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Avi Issacharoff

The hostage deal hangs on Sinwar's call, not Netanyahu's

Analysis: While Egypt tries to portray optimism for the new hostage deal sent to Hamas, the terror group's leader will likely refuse it while Netanyahu continues to avoid taking real action

Avi Issacharoff | 04.30.24

מחבלי חמאס על משאית חיטה של סיוע הומניטרי

Military successes in Gaza erased by Netanyahu's coalition

Opinion: Despite recovering from its shocking failure on October 7, IDF succeeds in delivering massive blow to Hamas in casualties, military infrastructure and abilities but government failure results in terror group taking back control in Gaza

Avi Issacharoff | 04.11.24

עזתים מתנפלים על משאיות הסיוע בצפון הרצועה

Israel's real problem is what comes after a Rafah offensive

Opinion: Since Netanyahu refuses to discuss the day after the war, Hamas is retaking areas vacated by troops and reinstating governance, undermining the goal of ousting it from power

Avi Issacharoff | 03.19.24

The critical days ahead of Israel in the war against Hamas

Analysis: Sinwar's ambition to harness Palestinians and Arab Israelis across the region has failed after October 7, but could prove successful during Ramadan

Avi Issacharoff | 03.04.24

Focusing on Oct. 7 intelligence oversight only diverts attention from Netanyahu's failure

Opinion: Yes, there were intelligence failures on the night between October 6 and 7 - but the obsessive focus on it helps to divert attention from Netanyahu's failures throughout the period preceding it, during which Hamas transformed from a marginal terror organization to a terrorist empire

Avi Issacharoff | 02.27.24

Israel's blow-trading with Hezbollah reaches dangerous precipice

Analysis: The Israeli strike deep within Lebanon's Baalbek marks a new escalations on the northern border that could possibly lead to a full confrontation with Hezbollah

Avi Issacharoff | 02.26.24

After rescue operation, Gazan families holding hostages have cause for concern

Analysis: Operation weakens Hamas' perceived ability to safeguard its prime asset and erodes trust of local families entrusted with Israeli captives; concerns may lead some to consider transferring them to prevent harm

Avi Issacharoff | 02.14.24

Welcome to the grinder: How IDF is burrowing deeper into Khan Younis

Hamas has retreated to what used to be a pivotal stronghold, now largely reduced to rubble, with its leaders possibly unaware of the devastation caused; however, IDF officers caution that victory isn't guaranteed yet

Avi Issacharoff | 02.10.24

When Hamas says no to a deal, what does it mean?

Analysis: The internal dispute between the leadership of the terror organization in the Gaza Strip and abroad, the CIA's move that pushed them into a corner, and the military pressure from the IDF all indicate that the response may change

Avi Issacharoff | 01.30.24

With our boots on Hamas' neck, we can't quit now

Opinion - There are two matters to be dealt with as we go into 3rd phase of offensive: Netanyahu must articulate a post-war strategy, and those calling for the end of the fighting must accept Hamas must be vanquished, no matter the cost

Avi Issacharoff | 01.25.24

מנהיג חמאס יחיא סינוואר בטקס לזכר הרוגי סבב הלחימה האחרון בעזה

Stopping the war now would spell a security disaster

Opinion: Voices in Israel advocating for end to hostilities and withdrawal from Gaza overlook possibility such actions might embolden Hamas, boost its clout and escalate its demands

Avi Issacharoff | 01.15.24

תיעוד מפעילות כוחות אוגדה 36 מלחימה בשג׳עייה

Hamas misreads Israeli public sentiment to its own detriment

Analysis: Sinwar sees chance for leverage to maintain power, thus pushing back cease-fire and hostage release, meanwhile, missing Israeli demand for his rule's end and IDF's ongoing success in achieving its goals

Avi Issacharoff | 12.21.23

תיעוד: פעילות הלחימה של לוחמי חטיבת הצנחנים ביצעו במרחב שג'עייה ברצועת עזה

Israel must fight Gaza war to the end

Opinion: Despite the IDF's operational failure in causing the death of three hostages in Gaza, rushing to a hostage-release deal and stopping the fighting is just what Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar wants

Avi Issacharoff | 12.17.23

After 16 years, I returned, and this is not the Shijaiyah I remembered

Avi Issacharoff joins Kfir Brigade forces in the Gaza Strip and witnesses the slow methodical cleansing of the Shijaiyah neighborhood from Hamas terrorists and tunnels

Avi Issacharoff | 12.11.23

As Gaza breaks down, Hamas rulers hide underground

Analysis: A slow and growing stream of condemnation is heard in the Strip after Hamas steals humanitarian aid including fuel leaving displaced Gazan's without solutions

Avi Issacharoff | 12.07.23