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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

Israel's operation in Gaza is a triumph in combat, yet a setback in diplomacy

Opinion: While the IDF has achieved impressive results in its offensive in the Gaza Strip, Hamas terrorists have turned into folk heroes in the West due to Israel's diplomatic mishandling

Avi Issacharoff | 11.13.23

Sinwar's political ambitions cost Israelis in blood

Analysis: Hamas leader in Gaza was facing ouster for conciliatory policy toward Israel, changes gear and is now ensured a win in the next leadership fight; Qatar's financial support of Hamas and its hospitality toward Haniyeh and others,must end

Avi Issacharoff | 10.22.23

Hamas made the strip its HQ, civilians be damned

Analysis: The exodus of hundreds of thousands from the northern Gaza Strip is perceived by Palestinians as the new phase of the ongoing Nakba, the catastrophe of 1948; However, Hamas remains content to use them as tools for its success, showing no signs of backing down

Avi Issacharoff | 10.15.23

IDF offensive in Jenin provides temporary fix only

Opinion: As long as the PA is unable or unwilling to assume responsibility over Jenin and Nablus areas, Iran and its proxies will fill the vacuum after Tehran decided to adopt an offensive strategy in the West Bank

Avi Issacharoff | 07.03.23

Hamas content to let Israel and Islamic Jihad duel it out

Analysis: Gaza ruler’s decision to sit out conflict between Israel and Islamic Jihad could prove beneficial in the long run, as it serves to buy it more time to build itself militarily and financially, while Israel weakens its main competition for dominance in the Gaza Strip

Avi Issacharoff | 05.11.23

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