The article discusses Israel's intelligence failure that led to a deadly surprise offensive by Hamas.

World leaders, including President Joe Biden, have condemned the recent attacks by Hamas on Israel and pledged their support for the country.

Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican presidential candidate, defended his pledge to cut aid to Israel, stating that his outspokenness is similar to how Israelis express themselves.

Jason Greenblatt, former Mideast peace envoy for the Trump administration, believes that his efforts played a key role in improving Israel's ties with Arab countries.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's surprise visit to Oman in 2018 marked an important step in Israel's foreign relations strategy.

In "Undeclared Wars with Israel: East Germany and the West German Far Left 1967–1989," the author Jeffrey Herf explores how both East Germany and the West German far left demonized Israel following the Six-Day War, equating it with Nazism and supporting Arab countries and Palestinian terrorists against Israel.