Israel’s mowing-the-grass strategy finally failed spectacularly on Oct. 7. The Hamas attack underscored just how little control Israel has over Gaza. It was not just anintelligencefailure and an operational failure but also a more sweeping strategic failure. The core premise behind Israe...
How Israel Can Solve Its Gaza ProblemKuperwasser, YossiMiddle East Quarterly
The ceasefire got off to a rocky start when its implementation was delayed several hours over Hamas' initial failure to provide Israel with a list of hostages to be released. The ceasefire came into force after Israel confirmed receipt of this list....
For decades, Israel has been seen as a country with highly accurate intelligence, strong military capabilities, and secure defenses. The Hamas attack shattered this perception, leaving a lasting psychological impact, even as Israel swiftly retaliated with severe blows to Hamas. Second, Here are the ...
The wartime event that probably most hurt Israel’s efforts during Operation Guardian of the Walls last year was thebombing of the al-Jalaa building, where the Associated Press had its Gaza offices.The IDF said it struck the site because Hamas had equipment in the building that was jamming th...
Hamas ground-based rocket launchers, found in an orchard near Jabalya refugee camp, November 23, 2023. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) Launchers were found buried in the ground allowing for quick unaimed launches toward Israel. Hamas ground-based rocket launchers, found in an orchard near...
Gaza may not be occupied in the conventional sense but it is a small territory with 2 million people living behind borders controlled by Israel. It lacks a port, its sole airport was destroyed many years ago and its Mediterranean coastline is patrolled by Israelis at all times. It is essenti...
how Israel could be thinking beyond Gaza at this very moment. Specifically, it makes sense that Netanyahu would want to start off on a good foot with the incoming Trump administration not just out of fear but, critically, because Jerusalem has its eyes on a much wider regional agenda that ...
This is the kind of archeological treasure that is being reduced to rubble when Israel indiscriminately bombs the Gaza Strip periodically, angry that it has not been able to subdue or expel its people. Of course the lives lost in these airstrikes are more precious, but life is given meaning...
The Soufi family is one of several Bedouin clans with a long presence in Gaza’s southern borderlands, where the new gangs are mostly organised along family lines, people familiar with the matter said. Abu Shabab’s gang, which is believed to control territory just 1.5km from the border cros...