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November 11, 2023
Shattered Peace

The October 7 atrocities and war crimes committed against Israel by Iran-backed Hamas terrorists has frozen the rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Israel. Now, the future of Saudi-Israeli relations may well depend on the outcome of Israel’s war against Hamas. Host Cliff May is joined by top experts Bernard Haykel and Mark Dubowitz to discuss

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November 10, 2023
Israel Strikes Syrian Terror Group That Targeted Eilat School with Drone

Latest Developments Israel said on November 10 that it conducted a strike in Syria targeting a group that launched a drone attack on an Israeli school in Eilat the day before. The drone attack was one of several recent assaults on Eilat, most of which were carried out by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. The

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November 10, 2023
Arrow 3 Intercepts Houthi Missile over Red Sea

Latest Developments A Houthi missile fired toward the Israeli city of Eilat on November 9 was shot down by Israel’s Arrow 3 missile defense system. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the ballistic missile was intercepted over the Red Sea in the first operational interception by the Arrow 3 system, which was first deployed

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November 9, 2023
Drones continue to define the Gaza war for the IDF and Hamas – analysis

Drones continue to be a key part of the battlefield in the current war. This includes drones used in Gaza and also drones produced by Hamas. It also involves drone threats from Lebanon and Yemen. For instance, a drone struck a school in Eilat on Thursday. The incident is being investigated. The IDF said “A UAV hit

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November 9, 2023
The Iranian proxy war in Syria against the US, Israel grows

Syria is once again in the spotlight in the Middle East, after the US carried out airstrikes against Iranian-backed militias on Wednesday. This follows more than 40 attacks on US forces by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria. Iran has openly bragged in its media about these attacks. The US has, so far, responded twice. On October

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November 9, 2023
U.S. Approves Sale of Precision Guided Munitions to Israel

Latest Developments The U.S. State Department has approved a $320 million sale to Israel of Smart, Precise Impact, Cost Effective (Spice) guidance kits, according to a November 6 New York Times report. The approval is the latest development in the Biden administration’s effort to provide Israel weapons needed to defend itself and target Hamas following

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November 9, 2023
Brazilian Authorities Disrupt Hezbollah Plot 

Latest Developments  Two alleged Hezbollah agents were detained by Brazilian authorities on November 8 for plotting to carry out terror attacks against Jewish targets in Brazil. The arrest of the Brazilian-Lebanese dual nationals occurred as part of a joint operation with Israel’s Mossad. Authorities arrested one of the suspects on arrival from Beirut at São

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November 9, 2023
Widespread Attacks on Israeli Civilians Persist One Month On 

Latest Developments  Israeli civilians remain under fire with more than 9,500 rockets launched into Israel between October 7 and October 30, reported the Israeli Embassy in the United States on November 7. Iran-backed Hamas terrorists in Gaza continue to indiscriminately fire on Israeli civilians located in small communities and major population centers in the center

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November 8, 2023
Tehran predicts Russia-China-Iran triangle of power – analysis

Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing met on Monday with Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber in Shanghai. Mokhber was in Shanghai to participate in the China International Import Expo. Guoqing is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Beijing media outlets reported. Iran views this trip as

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November 8, 2023
Israel must completely separate war in Gaza from the ‘day after’ plans – opinion

The “day after” dilemma in Gaza, as important as it may be, should be currently secondary to the war being waged by land, air, sea, under the ground, and on the international front. Israel’s leadership must focus on achieving a complete decisive victory, meeting all the war goals, as defined by the cabinet: a complete

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