Middle East
Update: US and UK Strikes on Yemen Escalate Tensions
12 January 2024
On 12 January, United States and United Kingdom air forces claimed to have carried out strikes on over 60 Houthi targets at 16 locations in Yemen. The operation was supported…
Read MoreQ&A: Why Are Yemen’s Houthis Attacking Ships in the Red Sea?
5 January 2024
Q&A with Luca Nevola ACLED Middle East Regional Specialist Attacks by Yemen’s dominant Houthi forces on international shipping passing through the Red Sea have multiplied in number and severity since…
Read MoreThe Resurgence of Armed Groups in the West Bank and Their Connections to Gaza
14 December 2023
This study examines the activity of Palestinian militant groups in the West Bank in the year before the outbreak of the most recent conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza
Read MoreInfographic: Violence Escalates in the Middle East in Response to the Israel-Palestine Conflict
29 November 2023
Since the outbreak of the current Israel-Palestine conflict, the so-called ‘axis of resistance’ led by Iran has mobilized against Israel and the United States on multiple fronts across the Middle East.
Read MoreInfographic: Global Demonstrations in Response to the Israel-Palestine Conflict
7 November 2023
The Hamas attack on southern Israel and subsequent Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip have triggered a wave of protests and rallies around the world. During the first three weeks of the current round of hostilities, ACLED records approximately 4,200 demonstration events related to the conflict, accounting for 38% of all demonstration events reported globally.
Read MoreFact Sheet: Israel and Palestine Conflict (Updated 31 October 2023)
10 October 2023
Three weeks after the initial Hamas attack on southern Israel, the IDF launched a ground operation into northern Gaza following intense airstrikes. Violence has simultaneously surged in the West Bank amid stepped up Israeli military raids, settler attacks, and violent demonstrations.
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