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October 10, 2023
October 10, 2023

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid: 'The endgame is no Hamas in Gaza'

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Israeli opposition leader and former prime minister Yair Lapid reacted to Hamas's surprise attack on Israel from Gaza. The incursion, which killed hundreds of Israelis, is being called "Israel's 9/11". Hundreds of Palestinians living in Gaza have been killed in retaliatory Israeli air strikes. Asked how he saw the situation playing out, Lapid said "the endgame is, there will be no Hamas in Gaza".
October 08, 2023
October 08, 2023

‘Israel’s 9/11’: Political analysts react to deadly Hamas attack

  • Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer said that the “massive attacks by Hamas leadership into Israel … is no less than Israel’s 9/11.”
  • The violence has also “poured cold water on the possibility of a fast-tracked Israeli-Saudi normalization process,” said Chatham House’s Sanam Vakil.
  • “The Israeli-Hamas War is a logical result of 50 years of failed military policies,” Difference Group’s Dan Steinbock said in an e-mail to CNBC.
October 07, 2023
October 07, 2023

Hamas surprise attack a ‘historic failure’ for Israeli intelligence services

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on Saturday, firing thousands of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel, as dozens of fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land and sea. The offensive caught the country completely off guard and represents a "historic failure" for Israeli intelligence services, according to Middle East expert David Khalfa. 
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