Antisemitism in the Middle East

U.S. journalist Seymour Hersh announced that secret negotiations between Israel and the political leaders of the radical Palestinian movement Hamas on the release of the hostages are underway.

On Saturday, 7 October 2023, the Palestinian militant movement Hamas, launched a sudden attack on Israel, which has so far resulted in the deaths of more than 1,400 Israelis, with approximately 3,000 people wounded, and the capture of around 240 soldiers and civilians.

An installation with red balloons, tables and posters depicting Israelis kidnapped by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on October 7, is seen during an event held at Megaron concert hall by the Israeli community with the participation of Israelis whose relatives are held hostage by Hamas, amid the group's ongoing conflict with Israel, in Athens, Sunday. [Louiza Vradi/Reuters]

In an exclusive interview with The Mail on Sunday, the leader of a battalion of 400 Hamas terrorists claimed that the initial plan was to kill Israeli soldiers and take some of them hostage.

According to Denis Avdagi, it is clear that disproportionate force was used in response and that civilians were killed in numbers that shock the world, and it is clear that these are matters that will have to be resolved by the International Criminal Court.
As he added, the figures of the dead are frightening and according to the UNICEF report, 400 children die every day.

Israel on Monday pounded Gaza with "significant" strikes as soldiers battled Hamas forces in the besieged territory, ignoring ceasefire calls by UN aid agencies who condemned surging civilian deaths in the month-long conflict.

Israeli warplanes struck a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, killing at least 33 people and wounding dozens, health officials said. The strike came as Israel said it would press on with its offensive to crush the territory's Hamas rulers, despite U.S. appeals for a pause to get aid to desperate civilians.

Turkey will start coming under pressure from the United States over its stance on the Middle East crisis very soon, according to Jonathan Schanzer, who is senior vice president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, one of the most influential think-tanks in Washington.

Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, senior Hamas official Ali Baraka recently made claims about the future of the United States, comparing it to the collapse of the USSR. In an interview with a Lebanese YouTube channel on November 2, Baraka expressed his belief that one day the United States would become a "thing of the past."

The United States has expressed concerns over the possibility of the Israel-Hamas conflict expanding into Lebanon, urging all parties involved to exercise restraint and prevent further escalation. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre delivered this message on Friday during a press briefing.