Seth J. Frantzman

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International donors are complicit in Hamas’ presence in Gaza – and key to its demise

To separate Hamas from local people in Gaza, donor countries should mandate that any NGO or UN organisation working in Gaza must monitor and report on Hamas and other groups’ presence in institutions that receive funding.

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UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City before the Israeli military operation (Getty Images)

An Israeli soldier takes position during an army operation in Tulkarm in the north of the occupied West Bank on August 29 (Photo: Getty Images)

Is this a turning point for the West Bank?

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Iranian missiles in Tehran (Photo by HOSSEIN BERIS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran cannot be allowed to make this state of alert the new normal

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Having let Hezbollah attack, can Israel put the toothpaste back into the tube?

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Raisi set the Middle East aflame but his death will not put out the fire

With Raisi and Amir-Abdollahian gone, Iran will fall back on the IRGC which controls much of the country behind the scenes.

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May 20, 2024 16:47

Regime loyalists mourn the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and seven others in a helicopter crash yesterday (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

The key figures leading Israel’s military campaign to destroy Hamas in Gaza

Here are the masterminds directing each aspect of the IDF operation

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November 2, 2023 12:53

The key figures leading Israel’s military campaign to destroy Hamas in Gaza

James Cleverly pledges ‘Israel’s security is our security’ as new Iran sanctions announced

The Foreign Secretary made the announcement and pledge after a three-day visit to Israel

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September 15, 2023 16:48

James Cleverly pledges ‘Israel’s security is our security’ as new Iran sanctions announced

Iran turns up the temperature in Israel’s long hot summer

With the Knesset heading into recess, security threats heighten with Tehran aware that by stoking tensions in northern Israel and the West Bank, it can potentially derail regional integration

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August 3, 2023 12:07