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While nearly everyone agrees that it was a colossal intelligence failure on the part of Israel and its allies that led to the slaughter on October 7, the ensuing war in Gaza, and other instability in the region, the little-known truth is that it was US military aid to Lebanon provided by Joe Biden's national security brain trust that effectively prevented Israeli intelligence from sniffing out the plan and preventing the attack. To understand this, one has to look at our history with Lebanon since the Bush (43) administration. If you find yourself asking how the United States ended up...

The purpose of the visit is to discuss the situation in Jerusalem On Tuesday night, a delegation of Hamas leaders arrived in Moscow to hold “important” talks with Russian officials, according to the pro-Fatah website Ma'an News. Among the delegation were Hamas’ Deputy Chairman Mousa Mohammad Abu Marzook, and two other leaders, Fathi Hammad and Hussam Badran. The purpose of the visit is to discuss the situation in Jerusalem, as clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian worshippers erupted on the Temple Mount during the holy month of Ramadan, Jerusalem Post reported.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to set up an Iraqi intelligence service to spy on groups and individuals inside Iraq that are targeting U.S. troops and civilians, The Washington Post reported on Thursday. Citing unidentified U.S. officials, the Post said the CIA plans to set up the new service with help from Jordan. Two members of an Iraqi exile group are at CIA headquarters in Virginia this week to work out details of the new program, the Post said. Iraqi Interior Minister Nouri Badran, a secular Shiite Muslim, has been selected to head the service initially, the Post...

Intelligence gathered during "Operation Defensive Shield" indicates that Palestinian Intelligence Chief in the West Bank Tawfiq Tirawi was directly involved in terrorist activities against Israel. According to interrogations of suspects captured during the IDF operation, Tirawi and his men recruited terrorists, trained them and supplied them with ammunition. According to IDF sources, Tirawi's orginization knew of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine's terrorist activities, which at a later stage led to the murder of Tourism Minister Rehavam Ze'evi. 3 Palestinians killed as IDF apprehends top Hamas militant IDF forces apprehended Husam Badran, one of the leading members of...