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Hamas operatives are being trained in Turkey to launch attacks against Israel - KAN

The operatives, who wear civilian clothing, regularly participate in training sessions on the use of small arms and tactics at public shooting clubs, as well as training in drone operations.

Thousands of people demonstrating solidarity with the Palestinian people amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, at the Galata Bridge in Istanbul on January 1, 2026; illustrative.
 Hamas terrorists in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza ahead of the hostage release. January 30, 2025.

Hamas officials claim terror group ready to hand over small weapons, rifles to Gazan police - NYT

MDA first responders respond to reports of shrapnel in northern Israel

Lebanon claims Israel broke ceasefire, Trump says Iran war 'going swimmingly'

An illustrative image of a silhouette over the backdrop of the Hamas flag.

Hamas plans to use Iran, Lebanon negotiations to avoid disarmament, gain control of Gaza's BoP


Israel's war is a war for global stability - opinion

Failure by global leaders to recognize Israel’s battle against an irrational adversary resistant to conventional diplomacy threatens to unleash a surge in global instability.

 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, last week.

How Iran is taking advantage of anti-Israel protests across Middle East - analysis

Leveraging October 7 to gain a foothold in Jordan may be part of Iran's plan.

 People hold Palestinian and Jordanian flags, during a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan, March 29, 2024.

Israel is 'anti-human,' Iranian FM tells Palestinian Islamic Jihad chief

The Iranian FM had previously spoken with Hamas political bureau leader Ismail Haniyeh on Thursday.

 Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey June 27, 2022.

Iran’s FM in Geneva for UN, ICRC meetings

Iran, which backs Hamas and supported the October 7 massacre in Israel by Hamas, now says that it wants to see political efforts to end the “Gaza crisis.”

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, March 19, 2023.

Iran's Khamenei on Gaza: Islam will overcome 'crooked' Western civilization

The Iranian regime is a well known state sponsor of terrorist organizations across the Middle East, including Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis.

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, July 2020

IRGC chief claims Iran's security is due to foiling Israeli 'espionage services'

In a recent speech, IRGC commander Hossein Salami hailed Iran's efforts in derailing Israeli espionage as the crux of Iran's Middle East policy.

 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General, Hossein Salami speaks during the funeral ceremony of senior adviser for Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Sayyed Razi Mousavi, who was killed in an Israeli air strike outside the Syrian capital Damascus, in Tehran, Iran December

Iran simulates destruction of Israel Air Force's Palmahim air base

IRGC commander-in-chief Hossein Salami boasted alleged success in launching long-range ballistic missiles from a warship for the first time.

 THE PALMAHIM air base is also home to the IAF’s Air Defense Division, which is in charge of the country’s comprehensive protective umbrella that counters the growing missile threats

Has everyone misunderstood Israel's failures on October 7?

Future probes by the IDF in months and even by a state inquiry in years may never fully resolve the truth on some of the complex issues surrounding October 7.

 Smoke rises as seen from the broken fence in Kfar Aza where Hamas terrorists entered during the October 7tattack, in southern Israel, November 5, 2023

Iran's Foreign Min. touts '100 days of Zionist failure' amid Hamas war

Iranian diplomat Nasser Kanaani posted that Israel is in imminent danger of collapse and commented that "the future belongs to Palestine."

A man carries a giant flag made of flags of Iran, Palestine, Syria and Hezbollah, during a ceremony marking the 37th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran, Feburary 2016

Iran, nuclear capability, and the road ahead - opinion

Israel has developed unique capabilities to face the existential threat posed by Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Sooner rather than later, the country must eliminate Iran's means of mass destruction.

 MOHSEN NAZIRI ASL, Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, arrives for an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, in September. There are still many who try to play down any real risk of a nuclear attack on Israel from Iran if Tehran were to attain such weapons, says writer.