Sderot

February 20, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Stabilization force and funding pledged for Gaza at Board of Peace meeting

Five countries have agreed to commit troops to the International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, US Army Major General Jasper Jeffers said on February 19 at a meeting of the US-backed Board...

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...

July 31, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF clears Beit Hanoun, completes several operations in northern Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) completed several operations in northern Gaza in July. However, one operation in Beit Hanoun, a town near the Israeli border, is estimated to take another week. On July...

July 9, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

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.

March 25, 2025 | |

‘We Felt Neither Dead Nor Alive’: Hamas Releases Propaganda Video of Two Israeli Hostages

Hostages Shown in Poor Health: Hamas released a propaganda video on March 24 featuring Israeli hostages Elkana Bohbot and Yosef-Haim Ohana in which the two can be seen in poor condition,...

January 13, 2025 | |

Israel SitRep: January 13, 2025

Today’s Issue: | IAF Strikes Hezbollah Targets After Ceasefire Monitoring Committee Is Informed of Threats, Which ‘Are Not Addressed’ | IDF Has Eliminated At Least 165 Terrorists in West Bank Operations...

December 23, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Three Israeli soldiers killed by an IED in northern Gaza

Three Israeli soldiers were killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Beit Hanoun, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on December 23. The deaths come as the IDF continues operations in northern...

October 15, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF pushes to weaken Hamas in north Gaza

Israeli forces are seeking to uncover Hamas’s terrorist infrastructure in Jabaliya in northern Gaza while also trying to cut off the group in other areas. The current challenges facing the Israel Defense...

September 20, 2024 | Enia Krivine |

Resuscitating Israel’s Destitute North Should Begin Now

The deadly conflict between Iranian-backed Hezbollah and Israel has entered a new phase, as the threat of all-out war between the Jewish State and the Lebanese terror group looms. Amid escalating...

September 1, 2024 | |

West Bank Palestinian Terrorist Kills Three Israeli Police Officers

Latest Developments A Palestinian terrorist killed three Israeli police officers in the West Bank on September 1, ambushing officers in their patrol car at Tarqumiyah junction before fleeing the scene....

August 31, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Excerpt from ‘The October 7 War: Israel’s Battle for Security in Gaza’

This book was written to give the reader an account from the ground, weaving my own experiences with soldiers and Israeli civilians into the story.

August 29, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Top Israeli officials focus on northern front, returning Israelis to communities

Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant held a strategic discussion with Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi and other IDF officials, Gallant’s office said on...

August 23, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israeli defense minister announces the defeat of Hamas’s Rafah Brigade

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have defeated Hamas’s Rafah Brigade, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said during a trip to southern Gaza on August 21. Gallant visited with the IDF’s 162nd Division,...

August 7, 2024 | |

Israel Orders Evacuation of Beit Hanoun and Nearby Neighborhoods

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) called for the evacuation of the Beit Hanoun, Manshiya, and Sheikh Zayed areas in the northern Gaza Strip on August 7 due to Hamas activity. IDF Arabic...

July 24, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 24, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Operates in Gaza’s Khan Younis and Rafah, Eliminates Terrorists, Strikes Terrorist Infrastructures | IDF, Shin Bet, Yamam Counterterror Unit Operate in West Bank | Hezbollah Releases...

July 22, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Sderot and the Gaza border as the war drags on

Nine months after the October 7th attacks, Gaza border communities rebuild with resilience and remembrance.

July 17, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 17, 2024

Today’s Issue: IAF Strikes Some 25 Terror Targets Throughout Gaza | Hezbollah Launches About 40 Rockets at Kiryat Shmona, Dozens Toward Other Locations in Israel’s North | Since Start of War, IDF Has...

July 6, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

The lack of shelters continues to haunt northern Israel

A drive around Kiryat Shmona and northern Israel, amidst the quiet of the ghost town and the chirping birds, reveals a sense that much more must be done to bring necessary protections.

May 17, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: May 17, 2024

Today’s Issue: IDF Spokesman: 98th Division Continuing Jabalya Operations, Commando Brigade Joins Fighting in Eastern Rafah | 98th Division Expands ‘Operational Control’ in Jabalya Area; IAF Stikes...

May 16, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Notes from the Gaza border – 7 months on

Reporter's notebook: People here are still on edge and they wonder whether Israel will defeat Hamas. The promises of the war have not been fulfilled.