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November 18, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: November 18, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Eliminates Hezbollah’s Chief Propagandist in Targeted Strike | In West Bank, Soldiers Seize Seven Lathes for Producing Weapons, 10 Illegal Vehicles, M16 Rifles | IDF’s 226th...

September 10, 2024 | |

Israel Intercepts Weapons Cache Smuggled From Jordan

Israeli police intercepted an attempt to smuggle weapons from Jordan on September 9. According to the police statement, soldiers from the Darom District Defense Unit and customs...

September 2, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

The murder of Israeli police officers in West Bank is wake-up call

The September 1 terror attack in the West Bank, in which were killed three police officers, is part of a wider and growing campaign of attacks in the West Bank.

August 31, 2024 | |

Palestinian Terrorists Unleash Twin Car Bombings in West Bank

Terrorists carried out coordinated twin car bombings in the West Bank on August 30, triggering an Israeli dragnet in the city of Hebron.

August 30, 2024 | |

Israel Eliminates Hamas Commander in Jenin

On the third day of an extensive military operation in the West Bank, Israel Border Police eliminated local Hamas commander Wessam Khazem in the city of Jenin on August 30. The Israel...

August 29, 2024 | |

Israel Eliminates Palestinian Islamic Jihad Commander in Tulkarem

Amid a large-scale military operation in the West Bank, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) eliminated Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Muhammed Jabber on August 29 in the city of...

July 21, 2024 | |

Israel Foils Hamas Terror Attack Directed by Turkey

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz announced on July 21 that the Shin Bet internal security service had foiled a major terrorist attack orchestrated from Turkey. The attack was...

May 30, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hamas and Islamic Jihad seek to enflame West Bank

The prominence of rifles being smuggled into the West Bank illustrates how the terrorists are increasing their access to dangerous weapons.

May 28, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: May 28, 2024

Today’s Issue: 460th Armored Brigade Fights in ‘Heart of Jabalya,’ Finds Weapons in UNRWA Bags Inside School | IDF Troops Arrest Eight in Overnight West Bank Raids | Hezbollah Launches Fundraising...

April 9, 2024 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Israel’s Arab Neighbors Undermine Their Own Interests by Backing Iran

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its proxy militias have Jordan in their crosshairs, calling for mass protests against the government and promising to arm a militia of 12,000 Jordanians....

March 4, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: March 4, 2024

Today’s Issue: Missile Fired From Lebanon Toward Israel Kills One, Wounds Nine | In Overnight West Bank Raids, IDF Destroys Terrorist’s Home, Makes Arrests, Discovers Explosives Charges | In Two-Week...

November 30, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Terror attacks amid continued ‘pause’ in Gaza fighting

On the morning of Thursday, November 30, two terrorists attacked a bus stop at the entrance to Jerusalem, killing three Israelis and wounding several others. The two terrorists, brothers from...

November 30, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Terror in Jerusalem shows spillover from Gaza threat

The attack on Thursday morning took place at the same bus stop at the entrance to the city as the November 2022 bombing attack.

November 29, 2023 | |

Israel SitRep: Nov. 29, 2023

Israel SitRep: Nov. 29, 2023 Today’s Issue: Next Hostage Group, 10 Israelis, Two Thais, Arrives in Israel | IDF Operates Overnight in Jenin, Eliminates Palestinian Islamic Jihad Leader | IEDs Detonated...

November 29, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel eliminates Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander

The Israel Defense Forces, accompanied by border police and members of the Shin Bet security service carried out a targeted raid in Jenin in the northern West Bank on Wednesday, November 29. The Israeli...

November 16, 2023 | |

Israel SitRep: Nov. 16, 2023

Six Injured in Shooting Attack Near Jerusalem, Perpetrators Shot and Killed: Six people were injured, one critically, in a shooting attack near the tunnel checkpoint south of Jerusalem on Thursday...

August 6, 2023 | |

Israeli SWAT Team Stops Palestinian Terror Squad

Israeli special forces killed three Palestinian terrorists on August 6 as they were en route from Jenin to carry out an attack. The daylight interdiction on a West Bank road came less than 24 hours...

April 12, 2023 | |

Terrorists Arrested as Iran-backed Militants Foment Chaos in West Bank

Israeli security forces arrested five members of a Palestinian terror cell in Jenin on Tuesday, hours before they planned to carry out an attack. Security forces also confiscated ammunition and military equipment from the group. While it is unclear which organization the individuals arrested were affiliated with, the militant groups Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades — both of which are backed by Iran — announced their members clashed with Israeli troops during the raid.

November 19, 2012 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Brigades That Fire on Israel Are Showing a New Discipline

From the time he was a boy, Ali al-Manama dreamed of joining the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic...

September 17, 2009 | World Defense Review

Somali Instability Still Poses Threat Even After Successful Strike on Nabhan

By Dr. J. Walid Phares The United States struck an important blow against Islamist terrorism in the Horn of Africa earlier this week when, in the middle of the day on Monday, Sp...