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September 12, 2024 | |

IDF Names Hamas Terrorists Killed in Strike on Gaza School

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released the names of nine Hamas terrorists targeted in an airstrike on a shuttered school in the central Gaza Strip on September 11, pushing back...

September 11, 2024 | |

Israeli Defense Minister Says Hamas Destroyed as Organized Fighting Force

Israel’s 11-month offensive has destroyed Hamas as an organized military force and the Iran-backed Palestinian terrorist group now functions as an insurgency, Defense Minister...

September 11, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: September 11, 2024

Israel SitRep: September 11, 2024 Today’s Issue: | IAF Helicopter Crash in Gaza Kills Two, Wounds Seven | Israeli Man Critically Wounded in Fuel Tanker Ramming Attack in West Bank | Northern Update:...

September 10, 2024 | |

Israeli Strike Targets Top Hamas Commanders in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted three top Hamas commanders in an airstrike overnight between September 9 and 10. “Three senior Hamas operatives were killed in a targeted...

September 10, 2024 | Jonathan Schanzer, Mariam Wahba

Egypt Has Violated Its Peace Treaty With Israel. It Must Face Consequences

Is Egypt in violation of its 1979 peace treaty with Israel? It would appear so. In 1979, Egypt made history as the first Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel, building on a set of two foundational...

September 9, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Rockets fired at Ashkelon from Gaza as IDF continues Gaza operations

Terrorists fired two rockets toward the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on the evening of September 8. “Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in the area of Ashkelon, two projectiles...

September 6, 2024 | |

Documents Detail Hamas Plan to Use Hostages to Remain Military Threat

A document found on Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s computer revealed the Iran-backed terrorist organization’s strategy to intentionally abuse hostages as psychological warfare against...

September 6, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF division eliminates 200 terrorists in the Rafah area

The Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) 162nd Division, which has been operating in Rafah since May, eliminated 200 terrorists in a week of fighting, the IDF said on September 4. The division is the main...

September 5, 2024 | |

U.S. Officials Admit That Hamas May Reject Any Deal

The Biden administration is rethinking its approach to hostage negotiations following the murder of Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin in Hamas captivity, Axios reported on September...

September 5, 2024 | |

U.S. Reportedly Warned UK Against Arms Export Restrictions to Israel

Biden administration officials privately warned the United Kingdom against suspending arms exports to Israel over concerns that it could harm attempts to broker a ceasefire between...

September 4, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: September 4, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Hezbollah Fires Some 65 Rockets at Israel, IAF Responds With Strikes in Southern Lebanon | IDF Arrests 14 in West Bank Overnight | IDF Troops in Rafah Eliminate More Than 200 Terrorists,...

September 3, 2024 | |

IDF Destroys Transportation Rail Terror Tunnel in Northern Gaza

Israeli troops located and destroyed a terror tunnel containing “electrical infrastructure and a transportation rail within the tunnel route,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)...

September 3, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF officers take on new roles as Gaza in political focus

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Gaza Division, which is responsible for the border of Gaza and faced the onslaught of the October 7 attack, received a new commander on September 2. Brigadier General Barak...

September 3, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel’s challenges in long-term control of Philadelphi corridor

As Philadelphi looms, those sent to patrol it will need to learn lessons from what has worked and not worked in the past.

September 2, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel’s stark dilemmas after hostage deaths

The murder of the hostages could lead to tough discussions about Israel’s current tactics in Gaza and whether the endless ceasefire talks are having an effect.

September 2, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hamas is demanding the Philadelphi Corridor for a reason

It stands to reason that the control of the border was a key ingredient in Hamas’ strength and this is why it wants it back.

September 2, 2024 | Enia Krivine |

After Brutal Executions, Will IDF Operations to Rescue Hostages Continue?

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on September 1 that they had recovered the bodies of six Israeli hostages from a tunnel in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, including the body of US citizen...

September 1, 2024 | |

Hamas Executes Six Israeli Hostages in Rafah, IDF Returns Remains to Families

Latest Developments The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on September 1 that the bodies of six murdered Israelis were located in a tunnel below Rafah. The IDF found the deceased hostages approximately...

August 30, 2024 | |

IDF Kills Terrorists Who Hijacked Gaza Aid Convoy

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on August 30 that it had successfully conducted a targeted strike on a group of armed men who hijacked an aid convoy dispatched by the Washington,...

August 30, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: August 30, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Israeli Forces Eliminate Wissam Hazem, Head of Hamas in Jenin | IDF Troops Kill Dozens of Terrorists in Rafah; IAF Strikes Some 30 Terror Targets | IDF Concludes Operation in Khan Younis...