Hamas has suffered numerous casualties in Gaza since its surprise attack against Israel on October 7, but the total number is impossible to know. Israel has given various estimates on the number of Hamas members eliminated in certain areas or units. In general, the IDF issues details on the number of targets struck. On Thursday, for
Latest Developments Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system intercepted a “hostile aerial infiltration,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on November 22. Several drones also targeted Israel from Lebanon on November 21. Hezbollah said it attacked Israel with three drones and Burkan missiles on November 20. The IDF said on November 19 that it fired
Smoke billowed from northern Gaza neighborhoods on Wednesday as Israel and Hamas prepared for a ceasefire. Numerous areas in northern Gaza were still centers of fighting. The smoke could be seen from Sderot and also highways around Ashkelon. It looked like southern Israel was on fire. It was thick black smoke – and also white smoke caused
The U.S. military attacked Iranian-backed militias at two sites south of Baghdad on Wednesday after its base in western Iraq was targeted with “close-range ballistic missiles.” When announcing the strikes, the U.S. military accused Iran of directly carrying out attacks on U.S. forces. According to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), U.S. air assets “conducted discrete, precision
Latest Developments The Biden administration is considering re-designating the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as a terrorist organization, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters on November 21. The statement comes after the rebel group hijacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea on November 19. “In light of the recent targeting of civilians
Footage of Houthi forces hijacking the ship Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea yesterday. pic.twitter.com/PSFLpV4FLA— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) November 20, 2023 The Houthis, Tehran’s terror proxy in Yemen, boarded and seized the Israeli-linked Galaxy Leader cargo ship via Mi-171Sh helicopter in the Red Sea on Nov. 19, taking 25 crewmembers captive. This piracy, which follows recent Houthi missile and drone attacks against Israel, is part of a
A ceasefire in Gaza could provide both Israel and Hamas an opportunity to pause fighting and size up the situation. Israel has been fighting on the ground for three weeks. Israel’s soldiers have made major progress. They have degraded 10 Hamas battalions of terrorists. Hamas cannot replace the terrorists it lost easily. It doesn’t have a pool
Iran’s pro-regime Tasnim News on Tuesday discussed the possibility of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC Hossein Salami said that “the Zionists are waiting for a ceasefire, because they are in a crisis, but the Americans do not allow it. “The anxiety among the Zionists is more deadly than what you see
The U.S. military killed a fighter from the Iranian-backed Hezbollah Brigades in an airstrike in western Iraq on Nov. 21. The Hezbollah Brigades fighter had previously attacked U.S. troops at the Ain al-Asad Air Base. “A U.S. AC-130 gunship carried out an airstrike on a vehicle in the proximity of al-Asad airbase in Iraq, killing
Excerpt Publicly available evidence demonstrates that Hamas’s principal leaders, including those residing in Qatar and Turkey, are responsible for the ongoing hostage taking of U.S. citizens in violation of U.S. law. President Biden, acting through the Justice Department, should immediately announce and pursue the prosecutions of culpable Hamas leaders. He should demand that Doha and Ankara provisionally