Israel to Reduce Scope of Reserve Forces Across Several Fronts
Zamir Orders Reserve Reduction: IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir ordered a reduction in the number of reserve forces deployed to active combat zones in Gaza, Lebanon, the...
Deir al-Balah
IDF Set to Enter Deir al-Balah for First Time in Gaza War
Evacuation Notices: The IDF issued warnings calling on Palestinians to evacuate the central-Gaza city of Deir al-Balah on July 20, indicating the start of what would be the first...
Flash Briefs
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...
Op-eds
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...
Policy Briefs
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...
Flash Briefs
Can Hamas ever be defeated?
The questions about Gaza’s future are still unanswered
Op-eds
Can any of the plans for Gaza prevent a Hamas takeover?
Terror group remain a factor in talks on rebuilding the Strip
Op-eds
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...
Israel at War Situation Report
In 2025, Israel’s Gaza Campaign Is Not Over
Despite multiple IDF campaigns, Hamas continues to recruit fighters.
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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.
Op-eds
Israel SitRep: December 11, 2024
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Israel at War Situation Report
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.
Op-eds
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...
Israel at War Situation Report
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?
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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.
Op-eds
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.
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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.