UNRWA

October 6, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF returns to northern Gaza’s Jabaliya neighborhood

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) expanded operations in northern Gaza overnight between October 5 and October 6, sending tanks and infantry into Jabliya, a suburb of Gaza City. It is the third time the...

October 3, 2024 | |

Head of Hamas Government Killed in July

The de facto head of the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip was killed in an Israeli airstrike in July, the Israeli military announced on October 3. Rawhi Mushtaha, right-hand...

September 30, 2024 | |

Hamas Leader in Lebanon Eliminated in Israeli Air Strike Was UNRWA Employee

The leader of Hamas in Lebanon, who doubled up as a prominent educator employed by UNRWA — the UN agency solely dedicated to the descendants of Palestinian refugees — was killed...

September 30, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: September 30, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Eliminates Head of Hamas in Lebanon in Targeted Strike | Two PFLP Commanders Eliminated in IAF Airstrike in Beirut | Troops Arrest More Than 20 Terror Suspects in Overnight West...

September 25, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

Iran on the March: Restoring Deterrence and Stability in the Middle East

A Response By Richard Goldberg

September 18, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

International donors are complicit in Hamas’ presence in Gaza – and key to its demise

To separate Hamas from local people in Gaza, donor countries should mandate that any NGO or UN organisation working in Gaza must monitor and report on Hamas and other groups’ presence in institutions that receive funding.

September 12, 2024 | |

IDF Names Hamas Terrorists Killed in Strike on Gaza School

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released the names of nine Hamas terrorists targeted in an airstrike on a shuttered school in the central Gaza Strip on September 11, pushing back...

September 5, 2024 | |

U.S. Reportedly Warned UK Against Arms Export Restrictions to Israel

Biden administration officials privately warned the United Kingdom against suspending arms exports to Israel over concerns that it could harm attempts to broker a ceasefire between...

August 27, 2024 | |

Israel Partners With UNICEF on Polio Vaccinations, Clean Water

UNICEF is on track to begin a polio vaccination campaign in Gaza on August 31, building on clean water cooperation with Israel that began in early July. On August 25, more than 1.25...

August 13, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Off grid: How does Yahya Sinwar lead Hamas from underground?

“Sinwar is said to no longer trust electronic communications, fearing that the Israeli army will discover his location and kill him,” the report said.

August 9, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: August 9, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Israeli Defense Minister Speaks with U.S. Defense Secretary Overnight | CENTCOM Commander Kurilla Visits Israel for Second Time This Week, Discusses Preparations for Addressing Threats...

August 8, 2024 | |

G7 Ambassadors Skip Nagasaki Memorial Over Israel Snub

The U.S., UK, German, and Italian ambassadors to Japan will skip Nagasaki’s annual August 9 commemoration of the 1945 atomic bombing due to the city’s exclusion of Israel from...

August 7, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: August 7, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Hezbollah Fires About 30 Rockets at Northern Israel on Tuesday, 19 Israelis Wounded | IAF Eliminates Hezbollah Anti-Tank Commander; Gallant: If You Kill Israeli Civilians, You’ll Pay...

August 7, 2024 | David May, Richard Goldberg

Now that UN admits employee involvement in Oct. 7, it’s time to end UNRWA

The United Nations has found little evidence of Hamas infiltration of UN bodies in Gaza — conveniently enough, after investigating itself. This is a whitewash. On Monday, the UN’s internal...

August 6, 2024 | |

Nine UNRWA Staff Dismissed for Possible Ties to October 7 Atrocities

Latest Developments United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini announced the dismissal of nine of the agency’s employees for their potential involvement...

July 26, 2024 | Ben Cohen |

Worrying signals on the Middle East from Britain’s new Labour government

When it comes to Keir Starmer, there is no doubting his personal detestation of antisemitism and his determination to root it out of his party. Still, recent foreign-policy decisions sound alarms.

July 23, 2024 | |

U.S., Israel, and UAE in Talks on Postwar Gaza Governance

Latest Developments Representatives from the United States, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) met in Abu Dhabi last week to discuss plans for postwar Gaza, Axios reported on July 23. Emirati...

July 22, 2024 | Megan Eckstein, Enia Krivine

After Hamas is gone, how will Israel deradicalize Palestinians in Gaza?

Most Gazans approve of Hamas’s decision to launch the war on October 7 and would prefer Hamas rule over the US-backed Palestinian Authority

July 19, 2024 | Jonathan Schanzer, Richard Goldberg, David Daoud, Joe Dougherty

Israel-Hamas War Reaches a Tipping Point

July 12, 2024 | |

IDF Discovers Command Room and Weapons in UNRWA Gaza Headquarters

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed on July 12 that Israeli commandos discovered a Hamas command room and weapons at the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works...