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Rebel chief Sharaa, who toppled Syria’s Assad, named country’s interim president

New leader authorized to form temporary legislative council until new constitution is drafted; armed factions in country dissolved, will be absorbed...

30.01.2025 9

Gianluca Pacchiani

Israel is set to free another 110 prisoners; nobody knows where they are going

Experts are still debating whether those let out, including major terror convicts, should be exiled or allowed to stay in West Bank and Gaza, where...

30.01.2025 60

Gianluca Pacchiani

Who’s afraid of the Houthis? Iran’s last proxy standing is proving no pushover for Israel

Eight times in the last two weeks, including at 4.30 a.m. Friday morning, millions of Israelis have been forced to seek shelter due to ballistic...

03.01.2025 20

Gianluca Pacchiani

‘Houthis are simply insane’: In Tel Aviv, Yemeni activist explains current conflict

Sweden-based Yemeni activist Luai Ahmed, 31, has become something of a celebrity in Israel. As he sits down for this interview in a Tel Aviv café,...

27.12.2024 5

Gianluca Pacchiani

Syrian rebel leader: Israel has ‘no more excuses’ to strike, we don’t seek conflict

The leader of the Syrian Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), who spearheaded the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime, spoke...

15.12.2024 50

Gianluca Pacchiani

Can Syria’s dwindling Christian community survive under jihadi rebel rule?

The lightning power grab by the Sunni jihadi group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria has raised concerns about the fate of the Christian minority...

14.12.2024 30

Gianluca Pacchiani

With Assad’s fall, the possible splintering of Syria buoys hopes for a new Middle East

Anan Wahabi, a former IDF intel officer from the Druze community, says Syria’s groups could rebuild the country as semi-autonomous cantons,...

09.12.2024 20

Gianluca Pacchiani

Syrian rebel commander urges Israel to support uprising, strike Iran-backed forces

For over a week, insurgents have been battling Syrian regime forces and their allies in a lightning uprising, taking control of Aleppo and Hama,...

06.12.2024 20

Gianluca Pacchiani

Who are the rebels battering Syria’s regime, and do they pose a risk to Israel?

The two groups leading the assault, HTS and the SNA, are now focused on their common foe, Bashar Assad. Where might they turn their attention in...

03.12.2024 20

Gianluca Pacchiani

Hezbollah leader says US given response to proposal, ceasefire in Israel’s hands

Naim Qassem demands complete cessation of hostilities, preservation of Lebanese sovereignty, threatens to attack Tel Aviv in response to Israeli...

21.11.2024 20

Gianluca Pacchiani

On the outs with Qatar, Hamas appears to change tack at the top, but not in Gaza

The terror group is said to be led by five top officials representing its various components, but experts say that its war strategy and red lines...

17.11.2024 10

Gianluca Pacchiani

New Hezbollah chief threatens Netanyahu, but opens door for ceasefire in first speech

Naim Qassem vows to follow in Nasrallah’s footsteps, says terror group could fight on for months; says Hezbollah ‘won’t beg’ for truce, but doesn’t...

31.10.2024 10

Gianluca Pacchiani

A year after Oct. 7, some Gazans rail at Hamas for causing devastating war

While many celebrate massacre as a victory for the ‘resistance,’ others curse Sinwar who fled into his ‘rat hole’ and terror leaders who live...

08.10.2024 30

Gianluca Pacchiani

Palestinian man killed by shrapnel from Iranian missile near Jericho

Gazan laborer Sameh al-Asali, 37, appears to be the sole victim from the 180 ballistic missiles launched by Tehran, while two people were reported...

02.10.2024 80

Gianluca Pacchiani

Inside Nasrallah’s bunkers under Beirut’s Dahiya suburb

Since 2006, the terror leader was presumed to have been living in underground structures in the southern Shia district, surrounded by a loyal few

30.09.2024 10

Gianluca Pacchiani

Lebanese hospitals pushed to the brink as discontent with Hezbollah mounts

Health workers report harrowing scenes from operating rooms after massive attacks, while anti-Hezbollah camp raises voice against escalation,...

23.09.2024 10

Gianluca Pacchiani

Nasrallah admits ‘heavy blow’ of device blasts, which ‘could be seen as war declaration’

Hezbollah leader vows to attack Israel until Gaza war ends, says country’s northern ‘settlers’ won’t be able to return home until then; IAF...

20.09.2024 30

Gianluca Pacchiani

Several killed, thousands hurt as vast wave of pager explosions strikes Hezbollah

Terror group blames Israel, vows revenge; hospitals in Lebanon overwhelmed by wounded, including Iranian envoy, in unprecedented, coordinated...

17.09.2024 4

Gianluca Pacchiani

Poll shows mirror images of fear and distrust between Israelis and Palestinians

As public opinions harden in wartime, biennial Pulse survey finds growing pessimism and rejection of coexistence among the two peoples, but silver...

17.09.2024 10

Gianluca Pacchiani

Taboo of Arabs in the IDF is slowly crumbling, says first Muslim non-Bedouin officer

Hisham Abu Raya was the first from his community to climb the IDF ranks. Today, he runs a program promoting military service among young Muslims as...

09.09.2024 60

Gianluca Pacchiani

In Baku, emerging Israeli and Arab leaders prepare for a post-conflict Middle East

Amid war, ROPES summit gathers people from across the region to discuss Israel’s integration, but some insist that without tackling the Palestinian...

07.09.2024 10

Gianluca Pacchiani

Majdal Shams massacre highlights Solomonic predicament of Golan’s Druze community

Torn between historic allegiance to Syria and increasing acceptance of Israeli rule, community finds itself unwillingly caught up in bloody...

28.07.2024 20

Gianluca Pacchiani

ADL raises alarm over rampant antisemitism in Philadelphia schools since Oct. 7

In federal complaint, group says school district has failed to take action on bullying of Jewish students, recommends disciplinary action for...

23.07.2024 3

Gianluca Pacchiani

Houthis threaten to attack Israeli ports, gas fields after weekend strike on Hodeida

Yemeni terrorist group releases a propaganda video supposedly showing the Jaffa drone that was launched at Tel Aviv last week

23.07.2024 2

Gianluca Pacchiani

Now in Germany, a Gazan dissident tries to set record straight on Hamas’s brutal regime

Hamza Howidy, who left the Strip shortly before Oct. 7, describes life under repressive Islamist regime, slams Western pro-Hamas protesters: ‘They...

23.07.2024 200

Gianluca Pacchiani

Nasrallah threatens to fire rockets at Israeli areas not yet targeted by Hezbollah

In televised address, terror group leader cites reported spike in civilian deaths in southern Lebanon, denies rumors of ‘finalized agreement’ to...

17.07.2024 3

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Rebel chief Sharaa, who toppled Syria’s Assad, named country’s interim president

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