Seth Frantzman is a Middle East security analyst and correspondent, known for his expertise in the region. With a Ph.D. and as the Executive Director of the Middle East Center, he provides insightful analysis on national security issues in Israel. His work has been featured in various publications, including the Jerusalem Post, Defense News, and The Daily Beast.
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By: Seth J. Frantzman
Iran’s goal of escalation amid the Rafah offensive has therefore not come to the fruition that Iran wanted.
By: Seth Frantzman
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant visiting the 91 st division on May 8. (Ariel Hermoni/Israel Ministry of Defense)
Israel may be playing down the impact of the arms delay, but it is music to Hezbollah’s ears, and the Iranian axis in general.
By: Seth Frantzman
The entry of the IDF’s 401st Brigade combat team into Rafah on May 7. (IDF)
Hamas now has to fight in three areas of Gaza against three IDF divisions with fewer resources than before October 7.
The Israel Defense Forces have rapidly increased the number of troops fighting in Gaza over the week of May 5-12, sending two divisions to clear out Hamas in eastern Rafah and Jabalya. Eastern Rafah is along the Egyptian border, and is a sensitive area because of potential opposition from the US and Egypt. Jabalya is in northern Gaza and was previously cleared by the IDF in December. A third, smaller operation also began in Gaza city’s Zaytun suburb.
By: Seth Frantzman
The Israel Defense Forces opened what they dubbed the “western Erez” crossing into northern Gaza on May 12, according to a statement. The opening of a new crossing in the north appears to mean that the IDF has now opened three crossings into northern Gaza. Most of the crossings were closed after the Hamas attack on October 7, but the IDF on May 1
The pier was completed last week, and USAID Response Director says that in the coming day, they expect it to be affixed to the shore, and aid can then flow.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to come up with a decision about the future of Gaza. He said in a statement on May 15 that the prime minister should “make a decision and declare that Israel will not establish civilian control over the Gaza strip, that Israel will not establish military governance in the Gaza strip, and that a governing alternative to Hamas in the Gaza strip will be raised immediately.”
Reporter's notebook: People here are still on edge and they wonder whether Israel will defeat Hamas. The promises of the war have no been fulfilled.
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