Ahmed Jabari
Hamas confirms the death of Mohammad Deif and other senior leaders
On January 30, Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida stated that Israel killed seven of the group’s senior leaders during the recent war that began with Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023....
Op-eds
U.S. official confirms Israeli forces killed senior Hamas military leader Marwan Issa
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan confirmed on Monday an Israeli airstrike in the Nuseirat area last week killed senior Hamas military commander Marwan Issa. The targeted strike against...
Op-eds
Trump Must Hold Hamas’ Terror Proxies Accountable
By employing HAA as a proxy, Hamas can carry out terrorist attacks while maintaining plausible deniability.
Op-eds
Who Took Out Hezbollah’s Hassan al-Laqqis?
Minutes after Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah finished a lengthy televised appearance late Tuesday night, a team of unknown assailants assassinated Hassan al-Laqqis, one of the...
Policy Briefs
One-Year After ‘Pillar of Defense,’ Hamas is on its Heels
By David Barnett One year ago Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces launched Operation Pillar of Defense (PoD) in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. The largely aerial assault began...
Policy Briefs
Israel’s Strategic Clarity in Syria
It was perhaps fitting that the multiple Israeli strikes in Damascus last week followed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah’s address from Tehran. Nasrallah had warned last Tuesday that the &l...
Op-eds
Iran and Israel Fight, Lebanon Loses
It’s been more than two weeks since the Israeli airstrike in Syria against the arms convoy headed for Hezbollah in Lebanon. Bits of information, coupled with ominous ...
Op-eds
Smugglers Galore
How Iran arms its allies.
Op-eds
Did Israel Defeat Hamas?
The end of Israel’s eighth war of self-defense last week prompted charged debates over the efficacy of Israel’s military operation. In short, what...
Op-eds
Why US-Israel Ties Just Got Warmer
The latest round in an endless cycle of violence between Israel and Gaza has culminated in a surprising win for the US- Israel relationship: an apparent renewal of vows between President Obama an...
Op-eds
Tawhid and Jihad Official Praises Fellow Gazan Jihadists and Calls for Unity
By David Barnett On Nov. 21, an audio speech from Abdullah Jihad al Ashqar (Abu al Muhtasib al Maqdisi), a media official for Tawhid and Jihad Group in Jerusalem, was released t...
Op-eds
Letters of Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Security Council
Now that Israel is fighting back against the rocket-launching Iranian-backed terrorists of Gaza, the United Nations has swung into a frenzy of activity, calling for immediate measures to stop the...
Op-eds
The U.N. Tilt to Terrorists
As the attacks out of Gaza continued, Israel pleaded. The U.N. ignored it.
Op-eds
Israeli Conflict with Hamas Brings Grim Reality of Terror Home
Only fractions of a second mark the difference between life and death.
Op-eds
Brigades That Fire on Israel Are Showing a New Discipline
From the time he was a boy, Ali al-Manama dreamed of joining the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic...
Op-eds
The World Watches Israel Under Fire
As Patrick noted below, the past couple days’ attacks have now reached Tel Aviv. Palestini...
Op-eds
In Gaza, Hamas Military Leader Ahmed Jabari Got What He Deserved
It’s a rhetorical question that’s been asked many times before. But given Wednesday’s events in Gaza, it’s worth asking again: Can anyone name a country on the face of the...
Op-eds
Israel’s Pillar of Self-Defense
Early this Wednesday morning, Israel responded to Hamas’s ongoing attacks, in which the terrorist group has launched over 100 rockets into southern Israeli cities since Saturday. A surgical...
Op-eds
Why Israel Attacked Gaza
In a surgical air strike on Wednesday, Israel eliminated the terrorist leader who masterminded the capture of Israeli soldier Gilat Shalit in 2006. Yesterday’s attack killed Ahmed...