Ismail Haniyeh

August 5, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh |

Mass arrests and conflicting narratives following the Haniyeh assassination

In response to the assassination of former Hamas Political Chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31, the Islamic Republic has arrested over 20 senior intelligence officers and military officials,...

August 4, 2024 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

The Islamic Republic prepares to avenge Ismail Haniyeh

“Bloodlust” is a term cascading across the Iranian media space this week: “Bloodlust is commanded,” declared Jam-e Jam newspaper, connected to Iran’s state-sanctioned...

August 2, 2024 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Iran Counts on U.S. Weakness to Check Israeli Strength

The Biden administration has pressed the Jewish state for a cease-fire, so far without success.

August 2, 2024 | |

Arab Media Reports Five Hamas Leaders Eliminated in Gaza Strike

Israel eliminated five leaders of the Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas approximately a week and a half ago during an airstrike that destroyed a tunnel in the Gaza Strip, two Hamas...

August 2, 2024 | |

Hamas Backers Gather in Qatar for Ismail Haniyeh’s Funeral

Mourners gathered in Doha, Qatar, on August 2 to pay their respects to Hamas’s late political chief, Ismail Haniyeh. Haniyeh died in a presumed Israeli hit on his guesthouse in...

August 2, 2024 | |

Turkey Holds ‘Day of Mourning’ to Commemorate Assassinated Hamas Leader

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz summoned the deputy ambassador of Turkey for a severe reprimand on August 2, after the Turkish flag at the country’s embassy in Tel Aviv was...

August 2, 2024 | Ben Cohen |

Enough is enough: NATO must suspend cooperation with Turkey

Under the brutally authoritarian rule of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, its diehard Islamist president, it has stood out as the alliance’s greatest liability.

August 2, 2024 | |

Malaysian Prime Minister Slams Facebook for Removing Post Praising Haniyeh

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim strongly criticized Meta Platforms — the parent company of Instagram and Facebook — after his Facebook post mourning the assassination...

August 2, 2024 | Janatan Sayeh |

Haniyeh’s Death in Tehran Shows Iranian Role in Hamas’ Warfare

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh spent the final hours before his assassination in a Tehran safehouse that belongs to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)...

August 2, 2024 | David Daoud |

Hints within Nasrallah’s speech about Hezbollah’s retaliation for Beirut strike

The Levant has been on unusually high alert since a Falaq-1 missile fired by Hezbollah struck a soccer field in the community of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, killing 12 Israeli children. Israel’s...

August 2, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: August 2, 2024

Today’s Issue: | With War Apparently Imminent, Israel Holds Discussions with Allies, Hezbollah Evacuates Command Posts | Alma: 2,560 Attacks on Northern Israel Since the War Began, 48.4 Percent Against...

August 2, 2024 | |

Bomb That Killed Hamas Leader Reportedly Smuggled Into Guesthouse Months Ago

Latest Developments A hidden explosive device smuggled into his Tehran guesthouse months ago killed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, The New York Times revealed on August 1. Unnamed sources told...

August 2, 2024 | John Hardie |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: August

Welcome back to the Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy...

August 1, 2024 | |

Amid Rift With Erdogan, Turkish Parliament Extends New Invitation to PA Leader Mahmoud Abbas

Days after Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas sparked the ire of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by turning down an invitation to address the Turkish parliament,...

August 1, 2024 | |

Israel Confirms Hamas Terror Commander Muhammad Deif was Killed on July 13

Latest Developments After two weeks of speculation about his fate, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on August 1 that Hamas military commander Muhammad Deif was eliminated in an airstrike. The...

August 1, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Hezbollah fires rocket barrages at northern Israel

Hezbollah targeted northern Israel with barrages of rockets as Iran vowed revenge against Israel for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Hezbollah also promised to increase attacks after Israel...

August 1, 2024 | Joe Truzman |

Israel confirms Hamas commander Muhammed Deif killed in airstrike

The Israeli Security Agency (ISA) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on August 1 that a July 13 airstrike had successfully killed Hamas’ military commander, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim...

August 1, 2024 | Enia Krivine |

Will America Help, or Hinder, Israel’s Efforts To Contain Iran? 

Jerusalem and Tehran are likely headed into a sharp escalation after a strike on Tehran killed senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday...

July 31, 2024 | |

U.S. Military Strikes Iran-Backed Militias in Iraq

Latest Developments U.S. forces conducted a self-defense airstrike against Iran-backed terrorists in Iraq on July 30, according to U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to The Washington...

July 31, 2024 | |

After Eliminating Ismail Haniyeh, Israel’s Hunt for Hamas Leaders Continues

The strike in Tehran on July 31 that killed Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’s seniormost political leader, brings to four the number of Hamas’s top leaders eliminated since the October...