Compiled by Ryder Zufi While the Israeli military and intelligence mistakenly concluded that Hamas was an organization more interested in protecting its own people than killing Israelis and risking Gaza’s destruction, Hamas observed the political rifts within Israeli society and concluded that Israel was weak and vulnerable. The mass attack October 7 was meant to […]

Compiled by Ryder Zufi Hamas spent 17 years preparing the Gaza Strip as a killing ground for Israeli soldiers and Palestinian civilians. By building its complex, extensive tunnel system and integrating military operations throughout civilian infrastructure, Hamas created a situation in which its own destruction could be achieved only through Gaza’s devastation and at extreme […]

Compiled by Ryder Zufi The Palestinians have had two primary political factions for at least two decades: Hamas and Fatah, the dominant group within the PLO. Fatah, led by Yasser Arafat and then Mahmoud Abbas, has controlled the Palestinian Authority and thus the West Bank since the mid-1990s. But Hamas won a plurality in the […]

Compiled by Ryder Zufi Hamas is a Sunni organization. The Iranian regime is Shia. But Iran has provided money, weapons, training, logistics and other support to Hamas because of their shared goal of destroying Israel. Hamas and Iran have had their differences, including during the slaughter of Sunnis in Syria more than a decade ago, […]

Compiled by Ryder Zufi Hamas emerged in the 1980s as an offshoot of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood or Brethren as part of a change in strategy: Rather than try to repair Muslim society, then target Israel, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and his supporters decided they first needed to eliminate Israel and cleanse the Middle East of […]

Compiled by Aidan New Iran has financed, armed, trained, and, in some cases, directed terrorist and militant groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis around the Middle East to incorporate them into its ultimate goal of destroying the State of Israel. That close relationship is why Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who shared the goal […]