Spotlight on Global Jihad (March 23-29, 2023)

This week, ISIS continued its relatively moderate activity around the world. Its center of activity was in Nigeria. In Syria, ISIS operatives continue to attack people who collect truffle mushrooms in the desert region. In Nigeria ISIS continued...

Spotlight on Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (March 22-...

This past week Palestinian terrorists carried out four shooting attacks in Judea and Samaria two soldiers were wounded. Israeli security forces continued their counterterrorism activities. Their activities focused on the Tulkarm region, where the commander of the Tulkarm Battalion was killed, and on the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp (near Jericho). The Gaza Strip remained relatively calm. IDF forces intercepted a Hamas UAV flying over the Gaza Strip. Hamas leader Khalil al-Haya said in an interview that the battle against Israel was reaching its final confrontation, and that Israel’s weaknesses were being revealed day after day. Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh continued meeting with foreign diplomats to gain support for the Palestinian issue.

Spotlight on Iran (March 9-23, 2023)

On March 9, 2023, Iranian Foreign Minister Amir Hossein Abdollahian arrived in Syria for a visit. The Iranian media reported that the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps’ (IRGC) Qods Force, arrived in Syria for a visit in the middle of March 2023. Khalil al-Haya, a member of Hamas’ political bureau, interviewed by al-Jazeera TV, said Iran provided the Palestinian “resistance” [anti-Israeli terrorist activities] with political, financial and military aid, and had continued its support even after Hamas left Syria in 2013.

Spotlight on Global Jihad (March 16-22, 2023)

This week there was a decrease in the scope of ISIS activity around the world. In Afghanistan An IED was activated against a vehicle carrying the governor of the Sherzad region.Two Syrian soldiers were killed by gunfire, apparently by ISIS operatives, in the Palmyra Desert. In The Democratic Republic of the Congo An ISIS attack was carried out for the first time in the area of the town of Lubero. According to ISIS, it is an expansion of the organization’s activity outside the areas of Beni and Ituri, in the northeast of Congo. According to the findings of the Global Terrorism Index summing up 2022, which was published in Australia, ISIS is the deadliest terrorist organization.

Spotlight on Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (March 15-...

This past week Palestinian terrorists carried out two attacks in Judea and Samaria. The Israeli security forces continued counterterrorism activities, focusing on Jenin, four Palestinians were killed. On March 18, 2023 a rocket was launched into Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip. A Hamas delegation headed by Musa Abu Marzouq visited Moscow and met with the Russian deputy foreign minister. A Hamas delegation headed by Isma’il Haniyeh visited Algeria. Saleh al-‘Arouri, deputy head of Hamas’ political bureau, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) leader Ziyad al-Nakhalah met in Lebanon with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. In preparation for the Muslim religious month of Ramadan, Israel announced a series measures to ease conditions for the Palestinian population.

A Weaponizing the Law Conference in the Gaza Strip to discuss the legal bat...

Within the framework of the legal battle the Palestinians are waging against...

An organization named the Galilee Forces – Lone Wolves claimed responsibili...

A terrorist network calling itself the Galilee Forces – Lone Wolves claimed...

Hamas threatens escalation and encourages terrorist attacks during Ramadan

Ramadan officially begin on March 23, 2023 and end on April 21, 2023. Given...

The Houthi Movement and the War in Yemen: Development and Significance

The Houthi movement was established in Yemen in the early 1990s, based on...

Protests in Israel and the rejection of the government’s new legal re...

The Palestinian media are systematically covering the demonstrations held in...

The Use of Social Networks by the Palestinian Public – Facts and Asse...

iPoke, a company based in the Gaza Strip, issued its 2022 annual report...

Reactions to the IDF Activity in Nablus (February 22, 2023)

On February 22, 2023, the Israeli security forces operated in Nablus to...

Children in the Service of Palestinian Terrorism: Security tensions, incite...

During the past three weeks children between the ages of 13 and 14 carried...

Summary of ISIS Activity around the Globe in 2022

Overview The summary of ISIS activity in 2022, which is based on the...

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