Hezbollah launched more than two dozen rockets at the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona on March 5. The IDF retaliated with strikes on several Hezbollah sites in Lebanon. Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met with US envoy Amos Hochstein.
The post Hezbollah barrages of rockets target northern Israel first appeared on FDD's Long War Journal.Hezbollah targeted a community in northern Israel, killing one person and wounding nine others. The IDF intercepted a drone launched from Lebanon, and the IDF retaliated for rocket attacks by Hezbollah. Sirens sounded in Sderot, a city on the Gaza border, one day after Israeli school children returned to school in the border community.
The post Rocket fire by Hamas, Hezbollah targets Israel on two fronts first appeared on FDD's Long War Journal.Evidence has emerged demonstrating that foreign fighters are operating in Lebanon against Israel.
The post Foreign fighters are operating in Lebanon against Israel first appeared on FDD's Long War Journal.Israel continues to attack IRGC advisor in Syria on almost a monthly base.
The post Reported Israeli airstrikes kill IRGC Navy advisor in Syria first appeared on FDD's Long War Journal.Bill, Behnam and Joe discuss a few of this week’s biggest headlines including reports of Israel assassinating an IRGC advisor in Syria, escalation by Hezbollah at Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, and the results of Iran’s parliamentary elections.
The post Generation Jihad Ep. 147 — Tehran slowly tightens its noose around the Middle East first appeared on FDD's Long War Journal.Israel is coordinating with Jordan, the UAE, France, Egypt and the US to have humanitarian aid airdropped into Gaza. Jordan has carried out numerous airdrops since the war began, with France and the UAE recently joining Jordan and the US and Canada considering additional participation. Israel has used airdrops to supply its troops in Gaza and drop leaflets that warn civilians of areas to avoid.
The post Airdrops increase in Gaza as new method to deliver aid first appeared on FDD's Long War Journal.Israeli forces continue to operate in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis to dismantle terrorist infrastructure and search for terrorists. The IDF redeployed a paratrooper unit and is rotating new forces into the city. Although fighting has become less intense in the last month, terrorist threats continue with the IDF discovering weapons caches and uncovering other threats daily.
The post Israel rotates units as Khan Younis battles continue first appeared on FDD's Long War Journal.Seth Frantzman is back on the show with Bill to provide an update from his perspective on the ground in Israel.
The post Generation Jihad Ep. 146 — Update from Israel first appeared on FDD's Long War Journal.The Israel Defense Forces continue to operate in parts of Gaza. Fighting in recent weeks has become less intense with the IDF searching for Hamas terrorists in neighborhoods such as Khan Younis, Zaytun and central Gaza. With hostage talks ongoing and discussion of an Israeli operation in Rafah looming, the IDF is now operating at some of its lowest intensity in almost five months of war in Gaza.
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Hezbollah fired barrages of rockets at Israel on February 27, targeting a sensitive IDF military site on Mount Meron. One missile did strike the site, and the IDF retaliated. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi visited northern Israel and vowed that the IDF would operate against the ongoing threats.
The post Hezbollah escalates attacks on Israel first appeared on FDD's Long War Journal.Bill and Joe discuss the latest updates from Israel’s defensive war in Gaza, including a potentially dwindling supply of ammunition for Hamas and its subsequent cooperation with other Palestinian terror groups; Egypt “fortifying” its border (but only above-ground and only because they want to keep Gazans out); whether Yahya Sinwar is still hiding out in a tunnel somewhere under Khan Younis (“with pneumonia”); the possibility and consequences of a ceasefire during Ramadan; and why Israel is indeed “winning” but will only win if it to continues its ground operation in Gaza, including in Rafah.
The post Generation Jihad Ep. 145 — Israel is winning, but it hasn’t won yet. first appeared on FDD's Long War Journal."Hezbollah has spent nearly two decades amassing a massive arsenal of short-range projectiles. Israel's defensive systems are insufficient to contend with this threat, and the mobility of this portion of Hezbollah's arsenal will likewise render Israeli standoff firepower ineffective against it -- leaving Israel with no option but to launch an overwhelming, massive, and immediate ground invasion"
The post Breaking down Hezbollah’s rocket strategy: the Short-Range Threat first appeared on FDD's Long War Journal.Bill and Behnam discuss reports of Iran sending ballistic missiles to Russia and the potential for subsequent U.S. sanctions on Tehran (and why that’d be insufficient); why the head of the IRGC Quds Force allegedly paid a recent visit to Iraq; an update on the Houthi-Gulf of Aden-Bab al Mandeb-Red Sea theater, including a new underwater drone threat and why if we happen to see the Iranians “de-escalate” in one theater it’s because they’re preparing to escalate in another (and not because they’ve been “deterred”).
The post Generation Jihad Ep. 144 — Battlefield innovation by Iran and proxy: “Expect more not less” first appeared on FDD's Long War Journal.Israel’s navy conducted a drill aimed toward “readiness in the northern arena” as threats from Hezbollah continue. The navy practiced countering drone threats and refueling at sea. Israeli aircraft struck Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in Lebanon and Israel’s Arrow air defense system intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis in Yemen on February 22.
The post Israeli Navy exercise occurs as Israel looks to threats in the north and Red Sea first appeared on FDD's Long War Journal.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a 'day after' plan to Israel's security cabinet which aims to demilitarize Gaza and enable locals to control civil affairs. Meanwhile inside Gaza, Israeli forces have created a security corridor south of Gaza City.
The post Israel looks to ‘day after’ in Gaza first appeared on FDD's Long War Journal.
