The general structure and location of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Source: https://www.dailysabah.com Introduction On October 7th, 2023, news broke out that the Palestinian group Hamas crossed the border with Israel from Gaza Strip and launched armed attacks on military and civilian targets alike. Mainstream media immediately switched from covering Ukraine, and eventually Taiwan, to the

Introduction The October 7 terrorist attack organized by Hamas against Israel led to the escalation of the confrontations in the Gaza Strip, against an already sensitive and tense background for decades. On the other hand, the reopening of large-scale confrontations in the Gaza Strip presses the sensitive point on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, reiterated as

Photo Source: https://www.efchina.org/Blog-en/blog-20220526-en Introduction The escalation of hostilities between Hamas and Israel, that reached a tipping point on the 7th of October, 2023, risks attracting supporters into a larger clash, with possible consequences on global economic and political stability. The context of this acute conflict is relatively complex, hence only a brief list of major