Jerusalem

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 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 | 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 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 | |

Israeli Strikes on Gaza Resume as Hamas Refuses to Release Hostages

IDF Targets Hamas and PIJ Members and Infrastructure Following the refusal of Hamas to release the remaining 59 hostages it holds captive in Gaza, less than half of whom are believed...

March 18, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel widens campaign against former regime military sites in southern Syria

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out airstrikes in southern Syria on the evening of March 17, targeting a number of sites.

March 14, 2025 | |

‘Psychological Warfare’: Hamas Rejects U.S. Proposal, Israeli Delegation Called Back From Doha

Israel Blasts Hamas ‘Manipulation’: Israel accused Hamas of engaging in “psychological warfare” on March 14 after the group reportedly deviated from ongoing hostage-release...

March 14, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

It’s time to abolish the UN’s pro-Hamas bureaucracy

Fifty years later, the world body still behaves as though “Zionism is racism” remains on the books.

March 14, 2025 | Joe Truzman |

Israel strikes Palestinian Islamic Jihad command center in Damascus

The state-owned Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that Israel targeted a building in the Mashoura Dummar neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, with an airstrike on March 13. The attack wounded...

March 12, 2025 | Mariam Wahba |

Egypt’s Sisi: Camp David Is a Model for Lasting Peace

After months of threatening to discard its peace treaty with Israel, Egypt has shifted its tone dramatically. Speaking at the emergency Arab Summit on March 4, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi remarked...

March 11, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

What Does Israel Want With Syria?

As Syria faces continued conflict, Israel may be planning a wider confrontation with the new government.

March 9, 2025 | Mark Dubowitz, Jacob Nagel

No negotiations before total Iranian nuclear rollback

Any talk of negotiating a new nuclear agreement—before Iran meets strict preconditions—is a dangerous mistake.

March 7, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

Targeting Iran’s agents of influence

The British government unveiled an important new measure to combat influence originating from Tehran. Now it has to get to work enforcing it.The British government unveiled an important new measure to combat influence originating from Tehran. Now it has to get to work enforcing it.

March 6, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

After 2 years, Iraq claims to be searching for kidnapped researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov

On March 5, Iraqi National Security Adviser Qassem al Araji told the Associated Press that “Iraqi authorities are working under the prime minister’s direction” to find Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Princeton University researcher who was kidnapped two years ago in Iraq.

March 4, 2025 | |

‘No Peace Without Palestinian State’: Arab League Endorses Egyptian Plan to Rebuild Gaza

Latest Developments Plan Calls for Palestinian State on 1967 Borders: Representatives from Arab League nations endorsed Egypt’s five-year plan to rebuild Gaza without resettling its residents during...

March 4, 2025 | |

Israel Eliminates 2 Iran-backed Terrorists in Separate Operations

Hamas Commander in Jenin Killed During Israeli Operation: The IDF said on January 4 that under the direction of the Shin Bet intelligence agency, Border Police officers killed key...

March 4, 2025 | David Daoud |

Israel assassinates commander of Hezbollah Radwan Force’s seaborne forces

On Tuesday, March 4, reports emerged that Israeli aircraft targeted and destroyed a vehicle in south Lebanon, killing its occupants. An unnamed Israeli official told Galei Tzahal, the Israel Defense...

March 3, 2025 | |

‘Nothing in Our Family Is Hostile to the State’: One Dead After ‘Mentally Ill’ Druze Man Carries Out Terror Attack in Haifa

Suspect Yelled ‘Allahu Akbar’ Before Stabbing Civilians: A terrorist killed one man and injured four others during a March 3 stabbing spree inside Haifa’s Lev Hamifratz transit...

March 3, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Can Syria Survive?

On February 25, Syria held a National Dialogue Conference, which is supposed to help the country come together after years of civil war and the toppling of the Assad regime. Syria’s new president,...

March 2, 2025 | |

Turning ‘Humanitarian Aid Into a Budget For Terrorism’: Israel Suspends Aid Flow to Gaza After Hamas Rejects Ceasefire Extension

Israel Halts Aid Into Gaza Strip: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on March 2 that Israel has halted “the entry of goods and supplies into Gaza” following Hamas’s...