Herzi Halevi

February 14, 2025 | |

Israel SitRep: February 14, 2025

Today’s Issue: | IDF Chief of Staff Meets With Surveillance Soldiers Released by Hamas; Apologizes For Ignoring Their Warnings | Alma: Iran Assisting With Hezbollah’s Reconstruction Project for Shiites,...

February 3, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Eyal Zamir, well known to industry, named Israeli Defense Forces Chief of Staff

Zamir will take up his post after serving for two years as Director General at Israel’s Ministry of Defense, a role in which he interfaced regularly with the Israeli defense industry.

January 30, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Elbit to supply Israel with $80 million in EW and protection suites for F-16s

The procurement of the new systems for the F-16s is part of a much larger process the Ministry of Defense has embarked upon since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas.

January 22, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

First hostages released, some IDF troops withdraw from Gaza as Israel-Hamas ceasefire begins

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, which was hammered out in Qatar in the first two weeks of January, began on the morning of January 19. The Israeli government scrambled to approve the framework for the...

January 22, 2025 | |

Israel SitRep: January 22, 2025

Today’s Issue: | IDF Troops Conduct Raid in Mount Dov, Seize Weapons Including Rocket and Missile Launchers | Iron Wall Counterterrorism Operation in Jenin Continues, Israeli Forces Strike Terrorists,...

December 17, 2024 | David Daoud |

Israel’s Bashan Arrow operation in Syria continues

As the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad was collapsing on December 8, Israel set in motion a contingency plan that anticipated the situation. In recent weeks, the military intelligence...

December 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF shifts forces on Lebanon and Syria borders

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are preparing to remain in several areas along the Syrian border, including atop Mount Hermon and in a larger buffer zone between Israel and Syria. This development comes...

December 12, 2024 | |

Hamas Yields on Key Israeli Demands, Hostage Deal Hopes Renewed

Terror Organization No Longer Demands Israeli Military Withdrawal from Gaza: Hamas has reportedly told mediators that it would no longer demand a full IDF withdrawal from Gaza during a proposed pause in fighting that would see up to 30 Israeli hostages released.

December 11, 2024 | David Daoud |

Israel Secures its interests in Syria

Bashar al Assad’s regime fell in the early morning of December 8, withering away in the face of a mere 11-day onslaught by a coalition of opposition armed groups. Israel found itself caught off-guard by...

December 8, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel moves forces into buffer zone with Syria as Assad regime falls

On December 8, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) moved units into several locations in a buffer zone that separates the Israeli side of the Golan from the Syrian side of the border. The IDF said the move...

December 7, 2024 | |

Israel Assists UN Forces in Syria to ‘Repel’ Attack

IDF Helps Defend UN Post in Syria: The IDF said on December 7 that it assisted the United Nations in “repelling” an attack by armed gunmen on a UN post in Syria. According to...

December 5, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israeli defense officials meet as Syrian regime loses ground to rebels

Israel is closely monitoring developments in Syria as Syrian Army forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad retreated from Hama, the second city the regime has lost to opposition forces in a week. Israeli...

December 2, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah and Israel conduct attacks as ceasefire at risk

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on December 2 that Hezbollah had carried out an attack in the area of Mount Dov in northern Israel. Netanyahu said that Hezbollah’s attack, which consisted...

December 1, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah holds over first 5 days

The ceasefire signed by Israel and Lebanon, which saw fighting cease with Hezbollah, began on Wednesday, November 27. It seems to have held for the first five days, during which there continued to be tensions...

November 21, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF targets sites in Beirut as Hezbollah says it is ready for a “long battle”

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) executed several waves of airstrikes on Hezbollah sites in Beirut on November 20. The strikes occurred as Israeli forces progressed with several new limited ground operations...

November 20, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu visits Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defense Israel Katz visited the Netzarim Corridor in Gaza on November 19. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) took control of the corridor in November...

November 8, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF uncovers Hezbollah training facility near UNIFIL post

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on November 8 that Israeli troops uncovered a Hezbollah “training center located approximately 200 meters from a UNIFIL [United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon]...

November 1, 2024 | |

IDF to Establish Eastern Division to Strengthen Border With Jordan

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and IDF Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi announced the establishment of an eastern division to protect Israel’s eastern border on October 30....

October 29, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israeli forces uncover Hezbollah bunkers and tunnels in southern Lebanon

Israeli forces have been operating on the ground in southern Lebanon for a month. During the final days of October, the four divisions in Lebanon continued to move forward methodically, excavating bunkers...

October 28, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF clears hospital of terrorists in northern Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) completed an operation to clear a hospital in Jabaliya in northern Gaza of terrorists, the Israeli military said on October 28. The IDF stated it had conducted...