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After Nasrallah’s speech, US and Israel escalate Gaza war

There is no more humming and hawing in Washington and Tel Aviv, as more weapons, battle plans, troops, and allies are amassed to deepen the war on Gaza and destroy the Palestinian resistance. Thirty days after Operation Al-Aqsa Flood destroyed Israel’s psychological deterrence, Washington and Tel Aviv continue to take …

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Arab normalizers turn their cheek as ‘another Hiroshima’ unfolds in Gaza

While Israel has dropped the equivalent of two nuclear bombs on Gaza – and mulls over the prospect of deploying an actual one – normalized Arab regimes are quietly protecting their commitment to support Tel Aviv over Tehran. “The world cannot see another Hiroshima. If the world sees 100,000 people …

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Russia’s public pivot to Palestine

As the west’s support for Israel’s Gaza war becomes indefensible, Moscow aligns itself with the global majority in defense of Palestine. The complex, nuanced issue of Russia’s geopolitical neutrality in the Israel-Palestine tragedy was finally clarified last week, in no uncertain terms. Exhibit A is Russian President Vladimir Putin addressing …

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À Gaza, l’armée israélienne respecte-t-elle le droit international ?

Parmi les nombreuses voix qui ont soutenu Israël, certaines comme le conseiller à la sécurité nationale de la Maison Blanche, Jake Sullivan, lui ont demandé de conduire ses opérations dans Gaza de manière à cibler le Hamas, pas les civils. D’autres voix, moins amènes, l’ont accusé de violer le droit …

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Israel-Hamas conflict: what Gaza might look like ‘the day after’ the war

Less than a week after Hamas’s devastating attacks on October 7, Israel’s intelligence ministry produced a chilling document. It advocated that Israel remove all of Gaza’s Palestinian population and forcibly resettle them in the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula. In November, a poster advertising a far-right rally in Tel Aviv juxtaposed an …

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US conducts airstrikes in Syria targeting Iran-backed groups, facilities

The United States carried out two air strikes in Syria against Iran and its aligned groups on Sunday, the Pentagon said, in the latest response to a series of attacks against American forces in Syria and in Iraq. In a statement, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the strikes targeted …

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Hamas ‘victories’ coming with heavy political cost, missed opportunities

Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack seems to have been planned with specific goals in mind, yet without considering the wider consequences for the movement. A pattern is emerging in Hamas’ behavior where its short-term plans produce unexpected achievements and consequences that supersede the movement’s political capacity to deal with them. The …

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US launches new airstrikes against IRGC facility in Syria as attacks continue

US F-15s bombed a facility in eastern Syria as the Pentagon’s Middle East policy director openly warned that the US military may target Iranian IRGC personnel in a bid to halt militia attacks on American troops. The United States military on Wednesday launched a new round of airstrikes targeting a …

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Thousands who were sheltering at Gaza City’s hospitals flee as Israel-Hamas war closes in

Thousands of Palestinians sheltering from the Israel-Hamas war at Gaza City’s main hospital fled south Friday after several reported strikes in and around the compound overnight. They joined a growing exodus of people escaping intense urban fighting in the north — including near other hospitals — as Gaza officials said …

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Experts explain Hezbollah’s presence on the triple border: ‘There is a related group, but very small and of little influence’

Operation of the Federal Police brings the most forceful accusation ever made about possible terrorist activity in Brazil, say researchers Operation Trapiche of the Federal Police (PF), which arrested two men accused of being part of Hezbollah and planning attacks on synagogues in Brazil, ignited the warning about possible terrorist …

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