Mediterranean Sea

August 14, 2024 | |

Israel Strikes Rocket-Launching Post in Gaza Used by Hamas to Attack Tel Aviv

Israeli Air Force jets struck more than 40 targets in Gaza on August 14, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. Among the sites hit was a rocket-launching position located in a humanitarian...

July 18, 2024 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

An Israel-Hezbollah war could send shockwaves through the energy market

Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah continue to escalate. Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks on northern Israel have forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes. Should war erupt,...

July 2, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran-backed Houthis claim attacks on four more ships in multi-front assault

The Houthis have attempted to expand their operations in recent months, carrying out longer range strikes and also trying to reach the Mediterranean Sea.

June 27, 2024 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Hezbollah’s Missiles And Growing Military Might Are A True Threat

Unpacking the Capability Behind Hezbollah’s Threat to Expand its War: Less than a day after U.S. Special Envoy Amos Hochstein was in Beirut to again meet with Lebanese officials to press for...

June 19, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Threatens Cyprus Over Israel Links

Hezbollah warned Cyprus on June 19 against helping Israel in any future war in Lebanon, signaling that the Mediterranean island nation could also face a terrorist attack. Amid...

June 16, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Sinking ships in Red Sea: Failure of the international community

The international community which should have prevented Hamas from controlling Gaza in the first place, has looked on as Iran then set in motion wars across the Middle East.

June 10, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah shoots down Israeli drone, targets warplane with surface-to-air missile

Hezbollah conducted attacks on Israel throughout June 10, carrying out drone and rocket attacks across Israel’s northern Galilee from the Mediterranean Sea to the Golan Heights. The Iranian-backed terrorist...

May 30, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF unearths more tunnels, gains control of Philadelphi Corridor

Three weeks after launching an offensive along the border of southern Gaza and Egypt, the Israel Defense Forces achieved “operational control” of the Philadelphi Corridor. This is the name of the border...

May 18, 2024 | |

First Humanitarian Aid Arrives Through U.S.-Israeli Constructed Gaza Pier

The White House said on May 17 that the first humanitarian aid to utilize the newly built temporary pier on the coast of Gaza was unloaded that morning. National Security Council...

May 10, 2024 | |

Houthis Target Ships Linked to Israel

The leader of the Houthis announced on May 8 that the Yemen-based, Iran-backed rebel group would target “ships of any company related to supplying or transporting goods to Israel...

May 8, 2024 | Joe Truzman |

Syrian fighters belonging to Islamic Jihad killed in southern Lebanon

Islamic Jihad published a statement on its official Telegram channel on Wednesday, grieving the deaths of three fighters belonging to its Syria branch, Ali al-Aswad Brigade. Islamic...

May 6, 2024 | |

Iranian Warship Sails Into Southern Hemisphere

A ship in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) crossed into the southern hemisphere, Iranian state media reported on May 4. The Shahid Mahdavi, a converted container...

May 3, 2024 | |

Hamas Diverts Jordan Aid Convoys in Gaza

Hamas hijacked a major humanitarian aid shipment in the Gaza Strip, Washington said on May 2. U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller called the incident the “first widespread...

April 25, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF rotates units in central Gaza as Rafah operation looms

The Israel Defense Forces redeployed the Nahal brigade, which has been key to controlling a corridor in central Gaza. The movement of the unit comes after a number of new IDF raids in central and northern...

March 3, 2024 | Joe Truzman |

Foreign fighters are operating in Lebanon against Israel

Evidence of foreign fighters operating in Lebanon under the Iran-led Resistance Axis has gradually surfaced following the Hamas-led terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023, which triggered the war in Gaza and...

February 7, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

Close Down UNRWA

Western nations must not continue to contribute to a UN agency that is effectively controlled by a terrorist organization.

January 30, 2024 | |

Israel Floods Some Gaza Tunnels

Latest Developments Israeli forces are disabling some Gaza tunnels through flooding, the military announced on January 30. More than a month after foreign media reports surfaced of preparations to pump...

January 30, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

UNRWA Exposed

Examining the Agency’s Mission and Failures

January 18, 2024 | |

Hezbollah Fires Rockets at Northern Israel as IDF Chief Warns of Escalation

Hezbollah fired two rockets at the northern Israeli community of Arab al-Aramshe on January 18. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the rockets fell in open areas. Israeli “fighter...

December 28, 2023 | Joe Truzman, Bill Roggio

Network of Iraqi militias claim responsibility for attack in Israel

The “Islamic Resistance in Iraq,” a network of Iranian proxies, front groups, and other pro-Iranian actors claimed responsibility for attacking an undisclosed target in the southern Golan...