"The hostage situation has shown that Hamas’ control over Gaza is not absolute, said Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter-Extremism Project, a policy institute based in Washington and Berlin. Schindler said he believes Hamas enlisted...

CEP Senior Advisor Alexander Ritzmann interviewed on podcast for topic: "We shed light on the different sources of funding within the right-wing extremist scene, the partial connections to organized crime, the relationship between rocker groups and...

"Al-Ghandour had survived at least three Israeli attempts on his life and was involved in a cross-border attack in 2006 in which Palestinian militants captured an Israeli soldier, according to the Counter Extremism Project, an advocacy group based in...

"Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director at the transatlantic thinktank the Counter Extremism Project, says the situation is .terribly unclear'. 'It's important to note that Islamic Jihad and Hamas don't have a co-operative relationship - they're...

"According to the Washington-based Counter Extremism project, in addition to being a key figure in the October 7 attacks , Ghandour has been behind a number of terror attacks against Israelis and survived at least two assassination attempts dating...

"'There’s been a well-developed smuggling economy in Gaza for decades – long before Hamas took control – organised by networks of crime families. So it’s possible hostages are neither under the control of Hamas nor Islamic Jihad – but these crime...

"Terrorism and extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Berlin sees the first releases as a 'confidence-building measure between Hamas and Israel.' In his opinion, the negotiations will now become more difficult...

"Al-Ghandour had survived at least three Israeli attempts on his life and was involved in a cross-border attack in 2006 in which Palestinian militants captured an Israeli soldier, according to the Counter Extremism Project, an advocacy group based in...

'The group’s ideology blends Islamism and Palestinian nationalism and seeks the destruction of Israel and the creation of an Islamic state between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River...Hamas views the entirety of the land of Mandate Palestine...

"Gaza – The deaths of others are apparently more bearable when you have air conditioning and room service. While the war in Israel continues to escalate following the atrocities committed by Hamas and civilians fear for their lives, the leadership of...