Itzik Cohen

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...

October 25, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

13 IDF soldiers killed on two fronts

On October 24 and October 25, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the names of 13 Israeli soldiers killed in several days of fighting. Ten soldiers were killed in clashes in southern Lebanon and...

September 13, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: September 13, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF: Hamas’s Rafah Brigade Dismantled | IDF Finds Tunnel in West Bank, Near Israeli Towns and Highway 6 | Alleged Israeli Strike in Masyaf, Syria: Additional Details | IDF Soldiers...

September 12, 2024 | |

IDF Names Hamas Terrorists Killed in Strike on Gaza School

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released the names of nine Hamas terrorists targeted in an airstrike on a shuttered school in the central Gaza Strip on September 11, pushing back...

June 24, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel’s operations in Gaza are headed for a new phase

On June 24, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met with Amos Hochstein, a senior advisor to President Joe Biden, in Washington, DC, discussing what Gallant has called a transition to “phase C” of...

June 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF presses forward in Rafah after recent losses

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued to confront Hamas and other terrorist groups in Rafah in southern Gaza after suffering significant losses. On June 15, a Namer armored personnel carrier...

April 24, 2024 | |

Israel Mobilizes Reservists Ahead of Rafah Push 

Israel is redeploying reservist ground forces brigades on April 24 for operations in the Gaza Strip, signaling its readiness to move against the Hamas stronghold of...

February 6, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel’s war cabinet charts next steps in Gaza

Israeli political leadership says it is beginning to see signs of victory in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told troops on February 5 that 75% of Hamas battalions have been defeated in...

November 2, 2023 | |

Israel SitRep: Nov. 2, 2023

“The second war against the Jews,” Clifford D. May, The Washington Times “Nasrallah’s Big Speech,” Jonathan Schanzer, Commentary “Biden Administration...

November 1, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF suffers increased casualties amid urban Gaza battles 

The Israel Defense Forces announced the deaths of 15 soldiers over the last two days suffered as casualties while Israel ground forces pushed into more urban areas in Gaza on their fifth day of ground...