Approximately 3,000 people, including 1,000 minors, attempted to cross the border from Morocco into the neighboring Spanish enclave of Ceuta by sea on Monday, local authorities reported. Refugees and migrants set off by swimming and on rubber dinghies during low tide, and were detained upon entering the Spanish North African …

While Israel is dealing with hundreds of rockets fired daily on its territory from the Gaza Strip, the past 24 hours have forced it to deal with attempted penetrations on its northern and eastern borders as well. Early Tuesday morning, The Israeli military shot down a drone approaching the northern …

As fighting between Gaza and Israel continues, US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Monday evening, sounding slightly different sentiments than in the two’s previous convos last week. According to the White House, President Biden “expressed his support for a cease-fire,” signaling for the first time …

Israeli bombardment of Hamas-owned military targets in Gaza continued Monday night, with dozens of underground tunnels, rocket launch pads and buildings said to be housing Hamas commanders leveled by heavy aerial attacks. According to updated figures released by the Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday morning, 130 Hamas operatives have been …

How China and Russia Use Sharp Power to Threaten Democracies Democracies have struggled and autocracies have grown in strength in the past decade and a half. During this period, dictatorships have intensified and modernized their systems of repression. Governments in virtually every region, many ostensible democracies among them, have become …

Summary: Despite relaxed relations between Moldova and Transdniestria, Russia has recently raised the alarm the frozen conflict might turn hot. Is it a serious threat or just a manufactured crisis? The U.S. politician Tip O’Neill is credited with the phrase “all politics is local.” UK prime minister Neville Chamberlain, too, …

A total of 65 launchers, which can fire between four-nine rockets within seconds, have been destroyed in the past three days. The IDF has killed at least 160 Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists since the beginning of Operation Guardian of the Walls began last week, the military said on Tuesday. …

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz: “Israel is not preparing for a cease-fire. … Only when we achieve complete quiet can we talk about calm” Since Monday night, the situation has been boiling over in Gaza as Palestinian movements in Gaza respond to what they call the “violent Israeli aggression against …

What is important here is that the conversation with Ghaani comes as Iranian media published a unique look at Israel’s air defense systems, asserting that Israel is showing new vulnerabilities. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force head Esmail Ghaani spoke with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh over the weekend and …

The arsenal of 14,000 rockets is believed to be worth millions. In the ongoing fight between Israel and Hamas about which side can outlast the other and who will seem more desperate for a ceasefire first, a key issue is cost. It is well-known that Iron Dome interceptors cost far …