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 ...
But while Netanyahu is expected to be more willing to bend to Trump than he has been with Biden, the Israeli leader is also in a stronger position politically — and more able to resist U.S. pressure — than he has been since the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas. Following Israel’s s...
Israel still faces a dilemma that was clear from the start of the war and will determine its outcome: try annihilate Hamas, or cut a deal.
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 ...
Cook said Hamas understood its attack would almost certainly draw Israel into a war, likely including a ground operation, and he believes that may have been part of the plan. Hamas trying to "draw Israel into the quagmire" "I think that Hamas is counting on the fact that they will draw ...