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OSW Commentary |
| Marek Matusiak
On 7 October 2023, Hamas breached the Israeli security barrier, took the units of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) which were deployed there by surprise and seized control of the border region for several hours. During that time, it…
Analyses |
| Marek Matusiak
Israel has continued the retaliatory campaign it launched in response to the attack on 7 October, when Hamas attacked its territory killing 1400 people (mostly civilians) and abducting 240. In the first phase it launched air raids, and…
Analyses |
| Marek Matusiak
Following the attack on 7 October in which Hamas militants murdered 1400 people, injured 3500 and abducted at least 199, Israel is taking retaliatory action against Gaza. So far this has taken the form of bombing raids (6000 bombs were…
Analyses |
| Marek Matusiak
On the morning of 7 October, Hamas – the radical Muslim group that has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007 – launched a military operation against Israel with rocket attacks and using militias to breach the security barrier in many places…
OSW Commentary |
| Marek Matusiak
Since January 2023, Israel has seen the biggest street protests in its history. The demonstrators are opposed to the judicial reforms which the government has announced, in particular to the intention to limit the competences of the…
Analyses |
| Zuzanna Krzyżanowska, Marek Matusiak
The second round of Turkey’s presidential election was held on 28 May. According to partial results reported by the Supreme Election Commission (with more than 99% of the votes counted), the incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won the election…
Analyses |
| Marek Matusiak
After five days of fighting, on 13 May Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the second-largest armed group operating in Gaza (Hamas being the largest) agreed a ceasefire. This latest instalment of the confrontation was initiated by…
Analyses |
| Marek Matusiak
26–27 March 2023 saw a major escalation in the political protests that have been ongoing in Israel since January in connection with the government’s plan to reform the judiciary. It involved an increase in the scale of street protests (…
OSW Commentary |
| Marek Matusiak
A new Israeli government was sworn in on 29 December 2022, as Benjamin Netanyahu took the helm as prime minister for the sixth time in his career, after a year and a half in opposition. Negotiations on forming a government coalition had…