In 2025, Israel’s Gaza Campaign Is Not Over
Despite multiple IDF campaigns, Hamas continues to recruit fighters.
Nuseirat Camp
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
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.
Op-eds
IDF Names Hamas Terrorists Killed in Strike on Gaza School
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released the names of nine Hamas terrorists targeted in an airstrike on a shuttered school in the central Gaza Strip on September 11, pushing back...
Flash Briefs
Israel’s stark dilemmas after hostage deaths
The murder of the hostages could lead to tough discussions about Israel’s current tactics in Gaza and whether the endless ceasefire talks are having an effect.
Op-eds
Hamas is demanding the Philadelphi Corridor for a reason
It stands to reason that the control of the border was a key ingredient in Hamas’ strength and this is why it wants it back.
Op-eds
What happened to the US’s temporary pier in Gaza? New report sheds light
The temporary pier proved it was not capable of doing most of the mission envisioned.
Op-eds
IDF rescues a hostage in Gaza
On August 27, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) rescued Qaid Farhan Alkadi, a hostage who had been held in Gaza by Hamas for 326 days since Hamas’s October 7 attack. It is the latest hostage rescue since...
Op-eds
IDF pushes into central Gaza as terror threats shift
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) expanded their push into the outskirts of Deir al-Balah, a key city in central Gaza. The operation is one of several that the IDF is undertaking in Gaza as it continues...
Op-eds
Israeli forces recover the bodies of six hostages in Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recovered the bodies of six more hostages, the IDF said on August 20. Throughout 10 months of operations in Gaza, Israeli forces have sought to recover hostages, both living...
Op-eds
Ceasefire sticking points indicate Hamas’s plans to return to power
The ceasefire deal sees Hamas seeking control over Gaza's Netzarim and Philadelphi Corridors, while Israel worries about Hamas regaining power in Gaza if IDF presence is reduced.
Op-eds
After Eliminating Ismail Haniyeh, Israel’s Hunt for Hamas Leaders Continues
The strike in Tehran on July 31 that killed Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’s seniormost political leader, brings to four the number of Hamas’s top leaders eliminated since the October...
Flash Briefs
Israeli forces recover the bodies of 5 hostages in Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recovered the bodies of five hostages in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, the IDF said on July 25. The hostages were killed on October 7, and Hamas transported the...