Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his country is "at war" with Hamas almost immediately after the militant group launched a brutal terror attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, killing hundreds and prompting more than two weeks of retaliatory airstrikes on the Palestinian ...
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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This perception raises a pressing question: Why hasn't the public risen up against Hamas, even in the face of widespread destruction, displacement, and the deaths of tens of thousands? Palestinians attend a rally calling for an end to the war, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on...
Video of Hamas Raid Shows Why Israel Is So Freaked Out About Gaza TunnelsElias GrollForeign Policy
Iran, which has a network of proxies throughout the region and is seen as a long-time backer of Hamas, has denied involvement in that attack. But since the outbreak of war in Gaza, Iran’s proxies have launched attacks on Israel and its allies and wreaked havoc on global shipping by ...
The court has been rounded on by the United States for seeking the arrests of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for Israel’s military actions in Gaza following Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack. The...
As desperate Palestinians in sealed-off Gaza try to find refuge under Israel’s relentless bombardment in retaliation for Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 attack, many ask why neighboring Egypt or other Arab countries don’t take them in.
Gen. Yahya Saree has said the group wants to “prevent Israeli ships from navigating the Red Sea (and Gulf of Aden) until the Israeli aggression against our steadfast brothers in the Gaza Strip stops.” But few of the ships targeted have had direct links to Israel. In a recent...