Lebanon Knows It Is on the Edge of the Abyss

If there’s another war, experts believe Lebanon may not get a chance to recover.

Oil prices rise following Hamas attack on Israel

Event BBC, October 11, 2023 Oil prices have jumped on concerns that the situation in Israel and Gaza could disrupt output from the Middle East Brent crude, the international benchmark, climbed by $2.25 a barrel to $86.83, while US prices also rose. Israel and Palestinian territories are not oil producers but the Middle Eastern region

Iranian proxies established a resistance operations room to help Hamas

Asharq Al-Awsat reported that the leaders of several Iraqi factions loyal to Iran have headed to Syria and Lebanon in wake of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.

The Roots and Consequences of Hamas’ Strategy

Hamas’ brutal attack didn’t come from a vacuum; it was the result of a decades-long “axis of resistance” strategy. Read More Here The Roots and Consequences of Hamas’ Strategy Israel’s purpose and identity as a viable country for and protector of the Jewish people are at stake. But the vital interests of the entire Iranian

Israel strikes Gaza following surprise attack by Hamas

Israel has launched a series of strikes in Gaza following a surprise assault by Hamas militants over the weekend. More than 1,500 people have been killed in the fighting. Holly Williams has the latest. ** + Preceding Hamas opened the gates of hell on the Gaza Strip Putin not able to spare the resources needed to

Israeli society a patchwork of different cultures and political views

The recent Hamas attack on Israel seems to have overshadowed the Russian-Ukrainian war and has reminded us of the complex reality of the Middle East. We must be aware that an Israeli ground operation against Gaza and the civilian casualties that will follow, may cause the conflict to spread to Lebanon, Syria and Iran through

Putin not able to spare the resources needed to defend Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian forces in Syria against a determined Israeli assault

while the Russian government has adopted a “balanced” position with regard to the Israel-Hamas conflict, a number of prominent Russian commentators have issued statements that have been highly critical of Israel and sympathetic toward the Palestinians (if not toward Hamas itself). While these statements do not necessarily reflect Kremlin views, it is doubtful that these

Hamas opened the gates of hell on the Gaza Strip

For many, it is incomprehensible how Saturday suddenly Hamas fighters in such large numbers could cause a battlefield in several places in Israel. The attack came on the 50th anniversary of the first day of the Yom Kippur War, also called the October War, the Ramadan War, the Arab-Israeli war of October 1973, or the

How Israel is preparing for an attack from all sides

Israel’s Iron Dome system intercepting rockets launched by Hamas Credit: AFP How Israel is preparing for an attack from all sides By James Rothwell IN TEL AVIV It’s a searing hot afternoon in Tel Aviv and I’m rolling up to a checkpoint under the glare of two eagled-eyed teenage conscripts. After a few probing questions,

BBC: Syria earthquake: Aleppo hospitals overwhelmed by victims

Originally posted on Levant's Agora:
By Assaf Abboud in Aleppo, Syria & Kate Forbes in London. Hospitals in Aleppo do not have enough room for new patients in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquake, a doctor in the Syrian city has told the BBC. At the Al-Razi Hospital there are too many beds…