Israeli ground forces were battling Hamas fighters deep inside Gaza’s largest city, Israel said Tuesday. The push signals a major new stage in the month-old conflict, and its leaders foresee controlling the enclave’s security after the war.

As the massacre of Palestinian civilians continues a widening global outrage to Israeli atrocities is growing. Commentators, mostly as asides, have wondered why the areas being bombed and attacked are called camps. The question about using the nomenclature “camps” arrived from two decidedly opposing sources. One source is a firmly …

When Jewish extremists, fanatic Zionists, religious zealots, ultranationalists and crypto-fascists in the apartheid state of Israel say they want to wipe Gaza off the face of the earth, believe them. I covered the birth of Jewish fascism in Israel. I reported on the extremist Meir Kahane, who was barred from …

The Houthis’ attempted bombing of Israel is a major move because it was arguably approved by Iran, which authorized this attack despite the risk that it could worsen relations with Saudi Arabia. Yemen’s Houthi rebels recently released footage purporting to show the drones and missiles that they claim to have …

Russia would strengthen the North African dimension of its “Ummah Pivot”, complementarily optimize the security dimension of its African Pivot, and become a major powerbroker along the EU’s/NATO’s southern periphery. Bloomberg reported on Sunday that “Putin’s Move to Secure Libya Bases Is New Regional Worry for US”, which cited unnamed …

The dialogue between their diplomats, experts, and policymakers in search of the next “big idea” for shaping the future of their strategic partnership would benefit by incorporating the precepts contained in the tri-multipolarity paradigm. ThePrint published a detailed report on Monday about “Business deals, maritime corridors, govt securities — how …

Overview The southern sector: The IDF’s integrated aerial, land and naval maneuver in the Gaza Stripintensified. According to reports, more than 2,500 terrorist targets have been attacked sincethe beginning of the ground maneuver. The forces exposed Hamas’ exploitation of civilianfacilities for positioning rocket launchers. Sources in the Gaza Strip claimed …

It is doubtful that Kosovo’s Prime Minister Kurti and Serbia’s President Vucic will agree on anything unless the European Council changes the dynamic of the Serbia-Kosovo conflict by rewarding the side that cooperates, which would pressure the non-cooperative party to modify its position Since Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia …

Over the past week Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and other Armenian officials have been hinting that a peace deal with Azerbaijan could be imminent. They say the sides have reached agreement on three core principles of a deal while “details” remain to be settled. Pashinyan told parliament on October 30 …

Executive Summary On September 23, 2001, then-U.S. President George W. Bush signed Executive Order (EO) 13224, which “authorizes the U.S. government to block the assets of individuals and entities that provide support, services, or assistance to, or otherwise associate with, terrorists and terrorist organizations designated under the Order, as well …