Gaza Update 9/18
Click here to read a transcript. As Israel ramps up its operations against Hamas in Gaza City and urges civilians to evacuate combat zones, the terror group has called for Gazans to remain in the area even as its leaders…
Countering the Houthi Threat
The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen have continued to escalate their assault on Israel, launching at least 26 missiles and drones in September, one of which struck Ramon Airport. Since March, the Houthis have targeted Israel with over 79 ballistic missiles…
Israel Strikes Hamas in Qatar
Click here to read a transcript. On September 9, Israel struck Hamas’s headquarters in Doha, Qatar, marking the first known Israeli military operation within Qatar’s borders. Operation Summit of Fire targeted Hamas’s most senior leaders, including Khalil al-Hayya, and ended…
Erdogan’s Break with Israel
Turkey announced on August 29 that it was severing all remaining economic and commercial ties with Israel, barring Israeli vessels from Turkish ports, prohibiting Turkish ships from calling at Israeli harbors, and closing its airspace to Israeli government planes and…
2025 U.S.-Israel National Security Conference
U.S.-Israel National Security Conference November 5-6, Aventura, FL JINSA invites you to its second annual U.S.-Israel National Security Conference, which brings together senior U.S. and Israeli military leaders, national security and defense experts, and community leaders to discuss critical issues…
Use It or Lose It: The Last Chance for Snapback Sanctions on Iran
On August 28, the UK, France, and Germany formally invoked the “snapback” mechanism to reinstate UN sanctions against Iran, a move they had been warning of unless Tehran restored International Atomic Energy Agency monitoring, accounted for its near-weapons-grade uranium stockpile,…
Gaza War Update (8/7)
Over the weekend, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad published disturbing videos of starved Israeli hostages begging for their release, renewing protests in Israel for a ceasefire, and prompting Prime Minister Netanyahu to call on the Red Cross to visit the…
Strife in Syria: The Threat to the Syrian Druze
The short-lived period of relative stability in Syria after the Assad dictatorship’s collapse and the Sharaa regime’s rise is over. Sectarian fighting in early July between Syria’s Bedouin and Druze minorities in the Suwayda region led to Syrian military intervention…
Defending Israel Against the Iranian Missile Threat
Israel’s daring June campaign against Iran saw numerous successes, including the major degradation of Iran’s military assets and nuclear program. Receiving less attention but just as significant was another extraordinary achievement: the highly successful Israeli defense, with U.S. help, against…
Netanyahu’s Washington Visit and Potential Ceasefire
On July 7, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in Washington, DC, to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump following the historic U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in June. During the visit, Netanyahu’s third trip to Washington…