Prashant Jha is a political analyst. The views expressed are personal.

President Trump says the warring Israel and Iran "should make a deal" — but wars have a way of spinning out of control.

Hamas elected Ezzedin al-Haddad, a senior member of the terror organization to become their third leader in seven months ...

Security experts suggest private contractors could break Hamas' control over Gaza by managing aid distribution and training local Palestinian security forces.

Israel has gutted Iran’s nuclear and military leadership with airstrikes that leave a weakened Tehran with few options to ...

Regional security sources said Tehran was unlikely to respond in kind because its missile capabilities and influence in the region outside Iran have been severely degraded by Israel since the Hamas ...

(THE CONVERSATION) For a generation, the promotion of a “ two-state solution ” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been a core pillar of U.S. policy in the Middle East. But ahead of a major United ...

Hamas leaders outside the strip – currently based in Doha, Beirut and Istanbul – "have the upper hand once again". They are ...

The confirmation of Mr Sinwar’s death changes little in and of itself. Hamas has already appointed a replacement and it has ...

Since Trump’s inauguration, the FBI has assumed greater responsibility for that work, saying it’s made over 10,000 ...

But Sinwar’s death may not immediately change Hamas’ strategy ... Sinwar followed his older brother into Hamas, ultimately rising through the group’s leadership to its pinnacle.

Hamas has yet to confirm Mohammad Sinwar's death, and its response could reshape the conflict in Gaza. Confirmation may prompt retaliatory attacks or leadership changes. Israeli forces are likely ...