Israel SitRep: June 13, 2024
Today’s Issue: In IDF Operations in Southern and Central Gaza, Soldiers Find Weapons, Eliminate Terrorists | IDF Airstrike Kills Four Senior Hezbollah Nasser Unit Officers | IDF: Hezbollah Response to...
Mahmoud Abbas
Egypt’s Sisi Orders Cabinet Reshuffle Amid Spiraling Economic Crisis
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi reappointed Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on June 3 and ordered him to form a new government. Sisi’s announcement came shortly after Madbouly...
Flash Briefs
Palestinian President Denounces Iran’s Supreme Leader for Supporting Gaza War
Tehran’s support for Hamas is undermining the Palestinian goal of independence, Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), said on June 3, in a rebuke of Iran’s...
Flash Briefs
Chinese President Addresses Arab Leaders in Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to deepen cooperation with the Arab world and called for Palestinian statehood in an address to Arab leaders on May 30. “Since last October,...
Flash Briefs
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.
Op-eds
Palestinian Statehood Bid Risks Triggering U.S. Defunding of UN
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is expected to vote on May 10 on a resolution asserting its opinion that the “State of Palestine” is qualified for UN membership. The...
Flash Briefs
How Hamas balances Qatar, Turkey and the West
Rumors continue to circulate that Hamas might relocate to host countries, however Hamas has too much to lose by leaving Doha, and the West and Doha have interests at stake.
Op-eds
Progress Elusive as China Hosts Palestinian Unity Talks
Chinese officials said that Fatah and Hamas appear willing to smooth over their longstanding differences following a round of negotiations over the weekend between the...
Flash Briefs
U.S. Vetoes Palestinian Statehood Bid at UN
The United States on April 18 vetoed the Palestinian bid to gain full membership at the United Nations. Twelve members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) supported the...
Flash Briefs
Hamas Leader to Meet With Erdogan in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on April 17 that he plans to meet Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Turkey over the coming weekend, calling Haniyeh the “leader of...
Flash Briefs
Palestinian Terrorist Injures Two Israelis in West Bank Shooting
A Palestinian terrorist wounded two Israelis on a West Bank highway on April 7. The assailant shot at a bus and car on Route 55 between the towns of Azzun and Nabi Ilyas, wounding...
Flash Briefs
Terrorists Connected to Palestinian Security Forces Carry Out Third Attack Within a Month
The terrorist who opened fire on Israeli school buses and other vehicles on March 28 turned himself in on March 31. The suspect, Abu Rida al-Saadi, is reported to be a member of...
Flash Briefs
U.S. Weighs Funding Multinational Peacekeeping Force in Gaza
The Biden administration is deliberating options for post-war Gaza, including possibly funding a peacekeeping force in the enclave, senior U.S. officials told Politico in a March...
Flash Briefs
Poll: Hamas Remains Popular Among Palestinians
Palestinian support for Hamas in the West Bank and Gaza remains high, according to a Palestinian poll released on March 20. That support has increased since the Iran-backed terrorist...
Flash Briefs
How tensions between Hamas and Fatah could change Gaza
The Hamas decision to launch the unprecedented massacre of October 7 was an attempt to launch a first strike that could change the region.
Op-eds
Abbas Expected to Name New Prime Minister Within Days
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to appoint a new prime minister within days, according to officials who briefed Israeli media on March 12. On February...
Flash Briefs
Why is Erdogan Meeting With Mahmoud Abbas?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on March 4 in Ankara. Erdogan used the meeting to vilify Israel and position Turkey as a mediator to end the war...
Policy Briefs
Italy Arrests Three Palestinians Planning Terror Attack
Italy arrested three Palestinians suspected of planning terrorist attacks in an unspecified country, Italian police reported on March 11. In the Italian city of L’Aquila, the suspects...
Flash Briefs
The two-state solution is a dangerous pipedream
Israel’s adversaries want all the land “from the river to the sea.”
Op-eds
10 Things to Know About the Palestinian Authority
Israel has long sought a partner for peace to establish a two-state solution — the proposed resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that predates the 1948 establishment of the Jewish state....