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Why Hamas can keep fighting without Iran, and what that means for Israel - opinion

Victory requires more than military power. It demands moral clarity, strategic restraint, and a commitment to the values that underpin the Jewish state.

Palestinian Hamas terrorists keep guard on the day Hamas handed over deceased hostages in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip February 20, 2025.
Mental health [illustrative]

Addiction in Israel: The quiet war we must fight - opinion

 People protest calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, June 28, 2025.

Israeli cabinet undecided after hostage deal meeting, Trump pushing deal to end Gaza war

 Troops from the 252nd Reserve Division operating in northern Gaza, June 25, 2025.

IDF's campaign in Gaza may take new form after Israel weakened Iran in 12-day war - analysis


The day after the war, why Israel’s total victory is the world’s best hope - opinion

Israel’s ultimate triumph will not end with Hamas’s defeat. It will forge a new national consensus: from the river to the sea, there will be one state,  the State of Israel.

 Israelis who fought 48 years ago in the Kippur war in 1973 drove up by car and motorcycle today to the Golan Heights for the annual memorial for the Tel Saqi battle- one of the most critical battles of the Yom Kippur War and raised a huge 8x10 metres Israeli national memorial flag.

Who should you trust on Israel's war with Hamas? Experts, not internet pundits - opinion

The discerning person will strive to ensure they are learning from insightful experts with personal experience.

 HEZBOLLAH MEMBERS hold flags during a rally marking the annual Hezbollah Martyrs’ Day, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, last month

Iran hosts Hamas delegation as Israeli op. in Gaza widens

Iran hosted senior Hamas officials for talks in Tehran, signaling renewed support amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with the head of the Political Council of Hamas, Mohammed Ismail Darwish, in Tehran, Iran, February 8, 2025.

Katz unveils intercepted document connecting Iran to Hamas Oct. 7 invasion

The document was intercepted by Israeli soldiers during the invasion of Gaza and forwarded to the IDF intelligence Catalogue unit.

 (L-R) Mohammed Deif, Yahya Sinwar, and Ali Khamenei over a backdrop of a secret document between Iran and Hamas.

US intelligence: Hamas continues to pose security threat, situation to remain volatile

The US believes "even in degraded form, Hamas continues to pose a threat to Israeli security."

 Hamas terrorists shake hands with child as they stand guard as people gather on the day of the handover of hostages, February 22, 2025.

Iran rejects Arab plan, calls for one-state solution in Gaza conflict

Iran says a two-state solution won’t secure Palestinian rights.

IRAN’S SUPREME Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with Yahya Sinwar of Hamas, in Tehran, 2012.

Iran, Qatar leaders meet as Tehran aims to improve Middle East ties - analysis

The two countries have often had good relations, however this is even more important as Iran is slightly weaker today than a year ago and Doha continues to back Hamas.

 Iran's Ali Khamenei meets with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Tehran, February 20, 2025

Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi moves to cement Russia, Qatar ties

“Referring to the visit of the Russian high-ranking economic delegation to Tehran, he [Araghchi] expressed hope that this visit would help further develop bilateral relations,” Iran state media said.

 Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi walks, on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2024.

Palestinian in Gaza: Hamas must cede control and release the hostages - opinion

An anonymous Palestinian described the ongoing suffering in Gaza, insisting Hamas must end it by releasing the hostages and ceding power.

 DISPLACED PALESTINIANS who fled Rafah, after the IDF began evacuating civilians, travel on a vehicle in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip in May. While relocations are unfortunate, they have been distorted by Hamas, which frames Israel’s actions as brutal, the writer argues.

Between proxies and a new attack on Israel: Iran’s dilemma - analysis

Iran operates via proxies in several countries and territories, including Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq, and the Gaza Strip.

 THE FLAGS (from right) of Iran, Hezbollah, and Lebanon are on display in Tehran. The Lebanese people should not allow Iran to build a Shi’ite crescent from Tehran to the Mediterranean Sea; they should stop suffering for the sake of Hezbollah, the writer urges.

How Donald Trump and Kamala Harris differ (and agree) when it comes to Middle East policy

As the 2024 US Presidential election draws near, Trump and Harris both back Israel but differ vastly in style and rhetoric.

 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. August 20, 2024 and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., August 15, 2024 are seen in a combination of file photographs.