Gaza

Iran negotiations will only work under sustained maximum pressure - opinion

Iran and its proxies use negotiations to delay, deceive, and advance their strategic goals under the cover of diplomacy.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the day he addresses a special session of the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations, aside of US-Iran talks in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026
IDF confirms death of Hamas military chief Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, May 16, 2026.

Hamas's Gaza military chief broke his own rules, allowing IDF to snuff him out and kill him

Hamas terrorists look on as they escort members of the Red Cross towards an area within the so-called "yellow line" to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire in Gaza City November 12, 2025.

Hamas leadership elections end without political leader selection, promises future vote

 Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv University student wounded in Gaza finds swastika on his car - report


Palestinian municipal vote reveals shift toward pragmatism, accountability - opinion

Palestinian local elections revealed a stronger-than-expected turnout despite boycott calls, signaling a shift toward accountable governance.

A Palestinian woman is seen voting in local elections, in Gaza, last month.

Gaza peace plan faces delays as Hamas only signals partial disarmament - opinion

Gaza’s future may be on hold, but perhaps its governance could eventually be linked to a wider national framework and future elections.

Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace’s lead envoy for Gaza. The offer conveyed by Hamas presupposes that the Board of Peace and its Palestinian administrative committee are up and running, but this is not the case currently, the writer says.

Gov't with Mansour Abbas would 'obviously' be worse than Oct. 7 massacre, Smotrich charges

According to Smotrich, while the massacre was a tragic and hard-to-digest event, the intentional aspect of a political partnership with an Arab party represents a greater danger in his view.

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference ahead of the vote on the state budget at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 29, 2026.

The landscape of October 7: Should more be done to memorialize the massacre?

This question of how to present October 7 has haunted the country in many different ways. The commemoration is in our hands – and we should not let it slip away.

A memorial at a bus stop near Kibbutz Re'im.

Kibbutz Nir Oz, devastated on October 7, trains emergency standby squads to secure community

Nir Oz has become a symbol of the tragedy of October 7. Today, the community is trying to recover and a key to recovery is making people feel safe and secure to return and live here.

Members of the emergency standby squad in Nir Oz are seen training with Magen 48.

Gaza, Hamas, and the pre-Oct. 7 concept sources say Israel is still stuck in - analysis

Forces within Israel's defense establishment, for the first time since October 7, are questioning the basic foundations of current Israeli strategy versus Hamas.

Hamas terrorists gather during a public event in Khan Younis, Gaza, on February 1, 2025.

Sykes-Picot should be replaced by a new Trump-Netanyahu regional order - opinion

Sykes-Picot was never a peace settlement. It was a colonial carve-up that fathered every subsequent conflict in the region. For the first time since 1916, a new order can be established.

Colonel Sir Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes (left) and François Marie Denis Georges-Picot (Illustrative).

Israel intercepts Gaza 'condom' flotilla, detaining nearly 200 activists, sparking backlash

Shir Perets discusses how Israeli officials conducted a combined operation to neutralize both the Global Sumud Flotilla itself and its explosive potential in the international narrative.

Activist Thiago Avila, a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla detained by Israel, sits at a magistrate's court to attend a detention extension hearing in Ashkelon, southern Israel, May 3, 2026.

Israel to detain two Gaza flotilla activists until Tuesday

Brazilian activist Thiago Ávila and Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national, will remain in detention until Tuesday after the state requested a four-day extension for further questioning. 

Activist Thiago Avila, a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla detained by Israel, sits at a magistrate's court to attend a detention extension hearing in Ashkelon, southern Israel, May 3, 2026.

Norwegian university professor: October 7 attacks 'most beautiful thing to happen in our century'

Bassam Hussein further stated his belief that Israel’s ambitions are greater than being a regional power, and that the Jewish State wishes to "take over the Western empire."

A Norwegian flag flutters over building in Oslo, Norway May 31, 2017.