Shin Bet

September 29, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

Board of Peace unveils Gaza recovery plan, Israel reports 18 ceasefire violations Sept. 15–29

On September 23, the US-backed Board of Peace (BoP) unveiled a $2.45 billion, six-month Gaza recovery plan, but its implementation remains stalled by disagreements over Hamas’s disarmament and Israel’s...

September 15, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

Israeli elections stall Board of Peace plans, IDF reports 14 Gaza ceasefire violations Sept. 4–15

United States officials are reportedly frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reticence to implement parts of their Gaza strategy. The US-backed Board of Peace (BoP), which...

September 3, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

IDF captures Hamas security chief, reports 29 Gaza ceasefire violations Aug. 19–Sept. 3

Israeli special operations forces captured Moein Muhammad al Arabeed, a senior Hamas security official, during a September 1 raid in the Katiba area of western Gaza City. Meanwhile, the US-backed...

August 19, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

Israel lessens strikes after US-backed disarmament plan, rejects initial withdrawal; IDF reports 16 Gaza ceasefire violations July 31-August 18

After Israel rejected the Board of Peace’s (BoP) disarmament plan, US Special Envoy for Peace Missions Jared Kushner and BoP officials met with Hamas and Israel to bridge the gaps....

August 13, 2026 | Mark Dubowitz |

Israel Seeks To Preserve Military Depth in Gaza

“Israel is currently at the yellow line,” the Board of Peace’s high representative for Gaza, Nickolay Mladenov, told Israeli television on August 9. “That is where its troops are. What we are asking...

July 31, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

Board of Peace announces Hamas disarmament agreement, IDF reports 32 Gaza ceasefire violations July 10–31

US President Donald Trump announced that the American-led Board of Peace (BoP) had reached a “historic agreement” for the phased disarmament of Hamas on July 30. The BoP outlined a...

July 9, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

Board of Peace to establish ‘pilot zone’ for Gaza civilians, IDF claims 13 ceasefire violations June 30–July 9

On July 8, the US-led Board of Peace announced that it would soon establish a “pilot zone” in southern Gaza. Planned for Tel Sultan, near Rafah, the goal of the zone would be to move unarmed...

June 29, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

Hamas suppresses protests, IDF reports 17 strikes, ceasefire violations June 10–29

Anti-Hamas organizers in Gaza planned a series of protests for June 26, but an intimidation campaign by Hamas largely suppressed the demonstrations. The terror group threatened Gazans...

June 23, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi, Ahmad Sharawi

Hamas Haven Provided by Turkey Fuels Terror in the West Bank

Israel’s Shin Bet security agency announced that it had foiled dozens of planned terror attacks in the West Bank directed by Hamas operatives in Turkey over the past year. According to the agency,...

June 10, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

IDF targets Hamas middle managers, reports 15 strikes and ceasefire violations May 29–June 10

After eliminating two successive heads of Hamas’s military wing in roughly two weeks, the Israel Defense Forces has turned its attention to the commanders, specialists, financiers, and cell...

May 28, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

IDF kills new Hamas military leader, reports 10 ceasefire violations May 21–May 28

Mohammed Odeh commanded Hamas’s military wing for 10 days before being eliminated by the IDF on May 26. Several of his subordinates were also eliminated as the IDF continued to increase the pace and...

May 13, 2026 | Aaron Goren |

Hamas’s Quiet Reconstitution Efforts

All signs point to a Hamas resurgence. A new document from the IDF, reviewed by Israel’s Channel 13, assesses that the group is producing hundreds of explosives and surveilling IDF troops stationed...

April 28, 2026 | Joe Truzman |

Charity founded by Hamas member raising funds on US-based platform

Hamas member Muhammad Saleh al Bardawil founded Al Khair Challenge, a Gaza-based charity that remains active and continues to solicit donations, FDD’s Long War Journal has found. The US Treasury...

April 17, 2026 | Ari Ben Am, Ethan Sheinker

Tehran’s Looking for a Few Good Spies in Israel

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is running an espionage recruitment operation targeting Israeli military and government personnel, according to new research from FDD’s Center on Cyber...

April 16, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur, Aaron Goren

Hamas rejects disarmament clause of Gaza peace plan, IDF reports 14 ceasefire violations April 8–16

Hamas officially rejected the multinational Board of Peace’s mandate for the group to agree to complete disarmament on Tuesday, threatening a core principle of US President Donald Trump’s...

March 22, 2026 | Joe Truzman |

Israel eliminates 3 Hamas members operating in Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on March 22 that it killed Walid Muhammad Dib, a Hamas financial official, in Lebanon. Two other Hamas operatives in Lebanon were killed by the IDF over the past...

January 19, 2026 | Joe Truzman |

IDF reports significant drop in West Bank terrorism in 2025

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued an assessment on January 19 indicating a sharp decline in Palestinian-perpetrated terrorist activity in the West Bank in 2025. Figures published by the...

December 29, 2025 | Ari Ben Am, Bridget Toomey

Iranian Influence Operation Targeting Israeli Arabs Exposed

Iran’s probing of Israeli society for vulnerabilities is expanding beyond the Jewish population. Israeli NGO “FakeReporter” uncovered a multipronged influence operation targeting Israel’s Arab...

December 22, 2025 | Mark Dubowitz |

A Half-Year After Operation Rising Lion, Iran’s Ballistic Missile Threat Re-Emerges

Six months after Operation Rising Lion, Iran’s ballistic missile threat to Israel is once again intensifying. While Israel, with decisive U.S. support, dealt a severe blow to Iran’s nuclear program...

December 18, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

The Gaslighting Masterclass Happening Now In Doha

A masterclass in gaslighting is being given in Doha right now. Qatar is hosting the Conference of State Parties (CoSP) to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption from December 15 through 19. It’s...