Gaza Strip

Hamas backing Palestinian election delay to rebuild support, fuel attacks on Abbas, expert says

Hamas could use the election delay to rebuild political legitimacy and retain influence in Gaza through an allied PLC list, Prof. Kobi Michael told The Jerusalem Post.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Hamas terrorists stand on a rooftop overlooking a damaged site, in Gaza, February 15, 2025
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the foundation stone ceremony of the Innovation and Excellence Compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah on September 9, 2026; illustrative

‘Disregarded hopes of millions’: Palestinians angered after Abbas again postpones PLC elections

Abbas announced on Saturday that the elections, originally scheduled for November 28, would be postponed until September 11, 2027.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Hamas terrorists as Egyptian workers accompanied by members of the ICRC search for the last two remaining bodies of hostages -an Israeli soldier and a Thai national- from under the rubble of the Jabalia refugee camp, in the Gaza Strip on December 1, 2025; Illustrative.

Hamas facing internal unrest as Israel detects plans for renewed attacks, official says

Asked about the possibility of a large-scale confrontation with Hamas before Israel's October 27 elections, the official assessed the likelihood as low.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Mirjana Spoljaric speaks during a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister in Moscow on July 1, 2026.

Red Cross chief says she tried to arrange Gaza hostage visits through talks with Hamas's Haniyeh

She cited the organization's "strict insistence on neutrality" as having been vital in the eventual return of many of the Gaza hostages to Israel.

|ByAARON GLICK

Deadly Yom Kippur shooting attack 'expected' amid rising West Bank tensions

"All the assessments pointed to tensions rising during this period," said Haaretz's Amos Harel.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2026By103FM
Israeli soldiers and police officers near the scene of a shooting attack at a spring near the Israeli settlement of Neve Tzuf in the West Bank, where an Israeli man was shot by a Palestinian terrorist and later died of his wounds, September 20, 2026.

Israel’s AI advantage is strategic, but humans in the IDF remain responsible - opinion

AI can help process intelligence, identify threats, and support operations, but it does not replace human judgment in battlefield decisions.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2026ByJACOB NAGEL
An illustration of an AI software running on a laptop, with a silhouetted soldier and Israeli flag in the background.

Qatar denies funding Hamas after Israeli report claims Netanyahu ignored warnings over Gaza aid

The report also included quotes from several prominent Israeli politicians reacting to the news and censuring Netanyahu's behavior.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2026ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR
A Qatar flag in front of the Doha skyline on September 20, 2025.

Indonesia’s President Prabowo shifts tone, voices public support for Palestinians

The event took place during an official reception marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the renowned Islamic boarding school Gontor in eastern Indonesia.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2026ByELI LEON
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto delivers a speech during a plenary session of Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, September 3, 2026.

Israeli strikes reportedly kill three in Gaza, including son of Hamas-linked health ministry head

Elsewhere, a strike reportedly killed a man in Shejaia, east of Gaza City, while another hit a vehicle in the Sheikh Radwan district of Gaza City, killing one person, Hamas and medics said.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2026ByREUTERS
Palestinians attempt to extinguish a fire following an Israeli air strike that hit a vehicle in Gaza City, September 19, 2026.

Gaza journalist Motaz Azaiza says he filmed hostage abuse on October 7 but hid footage

Motaz Azaiza also criticized Hamas’s leadership over its months-long refusal to agree to a deal.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2026ByELI LEON
Palestinian photojournalist Motaz Azaiza speaks to the crowd at the end of the 14th national march for Palestine on May 18, 2024 in London, England.

Hunter Biden says Gaza situation 'resembles genocide,' accuses Netanyahu of endangering Jews

"I am an avowed opponent of Bibi Netanyahu and the Likud government, and what they have done in Gaza, what they continue to do in the West Bank, and what they are now doing in Lebanon." Biden said.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2026ByIDAN KWELLER
Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, makes a surprise appearance at a House Oversight Committee markup and meeting to vote on whether to hold Biden in contempt of Congress for failing to respond to a request to testify to the House, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 10, 2024.

Former Palestinian Authority minister says he relayed Hamas’s pre-October 7 warning to Israel

Abu Zaida feared reporting directly to the Shin Bet, but at the same time feared for his life if the information was not passed on, so he decided to convey the message directly to the UAE.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2026ByWALLA
Sufian Abu Zaida, former Fatah cabinet minister.

Diaspora Ministry launches site collating United Nations bias against Israel in war against Hamas

The information presented on the website addresses alleged bias and manipulation, reports of famine in Gaza, UNRWA, accusations of genocide, and publications that allegedly amplify such claims.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2026ByANNA BARSKY
UNITED NATIONS headquarters in New York City.

US still committed to disarming Hamas, source says, after Katz claims it will not happen - report

"There is no need to believe or guess," the source told KAN News. "Only to cooperate with the Peace Council's plan to remove Hamas from all its weapons and rule in Gaza."

SEPTEMBER 17, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a plenum session and a vote on a bill to split the duties and powers currently held by the attorney general between two separate officeholders, at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026.