WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ERDOGAN COMES TO VISIT?

HEADLINE 1: Italy and Spain deployed navy ships to escort the flotilla attempting to break Israel’s blockade on Gaza.

HEADLINE 2: Iran says it obtained a trove of documents about sensitive Israeli sites and nuclear facilities.

HEADLINE 3: Russia and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of nuclear power plants in Iran.

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FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Council on Foreign Relations Adjunct Senior Fellow Henri Barkey.

Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

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Featured FDD Pieces:

"China Has Weaponized Battery Production Against the United States" - Elaine Dezenski and Josh Birenbaum, The National Interest

"The United Nations is falling apart" - Edmund Fitton-Brown, The Spectator

"Qatar is no Arab Switzerland" - Cliff May, The Washington Times

HOW DID ARAB CITIZENS OF ISRAEL EXPERIENCE THE OCT. 7TH HAMAS MASSACRE?

HEADLINE 1: If you weren’t already worried about the rise of thinking machines, you definitely want to think twice about getting your news from AI chatbots. 

HEADLINE 2: Israel will close the Allenby crossing between the West Bank and Jordan indefinitely.

HEADLINE 3: Hamas-led authorities in the Gaza Strip executed three alleged “collaborators” as they face rising pushback from militias. 

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FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Arab-Israeli journalist and social activist Yoseph Haddad.

Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

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Featured FDD Pieces:

"Will Israel stop the carnage? A brutal occupation won’t work" - Reuel Marc Gerecht, UnHerd

"A Surge in Islamism Widens Rift Between Sudanese Army and Its Regional Allies" - Hussain Abdul-Hussain, FDD

"Palestine recognition would reward terrorism and contradict international law" - Irwin Cotler and Orde Kittrie, National Post

ARE TENSIONS RISING IN THE SINAI?

HEADLINE 1: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants Washington’s help diffusing tensions with Egypt. And man, is that overdue.

HEADLINE 2: Qatar is still making a stink about Israel’s strike in Doha.

HEADLINE 3: As the Gaza City offensive ramps up, Gaza-based terrorists fired two rockets at the southern Israeli city of Ashdod yesterday.

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FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Steven Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for MENA at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/

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Featured FDD Pieces:

"As Beijing beckons, is Washington sleepwalking on Egypt?" - Mariam Wahba and Ryan Brobst, Breaking Defense

"Africa’s debt collector: China’s shifting role offers US a golden opportunity" - Daniel Swift, The Hill

"'Scientific Malpractice’: Israel Publishes 58-Page Report Dissecting Claims of Famine in Gaza" - David Adesnik, FDD

WHAT HISTORICAL LESSONS FROM PREVIOUS WARS CAN BE APPLIED TO ISRAEL'S CURRENT CONFLICT WITH HAMAS?

HEADLINE 1: Israel’s anti-missile laser system is nearly operational.

HEADLINE 2: Two Israeli soldiers were killed in an attack at the Allenby border crossing between Jordan and the West Bank.

HEADLINE 3: A Houthi drone evaded Israeli air defenses and slammed into a hotel in Eilat.

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FDD Senior Research Analyst Natalie Ecanow, filling in for Jonathan Schanzer, provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Executive Director of the Hudson Institute's Public Interest Fellowship Garrett Exner.

Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

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Featured FDD Pieces:

"The United States Should be Prudent Regarding al-Sharaa’s Turn" - Jonathan Schanzer and Ahmad Sharawi, The National Interest

"Human Rights Are the Key to a Free Iran" - Janatan Sayeh, RealClearWorld

"US designates 4 Iran-backed Iraqi militias as Foreign Terrorist Organizations" - Bridget Toomey, FDD's Long War Journal

HOW ACCURATE ARE THE CLAIMS OF FAMINE IN GAZA?

HEADLINE 1: The Treasury Department rolled out a fresh batch of Iran sanctions.

HEADLINE 2: In response to Israel's strike against Hamas leaders in Doha, representatives from nearly 60 Arab and Islamic countries convened in Qatar to lash out at Israel.

HEADLINE 3: Israel carried out strikes against Yemen’s Hodeidah Port.

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FDD Senior Research Analyst Natalie Ecanow, filling in for Jonathan Schanzer, provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with FDD Vice President of Research David Adesnik.

Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

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Featured FDD Pieces:

"The Saudi-Qatari Competition for Influence in Syria" - Ahmad Sharawi and Natalie Ecanow, The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune

"Three years later, Iran’s freedom martyr Mahsa Amini inspires demands for change" - Rich Goldberg and Benham Ben Taleblu, New York Post

"President Trump, Don’t Settle for Empty Promises on Reindustrialization" - Emily de La Bruyere and Nathan Picarsic, Newsweek

For COGAT statistics on humanitarian aid in Gaza: https://gaza-aid-data.gov.il/mainhome#AidData

WHAT LESSONS HAS THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS LEARNED FROM TWO YEARS OF WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS?

