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March 22, 2025 | |

IDF Strikes Dozens of Hezbollah Targets in Lebanon After Rockets Fired at Israeli Communities

Rockets Fired from Lebanon: Six rockets were fired from Lebanon at the northern Israeli town of Metula on March 22. Three of the projectiles fell short and landed in Lebanese territory,...

March 21, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

The Big Question: Will American Airpower Crush the Houthis?

On March 15, the US began a campaign of airstrikes against the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen. US Central Command said it had “initiated a  series of operations consisting of precision strikes...

March 21, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel steps up ground ops in Gaza, threatens Hamas it will take more areas

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued to expand ground operations that began in Gaza on March 19 after conducting renewed airstrikes on the territory on March 18. The moves come slightly more than...

March 21, 2025 | |

Israel Threatens to Extend IDF Control in Gaza if Hostages Not Released

Defense Minister Warns Hamas: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on March 21 that the IDF would “seize additional areas of Gaza” if Hamas continues to hold Israeli hostages....

March 21, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iraq’s former PM visits Houthis amid US strikes and Houthi attacks

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi visited Sanaa in Yemen to meet with the Iranian-backed Houthis days after the US launched airstrikes on the Houthis. His trip also came as the Houthis...

March 21, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

Countering the Oct. 7 deniers

A new report on Hamas’s atrocities offers an impressive counterweight for undecided readers who will encounter the deniers as they seek the truth.

March 21, 2025 | Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

America Needs Israel to Have the JASSM-ER

Preparing for future conflicts with well-equipped adversaries, the Pentagon awarded a $122.6 million contract to increase production of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM-ER) and...

March 20, 2025 | |

IDF Partially Retakes Netzarim Corridor, Hamas and Houthis Target Israel

IDF Retakes Netzarim: The IDF confirmed on March 19 that it had regained military control over parts of the Netzarim Corridor, which runs from Gaza’s Mediterranean coast to the...

March 20, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow, Sinan Ciddi

Following Launch of October 7 Task Force, Turkey and Qatar Should Feel the Heat

The U.S. Justice Department just launched an October 7 joint task force. Now, all eyes should be on Turkey and Qatar. 

March 19, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh, Bridget Toomey

Iran urges the Houthis to de-escalate ‘tensions’

Iran has made private requests to Yemen’s Houthis to “cool tensions” in the Red Sea, according to Reuters. The report states that two senior Iranian officials said Iran sent a message to...

March 19, 2025 | Enia Krivine, Jake Schlanger

UNESCO Remains Detrimental to U.S. Interests Despite Attempts at Reform

The clock is ticking. Wednesday, March 19, marks the halfway point for the Trump administration’s 90-day review of U.S. contributions to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization...

March 19, 2025 | |

Israel Announces New Ground Operations in Gaza

IDF Expanding Buffer Zones: The IDF announced on March 19 that it had restarted ground operations in the Gaza Strip following renewed airstrikes that killed several Gazan terrorist...

March 19, 2025 | David Daoud |

IDF operations in Lebanon and Hezbollah casualty announcements over the past week

Israel conducted a series of air strikes and military operations against Hezbollah inside Lebanon over the course of last week. Between March 13 and 17, Israeli aerial, artillery, and ground operations...

March 19, 2025 | |

Israel Signs Deal to Give Azerbaijani State Oil Company Gas Exploration Rights

Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company Will Oversee Exploration Activities: Israel has awarded Azerbaijan’s state oil company, SOCAR, gas exploration rights in Israel’s exclusive...

March 19, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel’s New Chief of Staff Faces First Test

In the early hours of March 18, the Israel Defense Forces began a round of airstrikes in Gaza targeting Hamas, the largest since a ceasefire that began on January 19 and ended on March 1. 

March 18, 2025 | |

Putin Demands End to Western Support for Ukraine in Phone Call With Trump

Putin Calls for Complete Cessation of Military Aid to Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded the “complete cessation” of all foreign military aid and intelligence...

March 18, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel strikes Gaza again, but can Hamas ever be defeated?

Hamas has always come back after Israel’s attacks

March 18, 2025 | |

UK Parliament Presented With Harrowing Report on Hamas’s October 7 Atrocities

Hamas’s Primary Goal Was to Slaughter Israelis: A new 318-page report presented to the British Parliament on March 18 outlined Hamas’s extensive atrocities in Israel on October...

March 18, 2025 | Behnam Ben Taleblu, Bridget Toomey

U.S. Preemptively Strikes Houthi Positions in Yemen and Signals to Iran

“To all Houthi terrorists, YOUR TIME IS UP, AND YOUR ATTACKS MUST STOP,” President Donald Trump warned the Iran-backed terror group in Yemen as U.S. Central Command launched a large-scale operation...

March 18, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Hezbollah Reneging on Surrendering Its Arms

Hezbollah and its allies – Speaker Nabih Berri, former Minister Najib Mikati, and Hezbollah ministers in the previous cabinet – all signed the ceasefire agreement with Israel that ended the war and...