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The Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Spotlight on the Israel-Palestinian Conflict (June 3 – 10, 2025)

IDF forces continued extensive air and ground attacks on targets belonging to Hamas and the other terrorist organizations operating in the Gaza Strip and expanded their control to additional areas. A leader of the Mujaheddin Brigades who participated in the October 7, 2023 attack and massacre was eliminated. He was also involved in holding and murdering hostages. Five IDF fighters were killed in two incidents; Hamas said it was prepared to hold renewed negotiations for a permanent ceasefire and accused the Israeli government of the stalemate; The humanitarian fund in the Gaza Strip continued to distribute food packages at centers and through local traders. Hamas accused IDF forces and American security guards of shooting at civilians who had arrived in the area; Hamas security forces announced they would pursue members of the Yasser Abu Shabab militia after confirmation that Israel had given them weapons. Chaos continues in the Gaza Strip with looting, exchanges of fire and executions; The IDF stopped the protest ship Madeleine en route to the Gaza Strip and deported most of the passengers to their original countries. A land convoy with thousands of volunteers left Tunisia for the Rafah Crossing in an attempt to "break the siege"; Israeli security forces continued extensive counterterrorism operations in Judea and Samaria; Palestinian Authority chairman Abbas sent a letter to the French president and the Saudi Arabian crown prince in preparation for the "two-state solution conference" in New York. He called for the release of the hostages in the Gaza Strip and declared that the "Palestinian state" would be demilitarized if it received international protection.
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Spotlight on the Israel-Palestinian Conflict (May 27 – June 3, 2025)

IDF forces continued extensive aerial and ground attacks on terrorist targets of Hamas and other terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip. Three IDF soldiers and an Israeli civilian employee of the IDF were killed in two explosive device incidents in the northern Gaza Strip. The IDF spokesperson officially announced the elimination of Muhammad al-Sinwar, the head of Hamas’ military wing; Israel and Hamas disagreed over the ceasefire agreement proposed by United States envoy Steve Witkoff. Hamas said that while they were open to negotiations, they would not release hostages without sufficient guarantees for ending the war; The American company established to distribute humanitarian aid in Gaza reported that approximately six million packages had been distributed at four centers in the southern and central Gaza Strip. Reports of the increasing looting of aid trucks and food warehouses led Hamas security forces to execute suspects; A ship of pro-Palestinian activists set sail from Sicily toward the Gaza Strip in an attempt to “break the siege; Israeli security forces continued extensive counterterrorism operations in Judea and Samaria, during which about $2 million intended for financing terrorism was seized; Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas held an online meeting with a delegation of Arab foreign ministers after Israel prevented them from arriving in Ramallah.
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Spotlight on the Israel-Palestinian Conflict (May 20 – 27, 2025)

IDF forces continued attacking Hamas and other terrorist organization targets in the Gaza Strip from the air and on the ground, and ordered local residents to evacuate from the northern Gaza Strip and the Khan Yunis area. An IDF soldier was killed in the southern Gaza Strip; There were reportedly intensive diplomatic contacts in Egypt and Qatar in an attempt to reach a ceasefire agreement and secure the release of hostages. Hamas claimed they were “open minded” and willing to consider any proposal that would end the war and lead to the IDF’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip; The American company established to distribute humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip began operating in Rafah. There were reports that aid trucks, warehouses and bakeries were looted because of a flour shortage; A terrorist operative was killed in a stabbing attack at a checkpoint in Hebron; there were no casualties. Israeli security forces continued counterterrorism operations in Judea and Samaria, including the detention of terrorist squads responsible for shooting attacks. At least 19 Palestinians released from Israeli prisons in the hostage deal were reportedly detained again. Security forces also took action against branches of a currency exchange company suspected of ties to terrorist organizations; Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas visited Lebanon and discussed disarming the Palestinian refugee camps. 
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Spotlight on the Israel-Palestinian Conflict (May 13 – 20, 2025)

The IDF launched Operation Gideon’s Chariots, a large-scale ground operation combined with aerial attacks targeting Hamas and other terrorist organizations. An assassination attempt was made on the life of Muhammad al-Sinwar, considered head of Hamas' military wing. Palestinians reported hundreds of casualties and damage to hospitals in the Gaza Strip; The Qatari prime minister announced that the indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas held in Doha had reached a dead end. Hamas continued to demand a deal involving the release of all the hostages in exchange for the Palestinian prisoners and called for American and international guarantees to end the war; Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas instructed the Fatah leadership and PLO "factions" to renew contact with Hamas and integrate it into the Palestinian political system to reach an agreement which would include restoring control of the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority; One Israeli civilian was killed and a civilian and a police officer were injured in two terrorist attacks. Israeli security forces continued extensive counterterrorism operations in Judea and Samaria.
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Spotlight on the Israel-Palestinian Conflict (April 29 – May 6, 2025)

IDF forces continued attacking targets belonging to Hamas and the other terrorist operatives operating in the Gaza Strip. They eliminated terrorist operatives and destroyed facilities, including an area of rocket launchers prepared to fire rockets at Israel. An IDF officer and soldier were killed in Rafah; Hamas reiterated its proposal for a five-year ceasefire, warning Israel that its intention to expand the military operation in the Gaza Strip endangered the remaining hostages and would not achieve its objectives; Hamas accused Israel of attempting to create chaos in the Gaza Strip amid the looting of humanitarian aid warehouses and announced a nighttime curfew and the formation of a new security unit; Israeli security forces continued extensive counterterrorism activity in Judea and Samaria. An IDF soldier was seriously wounded. The Palestinians condemned the IDF’s intention to demolish more than one hundred structures in the refugee camps in Tulkarm.
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Spotlight on the Israel-Palestinian Conflict (April 7 –21, 2025)

IDF forces continued operating against Hamas and other terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip, completing the takeover of the Morag Axis in the southern Gaza Strip and encircling the city of Rafah. The forces discovered tunnels and weapons depots, destroyed Hamas command complexes and eliminated dozens of Hamas terrorist operatives. One IDF soldier was killed in the northern Gaza Strip; Hamas rejected the partial ceasefire and hostage release deal since it did not include a full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the reconstruction of the Strip; Hamas also opposed Israel’s demand for disarmament; According to reports, targeting Hamas money changers affected the movement’s ability to pay its operatives and government employees. However, Hamas claimed that eliminating senior figures in its political bureau and military wing had only a temporary effect and did not constitute an existential crisis; Hamas appealed the UK’s decision to designate its political bureau as a terrorist organization; Israel, Judea and Samaria: Two terrorist attacks were carried out and a third incident was suspected of being an attack. Israeli security forces continued counterterrorism operations in Judea and Samaria. Arab-Israelis were detained on suspicion of planning attacks inside Israel; The Palestinian Authority praised French President Macron for his intention to recognize a Palestinian state in the coming months.
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