Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his country is "at war" withHamasalmost immediately after the militant grouplaunched a brutal terror attackfrom the Gaza Strip on October 7, killing hundreds and prompting more than two weeks ofretaliatory airstrikeson the Palestinian territory. The sh...
Ismail Haniyeh is Hamas's leader. He ordered the attack from his home in Qatar, and later gave a televised speech hailing it. Yahya Sinwar is the leader of Hamas in Gaza itself - one of the co-founders of its security apparatus. Mohammed Deif is in charge of ...
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The first is Gaza. We know what war looks like inside overcrowded Gaza because we have seen it too many times. But this is of a whole different magnitude. The psychological shock that has penetrated deep into the Israeli psyche from the weekend's Hamas massacres will co...
Hamas assumed if Israel did stay in Gaza, it could engage in a slow insurgency to weaken the country while it made plans to take over the West Bank. Hamas knew that holding hostages would also keep it in power because the IDF wouldn’t want to engage in risky rescue operations. It knew...
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Why did Netanyahu fire him? Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahucited a “crisis of trust” and strategic differences in his decision to remove Gallant. Netanyahu’s office pointed to Gallant’s opposition to continuing an aggressive campaign against Hamas without clear objectives. Gallant criticized Netanyah...
Hamas must be held accountable for their crimes and we implore them to release the hostages. [ Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, Amnesty report saysOpens in new window ] But nothing can justify the violent, deliberate destruction of the Palestinians in Gaza and, as our...
Gaza: Why Israel and Hamas Are Trading Rocket FireOn the second day of intense Israeli airstrikes that set offstreet protests throughout the...Mitnick, Joshua
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