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March 12, 2025 | Mariam Wahba |

Egypt’s Sisi: Camp David Is a Model for Lasting Peace

After months of threatening to discard its peace treaty with Israel, Egypt has shifted its tone dramatically. Speaking at the emergency Arab Summit on March 4, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi remarked...

March 7, 2025 | |

Israel SitRep: March 7, 2025

Today’s Issue: | New IDF Chief of Staff Approves Plans to Resume Fighting in Gaza | Surprise Drill by New IDF Chief of Staff: ‘You’re Under Attack by Hamas’ | IDF West Bank Counterterrorism Operations...

February 27, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel strikes southern Syria amid continued demands for demilitarization

On the evening of February 25, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out airstrikes in Syria. The strikes came two days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for south Syria...

February 19, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Trump has handed Bibi free rein on Gaza – he now needs to figure out a strategy

Removing Hamas requires a vision to prevent the territory becoming a source of more extremism and terror

February 14, 2025 | |

New Al Jazeera Program Reveals Coordinated Effort With Hamas To Reshape October 7 Narrative

Al Jazeera’s Cooperation With Hamas to Reframe Terror: A report published on February 14 by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center details direct communication...

February 5, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Can any of the plans for Gaza prevent a Hamas takeover?

Terror group remain a factor in talks on rebuilding the Strip

January 31, 2025 | |

European Union Restarts Rafah Crossing Monitoring Mission, Egyptians Protest on Border

Latest Developments EU Resumes Rafah Border Missions: The European Union (EU) on January 31 restarted its civil border mission at the Rafah crossing that separates Gaza from Egypt, according to a statement...

January 27, 2025 | |

‘Ordered and Paid For’: President Trump Releases 2,000-Pound Bomb Shipment to Israel Held Up by Biden Administration

Trump Releases Munitions to Israel: President Donald Trump said on January 25 that he had instructed the U.S. military to release a shipment of MK-84 2,000-pound bombs to Israel...

January 22, 2025 | |

‘Outside Overseers’: Gaza Ceasefire Crossing Points Crafted

Tentative Rafah Reopening: Pushing back against Arab media reports of a deal to hand over control of the Rafah crossing on the Gaza-Egypt border to the Palestinian Authority (PA),...

January 13, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF faces growing threat from IEDs in northern Gaza

Seven Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers have been killed in two recent incidents in northern Gaza, illustrating the continued challenges Israeli troops face from terrorist cells and improvised explosive...

January 10, 2025 | |

Remains of Father and Son Abducted by Hamas Recovered by IDF As Trump’s Release Deadline Looms

Remains of Father and Son Recovered in Rafah: The IDF and Shin Bet confirmed on January 10 that it had recovered the body of Israeli hostage Hamza Ziyadne, 22, two days after...

January 2, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel takes stock of military casualties over a year of war

A total of 363 Israeli soldiers were killed in 2024, according to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) data published at the end of the year. Overall, 891 IDF personnel have fallen, most of them in combat, since...

December 29, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF clears hospital of terrorists, launches new raid in Beit Hanoun

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) detained over 240 suspected terrorists in an operation at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. The raid was completed over the weekend on December 28 after the Israeli...

December 26, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

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.

December 23, 2024 | |

Dramatic Rise in Looting Hampers Aid Delivery in Gaza, New York Times Reports 

Southern Gaza Badly Impacted by Looting: Armed gangs have dramatically stepped up the looting of humanitarian aid intended for Gaza’s civilian population, The New York Times...

December 13, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: December 13, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Troops in Syria Buffer Zone Carry Out Searches, Reinforce Barrier | IDF Soldiers Operating Along Lebanese Border ‘To Remove Threats’ While ‘Preserving Understandings’| IDF...

December 11, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

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...

December 2, 2024 | |

‘Fell In A Heroic Battle’: IDF Announces American Hostage Died on October 7

The IDF confirmed that one of seven Americans who was previously thought to be alive as a Hamas hostage in Gaza was killed during the terrorist group’s October 7, 2023, massacre...

December 2, 2024 | Enia Krivine, Aaron Goren

The IDF is in Jabalia again, but this time there is nowhere for Hamas to run

Washington should refrain from pressuring Jerusalem to cede the important strategic corridors in a ceasefire agreement.

November 11, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel expands humanitarian area in Gaza, intercepts weapons smuggling

On November 10, Israeli troops inspecting a convoy of trucks moving between southern and northern Gaza uncovered a bag containing small-arms ammunition. The discovery highlights some of the IDF’s challenges...