The Iran-backed terror organization Hamas is already broadcasting strong signals that it has no interest in peace and is gearing up for its next war against Israel. The Izzadin Al-Qassam Brigades tweeted (Arabic link): We won, and swore by Allah that we will continue to dig (tunnels), and create more (rockets),...

The Washington Post reported yesterday that the Obama administration will not ask Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s permission if it deems it necessary for the U.S. to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) inside Syria itself. The Obama administration has ruled out the possibility of coordinating U.S. airstrikes in...

Hamas fighters have acknowledged that the terror organization used civilian structures to hide its operatives and conduct attacks. Using information that was published on the Shin Bet’s website in Hebrew, Israel Hayom reported yesterday: “During interrogations of Hamas operatives arrested during the Gaza operation, it has become disconcertingly clear that Hamas is...

The al-Qaeda affiliate al-Nusra Front reportedly captured the Syrian side of the Quneitra border crossing with Israel on August 27. “Nusra Front and other rebel groups took the Quneitra crossing, and heavy fighting with the Syrian army is continuing in the surrounding area,” said Rami Abdel-Rahman, head of the Britain-based...

While the ranks of the Islamic State (ISIS) continue to swell with foreign Sunni volunteers from Western countries, including the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands, a stream of jihadists has been silently flowing from a territory much closer to the self-styled Caliphate. Dozens of Palestinian militants from Rafah, Nuseirat,...

Today was the fiftieth day of Operation Protective Edge. UPDATE: Egyptian officials say Israel-Hamas ceasefire in #Gaza is now under way: http://t.co/hjsRAP0ERH — CNN International (@cnni) August 26, 2014 Israel and Hamas agreed to an open-ended ceasefire, which went into effect at 7 PM local time. If the ceasefire holds, it will be followed...

On Monday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) threatened to “accelerate” its arming of Palestinians, apparently in response to a purported Israeli drone infiltrating its airspace over the weekend. The Telegraph reports: “We will accelerate the arming of the West Bank and we reserve the right to give any response,”...

Hassan Hassan, an Abu Dhabi-based journalist and analyst, wrote yesterday in The New York Times that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is no ally of the West in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). According to Hassan, Assad had been able to combat ISIS earlier, but...

Palestinian officials announced today that a “long-term” ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has been agreed to. The Israeli government confirmed that it has signed off on the truce, which went  into effect at 7 PM local time. State Dept thanks #Egypt, others for negotiating #Gaza ceasefire; notes challenges still ahead. "We're going into this...

Rocket fire from Gaza continued to chase Israelis into bomb shelters Tuesday as diplomatic efforts to end the barrage centered on two key avenues: an Egyptian-brokered open-ended ceasefire, and an American-led initiative for a UN Security Council resolution. Chico Menashe of Israel Radio reported that the ongoing conflict was generating internal pressure in...