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By providing the residents of the Gaza Strip with various services, UNRWA exempted Hamas from its responsibilities as the governing body, such as creating a working economy that would pay for education and healthcare, and allowed it, instead, to invest resources in building tunnels and manufacturing weapons. “They [UNRWA] teach …

Qatar seems to be the “go-to guy” for almost anything important going on in the last few months, especially over the last weeks. The influence of the Emir Tamim Bin Hadad Al-Thani has grown completely out of proportion, and for a good reason: Qatar invests heavily in the Western world, …

Established In: 2012 Established By: Fadi al-Mellah; Abu Ali Badran; Munir Abboud (Badr Brigades commander) Also Known As: Quwat al-Jalil; Galilee Forces – Lone Wolves; Country Of Origin: Syria Leaders: Fadi al-Mellah; Munir Abboud; Operational Area: Syria, Lebanon, Gaza Strip; Number Of Members: 4,800 Involved In: Suicide attacks, Terrorist attacks, …

Established In: 15 June 2014; Established By: Unknown; Also Known As: People’s Mobilization Committee (PMC), Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), PMF; Country Of Origin: Iraq; Leaders: Falih Alfayyadh; Key Members: Falih Alfayyadh, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis; Operational Area: Iraq, Syria; Number Of Members: 150,000; Involved In: Armed Attacks, Bomb Attacks, Assassinations; The …

Summary:Until the international community is ready to bridge the gap between Israel’s and Palestine’s plans for Gaza’s future, day-after negotiations only serve to distract from ending the bombardment and the urgent humanitarian crisis now. With the Israeli bombardment of Gaza in its third month and a permanent ceasefire nowhere in …

If the Biden administration thought that by rescuing Iran’s economy, which had hit bottom, and removing the Houthis from the list of Foreign Terror Organizations would make both Iran into an ally, the generosity appears to have backfired. If the Iranian regime is allowed to advance to nuclear weapons capability, …

The Middle East came “perilously close to a much broader regional conflict” in the days after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, President Biden’s senior Middle East adviser said in an interview with FRONTLINE for the documentary Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza. In the Dec. …

A Japanese-owned chemical tanker struck Saturday off the coast of India was targeted by a drone “fired from Iran,” the Pentagon said, a sign of expanding risks to commercial shipping beyond the Red Sea. It was the first time the Pentagon has openly accused Iran of directly targeting ships since …

The war that began on October 7 between the terrorist group Hamas and the state of Israel is many things. It is, of course, part of the Palestinian-Israeli struggle, but also a new episode in the history of Islamism and Islamist terrorist organizations. It is many other things. It is …

The United States and Finland formalized a defense cooperation agreement (DCA) on December 18th, marking a pivotal development in their military collaboration. The accord entails Helsinki’s commitment to facilitating access to its military bases for U.S. forces, thereby fostering joint training initiatives and implementing various cooperative measures. U.S. Secretary of …