Palestinians

December 3, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel awaits return of last 2 remains of hostages from Gaza

On December 2, Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office announced that Israel “received, via the Red Cross, findings that were handed over to an IDF [Israel Defense Forces] and ISA [Israel Security...

December 3, 2025 | |

Israel Set To Open Rafah Crossing To Allow Palestinians To Exit Gaza

Latest Developments Key Crossing Set To Open: Israel’s unit for the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announced on December 3 that the Rafah crossing, Gaza’s southernmost...

December 3, 2025 | Samuel Ben-Ur, Aaron Goren

Palestinian terrorists ambush Israeli troops in Rafah; IDF reports 7 Gaza ceasefire violations from November 27 to December 3

Palestinian terrorists violated the ceasefire in Gaza seven times between November 26 and December 3 and 53 times since its implementation on October 10, according to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reports. In...

December 2, 2025 | |

3 IDF Soldiers Injured in Separate West Bank Attacks, Terrorists Killed

2 Attacks in a Day: Two IDF soldiers were lightly wounded in a West Bank stabbing attack on December 2. The stabbing occurred when an IDF patrol was dispatched to the Israeli West...

December 1, 2025 | Bonnie Glick |

America needs to stop being naive in Gaza

News reports from Israel and Gaza indicate that Israel and the United States have started to take steps toward the “New Gaza” plan. The idea behind the plan is flawed from the get-go and should be...

November 30, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Israel’s Beit Jinn raid highlights potential Hamas-linked networks in southern Syria

On November 27, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched an operation in the southern Syrian village of Beit Jinn. According to the IDF, “troops conducted an operation to apprehend suspects from...

November 28, 2025 | Samuel Ben-Ur, Aaron Goren

Terrorist uses aid route to fire at Israeli troops; IDF reports 14 Gaza ceasefire violations from November 22 to 26

Palestinian terrorists violated the ceasefire in Gaza 14 times between November 22 and November 26, and 46 times since its implementation on October 10, according to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reports. Notably,...

November 27, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Palestinian Islamic Jihad reportedly rebuilding its presence in Syria

Israel’s public broadcaster KAN reported on November 26 that Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the Gaza-based terrorist group, has been “increasingly strengthening its military wing in Syria...

November 26, 2025 | |

Israel Launches New Counterterrorism Operation in Northern West Bank

New Mission in Terror Hotspots: The IDF initiated a new counterterrorism operation in the northern West Bank on November 26, with raids carried out in a strip of Palestinian villages...

November 25, 2025 | David Daoud |

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: November 17–23, 2025

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between November 17 and November 23, 2025. Israeli activities last week constituted a significant qualitative...

November 25, 2025 | |

IDF Eliminates Palestinian Terrorists Responsible for Attacks in West Bank

Security Guard’s Killer Eliminated: The IDF eliminated a Palestinian terrorist on November 25 who was responsible for murdering Israeli security guard Gidon Peri with a hammer...

November 24, 2025 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

The Twilight of Ali Khamenei

Iran’s supreme leader is not gone, but his power has been greatly reduced since Oct. 7, 2023.

November 24, 2025 | Mark Dubowitz |

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...

November 24, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

An inside look at the US-backed Civil-Military Coordination Center for Gaza stabilization

The US-backed Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in southern Israel’s Kiryat Gat continues to grow as efforts to stabilize Gaza ramp up. The center, created on October 17 by US Central...

November 24, 2025 | |

Hamas Delegation Meets With Egyptian Intelligence Chief After Gaza Ceasefire Buckles

Senior Delegation in Cairo: A senior Hamas delegation led by top official Khalil al-Hayya met with Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad on November 23 after Palestinian ceasefire...

November 24, 2025 | Bill Roggio, Joe Truzman

Israeli airstrike kills Hezbollah Chief of Staff Haytham Ali Tabatabai

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed Hezbollah Chief of Staff Haytham Ali Tabatabai and four additional operatives in a strike on an apartment in Beirut’s Dahieh suburb on November 23. Tabatabai...

November 23, 2025 | Joe Truzman |

West Bank: Israeli security forces kill Palestinian police officer who shot Israeli soldier

The Shin Bet intelligence agency, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and the Israel Police announced on November 21 that security forces killed a Palestinian police officer who had shot and wounded...

November 22, 2025 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Hamas is failing Trump’s cease-fire plan — and ‘the future’ of the Middle East is paying the price

EZZAT al-Reshq, a spokesman for the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, denied reports Saturday that his group was walking away from the Gaza cease-fire brokered by President Trump. Al-Reshq’s...

November 22, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Iran Drops the Façade of Tolerance Toward Persian Jews

Without consequences or outside pressure, the regime could revert to the same violent persecution that marked the early years of the Islamic Revolution.

November 21, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

Reconstructing Gaza: The devil is in the detail

The world is on the cusp of making the same mistake with Hamas that it did with Hezbollah in Lebanon in 2006. Still, there is progress to be made if the involved parties pay attention.