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The election of Khalil al-Hayya as Hamas leader: Circumstances and implications.
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74% of the public does not believe that the Trump Plan will lead to the removal of all weapons from Gaza and the complete dismantling of Hamas. Only 7% of Israel’s Jewish population supports the plan. Only 10% of the public supports transferring governance of the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority.
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A restrained response will not merely fail to deter Hamas from attacking Israel again, but will be perceived as an acceptable price to pay for the damage that it inflicted on civilians three years ago.
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Security vetting is not enough: Gaza’s new police must demonstrate a genuine break with perpetual refugeehood and continued conflict.
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“The growing discourse in Israel about the acceleration of Hamas’ military force buildup in Gaza is intended only to justify continued Israeli aggression in this area,” Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem …
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Judicial commissions of inquiry are ill-suited to investigation of systemic failures on the scale of the October 7 attack. Israel ought to establish multidisciplinary teams operating like aviation accident investigation agencies and military operational debriefings – in order to draw institutional lessons and prevent the next catastrophe.
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The destruction of a weapons production site in northern Gaza exposes the pace of Hamas and Islamic Jihad’s military reconstruction. Israel warns that the terrorist organizations are exploiting the ceasefire and the diversion of attention to other fronts to rebuild.
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From Decisive Victory and Cumulative Deterrence to a Proactive Geopolitical-Power Framework Backed by Strategic Force Buildup.
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The timing of Hamas’s announcement was deliberate, designed to show continuity, control, and defiance as pressure mounts on Israel.
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It is in Israel’s interest to allow the US the space and time to act according to its own approach, until Washington reaches the inevitable conclusion that Hamas cannot be disarmed.