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Jay Zeidman Aug 25, 2024 Another long Sunday post to read through including details on a major preemptive operation in the North that resulted in the airport closing to all flights (it has since reopened). Thank you for the continued support, and more importantly, I hope you find these reports useful. Please share with friends […]

Jay Zeidman Aug 11, 2024 Situational Update Per Barak Ravid at Axios: President Biden, the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi are calling on Israel and Hamas to take part in a final round of negotiations next week to finalize a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, the three leaders

Situational Update The Commander of CENTCOM, General Michael Erik Kurilla, arrived in Israel on Monday as the official guest of the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi. The commanders held a joint situational assessment on security and strategic issues, as well as joint preparations in the region, as part of the response to threats in

Jay Zeidman Sep 22, 2024 I thought Israeli journalist Marc Schulman summed up the past few days quite well: The significance of the successes in Lebanon cannot be overstated. The two days of explosions created chaos within Hezbollah and dismantled what they believed to be a secure communication network. This destruction led to a decision that, in

Situational Update The IDF reports that Ibrahim Muhammad Qabisi, the Commander of Hezbollah’s Missiles and Rockets Force, was eliminated by an IAF airstrike in Beirut. Qabisi was eliminated alongside additional central commanders in Hezbollah’s Missiles and Rockets Force. Hezbollah urged Iran in recent days to launch an attack against Israel as fighting between the Lebanese militant group and the

By now, I’m sure you know that Israel successfully eliminated the longtime leader of Hezbollah on Friday, a terrorist organization that has killed Jews, Muslims, Christians, and many more, including 241 US military personnel and 58 French paratroopers in a 1983 suicide bombing. The news has moved fast over the past few days, with additional

Jay Zeidman Oct 02, 2024 I first want to wish all of our readers who celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, a sweet, healthy, and happy holiday. It is truly impossible to think about the range of emotions we have all experienced over the past year. Please continue to pray for the people of

I hope everyone who observed Yom Kippur, our Day of Atonement, had an easy fast and as we say in Hebrew, “G’mar chatima tova” (May you be sealed in the Book of Life). Today’s lengthy Sunday update mostly focuses on reflections of October 7th and the multi-front, year-long year that Israel is engaged in. Thank

The Numbers Casualties 1,715 Israelis have been killed including 740 IDF soldiers (+5 since Sunday) since October 7th Sgt. Omri Tamari (19); Sgt. Yosef Hieb, (19); Sgt. Yoav Agmon, (19); and Sgt. Alon Amitay, (19) Sergeant Koren Bitan (19), was killed in southern Gaza First Sgt. Adir Kadosh, 33 succumbed to his wounds after a terrorist opened fire along