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Meet the 13 Palestinians Tasked With Governing Gaza After Hamas

Palestinian ‘pay to slay’ shows why Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza is needed

President Donald Trump is known for forging his own foreign policy path, and Gaza is no different. Whereas the previous administration hoped that a “revitalized” Palestinian Authority would...

Using Facial Recognition Tools To Identify October 7 Perpetrators

Blacklisting the Brotherhood

The Trump administration made history on November 24, 2025, when it issued an executive order calling for the U.S. government to designate “certain Muslim Brotherhood chapters as Foreign Terrorist...

Updated Hamas ‘Narrative’ Signals Confidence About Keeping Power

Hamas has released an updated version of its apologia for its October 7, 2023, murder of 1,200 people in Israel in a renewed effort to rally Palestinians and Israel’s opponents abroad. The glossy manifesto...

2 Caskets Reportedly Containing Slain Hostages Returned to Israel After Hamas Ceasefire Violations

Caskets Returned for Identification: The IDF announced on October 30 that two caskets reportedly containing the remains of slain Israeli hostages were released by Hamas. The remains...

Hamas Chooses Half of Technocrats in New Gaza Governing Body

“We will hand over the rule in Gaza to the Administrative Committee,” said Khalil al-Hayya, the head of Hamas’ negotiating team, on October 26. The statement came on the heels of a meeting between...

The Palestinians Must Apologize to the Lebanese

A Palestinian apology could pave the way for reconciliation by confronting the historical injustices inflicted on Lebanon. On October 26, Palestinian gunmen manning a checkpoint at Beirut’s Shatila...

Iraqi polls grapple with Israeli and Iranian relations as country prepares to vote

Iraqis head to the polls Nov. 11 to elect 329 parliament members for a four-year term, marking the seventh free election since Saddam Hussein’s 2003 fall. Candidates are treading carefully, pledging...

Profiles of anti-Hamas militias in the Gaza Strip

To weaken Hamas’s grip on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli government initiated a campaign to arm rival groups within the enclave, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged in June....

Hamas Turns Its Guns on Gaza’s Clans

Hamas has begun settling scores in the Gaza Strip. In the wake of the ceasefire and release of Israel’s hostages, the terrorist group is targeting clans and families with whom it has long-standing feuds....

What will the Palestine deal unleash?

Regional peace is a bad bet

Profiles of notable terrorists Israel will release in ceasefire deal with Hamas

On October 8, Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire and hostage-exchange agreement that was brokered by the United States, with Qatar and Egypt serving as key mediators. Under...

Game Over for Hamas

President Trump does not lend his name to a plan lightly. His 21-point program to end the Gaza War has garnered unprecedented support from Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan,...

What Lebanon’s Hezbollah Disarmament Campaign Means for Gaza

If Lebanon successfully disarms non-state actors in its territory, its operations could serve as a template for regional stability.

The U.N.’s long war against Israel

For half a century, the most globalist of institutions has demonized the Jewish state

Hiding in Plain Sight: A Playbook for Combating Hamas in South Africa

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Lebanese Government Claims Disarmament of Armed Palestinian Groups Underway

LAF Begins Process of Consolidating Arms: The Lebanese government claimed on August 21 that it had begun disarming Palestinian factions in the Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp in Beirut,...

Reckoning Needed Between Terror-Sponsoring Qatar and United States

The emirate of Qatar continues to play an outsized role in the diplomatic efforts to end the war in Gaza. Over the weekend, these efforts once again failed to end the crisis and release the remaining 50...

Israel Reportedly Arming Additional Anti-Hamas Clans in Gaza

Additional Clans Fighting Hamas: Israel is reportedly now arming and coordinating with two additional Fatah-linked clans in Gaza that are hostile toward Hamas. One group, the Khalas...