On Sunday, Houthi fighters hijacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea, off the coast of Yemen. The 189-meter-long Galaxy Leader car carrier, traveling from Turkey to India, was intercepted…
Israeli troops again entered al-Shifa hospital en masse on Thursday, for the second time in as many days. Their search so far appears to have failed to uncover Hamas’s alleged…
Last week, Israeli ground incursions into Gaza can be described as a “war on hospitals.” Most Israeli military activity in recent days appears to be directed at or around medical…
Tense and difficult negotiations continue at the United Nations Security Council in a bid to break the impasse paralyzing the world’s most powerful decision-making authority – as death and despair…
In recent weeks, dozens of countries and leaders have called on Israel, directly, indirectly and through the United Nations, to temporarily cease its attacks on Gaza. Pleas were ignored or…
While everyone is trying to better understand the Israeli Prime Minister’s announcement that he may allow “small tactical pauses” to let hostages out or help in, the fighting in Gaza…
Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza began last week with a slow, gradual advance of ground forces along three main axes: from the north, armored and mechanized units moved towards Gaza…
Israel’s first response to the Hamas attacks on October 7 was to send air forces to bomb Gaza. The Air Force was given a long list of potential targets, whether…
As Israeli attacks on Gaza continue unabated, and Hamas fighters receive only modest armed support from Lebanon-based Hezbollah, another, somewhat unexpected, ally has stepped in to help the Palestinian armed…
As Israeli advances toward Gaza continue, they appear – for the first time – to come from more than one direction. It is not yet clear whether these are still…