As the war between Israel and Hamas stretches into its fifth consecutive day, Israel is attempting to keep the conflict contained to prevent further escalation that could bring Hezbollah or Iran into the fight. Sending a carrier strike group to the Middle East serves as an unequivocal message that the …

The October 7 Hamas cross-border assault on Israel will upend the geopolitics of the region and prompt a reconsideration of many of the assumptions underpinning U.S. and allied policy toward the Middle East. Although Iran’s role in the attack is contested, its role as orchestrator of an “axis of resistance” …

Washington now sees Hamas the same way as Isis and could offer help killing senior leaders The US will support Israeli plans for targeted assassinations of senior Hamas officials, a former CIA analyst specialising in the Middle East has told i. Israel has a long record of using assassinations against …