When Hamas attacked Israel in a massive surprise attack that led to the massacre of 1,400 people, it may have gambled on support from China and Russia. Hamas knew that it would receive Iran’s help, and Iran’s foreign minister flew to Doha in the week after the attack to discuss cooperation. Hamas could count on support or
Hamas has commanded a network of tunnels and terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip since it took control in 2007. The Iranian-backed Palestinian terrorist organization uses civilian areas, including hospitals, to store and launch rockets and spread propaganda. In violation of international law, Hamas also uses hospitals to hide command centers and shield operatives. Hamas
Since Oct. 9, almost four dozen Hezbollah members have been killed following the launch of an Israeli military campaign against Hamas and other terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip. As part of its strategy to maintain pressure on Israel’s northern front, Hezbollah has continuously attacked Israeli targets along the Israel-Lebanon border, which has led to casualties within their ranks.
Latest Developments The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on October 26 that Hamas smuggled weapons and ammunition through tunnels under the Egypt-Gaza border in the runup to its October 7 attack. The terrorists reportedly carried the materiel under the Philadelphia Route, a narrow land corridor that separates Egypt from the Gaza Strip. Hamas’s smuggling operation
As Israel carried out a large round of airstrikes in Gaza on Friday night, with the foreign minister of the Kingdom of Jordan accusing Israel of starting a “ground war on Gaza,” there will be many questions about how Israel has conducted the campaign so far. The war that Israel has been fighting in Gaza
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Latest Developments Hamas is using Gaza’s largest hospital as a terror headquarters, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Friday. According to intelligence gathered by Israel and shared with other countries, Hamas has established command-and-control rooms and tunnels under Shifa hospital in Gaza and uses the medical facility to shield its terrorist infrastructure. The IDF
Latest Developments The United States on October 27 imposed new sanctions on Hamas-linked officials and financial networks as well as members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). In particular, the sanctions target individuals facilitating sanctions evasion by Hamas, arming and training the terrorist group, and providing financial assistance to the families of Palestinian terrorists
Latest Developments The United States conducted precision airstrikes on October 26 against weapons and ammunition storage facilities in Syria operated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The attack came after the Pentagon disclosed that 19 American servicemembers suffered traumatic brain injuries due to attacks on U.S. military bases launched by Iran-backed terrorists in Iraq
The U.S. military attacked two weapons storage facilities in Syria that were used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and its militia proxies on Oct. 27. The U.S. strikes are in response to a spate of assaults on U.S. military bases in Iraq and Syria since the war broke out between Israel and Palestinian