1) At the ITIC, Avishai Karo reports on Hamas Media as Reflected in Documents Brought Back from the Gaza Strip.
“Another media effort reflected in the document was shaping a narrative tailored to the international arena to mobilize support. The master program for strengthening the Palestinian narrative and creating media discourse directed at a foreign audience included a series of focused activities including developing and maintaining an English language news website, disseminating campaigns and visual content tailored to a Western audience, publishing a weekly English briefing entitled “Palestine Report,” and actively recruiting foreign writers, journalists and activists supporting the Palestinian narrative.”
2) At the INSS, David Siman-Tov and Reut David analyse The ISNAD Campaign Against Israel.
“In recent years, the ISNAD influence campaign has operated against Israel as a civilian, non-state, volunteer campaign identified with the Muslim Brotherhood movement. The campaign is led by Ezzeldeen Devidar, an Egyptian regime opponent living in exile, who has defined it as the “digital arm of the resistance.” During the war in Gaza, ISNAD functioned as a wartime influence campaign, calling for increased public pressure in Israel to end the fighting while amplifying pro-Hamas messaging within the Israeli discourse. The strategy included broad recruitment of activists posing as Israelis, a high operational pace, and “flooding” social media networks.”
3) At the JCFA, Dan Diker and Natasha Hausdorff discuss misinformation and abuse of international law.
“From debates shaped by NGO reporting and reports of UN bodies and rapporteurs to the genocide case at the ICJ, Hausdorff explains how false information and misused legal terminology are influencing media narratives, global opinion and diplomacy. The discussion explores how false accusations move in a vicious circle through civil society, international organisations, international courts and back into civil society, how this affects public discourse, and wider implications for democratic societies.”
4) At the FDD, Andrea Stricker discusses Countering Iran’s Covert Chemical Weapons Program.
“The new allegations underscore that Tehran’s traditional battlefield-capable chemical weapons program, which began during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War, has likely evolved into a more sophisticated effort designed for targeted offensive and domestic use. During the 12-Day War in June 2025, Israel destroyed one alleged Iranian chemical weapons site. But with Iran’s nuclear capabilities largely decimated, and in the face of unprecedented domestic dissent, the regime may devote renewed focus to unconventional armaments such as chemical weapons.”
5) At The Long War Journal, Ahmad Sharawi reports on a rise in Islamic State attacks in Syria.
“The uptick in Islamic State attacks comes at a delicate moment for Syria’s security situation. As the Syrian government consolidated control over Al Hol camp in Hasakah province, home to thousands of Islamic State-linked women and children, large numbers of detainees reportedly escaped in an organized operation since the end of January. Local sources claimed that foreign fighters affiliated with the Syrian government smuggled a number of these families under the eyes of the Syrian forces.”
