M113 armored personnel carrier

November 6, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu removes Defense Minister Gallant

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu removed Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on November 5, shaking up Israeli politics in the midst of a multi-front war. Netanyahu’s decision came after months...

November 5, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Technology, drones and complexity: The IDF’s battle for Jabalya

Reporters' Notebook: This is my second time in Jabalya during the war against Hamas. It’s also the second time in the neighborhood with the IDF’s Multi-Dimensional Unit.

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...

May 30, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF tech innovation redefines the war in Gaza

The battlefield requires constant monitoring, and learning about the enemy - two elements that Israel's technology excels at.

May 28, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF Pushes Forward in Rafah City

The Israel Defense Forces continued to advance in Rafah over the weekend. The forces, which include tanks backed by infantry and specialized units, found additional terrorist infrastructure including rocket...

March 12, 2024 | John Hardie, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

U.S. Should Tap Remaining Aid Authority for Ukraine

Until Congress allocates funding to replace any donated materiel, the Defense Department does not want to tap its $4.2 billion of presidential drawdown authority to send much-needed military aid to Ukraine,...

November 9, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

A month of war: A Journey across a traumatized landscape

The trauma across Israel is difficult to describe.

January 5, 2015 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Islamic State Assaults Iraqi Army Base in Anbar

Co-authored by Caleb Weiss The Islamic State claimed to have breached the perimeter of Camp Habbaniyah in Anbar province, via photographs released o...

July 8, 2008 | Tony Badran The Middle East Review of International Affairs

Lebanon’s Militia Wars

Lebanon's civil war was a complex, multisided battle whose implications still shape the country's politics today. This article analyzes the forces involved domestically and the course o...