The U.S. Is Losing the Battle over the Strait of Hormuz
It will take more than “love taps” to turn things around.
July 1, 2026
The UK should heed American and Israeli warnings.
On Monday, the IDF killed a Hamas battalion commander in southern Gaza. But this successful strike is unlikely to change Israeli military intelligence’s recent assessment that the terrorist group is rebuilding and rearming and still poses a threat. Making this possible is Hamas’s revenue, which it receives from patrons abroad like Qatar, from taxing the Gazan population and stealing humanitarian aid, and also from a global network of fundraisers. Mariam Wahba takes a close look at part of this network:
It will take more than “love taps” to turn things around.
The UK should heed American and Israeli warnings.
A play, a speech, and what makes the U.S.-Israel relationship different.
Joseph in the New World.
Nearly eight centuries after it was burned in Paris.
On Monday, the IDF killed a Hamas battalion commander in southern Gaza. But this successful strike is unlikely to change Israeli military intelligence’s recent assessment that the terrorist group is rebuilding and rearming and still poses a threat. Making this possible is Hamas’s revenue, which it receives from patrons abroad like Qatar, from taxing the Gazan population and stealing humanitarian aid, and also from a global network of fundraisers. Mariam Wahba takes a close look at part of this network:
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