Gaza war

IDF expects Hamas to enter disarmament process soon

The announcement was aspirational in that Hamas has not yet done so, and no one can really know whether the Gazan terror group will follow through.

 IDF soldiers seen operating in the northern Gaza Strip, April 13, 2025
People visit at the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 12, 2026, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Approximately 120 Holocaust survivors made aliyah during Gaza war, but numbers dropping

A TORCH burns on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl.

Argentina’s Milei to light torch at Israel’s 78th Independence Day ceremony

 Tourists taking selfies in Times Square at night, surrounded by bright billboards, traffic, and vibrant city lights; illustrative, March 10, 2024.

NYC nurse fired after harassing Israeli tourists in Times Square


After two years of war, Israelis and Palestinians ask: What comes next?

After Trump’s Gaza ceasefire, a new governance plan takes shape. From Israel’s mourning to Gaza’s rebuilding and the PA leadership race, The Jerusalem Report explores what comes next.

What comes next for Israel and Gaza in the New Year?

Death of senior terrorist Ra'ad Sa'ad closes the October 7 chapter, but Hamas remains - analysis

The bad news is that simply killing Saad is unlikely to get Hamas to disarm and to change its approach to international efforts to displace its control of Gaza.

Mourners carry bodies during the funeral of Hamas's senior commander Raed Saed and his aides, who were killed in an Israeli strike a day earlier, in Gaza City, December 14, 2025.

Netanyahu, Katz: Israel killed top Hamas official Sa'ad for rearming instead of demilitarizing

Sa'ad was also one of the few remaining living Hamas officials directly involved in planning the October 7 invasion and slaughter of around 1,200 Israelis, mostly civilians.

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a car in Gaza City, December 13, 2025.

In the quest for true allies, Israel should look eastward to India - opinion

Even amid the postponement of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned state visit, India remains the only major power (besides the US) extending such an invitation.

Israel, India relations

Heavy rains flood Gaza shelters, killing 12 and displacing thousands

Israel says it is meeting its obligations and accuses agencies of inefficiency and failing to prevent theft by Hamas, which the terror group denies.

 Rain-flooded street in Gaza City, December 12, 2025.

Trump receives Israel Allies Foundation lifetime achievement award for diplomatic contributions

“There has never been a better friend to Israel in the White House than President Donald J. Trump, and even our wildest enemies would admit that,” said Trump.

 US President Donald Trump speaks prior to signing an executive order on AI, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US December 11, 2025.

Some 60% of journalists killed in Gaza were part of terrorist organizations - study

“The issue of Hamas’s propaganda is a high priority, and it uses a lot of media outlets abroad to talk about it,” said Shlomo Mofaz.

Illustrative

The West refuses to call out Hamas's blatant manipulation of public opinion - editorial

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib lost 31 family members in Gaza since the October 7 massacre, and he shattered one of the most enduring narratives of the war - the “starvation” crisis.

 HAMAS TERRORISTS keep guard on the day Hamas handed over deceased hostages, in Khan Yunis, Feb. 20, 2025.

Several Israelis attempt to cross into Gaza, escorted back to Israel by IDF

The people were under constant observation while inside Gaza, the IDF assured. The suspects were then handed over to the Israel Police for processing.

Palestinians shelter in tents on a rainy day in Gaza City, November 25, 2025

Abu Shabab's death sparks wave of anti-Hamas militia recruitment

Last week, the man seen at the heart of efforts to establish anti-Hamas forces - Yasser Abu Shabab - was killed in southern Gaza's Rafah area.

 HUNDREDS OF Gazans chant anti-Hamas slogans, calling for an end to the war with Israel, in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, last week. There was no holding back as they screamed, ‘Hamas, get out,’ the writer reports.