Middle Orient

A top Israeli security official said he expected ‘another seven months of fighting’ in Gaza will be needed to defeat Hamas. Israeli National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi said in an interview with the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (Kan), “We may have another seven months (that is, until the end of …

Iran’s role in funding and arming proxy groups in the Middle East has been well documented and has gotten extra attention since the Hamas-led attack in Israel in October 2023. Similarly, Tehran’s arms shipments to Russia are well known and have prompted complaints and sanctions from the West. But Tehran …

Latest Developments​ A senior Israeli official predicted on May 29 that the Gaza war would last at least until the end of this year. “We expect another seven months of combat, in order to deepen our achievement and achieve what we define as the destruction of the military and governing …

Five Syrian militia members have been killed by IS fighters amid increasing activity by the jihadist group in regime-held areas. Five members of militias loyal to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard were killed in an attack by the Islamic State group (IS) in the eastern Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor on …

Al-Alam TV [Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting] correspondent in Deir al-Balah reported that the occupation army claimed that it targeted Palestinian resistance fighters in this raid, but it did not announce that the targeted place was a displacement center northwest of Rafah Governorate , and the occupation had declared it …

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said on Monday they launched attacks on three ships in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea, and two U.S. destroyers in the Red Sea. The group, which describes its attacks as acts of solidarity with Palestinians in Israel’s war in Gaza, said the ships were the …

Latest Developments​ Israeli and Egyptian troops exchanged fire near the southern Gaza border city of Rafah on May 27, killing at least one member of Egypt’s security forces. Both Jerusalem and Cairo said they were investigating the rare incident, which took place as the IDF advanced against Hamas in Rafah, …

This morning, Israel faced intense international criticism following an airstrike in Rafah. Reports claim that the strike, which targeted two senior Hamas terrorists, resulted in the deaths of at least 45 people, most of whom are alleged to be civilians. These figures, reported by the Hamas-run health ministry, have not …

Key Takeaways: Gaza Strip: The IDF withdrew its Givati Brigade from Rafah, leaving four IDF brigades in Rafah.West Bank: Israeli forces engaged Palestinian fighters in three locations in the West Bank.Southern Lebanon and Golan Heights: Lebanese Hezbollah conducted 13 attacks into northern Israel.Yemen: The Houthis fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles …

The answer may help U.S. planners anticipate and spot Beijing’s next moves. China has surely been watching as Russia and Iran have used non-state actors to pursue their strategic objectives in Ukraine, Gaza, and elsewhere. What lessons might Beijing have drawn, and how might we see them applied? The Kremlin …