Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, now 89 years old, is taking steps to ensure an orderly transfer of power in anticipation of a scenario where he may be unable to fulfill his duties due to health issues or other incapacitation.
Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, now 89 years old, is taking steps to ensure an orderly transfer of power in anticipation of a scenario where he may be unable to fulfill his duties due to health issues or other incapacitation.
Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, now 89 years old, is taking steps to ensure an orderly transfer of power in anticipation of a scenario where he may be unable to fulfill his duties due to health issues or other incapacitation.
Hamas killed 20 residents in the Gaza Strip, accusing them of stealing humanitarian aid.
The PA is increasingly concerned that Israel may seek to annex parts of Judea and Samaria during the upcoming term of former President Donald Trump.
PA officials report that President Mahmoud Abbas has made a strategic decision to lift the boycott on Trump’s administration, resuming negotiations with Israel on the basis of a two-state solution.
The Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service, operates a specialized unit dedicated to tracking down Yahya and Muhammad Sinwar, key leaders of Hamas’s military wing in the Gaza Strip. According to security sources, their elimination is only a matter of time. As the IDF increases military operations in the area, the likelihood of locating their hiding place grows.
Iran is making significant efforts to counter the wave of rumors suggesting that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is in critical medical condition and that the regime’s “Council of Experts” has already selected his son, Mujtaba Khamenei, as his successor. Mujtaba Khamenei is known for his vehement hostility toward the United States and Israel. He is closely aligned with the Revolutionary Guards and is a staunch supporter of a multi-front confrontation strategy against Israel. Additionally, he advocates for the production of nuclear weapons as a means to strengthen Iran’s regional power.
President Trump is preparing for his return to the White House, having already appointed key figures to his administration who will shape Middle East policy.
His goals reportedly include preventing conflicts and fostering economic prosperity, alongside a personal ambition to secure a Nobel Peace Prize.
However, commentators in the region question whether his team is equipped to deliver on these promises.
According to senior security officials, Israel’s recent airstrike on Iran has reportedly destroyed all of Iran’s strategic air defense capabilities and severely hindered its ability to produce new ballistic missiles.
Despite these setbacks, Iran is determined to respond to the Israeli attack and is currently engaged in damage control efforts.
The “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation had the opposite of its intended effect. Instead of precipitating the collapse of Israel, it led to the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and complicated Iran’s strategic position.
Israel’s military response has established a new regional equation, significantly weakening Iran’s influence, as it lost its key proxy in Gaza and became more vulnerable to Israeli strikes.
The cease-fire agreement with Lebanon presents Israel with significant intelligence and operational challenges to prevent Hezbollah’s military recovery and reestablishment in southern Lebanon.
According to senior security officials, Sheikh Naim Kassem, the new Secretary General of Hezbollah, is in Israel’s crosshairs and it will work to eliminate him.
In their estimation, his appointment was made under Iranian pressure on the Hezbollah leadership to show that the organization recovers and controls the situation after the severe blows it received from Israel.
According to sources in Lebanon, Hezbollah is currently governed by a temporary “collective leadership” following the assassination of its Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah, by Israel.
The organization has yet to choose a successor, as the leadership is wary of further Israeli attacks.
Hezbollah is facing a crucial decision as it prepares to choose a successor following the death of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
With the mourning period coming to an end, Iran is expected to play a decisive role in determining the new leader, someone who will be instrumental in rebuilding Hezbollah’s power.
The leading candidate for this position is Hashem Safi al-Din, Nasrallah’s cousin and the head of Hezbollah’s executive council, who maintains close ties with Iran.
Since the onset of the conflict, Syrian President Bashar Assad has notably maintained a neutral stance, refraining from direct action against Israel despite his alignment with the Iran-led axis, and despite Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) operations within Syrian territory. Speculation abounds regarding Assad’s reluctance to confront Israel directly, with many attributing it to a fear of Israeli retaliation. Assad’s primary concern appears to be the preservation of his regime and the reconstruction of war-torn Syria.
Syrian President Bashar Assad Criticizes Hamas Leadership for “Treachery and Hypocrisy”. Despite the recent official reconciliation between the Syrian regime and Hamas, President Assad remains opposed to allowing Hamas to establish offices in Damascus or create a military presence in Syria.