HEADLINE 1: Yesterday, the IDF issued evacuation orders for at least three high-rise buildings in Gaza City, including a tower at the Islamic University.

HEADLINE 2: Another Israeli citizen was caught spying for Iran.

HEADLINE 3: Arab countries are considering establishing a joint military force.

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FDD Senior Fellow Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Shane O'Connor, a humanitarian advisor to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

Learn more at: https://fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

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Featured FDD pieces:

"Wasn’t Hell Supposed to Break Loose if the U.S. Struck Iran?" - Reuel Marc Gerecht and CFR's Ray Takeyh, The Wall Street Journal

"Lessons from Doha: Eject Hamas now" - Ahmad Sharawi, The Hill

"המבצע הבא בעזה חייב להתחיל במסיבת עיתונאים" - Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus, Israel's N12 News

"The art of lying about Israel" - Cliff May, The Washington Times

WILL ISRAEL’S STRIKE ON HAMAS IN DOHA AFFECT THE ABRAHAM PEACE ACCORDS?

HEADLINE 1: The Pentagon approved a new security assistance package for Lebanon.

HEADLINE 2: Speaking of Hezbollah, guess who busted a Hezbollah cell? The Syrian army.

HEADLINE 3: The Treasury Department rolled out fresh sanctions targeting Houthi financial networks.

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FDD Senior Research Analyst Natalie Ecanow, filling in for Jonathan Schanzer, provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Hussain Abdul-Hussain, an FDD research fellow who specializes in the Gulf region and Yemen.

Learn more at: https://fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

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Featured FDD Articles:

"Turkey Could Be Next in Israel’s Cross-hairs After Qatar. The Consequences? Catastrophic" - Sinan Ciddi, Haaretz

"Baghdad Has an Opportunity To Counter Illicit Iranian Activity in Iraq. Will the Government Take It?" - Bridget Toomey, FDD Policy Brief

"From Playground to Classroom: The Spread of Antisemitism in K-12 Schools" - Brandy Shufutinsky, Congressional Testimony

WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR LEBANON?

HEADLINE 1: Qatar isn’t the only target for the Israel in the last 48 hours — Syria was hit, too.

HEADLINE 2: Israel ordered the full evacuation of Gaza City.

HEADLINE 3: Tensions are soaring between Israel and Spain.

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FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Ambassador Edward Gabriel, president and CEO of the American Task Force on Lebanon.

Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

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Featured FDD Articles:

"Building the Future U.S. Cyber Force" - RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery and Dr. Erica Lonergan, FDD Monograph

"China’s money launderers are bankrolling America’s fentanyl epidemic" - Max Meizlish and Elaine Dezenski, The Hill

"Why Israel Shouldn’t Celebrate Lebanon’s Promise to Disarm Hezbollah Just Yet" - David Daoud, Haaretz

"Hamas’ Chief Negotiator Is a Terrorist, Not a Peacemaker" - Jonathan Schanzer and Ahmad Sharawi, The Dispatch

IS GAZA ISRAEL'S VIETNAM? 

HEADLINE 1: Some major weekend action from the Houthis. Yesterday, the Iran-backed terrorists launched an explosive drone at Israel, and it made impact.

HEADLINE 2: In some more Houthi news, the government in Southern Yemen accused Iran of helping their enemies in the north of Yemen, the Houthis, produce chemical weapons.

HEADLINE 3: Saudi Arabia is expanding its role in post-Assad Syria.

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FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Aaron MacLean, an FDD Senior Advisor and host of the "School of War" podcast. 

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Featured FDD Articles:

"China Won’t Get Addicted to America’s Chips" - Craig Singleton, The Wall Street Journal

"How the U.N. Became Hamas’s Partner" - Cliff May and Richard Goldberg, FDD's Foreign Podicy

"FDD's Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: September" - John Hardie

IS IRAN'S "RING OF FIRE" STRATEGY BURNING BRIGHT — OR BURNING OUT?

HEADLINE 1: Israel launched a satellite into space.

HEADLINE 2: Apparently, Tehran had increased its stockpile of enriched uranium in the weeks before Israel launched its first preemptive strike on the program in June.

HEADLINE 3: The Shin Bet thwarted a plot to assassinate Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.

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FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer provides timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Emily Schrader, an Israeli journalist, author, and activist who serves as a news anchor at ILTV News Israel.

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Featured FDD Articles:

"Turkey’s Quiet Relationship with ISIS" — Sinan Ciddi in The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune

"Xi’s military parade showed just how dangerous China has become" — Bradley Bowman in The New York Post

"10 Takeaways From Simulated Attacks on Taiwan’s Energy Sector" — RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Craig Singleton, Johanna Yang, and Jack Burnham, FDD Insight