"When warning about civilian casualties from the Israeli offensive, Western governments are also thinking about the dangers of regional escalation. 'Hamas is interested in producing horrific images of dead Palestinian civilians and thereby dragging Iran and its proxies into this conflict,' Hans-Jakob Schindler from the international organization Counter Extremism Project recently told Deutsche Welle."

"As for the impact of the strikes, 'Unfortunately, targeting these leaders will …l make a dent in the short run, eventually they will be replaced, given the nature of Hamas, which is dedicated to an ideology,' said Josh Lipowsky, senior research analyst with the Counter Extremism Project."

"Director of The Counter Extremism Project, Hans-Jakob Schindler, believes Israel will target Hamas’s military and political leadership but will take aim at its military commanders first."

CEP Researcher Joshua Fisher-Birch interviewed: "Encrypted messaging apps like Telegram and WhatsApp have been a huge source of misinformation and disinformation in the Israel-Hamas war. Misinformation experts say it’s because they are difficult to moderate."

[Translated from German] "That's exactly what Hamas' calculations are, analyzes Hans-Jakob Schindler from the international organization Counter Extremism Project: 'Hamas is interested in producing terrible images of dead Palestinian civilians and thereby dragging Iran and its proxies into this conflict,' Schindler told Deutsche Welle."

"'Hezbollah has successfully embedded itself into every aspect of Lebanese society—politically, economically, socially, and militarily,' Josh Lipowsky, senior research analyst at the Counter Extremism Project, told The Epoch Times.
'Hezbollah is the strongest military force in the country and holds enough sway in the parliament that it can hold the country hostage by freezing government processes.'"
 

CEP CEO Mark D. Wallace quoted: "But some voices are being raised to reassess Western ties with Qatar. Mark Wallace, a former US ambassador to the UN, was quoted in The Telegraph as calling for assets linked to the Qatari state and royal family to be frozen 'until the Qataris turn over the worst of the worst terror leaders in the world.'

According to Wallace, 'The Qataris should be ostracized and their role should forever change in the world, given what happened.'

But, as Wallace well knows, there is a big difference between what should happen and what will happen, and the likelihood of the West treating Qatar as a pariah is slim – though some perceptions of the oil-rich kingdom are undoubtedly changing."

"Hamas, after its surprisingly successful and deadly attack on Israeli villages, is for now on top of the terrorism tree. It adheres to an extreme ideology that blends Islamism with Palestinian nationalism, dedicated to the destruction of Israel; its 'preferred methods include suicide bombings, rocket and mortar attacks, shootings, and kidnappings,' according to the the New York- and Berlin-based Counter Extremism Project.
...The broader impact of the Hamas attacks—even before a potentially escalating regional war—is the possibility that terrorist groups around the world will try to match the spectacular carnage that Hamas pulled off earlier this month, which had a death toll equivalent to multiple Sept. 11 attacks on a per capita basis in a small country such as Israel. The need for terror outfits to raise their own game is what will make them even more dangerous, said Hans-Jakob Schindler, the senior director of the Counter Extremism Project."

"Mark Wallace, a former US ambassador to the UN, called for assets linked to the Qatari state and royal family to be frozen 'until the Qataris turn over the worst of the worst terror leaders in the world'.

Wallace, who now runs the US-based Counter Extremism Project, also called for the UK’s diplomatic ties with Doha to be suspended if the regime fails to apprehend Haniyeh and hand him over to American or Israeli authorities."

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "Palestinian Islamic Jihad is a smaller, but older terror group that operates in the Palestinian territories...Coming out of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, but very quickly developing very strong relationships to Iran. Its traditional base is in Jenin...but of course it is now operating primarily in Gaza at this moment."