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18 Oct

From Arabic studies graduate to chief architect of Oct 7 Hamas attack: All about Yahya Sinwar

Gaza, Oct 18 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israel Security Agency have jointly confirmed that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in the Gaza Strip by Israeli soldiers on Wednesday. No official confirmation has been made by Hamas. Sinwar was born in October 1962 in the Khan Younis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip. He studied in Khan Younis schools before being enrolled in the Islamic University of Gaza, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Arabic studies. In 2011, he married a woman from the Gaza Strip, and they have three children, Xinhua news…

04 Jan

Nearly 100 US soldiers deployed to M-E after Hamas attack return home

Washington, Jan 4, A US Army spokesperson has said that nearly 100 American soldiers who were deployed to the Middle East in the wake of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, have returned to their home stations. "To date, since October 2023, approximately 1,100 Army Soldiers have deployed forward to the US Central Command Area of Responsibility (AOR) from home stations in the continental United States," Lt. Col. Rob Lodewick told CNN on Wednesdya. "Of these, approximately 100 have since returned to their home stations." Lodewick further said that that 1,300 soldiers still remain on prepare-to-deploy orders. It however, remains unclear…

12 Oct

The Grave Fallout of Hamas- Israel Conflict

Audacious Attack The Hamas attack on Israel on 6th Oct was extremely audacious and unexpected. It came on the Israel’s national holiday weekend amidst the festive mood and was reminiscent of the Yom Kippur war launched by Egypt and Syria on the same day 50 years ago. The attack was orchestrated by Hamas from land, air and sea simultaneously. It was a bizarre and highly provocative move by Hamas and by the development so far, this conflict looks sure to be a long affair. Initial estimates suggested that since the conflict erupted hundreds of Hamas terrorists barged inside the Israeli…