Kifah Zboun

Kifah Zboun
Features Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in 2021 (AP)

Impact of Sinwar’s Death on Hamas and the Gaza War

No one in Israel or Palestine expected the Israeli army to kill Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in what is described as an “accidental” strike, according to Israel’s…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah) Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Features An Arrow II missile interceptor is displayed in front of journalists at an Israeli air defense command in the Palmahim military base south of Tel Aviv May 12, 2011. (Reuters)

Report: Israel Faces Possible Shortage of Interceptor Missiles

Israel is encountering a potential shortage of rocket and missile interceptors in its air defenses, reports revealed on Tuesday a day after the country’s…

Asharq Al Awsat (London) Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Nasrallah said in his first televised appearance after this week's electronic devices' attacks in Lebanon that Israel had dealt an "unprecedented" blow to his group, crossing all red lines with device explosions that killed 37 people and wounded nearly 3,000 over two days. (Photo by Al-Manar / AFP)

Israeli Army Adds Nasrallah to Its Assassination List

Israel has decided to increase pressure on Lebanon's Hezbollah through new "preemptive" attacks, aiming to either push the group toward a settlement in the…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Yahya Sinwar participating in a previous march in support of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Gaza City (AFP)

Behind Sinwar’s Selection: Internal, Regional, and Israeli Factors

Sources familiar with the internal discussions that led to the selection of Yahya Sinwar as the new leader of Hamas in Gaza revealed several key factors behind…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Khaled Meshaal (L) hugs Ismail Haniyeh before leaving the Gaza Strip. (Reuters file)

Hamas Suspends Truce Talks Pending Appointment of New Political Leader

Sources in Hamas said that the Palestinian movement has temporarily frozen ceasefire talks in the Gaza Strip. In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, the sources…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Features A presumed image of Mohammed Deif released by Israel last year

Mohammed Deif: Al-Qassam Brigades Leader, Phantom who Survived Multiple Close Calls

Before the current war in Gaza, Mohammed Deif, leader of Hamas’ military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, was known only to his family and a few within Hamas. …

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Features The body of 13-year-old Ghassan Gharib is carried on shoulders after he was shot dead by Israeli forces near Ramallah this July (AFP)

West Bank Palestinians Rely on Israel for Essentials, Fear Collective Punishment

Palestinians in the West Bank, unlike those in Gaza, do not want an open war between Israel and Hezbollah. They know from past experiences that such a conflict…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei meets with a Hamas delegation led by its politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh. (IRNA)

Palestinian Presidency to Khamenei: Iran Is Sacrificing the Blood of Our People

The Palestinian presidency slammed on Monday recent comments by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei about Hamas’ al-Aqsa Flood operation that sparked Israel’s…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)