Qatar should be pressured to force one of the last surviving Hamas leaders, Khaled Meshal, to surrender unconditionally. He is based in Qatar.

If Biden waits too long, Qatar could allow Meshal to leave the country, perhaps to another jurisdiction hospitable to Hamas like Turkey.

With Hamas flat on its back, we will now see this war clearly for what it is: Israel is at war with Iran and its proxies. They will almost certainly keep this war going.

Huge! #Hamas mastermind #YahyaSinwar is eliminated. Big implications for the war & for the #MiddleEast. What happens now & what does this mean for Hamas-enabling #Qatar? Join my @FDD colleagues @jconricus, @hahussain & me for a live situational update. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Nothing to see here. Just a senator casually parroting Hamas casualty figures.

Also worth noting: the Gaza war ends when Hamas surrenders and returns the hostages. Not when one of the most anti-Israel members of Congress thinks it’s time.

The stunning rebel advance in Syria continues. They’ve now reached the outskirts of Hama, where protests were crushed by the regime at the start of the uprising. Reports of regime supporters fleeing the city. Still no word from Assad, who is said to be in Moscow.

While I am heartened by the potential unraveling of the Assad regime, the question of what lies ahead is somewhat terrifying. The region is already unstable. This could complicate the situtation in the Middle East significantly. There are few good actors here.

‏رئيس دولة الإمارات يؤكد خلال اتصال هاتفي مع الرئيس السوري تضامن دولة الإمارات مع سوريا ودعمها في محاربة الإرهاب والتطرف

UAE pledges support to Assad. Yikes. Not a great look.

The dynamic in Syria right now is like Alien vs. Predator.

May the Assadists/Khameinists and Sunni jihadists (backed by Turkey and Qatar, among others) all lose.

Syrian rebels playing soccer with the head of Hafiz al-Assad, father of dictator Bashar al-Assad & previous dictator of Syria.

Heading on @FoxNews in just a few minutes to talk about the possibility of a ceasefire in Gaza. Catch me if you can.

Rebels in control of Syrian aircraft as well as drones.

I doubt many (if any) know how to operate them. But jarring, nonetheless.

Steer your week in the right direction w/ the @FDD Morning Brief. Tune in to hear from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Captain @ChowdahHill, who spent months out at sea battling the #Houthis. Been waiting a long time for this convo. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

🌤️ Starting soon | 8:30am ET

@JSchanzer speaks w/ USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Captain @ChowdahHill about his battle with the Houthis at sea, in one of the most complex Naval combat environments since WWII.

👀 on X or fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

Live right now. @ChowdahHill holding forth…

Spotted at the “Ink By Hudson” book store at DCA. 👀

‏בכירים בפתח וחמאס: הסכמנו להקמת ועדה לניהול ענייני רצועת עזה, בהתאם להצעת מצרים