1) The FDD provides a briefing on ‘The Many Faces of the Muslim Brotherhood’.
“The Brotherhood has scores of national branches across the globe. Among those branches, Hamas stands out for its unbroken record of violence and its readiness to massacre men, women, and children, as it did in southern Israel on October 7, 2023. Yet the ideas that animate Hamas are not unique; they are part of the Brotherhood’s common heritage. These ideas have also spread far beyond the Brotherhood, animating al-Qaeda, the Islamic State, and many other lethal organizations.”
2) At the CTC, Matthew Levitt discusses ‘Hamas Plots in Europe: A Shift Toward External Operations?’.
“Hamas has never carried out a successful terrorist attack outside of Israel, the West Bank, or Gaza—but not for lack of plotting. Over the years, the group came close to carrying out attacks abroad several times, but these were either thwarted or aborted before execution. Now, recent criminal cases in Germany and Denmark reveal that Hamas set in motion contingency planning for possible attacks in Europe several years before the October 7 massacre, including stashing small arms in weapons caches in multiple European countries. In the context of planning for the October 7 attacks, Hamas planned to make these weapons available to operatives in Europe, according to German authorities.”
3) At the JCFA, Yoni Ben Menachem asks ‘What Are the Chances That Hamas Will Agree to Disarm?’.
“As the Trump administration pushes forward with the clause calling for Hamas’s disarmament under the American peace plan, Israeli security officials express deep skepticism about the feasibility of enforcing such a move.
The failed attempt to disarm Hizbullah in Lebanon serves as a cautionary tale, while Hamas, for its part, is taking advantage of the ceasefire to rebuild its military capabilities and tighten its control over the Gaza Strip, counting on diplomatic procrastination and political backing from Turkey and Qatar.”
4) At the INSS, Giora Eliraz analyses ‘Israel–Indonesia Relations: Expectations Versus Reality’.
“If the rising expectations for a breakthrough in Israel–Indonesia relations are realized, it would be possible to harness Indonesia’s potential contribution to “the day after” in the Gaza Strip, particularly in advancing processes of deradicalization and combating religious extremism there. However, before that, it is worth recognizing Indonesia’s longstanding commitment to promoting the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, as well as the internal stability considerations that limit its ability to soften its policy toward Israel in the absence of progress toward a political solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.”
5) The Modern War Institute provides a podcast titled “The Tunnels of Gaza”.
“In this episode of the Urban Warfare Project Podcast, John Spencer examines the subterranean war in Gaza. Fresh from Gaza City and drawing on seven trips to Israel since October 7, he explains why Hamas’s tunnel network mattered more than the surface fight and how it reshaped every military task—from movement to command and control.”
