How Israel Can Defend Itself in the Future
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Palestinian Islamic Jihad
‘Irredeemably Compromised’: UNRWA Sued by Terror Victims as U.S. Calls for Agency’s Dismantlement
UNRWA Aids and Fuels Terrorism: American victims of Hamas and Hezbollah terrorism are suing the UN agency UNRWA for aiding the terrorist organizations and fueling their terrorism....
Flash Briefs
‘Palestinian State is One of the Fruits of October 7’: Emboldened Hamas Credits Its Violence for Gains as Released Hostage Video Spurs Outcry
Latest Developments Hamas Official Praises October 7 Atrocities: Qatar-based senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad claimed that Hamas’s October 7, 2023, atrocities in Israel spurred Western nations to...
Flash Briefs
Palestinian Terror Organizations Release Videos of Emaciated Israeli Hostages as Witkoff, Huckabee Visit Gaza
PIJ Hostage Video Released: The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist organization published a video on July 31 showing Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski, who is still being held...
Flash Briefs
Israel to Reduce Scope of Reserve Forces Across Several Fronts
Zamir Orders Reserve Reduction: IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir ordered a reduction in the number of reserve forces deployed to active combat zones in Gaza, Lebanon, the...
Flash Briefs
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
PIJ Financier Killed in Airstrike in Northern Gaza as Wanted Terror Suspects Arrested in West Bank
Terror Financier Killed: The IDF announced on July 18 that it had eliminated Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) financier Raed Khaled Hasan Ghabayin in an airstrike in northern Gaza...
Flash Briefs
Future of UNRWA Uncertain as Agency Faces $200 Million Deficit
Determining the Future of UNRWA: Members of the UN General Assembly were presented with four proposals to determine the future direction of UNRWA, the UN agency responsible for...
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1 Killed in Shooting and Stabbing Terror Attack at Gush Etzion Junction
Terror Attack in West Bank: An Israeli man in his 20s was killed in a terrorist attack at the Gush Etzion junction in the West Bank on July 10. The combined stabbing and shooting...
Flash Briefs
Israel Dismantles Large Hamas Network in Hebron
Hamas Network in Hebron: Israel’s Shin Bet intelligence agency said on June 29 that it had dismantled in the West Bank city of Hebron a large Hamas network that was planning attacks...
Flash Briefs
The Muslim Brotherhood Pledges Support to Iran
The Muslim Brotherhood still backs the clerical regime in Tehran. The group’s interim senior official, or acting guardian, Saleh Abdel Haq, sent a letter of support to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei...
Policy Briefs
After the Ceasefire, Will Iran Abandon its ‘Axis of Resistance’?
The Decline of Iran’s Proxies: How Tehran’s Regional Power Crumbled ...
Op-eds
Israel eliminates a key link between Hamas and Iran
On June 21, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it had killed Muhammad Saeed Izadi, aka Hajj Ramadan, the commander of the Palestine branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods...
Op-eds
IDF Strikes Hezbollah Commanders in Lebanon, Anti-Tank Missile Production Site for Hezbollah in Iran
Several Commanders Killed: The IDF announced that it had eliminated Mohammad Khadr al-Husseini, the commander of Hezbollah’s fire array in the Litani sector, in a targeted strike...
Flash Briefs
Iranian and Iranian-Backed Attacks Against Americans (1979-Present)
Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the clerical regime in Tehran and its proxies have committed a range of attacks against Americans. This memorandum provides select documentation of these assaults. While...
Insights
Iran-backed Shiite militias attack US forces based in Iraq
Iran-backed Shiite militias launched three drones at a US base in western Iraq. The attack is the first of its kind reported since Israel launched a preemptive strike on Iran’s nuclear program, key leaders,...
Op-eds
‘Much-Needed Closure’: IDF Recovers Two Hostages’ Bodies in Gaza Operation
Recovered Hostage Bodies: The IDF announced on June 11 that it had recovered the bodies of two Israeli hostages: Yair Yaakov, who was 59 at the time of his murder, and an additional...
Flash Briefs
IDF asserts control over areas of Gaza, returns hostage bodies
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued consolidating control over areas in various parts of Gaza during the second week of June. The IDF is involved in a multi-month operation called Gideon’s Chariots,...
Op-eds
Keep Tehran on the terror finance blacklist
Less than a year ago, U.S. law enforcement uncovered a plot by the Islamic Republic of Iran to kill President Donald Trump. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been conspiring...
Op-eds
Rocket Attacks on Israel Underscore Continuing Threat from Syria
Anti-Israel terrorism may again have found a home in Syria. Rockets struck Israel from Syrian territory on June 3 the first time since President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. The projectiles hit the Golan...