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April 26, 2024
90-Day Clock For Iran Sanctions Begins Pursuant to New U.S. Laws
President Joe Biden must determine within 90 days whether to impose key sanctions on Iran pursuant to the supplemental appropriations package signed into law on April 24. The package...
April 26, 2024
Iran Sentences Popular Rapper to Death Amid Widening Crackdown on Dissent
Tehran’s judiciary confirmed the death sentence of a prominent Iranian hip-hop artist, Toomaj Salehi, on charges of “corruption on earth,” Reuters reported on April 25. Despite...
April 26, 2024
What the World Central Kitchen Strike Tells Us About Israel — And Its Enemies
More than two dozen Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to the Biden administration on April 16 criticizing Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza and expressing concern about “civilian harm...
April 26, 2024
Israel SitRep: April 26, 2024
Today’s Issue: U.S. Begins Construction of Gaza Pier | Missiles Fired From Lebanon Kill Israeli Civilian | IDF Arrests Two Men in West Bank With Axes and Knives | IDF Withdraws Nahal Brigade from Gaza...
April 26, 2024
Washington Should Clip Qatar’s Media Wing
White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre recently criticized a new Israeli law that allows the government to temporarily shutter Al Jazeera’s Israel operations. “If it’s true, a move like...
April 25, 2024
Iran Rebuffs Argentine Request for Extradition of Key Terrorist Mastermind
Tehran on April 24 rejected an Argentine request for the extradition of Iran’s interior minister for his alleged role in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in...
April 25, 2024
Hamas Releases Video of American-Israeli Hostage
Hamas released a video of American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin on April 24, reportedly at the request of Qatar. In the video, Goldberg-Polin is seen seated in front of a...
April 25, 2024
Lidar: Another emerging technology brought to you by China
The exponential growth in connected and automated systems has increased the demand for the sensor technology necessary to make them operate safely. Light detection and ranging, or lidar, is...
April 25, 2024
IDF rotates units in central Gaza as Rafah operation looms
The Israel Defense Forces redeployed the Nahal brigade, which has been key to controlling a corridor in central Gaza. The movement of the unit comes after a number of new IDF raids in central and northern...
April 25, 2024
How Universities Can Take Back the Quad
More than 100 people staging a pro-Palestinian protest were arrested last week at Columbia University after the university president asked the NYPD to intervene. ...
April 25, 2024
America needs to treat ‘the cloud’ as critical infrastructure
When it comes to cybersecurity and Communist China, Microsoft needs to get its act together — and so does the American government. ...
April 24, 2024
Columbia must send the pro-Hamas protestors a clear message
The intifada revolution has engulfed Columbia University. Just a week after a congressional hearing in which President Minouche Shafik touted her school’s efforts to combat antisemitism, protests rife with antisemitism raged on Columbia’s campus. ...
April 24, 2024
Hamas Places Rocket Launch Sites Near Civilian Shelters in Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out airstrikes on two Hamas rocket launch sites in southern Gaza, the IDF said on April 24. An infographic distributed by the IDF showed that...
April 24, 2024
Israel Mobilizes Reservists Ahead of Rafah Push
Israel is redeploying reservist ground forces brigades on April 24 for operations in the Gaza Strip, signaling its readiness to move against the Hamas stronghold of...
April 24, 2024
Half of Hezbollah’s South Lebanon Commanders Killed
Israeli counterstrikes have killed “half of Hezbollah’s commanders in southern Lebanon,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant revealed on April 24. Gallant’s remarks...
April 24, 2024
Iran-Backed Iraqi Militias Resume Attacks on U.S. Forces
U.S. forces at Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq shot down approximately two drones on April 22, according to U.S. officials. This was the second attack in 24 hours against U.S. troops, coming...
April 24, 2024
Economic Security is National Security
In response to the overt economic and political coercion by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the U.S. government has initiated strategic decoupling from the People’s Republic of China through the narrow application...
