Author: Khalil E. Jahshan, Tamara Kharroub, Imad K. Harb, Yousef Munayyer, Hanna Alshaikh
Publisher: Arab Center Washington DC (ACW)
Topics:
Gaza

Israel Has Opted for War on All Fronts

Head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, addresses a gathering in Turkey, with a Turkish flag in the backdrop, during a visit and commemorative event at the Mavi Marmara ship.
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Collective analysis by ACW experts examining the implications of Israel's July 2024 assassination of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. The article covers Haniyeh's assassination as an attempt to stop Palestinian reconciliation following the Beijing Declaration, the likely end of ceasefire negotiations given Haniyeh's role as Hamas' chief negotiator, Hezbollah and Iran's likely responses, Netanyahu's strategy of escalation to coax the US into direct conflict with Iran, and broader implications for the region. This piece is valuable for research on Hamas, ceasefire negotiations, Palestinian reconciliation, Hezbollah, and US-Israel relations.

Table of Contents:

  • Ismail Haniyeh’s Assassination Intended to Stop Palestinian Reconciliation | Hanna Alshaikh, ACW Palestine Project Coordinator
  • The Lebanon and Iranian Angles of Israel’s Escalation | Imad K. Harb, ACW Director of Research and Analysis
  • The Shukr and Haniyeh Assassinations: Implications for Israel | Khalil E. Jahshan, ACW Executive Director
  • Assassinating Hamas’s Chief Negotiator Likely Ends Ceasefire Talks |Tamara Kharroub, ACW Deputy Executive Director and Senior Fellow
  • Netanyahu Is Coaxing the US into War with Iran | Yousef Munayyer, ACW Head of Palestine/Israel Program and Senior Fellow

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Israel Has Opted for War on All Fronts

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