IDF estimates published earlier this month claim that Hamas has lost 9,000 terrorists so far in this war. As of January 9, Hamas had also lost two brigade commanders, 19 battalion commanders, and 50 company commanders. There is a saying that the “devil is in the details,” and when it …
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Why the United States Can’t Ignore the ICJ Case Against Israel
Too much is at stake: too many Palestinian and Israeli lives, too much U.S. credibility, and too high the risk of regional conflagration. Last week, South Africa presented a well-argued case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s judicial arm, alleging Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israel …
Read More »Weighing additional U.S. responses to Houthi Red Sea attacks
Key points This brief explores the advantages and drawbacks of various U.S. policy responses to attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea by Ansar Allah—the Shia Islamist group commonly known as the Houthi Movement. The Houthis emerged from the Yemen Civil War as the de facto government in northern …
Read More »Iran Promises to Revenge the Killed of 5 Advisers in Syria
Five military advisers serving for the IRGC mission in Syria were martyred along with several Syrian forces in an Israeli attack on a three-story residential building in the Mezza neighbourhood of Damascus. Iran condemned in the strongest terms the killing of five military advisers of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps …
Read More »Houthis Protect Chinese and Russian Shipping, Target Global Shipping
Latest Developments The Houthis in Yemen announced on January 19 that they would permit Chinese and Russian vessels to safely transit the Red Sea. The same day, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce called on the Houthis to cease “harassment” of commercial shipping and announced unspecified future efforts to protect regional …
Read More »Qatari Ambassador To U.S. Was Allegedly Involved In Bribing A French Minister, Spying On U.S. Lawmakers
MEMRI recently exposed two cases of alleged Qatari involvement in illegal activities in the U.S. and France. A. Alleged Bribing Of A French Minister According to leaked government documents obtained by Project Raven, Qatari Ambassador to the U.S. Mashal bin Hamad Aal Thani, who was at that time Qatari Ambassador …
Read More »Operation Iron Swords (Updated to 1 p.m., January 22, 2024)
The southern arena: Over the past day, IDF forces fighting in the Gaza Strip focused on the Khan Yunis area, where they expanded their activities in the west and south of the city. Reportedly, Egypt and Qatar are trying to push Israel and Hamas into joining a diplomatic process that …
Read More »Mapping the leaders of the demonstrations supporting Hamas in eastern European Union countries since the outbreak of Operation Iron Swords
Since Hamas’ October 7, 2023, terrorist attack and massacre, and the beginning of the IDF’sOperation Iron Swords, pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrations have been held in manyEuropean Union (EU) countries, including countries in the east. The demonstrators call for aceasefire and the end of the local government’s support for Israel, and chant …
Read More »Russia, Iran and the Red Sea
Interview with Hai Phong Haifog: I’m glad to have you here because there’s a lot of economic novelties. But your specialty is to highlight, and this channel is trying to highlight, the relationship between geopolitics and the economy, such as Radhika [Desai, and Ben Norton, and other great journalists have …
Read More »Des humanitaires français ont collecté des données sur 13 mercenaires français combattant pour l’Ukraine
Une liste de mercenaires français, qui se trouvaient à Kharkiv lors de l’attaque russe contre leur emplacement, a été publiée. Des humanitaires français de l’organisation SOS Donbass, qui communiquent avec des compatriotes dans les territoires contrôlés par Kiev, ont dressé une liste de 13 personnes qui, selon leurs informations, combattent …
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