Lebanon Must Relearn Democracy, Debate Peace with Israel
Druze lawmaker Wael Abou-Faour said that U.S. officials have broached the subject of peace between Lebanon and Israel with top Lebanese leaders, but argued that peace would spark clashes...
Palestinians
‘Nothing in Our Family Is Hostile to the State’: One Dead After ‘Mentally Ill’ Druze Man Carries Out Terror Attack in Haifa
Suspect Yelled ‘Allahu Akbar’ Before Stabbing Civilians: A terrorist killed one man and injured four others during a March 3 stabbing spree inside Haifa’s Lev Hamifratz transit...
Flash Briefs
Qatari Advisor’s Comments on Gaza Ceasefire Highlight Gaps With U.S. and Israel
Qatari Official Urges Parties to Negotiate Phase Two: Countering the U.S. and Israeli positions,Majed al-Ansari, a senior advisor to the Qatari government, stated in a March 2 interview...
Flash Briefs
Nascent Syrian armed group emerges to confront Israeli forces
An armed organization calling itself The Islamic Resistance Front in Syria—Great Might (formerly known as The Front for the Liberation of the South) has issued statements warning the Israel Defense Forces...
Op-eds
‘No Progress’: Hamas Rejects Israeli Proposal to Extend Phase One of Ceasefire
Phase One of Ceasefire Ends: Hamas said that it rejected Israel’s proposal to extend phase one of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, which expired on March 1. During the first phase...
Flash Briefs
How Germany’s new leader can make history
Friedrich Merz is in favor of boosting Europe’s military strength, standing against antisemites and by the Jewish state, and getting tougher on Iran.
Op-eds
Israel SitRep: February 28, 2025
Today’s Issue: | IDF Investigation of October 7 Finds Hamas Was Developing Attack Plan in 2016 | IAF Drone Strike on Thursday Kills Hezbollah Operative Coordinating Weapons-Smuggling Activities | IAF...
Israel at War Situation Report
Palestinian Terrorist Carries Out Combined Car Ramming, Stabbing Attack in Central Israel
Car Ramming Near Pardes Hanna: At least 13 people were injured on February 27 when a Palestinian terrorist drove a car into a crowd of pedestrians near Pardes Hanna-Karkur, north...
Flash Briefs
‘We Want a Meaningful Deal’: South African President in Overture to Trump Following Aid Cut
South African President Seeks Deal With Trump: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has stated that he wants to “do a deal” with U.S. President Donald Trump after the United...
Flash Briefs
Lebanon May Be Ready for Peace With Israel. Both Sides Need to Prepare
With Hezbollah sidelined, both Israelis and Lebanese must start thinking beyond security and cease-fire arrangements and start saying the word peace, louder and louder. The more the P word is uttered, the more normal it becomes
Op-eds
Hamas Releases Bodies of Four Slain Hostages to Complete Phase One of Ceasefire
Release Will Not Include Staged Event: Hamas released four bodies of slain Israeli hostages during an overnight handover on February 27. The four, all of whom were abducted by the...
Flash Briefs
Al Jazeera platforms Hamas’s “resistance” at annual conference
On February 15, the Qatar-funded news organization Al Jazeera gave a platform to two Hamas officials at its 16th annual Al Jazeera Forum. The event, “From the War on Gaza to Change in Syria: Shifting...
Op-eds
Attacked by ‘Those We Helped’: Murdered Israeli Hostage Oded Lifshitz Eulogized by Wife at Funeral
Lifshitz Advocated for Palestinian Rights: The wife of slain Israeli hostage Oded Lifshitz, 83, lamented during a eulogy at her husband’s funeral on February 25 that he was killed...
Flash Briefs
‘The Egyptian Solution’: Israeli Opposition Leader Yair Lapid Unveils Peace Plan for Gaza
Enabling Israel to ‘Divorce’ Itself From Gaza: Yair Lapid, Israel’s former prime minister and currently the leader of the parliamentary opposition in the Knesset, unveiled...
Flash Briefs
Lawsuit Alleges Hamas Coordinated With Campus Protestors and Media in U.S.
U.S. Nonprofit Coordinated with Hamas: Three Israelis who were held as hostages by Hamas filed a lawsuit on February 21 against an American tax-exempt organization, People Media...
Flash Briefs
Hezbollah is the Antithesis of Shia Islam
A video went viral of a Lebanese woman standing at the Beirut Airport and berating other passengers, shouting: “We sacrificed our blood, this is our country, and whoever does not like it should emigrate.”...
Op-eds
‘Prepare for a Long Stay’: IDF Deploys Tanks in the West Bank for the First Time in Over 20 Years
IDF Tanks Enter West Bank Terror Hub: The IDF announced on February 23 that a tank platoon from the 188th Armored Brigade had been deployed to Jenin as part of an expansion of its...
Flash Briefs
Hamas Attempts to Minimize Decade-Long Captivity of Israeli Arab
Released Israeli Arab Hostage Kept From Public View: Hamas terrorists freed six Israeli civilians on February 22, the final release of living hostages under the first phase of the...
Flash Briefs
Final Living Israeli Hostages in Phase One of Ceasefire Freed, Hamas Returns Remains of Shiri Bibas
Six Hostages Freed, Including Two Held for a Decade: Israel welcomed home on February 22 six hostages held captive by Iran-backed terrorist organization Hamas. Tal Shoham, Avera...
Flash Briefs
Netanyahu Visits West Bank City of Tulkarem Following Attempted Tel Aviv Area Bus Bombings
Netanyahu Visits IDF Troops in Tulkarem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the West Bank city of Tulkarem on February 21, hours after bombs planted on three buses...