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Last month, during the final days of Ramadan, Israel had to contend with near-simultaneous attacks from Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, and Gaza. The scale of the attacks was limited, but they underscored that Iran and its proxies can press Israel on four different fronts at once

THE NATIONAL INTEREST Gaza Rockets Pierce White House Optimism on Middle East David Adesnik May 18, 2023 …Israel’s adversary in the latest round of fighting was not Hamas, but the lesser-known and smaller Islamic Jihad. The latter is also a … Continue reading

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While Islamic Jihad fired hundreds of rockets at Israel in response, Hamas – with a rocket arsenal estimated at four times the size – stayed on the sidelines, apparently unwilling to see a repeat of the fierce 10-day conflict it fought in May 2021

REUTERS Why Hamas was not Israel’s target in Gaza airstrikes – this time Nidal Al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie May 18, 2023 Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip left familiar images of towering spirals of smoke and wailing sirens but none … Continue reading

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Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad hide behind their own children, using them as human shields

JNS Israel calls off Gaza strike after detecting Palestinian children May 11, 2023 The Israel Defense Forces called off an airstrike on Palestinian Islamic Jihad assets in the Gaza Strip so as not to put at risk two children identified … Continue reading

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IAF said Thursday that interception rate of rockets headed for populated areas during the flare-up was 90.5%

JNS ‘Technical error’ caused Iron Dome to malfunction during Gaza terror onslaught May 4, 2023 A “technical error” caused a malfunction in the Iron Dome missile defense system during Tuesday’s conflagration with Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip, an Israel … Continue reading

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President Joe Biden continues to boast, without evidence, that he has strengthened relations with U.S. allies, but Saudi Arabia has different ideas, planning a meeting with the Palestinian terror group Hamas on Sunday

TIMES OF ISRAEL Saudis said set to host top Hamas delegation, further dimming Israeli hopes for ties April 16, 2023 A senior delegation representing Palestinian terror group Hamas was set to visit Saudi Arabia on Sunday, according to multiple Arabic … Continue reading

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If the Israeli public wants to survive, it must prepare—mentally and physically—for war with the Iranian octopus

JNS ‘Death to Israel’: The Iranian plan to attack Israel Mordechai Kedar April 13, 2023 I hesitated quite a bit about whether to publish this piece because of the panic it might cause in Israel. However, in the Middle East … Continue reading

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Gonzalez’s call for justice heard before US Supreme Court, in case alleging that Google is liable for algorithmic amplification of terrorist content on YouTube

NEW YORK POST How Israeli fight against online terrorism led to SCOTUS Section 230 case Michael Starr February 24, 2023 …In 2015, the so-called knife intifada erupted in Israel. As the name of the yearlong wave of violence suggests, the … Continue reading

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The video also was meant to tell Israel’s new military chief to make the return of Israeli captives held in Gaza a top priority and to highlight racial discrimination in Israel

MEDIA LINE Hamas Video of Israeli Captive Is Attempt To Pressure Israel Toward Swap Deal Sanaa Alswerky January 18, 2023 A video released by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, claiming to show Avera Mengistu, an … Continue reading

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#WhisperedInGaza In an unprecedented series of animated videos, drawn from interviews carried out by the NY-based Center for Peace Communications, ordinary Gazans tell heartwrenching stories

TIMES OF ISRAEL What’s life like under Hamas? ‘Whispered in Gaza’ offers unique, courageous testimony Center for Peace and Communications January 16, 2023 This article, the first in a series of three, presents eight short, animated interviews with residents of … Continue reading

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UN pretends to not know about Hamas terror tunnels being constructed beneath their UNRWA schools

TIMES OF ISRAEL UNRWA condemns subterranean opening found beneath Gaza school Luke Tress December 1, 2022 The UN agency for Palestinians said on Wednesday that it had discovered a “man-made cavity” underneath a school in Gaza, calling the excavation a … Continue reading

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