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Anti-Hamas gangs utilizing new tactics in Gaza, putting terror group on high alert - report

Recent developments in gang behavior have prompted Hamas to increase alert levels and strengthen personal security for its members.

Ghassan Duhine (center) with members of the anti-Hamas Abu Shabab militia in the Gaza Strip, September 2025.
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IDF recovers remains of final hostage Ran Gvili after covert operations in northern Gaza

IDF soliers operate in the Gaza Strip, September 28, 2025.

IDF, Shin Bet reveal details of secret Gaza City mission to recover Oron Shaul's remains

People examine cars damaged and vandalized by attackers in the Arab village of Ein Rafa, near Jerusalem, January 8, 2026

IDF strikes Hamas and Hezbollah, kills key terrorists after ceasefire breaches


Cannot explain how Netanyahu is avoiding haredi IDF draft issue, Edelstein says

Ex-FADC chair Yuli Edelstein says Netanyahu is ignoring the draft issue, warns IDF strength at risk without continuous haredi recruitment.

MK Yuli Edelstein attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, August 4, 2025; illustrative.

Tune into today's top stories: Hostages above ground in Gaza City, Ministry drug lab - September 15

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

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Gaza City exodus grows, undermining Hamas strategy, analyst says

An expert on Hamas’s economy says Gaza’s civilian outflow is now a strategic problem for the terror group. As morale sinks and costs spike, more residents are leaving, diminishing Hamas’s leverage.

Displaced Palestinians flee amid an Israeli military operation, after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in Gaza City, September 14, 2025.

Hamas shifts hostages above ground in Gaza City to hinder IDF offensive - report

Hamas is preparing a so-called “legitimacy ambush” in Gaza City, aiming to exploit civilian casualties to increase international pressure on Israel to halt its offensive.

 Hamas terrorists carry grenade launchers 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, February 7, 2025.

Hamas officials scramble to flee Gaza while forcing civilians to remain in harms way - COGAT

"While Hamas calls the residents of Gaza City NOT to move south, its operatives fear for their own lives and are seeking to leave the Gaza Strip," COGAT wrote.

Smoke rises from an Israeli strike, as displaced Palestinians, fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, move southward after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip September 14, 2025.

IDF braces for Hamas kidnapping attempts in Gaza City offensive, officers say

The threat is very real, as Hamas has built tunnels along key routes and under many buildings and streets in the Strip. 

An Israeli soldier sits in a military vehicle as part of a convoy in a street in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing ground operation of the Israeli army against Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, June 8, 2025.

Failure to procure advanced tech, weapons threatens IDF’s combat readiness - analysis

The IDF and Defense Ministry are working to mitigate the failure to secure advanced weapons and tech, that raised concerns about its readiness for future conflicts, reducing soldiers' effectiveness.

IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, August 1, 2025.

Trump praises Qatar as 'great ally', Hollywood stars use Emmys to protest Israel, Palestine issues

IDF says it has killed over 20 terrorists in past month in Gaza • Abraham Accords source of Mideast hope, Haskel tells ‘Post' • Israelis oppose West Bank annexation, prioritize Arab country ties.

Israeli army Merkava main battles are stationed at a position along the border fence with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on September 12, 2025.

The Middle East's 'week of chaos' may have lasting regional ramifications - analysis

So many important events happened in the past week over the past week that it is not clear how it will be remembered, but there may be several regional trends which are reshaped by the events.

Blasts heard in Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2025.

IDF strikes high-rise building used by Hamas in Gaza City as over 280,000 Gazans leave the city

Earlier, IDF Spokesperson in Arabic Avichay Adraee issued another evacuation order for Gaza City residents to move southward. According to him, more than 250,000 Gazans have already left the city.

Smoke billows from an evacuated UNRWA school following Israeli airstrikes, at al-Shati (Beach) refugee camp, in Gaza City, September 13, 2025.