October, 2024

• 10 October

  THE FUTURE OF US STRATEGY TOWARD IRAN

  

  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The destabilizing actions of the Islamic Republic of Iran and its armed proxy groups, known as the Axis of Resistance, threaten vital US interests in the Middle East and beyond, ranging from the security and stability of US allies to the free flow of energy and maritime commerce—and …

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• 10 October

  Iranian Foreign Minister warns: “We advise Israel not to test Iran’s will”

  

  Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Erakchi stated that Iran would respond forcefully without hesitation to any possible Israeli attack. Speaking at an event held at the Center for Strategic Studies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (IPIS) in Tehran, attended by the ambassadors of Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, and Syria, Erakchi highlighted …

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• 10 October

  Protests in the U.S.: Shoes in Front of the White House for Children Killed in Gaza

  

  Dozens of pairs of shoes were placed in front of the White House on Monday by pro-Palestinian demonstrators as a reminder of the children killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza. “In honor of the children killed in Palestine,” read a sign. The protesters, gathered at Lafayette Square in Washington, marked …

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• 10 October

  The Israeli army claims: We have killed another Hezbollah leader

  

  The Israeli army announced this morning that it had killed a high-ranking commander of the Lebanese group Hezbollah in an airstrike on southern Beirut. On Monday evening, they had announced plans for a “precise and guided” attack on the southern suburbs of Beirut. In a statement, the Israeli army reported …

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• 10 October

  Spotlight on Terrorism: Hezbollah, Lebanon and Syria (September 30 – October 7 ,2024)

  

  On the night of September 30, 2024, the IDF began a limited ground maneuver in south Lebanon. The forces eliminated hundreds of terrorist operatives, and located and destroyed terrorist facilities hidden in civilian sites. Ten IDF soldiers were killed. The IDF continued airstrikes on Hezbollah terrorist targets in the Dahiyeh …

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• 10 October

  A year of escalating conflict in the Middle East has ushered in a new era of regional displacement

  

  A year of conflict has ushered in a new era of mass displacement in the Middle East. Since Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and the subsequent sustained Israeli bombardment of Gaza, Israel has expanded its operations on multiple fronts to include the West Bank, Yemen, Syria and …

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• 9 October

  Iran Update, October 7, 2024

  

  The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) deployed a third division—the 91st Division—to southern Lebanon on October 7 for “focused and delimited” ground operations against Lebanese Hezbollah.[i] The 91st Division joins the 36th and 98th divisions in southern Lebanon shortly after Israel announced that it would expand ground operations against Hezbollah.[ii] The …

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• 9 October

  What Israel Has Lost

  

  And How It Can Regain Its Strategic Edge The massacre of October 7, 2023, was one of the most horrific atrocities perpetrated since World War II. On that day, Hamas-led militants kidnapped Israeli children, raped Israeli women, beheaded Israeli men, and burned alive entire Israeli families in their homes. But …

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• 9 October

  Israel’s Paradox of Defeat

  

  How the Country’s Military Success Is Producing Political Failure Last October 7, Hamas surprised Israel’s famed military and intelligence agencies. Both had known, for years, about the Palestinian armed group’s preparations to invade Israel and kill and kidnap its soldiers and citizens. But they failed to believe that it would …

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• 9 October

  Possible Outcomes of the Israeli War on the Gaza Strip After the Truce

  

  The Israeli war on the Gaza Strip is managed according to changing rules, depending on the military situation, the local reactions of Hamas and Israel, and foreign pressures. This means that the war will not proceed according to any prepared plans, decisive objectives, or rules. Therefore, this paper addresses the …

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