The October 7 Massacre

Video shows current Hamas Gaza chief in 2022 ‘war room’ managing dry run of Oct. 7 invasion

A 2022 video aired by Channel 13 captured Hamas leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad managing a simulated invasion. The footage showed the group practicing a sea raid and celebrating "total destruction."

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the commander of the northern Gaza brigade, and alleged replacement for Hamas military leader Mohammed Sinwar.
Occupation Against Antisemitism occupied a building at the Technical University in Berlin

Germany can no longer blame only the far Right for antisemitism - opinion

Germany still sees antisemitism as a far-right relic; the events after the October 7 massacre exposed a far more complex and uncomfortable reality.

|ByMARAL SALMASSI
People queue as Israelis are evacuated from the southern town of Sderot, near Israel's border with Gaza, October 15, 2023

Gov’t, IDF had no approved mass civilian evacuation plan pre-Oct. 7, comptroller report finds

As of October 7, Israel still has zero approved national operational evacuation plans and has conducted no emergency drills for a mass civilian displacement scenario, the comptroller found.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
PM Netanyahu and India's Modi

From Europe to Asia: Israel’s 'Super-Sparta' vision finds a new ally in India - opinion

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit cements Israel’s shift from European reliance to a strategic, Asia-focused alliance.

|ByOSHRIT BIRVADKER

Jewish Atlanta showed how communities confront institutional failure on Israel - opinion

The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival faced backlash for retaining a juror who publicly delegitimized Israel, prompting the film festival to reverse course.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByDAVID ZALIK, HELEN ZALIK
Panelists speak onstage during the 25th Atlanta Jewish Film Festival’s ‘Bad Shabbos’ opening night premiere at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, last week.

Israel Prize Laureate Ronny Douek: October 7 accelerated shift in Israeli philanthropy culture

Douek described the day after October 7 as a turning point in how many Israelis understood the role of organized giving.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByZVIKA KLEIN
Ronny Douek inaugurates the first resilience room in Merom HaGalil with Dr. Orna Simhon and local council leadership, the first of 40 rooms planned by Sheatufim in frontline communities.

'Russia is to Ukraine what Hamas is to Israel': Ukrainian ambassador marks four years of war

He added that Ukraine has formally designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByGUY ELSTER
Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Korniychuk attends a ceremony marking the two years anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Tel Aviv on February 23, 2023.

Michal Herzog: Breaking the silence on sexual violence after October 7

Michal Herzog speaks out on denial, antisemitism, and the global reckoning over Hamas’s use of sexual violence

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH
Israel's First Lady Michal Herzog has used her global platform to confront denial and keep the issue of Hamas’s systematic sexual violence on the international agenda since October 7.

Bearing witness: Inside the two-year investigation into October 7 atrocities

A two-year investigation reveals the systematic terror inflicted by Hamas – preserving survivor voices and demanding accountability

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByCOCHAV ELKAYAM-LEVY
DR. COCHAV ELKAYAM-LEVY, head, Civil Commission on Crimes on Oct. 7 by Hamas Against Women and Children.

A knock at the door: Standing with Israel's youngest war widows

Standing with Israel’s youngest widows after October 7

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByELIANA MANDELL BRANER
Over 300 Israeli women have been widowed due to the deaths of spouses serving in the security forces since the October 7, 2023, attack.

Bereaved families support compromise framework to probe October 7 failures

The proposal, described by the mother of a slain hostage as “a breakthrough unlike anything I’ve seen," would see the commission be granted full traditional state powers.

FEBRUARY 23, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
Friends and family members of October 7 victims grieve over loved ones' deaths at the site of the Nova music festival a year after the Hamas massacre.

‘I’ll shout Shema in New York’: Freed hostage Segev Kalfon launches US Chabad tour

"They didn't let me shout Shema Yisrael in Gaza," Kalfon said. "I'll shout Shema Yisrael in New York."

FEBRUARY 23, 2026ByESTHER DAVIS
Former hostage Segev Kalfon, with his family, in a helicopter on their way to the hospital. October 14, 2025.

Anti-Jewish attacks surge across New York City after Oct. 7, and Mamdani is not to blame - opinion

Since the October 7 massacre, NYC has seen a dramatic rise in antisemitism, from street harassment to synagogue threats.

FEBRUARY 23, 2026ByMICAH HALPERN
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is seen at a press conference after a car slammed into Chabad headquarters, last month. The election of Mamdani is the product of anti-Jewish hatred, not the cause, the writer says.

Loyalty to IRGC may not be worth the cost of sinking with it when it falls - editorial

As the US military buildup increases, Iran tightens its grip on proxy forces across the Middle East. The Islamic Republic prepares for a potential regional confrontation.

FEBRUARY 23, 2026ByJPOST EDITORIAL
An Iranian woman walk past anti-US mural depicting Iran and US negotiation table, painted on the outer walls of the former US embassy, in Tehran on February 6, 2026.