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What Starts in Gaza – and Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Venezuela – Starts in Iran

There should be little doubt that the war that began when Hamas terrorists attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, actually originated in Iran. The multi-pronged, highly coordinated and murderous attacks could not have happened without Iranian government assistance and approval. Leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah, according to the Wall Street …

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The Iron Swords
The war in the south of Israel
Updated to 1 p.m., October 10, 2023

The southern sector: IDF fighters continued battling terrorists in the Israeli villagesand IDF posts in the area surrounding the Gaza Strip. Later in the day, the IDF spokesmanannounced that full control of the fence had been regained. The massive attacks against Gazafrom the air, sea and land continued. The terrorist …

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Europe’s Moment of Powerlessness in the Middle East

Sidelined in the region, Europe is unlikely to have its voice heard amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas confrontation. Yet the EU’s economic leverage could prove useful in getting Israel and a new Palestinian leadership to negotiate in the longer term. With the horrendous attacks of its terrorist groups on Israeli territory …

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The Iron Swords –
The war in the south of Israel
Updated to 1 p.m., October 9, 2023

During the past 24 hours, Israeli security forces carried out massive activity in the Gaza Stripon land, in the air and at sea; several hundred targets were attacked from the air. The forcescontinued searching for and clashing with terrorists who still remained in Israel. In themeantime, Gaza continued firing rockets …

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Lessons from Israel’s Wars in Gaza

For more than a decade, Israel has clashed with Hamas in Gaza, with cycles of violence defined by periods of intense fighting followed by relative lulls. This brief summarizes a report focusing on a five-year period of this conflict — from the end of Operation Cast Lead in 2009 to …

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The Hamas Einsatzgruppen Attack – October 7, 2023

On a Shabbat morning and a religious holiday, on October 7, Hamas operatives invaded Israel and carried out a Hamas Einsatzgruppen attack.[1] This war should not to be compared to the 1973 Yom Kippur War, when Israel was surprised by invading armies of Arab states. Hamas’s operatives cannot also not …

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Pentagon warns Iran, Hezbollah to stay out of Hamas war with Israel

The Biden administration deployed an aircraft carrier strike group in a bid to deter a multi-front war against Israel, but lack of a formal defense treaty with Israel and Congressional authorities could inhibit Washington’s ability to respond. The Pentagon has begun surging air defense munitions and other equipment to Israel’s …

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Gaza under siege braces for the worst, as Israel-Hamas fighting escalates

The Israeli airstrikes and decision to cut off water and power supply to the already besieged Gaza Strip have the residents on edge. The Israel-Hamas military escalation in the Gaza Strip has caused a humanitarian disaster for residents of the small coastal enclave on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. …

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Complot américain à l’ONU : Il est temps pour la Russie et la Chine de jouer la carte de la sécurité

Il y a des raisons de croire que les Anglo-Saxons vont promouvoir le thème de la destruction du droit de veto «dans un paquet» lorsque sera abordé le thème de l’élargissement du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU au Brésil, à l’Inde et peut-être à l’Union africaine. La session de l’Assemblée …

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L’Ukraine retire la 47e brigade mécanisée de Robotyne après une mutinerie

L’armée ukrainienne subit de lourdes pertes lors de la contre-offensive, et bien que cela ne soit pas reconnu à Kiev, ce n’est pas la première fois que certaines brigades des forces armées ukrainiennes sont retirées du front vers l’arrière pour restaurer leur efficacité au combat. Par exemple, la 47e brigade …

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