Gaza update: Hamas appoints new leader as Middle East braces for more violence: Iran is going to launch a retaliatory strike against Israel for the dual assassinations of Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, on July 31 and Hezbollah’s number two, Fuad Shukr, just hours before. The only questions are when, where and how far will Iran …
Assassination of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders is a gamble for Benjamin Netanyahu that buys him time but risks wider wars: The missile that struck a building in southern Beirut on Tuesday, killing Hezbollah’s senior military commander Fuad Shukr, had been widely anticipated. Three days earlier, a Hezbollah rocket – which had no doubt missed its …
Benjamin Netanyahu’s biggest problem in negotiating an end to war with Hamas and Hezbollah may be his own government: Three months since Hamas launched its murderous October 7 attacks, Israeli foreign policymakers remain far from achieving their goals. The Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) military campaign in the Gaza Strip has been unrelenting. According to data …
Gaza Update: ceasefire holds for now, but array of armed Hamas allies could threaten this fragile truce: So far, the ceasefire between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hamas, originally set at four days and since extended twice as more hostages and prisoners are exchanged, remains in place. There have been concerns that isolated incidents …
Gaza war: how representative is Hamas of ordinary Palestinians?: After more than a month during which Israel has relentlessly bombarded then invaded Gaza with the stated aim of destroying Hamas, Gaza’s health authorities have estimated that more than 13,000 people – mainly civilians and a distressingly high proportion of those children – have been killed. …
Hamas and Hezbollah: how they are different and why they might cooperate against Israel: As Israel prepares for a massive military operation against Hamas in Gaza, risks of an escalating regional conflict loom large. The most critical additional threat to Israel is from Hezbollah, the militant group and political party based across Israel’s northern border …
Hamas: what you need to know about the group that attacked Israel: The group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, crossing into the country from Gaza killing hundreds of civilians and taking dozens of hostages. Military confrontations between Hamas and Israel are not unusual. Hamas has fought several wars with Israel since 2007 and …
Hamas has achieved what it wanted by attacking Israel: terror, escalation, and disruption to the international order: In many ways Hamas’s attack on Israel sums up the essence of terrorism. The group’s mass incursions have seen its operatives storming Israeli towns, killing and kidnapping hundreds. This appears to have been done by the book when …
South Africa in the news: Hamas gunman kills 1 before Israeli police shoot him dead: A Hamas militant has opened fire in Jerusalem’s Old City, killing one Israeli and wounding four others before he was fatally shot by Israeli police …: “South Africa” – BingNews South African tech investor Naspers logs 11% rise in first-half …
South Africa in the news: Hamas gunman kills 1 before Israeli police shoot him dead: Israeli security personnel and members of Zaka Rescue and Recovery team carry the body of a Palestinian man who was fatally shot by Israeli police after he killed one Isra …: “South Africa” – BingNews South African killed in Jerusalem …
South Africa in the news: Hamas gunman kills 1 before Israeli police shoot him dead: A Hamas militant has opened fire in Jerusalem’s Old City, killing one Israeli and wounding four others before he was fatally shot by Israeli police …: “South Africa” – BingNews Eddie Jones: ‘My coaching wasn’t good enough’: But England’s last-minute …
South Africa in the news: Hamas gunman kills tourist guide near Western Wall and wounds three others in Jerusalem’s Old City: PalestinianHamas gunman Fadi Abu Shkhaidem (pictured), 42, killed an Israeli tourist guide and wounded three others in Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday before being shot dead by police.: “South Africa” – BingNews Drunk rugby …
South Africa in the news: The darlings of Sheikh Fadi Abu Shkhaydam, Hamas and terrorists: Authorities have identified the victim in Sunday’s deadly terrorist shooting attack in the Old City of Jerusalem as Eliyahu David Kay, a new immigrant to Israel from South Africa. Kay, an employee of …: “South Africa” – BingNews Rennie takes …
Israel-Palestine conflict: the role of Hamas and Fatah rivalry in latest violence: The deadly escalation of violence across Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, in which at least 40 people have been killed and hundreds injured, has demonstrated how the core fault-lines of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians still run deep. But the dynamics …
South Africa in the news: Hamas Hails South Africa’s Move to Downgrade Ties with Israeli Regime: US $ 285 m Cut in UN Budget Reprisal for Body’s Anti-Trump Resolution US government has negotiated a $ 285 million cut in the United Nation’s 2018-2019 budget, the country’s mission at the UN said in a statement on …