanon | IDF’s 7th Brigade Finds Kornet Anti-Tank Missile, Tunnel Shafts, Weapons Depots in Southern...

November 3, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

What can we learn from a month of IDF fighting in Jabalya?

What does this month-long operation tell us about Hamas and the war in Gaza?

October 15, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF pushes to weaken Hamas in north Gaza

Israeli forces are seeking to uncover Hamas’s terrorist infrastructure in Jabaliya in northern Gaza while also trying to cut off the group in other areas. The current challenges facing the Israel Defense...

October 8, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hamas has moved its command centers into Gazan schools

In the last two months of the war, the IDF has carried out strikes on almost twenty Hamas command and control centers located in schools.

October 6, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran’s axis plays victim and aggressor at the same time

While Iran's axis of resistance targets Israel, Iranian media continually paints the Islamic Republic and its proxies as victims.

September 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF rotates reserve infantry brigade to Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor

In a deployment type that has become routine, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) moved the 5th Brigade, a reserve infantry unit, into the Netzarim Corridor, the IDF said on September 16. It’s part...

September 14, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Now that the IDF has defeated Hamas in Rafah, what comes next?

The end of Hamas in Rafah is a crossroads in the war, as the battle to destroy Hamas is now almost a year old.

September 10, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF focuses on eliminating Hamas commanders

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted an airstrike targeting three Hamas commanders who had moved their operations to the humanitarian zone in the Gaza Strip, the IDF said on September 10. Hours later,...

September 9, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Rockets fired at Ashkelon from Gaza as IDF continues Gaza operations

Terrorists fired two rockets toward the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on the evening of September 8. “Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in the area of Ashkelon, two projectiles...