One Year On: Key Developments in Israel's Ongoing Assault on Gaza

One Year On: Key Developments in Israel's Ongoing Assault on Gaza

On October 7, 2024, the first anniversary of Israel's continuous assault on the Gaza Strip will be marked, a conflict that has left the region in ruins and has been described by UN officials as "devastated and unlivable." Since the onset of this offensive, Israel has faced allegat...

Hamas's Underground Warfare: A Guide to Slowing Down the Israeli Army

Hamas's Underground Warfare: A Guide to Slowing Down the Israeli Army

 A new report in the New York Times sheds light on Hamas's meticulous underground warfare tactics, revealing the intricacies of their tunnel network and explaining the difficulties faced by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in countering them. The report, published Monday, details a Ham...

Hamas's "Qassam Brigades" Strike Tel Aviv for the First Time Since May

Hamas's "Qassam Brigades" Strike Tel Aviv for the First Time Since May

 The Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, announced on Tuesday, August 13th, 2024, that they had fired two rockets at Tel Aviv and its surrounding areas in central Israel. This marks the first such attack since May 26th. In a brief statement, the Qassam...

Hamas Leader Killed in Israeli Airstrike in Southern Lebanon

Hamas Leader Killed in Israeli Airstrike in Southern Lebanon

A senior Hamas leader, Samer al-Hajj, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on Friday, August 9, 2024, the Palestinian group confirmed. In a statement, Hamas mourned al-Hajj, calling him a "martyred commander" who "fell in a treacherous Zionist...

Israel Vows to Hunt Down Hamas' New Leader, Yahya Sinwar

Israel Vows to Hunt Down Hamas' New Leader, Yahya Sinwar

Following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, Israel has vowed to hunt down and eliminate his successor, Yahya Sinwar, who was elected as the new head of Hamas' political bureau on Tuesday. Israeli Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi made the thr...

Hamas to Choose New Leader Within Days: Official

Hamas to Choose New Leader Within Days: Official

Khalil al-Hayya, deputy head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, announced on Sunday that the movement will finalize consultations to select a new leader within days, following the assassination of its political bureau chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran on Wednesday. Al-Hayya made the statement during a ...

Who Will Replace Ismail Haniyeh as Hamas Leader?

Who Will Replace Ismail Haniyeh as Hamas Leader?

The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas's political bureau, in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday morning has sparked a crucial question: who will succeed him? This marks the first time the Israeli military has assassinated the top political leader of Hamas while in office, despite p...