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Israel on high alert for surprise attack ahead of Rosh Hashanah as threats span multiple fronts

Israel's defense establishment is maintaining maximum readiness ahead of Rosh Hashanah, amid concerns that Hezbollah, Hamas, or Iran could seek to exploit the holiday period.

IDF soldiers train in southern Israel, August 31, 2026.
IDF Paratroopers Brigade operating in the Gaza Strip. Pictures released on August 24, 2026.

IDF continues strikes against Hamas, Netanyahu warns Iran's end 'is near' in Rosh Hashanah address

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, after a joint news conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 6, 2026.

Israel’s ‘crazy election’ making it ‘a little irrational’ in regards to Gaza plan, Kushner says

IDF soldiers in the West Bank.

IDF, Shin Bet dismantle Hamas terror cell, weapons cache during West Bank counterterrorism op.


Threats rise against Jews and Israelis abroad, Gazan activist calls for peace with Israel

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Displaced Palestinians walk past tents and destroyed buildings near the beachfront in Gaza City in August.

Fatah Central Committee secretary-general reveals Hamas talks in Turkey, doubts elections - report

According to a source who spoke with the Palestinian Press Network, Rajoub also met with mukhtars, or clan leaders, from the Gaza Strip in an effort to potentially create his own alliance.

 PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT-WEST BANK Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al-Sheikh (L) and head of the Palestinian Football Association and Palestine Olympic Committee, Jibril Rajoub (C) arrive to attend the football match between Jabal Al-Mukaber and Shabab Al-Khalil teams.

WATCH: Gazan activist calls for peace with Israel, blames Hamas for war, seeks meeting with Trump

Al-Natour aims for a meeting with President Trump, says Gazan civil society is not Hamas, wants a political role, and calls for schoolbook reform to counter radicalization.

Tents housing displaced Palestinians are seen among homes destroyed during the recent war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, September 3, 2026.

Dawn 2.0: IDF chief launches exercise testing military readiness ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary

According to the IDF, increased movement of military forces, including aircraft, will be noticeable throughout the country, though it affirmed there is no concern about a security incident.

IDF soldiers operating in the West Bank; illustrative.

'Fauda' in real life: Shin Bet agents posed as aid distributors in Gaza - report

Israeli operatives, according to KAN, established several small humanitarian aid projects and sold wares to Gazans who, in turn, sold the items at local markets.

[ILLUSTRATIVE] Palestinian citizens shop at the market in preparation for Eid al-Adha on May 26, 2026 in Gaza City, Gaza.

Iranian official warns new restricted zone in Strait of Hormuz as Netanyahu threatens Iran's regime

Israeli strike kills two people in Gaza, Hamas officials claim • IDF expected to make historic change for more inclusive combat soldier profile

FILE PHOTO: People walk on the beach, with vessels in the Strait of Hormuz visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 22, 2026.

IDF Colonel warns: Israel must not withdraw from Gaza and Lebanon prematurely

"The IDF has penetrated the enemy's most complex strongholds, against both Hamas and Hezbollah, in a way that is suffocating them from within. In my view, this deserves immense credit, said Zini.

IDF reservists

Iran coordinates with Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis for attack, Israeli intel suggests - report

Israeli assessments indicate Tehran is working to coordinate its regional allies for a simultaneous assault on Israel, seeking to avoid the lack of coordination seen during the October 7 attack.

An Iranian cleric visits the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 12, 2025

The E1 debate is not just about West Bank settlement construction - it’s about security - opinion

US policymakers should stop treating E1 as an Israeli-Palestinian real-estate dispute. It is about who controls the roads, high ground, and military corridors in Israel.

A general view picture shows houses in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, in the West Bank February 15, 2017

Can Fatah’s Democratic Reform faction handle peace with both Israel and Hamas?

PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS: Politically active Palestinians argue that Palestinians must learn to coexist with people they may profoundly disagree with, and do so peacefully.

MOHAMMAD DAHLAN, leader of Fatah’s Democratic Reform faction, has called for Palestinians to put past divisions aside and build a political system in which elections transfer power, and institutions are ‘greater than individuals.’