Middle Orient

At least 45 Americans claim to have been injured in recent attacks in Iraq and Syria, more than twice as many as the Pentagon previously disclosed, according to a new report. The Pentagon initially claimed that 21 service members suffered traumatic brain injuries as a result of two drone attacks …

In the global conflict with the Moscow-Beijing-Tehran axis, the American superpower needs to walk and chew gum. As Hasan Nasrallah, the chief of Hezbollah, escalates his threats of a broader war and continues the shelling of Israel’s north, Jerusalem, as well as Washington, needs to face an increasingly toxic and …

In a televised speech delivered live on November 3, Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said that he had not been informed by Hamas prior to the October 7 attack on Israel. Nasrallah added that the decision about the war, and the war itself, is “100% Palestinian” and has nothing to do …

On November 6, 2023, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) issued a press release in Arabic, calling for the Palestinian Authority (PA) leadership to boycott visits by American officials and sever all ties with the U.S., declaring the country an enemy which must be targeted, just like …

As the war led by Hamas and the Palestinian factions against Israel in the Gaza Strip continues, following the October 7, 2023 merciless attack by Hamas on Israeli army bases and communities, the spokesman of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades in Hebron announced his group’s intention to join the fight against …

As war rages in Gaza, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues to escalate, causing grievous harm to civilians and threatening stability across the Middle East. Crisis Group experts offer a 360-degree view of how various capitals in the region view this crisis and their own interests therein. The 7 October attack by …

With Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza underway and Houthi rebels in Yemen firing missiles toward Israel, the risk of regional escalation by Iran’s various proxies has reached dangerous new heights. A day before today’s planned speech by Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah, the group claimed to have simultaneously attacked nineteen positions …

An antisemitic mob stormed Makhachkala Airport in southern Russia’s Republic of Dagestan on October 29 intending to hunt down Jewish passengers on an incoming flight from Tel Aviv. This attempted pogrom was eventually thwarted by local law enforcement officials, but the scenes of murderous intent sent shock waves around the …

The Gaza Strip, home to 2 million Palestinians is one of the most densely populated and impoverished places on earth. It has been under a brutal Israeli blockade since 2007 when Hamas, the Islamist movement that opposes Israel took over the coastal enclave. The blockade has severely restricted the movement …

Israel’s options are central to discussions about the day after the guns fall silent in Gaza. Absent from the debate is what Palestinians want. Also absent is any discussion of funding for Gaza’s reconstruction, although the assumption is that oil-rich Gulf states will step up to the plate. The significance …