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More Israeli soldiers might die as the invading troops take the battle underground, into the feared Hamas tunnels. As everyone tries to read more into the announcement by Israel’s prime minister that it may allow “little tactical pauses” to let hostages out or aid in, fighting in Gaza continues. Calls …

A back of the envelope calculation suggests it has already cost Israel more than $2bn with little actual gains to show for it. The first response by Israel to the Hamas attacks of October 7 was to send in the air force to bomb Gaza. The air force was given …

The war between Israel and Hamas makes the two-state solution less viable than ever before. Achieving peace requires political will, compromise, and initiative from the international community. Muriel Asseburg | Senior fellow in the Africa and Middle East Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) Over …

La première visite du président iranien Ebrahim Raïssi en Arabie saoudite, le 13 novembre, marque une étape importante dans le rapprochement entre les deux pays, dont la médiation a été assurée par la Chine en mars. Ces relations acquièrent rapidement un niveau de solidarité qualitativement nouveau dans le contexte du …

Arab and Muslim leaders meeting in the Saudi capital Saturday roundly condemned Israel’s actions in its war against Hamas in Gaza, as fears mount the conflict could draw in other countries. The emergency meeting of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) comes after Hamas militants’ bloody …

As I wrote in my previous piece on statism and the Israel-Hamas conflict, states are organized crime rackets. Wars between states thus represent warfare between rival gangs. The proper libertarian position with reference to such gang wars is neutrality, or the opposition to all state parties to war. Neutrality includes …

A spread of the Israel-Gaza conflict into Egypt would be very dangerous, Greece’s Migration Minister Dmitris Kairidis said at an Ankara meeting 16 days into the war, because Egypt “has a very big population”. His mind was on migration. Europe must be vigilant to the risk of a new refugee …

On Saturday, 7 October 2023, the Palestinian militant movement Hamas, launched a sudden attack on Israel, which has so far resulted in the deaths of more than 1,400 Israelis, with approximately 3,000 people wounded, and the capture of around 240 soldiers and civilians. On the first day of the attack, …

The Defense Department currently has four lines of effort in the Middle East, said Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, who briefed the media Monday. Protection of U.S. forces and citizens in the region.Flow of critical security assistance to Israel as it defends against further Hamas terrorist …

The southern sector: After encircling Gaza City, the IDF forces began operating inside thecity, focusing on Hamas strongholds in the Shati refugee camp, in the northwest of the cityand the area of the Shifa, al-Quds and Indonesian hospitals. The operation revealed moreevidence of Hamas’ use of civilian compounds for terrorist …