International Committee of the Red Cross

Meet the 13 Palestinians Tasked With Governing Gaza After Hamas

Amid security threats, Syria attempts to cement stability, international ties

On May 19, a car bomb exploded near a Ministry of Defense building in central Damascus’s Bab Sharqi area. One Syrian soldier was killed, and 23 civilians were wounded, the official Syrian Arab...

The Humanitarian Aid Machine Cannot Be Bamboozled by Gaza

The problem with Gaza reconstruction is not simply how much money will be spent. It is whether anyone in Washington has the political courage to ensure American taxpayers are no longer subsidizing the...

The Dangerous Failure to Hold Hamas Accountable for Using Human Shields

How international institutions’ silence on Hamas hiding behind civilians incentivizes human shields use, and distorts law and accountability.

Countering Iran’s Covert Chemical Weapons Program

Hamas Releases 2 More Slain Hostages, 13 Still Held Captive by Terror Group

2 Hostage Bodies Returned: Hamas released the remains of two slain hostages on October 21. Israeli forensic teams later identified the bodies as Arie Zalmanowicz, who was 85, and...

Hamas begins transfer of deceased hostages, Israel threatens to limit aid due to slow pace

On October 13, Hamas began to transfer the bodies of 28 deceased hostages that it holds in Gaza, all of which, under the terms of the recent ceasefire agreement, it was supposed to hand over when it released 20...

U.S. Relists Yemen’s Iran-Backed Houthis as Foreign Terrorist Organization

It’s back to the future for the Trump administration in the Middle East. Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of State announced the redesignation of Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels as a Foreign...

‘Significant operations in Judea and Samaria’: Amid Gaza Respite, Israel Sees a New Front Emerging

Lethal Landmine: IDF Sgt. Evyatar Ben-Yehuda, a 31-year-old reservist, was killed and a company commander seriously wounded when their military vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) on January 20 while taking part in counterterrorism operations near the northern West Bank village of Tammun.

After 471 Days of Captivity, Hamas Releases Three Israeli Women on First Day of Ceasefire

Latest Developments Women Held Captive by Hamas for 15 Months: The Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas released three Israeli women on January 19 who its terrorists abducted from Israel into Gaza on...

‘Wake-up Call For the International Community’: Israeli Hostages Describe Torture, Sexual Assault in Gaza

Israel plans to submit a report to the United Nations outlining the horrific abuses that Israeli hostages were subjected to by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in Gaza following the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.

‘Crisis of Confidence’: Sweden Eliminates UNRWA Funding Despite Nearly Doubling Gaza Aid for 2025 

UNRWA Cut Out of Receiving Aid: Sweden announced on December 20 that it would stop funding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) — the UN agency solely dedicated...

‘Fell In A Heroic Battle’: IDF Announces American Hostage Died on October 7

The IDF confirmed that one of seven Americans who was previously thought to be alive as a Hamas hostage in Gaza was killed during the terrorist group’s October 7, 2023, massacre...

‘We Are United’: Former UNRWA Chief Preached Unity With Iran’s Terror Proxies 

UNRWA Pledged Cooperation With Iran’s Terror Proxies: Pierre Krahenbuhl, the previous head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA), pledged to meet with Iran’s...

Ahead of UNGA session, Iran on a diplomatic offensive amid Hezbollah-Israel flare-up

Iran is also working with non-western groups at the UN. IRNA noted these include the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, BRICS, and others.

Israel SitRep: August 16, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Spokesman: Army Has Improved Readiness, Preparing to Strike in ‘Lebanon, and in All Arenas’ | IAF Destroys Some 30 Gaza Targets in Past Day | Analysis: IDF Making Significant...

American October 7 Victims File U.S. Lawsuit Against Iran, Syria and North Korea

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a U.S.-based Jewish civil rights organization, submitted a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Washington, DC, on July 1 targeting the regimes in Iran, Syria, and North Korea for enabling Hamas’s terrorist atrocities in Israel on October 7...

Israeli Victims of Hamas October 7 Atrocities File Lawsuit in New York Against UNRWA

A group of more than 100 Israeli plaintiffs, composed of victims of the October 7 Hamas atrocities along with family members, filed a lawsuit in New York on June 24 demanding over...

Nearly Half Million Gazans Evacuate Rafah

Approximately 450,000 Gazans have evacuated Rafah, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) announced on May 14. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) asked civilians to relocate...

Israel SitRep: Feb. 28, 2024

Today’s Issue: IAF Strikes ‘Significant Targets’ in Response to Firing Toward Ashkelon | IDF Publishes Footage of Maglan Soldiers’ Raids in Western Khan Younis | Rocket Barrage Launched at Kiryat...