Beit Hanoun’s Lesson for Achieving Victory in Gaza
Israel rightly framed the October 10 ceasefire and hostage release as a strategic victory over Hamas. The Palestinian terrorist organization may have secured only a temporary reprieve before...
Nuseirat Camp
Israeli Strikes on Hezbollah Surge as Truce Anniversary Nears
Israel Responds to Latest Hezbollah Violations: Israeli air strikes killed four Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon on October 26-27. The IDF identified the dead as Ali Hussein Al-Mousawi,...
Flash Briefs
Israel links 8 eliminated Hamas fighters to October 7 attack
The Israel Defense Force (IDF) and the Shin Bet intelligence agency published a joint statement on October 23 identifying eight Hamas members who took part in the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel...
Op-eds
IDF gears up for expanded operation in Gaza’s Deir al Balah
On July 20, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) called on Gazans in the southwestern neighborhoods of the town of Deir al Balah to evacuate. The IDF’s Arabic language spokesperson noted that the...
Op-eds
IDF Set to Enter Deir al-Balah for First Time in Gaza War
Evacuation Notices: The IDF issued warnings calling on Palestinians to evacuate the central-Gaza city of Deir al-Balah on July 20, indicating the start of what would be the first...
Flash Briefs
‘Outright Denials of Documented Atrocities’: Former Hostage of Hamas Decries Pulitzer for Gazan Writer
Former Hostage Condemns Award: Emily Damari, a British-Israeli woman who was shot and kidnapped from her home by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and held hostage for nearly 500 days,...
Flash Briefs
‘Beaten with Clubs and Metal Rods’: Palestinian Murdered by Hamas for Participating in Gaza Protests
Gazan Man Kidnapped, Tortured, Killed by Hamas: Hamas reportedly kidnapped, tortured, and murdered 22-year old Oday Nasser Al Rabay after he participated in anti-Hamas protests...
Flash Briefs
Can Hamas ever be defeated?
The questions about Gaza’s future are still unanswered
Op-eds
Can any of the plans for Gaza prevent a Hamas takeover?
Terror group remain a factor in talks on rebuilding the Strip
Op-eds
In 2025, Israel’s Gaza Campaign Is Not Over
Despite multiple IDF campaigns, Hamas continues to recruit fighters.
Op-eds
Multi-month battle for Jabaliya underscores Israel’s security challenge in northern Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) eliminated “dozens” of terrorists in the northern Gaza area of Jabaliya overnight between December 29 and December 30. The militants were killed in...
Op-eds
Press Vest ‘Doesn’t Turn a Terrorist into a Journalist’: IDF Strikes Islamic Jihad Terrorists in Gaza Posing as Journalists
IDF Strikes Terrorist Cell Using Press Vehicle: The IDF said that it eliminated a “terrorist cell” of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) on December 26.
Flash Briefs
Removing Hamas from central Gaza is the key to removing its leverage
Despite IDF operating in Gaza for more than a year, Hamas believes it is winning the war with its control of central Gaza.
Op-eds
Terrorists in central Gaza continue to threaten Israel
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intercepted two projectiles fired from central Gaza on December 11. The IDF did not specify if the threats were rockets or mortars, but Israeli defense systems are capable...
Op-eds
If we want peace, Unrwa and Unifil must both be completely reformed
The UN needs to focus on preventing Hamas and Hezbollah rule. Only then can civilians live in peace in Israel, Gaza and Lebanon.
Op-eds
What can we learn from a month of IDF fighting in Jabalya?
What does this month-long operation tell us about Hamas and the war in Gaza?
Op-eds
Hamas has moved its command centers into Gazan schools
In the last two months of the war, the IDF has carried out strikes on almost twenty Hamas command and control centers located in schools.
Op-eds
Israel SitRep: October 2, 2024
Today’s Issue: | Iran Strikes Israel with Ballistic Missiles; IDF: ‘We Will React When and Where We Decide’ | IDF Kills Two Hezbollah Commanders in Targeted Strikes on Tuesday | More Than 150 Terrorist...
Israel at War Situation Report
IDF rotates reserve infantry brigade to Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor
In a deployment type that has become routine, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) moved the 5th Brigade, a reserve infantry unit, into the Netzarim Corridor, the IDF said on September 16. It’s part...
Op-eds
Now that the IDF has defeated Hamas in Rafah, what comes next?
The end of Hamas in Rafah is a crossroads in the war, as the battle to destroy Hamas is now almost a year old.