Galilee

August 16, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah targets northern Israel with rockets and drones in latest escalation

Hezbollah targeted northern Israel with a series of rocket and drone threats on August 15, continuing daily attacks the group says are separate from its threats to retaliate for an Israeli airstrike in...

August 12, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: August 12, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Defense Minister Gallant Speaks With U.S. Defense Secretary Austin, Discusses ‘Operational And Strategic Coordination’ | Hezbollah Fires Some 30 Rockets at Western Galilee; Hezbollah...

August 6, 2024 | |

Multiple Injuries in Northern Israel After Hezbollah Drone Attack

Latest Developments A Hezbollah drone barrage on Israel’s western Galilee region injured 19 Israelis near the city of Nahariya on August 6 as Israel and Hezbollah continued to exchange fire along...

August 1, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah fires rocket barrages at northern Israel

Hezbollah targeted northern Israel with barrages of rockets as Iran vowed revenge against Israel for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Hezbollah also promised to increase attacks after Israel...

July 27, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Is Iran supplying Hezbollah with advanced new weapons?

The point of this report is to shed light on Iran’s threats and its attempt to move new capabilities to Hezbollah.

July 22, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 22, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Confirms Deaths of Hostages Alex Dancyg and Yagev Buchstab | After Attacks Against Israel From al-Mawasi Humanitarian Zone, IDF Calls for Temporary Evacuation | COGAT: ‘We Place...

July 21, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Amid Yemen-Israel escalation, Hezbollah increases attacks on Israel

Hezbollah carried out a wave of rocket and drone attacks on Israel from Lebanon on July 20 and July 21. Sirens sounded in more than two dozen communities near the border. The attacks came as...

July 19, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 19, 2024

Today’s Issue: | One Killed in Overnight Drone Strike on Tel Aviv, Houthis Claim Responsibility | IAF Strikes Hezbollah Military Building, Weapons Depots, Launcher Used to Attack Western Galilee...

July 17, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 17, 2024

Today’s Issue: IAF Strikes Some 25 Terror Targets Throughout Gaza | Hezbollah Launches About 40 Rockets at Kiryat Shmona, Dozens Toward Other Locations in Israel’s North | Since Start of War, IDF Has...

July 15, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

After a significant escalation, Hezbollah continues attacks in lower numbers

Hezbollah killed three Israelis during the week of July 7–13, including two civilians and a soldier. The Iranian-backed terrorist group then escalated attacks on July 13, immediately after an Israeli...

July 9, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF uncovers 6 tunnels in Gaza’s Shejaiya neighborhood; Hezbollah rockets kill 2 Israelis in the north

Two Israelis were killed in a large rocket barrage on the Golan Heights on July 9. Hezbollah claimed it targeted several Israel Defense Forces (IDF) posts in response to the killing of one of its members...

July 7, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Launches Dozens of Rockets at Northern Israel

The Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets at northern Israel on July 7, wounding a farmer in the central Galilee and igniting several fires. The initial...

July 7, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah rocket barrage on Israel wounds several, including a US citizen

On July 7, Hezbollah launched several rounds of rockets and anti-tank missiles at Israel, wounding at least four people. Two of those injured, including an American citizen, suffered serious...

July 3, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 3, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Reports from Lebanon: Israeli Airstrike Eliminates High-Ranking Hezbollah Commander | IDF Eliminates Four-Man Terror Cell in West Bank Drone Strike | COGAT: ‘Aid Is Piling Up in the...

July 3, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah fires rockets at northern Israel after senior commander killed

Hezbollah launched rockets at northern Israeli communities hours after a senior Hezbollah commander was killed. An Israeli airstrike killed Muhammad Nimah Nasser in the city of Tyre on the coast...

June 25, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Northern Israel is now the key to the country’s future

The north is now in focus because of Hezbollah’s escalation and also because of the recent fires that have swept northern Israel due to Hezbollah attacks.

June 24, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Protecting the home front in northern Israel

In an exclusive interview with 'The Jerusalem Post,' Home Front commander Lt. Col Eran Salmon compares the challenges Israel faces today to Israel’s second war of independence.

June 24, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

A peace to be broken: The Golan amid the escalation with Hezbollah

Reporter's notebook: If war comes, this peace will be broken, as it was in 1973, and the heights will once again form a bulwark for Israel against enemies near and far.

June 20, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: June 20, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Hezbollah Publishes Reconnaissance Drone Video of Sites in Northern Israel, Says More Videos Forthcoming | IDF Chief of Staff: Military Is at ‘A Very High Level of Readiness’ | Hassan...

June 19, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Israel’s long war

A “ceasefire deal” won’t end it