October, 2023

• 19 October

  Analysis: Will Gaza be Israel’s Stalingrad?

  

  Despite far superior military capabilities, Israel could find itself trapped in Gaza. The deadly bombing of the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday night, which has killed at least 500 people according to health officials, has sparked global outrage and triggered another round of mutual accusations. The Palestinian …

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• 19 October

  Why has Jordan cancelled Biden visit after bombing of Gaza hospital?

  

  Jordan has long had a complex working relationship with Israel. The crisis in Gaza is stressing it — especially after the bombing of Al-Ahli Arab Hospital. It was to be a centrepiece of United States President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East on Wednesday: a trip to Jordan to …

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• 19 October

  Turkey extends mandate for military operations in Syria, Iraq

  

  The Turkish parliament’s extension of the mandate for another two years comes amid rising tensions between Turkey and the United States. Turkey’s parliament voted on Tuesday to extend the mandate that allows its security forces to launch cross-border operations in Syria and Iraq for another two years. The 600-seat Turkish …

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• 19 October

  Jordan cancels Biden summit after hundreds killed in Gaza hospital blast

  

  US president will only visit Israel as Jordan says summit will be held at time when parties could agree to end the ‘war and massacres against Palestinians’. Jordan has cancelled a summit it was scheduled to host in Amman on Wednesday with United States President Joe Biden and the Egyptian …

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• 19 October

  West Africa: Collapse of U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy in the Sahel

  

  Washington, DC — For two months after the coup in Niger in August, 2023, the Biden administration refused to declare that a “coup” had taken place. They did this because using the word would activate US laws requiring the cut off of all security cooperation, development assistance, and economic support. …

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• 18 October

  Gaza Has Created a Dilemma for Hezbollah

  

  The party has spent almost two decades building up a deterrence capacity, and now may be its prisoner. Since Hamas’ attack against Israeli towns on October 7, and the ensuing Israeli bombardment and military operations in and around Gaza, Hezbollah’s response in southern Lebanon has been mostly restrained. The party …

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• 18 October

  A Beacon Amidst Turmoil: Israel’s Resolute Defense Against Terror

  

  In a decisive response to ongoing threats, Israel’s defense forces neutralized Ayman Nofal, a high-ranking commander within Hamas, amidst continuous rocket assaults on Israeli communities. Nofal, notorious for his longstanding campaign of terror, met his end on Tuesday in a precision airstrike in Gaza’s Bureij refugee camp, reaffirming Israel’s unwavering …

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• 18 October

  Attaques terroristes, conflits… Comment exister face aux tragédies du monde ?

  

  L’attentat de Bruxelles lundi 16 octobre, l’assassinat de Dominique Bernard à Arras vendredi 13 octobre, les conflits armés en Europe et au Moyen-Orient, la flambée d’actes antisémites, le harcèlement scolaire… Ces faits nous rappellent que la tragédie, l’oppression et la violence sont des réalités qui peuvent nous toucher à tout …

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• 18 October

  War between Israel and Hamas raises fears about rising US hostility

  

  A fatal stabbing in Illinois, a gun pointed at protesters in Pennsylvania, vandalism at synagogues and harassment of staff at a Palestinian restaurant all are raising fears that the war between Israel and Hamas is sparking violence in the United States. The tensions follow a familiar pattern of crimes against …

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• 18 October

  The Iron Swords –
  The war in the south of Israel
  Updated to 1 p.m., October 17, 2023

  

  The southern sector: The IDF continued its activity in the Gaza Strip, mainly by conductingairstrikes against terrorist targets of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Severalthousand terrorist targets have been attacked since the beginning of the war. Using precision-guided munitions, Israeli Navy ships attacked Hamas military-terrorist targets from the sea,including …

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