Gaza Strip

December 4, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Preventing Violence in Southern Syria Depends on Damascus and Jerusalem Reaching an Agreement

“Israel must maintain a strong and true dialogue with Syria,” President Donald Trump said on December 1, amid rising tensions between the two countries. On November 27, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)...

December 3, 2025 | Enia Krivine |

UNRWA in Gaza Has Been Replaced; It’s Time to Shutter the Agency

The UN Relief and Works Agency — or UNRWA — in Gaza has been replaced by over a dozen other aid organizations. UNRWA’s decades-long monopoly on aid and services has finally been broken, presenting...

December 3, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel awaits return of last 2 remains of hostages from Gaza

On December 2, Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office announced that Israel “received, via the Red Cross, findings that were handed over to an IDF [Israel Defense Forces] and ISA [Israel Security...

December 3, 2025 | |

Israel Set To Open Rafah Crossing To Allow Palestinians To Exit Gaza

Latest Developments Key Crossing Set To Open: Israel’s unit for the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announced on December 3 that the Rafah crossing, Gaza’s southernmost...

December 3, 2025 | Samuel Ben-Ur, Aaron Goren

Palestinian terrorists ambush Israeli troops in Rafah; IDF reports 7 Gaza ceasefire violations from November 27 to December 3

Palestinian terrorists violated the ceasefire in Gaza seven times between November 26 and December 3 and 53 times since its implementation on October 10, according to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reports. In...

December 1, 2025 | Bonnie Glick |

America needs to stop being naive in Gaza

News reports from Israel and Gaza indicate that Israel and the United States have started to take steps toward the “New Gaza” plan. The idea behind the plan is flawed from the get-go and should be...

November 28, 2025 | Samuel Ben-Ur, Aaron Goren

Terrorist uses aid route to fire at Israeli troops; IDF reports 14 Gaza ceasefire violations from November 22 to 26

Palestinian terrorists violated the ceasefire in Gaza 14 times between November 22 and November 26, and 46 times since its implementation on October 10, according to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reports. Notably,...

November 27, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Palestinian Islamic Jihad reportedly rebuilding its presence in Syria

Israel’s public broadcaster KAN reported on November 26 that Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the Gaza-based terrorist group, has been “increasingly strengthening its military wing in Syria...

November 26, 2025 | |

Israel Launches New Counterterrorism Operation in Northern West Bank

New Mission in Terror Hotspots: The IDF initiated a new counterterrorism operation in the northern West Bank on November 26, with raids carried out in a strip of Palestinian villages...

November 25, 2025 | |

IDF Eliminates Palestinian Terrorists Responsible for Attacks in West Bank

Security Guard’s Killer Eliminated: The IDF eliminated a Palestinian terrorist on November 25 who was responsible for murdering Israeli security guard Gidon Peri with a hammer...

November 24, 2025 | Mark Dubowitz |

Beit Hanoun’s Lesson for Achieving Victory in Gaza

Israel rightly framed the October 10 ceasefire and hostage release as a strategic victory over Hamas. The Palestinian terrorist organization may have secured only a temporary reprieve before...

November 22, 2025 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Hamas is failing Trump’s cease-fire plan — and ‘the future’ of the Middle East is paying the price

EZZAT al-Reshq, a spokesman for the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, denied reports Saturday that his group was walking away from the Gaza cease-fire brokered by President Trump. Al-Reshq’s...

November 21, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

Reconstructing Gaza: The devil is in the detail

The world is on the cusp of making the same mistake with Hamas that it did with Hezbollah in Lebanon in 2006. Still, there is progress to be made if the involved parties pay attention.

November 21, 2025 | Samuel Ben-Ur, Aaron Goren

Palestinian terrorists fire on Israeli soldiers, break ceasefire 8 times from November 13 to 21, IDF says

Palestinian terrorists in Gaza have violated phase one of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas on at least eight occasions between November 13 and November 21, according to reports from the...

November 21, 2025 | |

‘Principled Positions:’ Zelenskyy Pledges To Work With Trump Administration on Ukraine Ceasefire Proposal

Zelenskyy Meets With U.S. Officials: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll on November 20 to discuss the Trump administration’s...

November 21, 2025 | |

IDF Eliminates 6, Apprehends 5 Hamas Terrorists Emerging From Rafah Tunnel

Latest Developments Rafah Strike: The IDF announced on November 21 that it had eliminated six Hamas terrorists from a group of 15 who emerged from a tunnel in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in IDF-held...

November 19, 2025 | Enia Krivine, Richard Goldberg

Trump’s Gaza peace plan is doomed — unless he shuts down terror-boosting UNRWA

When the UN Security Council approved President Donald Trump’s plan to establish a board of peace overseeing Gaza’s transformation from Hamas terror base to calm Palestinian enclave, it was...

November 19, 2025 | Samuel Ben-Ur, Aaron Goren

Hamas rejects UNSC vote endorsing key aspects of 20-point plan for Gaza

Hamas rejected a resolution passed by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on November 17 that endorsed key aspects of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for ending the...

November 17, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF destroys more Hamas tunnels, prepares for future Gaza operations

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on November 16 that the Israeli military continues to destroy Hamas tunnels in Gaza. This effort is taking place in the approximately 50 percent of the...

November 13, 2025 | |

IDF Arrests 50 Hamas Members in West Bank Planning Imminent Attacks Against Israel

Latest Developments Hamas Cells Busted Across West Bank: Israel announced on November 13 that it dismantled a Hamas terrorist network in the Bethlehem area. During 15 separate West Bank operations...