Gaza Strip
Freed hostages David, Ariel Cunio to attend Berlinale with updated version of 'A Letter to David'
David Cunio and Ariel Cunio were both kidnapped on October 7, 2023 from Kibbutz Nir Oz, where more than a quarter of the approximately 400 residents were either killed or abducted.
Hamas may be allowed to keep 'small arms' under drafted US demilitarization plan - NYT
Court bars Gazan child in West Bank from entering Israel for life-saving treatment
Indonesia to be first peacekeeping contributor to Gaza's International Stabilization Force - KAN
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.
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.
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.
Zini affair highlights the security and political costs of Gaza smuggling - opinion
Cigarette smuggling into Gaza becomes a national scandal as family ties, security doctrine, and politics collide.
IDF conducting scans in Karmei Tzur after infiltration alert sounds, seizes West Bank weapons
The IDF arrested 60 suspects and seized firearms in counterterrorism operations across the West Bank. A terrorist also opened fire on soldiers in Gaza near the Yellow Line.
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.
Netanyahu releases pre-Oct. 7 intel documents, claims defense echelon urged keeping Hamas in power
The documents, spanning from February 2023 to an hour before attack, show how Israel's defense echelon misread Hamas’s intentions, and characterized the terror group as deterred.
'What is happening in Gaza is a complete failure by IDF,' military expert says - interview
"We do not need to be dragged after Hamas. We need to act all the time. Our military approach is not right," Maariv correspondent Avi Ashkenazi said in an interview.
'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.”
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.
