Middle Orient

CIA Director William J. Burns has declared that the “key to Israel’s—and the region’s—security is dealing with Iran. The Iranian regime has been emboldened by the crisis and seems ready to fight to its last regional proxy, all while expanding its nuclear program and enabling Russian aggression.” [1] Hamas’ invasion …

Terror organization: Hamas Status: Khaled Qaddoumi is Hamas’s representative in Tehran, Iran. Role: Khaled Qaddoumi is Hamas’s representative in Tehran, Iran. He is responsible for raising Hamas’s interests with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of the Iranian government. He also acts as a public mouthpiece for Hamas …

Maher Al Assad, the younger brother of President Bashar. The second layer is that of building a cartel-like apparatus within the border crossings. Hezbollah members infiltrate any position in the crossing management – police officers, customs officers, immigration officers, and other service providers – all of which become informers, the …

On Jun. 15, Islamic Jihad’s branch in Syria, The Martyr Ali al-Aswad Brigade, published a statement mourning the death of a fighter killed in southern Lebanon. “One of the heroes of The Martyr Ali Al-Aswad Brigade – Syrian Square. He [Muhammed Jalbout] ascended on the borders of occupied Palestine in …

But Israel Can Still Learn From America’s Successes The term “regime change” has fallen out of favor in the past two decades, and it is not a term that Israelis use to describe the war they are waging in Gaza. But regime change is precisely what Israel is seeking. Its …

Gaza saw its first day of relative calm in months Sunday, after Israel’s military said it would “pause” fighting daily around a southern route to facilitate aid flows, following repeated UN warnings of famine in the Palestinian territory. “Compared with the previous days, today, the first day of Eid al-Adha, …

Analysis: A ramping up of cross-border attacks and Israeli rhetoric could bring Hezbollah and Israel to the brink of war, despite huge risks for both sides. Rockets fired by Hezbollah at northern Israel last week caused days of wildfires that burned over 2,500 acres of land, raising fears of an …

Clashes between Hezbollah and Israel have increased following a strike on a senior Hezbollah commander on Tuesday. UN officials are warning that the current round of fighting between the Israeli army and Hezbollah has increased the prospect of a “miscalculation”, as fears of a wider war between the two increases. …

Le Sommet du G7 sous présidence italienne, organisé par le gouvernement Meloni dans les Pouilles, proclame comme sa priorité «la défense du système international fondé sur la force du droit», déclarant que «la guerre d’agression russe contre l’Ukraine en a affecté les principes et a déclenché une croissante instabilité, visible …

On June 12, 2024, Hezbollah announced the death of Sami Taleb Abdallah, aka al-Hajj Abu Taleb, in an Israeli airstrike on a building in the town of Jwayya in south Lebanon. Three other Hezbollah operatives were killed in the attack. The IDF spokesperson confirmed that the Israeli Air Force had …