Once Israel ends the war, an Arab-Egyptian reconstruction plan would have to be modified to ensure Hamas cannot regroup and ...

If many Israelis feel trapped by their own leaders, many people in Gaza clearly feel the same. Polling in Gaza is obviously ...

During his visit to the Middle East in May, U.S. President Donald Trump did several things that few would have predicted ...

The confirmation of Mr Sinwar’s death changes little in and of itself. Hamas has already appointed a replacement and it has ...

A veteran commander with decades of experience, al-Haddad now stands at the helm of Hamas's military operations in Gaza, ...

In an apparent shift in approach ... fighting in Gaza will not end without the destruction of Hamas as a military and governing power. Israel has blocked the entry of medical, food and fuel ...

If confirmed, his death would deprive the group of another top commander, but it might not lead to a strategic shift ... major role in maintaining Hamas’s grip on power. Hamas seeks to turn ...

Arab governments — Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar — don’t want Hamas in power. They don’t ... administration — a striking shift that gives new weight to Trump ...

The incentive therefore, for such a policy shift, has to come from somewhere ... If he feels as if the end of his reign in power is near, the Israeli prime minister could choose to strike the Iranian ...

The primary lever Hamas uses to maintain power and international relevance ... and reconstruction alone will not shift the strategic calculus. Those in Gaza who no longer wish to live under ...