Israel continued military operations in Lebanon between July 21 and July 27, 2025. These activities included targeted assassinations of Hezbollah operatives involved in the group’s regeneration ...

Behnam Ben Taleblu, David Daoud, and Ahmad Sharawi unpack the ongoing tensions in Syria and the country’s political landscape, including the role of the Druze community, Iranian influence, Israel’s ...

Damascus’s new rulers may be unwilling or unable to protect Syria’s minorities, and calls have arisen to carve sovereign states for Kurds and Druze out of Syrian territory. However, these calls ...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began to facilitate increased humanitarian aid to Gaza on July 26, the IDF said, including completing new air drops of assistance, opening new humanitarian corridors, ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced American objections to pending Iraqi legislation concerning the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), an entity largely composed of pro-Iranian militias. Iraq is ...

Following a five-month manhunt, Israeli authorities said they located and apprehended the suspect behind a series of bus bombings in central Israel earlier this year. Authorities did not detail if the ...

As part of its efforts to fill Europe’s gap in long-range strike capabilities, Berlin is interested in buying the US-made Typhon missile launch system as a “bridge” until European-developed systems ...

A picture of Abd al Karim Sanubar published by the Israel Police on X. On July 23, Israeli authorities announced the apprehension of a suspect responsible for several bus bombings in central Israel on ...

The anti-Islamic State coalition of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve received its new commander at a ceremony in Iraq on July 21, 2025. Brigadier General Kevin Lambert took over ...

Egyptian security forces killed two suspected members of Harakat Sawaid Misr (HASM) in a shootout in Giza on July 20. The raid follows a new HASM propaganda video threatening fresh attacks, along with ...

Bill and Edmund Fitton‑Brown break down the post‑12‑day war chessboard: Houthis, Hezbollah, and Tehran’s other proxies—what they’ve learned, and where to anticipate the next flashpoint.

Israeli operations in Lebanon continued on a near-daily basis last week. On Friday, Israel struck in Dahiyeh, Beirut for the first time since the November 27 ceasefire, destroying a Hezbollah drone ...