CTP-ISW defines the “Axis of Resistance” as the unconventional alliance that Iran has cultivated in the Middle East since the Islamic Republic came to power in 1979. [...] This reporting is consistent with CTP-ISW's observation that the IDF appears to be exploiting disarray in Hezbollah in order to inflict further damage upon the group.[6] Israel detonating Hezbollah pagers and personal radios disrupted the group’s internal communications and may have prompted the group to begin using less secure methods of communication that Israel could then intercept and exploit. [...] 2 Institute for the Study of War and AEI’s Critical Threats Project 2024 Gaza Strip Axis of Resistance objectives: • Erode the will of the Israeli political establishment and public to sustain clearing operations in the Gaza Strip • Reestablish Hamas as the governing authority in the Gaza Strip The IDF announced on September 21 that it killed Hamas fighter Mohammad Mansour in an unspecified locati. [...] The IDF recovered the bodies of the hostages from a tunnel in Rafah on September 1.[24] The IDF is investigating further the involvement of the Hamas fighters with the hostages’ murders.[25] The IDF announced that its Air Force struck over 20 Hamas fighters and infrastructure targets throughout the Gaza Strip since September 20.[26] 4 Institute for the Study of War and AEI’s Critical Threats Proje. [...] The soldier was from the Haruv reconnaissance unit in the IDF Kfir Brigade but was operating under the Menashe Brigade at the time of their injury.[32] The Menashe Brigade operates within Jenin.[33] Palestinian media reported that an Israeli soldier was injured following a clash with Palestinian fighters near al Bayader in Jenin.[34] Both PIJ and the al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades claimed to engage Isr.
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- Johanna Moore Carolyn Moorman Katherine Wells Ria Reddy and Nicholas Carl 1
- Information Cutoff September 21 2024 200pm ET 1
- Israel has issued new security protocols for some of its northern communities in anticipation of intensifying conflict with Lebanese Hezbollah. 1
- 2 Institute for the Study of War and AEIs Critical Threats Project 2024 2
- An Israeli military correspondent reported that the IDF exploited an operational opportunity in conducting its airstrike that killed 12 Hezbollah Radwan commanders in Beirut on September 20.4 2
- The Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces PMF and Iraqi Red Crescent Society sent two plans of aid to Beirut on September 21.10 2
- Key Takeaways 2
- Lebanon 2
- Lebanon 2
- Iraq 2
- 3 Institute for the Study of War and AEIs Critical Threats Project 2024 3
- Gaza Strip 3
- Axis of Resistance objectives 3
- The IDF announced on September 21 that it killed Hamas fighter Mohammad Mansour in an unspecified location in the Gaza Strip.11 3
- 4 Institute for the Study of War and AEIs Critical Threats Project 2024 4
- The IDF Air Force struck a Hamas command-and-control site in Gaza City on September 21.13 4
- The al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades conducted a rocket attack targeting Israeli forces east of the Netzarim Corridor.16 4
- The IDF 162nd Division continued clearing operations in Rafah on September 21.18 4
- The IDF announced on September 21 that Israeli forces killed two Hamas fighters in early September who may have been responsible for the murder of six Israeli hostages.22 4
- The IDF announced that its Air Force struck over 20 Hamas fighters and infrastructure targets throughout the Gaza Strip since September 20.26 4
- 5 Institute for the Study of War and AEIs Critical Threats Project 2024 5
- 6 Institute for the Study of War and AEIs Critical Threats Project 2024 6
- The al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed two indirect fire attacks into southern Israel on September 20.27 6
- 7 Institute for the Study of War and AEIs Critical Threats Project 2024 7
- West Bank 7
- Axis of Resistance objectives 7
- Israeli forces have engaged Palestinian fighters in at least four locations in the West Bank since CTP-ISWs last data cutoff on September 20.28 7
- 8 Institute for the Study of War and AEIs Critical Threats Project 2024 8
- An IDF soldier was severely injured in an engagement with Palestinian militias in the northern West Bank on September 21.31 . 8
- This map is not an exhaustive depiction of clashes and demonstrations in the West Bank. 8
- Southern Lebanon and Golan Heights 8
- 9 Institute for the Study of War and AEIs Critical Threats Project 2024 9
- Axis of Resistance objectives 9
- Lebanese Hezbollah has conducted at least 14 attacks into northern Israel targeting Israeli forces and air defense and intelligence sites since CTP-ISWs last data cutoff on September 20.36 9
- Iran and Axis of Resistance 9
- 10 Institute for the Study of War and AEIs Critical Threats Project 2024 10
- US Central Command CENTCOM intercepted a Houthi drone over the Red Sea on September 20.37 10
- 11 Institute for the Study of War and AEIs Critical Threats Project 2024 11
