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How Hamas turns Palestinian death into a political strategy - opinion

Hamas frames death as heroism while protecting its own, all while exploiting the suffering of the Palestinian people.

|BySALEM ALKETBI
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.
Released Israeli hostage Nimrod Cohen at the funeral of Israeli soldier Staff Sgt. Daniel Oz, at the military cemetery in Kfar Saba.

Former hostage Nimrod Cohen announces return to IDF: 'Didn't do enough during my mandatory service'

"I didn't really do my service, the way I see it. I served for ten months until I was kidnapped," Cohen said in an interview for N12's Ulpan Shishi.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
IDF Captain A.

From Kassel to the home front: A Holocaust survival story guides a deputy commander’s service

A grandson of a Holocaust survivor on memory, duty, and why “never again” demands action.

|ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
Daniel Hagari, then-IDF spokesman, gives a statement to the media in Tel Aviv on October 16, 2023.

Why the IDF should hire a PR firm, not a general - opinion

Maj.-Gen. Ghassan Alian of Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, when asked how many Gazans Israel killed, mentioned Hamas’s figure of 70,000 without checking or knowing.

|ByGIL HOFFMAN

Israel’s zero-click future: How cyber veterans are reinventing offensive intelligence

MILITARY AFFAIRS: Radiant cyber firm, led by former IDF experts, moves under the radar with advanced tech tools, securing contracts in Western intelligence.

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
IN THE next battle space, intrusion can come without warning: ‘zero-click’ tools can penetrate a device without user action, turning everyday technology into an intelligence target. Radiant Research Labs, led by ex-IDF intelligence experts, has already produced 10 major cyber and technological tools

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.

My Word: Dangerous global gambling games - opinion

Prediction markets claim to reveal the future, but when wars, elections, and disasters are used for gambling, the consequences can be dangerous.

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByLIAT COLLINS

Digital Pharaohs: Egypt’s AI sovereignty drive - opinion

By localizing AI training and autonomy, Egypt is reducing Western dependence and challenging Israel’s ability to predict its military evolution.

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByAMINE AYOUB
Military personnel stand guard on the day of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's visit to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, October 31, 2023.

IDF strikes Hezbollah tunnel shafts, weapons storage in response to 'repeated' ceasefire violations

The IDF noted that secondary explosions observed after the initial strikes indicated the presence of weapons in the targeted facilities.

FEBRUARY 5, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(Illustrative) Smoke rises from southern Lebanon following Israeli airstrikes, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, on January 16, 2026.

Forget Iran nukes, terror proxies - for Israel, it's all about ballistic missiles now - exclusive

IDF chief ready to strike surprising targets if Tehran chooses war • Eyal Zamir made case against ballistic missiles directly to US military officials in Washington

FEBRUARY 5, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Tel Aviv, June 17, 2025.

High Court orders state to assist return of Ras Ein al-Auja residents, demands enforcement update

The court further ordered the state to submit, within 60 days, an update detailing enforcement measures taken during that period “to ensure security.”

FEBRUARY 5, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
A Palestinian man seen with his sheep in a Bedouin village in the northern Jordan Valley, on June 17, 2023.

'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.

FEBRUARY 5, 2026By103FM
IDF soldiers operate in the Khan Yunis area of the Gaza Strip, February 1, 2026.

Defense Ministry, Elbit sign $130 million deal to outfit helicopters with Israeli tech

These advanced Elbit technologies will include command and control, avionics, electronic warfare systems, and the advanced anti-missile DIRCM system.

FEBRUARY 5, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
THE NEW "Pereh" helicopter, expected to replace the IDF's "Yas'ur" helicopters.

Hind Rajab Foundation asks US Justice Dept. to probe IDF veteran over alleged Gaza war crimes

The IDF veteran served as a combat engineer during the Israel-Hamas War and is due to speak at Boston University on Wednesday.

FEBRUARY 5, 2026ByYOAV ETIEL
IDF combat engineer veteran holding a public event at Boston University. The Hind Rajab Foundation seek a criminal investigation, accusing him of war crimes in Gaza. Pictured in February 2026.