The Israel-Gaza Strip Conflict: History, Mistakes, and SolutionsJoe Bechtold
Instead, America’s great bet on the Middle East - that it could do a deal between Israel and the Arab World that marginalised the Palestinians - look absurd. Worse than absurd. It may have helped trigger the October 7 massacre. America’s diplomatic priorities - and ability to win allies...
Hamas, which was democratically elected in Gaza in 2006, governs the strip. At the extreme end of the Palestinian resistance and anti-occupation movement, most western governments consider it to be a terrorist organisation. Israel controls its land crossings into Gaza...
Many humanitarian law experts would argue thatHamas and Israelare engaged in what is known as a "non-international armed conflict." In other words, it would be classified the same way as a civil war that pits the armed forces of a state against an armed non-state actor, rather than an ...
Since the conflict began, US officials have been pressuring Israel to answer two questions. First, what a ground invasion would look like. And second, how Israel would translate any military success into a comprehensive political plan for Gaza after it removes Hamas from power. ...
Israel at War: Day 602 Omri Miran Nahal Oz58Hostages In Gaza35of them declared dead Breaking 10:08 AM Dozens of right-wing protesters are blocking aid trucks heading into Gaza 8:54 AM Over $140 million a month: The secret source funding Gaza humanitarian aid ...
anOct. 16-19 poll from YouGovfound that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict mattered “a great deal” to 30 percent of Americans and “a fair amount” to another 36 percent. And anearlier YouGov pollfound that 8 percent of Americans even have family in the region — 6 percent in Israel, ...
Until recently, events along the Israel-Lebanon border remained relatively minor compared to the war in Gaza. Most of Hezbollah's attacks included anti-tank missile fire toward villages located right near the border, and rocket fire aimed at evacuated villages and towns. Although most of the atte...
This means that Israel’s leaders don’t have a viable way out of the conflict, Thrall explained. Related articleIsrael cancels Washington visit after US allows UN Gaza ceasefire resolution to pass “The realistic options in front of them are to continue to occupy Gaza indefinitely, which most...
CNN: But even in parts of Gaza where Israel has gone in on the ground and cleared out Hamas, for instance in northern Gaza, you have seen thatHamas has regroupedand continued fighting. So doesn’t that raise some question marks about whether Israel can be successful against Hamas regardless...