Nablus

August 28, 2024 | Joe Truzman |

Israeli military launches extensive operation against West Bank terrorist groups

On Monday, August 27, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli Security Agency (ISA), and Israel Police launched a counterterrorism operation against Palestinian armed factions and their associated...

August 27, 2024 | |

Terrorist Released in Prisoner Swap Killed During Counterterror Operation

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) eliminated a Hamas terrorist on August 26 who was released in a hostage-for-prisoner deal last November. The IDF said it struck an operations center...

August 26, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hamas, other terror groups turn to boobytraps and explosives to attack Israel

Hamas has reverted to this method as a way to fight the IDF without confronting the IDF using armed fighters.

August 21, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh |

From “harsh punishment” to “tactical retreat”—time isn’t on Tehran’s side

The Islamic Republic has scaled back its rhetoric against Israel and pivoted away from “hard revenge,” instead shifting to “strategic ambiguity.” Tehran believes time is on its side, and its retaliation...

August 19, 2024 | Joe Truzman |

Hamas and Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for botched Tel Aviv bombing

Hamas and Islamic Jihad issued a joint statement on August 19, claiming responsibility for an attempted suicide bombing in Tel Aviv the previous night. Both groups warned they would resume suicide...

August 19, 2024 | |

Hamas, PIJ Threaten Resumption of Suicide Bombings Following Botched Tel Aviv Attack

Latest Developments Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) threatened to launch a new campaign of suicide bombings targeting Israelis following a failed attack in Tel Aviv on August 18. In a joint...

August 19, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: August 19, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad Claim Responsibility for Sunday Night’s Explosion in Tel Aviv | Hezbollah Confirms Deaths of Two Operatives on the ‘Road to Jerusalem’  | IDF...

July 23, 2024 | |

Israeli Airstrike Kills Hamas, Fatah Commanders in West Bank City of Tulkarem

Latest Developments The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) eliminated two commanders belonging to Hamas and the Fatah-affiliated al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades in a drone strike on July 23 in the northern West...

July 23, 2024 | Joe Truzman |

Israeli drone strike kills wanted West Bank commanders

On July 23, an Israeli drone strike in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm killed two wanted commanders belonging to Hamas and al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades. Hamas commander Ashraf Nafeh and...

July 16, 2024 | |

EU Sanctions West Bank Settlers

The European Union (EU) on July 15 imposed sanctions against five Israelis and three organizations in the West Bank under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime. “The listed...

July 11, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Power vacuum: Can an ‘interim’ force work for Gaza?

If the Palestinian Authority can’t even control the West Bank, how will its troops fare in Gaza?

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 21, 2024 | |

Palestinian Islamic Jihad Terrorists Planning Attack Eliminated in West Bank by IDF

Israeli special forces eliminated two terrorists from the Iran-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) near the West Bank boundary on June 21, preventing an attack. The two...

June 14, 2024 | Joe Truzman |

Senior members of Islamic Jihad’s branch in Jenin killed in a counterterrorism operation

On Jun. 13, Israeli forces operating in the northern West Bank city of Qabatiya killed “two senior terrorists” belonging to Islamic Jihad’s Katibat Jenin branch, the Israeli military said....

June 7, 2024 | |

State Department Sanctions Armed Palestinian Group in Nablus But Refrains From Terrorist Designation

Latest Developments The U.S. State Department announced sanctions on a notorious Palestinian terrorist group on June 6 but refrained from designating it as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization” or...

June 3, 2024 | |

Shin Bet Foils Hamas Terror Plot Tied to Turkey

Israel’s Shin Bet security agency in March thwarted a terrorist plot inside Israel being planned by Hamas operatives in Turkey. In a June 3 statement, the agency confirmed that...

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 29, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: May 29, 2024

Today’s Issue: West Bank Gunmen Fire at Israeli Town of Bat Hefer | IDF Troops in Gaza’s Jabalya Find Weapons Near Mosque, Kill Terrorist Armed with RPG | Hezbollah Launches Six Attacks in Past 24...

April 10, 2024 | |

Iran Floods West Bank With Weapons

Iran is employing a network of militants, criminals, and intelligence operatives to smuggle weapons into the West Bank, The New York Times reported on April 9. A group of unnamed...

April 5, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: April 5, 2024

Today’s Issue: IDF Publishes Findings on Deaths of World Central Kitchen Aid Workers | IDF Continues Khan Younis Operations, IAF Strikes More Than 30 Gaza Targets | In Overnight West Bank Raids, Troops...