Gaza

Turkey deepens role in Gaza’s 'Day After' through contacts with Hamas

An examination of the sequence of events and official statements indicates that Turkey is working to advance a framework in which Hamas would be recognized in any future Palestinian arrangement.

L to R: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, former head of Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh, July 26, 2023.
 Senior Hamas figure Khaled Mashal accidentally says “To a free Israel, with God’s help” at the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha on February 8, 2026.

Hamas leader's awkward on-air slip: 'Free Israel, with God’s help'

HAMAS TERRORIST KHALED MASHAAL speaks during an interview in Doha.

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

Bezalel Zini, brother of Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief David Zini, suspected of smuggling cigarettes into Gaza, February 3, 2026.

Zini affair highlights the security and political costs of Gaza smuggling - opinion


Ireland's top lawyer raises legal issues on sanctioning services in Israeli settlements

Ireland has been preparing a law to curb trade with settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, facing pressure at home to widen the scope of the ban from goods to services.

Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora in Ireland Neale Richmond takes part in the fifth plenary meeting, during the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development, in Seville, Spain, July 2, 2025

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.

Metropolitan Police detective sacked over social media posts on Holocaust, Gaza

The panel said the posts were “overtly political” and presented a one-sided view of the Israel-Hamas War during a period of heightened public controversy after the events of the October 7 massacre.

Police officers stand outside New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, in London, Britain March 21, 2023.

Political games and a message to the West: Expert expects more mock democracy from PA elections

Prof. Kobi Michael said that it was likely PA President Mahmoud Abbas would find another way to postpone elections if it seemed Fatah would lose.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (not pictured) meet at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, November 7, 2025.

Watch: Hamas seen exploiting emergency vehicles to transport weapons within Gaza Strip

The IDF released footage showing armed operatives transporting the weapons via ambulance, which was recorded during routine drone sweeps along the Strip's Yellow Line. 

Hamas terrorist in vehicle as they go with Red Cross vehicle to area within the Yellow Line, Gaza City, November 20, 2025.

Erdogan arrives in Cairo after Riyadh talks, raising concerns in Israel - analysis

Turkish President expected to discuss regional developments, including Gaza and Libya.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Rebuilding Gaza begins with education, not politics - opinion

The core reform in education in Gaza has to be based on demilitarization, deradicalization, democratization, and development.

PALESTINIAN CHILDREN study inside a tent in the northern Gaza Strip. Education reform is critical to rebuilding Gaza, the writer says.

US struggles to secure Gaza reconstruction funds amid Hamas disarmament standoff

Sources close to Hamas say the terrorist group has yet to start talks on disarming, a move that is meant to precede the start of rebuilding Gaza's destroyed cities.

 FILE PHOTO: Palestinians walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, November 19, 2025.

Millions given to Gaza, Hamas: Twelve indicted in Gaza smuggling operation

The accused are believed to have been responsible for smuggling millions of shekels' worth of goods into Gaza for Hamas, both while the Gaza war was still ongoing and after the ceasefire began. 

HUNDREDS OF packets of cigarettes being smuggled.

Why does Hamas’ mandatory disarmament remain so elusive? 

Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar, say they will not release billions in rebuilding aid until Hamas disarms and enforceable security guarantees are in place.

Hamas members stand at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.