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January 13, 2025 | |

Israel SitRep: January 13, 2025

Today’s Issue: | IAF Strikes Hezbollah Targets After Ceasefire Monitoring Committee Is Informed of Threats, Which ‘Are Not Addressed’ | IDF Has Eliminated At Least 165 Terrorists in West Bank Operations...

November 8, 2024 | David Adesnik |

Responding to Biden Administration, Israel Opens New Route for Aid Into Gaza

A private letter to the Israeli government from the Biden administration became public last month, revealing that Washington was threatening to cut off military assistance within 30 days unless Israel...

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...

July 18, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

The rise and fall of the US-built floating Gaza pier

The construction of the pier off the Gazan coast coincided with the IDF's start of the Rafah operation.

May 31, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: May 31, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Stepping Up Operations Against Shooting From West Bank Toward Israeli Communities | 98th Division Completes Operation in Jabalya, Prepares for Further Combat | IDF Destroys Tunnels...

May 23, 2024 | |

Hamas Terrorists Attack Kerem Shalom Aid Crossing for Fourth Time in May

Hamas terrorists targeted the Kerem Shalom aid crossing into Gaza on May 23, said Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) agency on X. The attack...

May 16, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Notes from the Gaza border – 7 months on

Reporter's notebook: People here are still on edge and they wonder whether Israel will defeat Hamas. The promises of the war have not been fulfilled.

May 13, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel Opens Another Crossing for Aid to Enter Northern Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces opened what they dubbed the “western Erez” crossing into northern Gaza on May 12, according to a statement. The opening of a new crossing in the north appears to mean that...

May 3, 2024 | |

Hamas Diverts Jordan Aid Convoys in Gaza

Hamas hijacked a major humanitarian aid shipment in the Gaza Strip, Washington said on May 2. U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller called the incident the “first widespread...

May 2, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel faces multi-front challenges amid internal discussions on war

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant spoke with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on May 1, his office said in a statement. The discussions come as the IDF continues to prepare its forces for a potential...

April 11, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF’s new phase of operations in Gaza to include pinpoint raids, increased aid

A week and a half after Israeli forces withdrew from southern Gaza’s Khan Younis and it appeared the IDF was shifting gears to a new phase of operations, the IDF sent forces into areas of central Gaza...

April 10, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

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.

April 7, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

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.

March 5, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: March 5, 2024

Today’s Issue: IDF Continues Attacks on Hamas Targets in Gaza, Striking Terrorists, Weapons Depots, Tunnel Shafts | In Overnight West Bank Raids, Troops Arrest Terrorist Planning Imminent Attack | IDF...

November 8, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF has destroyed 130 Hamas tunnels in Gaza while establishing a civilian corridor to safety

As the Israel Defense Forces position itself for a long conflict in Gaza, they continued to maneuver on several fronts within neighborhoods near Gaza City on Wednesday, busy deconstructing terrorist infrastructure...

October 31, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

As battle in Gaza grows, Israel faces multi-front threats

Israel is concentrating on the battle against Hamas in Gaza, Israel’s IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said on Tuesday evening, while Iranian-backed groups in Lebanon and Yemen continue to...

October 31, 2023 | |

Israel SitRep: Oct. 31, 2023

Rocket penetrates Israeli defenses: During a rocket barrage, a rocket impacted and severely damaged a residential building in Rishon LeZion, causing only two minor injuries as residents adhered to...

October 29, 2023 | |

Hamas Exploits Suffering in Gaza

Hamas is exploiting civilian suffering in Gaza and continues to control medical and fuel supplies, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on October 29. Israel is closely monitoring...

October 28, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

The road to the ground war in Gaza – analysis

Israel postponed ground operations the first and second week of the war.

October 13, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Report from the Gaza Front: A New Playbook

I spent the first days of the war on the Gaza border, mostly near Kibbutz Zikim. On the fifth day, October 11, I went to the Gaza border city of Sderot and spent time in the community, speaking with locals...