In Iran’s Quiet War with Israel, Gaza Is but One Front among Many
A photo revealed the Beirut nerve center for anti-Israel terror.
May 15, 2023
In Iran’s Quiet War with Israel, Gaza Is but One Front among Many
A photo revealed the Beirut nerve center for anti-Israel terror.
In the past two weeks, Palestinian Islamic Jihad has fired nearly 1,500 rockets into the Jewish state, killing one Israeli and five Palestinians. On Saturday, after a five-day IDF campaign, a ceasefire went into effect, which seems to be holding despite a few sporadic violations. Islamic Jihad operates under the direction of Iran—more so even than Hamas, which is also beholden to Tehran. Jonathan Schanzer suggests the most recent conflict might be connected to the Islamic Republic’s broader struggle with Israel:
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