April 24, 2024
Israel Develops Plan for Rafah Evacuation
The Israeli military is preparing to evacuate Gazan civilians from Rafah, Hamas’s last stronghold, as part of Israel’s planned offensive, The Wall Street Journal reported on...
April 24, 2024
Iran’s president in Sri Lanka, as Argentina seeks arrest of Iran’s interior minister
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi visited Sri Lanka on April 24, where he vowed to strengthen ties with the South Asian country. It is the first high-level visit of this kind in 16 years. This visit came...
April 24, 2024
Hezbollah’s credibility dilemma amid escalation
Hezbollah is trying to save face 201 days into the conflict with Israel. Hezbollah joined in the Hamas attacks after October 7, essentially trying to open a limited two-front war with Israel. This...
April 24, 2024
Be skeptical of reports of Iran ‘withdrawing’ from Syria
Iran may be recalculating its role in Syria, a recent report at Agence France-Presse has suggested. The report should be read with skepticism because Iran and its proxies, as well as allies of the Syrian...
April 24, 2024
Khamenei’s war aims
I’m sure you’ve heard commentators describe the Islamic Republic of Iran and Israel as “rivals” engaged in a “tit-for-tat” conflict. That misinterprets reality. Ali Khamenei, Iran’s “supreme...
April 24, 2024
Israel SitRep: April 24, 2024
Today’s Issue: Israeli Air Force Strikes More Than 50 Gaza Military Targets in Past Day | IAF Hits Launcher in Lebanon Used to Fire Projectiles at Israel | IDF Kills Two Hezbollah Operatives in Targeted...
April 23, 2024
Iranian President in Pakistan, Pledges to Strengthen Ties
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Islamabad on April 22, kicking off a three-day visit to Pakistan. Raisi’s trip comes three months after Iran and Pakistan exchanged airstrikes...
April 23, 2024
Israel Calls UN Investigation into UNRWA ‘Insufficient’
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) on April 22 released the final report by investigators charged with reviewing the agency’s “neutrality” in light of Israel’s...
April 23, 2024
Iran’s Noor Plan Intensifies Crackdown on Women
Amid escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, the Islamic Republic’s Law Enforcement Command (LEC) introduced a new initiative called the “Noor” campaign to further crack...
April 23, 2024
Pressure mounting on U.S. with troops under attack in Syria and Iraq, plus blasts on PMF base
Violent explosions rocked the Kalsu base in Iraq on April 19 , resulting in at least one fatality and eight wounded, but it remains unclear who exactly is responsible as U.S. Forces and Israel...
April 23, 2024
Under Hezbollah fire on the bay of Haifa
I went to the beach north of Haifa on Passover, expecting a nice day with the family near the sea. The water is warming up as spring waits for summer to come. The bay of Haifa is a pretty windswept beach...
April 23, 2024
Hezbollah Targets Israeli Coast with Drone attack
Hezbollah targeted Israel with a series of attacks over the Passover holiday which began in Israel at sunset on April 22. Attacks from Lebanon began around sunset at seven in the evening when sirens sounded...
April 22, 2024
Israeli Officials Hold Emergency Meeting to Discuss Possible ICC Arrest Warrants
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly held an emergency meeting with advisors on April 18, in response to reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the...
April 22, 2024
Hamas Chief Meets Turkish President, Considers Move From Qatar to Turkey
Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on April 20 — the first meeting between the two leaders since Israel launched its...
April 22, 2024
Israeli Forces on Alert for Passover
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are on high alert ahead of the Passover holiday, which begins at sundown on April 22, the IDF said. “During the Passover holiday, the IDF continues...
April 22, 2024
Understanding Israel-Hezbollah Clashes Since October 7
Eighty thousand Israelis have evacuated their homes near the country’s northern border as Hezbollah rockets rain on their communities. Yet, Israeli forces are drawing the most fire on the Lebanese...
