Analysis

Skepticism surrounds European role in a Gaza peacekeeping force

The IDF's main war objectives are to destroy Hamas and ensure the safe return of the hostages. If they succeed in their first aim, there will need to be a plan for Gaza's governance.

By Jack Dutton

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

Analysis

Hamas 'victories' coming with heavy political cost, missed opportunities

Hamas' Oct. 7 attack seems to have been planned with specific goals in mind, yet without considering the wider consequences for the movement.

By Khaled Al Hroub

Day 29 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Saturday, Nov. 4

Israel

What is driving Turkey’s Erdogan pro-Hamas, fiery Israel criticism?

Diplomats and experts say Erdogan’s response to Hamas’ attack on Israel and its aftermath have seriously undermined Turkey’s international position.

Turkey

Iran's caution on Gaza war resonates in Hezbollah's Nasrallah speech 

The Hezbollah leader offered little beyond Tehran's reserved approach to avoid a full-blown war with Israel, in a speech that Iranian hardliners had anticipated as a milestone in shaping the region's future.

Iran

Analysis

Hezbollah's Nasrallah signals restraint, keeps options open in Gaza war

Israel likely to agree to US request for humanitarian pause; Blinken gets ‘clear commitment’ from Israel on West Bank violence; Gaza war casualties include over 30 journalists; Turkey's ratification of Sweden's NATO bid still isn't done.

By Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

Pentagon flying unarmed drones over Gaza for hostage recovery intel

The acknowledgement came a day after a senior American general said the US is providing Israel with intelligence assessments on Iran-backed threats on other fronts, but the Pentagon denies it's assisting with targets in Gaza.

Palestine

Blinken presses Israeli leaders on West Bank settler attacks

The top US diplomat said he received a "clear commitment" from Israel's leaders that they would condemn the extremist violence in the West Bank.

Israel

Hezbollah's Nasrallah refrains from entering Israel-Hamas war, praises Iraq, Yemen proxies

In his first public speech since Hamas’ attack on Israel, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said the operation was purely Palestinian, that his movement had no hand in it, and accused the US of direct involvement in the Gaza war.

Lebanon

Israel-Hamas war sees highest death toll for journalists in 31 years

Palestine TV said its its correspondent Mohammad Abu Hatab was killed in an Israeli airstrike, the latest of dozens of Palestinian, Israeli and Lebanese journalists to be killed since the war began.

Palestine

Day 28 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Friday, Nov. 3

Israel

After Israel attack, US follows Hamas trail of money

As Israel fights Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the United States is waging its own battle against the militant group’s finances.

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