Israel-Hamas War

'Security reality has not changed enough': Two kites from Gaza land in Kibbutz Nahal Oz

“For the residents of Nahal Oz, this is a serious incident that illustrates that the security reality has not changed enough,” the kibbutz said in a statement.

Burned out vehicles on Kibbutz Nahal Oz in the aftermath of Hamas's October 7 massacre; illustrative.
82nd Venice Film Festival Director Alberto Barbera and President of the Venice Biennale Pietrangelo Buttafuoco pose for a photo, in Venice, Italy, August 27, 2025; illustrative.

Venice Biennale jury excludes Israel, Russia from artist awards as EU threatens funding cut

An illustrative silhouette of a rifle over a background of the Hamas flag.

Hamas terrorists significantly recovering capabilities during ceasefire - N12

Family, friends and officials attend the funeral of Master Sgt. (res.) Gal Meir Eisenkot, son of war cabinet minister Minister Gadi Eisenkot in Herzliya on December 8, 2023

Fmr. IDF chief Eisenkot reflects on son’s death, says he ‘didn't cry' for decades until funeral


Court bars Gazan child in West Bank from entering Israel for life-saving treatment

The court decision noted that the child's doctors in Ramallah had been in contact with Tel Hashomer Hospital, whose practitioners expressed willingness to treat the child. 

Displaced Palestinians seen around their tents in the Bureij area of the central Gaza Strip, February 8, 2026.

IDF releases new footage and images from Gaza operation to recover final hostage Ran Gvili

St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili was the final hostage whose remains were held in the Gaza Strip. His remains were located and returned to Israel for burial on January 26.

Soldiers from the IDF's 3rd Alexandroni Brigade, under the 252nd Division, operate to retrieve the remains of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili from northern Gaza in January, published on February 9, 2026.

'October 7 could have been prevented': Lapid accuses Netanyahu of working to cover up failures

The accusation came in response to Netanyahu’s testimony to State Comptroller Matanyahu Engelman, in which the prime minister defended his actions during and prior to the attack.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid speaking at the Knesset, Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.

Mashaal to Al Jazeera Forum: Hamas disarming risks making Gazans ‘easy victims to be eliminated'

“In the context that our people are still under occupation, talking about disarmament is an attempt to make our people an easy victim to be eliminated," Hamas’s political leader, Mashaal, said.

HAMAS TERRORIST KHALED MASHAAL speaks during an interview in Doha.

Shlomi's war: An IDF reservist's journey from October 7 to political activism

A reservist’s remarkable journey from the Oct. 7 chaos, losing his brother, and fighting for over a year in Gaza – to political activism in order to change the country’s priorities.

SHLOMI DAMRI: Face to face with war.

Israel's negligent ‘hasbara’ failure in Gaza could have been avoided - opinion

While Hamas was flooding the world with unverified figures, Israel made no systematic effort to challenge them. 

MOURNERS PRAY during the funeral of Palestinians in Gaza, who, according to medics, were killed by an Israeli strike, on Wednesday. While Hamas was flooding the world with unverified figures, Israel made no systematic effort to challenge them, the writers say.

Editor's Notes: Washington Post chose comfort over survival, now journalists pay price - comment

When 300 journalists lose their jobs at a once-great paper (as it announced on Wednesday), democracy gets darker.

When 300 journalists lose their jobs at a once-great paper (as it announced on Wednesday), democracy gets darker.

'Systematic, sophisticated operation': How millions of goods were smuggled into Gaza - explainer

According to the Southern District Attorney’s Office, this was an “organized, systematic, and sophisticated smuggling operation of various goods into the Gaza Strip in exchange for financial gain.”

Two suspects arrested after smuggling 80,000 cigarettes disguised as tissues.

Gaza logo sparks uproar as Lapid warns PA involvement is already underway

“If the Palestinian Authority enters Gaza, then the logo is also that of the Palestinian Authority,” Lapid said.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid speaking at the Knesset, Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.

Trump declines to take sides between Vance, Rubio in 2028 successor debate

Trump also endorsed a MAGA prosecutor in Georgia against Marjorie Taylor Greene, stepped back from a major media merger fight between Netflix and Warner Bros, and faced Human Rights Watch criticism.

US President Donald Trump (C), Vice President JD Vance (L) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) pictured in the White House, November 6, 2025; illustrative.