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The Iron Swords – the First Gaza War The war in the south of Israel (Updated to 1 p.m., October 8, 2023)

Overview On the morning of October 7, 2023, hundreds of armed Hamas terrorist operatives breached the border security fence and began pouring into Israel from the Gaza Strip, driving pickup trucks and motorcycle, on foot and using motorized hang gliders, heading towards IDF bases and the Israeli villages surrounding Gaza. …

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The Top Ten Takeaways From Hamas’ Sneak Attack On Israel

Everything that’s happened thus far has been eye-opening for everyone. Hamas launched an unprecedented sneak attack on Israel over the weekend that completely caught the self-professed Jewish State by surprise after all its security systems unexpectedly failed at the same time. The border wall was breached, some military bases were …

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AL-AQSA STORM. IS THE MIDDLE EAST BLOWN UP?

On October 7, 2023, the Palestinian Hamas movement began military operations against Israel. Israeli cities and towns bordering the Gaza Strip were attacked. Hamas’ military wing said it had struck more than 50 Israeli military positions. The militant wing of the Palestinian movement Hamas issued a statement that during the …

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The Question Of A Strategic Security Partnership Between Europe And The Arab World

Abstract: This paper deals with the question of the extent to which a security partnership between European and the Arab states increases mutual security on the one hand, and on the other hand, how such cooperation affects the development of the Arab developing states. Finally, it asks whether a new …

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US downs Turkish drone as Turkey bombs infrastructure in Syria’s Kurdish zone

The reports came as Turkish forces pounded strategic economic installations today in the Kurdish-run zone, including oil installations and power stations. A US F-16 fighter jet has downed an unmanned Turkish drone close to a coalition facility in northeastern Syria, where 900 US special operation forces are deployed, a move …

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Gaza’s ‘Al-Aqsa Storm’ Operation Means to Defend Holy Mosque: Hamas Deputy

The Deputy Leader of Hamas Saleh al-Arouri said on Saturday that the wide-scale operation in Gaza is meant to defend Al-Aqsa Mosque and free the prisoners, urging the West Bank Palestinians to join the “Al-Aqsa storm” operation. “It )the resistance( can engage in clashes with all West Bank settlements. We …

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U.S. Needs a Full Rapprochement with Iran

Washington is now in a position in which it will have no meaningful economic or even diplomatic ties with Tehran, even as it approaches nuclear-power status. There are multiple signs that Joe Biden’s administration remains interested in reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) concerning Iran’s nuclear program. That …

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Israeli PM Declares ‘We Are at War’ as Hamas Unleashes Rocket Attacks, Terrorists Infiltrate Country

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared “we are at war, and we will win it” early Saturday as the country’s air force began striking targets in Gaza in response to a surprise Hamas attack on the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, involving more than 3,000 rockets and …

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Live Updates: Israel amasses 100,000 troops on Gaza border as death toll tops 1,100

Palestinian militants on Saturday fired thousands of rockets from the Gaza Strip toward Israel, and several assailant squads managed to break through the security fence and enter Israeli territory. Israel has amassed 100,000 troops on Gaza border in preparation for a ground offensive against Hamas. The operation that appears to …

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Gaza terrorists launch surprise attack on Israel with rocket barrages and infiltrations

Gunmen infiltrate Sderot, other communities; over 200 killed, 1,100 wounded; IDF declares ‘state of war,’ calls up reserves; 2,200 rockets fired, including at Tel Aviv, Dimona, J’lem Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip launched massive rocket barrages at southern and central Israel on Saturday morning, combined with an assault by …

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