Hamas Attacks IDF Troops in Rafah, Drawing Israeli Response
Hamas Attacks in Rafah: Hamas terrorists attacked IDF troops in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on October 28, violating the fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed...
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Witkoff and Kushner Arrive in Israel Following Hamas’s Deadly Ceasefire Violation
Efforts to Bolster Ceasefire: U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and White House advisor Jared Kushner returned to Israel on October 20 to bolster the fragile Gaza ceasefire following...
Flash Briefs
2 Israeli soldiers killed in terrorist attack in Gaza, most serious attack since ceasefire
Two Israeli soldiers were killed and three wounded in a terrorist attack in southern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated on October 19. Major Yaniv Kula and Staff Sergeant...
Op-eds
Profiles of anti-Hamas militias in the Gaza Strip
To weaken Hamas’s grip on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli government initiated a campaign to arm rival groups within the enclave, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged in June....
Op-eds
Hamas begins transfer of deceased hostages, Israel threatens to limit aid due to slow pace
On October 13, Hamas began to transfer the bodies of 28 deceased hostages that it holds in Gaza, all of which, under the terms of the recent ceasefire agreement, it was supposed to hand over when it released 20...
Op-eds
‘Blatant Violation Of The Deal’: Israel Closes Rafah Border Crossing After Hamas Fails To Release All 28 Deceased Hostages
Rafah Border Crossing Closes: Israel decided to close the Rafah border between Gaza and Egypt on October 14 after Hamas released the remains of only four of the 28 slain hostages....
Flash Briefs
Israel expands push into Gaza City center with 3 IDF divisions
Elements of three Israel Defense Forces (IDF) divisions began to expand operations into Gaza City on September 16, the Israeli military said. The ground offensive is part of Gideon’s Chariots...
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IDF targets high-rise buildings as Gaza City offensive ramps up
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began a campaign of airstrikes against high-rise buildings in Gaza, destroying them in daylight raids. On September 8, the IDF said that it had struck a...
Op-eds
Trump can end Gaza ‘genocide’ with four words and finally reveal truth of Israel-Hamas war
If Western governments and their partners in the Arab world truly cared about feeding hungry Palestinians in Gaza, their response to the current humanitarian crisis in the coastal enclave would look...
Op-eds
Israel’s Gaza War Faces an Inflection Point
The IDF’s exhaustion and Hamas’ dogged survival points to the likelihood of a Gaza ceasefire in the next two months.
Op-eds
5 IDF soldiers killed in northern Gaza ambush
On July 7, five Israeli soldiers were killed and 14 were wounded in northern Gaza’s Beit Hanoun. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF ) said that terrorists activated three explosive devices as the troops passed them. Soldiers who arrived to rescue their comrades were then fired upon. “The troops continued the evacuation while engaged in combat under fire,” the IDF said in a briefing on July 8.
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Israel Reportedly Arming Additional Anti-Hamas Clans in Gaza
Additional Clans Fighting Hamas: Israel is reportedly now arming and coordinating with two additional Fatah-linked clans in Gaza that are hostile toward Hamas. One group, the Khalas...
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Pro-Hamas ‘Resilience Convoy’ Heads Across North Africa to Egyptian Border With Gaza
Activists Head to Gaza via Land Convoy: More than 7,000 pro-Hamas activists drawn from several North African countries crossed from Tunisia into Libya on June 10, traveling in a...
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‘The Show Is Over’: Gaza-Bound Activist Vessel Redirected to Israel, GHF Pilots New Aid Delivery Initiative
IDF Redirects Vessel Set for Gaza: Israeli naval forces intercepted and redirected a Gaza-bound vessel called the “Madleen” on June 9, which was carrying several international...
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Body of Thai Hostage Recovered from Gaza, IDF Eliminates Head of Mujahideen Movement
Body of Thai Hostage Returned: The IDF recovered the body of murdered Thai hostage Nattapong Pinta, who was kidnapped by the Palestinian Mujahideen Movement terrorists during the...
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Israel recovers bodies of two hostages, new militia force grows in southern Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the retrieval of the bodies of two hostages on June 5. “The retrieval and return of the bodies of two hostages cruelly held by Hamas—Israeli-American citizens,...
Op-eds
Israel Reportedly Arms Anti-Hamas Palestinians in Gaza
Palestinian Militia Reportedly Receives Weapons From Israel: A nascent Palestinian militia called the Popular Forces (PF), led by Gazan clan leader Yasser Abu Shabab, has received...
Flash Briefs
Hamas likely strikes rival Palestinian armed group amid mounting internal pressure
Hamas published a propaganda video on May 30, claiming it had attacked an undercover Israel Defense Forces (IDF) unit in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. However, the video shows members of...
Op-eds
‘Crusade Against the Jewish State’: Israel Counters Macron’s Call for Hardened Stance on Israel
Israel Hits Back at Macron: Israel has countered French President Emmanuel Macron’s accusation that the Jewish state has imposed a “humanitarian blockade” in Gaza that is...
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Deaths Reported as Chaos Engulfs WFP Warehouse in Gaza
2 Palestinians Killed at WFP Warehouse: Two people were reportedly killed and several others injured when thousands of Gazans stormed one of the United Nations World Food Programme...