On the afternoon of April 8, Israel launched its deadliest and most intense wave of airstrikes in Beirut since the war with Hezbollah restarted in early March. Initial reports claimed that the Israel Defense...
Israel Strikes Iran’s Largest Petrochemical Plant: The Israeli Air Force launched strikes against Iran’s largest petrochemical plant, Asaluyeh, on April 6. According to Israeli...
As the military campaign against Iran continues, Israeli leaders are moving to build greater domestic munition production capacity. Israel’s Ministry of Defense (IMOD) declared “munitions independence”...
Navy Commander Killed: Israel said on March 26 that it had eliminated Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy, in the port city of Bandar...
Tehran’s Envoy Declared ‘Persona Non Grata’: Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi said on March 24 that he had “instructed today the Secretary-General of the Ministry...
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on March 17 that the Jewish state “eliminated” Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and speculated to be the...
Pushing Further Into Lebanon: The IDF stated on March 16 that troops had begun a ‘targeted ground operation’ against ‘key objectives’ in southern Lebanon as part of Israel’s...
Reports from Beirut suggest Lebanese Justice Minister Adel Nassar is considering “legal action” against Hezbollah’s leader, Naim Qassem. For decades Hezbollah, a proxy of the clerical regime in...
The November 27, 2024, ceasefire agreement signed by Israel and Lebanon, negotiating on behalf of Hezbollah, finally broke down completely. In the early morning hours of March 2, 2026, Hezbollah’s forces...
On March 2 at approximately 1:30 am, Hezbollah attacked Israel with several rockets and drones for the first time since the November 27, 2024, ceasefire went into effect. The group officially claimed the...
The coastal enclave does not exist in a vacuum; it is one node, albeit a vital one, in a network of extremism and terrorism that runs across the region.
Latest Developments No Hostages in Gaza: The remains of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, the final hostage held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, were returned to Israel on January 26, marking the first time since...
Hamas stated that senior military figure Raed Saad, along with several other members of the Islamist group, were killed in an Israeli military operation on December 13. “The martyred commander...
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...
Latest Developments ‘Violation of Sovereignty and Unity’: The Syrian government strongly condemned a November 19 visit to Israeli-controlled Syrian territory by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led a large group of Israeli officials and military commanders to the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on November 19. The Israel Defense...
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...
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen threatened to resume missile and drone attacks against Israel in the event that the Gaza ceasefire collapses.
Hamas returned the body of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Lieutenant Hadar Goldin on November 9. Goldin was killed in 2014 during fighting with Hamas, and his body was recovered from a tunnel in...
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to close the area along the Israel-Egypt border and adapt the rules of engagement, saying the move is aimed at stopping...