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January 27, 2025 | |

Israel SitRep: January 27, 2025

Today’s Issue: | Three Hostages to Be Released on Thursday, Three on Saturday; Gazans Allowed to Return to North | Analysis: Resumption of Fighting Will Be Almost Impossible After Gazans Return to the...

September 27, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: September 27, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Hezbollah Aerial Unit Commander Eliminated in IAF Strike in Dahieh | IAF Strike That Killed Ibrahim Qubaisi on Tuesday Also Eliminated His Deputy | IAF Targeted Assassinations Continue...

September 20, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Kiryat Shmona under Hezbollah rocket fire for 11 months of war

Israel is at a juncture today regarding the need to stop the Hezbollah threats along the border, and Israel's northern city is a microcosm of the challenges.

September 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Why Israel is shifting focus to returning evacuees to the North

Israel’s Security Cabinet updated its war objectives to include safely returning northern residents, intensifying efforts amid ongoing Hezbollah threats.

September 16, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: September 16, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Report: Northern Command Head Gordin Recommends Creation of Buffer Zone in Southern Lebanon | Defense Ministry and IDF: Re-equipping of 97 Civilian Security Squads in North Completed...

June 29, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Northern fire: The Artillery Corps battalion defending the North

The IDF’s 405th battalion of the Artillery Corps uses M109 howitzers to defend the North against Hezbollah.

June 3, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Is Hezbollah beginning to anticipate IDF’s responses?

The Alma Research and Education Center: "Hezbollah attacks doubled in May."

May 19, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Escalation with Hezbollah places Israel in a bind

While Israeli leaders seek to do something about the Hezbollah threat, politicians cannot decide on a 'day after' plan for Gaza, which hampers the ability to come up with a plan for Hezbollah.

May 10, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: May 10, 2024

Today’s Issue: IDF Rafah Operation Continues, IAF Hits More Than 40 Gaza Targets | IDF Holds Drills to Prepare for Combat in the North | IDF Spokesman: IDF Recently Killed Nine Hezbollah Operatives,...

April 27, 2024 | Jacob Nagel |

Crush and eliminate Hamas: Navigating ties with Hezbollah, Iran, and Saudi Arabia

Normalization with Saudi Arabia is crucial but shouldn't come at the cost of significant concessions.

March 11, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: March 11, 2024

Today’s Issue: Israel Police Uncover Terror Plot, Make Arrests in Northern Israel | IDF Holds Multi-Branch Supply-Delivery Exercise to Prepare for Ground Maneuvers in the North | Israel Confirms Targeted...

December 18, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah threats extend to Israel’s North amid Iran pressure

While Hezbollah threatens Israel's north, Iran hopes for a ceasefire that will protect Hamas. In response, the IDF continues its strikes.

December 9, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Reporter’s Notebook: Life in northern Israel amid Hezbollah tensions

The sense of a ghost town, made more intense by low-hanging clouds and a bit of rain, fills out this area; from Arab al-Aramshe to Shtula and toward Mattat.

November 9, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

A month of war: A Journey across a traumatized landscape

The trauma across Israel is difficult to describe.

November 7, 2022 | David Maxwell |

Unification Must Be Korea’s Future

Editor’s Note: These remarks were provided to freedom-loving people who gathered on the National Mall on November 5, 2022, for the K-Peace Festival organized by the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council...

November 22, 2021 | David Maxwell |

End Of Korean War Declaration: Why Just Words On Paper Won’t Matter

Let me state up front that I want peace on the Korean peninsula, and I think all Koreans and Americans want peace. The question is, will an end of war declaration contribute to peace if there is no change...

August 14, 2018 | David Maxwell |

North Korea Seeks Formal Peace Treaty to Push Out U.S. Forces

The governments of North and South Korea...

February 20, 2017 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross |

Despite Recent Losses, Islamic State Still Threatens North and West Africa, FDD Study Finds

(Washington, D.C., Feb. 20 2017) – The decline of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria may paradoxically help the group in Africa, particularly as state and non-state actors shift resources...

October 29, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn

Crisis in Syria: Implications for Homeland Security

Chairman McCaul, Ranking Member Thompson and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the potential threats to the U.S. emanating out of Syria. Obviously, the sit...

March 27, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

ISAF, Afghan Forces Kill Top IMU Commander in North

During a raid in northern Afghanistan yesterday, a combined Coalition and Afghan special operations force killed the most senior leader of the al Qaeda and Taliban-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbe...