Gaza

'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.
L to R: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, former head of Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh, July 26, 2023.

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

 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'


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.

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

IDF closes dozens of alleged pre-2025 war crime cases - exclusive

The publication of such cases was delayed by fear of abuse by ICJ and ICC. The IDF says the cases are justified under laws of war.

Israeli soldiers enter Gaza at the border as seen from Israel, October 3, 2025

'Netanyahu is a liar': Yoav Gallant challenges PM's pre-October 7 intelligence documents

Gallant accused the prime minister of attempting to “engineer the perception” of Israeli society: "They take snippets of discussions and sentences from long periods of time, piece them together."

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, at the President's residence in Jerusalem on April 26, 2023

New York’s Jews are rightfully wary of Mamdani’s interfaith outreach. He should listen - editorial

Declining to sponsor the event was not a rejection of interfaith dialogue. It was an acknowledgment that dialogue alone is not enough.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers a speech to members of the New York State Nurses Association union, next to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), during a picket outside Mount Sinai West in New York City, U.S., January 20, 2026.

Hamas source claims hostages were sometimes held 'meters away' from IDF - report

On several occasions, IDF troops were directly above the tunnels where terrorists had hidden hostages, and had to be misled or distracted so that the terrorists could transfer the hostages elsewhere.

Hamas terrorists stand at a site as Hamas says it continues to search for the body of the last deceased hostage, in Gaza City December 8, 2025.

Banning the Muslim Brotherhood: A good start, but only a first step - opinion

The Muslim Brotherhood's motto is “Allah is our objective, the Quran is our constitution, the Prophet is our leader, Jihad is our way, and dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope.” 

An officially shuttered branch of the Muslim Brotherhood seen in Zarqa, Jordan on January 14.

IDF: Terrorist killed after crossing Yellow Line this week was likely Oct. 7 infiltrator

The IDF stated that the incident occured on Thursday. At the time, the military published little information on the matter.

Profile of Muhammad Salah al-Din Khaled Abu Raqba, a Hamas terrorist who participated in the October 7 massacre and was killed while posing a threat to IDF soldiers stationed along the Yellow Line in Gaza.

Will Israel’s Arabs reach the political Promised Land? - opinion

Israeli Arabs are simply no longer a monolith - a growing sub-sector has emerged, especially in mixed cities, that is culturally quite “Israeli.”

Thousands attend a protest against the violence in the Arab community, in Tel Aviv. January 31, 2026.

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.

US Ambassador Huckabee says Rafah is opening slowly to not 'bring terrorists in, or take them out'

People entering and leaving Gaza through the Rafah border crossing have to be properly vetted to avoid terrorists entering or leaving Gaza, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee looks on during an interview with Reuters in Jerusalem, September 10, 2025.