... the UAE have established official relations with the Jewish state. In 2023, there were
reports
that Saudi Arabia and Israel may sign an agreement to normalize bilateral relations, which was actively promoted by the United States. However, after the Hamas attack on Israel last October 7, Saudi Arabia
suspended
its participation in these negotiations. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are interested in economic and technological cooperation with the Jewish state, including the need to carry ...
... the new political and military realities resulting from the global war against Syria confirm the existence of a clearly defined strategic vision by the resistance axis to confront the Israeli plans.
Therefore, the attack by the Palestinian movement Hamas on October 6, 2023 and the direct Iranian military attack on Israel (in April 2024) through hundreds of marches and missiles as a reaction and self-defense after its consulate in Damascus being subjected to Israeli bombing, can be considered just ...
... just a step away, with the likely involvement of several key regional and global actors, including the United States.
Andrey Kortunov:
When “Iron Swords” Return to Their Sheaths
Limits to escalation
But in the 11 months that have passed since the Hamas attack on Israel, no major war has broken out in the Middle East. Israel, as predicted, is stuck in Gaza for long. The death toll among Palestinian civilians has passed 40,000, with the number of wounded approaching 100,000, and the number of refugees ...
The region will unfortunately always be a source of bad news, but the great powers aren’t going to risk a broader conflict over it
The elaborate assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran will inevitably lead to another round of acute international tension in the Middle East. We do not yet know the exact nature of the retaliatory strike that the Iranian leadership has promised Israel. But it is likely to follow in ...
How confident is Iran in defending its prized nuclear aspirations?
The recent assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh proved not only embarrassing for Tehran but also greatly concerning; it revealed the capability of outside forces to reach deep into the most secure Iranian facilities and successfully strike an adversary in its homeland. While ...
The repercussions of this assassination are likely to extend far beyond the immediate objective of crippling Hamas
The recent assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran represents a dramatic escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with far-reaching implications for the region and beyond. This assassination underscores an ongoing strategy to disrupt ...
... particularly worth mentioning.
Andrey Kortunov:
When “Iron Swords” Return to Their Sheaths
Firstly, the latest move will usher in a new period of internal political development in Palestine. In 2006, Palestine held its legislative election, and Hamas won 74 of the total 132 seats while Fatah won 45. However, due to Israeli and Western opposition, a potential Palestine government led by Hamas has never been put in place. In the last 18 years, Palestine’s political makeup has been marked by ...
... casualties and deploying para-troops on battlefields. Furthermore, Israel is developing distinctive features belonging to an air power as sea and land powers possess.
Source: sky.news
The features are concluded from studying the Arab-Israel wars, the Hamas-Israel war, and the military potential of Israel. When Israeli aviation launched a destructive decisive surprise attack on Egypt in 1967, the outcome was pinned as a masterful command tactic. However, the recent clashes with Hamas demonstrate that ...
... of a military confrontation with Hezbollah. As for Ramallah, there are no major clashes there. Yet, the Israeli army conducts regular raids in the Palestinian territories after it receives information about the presence of radical elements supporting Hamas in some areas of the West Bank. Israeli security forces enter the territories under the PNA control from time to time, trying to detain someone and storming private homes. But this did not happen during our stay in the West Bank.
And what issues ...
Perhaps, the notion that the established two-state paradigm has no workable alternatives needs to be clarified or even revisited?
Six months have passed since we saw another escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict following a massive Hamas terror attack on October 7, 2023. After Palestinian militants killed some 1,200 Israeli civilians and took 253 others as hostages, Israel launched Operation Iron Swords in the Gaza Strip. The operation has proven to be more complex, costly and time-consuming ...
