“There are issues that he can make a decision on and there are issues and matters that his deputies and the rest of the members of the political bureau can do,” said Hani al Masri, a veteran Palestinian analyst who has met most of Hamas’ leaders over...
How Hamas Missed Its Chance in GazaRoss, Dennis
was freed. She was taken by motorbike to Gaza by Hamas terrorists. She said she was beaten initially, though later given medicine and fed by her captors. She reported that the hostages are held in a “spider’s web” of tunnels that stretch far beneath Gaza and was forced to walk for ...
Hamas rocket launchers, found in an orchard near Jabalya refugee camp, November 23, 2023. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) One of the rocket launchers found at the back of an orchard, it is fixed into the ground and surrounded by the fallen fruit from the orchard. Hamas rocket launcher...
Israel is adept at getting on the front foot with its messaging. Now there is a new player in the Middle East info wars in the form of the Hamas PR machine.
On October 7th, 2023, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, resulting in approximately 1,200 deaths and more than 250 hostages taken by the group. Israel responded with a large-scale military operation in Gaza. Looking back over the past year, what has this war, triggered by theHamas...
TEL AVIV —Hamas’ unprecedented raid on southern Israel has prompted a legal predicament: How does a countryscarred by the deadliest attackin its history bring the perpetrators to justice? Israel is holdinghundreds of Palestiniansfrom Gaza accused of taking part in ...
InOman,Jordan, Morocco, and other Arab countries, activists organizedboycottsof Starbucks and other US brands. “Some campaigners have singled out Starbucks for suing its workers’ union over a post on the Israel-Hamas conflict,” Reuters reported. ...
Shlomi Berger’s 19-year-old daughter, Agam, was abducted two days after the start of her Israeli army service along the border with Gaza. Videos of her bloodied face emerged shortly after the Hamas attack: one showing an armed man pushing her into a truck,...
The wars in Ukraine and Gaza have seen Russia, Israel and Hamas all accused of committing war crimes. The subject of war crimes is also on my mind since I’m living in Tokyo at the moment. Some 100,000 people are thought to have died in the firebombing of this city in a single nig...