Author - Yaakov Lappin

The second phase could create a “bottleneck” leading to resumption of war, former Israeli national security advisor Yaakov Amidror says.

“An agreement was indeed close, but every time something new pops up,” Professor Eyal Zisser told JNS.

As international pressure builds on Hamas to accept the Trump plan for Gaza, former Israeli defense officials are weighing possible scenarios for what comes next.

Former Israeli Navy commander Eliezer Marom told JNS that Italian and Spanish warships are likely accompanying the large flotilla heading for Gaza for search-and-rescue purposes.

Experts from the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security argue in a webinar that Israel must achieve a “knockout” by expelling Hamas from Gaza.

Military officials detail a gradual, multi-division maneuver, estimating that 2,000 to 3,000 terrorists remain in Gaza City and 40% of civilians have been evacuated.

Former Mossad official tells JNS Israeli strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha are aimed at breaking the deadlock in hostage negotiations and sending a powerful signal to Qatar.

Israel has successfully launched the Ofek 19, an advanced radar observation satellite, which can observe enemy targets at a high resolution.

While the IDF prepares for a final assault on Gaza City, former defense officials tell JNS that only a military takeover of Hamas’s last stronghold can achieve a decisive victory.

Dramatic decapitation attack in Yemen comes days after Israel struck a fuel depot that appears to be tied to the Houthi missile industry.