Israel: A risky strategy
The attack by Hamas gives the government of Benjamin Netanyahu a pretext to deepen its colonizing policies and bury the two-state solution
The attack by Hamas gives the government of Benjamin Netanyahu a pretext to deepen its colonizing policies and bury the two-state solution
The scale of the massive attack from Gaza and the subsequent bombings on the area have overshadowed the 31 Palestinians killed there in less than a week
The U.N. considers the order from the Israeli military ‘impossible’ to comply with without ‘devastating humanitarian consequences’
The move follows the deadly attacks by Hamas on Israel and continued Republican criticism of the Biden administration’s deal with Iran, in which $6 billion was unfrozen in exchange for the release of five detained Americans
The former president pointed to intelligence failures ahead of last weekend’s onslaught, saying Israel had to ‘strengthen themselves up.’ He further criticized the country’s defense minister, calling him ‘this jerk’
Secretary of State Blinken guaranteed U.S. support in Jerusalem, but asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid harming the civilian population in the retaliatory military campaign
The remarks complicate the public’s understanding of an event that still resonates, as tensions remain high between Tehran and Washington over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program and its aiding of militia groups across the Mideast
The changes in the businessman’s security and content moderation policies after the acquisition of Twitter have caused the platform to become a much less reliable source than before.
There are many ways to comment on the attack carried out by Hamas, but one thing is certain: we have never seen this before and there is no way to imagine its consequences
A feeling of fragility has spread among the Israeli population due to the inability of its army to prevent the Hamas attack and the state’s military deployment in the West Bank in support of settlers
The IMF warns of the danger of a spike in inflation if the conflict persists, and the US admits that the crisis raises ‘additional concerns’
Fear reigns among the 2.2 million residents of the Strip, which is under bombardment by Israel, and where the only power plant is no longer working and the water supply is in danger
Security specialists believe that the Islamic fundamentalist group managed to break through Israeli defenses due to its ability to combine different assault methods
Two former Armed Forces chiefs from opposition parties join the war cabinet, while shelling ravages the periphery of the Palestinian strip to pave the way for battle tanks
The director of the SOAS Middle East Institute says that the Palestinian militia does not have the capacity to act without the support of Iran
Tehran had opposed the normalization of relations between Israel and the Arab states and is now gaining notoriety for its alleged support for Hamas
Shelling on the Strip intensifies and Hamas responds with a barrage of rockets on Ashkelon. Syria and Lebanon fire shells on Israeli territory
The escalation of clashes along the border with Lebanon threatens to open a new front for the Israeli Army in the midst of an open war against Hamas
The U.S. president, who considers the Hamas attack ‘sheer evil,’ is in constant conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel claimed to have found 1,500 dead bodies of militiamen on its soil, as 200,000 Palestinians in Gaza sought refuge. An Israeli attack killed two senior Hamas officials
The organization said it expects global economic growth to slow to 2.9% in 2024 from an expected 3% this year. The forecast for next year is down a notch from the 3% it predicted back in July
The conflict threatens wider consequences such as the cooling of the Israeli-Saudi dialogue, new tensions between the West and Iran, and accusations of double standards leveled at Israel’s supporters
According to several intelligence services, Iran — whose shadow looms over the attack on Israel — has provided money, weapons and military training to the fundamentalist militia since the 1990s
Islamic movement says it will begin executing Israeli civilian hostages for every new unannounced Israeli airstrike
The EU’s most populous member, Germany, and its neighbor Austria, also said they were suspending development aid for Palestinian territories
Republicans have accused the Biden administration of indirectly financing the Hamas offensive through the unfreezing of funds to Iran in prisoner swap deal
The Hamas attack goes beyond the long standoff between Israelis and Palestinians