Israel-Hamas War

PA drafts constitution, omits Jewish ties to Jerusalem, calls for Sharia legal system

The draft constitution also called for the "right of return" for refugees, caring for families of "martyrs, prisoners, and exiles," and reaffirming the PLO's position as representing Palestinians.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general Conference of Fatah Youth in Ramallah, with a backdrop including a portrait of Abbas and Yasser Arafat, November 27, 2025; illustrative.
Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar at the opening of the Israeli Cartoon Museum in the city of Holon, central Israel, February 10, 2026.

Culture minister backs dropping ‘massacre’ from Oct. 7 bill, says term reflects ‘victimhood’

 IDF soldiers operate in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, May 8, 2025.

'Time with Dad' program launched to assist reservists reintegrating with families after IDF service

A protester holds aloft a placard as they march during the visit of Israel's President Isaac Herzog in Melbourne on February 12, 2026

‘Death to Herzog’ scrawled at Melbourne University as protests expected on visit's final day


King's College London hosts first university screening of raw Oct. 7 footage released by IDF

Until now, 'Bearing Witness to the October 7th Massacre' has mainly been screened privately to opinion leaders, media figures, and politicians.

 Homes are destroyed, following the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel November 2, 2023

PMO calls to remove the word ‘massacre’ from bill to commemorate Oct. 7 attacks

The statements sparked outrage from bereaved families during a Wednesday Knesset Education, Culture and Sports Committee meeting to advance the bill.

The countdown clock in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, seen after it was stopped on January 27, 2026.

The war exposed Israel’s greatest social vulnerability - opinion

At this moment in Israel’s history, standing with the most vulnerable is not charity: It is an expression of solidarity and a choice about the kind of society we are determined to build.

 ABOUT 41% of Jerusalem families suffer from poverty, compared to about 20% in the rest of the country.

Eliya Cohen calls for hostages to 'press button' on Hamas terrorists as death penalty bill advances

"Raping, murdering, smashing heads, desecrating bodies, burning babies, kidnapping civilians, and torturing them 24/7, is that not a violation of the international convention?" said Cohen.

Eliya Cohen, a hostage held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, is escorted by Hamas militants as he is released as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.

Watch: IDF strikes, killing Hamas sniper array leader who killed, wounded Israeli soldiers

Additionally, the IDF confirmed it killed Basel Himoni in Gaza, a Hamas terrorist who masterminded a deadly 2004 terror attack.

IDF eliminates terrorist Ahmad Hasan, head of the Sniper Array in the Hamas Beit Hanoun Battalion. February 11.

No contact for hours: Behind Netanyahu, IDF's failure to stop Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre - exclusive

Enmity between the prime minister, defense minister, and the IDF chief prevented communication for hours as Hamas was murdering 1200 and kidnapping hundreds in the early hours of Oct. 7.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen with IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Wednesday, May 31, 2023

'Failures must be fixed': Englman blasts delayed Gaza border communities rebuild in new report

The audit reviewed government and local authority actions over an extended period following the October 7 attack and focuses on failures in civilian recovery.

Homes in kibbutz Nir Oz, southern Israel, which were burned and runied during the October 7 massacre, August 7, 2025.

Hebrew University president reflects on leading through war and crisis - interview

After eight eventful years leading Hebrew University, Professor Asher Cohen discusses crisis, continuity, and the role of academia in uncertain times

Outgoing Hebrew University president Prof. Asher Cohen.

Zionism's narrow definition hurts American Jews' connection to Israel - opinion

Most Jews have little trouble simultaneously affirming care and concern for Israel and Israelis and opposing Israeli policies, including the extended war in Gaza.

American and Israeli Jews [Illustrative]

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. 

Displaced Palestinians seen around their tents in the Bureij area of the central Gaza Strip, February 8, 2026.