Hezbollah Launches Fifty Rockets at Israel, Striking Town in Golan
The Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah continued to expand its attacks against targets in northern Israel on August 21, firing a barrage of more than 50 rockets...
Yoav Gallant
U.S. Approves Major Arms Sale to Israel
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U.S. Increases Force Posture in the Middle East Amid Iranian Threats
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to expedite its transit to the U.S. Central Command region on August 11 as the United States...
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Israel SitRep: August 12, 2024
Today’s Issue: | Defense Minister Gallant Speaks With U.S. Defense Secretary Austin, Discusses ‘Operational And Strategic Coordination’ | Hezbollah Fires Some 30 Rockets at Western Galilee; Hezbollah...
Israel at War Situation Report
Israel Strikes Hezbollah Targets in Lebanon
Latest Developments The Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck a series of Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon overnight, the Israeli military said on August 9. Among the targets struck by Israeli jets was...
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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...
Israel at War Situation Report
Multiple U.S. Personnel Wounded in Rocket Attack on Coalition Base in Iraq
Five U.S. service members and two U.S. contractors were injured in a rocket attack by Iran-backed terrorists in Iraq on August 5, according to U.S. defense officials who briefed...
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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...
Israel at War Situation Report
Russia Reportedly Delivers Air Defense, Radar Equipment to Iran
Latest Developments Citing two unnamed Iranian officials, The New York Times reported on August 6 that Russia has started to deliver radars and air defense equipment to Iran ahead of a possible war...
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Israel SitRep: August 2, 2024
Today’s Issue: | With War Apparently Imminent, Israel Holds Discussions with Allies, Hezbollah Evacuates Command Posts | Alma: 2,560 Attacks on Northern Israel Since the War Began, 48.4 Percent Against...
Israel at War Situation Report
Bomb That Killed Hamas Leader Reportedly Smuggled Into Guesthouse Months Ago
Latest Developments A hidden explosive device smuggled into his Tehran guesthouse months ago killed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, The New York Times revealed on August 1. Unnamed sources told...
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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...
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U.S. Military Strikes Iran-Backed Militias in Iraq
Latest Developments U.S. forces conducted a self-defense airstrike against Iran-backed terrorists in Iraq on July 30, according to U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to The Washington...
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After Eliminating Ismail Haniyeh, Israel’s Hunt for Hamas Leaders Continues
The strike in Tehran on July 31 that killed Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’s seniormost political leader, brings to four the number of Hamas’s top leaders eliminated since the October...
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Iran Leads Chorus of Condemnation of Hamas Leader Haniyeh’s Killing
Iran’s leaders reacted with fury following a presumed Israeli missile strike on Tehran that eliminated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the early hours of July 31. Ayatollah Ali...
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Israel prepares for possible Iranian and Iranian-proxy retaliation after killings of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders
On the evening of July 30, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted an airstrike in Beirut that killed senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr. In the early hours of July 31, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh...
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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’...
Israel at War Situation Report
Funerals Held for Victims of Hezbollah Attack on Majdal Shams
Latest Developments Druze communities in the Golan Heights held funerals for the 12 children killed in a Hezbollah rocket attack on July 27. The funeral for one of the victims was held in Ein Qiniyye...
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Israel weighs response after Hezbollah rocket kills 12 young civilians
Israel’s security cabinet met on July 28 to weigh a response to a Hezbollah rocket that killed twelve children and teenagers on July 27 in the Golan town of Majdal Shams. The death toll is...
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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.