Hamas

July 7, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi |

Ahead of NATO Summit, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Calls Israel an ‘Unbearable Burden’

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan declared on July 3 that Israel has become a “burden that humanity can no longer bear” and called for international sanctions against the Jewish state. Israeli Foreign...

July 7, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi, Natalie Ecanow

Hamas Dissolved Its Government on Paper but Still Rules in Practice

Two decades after the curtain rose on Hamas’s reign in Gaza, the terrorist group would have us believe that it has taken its final bow. On July 6, Hamas said that it had dissolved its “Emergency...

July 6, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi, Jonathan Schanzer

Don’t Launder Erdogan’s Record at the NATO Summit

The NATO summit convening in Ankara next week will offer Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan an opportunity to present himself as a vital ally: one with a military capable of blunting Russian aggression,...

July 6, 2026 | Ben Cohen |

7 Fault Lines NATO Must Address in Ankara

As NATO leaders gather on July 7 to 8 in Ankara, the summit’s true test lies in unresolved faultlines over U.S. force posture cuts in Europe, host nation Turkey’s disruptive role within the alliance,...

July 2, 2026 | Ben Cohen |

The UN’s crusade against Israel is fueling the pro-Hamas left

A smirk laid bare the United Nations’ unremitting hostility toward the state of Israel and its people. Last week UN Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem sat stone-faced and silent as she reluctantly listened...

July 2, 2026 | Tzvi Kahn |

Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: July

Trend Overview Welcome back to the Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They provide trendlines...

July 2, 2026 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Iranian ballistic missile operations: 2024–2026

Over the past two years, the Islamic Republic has engaged in at least 15 distinct ballistic missile operations from its territory against foreign targets. These attacks, starting in January 2024, ended...

July 2, 2026 | David Daoud, Ahmad Sharawi

Meet the 13 Palestinians Tasked With Governing Gaza After Hamas

July 1, 2026 | Natalie Ecanow |

Gulf States Sanction Hezbollah, but Qatar Has a Flawed Record on Terror Finance Enforcement

There may be a ceasefire in Lebanon, but Hezbollah’s pocketbook is still in the world’s sights. On June 30, the United States and members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) jointly imposed sanctions...

July 1, 2026 | Tzvi Kahn |

How Trump’s Understanding With Iran Echoes Obama’s 2015 Nuclear Deal

If you want to understand Iran’s negotiating posture for the new nuclear deal with the United States, listen to what Washington and Tehran said about the nuclear deal of July 2015. At the time, President...

June 30, 2026 | Cameron McMillan, Bradley Bowman, Sinan Ciddi

Russia, Hamas, and China: Three reasons Turkey shouldn’t get the F-35

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears eager to impress Washington and Brussels at the upcoming NATO summit in Turkey, with Ankara undertaking robust preparations and Turkish officials trumpeting Erdogan’s...

June 29, 2026 | Mariam Wahba |

The Muslim Brotherhood’s British piggy bank

Each month, U.K.-based charity Human Appeal receives roughly a quarter of a million visitors to its website. In 2024 alone, the organization drew in an estimated $110 million in donations. Yet,...

June 29, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

Hamas suppresses protests, IDF reports 17 strikes, ceasefire violations June 10–29

Anti-Hamas organizers in Gaza planned a series of protests for June 26, but an intimidation campaign by Hamas largely suppressed the demonstrations. The terror group threatened Gazans...

June 28, 2026 | Edmund Fitton-Brown |

The UN’s toxic obsession with Israel lets the world’s worst regimes off scot-free

An absurd report claiming that Israel has committed genocide is the latest example

June 26, 2026 | Simone Rodan-Benzaquen |

The Mamdanisation of the Democratic Party or the risk of a Corbyn-like scenario

*This article was originally published in French On October 8, 2023, the blood had barely dried in the kibbutzim of southern Israel when, in Times Square, part of New York’s radical left was already...

June 26, 2026 | Daniel Swift, Miad Maleki

Iran’s economic catastrophe

Decay, damage and the long road back

June 26, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Decision or stagnation in Gaza?

Eight months after the ceasefire, Hamas still controls half of Gaza

June 24, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

As Kurdistan Region seeks drone defenses, Rubio warns Iraq about Iran proxies

Iraq is working to shore up the economic stability and security of the Kurdistan Region in the wake of months of drone and missile attacks. More than 800 attacks, many assumed to have originated...

June 23, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi, Ahmad Sharawi

Hamas Haven Provided by Turkey Fuels Terror in the West Bank

Israel’s Shin Bet security agency announced that it had foiled dozens of planned terror attacks in the West Bank directed by Hamas operatives in Turkey over the past year. According to the agency,...

June 23, 2026 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Israel’s Offer to Lebanon: Land for Hezbollah’s Disarmament

The interests of Lebanon and Israel align on the core issue of disarming Hezbollah.