Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Israel reportedly blocks Board of Peace base in Gaza, IDF reports 31 ceasefire violations October 1–15
The US-backed Board of Peace (BoP) remains unable to build its first military facility in Gaza, even as it prepares Hamas weapons-collection sites and expands reconstruction partnerships. Meanwhile, Hamas-affiliated...
Op-eds
Board of Peace unveils Gaza recovery plan, Israel reports 18 ceasefire violations Sept. 15–29
On September 23, the US-backed Board of Peace (BoP) unveiled a $2.45 billion, six-month Gaza recovery plan, but its implementation remains stalled by disagreements over Hamas’s disarmament and Israel’s...
Op-eds
Israeli elections stall Board of Peace plans, IDF reports 14 Gaza ceasefire violations Sept. 4–15
United States officials are reportedly frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reticence to implement parts of their Gaza strategy. The US-backed Board of Peace (BoP), which...
Op-eds
IDF captures Hamas security chief, reports 29 Gaza ceasefire violations Aug. 19–Sept. 3
Israeli special operations forces captured Moein Muhammad al Arabeed, a senior Hamas security official, during a September 1 raid in the Katiba area of western Gaza City. Meanwhile, the US-backed...
Op-eds
The legacy of Carlos the Jackal
He instructed revolutionary leftists to march behind Islamists – and they’re marching
Op-eds
Israel lessens strikes after US-backed disarmament plan, rejects initial withdrawal; IDF reports 16 Gaza ceasefire violations July 31-August 18
After Israel rejected the Board of Peace’s (BoP) disarmament plan, US Special Envoy for Peace Missions Jared Kushner and BoP officials met with Hamas and Israel to bridge the gaps....
Op-eds
Al Jazeera Cuts Its Gaza Staff. Does Its Timing Tell a Story?
A Media rights organization has quietly removed at least eight individuals from its roster of media workers killed while doing journalistic work. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said it...
Op-eds
Meet the Gaza athletes unmasked as terrorists
Abdullah Khattab emerged as one of Gaza’s rising soccer talents at a young age. But he was committed to more than just athletics. On July 22, the Israel Defense Forces published...
Op-eds
Board of Peace announces Hamas disarmament agreement, IDF reports 32 Gaza ceasefire violations July 10–31
US President Donald Trump announced that the American-led Board of Peace (BoP) had reached a “historic agreement” for the phased disarmament of Hamas on July 30. The BoP outlined a...
Op-eds
Israel approves entry of International Stabilization Force into Gaza
On July 26, the Israeli government’s cabinet approved the entry of forces from the International Stabilization Force (ISF) into Gaza in the near future. The development envisions an...
Op-eds
Election of Pro-Iran Hardliner as Hamas Leader Along With Refusal To Disarm Raises Specter of New Gaza War
The election of Khalil al-Hayya as the head of Hamas’s political bureau is the clearest signal yet that the Iran-backed terror group will persist with its refusal to disarm — a stance that may well...
Policy Briefs
Board of Peace to establish ‘pilot zone’ for Gaza civilians, IDF claims 13 ceasefire violations June 30–July 9
On July 8, the US-led Board of Peace announced that it would soon establish a “pilot zone” in southern Gaza. Planned for Tel Sultan, near Rafah, the goal of the zone would be to move unarmed...
Op-eds
Meet the 13 Palestinians Tasked With Governing Gaza After Hamas
Memos
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...
Op-eds
Decision or stagnation in Gaza?
Eight months after the ceasefire, Hamas still controls half of Gaza
Op-eds
The UN’s fatal formula for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
If this issue is seen as the anchor of the region’s broader woes, that is not because the cold data bears it out, but because much of the world has been swayed by a decades-long propaganda effort initiated by the Soviet Union and its Arab allies.
Op-eds
IDF targets Hamas middle managers, reports 15 strikes and ceasefire violations May 29–June 10
After eliminating two successive heads of Hamas’s military wing in roughly two weeks, the Israel Defense Forces has turned its attention to the commanders, specialists, financiers, and cell...
Op-eds
Hamas replaces military wing leader, IDF reports 19 Gaza ceasefire violations May 6–20
Hamas has reportedly selected longstanding member Mohammed Odeh to lead the group’s so-called military wing, the Al Qassam Brigades. The news was first reported by Saudi newspaper Asharq...
Op-eds
San Francisco State is home to a student group linked to terror organizations
For more than a decade, faculty adviser Rabab Abdulhadi has fostered connections between students and PLO armed factions.