Hamas

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.

|ByANNA BARSKY
L to R: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, former head of Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh, July 26, 2023.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 5, 2026

Netanyahu urged ‘cooling the arenas’ days before Oct. 7, classified summary shows

In one section, Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu instructed officials to promote a civilian arrangement with Hamas and expand the use of humanitarian tools as leverage over Hamas policy.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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'

The clip, taken from Khaled Mashaal’s appearance at the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha on Sunday, shows him wrapping up a point, then delivering what viewers online are calling a verbal misfire.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
This screenshot shows the still active Facebook page of Samidoun Deutschland, the German chapter of the international Palestinian-rights activists group Samidoun, on November 03, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. The day before the German government announced it is banning Samidoun

Greece detains Samidoun Europe leader Mohammed Khatib, set to deport him from Crete

The Greek government arrested and detained Khatib at Heraklion Airport while he was en route to a speaking engagement in Crete.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

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.

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByJAMES GENN, ARIELLA ROITMAN
An IDF soldier operating in the West Bank, published on February 6, 2026.

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. 

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByYAAKOV KATZ, PETER LERNER
MOURNERS PRAY during the funeral of Palestinians in Gaza, who, according to medics, were killed by an Israeli strike, on Wednesday. While Hamas was flooding the world with unverified figures, Israel made no systematic effort to challenge them, the writers say.

Grapevine February 6, 2026: Mixed feelings over Herzog’s visit down under

Movers and shakers in israeli society.

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Bank Hapoalim’s public committee (from L): Amram Mitzna, Naama Halevi-Peer, Noam Hanegbi, and Sharona Tarshish.

Francesca Albanese expected to speak at Al Jazeera Forum alongside Hamas leader, Iran's FM - report

Albanese is listed on Al Jazeera's site as a speaker during the forum's third session on its first day, during a panel titled: "The Palestinian Cause in a World Moving Toward Multipolarity."

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, speaks at the conference "Cartography of a Genocide", on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, at Roma Tre University, in Rome, Italy, October 6, 2025.

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.

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MK's attend a Special Session in his Honor of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.

Reuters sees map of UAE plans for Gaza housing complex on Israeli side of Gaza's Yellow Line

The planning map shows where the "UAE Temporary Emirates Housing Complex" would be constructed near Rafah.

FEBRUARY 5, 2026ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Gaza City, November 25, 2025.

'They don't want us involved': Trump says Iran will negotiate because it fears war with US

Trump also addressed the negotiations on Wednesday, saying Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "should be very worried" during a pre-recorded interview with NBC News.

FEBRUARY 5, 2026BySHIR PERETS
US President Donald Trump prays during a group prayer during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC, US, February 5, 2026.

Jerusalem removed hotel land plan from agenda after Oct. 7 families protested

The families cited a US civil lawsuit that alleges the project is linked to Bashar al-Masri, a Palestinian-American businessman accused in court filings of aiding Hamas.

FEBRUARY 5, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Bereaved families and opposition MKs formed a separate committee meeting in the Knesset in protest of the first debate advancing the government bill that aims to establish a politically appointed committee to investigate the failures surrounding the October 7 attacks.

Was Israel honest about the war's past, Gaza's future?

Unpack the latest developments in the Gaza ceasefire and the mounting frustrations of hostage families in a post-war world.

FEBRUARY 5, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
This week's episode of The Deep Dive explores the complex and uncertain path forward for Gaza's governance following phase II announcements.

Iran's IRGC seizes two vessels in Persian Gulf, Elias Rodriguez indicted

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

FEBRUARY 5, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
Iranian parliament members chant in support of the IRGC while wearing military uniforms in Tehran, Iran, February 1, 2026.