Gaza City

IDF kills Hamas commander who held several former Israeli hostages in Gaza City strikes

The former hostages Yazji held captive include Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Matan Angrest.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
IDF kills Hamas commanders Muhammad Muhsen Nimr Yazji and Muhammad Fawzi Muhammad Awad Gamal.
Smoke and flames rise from a house during an Israeli strike, carried out after the IDF warned residents to evacuate the area, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 9, 2026.

IDF keeps killing Hamas commanders, but their units were already defeated in Gaza - analysis

The IDF has repeatedly declared Hamas units defeated, yet commanders of those same units continue to emerge and be targeted, raising questions about Hamas’s ability to rebuild its forces.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Katz threatens to destroy rest of Gaza City, evacuate one million Gazans if hostage taken

Katz said he was responding to the increasing threat picture about potential aggressive actions by Iran, Turkey, and proxies like Hamas.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, September 9, 2026.

War-damaged Gaza building collapses, killing 20 people seeking shelter inside - report

Raed al-Dahshan, the director of Gaza City's civil defense service, claimed that at least 10 families lived in the collapsed building and that there was still hope of finding survivors.

|ByREUTERS

Hamas returns add'l remains of slain hostage Ofir Tzarfati, 13 bodies still remain in Gaza

Ofir Tzarfati was killed in Gaza, remains retrieved by Israeli forces in December 2023 • Israeli source to 'Post': 'This cannot go without a response'

OCTOBER 28, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
Deceased Gaza hostage Ofir Tzarfati

Israel searches for slain hostages buried under Gaza rubble in IDF-controlled zones

Israeli officials believe several deceased hostages in areas under IDF control • Red Cross enters Rafah to locate more remains along with Egyptian teams

OCTOBER 26, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
View of destroyed buildings following an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, October 25, 2025

Qatar expanding its grip on Gaza, will preserve Hamas's power, expert warns

Qatari Hospital in Gaza has announced the start of preparations for establishing the headquarters of Hamad Hospital, funded by the Qatari development fund.

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByANNA BARSKY
A drone view shows the destruction in a residential neighborhood in Gaza City, October 19, 2025

Hamas says it located deceased Gaza hostage, to return remains today if conditions 'suitable'

Hamas's armed wing announced that the discovery was made during ongoing search operations.

OCTOBER 19, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hamas terrorists stand as heavy machinery operates at a site where searches for deceased hostages kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel are underway amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 19, 2025

Zohran Mamdani's wife mourns Hamas affiliated influencer on Instagram

“Mr. FAFO” was killed by an anti-Hamas militia in the Sabra neighborhood in southern Gaza City.

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, LIRAN HARONI
The wife of New York City’s leading Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani publicly mourns the death of Palestinian influencer Saleh Al-Jafarawi, October 16, 2025.

Freed Gaza hostages wrote to families via Red Cross during captivity, KAN reports

Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Alon Ohel communicated their longing for home in letters written in late August.

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Deputy Director of the Rabin Medical Center, and Director of the center's Beilinson Campus, Dr. Lena Feldman Koren (R) with released hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, October 13, 2025.

Bodies of two deceased hostages arrive at forensics institute, US prepares for int'l force in Gaza

Netanyahu contracts bronchitis • Four slain hostages returned to Israel • Doctors at Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus describe hostage rehabilitation process

OCTOBER 15, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Red Cross vehicle transports hostages, held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, following their handover as part of a ceasefire and hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City October 13, 2025.

‘Heinous crimes’: PA condemns Hamas for reported executions in Gaza

The Palestinian Authority "strongly condemned" the reported field executions carried out by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, a statement shared by the Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) said.

OCTOBER 14, 2025ByLIRAN HARONI
An image of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is seen as security forces guard in the West Bank city of Hebron, December 24, 2024

Explosions in Gaza City area as Hamas clashes with ‘collaborators with Israel’

The terror group has already killed dozens of people across Gaza following the IDF's partial withdrawal.

OCTOBER 14, 2025BySAM HALPERN
Hamas police officers stand guard, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 11, 2025.

Hamas carries out wave of Gaza killings, casting doubt on disarmament demand

Hamas has killed at least 32 people since the beginning of the ceasefire.

OCTOBER 13, 2025ByREUTERS
Gunmen stand guard 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, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.