Jonathan Schanzer

July 19, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 19, 2024

Today’s Issue: | One Killed in Overnight Drone Strike on Tel Aviv, Houthis Claim Responsibility | IAF Strikes Hezbollah Military Building, Weapons Depots, Launcher Used to Attack Western Galilee...

July 17, 2024 | |

Iran Plots Assassination of Trump

Latest Developments Iran plotted to assassinate former President Donald Trump in recent weeks, U.S. authorities told CNN in a July 16 report. Unrelated to the failed assassination attempt against Trump...

July 17, 2024 | |

CIA Director Reports Hamas Military Commanders Pressing Yahya Sinwar to End War

Hamas military chief Yahya Sinwar is reportedly facing growing pressure from his commanders to agree to a ceasefire deal with Israel, according to comments attributed to CIA director...

July 15, 2024 | |

Fatah-Hamas Unity Talks Scheduled in China as Both Factions Condemn Each Other

With China attempting to boost its influence in the Middle East, Hamas and Fatah leaders will meet in Beijing next week to conduct another round of Chinese-led unity talks that have...

July 10, 2024 | |

Iran Supporting and Funding Pro-Hamas Protests in the U.S.

Following several months of often violent pro-Hamas protests across the United States, the U.S. Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines, stated on July 9 that the Islamic...

July 9, 2024 | |

Citing Hamas Links, Draft Defense Bill Pushes for Review of U.S.-Qatar Relations

U.S. concern over Qatar’s relationship with Hamas is reflected in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), released...

July 8, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 8, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Begins Counterterror Operation in Gaza City at UNRWA Headquarters | IDF Eliminates Member of Hezbollah Rocket and Missile Unit in Overnight Strike | IDF Troops Kill More Than 30...

July 3, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 3, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Reports from Lebanon: Israeli Airstrike Eliminates High-Ranking Hezbollah Commander | IDF Eliminates Four-Man Terror Cell in West Bank Drone Strike | COGAT: ‘Aid Is Piling Up in the...

July 1, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 1, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Drone Strike Kills PIJ Commander in Nur Shams Refugee Camp in West Bank | IDF Continues Raid in Gaza City’s Shejaiya Neighborhood, IAF Airstrikes Eliminate Dozens of Terrorists...

June 26, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: June 26, 2024

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June 25, 2024 | |

Rumors Swirl Over Hamas Move From Qatar to Iraq

Hamas may relocate its political headquarters from Qatar to Iraq, unnamed sources told The National on June 24. The Iran-backed group already opened a political office in Baghdad...

June 24, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Turns Down Offer From Fellow Iran Proxies to Send Troops for War Against Israel

As fears of a full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah continue to grow, the leader of the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group has turned down an offer from other Iranian proxies...

June 24, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: June 24, 2024

Today’s Issue: | 401st Brigade Raids Hamas Training Sites in Rafah Area, Finding Weapons and Tunnel Shafts | Gazans Seeking Medical Treatment Abroad Will be Permitted to Leave Through Kerem Shalom Crossing...

June 20, 2024 | Jonathan Schanzer, David Daoud

The Hezbollah Time Bomb Is Ticking

Downplaying the Lebanese terrorist group puts Israel in peril.

June 20, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: June 20, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Hezbollah Publishes Reconnaissance Drone Video of Sites in Northern Israel, Says More Videos Forthcoming | IDF Chief of Staff: Military Is at ‘A Very High Level of Readiness’ | Hassan...

June 17, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: June 17, 2024

Today’s Issue: IDF Spokesman: Hezbollah ‘Bringing Us to the Brink’ of Possible ‘Wider Escalation’ | IDF Chief of Staff: Army Seeking to Expand Enlistment, Haredi Community Has Opportunity for...

June 14, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: June 14, 2024

Today’s Issue: IDF Concludes 13-Hour Counterterror Operation in Jenin | IDF Continues Operations in Southern and Central Gaza, Eliminates Terrorist, Destroys Explosive Devices | Nahal Brigade Operates...

June 10, 2024 | |

Citing Threat to State Security, Israel Extends Ban on Qatar-Owned Al Jazeera for 45 Days

The Israeli government on June 9 extended its temporary ban on Al Jazeera, citing the Qatari-owned network’s ongoing threat to Israel’s national security. Israeli Communications...

June 10, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: June 10, 2024

Today’s Issue: Doctor Who Treated Rescued Hostages: All Suffered Prolonged Physical and Psychological Abuse | Male Hostages Rescued Saturday Were Held by Hamas Operative Who Worked with Al-Jazeera |...

June 9, 2024 | |

Hamas ‘Reporter’ Doubles as Captor

A Hamas-affiliated Palestinian journalist held captive three of the four Israeli hostages recently rescued from Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet revealed on...