Terrorism

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...

August 1, 2024 | |

Israel Confirms Hamas Terror Commander Muhammad Deif was Killed on July 13

Latest Developments After two weeks of speculation about his fate, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on August 1 that Hamas military commander Muhammad Deif was eliminated in an airstrike. The...

July 31, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 31, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Assassinated in Tehran; Iranian Officials ‘in Utter Shock’ | Defense Minister on Elimination of Fuad Shukr: ‘No Place Out of Reach for Our Forces’...

April 8, 2024 | |

Israel Eliminates Hezbollah Terror Commander

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) eliminated a senior commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force on April 8. The IDF said that “fighter jets struck and eliminated Ali Ahmed Hassin,...

April 6, 2024 | |

Israel Recovers Murdered Hostage’s Body

Israeli commandos on April 6 recovered the body of an Israeli hostage murdered by his Palestinian terrorist captors in the Gaza Strip. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they...

March 25, 2024 | Peter Doran |

Terror Exposes Putin’s Broken Promise—And Worse Will Come

Despite the world’s natural compassion for those who were killed on Friday, as a policy, the United States should resist the temptation to make common cause with Putinism against terrorism. Deals with Putin go one way—to hell.

November 30, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Terror in Jerusalem shows spillover from Gaza threat

The attack on Thursday morning took place at the same bus stop at the entrance to the city as the November 2022 bombing attack.

November 29, 2023 | |

Israeli Forces Eliminate Two Islamic Jihad Terrorists in Jenin

Israel said on November 29 that its military forces killed two Islamic Jihad terrorists in the northern West Bank city of Jenin. According to a Haaretz report, Israeli forces surrounded...

November 16, 2023 | |

Israel Allows Fuel to Gaza Through Egyptian Border 

Latest Developments  A truck carrying fuel for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) crossed the Egyptian border into the Gaza Strip on November 15, the first such delivery since October...

November 15, 2023 | |

IDF Battles Palestinian Terrorists in West Bank City of Tulkarm 

Latest Developments   The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted a 15-hour operation in the West Bank city of Tulkarm on November 14, killing several Palestinian terrorists. During the operation,...

November 3, 2023 |

10 Things to Know About Hezbollah

1. Hezbollah is an Iran-backed Islamist terrorist organization Hezbollah (also spelled “Hizballah”) is a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization and a political party based in Lebanon. The...

October 31, 2023 | |

China Pledges Closer Iran Ties Amidst Middle East Instability

Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Iranian First Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber on October 27 and affirmed Beijing’s commitment to strengthening its “comprehensive strategic...

October 27, 2023 | |

U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Hamas and Iran

The United States on October 27 imposed new sanctions on Hamas-linked officials and financial networks as well as members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). In...

October 26, 2023 | |

U.S. Intel Confident Israel Did Not Attack Gaza Hospital

U.S. intelligence officials said on October 24 they have determined with “high confidence” that Israel was not responsible for the October 17 attack on al-Ahli Arab Hospital...

October 22, 2023 | |

Russia Pursues Closer Ties With Iran, China, and North Korea

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov intends to visit Tehran on October 23 as Iranian-backed threats against the United States and Israel increase in the Middle East. The visit...

October 10, 2023 | Mark Dubowitz |

It’s the hidden hand of Khamenei’s regime in Iran that set the Middle East ablaze — and will trigger all-out war.

Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei has once again set the Middle East on fire. For as the world watches videos and reads reports of savage Hamas terrorists murdering, raping and kidnapping Israeli civilians,...

July 4, 2023 | |

Palestinian Motorist Rams, Stabs Pedestrians in Tel Aviv

A Palestinian terrorist carried out a car-ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv on July 4, wounding at least seven people before an armed civilian shot him dead. The terrorist, Abed al-Wahab Khalaila,...

July 2, 2023 | |

IDF Conducts Major Operation Against Terrorists in Jenin

Israeli forces conducted a major operation in the Palestinian city of Jenin tonight, striking a command center of the Jenin Brigade, among other targets. The brigade used the center as a hub to coordinate...

May 10, 2023 | |

Islamic Jihad Seeks Israel’s Destruction

Gaza-based terrorists fired more than 270 rockets and mortars at Israel on May 10 as the Israeli Air Force attacked launching sites across the coastal strip. The terrorist group...

April 24, 2023 | |

Palestinian Terrorist Attack in Jerusalem Wounds at Least Five

A Palestinian terrorist wounded at least five Israelis in a car-ramming attack in Jerusalem on April 24. A civilian shot and killed the perpetrator, Khatem Najma, a 39-year-old resident...