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April 17, 2024
Hamas Obstructs Hostage Negotiations
Hamas rejected all proposals and expanded demands during recent hostage negotiations, Israeli and American officials said on April 14, 15, and 16. Hamas rejected the latest Gaza...
April 17, 2024
Hezbollah Rocket Fire Wounds 18 in Northern Israel
Hezbollah launched a combined rocket and drone attack on northern Israel on April 17, wounding 14 Israeli soldiers and four other people, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. The...
April 17, 2024
The Despotic Duo
April 17, 2024
Israel Promises Response to Iran Attack as World Leaders Urge Restraint
Israel’s war cabinet decided to strike back at Iran “clearly and forcefully” during a closed-door meeting on April 15. The Times of Israel, citing Israel’s Channel 12, reported that the cabinet chose to respond to send a message that Israel “would not allow an attack of that magnitude against it to pass without a...
April 17, 2024
Iran Briefly Closed Nuclear Facilities to IAEA Inspectors
The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog said on April 15 that Iran briefly closed its nuclear facilities to inspectors the day before amid security concerns about possible Israeli...
April 17, 2024
History has been made as Arabs fought alongside Israel
Iran’s Islamist ruler Ali Khamenei made history with his unprecedented direct attack on Israel on Saturday night, but not, perhaps, in the way he intended. By dispatching a barrage of more than 300...
April 17, 2024
Israel SitRep: April 17, 2024
Today’s Issue: 13 Wounded in Hezbollah Attack on Israeli Bedouin Village in North | IDF Kills Two Hezbollah Commanders in Separate Drone Strikes | IDF’s 162nd Division Continues Pinpoint Operations...
April 17, 2024
Listening to our enemies
One of the many ways last weekend’s drone and missile attacks on Israel could have been worse: If Iran’s rulers had instructed their U.S.-based operatives to simultaneously carry out a terrorist attack,...
April 16, 2024
Australia Shows That Hamas’ Terrorism Pays
Terrorism pays. That is the message Australia’s government is sending by considering recognizing a Palestinian state in the wake of Hamas’ October 7 attack...
April 16, 2024
The path that led to Iran’s attack on Israel was one of US appeasement
To understand how we got to Iran’s attack against Israel last weekend, you have to look back at the policy of appeasement pursued by the Biden administration since 2021. To begin with, his campaign...
April 16, 2024
UK Fails to Designate IRGC as Terror Group Despite Iranian Attack on Israel
The British government is resisting a campaign by key UK politicians to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. UK Prime Minister...
April 16, 2024
Israel Increases Humanitarian Aid Transfers to Gaza
Israel facilitated the transfer of 126 aid trucks to northern Gaza and the opening of two bakeries there, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on April 16. The effort, led by...
April 16, 2024
Russia Defends Iranian Attack on Israel
Russia on April 14 defended Iran’s attack against Israel, blaming it on the Jewish state’s killing of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general in Syria in an April 1 airstrike....
April 16, 2024
What We Can Learn From Iran’s Attack on Israel
Iran launched an unprecedented direct attack against Israel this weekend consisting of approximately 350 missiles and drones with a combined payload of around 60 tons of explosives, yet only a handful...
April 16, 2024
Anti-Defamation League Report Card Grades 85 Universities’ Records on Antisemitism
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) unveiled its new Campus Antisemitism Report Card on April 11, assessing 85 U.S. colleges and universities according to 21 criteria. The Report Card serves as a valuable...
April 16, 2024
Israeli Air Force Kills Three Hezbollah Terrorists
Israel killed three Hezbollah terrorists, at least one of them a commander, in two air strikes in southern Lebanon on April 16. Ismail Baz, who died in a strike on his car near Tyre,...
April 15, 2024
How Biden helps Iran pay for its terror by refusing to enforce current sanctions
President Biden has spent his three years in office making it clear to Tehran’s terrorist regime that America won’t make it pay a price for attacking our allies, bankrolling Hamas and expanding Iranian nuclear capabilities...
