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November 5, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

Arab parties endorse Eisenkot for Israeli PM, IDF reports 52 ceasefire violations Oct. 16–Nov. 5

Record turnout among Arab voters nearly doubled the representation of Arab-led parties in Israel’s October 27 parliamentary election. The country’s leading Arab parties, Joint List and Ra’am, won...

October 15, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

Israel reportedly blocks Board of Peace base in Gaza, IDF reports 31 ceasefire violations October 1–15

The US-backed Board of Peace (BoP) remains unable to build its first military facility in Gaza, even as it prepares Hamas weapons-collection sites and expands reconstruction partnerships. Meanwhile, Hamas-affiliated...

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...

October 19, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi, Joe Truzman

Profiles of anti-Hamas militias in the Gaza Strip

To weaken Hamas’s grip on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli government initiated a campaign to arm rival groups within the enclave, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged in June....

September 14, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF completes preparations for next phase of Gaza City offensive

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) completed preparations for the next phase of an offensive into Gaza City, according to an Israeli media report on September 14. The IDF has positioned forces near...

August 8, 2025 | |

Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Plans for Gaza City Takeover, Evacuation of Civilians

Cabinet Gives Green Light: Israel’s security cabinet approved a plan on August 8 for the IDF to take control of Gaza City, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted...

August 7, 2025 | |

Hamas Continues Paying Government Salaries Through Exploiting Aid and Price Gouging

Hamas Paying Government Salaries: Despite being severely weakened by nearly two years of war, the Iran-backed Hamas terrorist group continues to pay the salaries of tens of thousands of civil servants in the Gaza Strip. According to an August 7 BBC report, the group has maintained a secret cash-based payment system that distributes over $7 million in salaries to some 30,000 civil servants. Israel has targeted Hamas salary distributors throughout the war in Gaza in an attempt to decentralize the terrorist group’s financial system, leading salary distributors to set up secret meetings through encrypted messages at which payments are made to employees.

July 21, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF gears up for expanded operation in Gaza’s Deir al Balah

On July 20, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) called on Gazans in the southwestern neighborhoods of the town of Deir al Balah to evacuate. The IDF’s Arabic language spokesperson noted that the...

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.

June 25, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel Defense Forces dismantle terror infrastructure in Gaza, 7 Israeli soldiers killed

Seven Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers were killed in southern Gaza on June 24. The soldiers from the 605th Combat Engineering Battalion of the 188th Armored Brigade died after an explosion...

April 30, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF has hit 1,800 targets in Gaza since new operations began on March 18

The Israeli military has struck more than 1,800 targets in Gaza since renewing operations against Hamas on March 18, according to data released by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on April 26. The IDF continues...

December 26, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Removing Hamas from central Gaza is the key to removing its leverage

Despite IDF operating in Gaza for more than a year, Hamas believes it is winning the war with its control of central Gaza.

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...

November 6, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

1.1 million vaccines administered in Gaza via Israel-facilitated campaign

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which coordinates humanitarian aid entering Gaza, said on November 6 that 1.1 million vaccines...

November 3, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

What can we learn from a month of IDF fighting in Jabalya?

What does this month-long operation tell us about Hamas and the war in Gaza?

July 8, 2024 | |

UNRWA Headquarters Among Buildings Targeted in IDF Sweep of Terrorist Centers in Gaza City

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a major raid against Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) targets in several Gaza City districts on July 8. In what appeared to be one...

May 22, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: May 22, 2024

Today’s Issue: IAF Strikes in Gaza Kill October 7 Attacker, Nukhba Force Members | IAF Uses Precision Weapons in Strike on UNRWA School Where Hamas Was Operating | IAF Drone Strike Eliminates Hezbollah...

March 1, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel rotates units as Khan Younis battles continue

The Israel Defense Forces have sent the Bislamach infantry brigade into the “heart of Khan Younis” to operate against Hamas terrorists in the southern Gaza city. This marks a new phase in operations...

December 28, 2023 | |

Israel Battles Hamas Battalion in Gaza City

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) destroyed Hamas terrorist infrastructure in the Daraj and Tuffah neighborhoods of Gaza City on December 28, according to the IDF. The area includes...

November 20, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah increases attacks, IDF degrades Hamas battalions

Hezbollah carried out attacks on northern Israel on November 20. The first occurred in the morning toward a number of border areas stretching from the small Bedouin town of Arab al-Aramshe to Biranit and...