April 22, 2024
Israel SitRep: April 22, 2024
Today’s Issue: Aharon Haliva, Head of Military Intelligence, Submits His Resignation | IDF Kills 14 Terrorists and Arrests 15 in Counterterrorism Operation in Nur Shams | Suspect Arrested in West Bank...
April 22, 2024
Update on Russia-Ukraine War – status, next steps
April 22, 2024
Passover Eve Massacre in Jerusalem Averted
Hours before Passover began, Israel averted a mass-casualty attack by two Palestinians in Jerusalem on April 22. The two terrorists rammed a car into groups of people in Romema,...
April 22, 2024
IDF Intel Chief Resigns Over Hamas’s October 7 Attacks
The commander of Israeli military intelligences resignation on April 22, citing his responsibility for the failure to anticipate the Hamas rampage that triggered...
April 22, 2024
Crack Down on Anti-Semitic K–12 Curricula
Anti-Semitism is spreading in K–12 school districts. Even in primary and secondary education, Jews are often viewed as privileged whites and oppressors, with Israel branded as an egregious example of...
April 21, 2024
Iran, next time, the target could be your nuclear sites
The Iranian ayatollah regime attacked Israel directly from its own territory, deploying hundreds of UAVs, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles. This was a significant departure from the usual Iranian...
April 21, 2024
U.S. Legislators Move to Sanction Iranian Leaders, Oil Trade
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a package of four national security bills on April 20. In addition to providing security funding to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, the bills...
April 21, 2024
Hezbollah Claims to Target Multiple Sites in Northern Israel
Hezbollah claimed to target numerous areas in northern Israel on April 21. The Iranian-backed terrorist group told pro-Iranian media outlet Al-Mayadeen that it struck the northern...
April 21, 2024
Israeli Forces Kill 14 Terrorists in West Bank Raid
Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinian terrorists during a 50-hour weekend raid in the West Bank, the Israeli military said on April 20. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) counterterrorism...
April 21, 2024
Multi-front threats: Hamas, Hezbollah, and the West Bank
Ahead of Passover, Israel faces multi-front threats. This is clear from how pro-Iranian media is covering the current war on Israel being waged by Hamas, Hezbollah, and other groups. For instance, in several...
April 20, 2024
Israel’s secret weapon
Mark Dubowitz is chief executive of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. In 2019, he was sanctioned by Iran for his advocacy. Memo to the White House: Time to retire President Biden’s...
April 20, 2024
Iran’s Nuclear Calculus Has Now Become More Dangerous
The rising tensions between Iran and Israel have provoked understandable foreboding. On April 1, an Israeli airstrike killed a senior Iranian commander in Damascus. Last weekend, Iran...
April 20, 2024
The sound of guns: IDF general talks artillery, munitions used to fight Hamas
“Before the war we discussed the triangle, on one end the maneuver and the information and the fire,” Brig.-Gen. Yair Natans says. He’s the IDF chief of artillery, and he is standing next to a...
April 19, 2024
Turkish Flotilla to Set Sail for Gaza
Israel is bracing for potential maritime trade disruptions due to imminent seaborne aid deliveries to Gaza from Turkey by Turkish charities and pro-Palestinian activist groups. The...
April 19, 2024
Iran and its network of militias threaten to destabilize Jordan
Iran has sought to leverage its militias and proxies, including Lebanese Hezbollah, to destabilize Jordan, reported the pan-Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat on April 16. There...
April 19, 2024
Iran Threatened to Reevaluate Nonproliferation Obligations if Israel Attacked Atomic Facilities
A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatened on April 18 to reevaluate Iran’s commitment not to develop atomic weapons if Israel attacked...
April 19, 2024
Israel Carried Out Strikes in Iran, U.S. Officials Say
Israel carried out strikes inside Iran U.S. officials told CNN on April 19, reportedly using warplanes with long-range missiles to strike at an Iranian military airbase near Isfahan....
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