April 15, 2024
Why Israel’s failure to strike back at Iran could lead to NUCLEAR WAR
There is no going back to the days before October 7, 2023 - before Hamas stormed across Israel's borders to murder, rape, maim and kidnap innocent civilians...
April 15, 2024
Sidestepping Tensions With Israel, Jordan Helps Repel Iran With U.S.-Led Coalition
The Jordanian Air Force joined a U.S.-led coalition to help repel Iran’s weekend attack against Israel, shooting down dozens of drones in Jordanian airspace overnight between April...
April 15, 2024
Following Failed Onslaught, Iran Threatens Further Attacks
Iranian leaders warned Israel on April 14 that the Jewish state would face “stronger” retaliation if it attacked the Islamic Republic in response to Tehran’s failed onslaught...
April 15, 2024
Israeli Navy and Air Force Shoot Down More Drones in Wake of Iranian Attack
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) downed a drone on April 15 one day after the Israeli Navy intercepted a drone — the latest attacks on Israel following Iran’s onslaught. The drone...
April 15, 2024
Congress Seeks Answers on U.S. Failure to Sanction Iran-Russia Nuclear Cooperation
Congress is seeking an explanation from the Biden administration for its failure thus far to sanction Russia for assisting Iran’s nuclear program, as required by U.S. law. In February...
April 15, 2024
IDF Troops Wounded Inside Lebanon
An explosion wounded four Israeli soldiers within Lebanon on April 15, in what appeared to be the first acknowledged Israeli ground incursion against Hezbollah since hostilities...
April 15, 2024
Putting U.S. Power Behind Israel Will Keep Iran at Bay
Until Iran’s barrage of missiles and drones against Israel, the two countries had avoided open military intrusions into each other’s territory. Tehran most often acted through proxies, and...
April 15, 2024
Between Iran and Rafah, IDF considers next steps
Israel Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi went to Israel’s sprawling Nevatim air base in the Negev to visit the pilots and air crews that played a key role in defending Israel when Iran attacked it with 350...
April 15, 2024
Israel SitRep: April 15, 2024
Israel SitRep: April 15, 2024 Today’s Issue: IDF: About 99 percent of Some 300 UAVs and Missiles From Iran Were Intercepted | Four IDF Soldiers Wounded by Explosion on Lebanese Border, One Seriously...
April 15, 2024
A pawn in a dangerous game: Hezbollah’s role as an Iranian proxy
Hezbollah stands at a crossroads after Iran’s attack on Israel. Tehran launched drones and missiles from multiple directions; Hezbollah is a key Iranian-backed terrorist group. However, its role...
April 15, 2024
US Central Command’s crucial role in downing missiles, drones
On Monday, US Central Command released details of its unprecedented role in confronting the drone and missile threats to Israel on Saturday night and Sunday. “CENTCOM forces, supported by US...
April 15, 2024
After attacking Israel, Iran counts on Russia’s support moving forward
Iran is hoping for Russian support in the wake of its massive attack on Israel. The Iranian Foreign Ministry praised Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday and noted a phone call between...
April 14, 2024
The epic fail of Biden’s doctrine vs. Iran — no consequences
President Biden needs to face reality: His policies of appeasing Iran while waging political warfare against Israel led Tehran to conclude it could launch a massive attack on Israel and face no consequences. As...
April 14, 2024
The Big Question: Will Israel Hit Back at Iran?
Tehran did not heed President Joe Biden’s warning to not “strike Israel” and launched 200 explosive drones and ballistic missiles against the Jewish state on Saturday. The attack was the...
April 14, 2024
Israel Proposes International Coalition Against Iran
Israel on April 14 proposed a formal alliance with regional and Western partners against Iran. Israel’s success in repelling hundreds of Iran-launched suicide drones and missiles...
April 14, 2024
Hezbollah Joins Iran to Fire Rockets at Israel
The Iran-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah said it fired dozens of rockets at Israel overnight between April 13 and April 14. The attacks, which came in tandem with Iran’s...
