Gaza Strip

Sgt. First Class (res.) Ariel Lubliner likely killed by friendly fire in southern Gaza combat

The IDF added that Lubliner was likely killed due to friendly fire, and that the incident is being investigated.

Sgt. First Class (Res.) Ariel Lubliner
 Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida delivers a speech following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, January 19, 2025

IDF targets senior Hamas terrorist in strike on Gaza City residential building

An Israeli armoured personnel carrier (APC) manoeuvres on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza, Israel August 19, 2025

Arab states increase focus on Gaza City battle as Israel intensifies military offensive - analysis

An IDF soldier operates on the outskirts of Gaza City, in northern Gaza, August 27, 2025

IDF strikes terror targets in Gaza City, Khan Yunis


Hamas threatens to kidnap IDF soldiers, warns hostages held in Gaza City combat zones

“We will preserve the lives of the captives to the extent that we can,” the terror group said. “They will remain with our fighters in the places of confrontation, exposed to the same risks.”

Demonstrators block Highway 1 between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv during a protest calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, August 26, 2025

IDF kills most senior Islamic State terrorist in the Gaza Strip

Muhammad Abd al-Aziz Abu Zubaida directed ISIS's strategic activities across Judea and Samaria.

Muhammad Abd al-Aziz Abu Zubaida.

Israel must confront its strategic illusions to secure true victory - opinion

As Israel approaches the end of the war, true victory hinges on securing the release of hostages and dismantling Hamas, not just military success on the battlefield.

THE WRITER’S book ‘While Israel Slept,’ co-authored with Amir Bohbot, arrives in bookstores in the coming week. ‘Israel slept once, it cannot afford to sleep again,’ says the writer.

US divided on Gaza genocide accusations, Hamas responsibility, poll finds

Most Americans believe famine exists in Gaza, but a majority still blame Hamas for the crisis, revealing sharp partisan and generational divides, a Harvard poll shows.

People protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza in front of the US Mission to the United Nations during a Security Council meeting in New York City, August 5, 2025; illustrative.

WATCH: Father of Gaza hostage: World must pressure Hamas, not Israel, to release hostages

Ilan, father of Gaza hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, urges the world to pressure Hamas, not Israel, to secure the release of hostages, speaking out in Tokyo amid growing global tensions.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana flanked by Ilan and Gal Gilboa-Dalal, relatives of Gaza hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, August 28, 2025.

Former Biden NatSec advisor: Withholding weapons to Israel 'credible position I would support'

Former Biden advisor Jake Sullivan urged Democrats to back an arms embargo on Israel, citing Gaza famine, failed ceasefire talks, and stalled diplomacy.

 Jake Sullivan meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, December 12, 2024

IDF strikes terror targets across Gaza Strip as push for Gaza City nears

IDF troops strike targets in Gaza as preparations intensify for a ground assault on Gaza City, Hamas’s main stronghold and command center.

IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, August 28, 2025.

IDF Chief Zamir calls on 'everyone' to enlist, 'contribute their share equally'

Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir's comments came amid ongoing discussions regarding how to prevent draft-dodging in Israel's haredi (ultra-Orthodox) communities.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Eyal Zamir (C), Southern Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Yaniv Asor (R), and Gaza Division Chief Brig.-Gen. Barak Hiram (L), in the Gaza Strip, August 27, 2025.

Trump holds Gaza policy meeting with Blair and Kushner, White House official says

They discussed all aspects of the Gaza issue, including escalating food aid deliveries, the hostage crisis, post-war plans, and more,

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, August 23, 2025.

Netanyahu’s Uman decision: A political misstep during Israel’s national crisis? - analysis

Governments often stumble not over grand strategies but over small, symbolic decisions that expose public anger.

 Jews in the streets of Uman, a day after the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 18, 2023.

Zamir delays Oct. 7 follow-up report after fight with PM over Gaza War, appointments

The report was prepared to assess the quality of the investigations and identify the key lessons to be learned from them. 

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir in Tulkarm, in the West Bank, August 22, 2025.