From chaos to fear: Hezbollah’s dilemma
Hezbollah faces crisis after thousands of pagers exploded across Lebanon and Syria, killing ten and wounding thousands, including the Iranian ambassador, causing chaos and fear.
Saleh al-Arouri
Pro-Hamas Protesters in Turkey Call for Military Strikes Against Israel
Thousands of protestors took to the streets of Istanbul on August 3 to express their anger over the death of senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Iran on July 31. Emboldened by President...
Policy Briefs
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...
Flash Briefs
Iranian terror suffers major setback with Ismail Haniyeh’s death
Taken together, the possible elimination of Deif and the death of Haniyeh are serious setbacks for Hamas and the Iranian-backed terror axis.
Op-eds
Ismail Haniyeh’s Killing in Iran Brings Israel Closer to Victory
The death of Hamas’ leader leaves the organization headless and less able to develop a strategy going forward.
Op-eds
Israel continues to assess whether Hamas commander Deif was killed in airstrikes
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted the head of Hamas’s armed forces in Gaza and one of its remaining brigade commanders in a series of airstrikes in south Gaza on July 13. The strikes...
Op-eds
Turkey Should Remain on FATF Grey List
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is expected to announce on Friday whether it will remove Turkey from its so-called grey list of jurisdictions that warrant increased monitoring. While Turkey anticipates...
Policy Briefs
Erdogan Backs Hezbollah in War with Israel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged on June 26 to back Lebanon if a full-scale war breaks out between Iran’s terrorist proxy Hezbollah and Israel. In a speech to parliamentarians...
Flash Briefs
Hezbollah escalates in the shadow of US-Israel tensions over Rafah
Hezbollah intensified its attacks against Israel since early May—shifting from pulling its punches on causing Israeli casualties to noticeably seeking to draw blood. Of the twenty-four Israelis slain...
Op-eds
Erdogan’s Turkey: Champion of Hamas, and an adversary of the West
Press conferences convened by heads of government, are usually carefully planned and choreographed occasions. Typically, prior to taking the podium, each leader’s staff usually finesse their agreed-upon...
Op-eds
Qatar-Owned Al-Jazeera to Close Israel Bureau Pending Israeli Cabinet Vote
Israel’s attorney general, Gali Baharav-Miara, greenlit the closure of Qatar-owned Al-Jazeera’s Israel-based news operations on May 2, allowing the Israeli cabinet to bring the...
Flash Briefs
Turkey Cannot Be a Mediator in the Gaza War
The Turkish government led by Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not shy about its enthusiastic support of Hamas. Last month Erdogan shocked observers after declaring “Turkey is a country that stands firmly behind...
Op-eds
Understanding Israel-Hezbollah Clashes Since October 7
After six months of trading fire, we can observe three distinct stages of the fighting between Israel and the Iranian proxy group.
Op-eds
Hamas’ Enablers in the Turkish Government
Links to the terrorist group rise to the top of the ruling party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Op-eds
Are leaders of Hamas taking a ‘victory’ tour in Iran?
Hamas believes that patience and perseverance will lead to victory in Gaza, and the Hamas leadership thinks it has growing international support while it has suffered no international consequences.
Op-eds
IDF: Hezbollah Stores Weapons in Lebanese Civilian Areas
Hezbollah is storing weapons, including explosives, in Lebanese civilian areas, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on March 20. The Israeli military released footage of an explosion...
Flash Briefs
Triple Murder Organizer Nabbed in Gaza Hospital
Israeli forces operating in the Gaza Strip’s biggest hospital captured a Hamas terrorist who helped plan a triple murder that sparked the 2014 war, the Shin Bet said on March 20....
Flash Briefs
White House: Israel Killed Hamas Deputy Chief
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan confirmed on March 18 that Israeli forces killed Marwan Issa, deputy chief of Hamas military operations, in an airstrike last week. Issa,...
Flash Briefs
Israel Kills Hamas Terror Orchestrator in Lebanon
A Lebanon-based Hamas terrorist responsible for orchestrating attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets worldwide was killed in an IDF airstrike on March 13. Hadi Ali Mustafa died near...
Flash Briefs
Top Hamas Terrorist Targeted, Fate Unclear
Israel carried out a precision airstrike on March 10 to kill the deputy chief of Hamas military operations, but his fate remains unclear. Marwan Issa, second-in-command of the Izz...