April 14, 2024
The Gulf’s New Regional Vision Makes Room for Israel
Nearly six months ago, Hamas upended the Middle East equilibrium. Now, with the war in Gaza still raging, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has charted a new vision for regional security, one that rejects...
April 14, 2024
PRC shadow looms as the Solomons head for election
On April 17th the Solomon Islands, a country of around 700,000 people in the South Western Pacific, will hold elections. Until recently, elections in the Pacific Islands generally passed unnoticed in world...
April 14, 2024
Getting to know the defense systems that keep Israel safe from Iranian threats
Israel’s air and missile defenses were used to an unprecedented degree overnight to intercept hundreds of threats from Iran. “Last night, Iran initiated an attack against Israel, launching over...
April 14, 2024
Why did Iran choose drones as method of attack?
The decision by Iran to use drones to target Israel on April 13, lifts a curtain on a new era of drone warfare. Drones have been used for years by many countries. For instance, Israel was one of the...
April 14, 2024
Iran’s proxies target Israel: Here’s what to know about them
Iranian pro-government media said in the early hours of April 14 that it had attacked Israel on four fronts. This included attacks by Iran itself using drones and missiles, as well as threats from...
April 14, 2024
Punished from four directions’: This is how Iranian, Arabic media covered the attack
Media in the Middle East have focused on the Iranian attack on Israel that began on April 13 and continued throughout the night. This is a historic evening in the region and the media of Iran...
April 14, 2024
How Iran’s drones became a threat to the Mid East and world
Iran’s drone threat has been increasing in recent years. Reports on the evening of April 13 that Iran had launched drones targeting Israel are the latest example of how the Iranian drone threat is...
April 14, 2024
Iran Attacks Israel With Drone and Missile Barrage
Iran launched an unprecedented direct attack against Israel overnight between April 13 and 14, firing an estimated 300 drones and missiles at the Jewish state. The attack came from...
April 13, 2024
Iran’s terror-enabling supreme leader only opens the door for Israel to hit back hard
After years of using its terrorist proxies to strike Israelis, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei launched a direct attack Saturday against the Jewish state. More...
April 13, 2024
Iran Seizes Israel-Linked Ship
Iran seized an Israeli-linked, Portuguese-flagged commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz on April 13. Members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) boarded the MSC...
April 13, 2024
Time to Tell Russians They Are No Longer Safe
Russia has launched a propaganda crusade to cynically argue that even though the Islamic State-Khorasan (ISIS-K) took credit for the recent Moscow concert hall terror attack...
April 12, 2024
IAEA Condemns Drone Strikes on Russian-Occupied Ukrainian Nuclear Plant
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi on April 11 condemned three recent drone strikes on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), although it remains unclear...
April 12, 2024
Nicaragua’s charade at the ICJ
The solemnly named International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague has become an arena for the world’s despots and authoritarians to strut and grandstand, projecting their own abuses—torture, censorship,...
April 12, 2024
Ukrainian Parliament Passes Mobilization Bill But Punts on Demobilization
A long-delayed bill on mobilization passed its second and final reading by the Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday. Although Kyiv punted on the contentious issue of demobilizing troops currently...
April 12, 2024
Hamas’ Enablers in the Turkish Government
Turkey’s patronage of Hamas is well-established and widely known. Ankara has hosted the terrorist organization inside of its borders since 2011. Since Hamas carried out deadly terrorist attacks...
April 12, 2024
Germany Rejects Nicaragua’s ‘Biased’ ICJ Case
Germany roundly rejected Nicaragua’s accusation that it was facilitating Israel’s purported genocide in Gaza at an April 9 hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ)....
April 12, 2024
Israel, U.S. Close Ranks as Iran Threatens Attack
Israel hosted the general in charge of United States Central Command on April 12 in a show of unity ahead of an anticipated Iranian attack on Israeli soil. General Michael E. Kurilla...
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