Israel used the pause in fighting from November 24 to December 1 to prepare for a new round of operations in Gaza. This became clear as Israeli units began on December 3 to assault Khan Yunis, the major city in southern Gaza. On December 5, the commander of IDF Southern Command, Major General Yaron Finkelman
The Israel Defense Forces said on Monday, December 11 that over 500 members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have been apprehended in Gaza since operations began in the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7. Around 140 of those detainees were captured since December 1, when Hamas broke a ceasefire and
Latest Developments Iran has been using Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus as a staging ground for terrorist attacks against Israelis and Jews, Mossad said on December 10. In a rare statement issued through Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, the intelligence service said it had helped Cypriot counterparts thwart an attack against Israelis and Jews on the island.
Latest Developments The Iran-backed Houthis threatened on December 9 to target all ships heading to Israel via the Red Sea. “If Gaza does not receive the food and medicine it needs, all ships in the Red Sea bound for Israeli ports, regardless of their nationality, will become a target for our armed forces,” Houthi spokesperson
Iran’s authoritarian rulers have released a new statement attacking what it calls a “Zionist lobby” in the US, targeting voices in America who condemn antisemitism on college campuses. Iran’s regime has put out statements via its Foreign Ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanani. This appears to be in response to Congress focusing on antisemitism at major US universities, with University
Iran foresees a new role for its Karrar drone. It has armed the drone with what it calls Majid air-to-air missiles. This drone has a range of 1,000km, and Iran’s regime has claimed it in the past. The drone had been seen with an air-to-air missile in late October. This is the latest announcement by the
The French navy’s multi-mission frigate, Languedoc, downed two Houthi drones off the coast of Yemen on Saturday night in the Red Sea, according to a statement from the French military. The drones were launched by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. US Central Command said that “the French Navy has announced that the Languedoc (D653), a FREMM Multi-Mission
Hassan Ali Daqduq, the son of senior Hezbollah commander Musa Ali Daqduq, was killed in a recent Israeli airstrike in Syria’s Quneitra governorate, according to reports. The elder Daqduq was tasked by Iran and Hezbollah to establish militias in Iraq along the lines of Lebanese Hezbollah. He was successful in his efforts and numerous Iranian-backed Iraqi militias
Rain and cold lashed the coast of Israel on Saturday. Haifa Bay was deserted save for a group of surfers and fishermen who decided to go down to Kiryat Yam to see if they could take advantage of the weather. The North has been under constant threat of Hezbollah attack since the launch of dozens
Excerpt The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen struck three commercial vessels with missiles in the southern Red Sea on Dec. 3, according to U.S. Central Command. In response, Washington is working to form a maritime task force to ensure the safe passage of ships. But rather than creating a new task force from scratch, the Biden administration should use the existing Combined