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Avihu Marom is a Research Assistant in the INSS Data Analytics Center. He brings years of experience in intelligence, investigations, and data analysis across both government and private sectors. Before joining INSS, he co-founded RiskMind, a private intelligence firm specializing in due diligence, global fraud investigations, and strategic risk assessment. Avihu also worked as a business intelligence analyst at Black Cube and as a project manager in the IDF’s Research Department In the Directorate of Military Intelligence.
He holds an M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies from Tel Aviv University and a B.A. in Government, Diplomacy and Strategy from Reichman University, with a focus on national security and the Middle East.
Avihu Marom
Research Assistant
Publications
All PublicationsDashboard: The Military Campaign Against Iran
The Data Analytics Center at the Institute for National Security Studies presents a real-time situation report on the military campaign against Iran. The report includes a dedicated dashboard featuring selected data, accompanied by an interactive map depicting the situation on the ground. The data is updated continuously and as accurately as possible, based on intelligence assessments, open-source information, and media reports.
1 March, 2026Interactive Map: Operation Epic Fury (Roaring Lion)
This interactive map provides a strategic situational overview of the Middle East theater during the joint Israeli-American operation against Iran. It features Israeli and U.S. strikes across the region, Iranian strikes within Arab nations, U.S. force deployments, and Iranian military facilities and bases. Additionally, users can enable an optional layer displaying strikes from Operation Rising Lion for comparative analysis. The map is updated continuously with the highest possible precision, based on open-source intelligence (OSINT) and media reports.
28 February, 2026Interactive Map: Operation Epic Fury (Lion's Roar)
This interactive map highlights the deployment of U.S. military assets and other relevant actors in the region. The current U.S. posture signals deterrence and readiness for offensive military operations, while reflecting a strong preference to avoid a protracted conflict. Combined with intensified ISR activity and diplomatic signaling, this configuration supports coercive diplomacy but also increases the risk of escalation through miscalculation in an already volatile theater. The map is updated regularly and as accurately as possible, based on open-source intelligence assessments and media reporting.
11 February, 2026Dashboard: Protests in Iran
The Data Analytics Center at INSS provides accurate and up-to-date data on the widespread protests in Iran
11 January, 2026Interactive Map: Gaza Strip in the Aftermath of the Ceasefire
This interactive map illustrates the IDF withdrawal line (the “Yellow Line”), major Hamas violations, and the local factions and clans currently clashing with Hamas. The platform includes a range of interactive tools, such as switchable basemaps, drawing and annotation, distance and area measurements, as well as map-sharing functions. The map is updated regularly and reflects the most accurate information available, based on open-source intelligence (OSINT) and media reporting.
23 October, 2025Interactive Map: The West Bank During the Swords of Iron War
This interactive map presents an up-to-date picture of the situation in the West Bank since the outbreak of the war in Gaza. The map includes geospatial data on IDF operations, Palestinian terror attacks, arrests, protests, settler violence, and economic indicators—at the district and municipal levels.
The data is updated continuously and as accurately as possible, based on intelligence assessments from open sources and verified field reports.
This is the first in a series of maps; additional topics will follow, contributing to a deeper understanding of developments on the ground.
29 July, 2025