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The terrorist threat posed by ISIS has not diminished; in fact, the organization is actively working to strengthen itself and regain momentum in the Middle East. Intelligence sources in the West report that ISIS is gaining ground in Afghanistan and several African countries. Israel is collaborating with Egypt and Western nations in the fight against ISIS. The organization has carried out attacks in Israel in recent years and is attempting to recruit Arab activists from Israel and East Jerusalem.
The Arab League approved this week Syria’s return to the Arab League after its membership in the league was suspended due to the massacres committed by President Assad’s regime against his own people.
This is a political victory for President Assad, who is a war criminal and won the war thanks to Russian and Iranian military aid. The international community is frustrated and helpless in the face of the Arab League’s decision.
The dispute between Israel and Egypt over the “Philadelphia Corridor” has led to heightened tensions between the two countries.Political officials in Jerusalem estimate that the peace agreement is not currently at risk, but the security establishment is concerned about Egypt’s military build-up and the system of tunnels and bridges it has constructed on the Suez Canal.
This infrastructure could allow Egypt to transfer large military forces to the Sinai Peninsula unexpectedly.
Despite the horrific murderous attack on Israel’s border with Egypt, there is no danger to the strategic relations between Israel and Egypt.
Israel sees the peace agreement with Egypt as an important pillar in its national security concept, the IDF and the Egyptian army will learn lessons and they are supposed to change the deployment of forces and security measures along the common border.
The internal crisis in Sudan continues, the military struggle between the heads of the military government is escalating and the war between them may also spread to neighboring countries on the border of Sudan.
Israel is concerned about the situation in Sudan and calls on both sides to reach reconciliation, the escalation of the crisis could severely damage the normalization process that has begun between Israel and Sudan on the way to a peace agreement between them.
The Egyptian Chief of Staff, General Osama Askar, delivered
a warning to Chief of Staff Hertzi Halevi from an explosion in the security situation in East Jerusalem and the West Bank that could destabilize the region.
Egypt is furious with the Netanyahu government and demands that it curb the measures it is taking against the Palestinians.
The intelligence agencies of Lebanon, Qatar, and Turkey have implemented stringent security measures to protect individuals associated with the Hamas movement. There is growing concern that the Israeli Mossad might attempt assassinations, prompting a need for heightened security.
The handling of the issue of the release of the hostages held by Hamas is scandalous, former head of the Mossad Yossi Cohen pushed himself into the issue and is conducting negotiations at the same time as the head of the Mossad David Barnea who was officially appointed to the task .
According to political sources, Yossi Cohen started his campaign for Prime Minister with the assumption that at the end of the war Netanyahu would step down from the political stage.
The Palestinian political system began to engage in soul-searching regarding the fate of the PA and its future in Judea and Samaria.
The current Israeli government does not want the PA to collapse, it wants it to continue managing the day-to-day lives of the Palestinians in Judea and Samaria and be ready to resolutely fight terrorism.
For many years, Iran has helped Hamas and Islamic Jihad build a regular army and military outposts in the Gaza Strip to attack Israel.
The Biden administration is working to end the war before the task of completely destroying the military infrastructure that threatens Israel’s existence is completed. The political echelon must stick to this task.
Yahya Sinwar’s efforts to stoke unrest in Judea, Samaria, and among Arab communities in Israel during the month of Ramadan ended in failure.
With hopes now pinned on support from Iran to bolster his rule in the Gaza Strip, Sinwar’s ambitions faced a setback as Israeli security forces maintained a delicate yet firm presence around the Temple Mount, preventing any potential escalation.
Senior security officials estimate that Iran will intensify the smuggling of weapons into northern Samaria in the near future, prompting armed terrorist groups to carry out attacks in retaliation for the assassination of Hassan Mahdavi.Iran’s intentions to flood Judea and Samaria with weapons have raised serious concerns within the Shin Bet, prompting the Prime Minister to announce plans for a new border fence with Jordan to prevent infiltrations and smuggling.
Iran openly declared war on Israel and attacked it with hundreds of drones and missiles, Israel stopped the attack and announced that it would resolutely respond to it.
Israel is well coordinated with the American administration, it seems that this is the beginning of a new type of direct conflict between Israel and Iran that could also degenerate into a regional war.