Islamic jihad

'No reasonable person can get used to it': IDF commander on recovering Gvili's remains - interview

Gvili was killed in battle fighting infiltrating Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, after saving the lives of partygoers fleeing the Nova music festival in Re’im and defending Kibbutz Alumim.

Israeli military forces search for the remains of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili in a Gaza City cemetery on Jan. 25, 2026.
Poster of hostage Yonatan Mordechai Samerano during demonstrations for the hostages still held in Gaza.

Family of slain hostage sues UNRWA for alleged role in October 7 kidnapping, murder

PEOPLE WALK amid the rubble of destroyed buildings at the Nuseirat camp for displaced Palestinians as smoke billows in the distance following Israeli strikes east of Gaza City on December 2, 2025.

IDF strikes Hamas, Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza in response to ceasefire violations

Palestinian Hamas terrorists secure the area as Egyptian workers accompanied by members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) search for the remains of the last Israeli hostage in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City on December 8, 2025.

In coordination with Israel, Hamas renews search for final hostage Ran Gvili in Gaza


Letters to the Editor May 17, 2023: Smaller and shorter

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Killing jihad commanders amplifies an illusion - opinion

The killing of the jihad commanders is justified, but it does not eradicate these roots, it nurtures them.

 A FUNERAL procession takes place for Islamic Jihad commander Ali Ghali and his brother, Mahmoud, who were killed in an Israeli strike in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on Thursday.

Two Palestinian gunmen killed in Nablus firefight with IDF

The two Palestinians were identified as 19-year-old Adnan Wassim Yousef Al-Araj and 32-year-old Saed Jihad Shaker Masha.

 A man stands in a damaged building at the site of deadly Israeli raid in Balata camp in the West Bank May 13, 2023.

WATCH: Israel strikes Gaza headquarters of senior Islamic Jihad operatives

The headquarters of Muhammed Abu al-Ata were destroyed overnight, although he himself was not present at the scene of the airstrike.

 Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike amid Israel-Gaza fighting in Deir al-Balah town in the central Gaza Strip, May 13, 2023.

IDF increases attacks after rockets on Beit Shemesh, W. Bank, Sderot

Islamic Jihad threatens attacks on Jerusalem Day without ceasefire

 A damaged building, where Islamic Jihad commander Ali Ghali was killed in an Israeli strike, is seen in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip May 11, 2023.

Rockets hit Sderot, Gaza border homes amid barrage on Israel's South, West Bank

No one was injured in the direct hit, the Sderot Municipality said, adding that infrastructural damage was caused to the home.

 Iron dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip to Israel, as it seen from Sderot on May 10, 2023.

IDF has struck 191 Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza since Wednesday morning

The commander had taken part in firing rocket barrages into Israel during Operation Guardian of the Walls and Operation Breaking Dawn.

A view of a damaged building on the site of an Israeli airstrike amid Israel-Gaza fighting in Deir al-Balah town in the central Gaza Strip, May 12, 2023

Egypt intensifies ceasefire efforts, sending envoys to Israel

Ceasefire must be unconditional, Jerusalem says, as US calls to deescalate fighting in Gaza

 Smoke rises following an Israeli strike, in Gaza May 11, 2023.

Israel has not agreed to halt targeted killing of terrorists, source says

Stories started to emerge about negotiations over whether Israel would commit to ceasing targeted killings of top Islamic Jihad commanders in exchange for a ceasefire.

 A damaged building, where Islamic Jihad commander Ali Ghali was killed in an Israeli strike, is seen in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip May 11, 2023

Operation Shield and Arrow: Israel must continue creative offensive - opinion

Recent estimates in Israel suggest that Hamas is currently more focused on improving the economic situation in the Gaza Strip rather than engaging in military escalation.

 Rockets are fired from Gaza into Israel, in Gaza May 10, 2023