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Gal Hirsch: 'Hamas planned to hold Israeli hostages for 10 years' - interview

In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch described the complexity of Israeli hostage rescue operations, his involvement in negotiations, and Hamas terror tactics.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN, AMICHAI STEIN
Brig.-Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch
IDF VETERANS work the fields as part of Kaima’s Anchored in the Earth therapeutic farming program.

Anchored in the Earth: The theraputic farm helping Israel's combat veterans

Now in its second year, the initiative serves approximately 60 veterans across four cohorts, providing a structured path toward healing and reintegration through farm-based therapeutic work.

|ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
THE MACABRE job of finding the body of the last hostage, Ran Gvili, required the unearthing of 250 bodies and the assistance of embedded forensic dental specialists. Here, IDF soldiers stand alongside Gvili’s body after its discovery in Gaza this week.

YASAR heroes: The IDF unit that found and identified Ran Gvili

MILITARY AFFAIRS: A hero shows up when there is no applause, and the work is heavy, unseen, and costly, a description embodied by IDF soldiers whose job is to search, identify, and return the dead.

|ByTUVIA BOOK
Plumes of smoke rise after the IDF carried out house demolitions in the northern Gaza Strip in January. It is believed that between 80,000 and 200,000 tons of munitions were fired or dropped on Gaza over two years of war.

IDF strikes Gaza, Palestinian reports say at least 30 people dead

The recent IDF airstrikes in Gaza killed 32 people, according to Hamas-run health authorities cited by Reuters.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

IDF arrests 12, disperses Hebron clashes following reported assault, theft

An Israeli civilian and three Palestinians were wounded and evacuated for medical treatment, the military said. 

JANUARY 28, 2026BySHIR PERETS
IDF troops operate in the Hebron, in the West Bank to destroy the home of Imran al-Atrash, one of the terrorists responsible for the November 18, 2025, ramming and stabbing attack that resulted in the death of 70-year-old Kiryat Arba resident Aharon Cohen. January 15, 2026.

'False and ungrateful': Biden envoy Hochstein slams Netanyahu’s claim US embargo killed IDF troops

Netanyahu’s remarks were “not only decidedly false but also ungrateful to a US President and American people who saved Israel repeatedly at their most vulnerable moments,” Hochstein said.

JANUARY 28, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN, SAM HALPERN
Amos Hochstein, Managing Partner, TWG Global speaks onstage during the Semafor World Economy Summit Fall Edition at Gallup HQ on October 16, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Border Police neutralize suspect in possible terror stabbing near Jerusalem

Border Police identified the suspect approaching the checkpoint on foot from the West Bank, and pulled a knife on the officers, causing police to open fire and neutralize the suspect.

JANUARY 28, 2026BySHIR PERETS
The site of a reported car ramming in Kfar Yona, Magen David Adom and police forces arriving at the scene, July 24, 2025.

Any solution but the obvious: Israel can't rely on aliyah to fill IDF manpower shortage - opinion

The Israeli government and the army should never look to aliyah and the military service of young olim as a solution to a numerical or political problem.

JANUARY 28, 2026ByYIZHAR HESS
AN IDF reserve soldier reports for a military drill along the border with Lebanon and Syria.

Gov’t legitimacy, elections: High Court hears arguments on decision to shutter Army Radio

The government decided in December to close the 75-year-old military broadcaster, following a committee’s recommendation and months of pressure from Defense Minister Israel Katz.

JANUARY 28, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
The hearing in the Supreme Court in Jerusalem to examine the legality of the government’s decision to shutter Army Radio on Wednesday January 28, 2026.

Ran Gvili's funeral procession in pictures: Last hostage heads to final rest as crowds line streets

The day that St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili received his proper funeral in Israel, more than two years after the October 7 massacre.

JANUARY 28, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Police and IDF solodiers in line to pay their respects as the funeral procession of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, the last hostage from Gaza, makes its way to Gvili's Negev hometown of Meitar on Jan. 28, 2026.

Without trustworthy leadership, resilience alone cannot keep Israel whole

A society can endure war; but without faith in its leadership and a steady moral compass, resilience alone cannot keep Israel whole

JANUARY 28, 2026ByABIR GITLIN
Israeli anti-government protesters hold placards and flags during a demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv in November. Some 83% of the public say they are worried about Israel’s internal social tensions.

Israel plans large camp for Palestinians in southern Gaza, retired general says

He does not speak on behalf of the IDF, which declined to comment. The Prime Minister's Office did not immediately provide comment on any plans to build a camp in Rafah.

JANUARY 27, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

Suspected terror infiltration determined false alarm, was Jordanian Border Police operation

The red alert in Paran was the result of Jordanian border police officers chasing criminals into Israeli territory.

JANUARY 27, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
An Israeli soldier walks next to the border fence between Israel and Jordan, in southern Israel near Eilat February 9, 2016.

Netanyahu claims IDF Gaza losses due to lack of ammunition, Trump improved situation

At a joint conference with Hostage Coordinator Gal Hirsch, Netanyahu pointed out that, for the first time in 12 years, there are no hostages being held in the Gaza Strip. 

JANUARY 27, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the press following Ran Gvili's return to Israel on January 27, 2026.