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April 22, 2025 | Joe Truzman |

Hamas reportedly unable to pay fighters amid Israeli campaign against finances

After more than eighteen months of war, Hamas is exhibiting signs of financial strain that could escalate and possibly destabilize the organization. According to an April 16 report in The...

April 18, 2025 | Bridget Toomey |

Yemeni Factions Hope to Exploit the Current Chaos in Houthi-Controlled Yemen

Amid daily U.S. airstrikes, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels appear increasingly vulnerable to their Yemeni rivals. Those rivals are reportedly planning a ground offensive whose goals include recapturing...

April 18, 2025 | Bridget Toomey |

Yemeni forces planning ground offensive against the Houthis

Anti-Houthi “Yemeni militias are planning a ground offensive against the Houthis,” according to Yemeni and US officials cited by the Wall Street Journal. The plans follow over a month...

April 18, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

Georgetown University Awards Medal to Qatari Royal Who Praised October 7 Mastermind

Sheikha Moza bint Nasser celebrated Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar after his death last October. On April 17, Georgetown University awarded Sheikha Moza its President’s Medal at a ceremony marking the 20th...

March 31, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

Instead of Rewarding Qatar With Weapons Sales, Washington Should Use Them as Leverage

Despite enabling terrorist groups, Qatar is poised to purchase nearly $2 billion worth of American arms. The U.S. State Department approved the potential sale on March 26 under the Foreign Military Sales...

March 21, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

Countering the Oct. 7 deniers

A new report on Hamas’s atrocities offers an impressive counterweight for undecided readers who will encounter the deniers as they seek the truth.

March 4, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

Seeking Decisive Edge, China Uses Third-Party Countries to Circumvent U.S. AI Export Controls

Chinese firms have embraced an indirect approach to competing with Silicon Valley.

March 2, 2025 | David Daoud |

Lebanon seizes funds bound for Hezbollah at Beirut airport

On February 28, Reuters, quoting three anonymous and unidentified sources, reported that authorities at Lebanon’s Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport seized $2.5 million in cash destined for Hezbollah.

February 28, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

How Germany’s new leader can make history

Friedrich Merz is in favor of boosting Europe’s military strength, standing against antisemites and by the Jewish state, and getting tougher on Iran.

February 20, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

Congress Moves to Spotlight Foreign Money on American College Campuses

Hostile foreign governments want to hijack the American higher education system. Congress wants to expose them.

February 14, 2025 | |

Israel SitRep: February 14, 2025

Today’s Issue: | IDF Chief of Staff Meets With Surveillance Soldiers Released by Hamas; Apologizes For Ignoring Their Warnings | Alma: Iran Assisting With Hezbollah’s Reconstruction Project for Shiites,...

February 7, 2025 | Ben Cohen |

A suppressed voice for truth from within the United Nations

Alice Nderitu sought to make forgotten conflicts in the world a topic of discussion and action, but everyone wanted her to focus on what she wouldn’t call a genocide in Gaza.

January 31, 2025 | |

Iranian Foreign Minister Meets With Hamas and Qatari Leaders as Support for Proxies Persists  

Iran Pledges Continued Support for Hamas: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with officials of the Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas in Doha on January 30, as well as Qatari...

January 31, 2025 | John Hardie |

North Korean troops pull back in Kursk as Pyongyang prepares fresh deployment, officials say

North Korean (DPRK) forces fighting in Russia’s Kursk region “have been pulled off the front lines after suffering heavy casualties,” though their absence may only be temporary, The New York...

January 24, 2025 | |

Ships in China Loaded With Missile Fuel Ingredients Prepare to Set Sail for Iran

Enough Fuel for Hundreds of Missiles: China continues to demonstrate its support for Iran as reports this week indicated that two Iranian ships docked in China had been loaded with...

January 23, 2025 | |

‘Shared Challenges’: Israel Considers Sending Russian Weapons Seized From Hezbollah to Ukraine

Legislation Would Transfer Russian Weapons to Ukraine: Acknowledging common threats, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22.

January 14, 2025 | |

‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’: Russia and Iran Set to Sign Pact After Presidential Visit

Pezeshkian to Visit Moscow: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will travel to Russia on January 17 to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and sign a “Comprehensive Strategic...

January 6, 2025 | |

As Term Ends, Biden Proposes $8 Billion Arms Deal for Israel

Department of State Informs Congress of Planned Arms Package for Israel: In its waning weeks, the Biden administration has informally notified Congress of a proposed $8 billion...

November 19, 2024 | |

Israel Discovers Hezbollah Stockpiles of Russian Weapons

IDF Finds Stockpiles of Modern Russian Weapons in Lebanon: Israeli troops have been finding large troves of Russian weapons in Hezbollah’s possession, some manufactured as recently...

November 8, 2024 | |

‘You are Going to See the Sanctions Go Back On’: Trump Expected to Restore Maximum Pressure Against Iran

Maximum Pressure to Make a Comeback: President-elect Donald Trump plans to increase sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran as part of a return to his previous administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign, former Trump administration officials told The Wall Street Journal.