Hamas and Hezbollah

My Word: The painful probe into October 7 - opinion

After the October 7 massacre, Israel demands answers. But who should investigate the failures, and can any commission restore trust and prevent the next attack?

 Homes are destroyed, following the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel November 2, 2023
Terror finance patterns

Following the money: How AI can expose hidden Hezbollah, Hamas networks - analysis

 Demonstrates protest against the detention of Israeli reserve soldiers suspected of assaulting a Hamas terrorist, at the Sde Teiman military base near Beersheba, July 29, 2024.

Sde Teiman leak: Does Israel's government fear the extreme Right more than ICC's legal fallout?

Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, mark the annual al-Quds Day on the last Friday of Ramadan, in Sana'a, Yemen, March 28, 2025

Anti-reason in Israel’s defense policy: Addressing the Jihadist threat - opinion


Here's why Iran and Hezbollah use drone attack as bragging rights - analysis

Hezbollah has the drones, to carry out an attack and Iran has a history of “drip drip” of drone threats. This is what gives the two bragging rights.

 An Iranian woman holds a Hezbollah flag during a protest to express solidarity with the Palestinian people amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in Tehran, Iran May 18, 2021.

Hamas, Hezbollah wary of Israeli-Arab security cooperation

The proposed alliance, whose chief goal is to confront Iranian threats and “expansionist” schemes, is expected to be at the top of the agenda of President Joe Biden during his visit to Israel and SA.

 Hamas missiles

Home Front Command to drill massive riots, evacuating civilians under fire - watch

The military wants to be able to send troops before violence breaks out, and not in response to the violence.

 IDF 'Chariot of Fire' drill.

Israeli Defense Minister signs seizure order against Lebanese company for helping Hezbollah

Shreif Sanitary Co. was slapped with a seizure order by Gantz after providing Hezbollah with equipment for its precision-guided missile project.

 Israeli minister of Defense Benny Gantz attend a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on October 19, 2021.

Israel still fractured by prisoner swap debates, 10-years after Schalit deal

The release of Gilad Schalit was a testament to a long-held army principle that the IDF does not abandon its soldiers on the battlefield. However, many think that the price was too high.

GERSHON BASKIN believes his greatest accomplishment is aiding in the talks that led to the release of captured IDF soldier Gilad Schalit (center), seen here shortly after his release from Gaza in October 2011

Warren, Klobuchar, Omar support advocacy group with possible terror ties

The Council on American Islamic Relations celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2019, publishing a gala program which included full copies of the letters

Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Minnesota, speaks at a rally ahead of a visit by President Trump in Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S. April 15, 2019

Iran’s plan to defeat Donald Trump

The 20,000+ terror attacks experienced by Israel have primarily been funded by Iran through Hamas and Hezbollah. The same can be said of American troops wounded by IEDs in Iraq.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump discusses Syria and Iraq in March.

Hamas member details long history of Iranian financial, political support

"Since it's inception, the Iranian Islamic Revolution has been building a special relationship with the parties of the Palestinian revolution."

Hamas PM Ismail Haniyeh arrives in Tehran Iran 390 (R)

Hamas broadcasts on Israeli radio for two months uninterrupted

Two months ago, the Shin Bet uncovered attempts by Hamas to recruit members in the West Bank to commit terror attacks through Hamas’s Al-Aksa radio station.

Palestinian Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza City February 28, 2019

Ex-No. 2 in IDF intel. talks war: 'Attrition and maneuver'

Working with the Israel Intelligence and Heritage Commemoration Center, Brun, who headed IDF intelligence analysis from 2011-2015, tries to find a middle ground in a range of debates.

Brig.-Gen. Itay Brun at the annual Herzliya Conference, June 9, 2014.