Sirens sounded in multiple areas across central Israel following the launch of a ballistic missile from Yemen, the IDF announced early on Sunday morning. The IAF intercepted it prior to its crossing into Israeli territory. A police spokesperson said that Israel Police is conducting scans in the city of Beit Shemesh and surrounding communities … Read more
The Islamist attack on Aleppo is “ostensibly good news for Israel,” Daniel Rakov, a senior research fellow for the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, said in a Saturday post to X/Twitter. Rakov is known in the JISS for being an expert on Russian policy in the Middle East and is also a reserve … Read more
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is the primary group behind the current blitzkrieg offensive against the Assad regime that started on Wednesday, which led to the capture of around two-thirds of Aleppo and a total breakdown of the Syrian front lines. HTS is the result of several reorganizations in Syrian jihadist groups in 2017. Many … Read more
Israel estimates that Hamas is willing to compromise on several points of disagreement in the hostage deal negotiations, an Israeli official said on Saturday. “Hamas is showing a certain degree of willingness to make compromises, but they’re not fools,” the official said. They want to see this kind of willingness from Israel as well. … Read more
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett sent a cease-and-desist letter through his lawyer to Religious Zionist Party Chairman Yehuda Wald on Monday after he claimed that Eyal Waldman is expected to be the No. 2 in Bennett’s new party. בפעם הבאה שתיראו איזה פוסט מרגש של נפתלי עם חיילים תיזכרו שהמספר 2 שלו במפלגה העתידית … Read more
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) targeted several armed individuals in Lebanon, the IDF reported Saturday afternoon. In southern Lebanon, the IAF, under the command of the military’s 300th Brigade, targeted a vehicle carrying loaded RPGs, ammunition crates, and other military equipment after armed individuals were seen loading the truck. Additionally, other terrorists were seen … Read more
Imagine Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, at the height of a war, ordering his forces to execute coordinated attacks—thousands of rocket salvos combined with UAVs and missiles. Yet there is no response: commanders eliminated, command centers destroyed, and bunker-busting bombs collapsing underground infrastructure. During the Second Lebanon War, Hezbollah demonstrated advanced command and control (C2) … Read more
Israeli intelligence officials are set to brief Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night on developments in Syria, focusing on the rebels’ efforts to capture Aleppo, the regional ramifications, and the potential domino effect these events could trigger across the Middle East. One scenario under consideration involves Hezbollah moving forces and weaponry from Lebanon … Read more
Syria’s regime is on the verge of losing its northern city of Aleppo to Syrian opposition groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The regime could lose this key city because of its weakness and because Iran’s backing has also weakened due to the blows that Iran and its axis of proxies have suffered … Read more
US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed on Friday night that CENTCOM Special Forces commander Maj.-Gen. Jasper Jeffers arrived in Beirut on Wednesday as part of the ceasefire monitoring and implementation team. – pic.twitter.com/Q9235iCrYq — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) November 29, 2024 Jeffers will serve as co-chair of the team along with Amos Hochstein, who will … Read more
