Excerpt It’s now clear that a rare Israeli intelligence failure enabled the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas to overrun the border and carry out the coordinated and bloody assault that claimed more than 1,300 Israeli lives and rocked the country to its core.  For more than a year, the Israeli intelligence services—the Mossad (foreign intelligence), the

In the aftermath of the Hamas terrorist attack that left 1,300 dead, Israelis are shocked and saddened. A war is imminent, and Hamas is not likely to survive it. But when the dust settles, there will also be a reckoning within Israel. There was an intelligence failure. Perhaps more than one. Recent reports suggest the Egyptian government

When adversaries tell you what they want, it is best to believe them. For decades, the regime in Iran and its terrorist proxies like Hamas loudly demanded, “Death to Israel. Death to America.” The mistake in the West was to dismiss such calls as political theater—offering concessions and “grand bargains” instead. The savagery of Hamas’

Hamas came at dawn and murdered with abandon. It had the element of surprise. Israel was unprepared. This was unprecedented. Israel’s security barrier breached; Israeli communities and military bases overrun; territory conquered; and horrific casualties inflicted. Yet the consequences of its actions may ultimately spell Hamas’ demise. Did its leaders not game this scenario? The answer

The panel discussion will be livestreamed here on Monday, October 16, at 12:00pm (ET). For questions about FDD events, contact [email protected]. For media inquiries, please contact [email protected]. As key international restrictions on Iran’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs are set to expire this month, Tehran supports, sponsors, and coordinates with terrorist groups like Hamas —

“I hear them coming. I don’t know what will happen.” These were among the final words of Canadian-Israeli dual national Vivian Silver, sent to a friend via text message on Saturday, as members of the Iranian proxy Hamas entered her home in a community near the Gaza border. The Globe and Mail reported the exchange Monday. The

Last weekend, the world watched with horror as hundreds of Hamas terrorists breached Israeli territory to slaughter Israeli civilians. They killed no fewer than 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped more than 100. President Biden confirmed on Tuesday that 14 Americans are among the dead, and at least 20 others are unaccounted for. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised on October 9 to

Excerpt On Wednesday, air raid sirens forced thousands in northern Israel into bomb shelters. It turned out to be a false alarm, but the fears were warranted. While Israel contends with Hamas to the south, any escalation in tensions between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah all but guarantees the IDF would be fighting a multifront war against

Joining other al-Qaeda branches around the world, Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s branch for East Africa, expressed jubilation for the Hamas-led invasion of Israel in a new statement. Shabaab thus joins al-Qaeda’s men in Yemen, the Indian Subcontinent, and Syria in congratulating the Palestinian militants.  Shabaab now joins al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, and Hurras al-Din

The chorus continues to grow of various Iranian-backed groups and individuals entering the fray to openly threaten the United States over its support for Israel’s counter-attack against Palestinian militants.  Hadi al-Amiri, the leader of Iraq’s Badr Organization, a key Iranian proxy, and Ashab al-Kahf (or People of the Cave), have also expressed the same sentiments.