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Jay Zeidman Oct 18   Earlier today, Israel confirmed that Yahya Sinwar, the terrorist who orchestrated the horrific events of October 7th and took 251 innocent hostages, was killed. I write tonight with some sense of justice, similar to what many of us may have felt after learning about the death of 9/11’s terrorist mastermind, Osama […]

Jay Zeidman Oct 20, 2024 Situational Update Per FDD, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu charged Iran’s Lebanese proxy Hezbollah with attempting to assassinate him after a drone targeted his coastal home on October 19. Neither Netanyahu nor his wife were present at their home in the coastal town of Caesarea during the attack, and no casualties were

Today’s report is long – as I tried to capture some of the breaking analysis from Israel’s attack in Iran this weekend, now called Operation Days of Repentance, in which all Israeli military aircraft and personnel returned safely to Israel after a successful operation. The Iran Attack From the Times of Israel: Israel launched a long-awaited retaliatory strike

Jay Zeidman Dec 08, 2024 Situational Update The situation in Syria continues to unfold rapidly, but as of late last night, according to YNet and multiple sources: Syria rebel forces entered Damascus early on Sunday and announced the Assad regime over after 54 years of rule by the same family. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane and left

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Jay Zeidman Dec 15, 2024 Situational Update The Times of Israel reports tonight that Israeli strikes have targeted military sites in Syria’s coastal Tartus region, with a Syria war monitor calling them “the heaviest strikes” in the area in more than a decade. The Numbers Casualties 1,811 Israelis have been killed including 816 IDF soldiers since October 7th (+1 since

Jay Zeidman Dec 22, 2024 Situational Update Per the Institute for the Study of War: The Houthis fired a Palestine-2 ballistic missile targeting the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area, injuring 16 Israelis. The IDF fired interceptors but missed the projectile. The missile landed near a playground in the Tel Aviv area (thankfully it was in the evening and no

Jay Zeidman Dec 25, 2024 I first wanted to highlight two articles which I felt were worth sharing at the top of this update (both have been included in previous updates): Report: Questionable Counting: Analysing the Death Toll from the Hamas-Run Ministry of Health in Gaza by Andrew Fox with The Henry Jackson Society The cult

Jay Zeidman Jan 01, 2025 Wishing all of you a happy New Year and happy final night of Hanukkah. Chag Semeach as we say in Hebrew. We pray that all of our hostages come home now and that the people of Israel can live in peace. Am Israel Chai. While it is hard to switch

Jay Zeidman Dec 29, 2024 Chag Sameach and Happy Hanukkah! Tonight, Jews around the world will celebrate the fifth night of Hanukkah. I wanted to share a picture and video of a Menorah made from rocket fragments that is on display in hostage square in Tel Aviv. “In each fragment – a story of survival. Pieces