Gaza Strip

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. 

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Displaced Palestinians seen around their tents in the Bureij area of the central Gaza Strip, February 8, 2026.
A patch with Indonesia and an Indonesian flag on the arm of an Indonesian soldier during the preparation of the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris France on July 14, 2025.

Indonesia to be first peacekeeping contributor to Gaza's International Stabilization Force - KAN

Indonesia is expected to become the first country to deploy troops to the International Stabilization Force in Gaza during Phase II of the ceasefire, KAN News reported.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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.

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.

|ByJAMES GENN
Avigdor Liberman visits the Kerem Shalom border crossing on Monday, February 9, 2026. (Credit: Yisrael Beytenu)

Liberman: Aid trucks to Gaza fund Hamas, Israel returning to pre-Oct. 7 reality

Yisrael Beytenu chairperson Avigdor Liberman says taxpayer money is being used to supply electricity and water in the Strip. 

|ByKESHET NEEV

Cost of cigarettes in Gaza skyrockets to NIS 100 amid smuggling operation scandal - report

"Sometimes the cost reaches thousands of shekels," a source told Walla, explaining that the skyrocketing cost is due to decreased supply and high demand. 

FEBRUARY 4, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
CIGARETTES ON display at a convenience store in Safed carry warnings that smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke and other harm to smokers and their children.

Human Rights researchers resign over ‘pulled’ report accusing Israel of 'crimes against humanity'

HRW said they concluded “aspects of the research and the factual basis for our legal conclusions needed to be strengthened to meet Human Rights Watch’s high standards.”

FEBRUARY 4, 2026ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A Human Rights Watch flag is pictured on the Mont-Blanc bridge in Geneva, Switzerland, November 7, 2024.

IDF admits civilians likely killed in retaliatory strike on Hamas commander after soldier wounded

"The strike targeted the terrorist Bilal Abu Assi, a Hamas Nukhba Platoon Commander who led the infiltration into Kibbutz Nir Oz on the brutal October 7th massacre," the IDF stated.

FEBRUARY 4, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Smoke rises from the Gath shelter, housing displaced Palestinians, after an Israeli air strike in the west of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip on January 31, 2026.

Palestinian women describe harsh questioning, 'journey of horror’ crossing back into Gaza

Of the 50 people waiting to leave Gaza, mostly for medical treatment, only five patients with seven relatives escorting them managed to cross into Egypt on Monday.

FEBRUARY 3, 2026ByREUTERS
A woman carrying a child boards a bus as Palestinians get ready to leave Gaza for treatment abroad through the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, February 2, 2026.

Israelis divided on joining US pre-emptive strike on Iran, ending US military aid - IDI poll

Israelis are divided on Iran, US military aid, and Netanyahu’s role in Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace, according to a new Israel Democracy Institute survey.

FEBRUARY 3, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Damage in the aftermath of an Iranian ballistic missile hitting a building in Bat Yam, June 29, 2025; illustrative.

Brother of Shin Bet chief David Zini suspected of smuggling cigarettes into Gaza

David Zini's father, Rabbi Yosef Zini, claimed that authorities' true target is not brother Bezalel, but the Shin Bet chief himself: "Most of the public understands this well."

FEBRUARY 3, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, SARAH BEN-NUN
Bezalel Zini, brother of Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief David Zini, suspected of smuggling cigarettes into Gaza, February 3, 2026.

UNIFIL denounces IDF over chemical substance drops near Blue Line, despite military pre-warning

Meanwhile, the IDF carried out several airstrikes on Hezbollah terrorists and terror infrastructure in southern Lebanon.

FEBRUARY 2, 2026ByJAMES GENN
UNIFIL soldiers conducting operations in southern Lebanon, January 31, 2026; illustrative.

Head of new Gaza leadership Ali Shaath says Rafah Crossing opens 'window of hope' for Gazans

Israel fully reopened the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Monday for people on foot, a day after rolling out a limited, one-day pilot on Sunday to address potential logistical issues.

FEBRUARY 2, 2026ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
A Palestinian patient, accompanied by relatives, waits to leave Gaza for treatment abroad through the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt after it was opened by Israel on Monday for a limited number of people, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, February 2, 2026.

IDF discovers living quarters, weapons inside 100-meter-long tunnel in Gaza's south

IDF strikes a Hezbollah terrorist and several engineering vehicles belonging to the terror organization in southern Lebanon • Francesca Albanese condemns IDF weekend strikes in Gaza.

FEBRUARY 1, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM, JAMES GENN
IDF soldiers operate in the Khan Yunis area of the Gaza Strip, February 1, 2026.

Gaza's Rafah crossing reopens for first time in a year to pedestrians only

Only a handful of crossings are expected on Sunday, according to Walla, allowing operators to ensure that all identification screening systems are functioning properly.

FEBRUARY 1, 2026ByAMIR BOHBOT, AMICHAI STEIN
The Rafah border crossing on the Egyptian side, in Rafah, Egypt, January 29, 2026.